Feature stories and artist interviews
by Nick Christophers Mark Allen Lanoue has been able to wear more than one creative hat in his life and has managed to be successful with the two hats he has worn. He is a musician, entertainer, scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, PhD candidate, instructor, and family man. One would be the musical one with numerous years…
Sure, rising country singer-songwriter Lavon Coates can sing a pretty tune and strum along on his guitar. But the primary instrument he plucks upon is the heartstrings. The man from Loris, SC doesn’t fabricate adolescent yearnings or glean off trends. He lives his life chopping trees, raising his daughter, and being kind to strangers—and when…
David Singley is a talented singer-songwriter-guitarist from Saint Paul, Minnesota who has decades of experience backing world-class artists and performers. David’s new project is titled ‘The Singles’ and features four, well-constructed tracks. Each song has its own flavor and own identity as ‘The Singles’ will speak to many people out there in the world. All…
@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 8 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services WITCHROT Release New Video “Million Shattered Swords” WITCHROT has released a video for their track “Million Shattered Swords”. The song is from their new album Live In The Hammer which is out today…
Tokyo Tramps has been playing together for over 20 years and one can sense that tight, musical chemistry when listening to ‘Fearless Heart’. The title of this album is perfect because you pick up on the fact that the energy and attitude being released is 100 % fearless. Tokyo Tramps came to play and give…
@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 3 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Centershift (ex-Onesidezero) Release New Single “Fade Away” LA area alt/rock outfit Centershift released their latest single “Fade Away” on streaming services today, which includes Spotify, Apple Music and a new visualizer video on…
A blood moon is a real thing. It’s the colloquial name for a lunar eclipse — the great celestial shadow that stains the heavens red. Anyone who has seen one is unlikely to forget the radical alteration of the familiar night sky or the weird power that emanates from the moon’s occlusion. Count art-pop artist…
@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services OUT NOW: Dipzy & Chris Clark Team Up For ‘Stay Fresh’ The pair of Miami-based producers have brought their flair for spicy sounds and tropical tones with ‘Stay Fresh’. A lively percussion-heavy offering…
@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 11 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services OUT TODAY: Islandman ft. Okay Temiz and Muhlis Berberoğlu’s new LP on Night Dreamer Out Today, Night Dreamer’s newest instalment in their ground-breaking direct-to-disc sessions series. Balearic folktronica meets percussion genius on a…
(New York, NY) – Blending artistic creativity and modern technology into smooth instrumental moods*, LE SONIC, the music production duo of Mike Rogers & Gary Lefkowith, present their brand new single and video “RIVERSIDE DRIVE” (featuring Jim Hynes on Trumpet and Scott Kreitzer on Saxophone) available now on Spotify, YouTube and all the major music…
@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 7 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Yelawolf To Support Dirty Heads and Jelly Roll On Select Tour Dates This Summer and Fall Platinum-selling rapper, songwriter, performer, and entrepreneur Yelawolf is hitting the road in 2023. The acclaimed multi-hyphenate will…
Rarely do mothers and daughters see eye to eye on the personal qualities that make for an appealing boyfriend. Moms look for someone clean-cut and dependable who won’t put their kid in any trouble. Daughters might have an appetite for something a little wilder than that. Just as parents stay up late worrying about their…
@skopemag news – thursday – march 9, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Alan Braxe Enlists Annie For New Song “Never Coming Back” “I first met Annie virtually, just listening to her vocals as I was remixing her song ‘Heartbeat’ in 2005,” says Braxe. “I could…
Following our interview with the contemporary tenor a few weeks ago, we’re happy to cover a new release from Martin Aelred Colgan. Continuing his saga with songs taken from his album based on Robert Burns’s work, the singer unveiled “My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose”. It was inspired by the late Kenneth McKellar’s…
Song Lyrics: Solo estamos tú y yo Chingando en la habitación Bajando la bellaquera Sus latidos Cabalgando como una fiera No te vaya a enamorar Esto es solo sexo y ya De principio te hablé claro Hazlo para el Only fan Que lo vamos a hacer viral Baby si tu supieras lo mucho que quisiera…
Music fans across the world are taking notice of Rico Fontame, an artist who is quickly making a name for himself in the music industry. With his unique sound, inspiring lyrics and creative approach to songwriting, it’s no wonder why he’s becoming one of the most talked about artists today. “No pressure at all,” says…
@skopemag news – thursday – march 9, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Toronto Musician & Producer Chris Birkett Receives Community Recognition Award arlier this month, Chris Birkett received MPP Chris Glover’s Community Recognition Award. Birkett is a multiple award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer who has…
Repping the greater DMV area with his unique collage of Afro-pop, trap, and R&B, emerging artist 301icon is a man on a mission. Born to a pair of worship directors, he showed an early affinity towards music. At age 4, he picked up piano and by age 9, he started playing live at services. But…
Survey launched to expose challenges across London and the UK music industry and encourage inclusion of blind and visually impaired people. London: Baluji Music Foundation (BMF) launches “Blind to the Facts” survey to expose the challenges faced by blind and visually impaired people across the UK music industry. Funded by the Vision Foundation and conducted…
@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 10 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors New Single & Video “Find Your People” out Today! “Life is hard. It’s a helluva lot harder when you go it alone. “Find Your People” is a folk…
@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services NxxxxxS announces new album ‘Short Term Agreement’ due 5/5 + enlists Freddie Dredd for new single “Slump” finds influence from the home of samba, Brazil, and further flaunts NxxxxxS’ ability as a shapeshifting…
4G – Jimmy Orlando Gathers, Jr. (whose pseudonym is Jay “4G” Gathers) also known as 4G is a multi-award-winning hip-hop artist, author, actor, husband, and father of four. He’s also the founder and CEO of his Independent label Grand Master Entertainment, which was originally established in Panama City, FL in 2017. He recently relocated to…
Newcomer Kwun cancels all outside noise, fuelled by pure emotion, to construct the ultimate love song, ‘Ageless Ancient & True.’ His inward-looking lyricism sounds swift and effortless, but it is all due to Kwun’s emotional awareness and natural talent. The core of ‘Ageless Ancient & True’ emerged from a powerful shaman session, Kwun partook in…
“A finer gift hasn’t come from France since the Statue of Liberty was delivered,” said Irish American News about Doolin’s self-titled 2016 Compass Records debut. After three years of breakout touring at some of the biggest roots festivals in the United States and Canada, and another three years locked out of the live performance world…
@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 10 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Page McConnell & Trey Anastasio to release new album this Friday; share first song today Phish’s Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio will release their new album, January, this Friday, March 10 via JEMP…
Widson Pierre was born on January 11th, 1990, in Port Au Prince, Haiti. In a town known as much for its beauty as its violence, he learned to cope by writing poetry. Over the years, he mapped out his departure by starting to learn English, and when he moved to Boston in 2010, he rebirthed…
Hotel Ugly by now should need no introduction. The viral outfit have been making the biggest of the waves in the industry since their stellar debut ‘Shut up My Moms Calling’, probably one of the biggest this turn of the streaming decade from a previously unknown artist. Their immediate hooks, mixed with a chilled R&B…
The renowned Dutch musician hits #52 on the UK chart with his latest ode to global peace. The song is the first single from his forthcoming album. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – March 7, 2023 – Dutch musician, multi-instrumentalist and music therapist Harry Kappen is known for making bold political statements and raising awareness on global issues through his music.…
Prayze Factor Awards are known for giving a voice and exposure to faith-based artists. Several MTS Management artists have now landed nominations for the season 16 Prayze Factor Awards in 2023. ATLANTA, GA/ PITTSBURGH, PA – March 7, 2023– MTS Management Group is a unique publicity, promotions, management company and record label that gives voice to a diverse…
@skopemag news – tuesday – march 7, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services GLITTER WIZARD Conjure The Metal Witch In New “She’s A Star” Video – New EP Kiss The Boot Out Today Recalling classic metal videos of yore that feature caged fans, blood rituals and…
Their bios on Instagram and Spotify describe them as “two high school friends making music.” In some ways, those six words do describe German electro-pop sensation Milky Chance – they speak to the band’s playfulness, humility, and eternal well-spring of creativity and community- but for the most part, those words fall desperately short. First, while…
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The hardcore death metalheads out there will get me when I say that I expect my music to have a ‘respectable’ mix of grotesque evil and paralyzing terror – something that few bands these days manage, sadly. Which is why coming across ‘Night to Dismember’ on Spotify, a track by the 2000’s band Zombie Death…
@skopemag news – monday – march 6, 2023 @ 7 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Californian rock group Fellow Robot tease Andrew Scheps produced new album with hard hitting “Talk To Me” Fellow Robot have teamed up with Andrew Scheps (Green Day, RHCP, Adele, Metallica, Hozier, Johnny Cash)…
@skopemag news – monday – march 6, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services [Submission] Al Skratch & Team Demo “Hit That” Al Skratch and Team Demo collide to pick up where Biggie’s dreams left off to bring you “Hit That”. Al Skratch humorously dances across Team…
The fiery, comet-like passions of early years flash brightly across adolescence, rarely penetrating as brightly into older age. But, persevering even through the longest and strangest trips, the echoes of that devotion can be felt till the end. Available and poignant still to those who care, the embers of love and art remain tangible and…
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The multi-award-winning production house led by Michael Coleman has released the follow-up to their #1 radio airplay single, “Crazy Things Like That.” See Your Shadow Songwriting is a prominent production house that has been turning out international sales and airplay chart-toppers for the past 20 years. Under the artistic direction of Michael Coleman aka “The Metropolitan Cowboy,” the…
One can sense the joy and creativity that went into the making of this new album titled ‘And The Moon Rising’. This music project came about when producer and longtime friend, Marcus Vichert, approached Trevor Owen about cutting a new record. The rest is history as ‘And The Moon Rising’ was born! The new album…
The Independent Music Network Award Winner and New Music Awards Nominee from Pittsburgh releases his follow up to his #1 radio chart smash, “Sounds Like Whiskey to Me.” Pittsburgh’s Gary Pratt is an award-winning country musician who has gained fame on both national and international music charts. He blends the classic country sound with his unique…