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CLAVVS share new single and video “Heyi” following their latest release “Dance in Place.” With a stunning Brooklyn sunset as the backdrop, the video finds CLAVVS dancing across a rooftop in slow motion and reverse as their boombox rewinds them back through time. “Heyi” is a playful invitation to dance your way back home to…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Analogue synth pop exploring the comforts of childhood Ellinor Sterner Bonander creates experimental, cinematic pop with a penchant for electronica and alt-jazz composition. Her lyrics often concern themselves with existential questions about the world, seen through a feminist lens. New Solo Album From Ricky (Western Settings, Hey Chels) — ‘Palm Trees’-…
With the right planning and preparation, a virtual event can be just as awesome as a traditional one for both teachers and students. Educators are facing new challenges conducting entire classes on digital platforms, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Online courses are not new, especially for instructors in higher education and independent or homeschooling learning…
The online casinos are the online versions of a regular casino, without needing to travel from your house, where you can enjoy online gambling games and get profit while competing. What further would you ask for? But stay, there is much more. You have a lot more options than regular casinos in online gaming. In…
Last month, powerhouse singer/songwriter and body positive model, Chel, released her instantly celebrated single, “Nasty Woman.” An anthem for every woman who has been made to feel inferior, “Nasty Woman” musically expresses both the resilience and the exhaustion of women who are endlessly fighting for equality. As Hollywood Life describes, “Chel’s ‘Nasty Woman’ kicks down…
Vancouver post-punk outfit ACTORS released its debut, It Will Come to You, in 2018 on Toronto-based Artoffact Records. The band spent the following 18 months touring the USA, Canada, and Europe, hitting many of the best-loved festivals, including Terminus Festival, Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Cold Waves, Infest, A Murder of Crows, and others. The band recently announced their…
XHOANA X shares, “Deepest Pleasure started as a mood song for when you’re feeling like you’re ‘That Bitch’ and exuding a confidence that says ‘I’m feelin’ myself, don’t fuck with me, cuz I’m not asking for your opinion.’ It’s like a Harley Quinn character type song. As bad as you want to be, and owning…
While spooky season may have not quite felt the same this year due to the current state of the world, it hasn’t stopped artists from releasing some fantastic music that fits it perfectly. Bass behemoths have thrown down some epic mixes and others have edited classic tracks, but Riotron has taken us all back in…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Director Gianennio Salucci Takes Us For a Wild Ride on Riotron’s “Dark Highway” Fresh off his his work on Zella Day’s “Only A Dream”, and Baker Grace’s “Bottle Of Wine”, director Gianennio Salucci returns with a wild and weird new music video for the Riotron retrowave cut, ‘Dark Highway’. Salucci teamed…
Yes, you can do it yourself. But to really get into a groove – a rock-solid, airtight sonic and rhythmic pattern that quickens pulses and moves the dancefloor – it helps to have inspired collaborators. A drummer needs a quick-fingered bass player and a funky guitarist; a dancer requires a partner; and a smooth-voiced, seductive…
Singer-songwriter Jenn Grinels sat down with Skope Magazine to talk about her latest single and video, “Resilience.” @skopemag: How do you feel “Resilience” speaks to what everyone is going through right now? Jenn Grinels: I wrote “Resilience” several years ago and recorded it last year for my new record (out November 20th). My Patreon patrons,…
Today, British singer-songwriter RAYE unveils the music video for her brand-new single “Love Of Your Life.” The song follows the release of RAYE’s previous single “Natalie Don’t,” which has racked up over 2 million streams in the U.S. alone and over 4 million video views. To Buy or Stream RAYE’s “Love Of Your Life”: https://raye.lnk.to/LoveOfYourLife…
Today, the Nashville-based, UK-born duo Ida Mae have released their new single “Deep River” from their upcoming Raining For You EP. The track features acclaimed artist Marcus King, who contributes a blistering guitar performance. Raining For You will be released on November 20th via Thirty Tigers. Stream “Deep River” https://orcd.co/deepriver “‘Deep River’ is the rowdy…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DOGS FOR BREAKFAST: Italian sludge/hardcore unit premieres “The Blade of the Lord” video at IDIOTEQ! Today, Italian sludge/hardcore outfit DOGS FOR BREAKFAST premiere their new video for “The Blade of the Lord” at heavily trafficked web-portal IDIOTEQ! Italian raging math infused hardcore/metal act DOGS FOR BREAFAST premieres new video for “The…
As one of the most rapidly rising stars out of Central Florida, Priceless Scott’s talents have been glowing for some time now with six widely popular mixtapes. She is shining even brighter with the recent release of EP Pressure Makes Diamonds and sizzling new single “Pull Up.” It takes roughly two billion years for a…
Sunsets From Jupiter certainly has an out-of-this world moniker. The group is actually from the Jersey shore, though. Clay Kunego from the band took a few minutes to tell us a little bit more about the band. Skope: Your bio mentions how you guys were in cover bands before forming as Sunsets From Jupiter. What…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Slug Father shares new single “How Ya Feel” Brooklyn-based producer Slug Father makes a groovy return on his latest single “How Ya Feel” via Casablanca Sunset Records. “How Ya Feel” kicks off with a lively bass line complemented by funky club rhythm, bright groovy guitar chords and rhythmic dance textures. The…
“Protect Black Women at All Costs.” That’s the message on the sweatshirt worn by singer, rapper, and songwriter Christopher Watson in the video for “Truth Is,” his latest single. But even if his empathy weren’t emblazoned on his clothing, viewers would still get the message from his music. Watson’s songs are warm, smart, welcoming, ingratiating,…
Isolated on a beach, taking us through the day and night with a carefully-arranged whisper of the most melodic variety I’ve heard in his scene recently, Chris Ning is approachable to a fault in the music video for his new single “Explode,” which is currently out and raising eyebrows at home and abroad this autumn.…
Though seemingly straightforward at the onset of the track – and alluding to an emotionality that words couldn’t have got across on their own – the groove that unfolds before us in the new single “Everybody But Myself” from Rad Horror eventually becomes as layered a component as any of the melodic elements in this…
Although it could be described as being a bit compositionally minimalistic on paper, there’s nothing limited about the melodic output we encounter in the new single “Favorite Scar” from rising indie star Susan Calloway, which was released this October to a warm reception from critics and fans the same. “Favorite Scar” is built on top…
In history, many rappers have given their tributes to other honourable rappers whom they admire by writing and singing a rap song for them. For example, many rappers (including Nipsey Hussle, MF Doom, Tragedy Khadafi, Freddy Foxxx, and Layzie Bone) gave their tribute to Dr. Dre and created an album of ‘A Chronic Tribute to…
Columbia is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 131,674 as of 2019. South Carolina has produced movie stars, professional athletes, musicians, and Hip-Hop artists. Columbia is the heart of South Carolina and given birth to another emerging star ‘Carolinajae.’ Carolinajae provides an unparalleled lyrical…
Offering An Uplifting Message Of Hope And Renewed Growth, The Chart-Topping Artist’s Video Is Being Released Just In Time For The Fall Harvest & Thanksgiving Holiday Critically-Acclaimed Performer Mara Levine has released her inspirational new video “You Reap What You Sow,” just in time for the Fall harvest and the Thanksgiving holiday. Offering an uplifting…
The FMs in collaboration with Burlesque/Rock Personality Miss Cherry Delight are releasing their highly anticipate new single “Annihilation Denial” worldwide on November 19th, 2020. The collaborative anthemic effort is a politically charged single about climate change denial. The FMs are a bastion of queer music. Formed in 2017 by Matte Namer (they/them) and Frankie Rex…
Today, Low Cut Connie releases the official video for “Wild Ride” from his new critically-acclaimed double album Private Lives that was released last month via Contender Records. The video was directed by Sara Fox and was shot on location in Brooklyn, NY just weeks before the city went into lockdown. “We shot this in Brooklyn.…
The story of romance, heartache and live is timeless and universal. It’s a story that we tend to tuck away in the closet and forget about more often than not. But with the way the year has been, and we’ve all been stuck at home, we been opening those closeted feelings open and exposing ourselves…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DC The Don Unleashes His Inner Rock Star with “Wait Your Turn” A multifaceted talent who can craft soaring melodies as well as fast-paced rhymes, DC The Don uses his music to stress the importance of always being yourself. Indulging his inner rock star, DC The Don shares “Wait Your Turn,”…
TikTok is constantly changing the way average users interact with the social media platforms, we are all witness to how TikTok has heavily influenced the music industry. Music is a key factor of TikTok’s success and many songs became famous or popular again because they went viral thanks to some of the most famous influencers…
FAKY, a Japanese dance / vocal group, has released a music video for their latest song “little more”. Taking into account the social background of 2020 which forces a lot of people to refrain and restrict themselves to prevent new infections of the novel Coronavirus. This music video expresses that conflicting feeling of frustration which…
Off the back of sharing her pop anthem “Complicated,” Eves Karydas unveils her new single, “Get Me So High” today via Island Records. Serving yet another display of Karydas’s knack for to-the-point, confessional lyricism, the song is about being hooked on a relationship despite the turmoil it may bring. Penned in Stockholm alongside pals Madelene…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope New Music: Blakkamoore Drops New Video “Mek It Play” Blakkamoore is excited to announce the Deluxe Edition of Upward Spiral due out Nov. 13th with Lustre Kings Productions on all streaming platforms and as a limited edition double CD. Upward Spiral Deluxe Edition is a reflection of his growth and development…
Genus Ordinis Dei present “Examination”, fourth episode extracted from their metal work entitled Glare of Deliverance, scheduled for release on December 4th via Eclipse Records. “Examination” continues Eleanor’s story, resuming where the previous episode “Edict” stopped. The Holy Inquisition captured her after a brutal chase in the forest and now has her in its clutches.…
WeatheredMan is a performer, writer and producer currently working out of a number of studios across the north of England. After many years of various bands and projects, he has accumulated support from all the UK’s premier tastemakers (NME, Q, Mojo, Lamacq, Jo Whiley, Zane Lowe, Peter Hook and his treasured John Peel session), completed…
California native, Relm Diggie joins forces with Fedarro to release the new single “Here We Go Again”. The video puts a spotlight on all the adversities in the black community dealing with law enforcement. In 2019 Relm Diggie released the Ohio State Buckeye anthem “Im A Buckeye” during the championship. Relm Diggie shot a mini…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope New video: MANTICORA releases 2nd video from critically acclaimed 9th album Danish prog-thrash veterans, MANTICORA have released the 2nd video offering from their critically acclaimed 9th album “To Live To Kill To Live”, the follow-up and 2nd part of a huge concept, to 2018’s “To Kill To Live To Kill” –…
Florida-based artist BankrollShell stands out amongst a new generation of artists with recent release Born in Sasebo, Japan, raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Shelton R. Jackson III, aka BankrollSHELL stands out amongst a new generation of artists. Displaying his creative ability as early on as eight years old, the artist found comfort and solace in expressing…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope His His Shares Dreamy Track “Matador” His His is the project of Toronto-based artist Aidan Belo. Combining delicate guitar lines with simple yet thoughtful vocals, Belo created this project as an outlet after relocating to his family’s hobby farm outside of the city, in an attempt to evoke something rural and…
Sunsets From Jupiter create a perfect embodiment of classic meets modern rock on the wild “An Alien Feeling”. Passion permeates the whole of the album while they have an expansive, spaced-out quality to their music. Elements of psychedelic, punk, garage rock, and even hints of EDM filter into the colossal mix. Riffs are aplenty as…
There are few things in life as sweet as a homecoming. Returning where we’re wanted and where we’re comfortable is a deep human desire, and it’s one that has, for centuries, compelled poets and musicians to write. Eliza May isn’t the first artist to celebrate the sense of belonging that only a real homecoming offers.…
