Feature stories and artist interviews
Gitit Shoval is an award-winning vocalist from Israel and she invites you to take a spiritual journey into the world of Jewish culture. By way of traditional prayers and psalms, Gitit wants listeners to be ‘Connected’ on the new record. What makes this project even more special is that the album also includes Gitit’s husband,…
Black and white film is clarifying. Videos shot in crisp black and white remind us that color, while entertaining, is often a distraction. Contrasts between light and dark, motion and stillness, artful blurriness and intense focus – all of these are enhanced by a grayscale presentation. The Ready Steady Die! clip for “Vent” is just…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Shafluss – The Game (Ko Le Ye) An assertion of incomparable experiences; Afrobeat’s hottest new creator Shafluss makes this declaration in his new hit single The Game (Ko Le Ye). Collaborating with Chefbeatz, the two have managed to curate a sound the industry didn’t know it was missing. Blending spicy African…
Marza Panther is a cellist, composer, singer and songwriter who draws on a wide range of influences from folk and world to alternative, metal, dance and pop. She uses found sounds such as dog panting, breathing, water, coins, matches and other noises to create unique percussive layers, tethering her music to the natural world. While…
Today, stellar singer/songwriter and budding artist Kova makes her formal debut with “Sober,” an intimate lament in which her melodic prowess shines over a sedated, lo-fi pop instrumental. The music video, set at a wild party, draws on Kova’s first hand experience: “I’ve had my fair share of fun in the party scene, but it’s…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope New Release from Sahony Ft La Insuperable “Toy Pega” CRYPTOSIS SIGNS TO CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Century Media Records are happy to announce the signing of Dutch futuristic multi-metal eruption CRYPTOSIS. To celebrate, the band have just released their new single and music video for “Decypher”. Watch the music video – “In…
When we listen to music, it’s usually based on whatever mood we’re in. When we’re happy and energetic, we play energetic music; when we’re sad, we play sad music, and so on. So, when we want to take some time for ourselves and chill out, we gravitate towards music that helps us feel that way.…
With a sound as striking and bold as her aesthetic, pop singer-songwriter Nataliya Nikitenko releases her debut single, “Oil & Water,” out on all streaming platforms today. While this may be her first single release, Nataliya is no stranger to the music industry. Lauded for her work on hit singles by artists like Little Mix,…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Artist: Chopped Liver Bluegrass – Track: D.B Cooper Chopped Liver’s second full-length album release, D.B. Cooper was released on November 24th, 2020 on all streaming platforms, and on CD. Most of the songs are original compositions, with a few bluegrass classics spread throughout. Recorded live in a single session, the songwriting…
Kristi Flagg has been out of the music game since the late 90s, but she is back now and better than ever with her latest release, ‘Brave New View’. After many years away from the music scene, Kristi got an itch to write and create songs again proving you can’t keep a good singer/songwriter down!…
Cola is an independent artist from San Francisco CA. She loves to vibe to music and doesn’t necessarily consider herself a rapper or singer; She is A Talent. Her musical Influences range a wide variety from Mulatto to Drake to Taylor Swift. Writing poetry has been Cola’s passion since a child but recording songs is…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope HDBeenDope Releases Nostalgic New Video For “FIN” “The FIN video is a special one because it relates to my music the most,” HD explains to Flaunt.com, who premiered the new video yesterday. “Being the music I make is so personal I find myself listening to it and remembering the exact situation…
Today, Australian electro-folk singer-songwriter and producer Hayden Calnin shares slow burning new single “Oh What A Mess I Am In” along with the official “out of this world” video that Hayden created himself. Hayden explains, “The song is my love letter to universe, and all the mess within it. I get a lot of comfort…
Chicago-based noise-pop rockers STAR are back with their sophomore offering, Violence Against STAR — available now via Half A Cow Records. Theodore Beck (Gun Creeps), Scott Cortez (Astrobite, Lovesliescrushing), and Shannon Roberts (Future Silence, Gun Creeps) first formed after a meeting of the minds as market researchers in the motion picture circuit. As STAR —…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Actual Villains Drops Cover Of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” Since its inception in late 2015 Actual Villains has been an evolving project. Formed from the dissolve of the singer’s prior band, Close to Home (Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie Records) Andrew DeNeef and his former guitarist set out to continue their signature…
Growing up in New York City gives you a different perspective on life; with its concrete jungle walls and endless possibilities, it allows you to experiment artistically. Rapper DaŹaY built his name in high school with his friends in the studio. Together, they built the collective, The Vagabondz, named for their nomad lifestyles, with a…
The interest in ahegao has dramatically increased over the past few years. If you take a look at the popularity of the term ‘ahegao’, you can clearly see that a large number of people have familiarized themselves with it, and the number is increasing as I write this. What is ahegao? Ahegao is a term…
Acclaimed bassist/composer and leader of the rock/jazz/Latin fusion ensemble Project Grand Slam, Robert Miller will release his debut solo album, SUMMER OF LOVE (2020), on January 29, 2021 (Cakewalk Records). Buoyed by over a dozen terrifically positive advance reviews, Miller says, “The new album grew out of the lockdown and the frustration of the pandemic.…
The incredibly talented, and newly formed superduo, LIKE TYE have only just released their debut single ‘Be That Man’ last month, but are already back again with their huge second release, ‘Wait’ which is available on all platforms today. LIKE TYE complete 2020 with a melodic and catchy tune about wrong timing in relationships. The…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Ska + Sub-Saharan Blues! Check Out Kuwaisiana’s “Cymbal Of The City” Kuwaisiana is a New Orleans based band led by Kuwaiti songwriter, +Aziz and they’re here to help us end the year on a high note! Today the band is sharing “Cymbal of This City,” the second single off their upcoming…
Today, Enter Shikari share their unusual video for “T.I.N.A,” directed and animated by film maker Matthew Taylor. “T.I.N.A” is taken from the band’s sixth album, Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible, which was released in April and became the highest charting album of their career, landing at number 2 in the UK Official Charts…
William Johnson is a Staten Island, NY based Hip Hop recording artist and song writer who is also known by his stage name Scrooge. He began his music journey at age 16 when he wrote first song. He soon found out he had a way with giving words power and putting words together in a…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Today, IMHA TARIKAT release the album ‘Sternenberster’ Kerem Yilmaz aka Ruhsuz Cellât comments: “At long last, Sternenberster is unleashed onto the world”, declares IMHA TARIKAT’s mastermind. “This monument of most intense emotions is now free to move your hearts. I welcome you to share this new step on our path with…
The conventional joys of the holidays are put on the backburner this year. Take the normal traditions you’re familiar with – like photos with Santa and big family gatherings – and erase it from your mind temporarily. While the pandemic has been damaging throughout the globe, it has certainly thrown the normality of our everyday…
There aren’t many ways you can make a living out of music. If you want ‘musician’ to be your profession, you have to find a way of turning the music you make into an income. Traditionally that comes from making and releasing songs and playing live concerts. In recent years we’ve seen the ‘releasing songs’…
For a few days we were planning to chit-chat with emerging Ero Seagull. Before stating the interview, let’s have a quick introduction of Ero Seagull. The emerging Ero Seagull is a Greece/ Greek / Canadian based artist who launched her first Evolution LP with EMI Universal and Amour Records. Music is Ero’s hobby and she…
An artistically created, dystopian mirror on society! As the year comes to a close, modern metal’s busiest band, JINJER, are going out with one last huge bang with a surprise video release for the fan favorite track “Home Back”, the seventh single taken from their critically acclaimed studio album Macro. The offical music video for…
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Anna Shoemaker releases her new single/video, “Silver Cowboy Boots (feat. Invisible Will),” out on all streaming platforms via BMG. Written by Shoemaker and produced by Will Baker, “Silver Cowboy Boots” is a glistening R&B-tinged pop ballad that showcases Shoemaker’s flair for multi-layered lyricism. As Coco Chanel once said, “if you are sad, if…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Brooks Hudgins Shares Debut Album + Official Music Video For “Only Fans” NYC by LA multi-instrumentalist Brooks Hudgins shares his debut album, Drive Thru Communion, along with the official music video for single “Only Fans” via Culture Collide. A cinematic project that flaunts impressive production and polished musical ideas, Hudgins unveils…
2020 has been quite the year – eminently frustrating for certain – but for the Philadelphia group, THE OXFORDS, the rebirth of their legacy has been one for the record books. 55 years after their initial success they’re winding up the year with the #1 new release on the “Pop Oldies” chart on Amazon. It’s…
R&B group Jagged Edge are back with a new song and video called “How To Fix It” with visuals directed by Azzie Scott. It’s the latest release off their full length project A Jagged Love Story. Jagged Edge understands that the music industry is in need of true R&B. The Atlanta-based quartet decided to bring…
Sizzy Rocket teamed up with Moment House to create an unforgettable virtual concert experience. The virtual concert, titled ANARCHY: COME TO LIFE, was shot in one continuous take at the abandoned Lake Dolores Water Park. Today, Sizzy is releasing an explosive cover video of Green Day’s “Brain Stew,” which she performed as a part of…
Just in time for the holidays, musician, comedian, and actor Whitmer Thomas has shared a new music video for his single “Dancing With My Dad” off of Songs from The Golden One, his acclaimed debut album of 2020. Whitmer, who also directed the “Dancing With My Dad” video, had this to say, “It’s a holiday…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Check out HADEES MARKET “(Christmas) Through the Glass”! Rosedale, WA based Alternative Rock band HADEES MARKET has released their tragically inspired single, “(Christmas) Through the Glass.” Paired with a haunting visualizer that reflects the current austerity of many American families’ Christmas experience of isolation this year, both visually and lyrically memorializing…
If music is weaved into every aspect of your life from childhood to adulthood, you’re bound to pick it up full-time eventually. Terri Bannister grew up in a musical household in the Caribbean. During her missionary trips, music unified the group despite language barriers, leading her to realize how transcending music can be. She has…
Germany is distinguished by a special love for sports, especially in football. This game is both loved and appreciated, played and watched. It is worth noting that German football popularity has gone far beyond Germany and spread throughout the world. 22Bet is a real guide for everyone, striving to better sort out in football. Therefore, we offer to…
London based Ukrainian producer and songwriter, Sleepwoka, returns with another poignant single enthused with uplifting electro-pop soundscapes. Since he burst on the scene just last year, Sleepwoka, has released a string of successful singles gaining the attention of BBC Music Introducing London, Earmilk, Variance and Atwood Magazine. As Earmilk concluded after his last single, “How…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ISAAC DUNBAR RELEASES NEW TRACK “intimate moments” ALONG WITH THE VIDEO The track is produced by Joel Little and the video is directed by Tusk Creative. This release follows the critically acclaimed release of Dunbar’s track “love, or the lack thereof” which was called “excellent” by Billboard, had The Interns declaring…
Here is the foremost thing when you are streaming, podcasting, making videos, or recording games about streaming products like a mic, webcam, or headphone. Excellent headphone and great mic for streaming is the key to success. If you wish that you hear a clear voice while streaming and understand what the other said, you need…
As New Year’s Eve 2020 approaches, Chip & The Charge Ups released a song and music video to help the world bid “good riddance” to the difficult year. “Under the Exit Sign” is an emotion-tugging tune blending hard rock and gospel and featuring Char Fields, whose big voice was lent to the band’s 2019 anthem,…
