About the video: “Sensing Me is a Love Magic incantation and telepathic ritual. Through hyperbolic emotional shorthand we regard the grey area between love and obsession, fantasy and reality. A claustrophobic dream of elation, desperation, regret and double meanings. The video was directed by the wonderful W.A.M Bleakley and shot on 16mm Kodak film. The…
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@skopemag news for wednesday – October 30, 2019 @ 11 am est
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•Moloken joins The Sign Records and announces their fourth album set for release in 2020 Moloken joins The Sign Records and will release their fourth album Unveilance of Dark Matter on the 31st of January. Moloken is powerhouse that has fueled the North Swedish hemisphere for 12 years. The new album holds eleven tracks of…
FLETCHER DEBUTS EUPHORIC VIDEO FOR “ALL LOVE” TODAY — WATCH HERE
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•@skopemag news for wednesday – October 30, 2019 @ 9:30 am est
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•Mysterious artist egomunk releases brand new video ‘Schizoid Superstar’ Mysterious artist egomunk has released the video for the brand new single ‘Schizoid Superstar’. The creepy video is a mix of haunting acting and animation, which mirrors the conflicting thoughts and pressures of society fuelling the influence into ‘Schizoid Superstar’. MAVERICK SABRE ANNOUNCES NEW EP AND…
Teenear New Video For “Dolla Signs” feat. Aliya Janell & Tallie Dance
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•Miami native Teenear is carving a lane of her own. Now signed to Slip-N-Slide Records, she’s been honing her craft since the age of 3, when she began participating in pageants, talent shows, and singing in church. At 15, she started uploading covers to YouTube, and in her 2015, she came out with her debut…
American Pleasure Dome New Self-titled Album ‘American Pleasure Dome’
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•American Pleasure Dome — although from Minnesota — nevertheless has a name that sounds like the Americanization of a Frankie Goes To Hollywood album title. The act’s self-titled album is comprised of relatively straightforward rock & roll. Maybe this is due to the Midwestern musical values instilled in ‘em. The track (among this strong album’s…
6 fantastic planets featured in movies that you’d love to visit
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•New Video By Napoleon Gold “Love Don’t Cut Me Down”
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•If you’ve ever suffered insomnia, you know: it’s debilitating and emotionally destabilizing, and the accompanying exhaustion can lead you to some severely altered states. Antoine Honorez – the man behind the breakout dream-pop project Napoleon Gold – has gone through some memorable stretches of sleeplessness. The clip for “Love Don’t Cut Me Down,” his popular…
ROGER VIVIER PRESENTS FRENCH ARTIST PETITE MELLER “THE WAY I WANT”
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•Roger Vivier is proud to present the Petite Meller “The Way I Want” music video filmed in Los Angeles. Petite Meller, an avant-garde French singer known for her signature look and her nouveau, jazzy-pop sound. “For me the collaboration with the classic French Maison Roger Vivier is a sublime moment of creativity,” Meller says. “Roger…
Deborah Lee Fong Plays Lead Role as Part of the Urban World Film Festival Live Screenplay Readings
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•Renowned Actress and Dancer Deborah Lee Fong recently appeared as Agnes in the production of “Secret Santa” during the Live Screenplay Readings as part of this year’s Urban World Film Festival. The event, presented by BET and in partnership with the Writers Guild of America East, was on the second day of the Festival on…
LOLA YOUNG RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE ‘6 FEET UNDER’
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•Exceptional new talent LOLA YOUNG today releases her debut single ‘6 FEET UNDER’ via Island Records. Listen now – https://LolaYoung.lnk.to/6FeetUnderPR ‘6 Feet Under’ serves as a haunting and subtle, hook-laden track that feels sketched out of Lola’s very being. Co-produced by Al Shux (Kendrick Lemar, Lana Del Rey, Jay Z), the song was written by…
@skopemag news for tuesday – October 29, 2019 @ 3 pm est
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•Acidhead Shares “Throw Away the Time” | Debut EP, ‘Distractions,’ Out 11/15 Via Veriditas Recordings Patrick McGee, aka Acidhead, has arrived with his debut single titled “Throw Away The Time.” It’s the lead track from his forthcoming debut project, Distractions, dropping November 15th via Veriditas Recordings. The track was entirely produced and arranged by Acidhead…
“SOMEONE YOU LOVED” LEWIS CAPALDI’S BREAKTHROUGH SINGLE, IS NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
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•After topping the U.K. Official Singles chart for a nearly unprecedented seven weeks, Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its 24th consecutive week on the tally and the first No. 1 single from a debut U.K. artist since February 2016. In addition, “Someone You Loved” is…
@skopemag news for tuesday – October 29, 2019 @ 2 pm est
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•Oklou premieres “Forever” on Tap Records/True Panther, video out now “Forever” is Oklou’s missive on post-relationship empowerment. Of the song, she says, “‘Forever’ is about forgiveness and using mistakes as some sort of cement. Something that is so powerful that you’ll remember it forever ∞.” The new song debuts as Oklou’s first new release since…
Skyler Hunter is Out of this World in “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” Music Video
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•Dallas, we have a problem! Social media influencer and Pop recording artist, Skyler Hunter is shooting for the stars with the premiere of his “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” music video today. The titillating video, directed by Jeff Adair (Kevin Gates, Dorrough) finds Skyler building a rocket ship to launch towards the moon and finding an alien…
Keane’s New Single ‘Stupid Things’ From New Album ‘Cause and Effect’
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•Keane have released a new version of current single “Stupid Things,” one of the standout tracks on their critically acclaimed new album, Cause and Effect, released last month. Written by Keane and produced by David Kosten and the band themselves, “Stupid Things” features stunning vocals from Tom Chaplin on this emotionally charged tune. “Stupid Things…
@skopemag news for tuesday – October 29, 2019 @ 11 am est
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•KORN AND BREAKING BENJAMIN ANNOUNCE 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Grammy award-winning heavyweights Korn and multi-platinum hard rockers Breaking Benjamin today announced their epic tour set for 2020. Fans will have the chance to see two of the biggest forces in rock perform on the same stage each night across North America in the new year.…
Alas The Sun (Indie-Folk/Dreampop) – Debutalbum ‘You and Your Love’ out now
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•Zurich based Indie-Folk duo Alas The Sun’s first full-length is a hopelessly dreamy record, delivering the perfect soundtrack for autumn 2019. Alas The Sun’s debut album “You And Your Love” takes the listener on a journey full of daydreaming, internal conversations and romantic tales. It offers an insight into the beautifully strange lives of songwriters…
@skopemag news for tuesday – October 29, 2019 @ 9:30 am est
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•Arin Ray Releases Visual For His New Song “A Seat” Singer-songwriter and producer, Arin Ray (Interscope Records), has just released the sensual video for his song, “A Seat,” directed by Keemotion. Arin shows off his romantic side, as he sets the scene for his woman; replete with roses, champagne and a love note containing the…
How to Make Every Band Practice Session More Productive
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•EL CANTANTE SIILVA NOS ENTREGA “ASESINA”
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•El cantante SiiLVA lanza el tema y video Lyric del tema “Asesina” que fue producido por Kid Nemesis y escrito por el mismo SiiLVA. La canción “Asesina” cuenta la historia de una muchacha que se cansa de estar en una relación tóxica y por consecuencia de esa relación ella decide que ya no quiere seguir…
@skopemag news for monday – October 28, 2019 @ 12:30 pm est
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•HAZEMAZE: watch vintage occult video for “Shadow In The Night”! Stockholm heavy doom trio HAZEMAZE share spine-chilling video off their devilish new album ‘Hymns Of The Damned’; out November 22nd on Ripple Music. Treat your fearless ears and eyes to “Shadow In The Night” exclusively on Outlaws Of The Sun. “Shadow In The Night” opens…
Gregory Suarez New Single “Blue Sky Kiss” from the album ‘Around the World’
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•Gregory Suarez’s “Blue Sky Kiss” opens with a wonderfully, jangly electric guitar intro, before going into a subdued pop-rock arrangement. This single is taken from Suarez’s album Around the World. In fact, its electric guitar/organ intro is so good, one wishes it would have continued throughout the whole song. Suarez’s singing is light and airy,…
NK, LANZA SU NUEVA CANCION Y VIDEO DE “ELEFANTE”
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•Hoy, la diva pop ucraniana NK, que conquistó América Latina con su tema Peligroso, presentó el estreno de la nueva canción y video “Elefante”. NK está enamorada de la cultura latinoamericana y la populariza en Europa del Este. En sus canciones, le da a la música latinoamericana un sonido y un estilo completamente nuevo. En…
@skopemag news for monday – October 28, 2019 @ 11 am est
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•JAMES BLUNT RELEASES NEW ALBUM ONCE UPON A MIND Multi-GRAMMY nominated and multi-platinum British singer/songwriter James Blunt has released his highly anticipated sixth studio album Once Upon A Mind – available now via Custard/Atlantic Records. Back to his best, Blunt has reinforced his reputation for writing honest, emotional songs that people can easily relate to.…
Iris Lune Explores The Damage Our Screens Inflict With “Screenshot” Music Video
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•Earlier this year, Brooklyn-based art-pop project, Iris Lune, released their applauded EP, Stories In Glass, which Atwood Magazine described as, “Dark and dynamic, these songs seek to establish balance in an engulfing chaos, inviting listeners to bask or dwell (depending on their preference) in a transcendent ethereal space.” The poetic embodiment of director James Berry’s…
MEGAN THEE STALLION DROPS NEW TRACK ‘Ride or Die’
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•2019’s biggest breakout act, Megan Thee Stallion, drops a hot new one today with the release of “Ride or Die”, a collaboration with Vickeelo from the upcoming soundtrack for Queen & Slim, out November 15th on Motown Records. On the track, Stalli says “I’m really excited to be on the Queen & Slim soundtrack because…
@skopemag news for weekend – October 26-27, 2019 @ 5 pm est
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•French acid-fuzz/psych/stoner-rock Duo Electric Jaguar Baby stream debut S/T album Today is the day! After released three EPs in three years ( ‘EP 1’, ‘Moonshiner’ and ‘Old Songs From Beyond’ ) and then an “EP compilation” in 2018, French acid-fuzz/psych/rock/stoner duet Electric Jaguar Baby just unleashed its debut full-length album on CD/LP & Digital through…
Rufus Wainwright shares “Trouble In Paradise”
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•New Video By Hooked Like Helen “Liar”
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•It’s impossible to overestimate the sheer physical excitement of performing in a Broadway production. Dancing, singing, acting, interacting with other performers – many of whom are beautiful to behold – all of that certainly quickens the pulse. High Strung Free Dance, a rapturous motion picture that opened in theaters last week, captures the excitement and…
yeule releases debut album ‘Serotonin II’
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•Today, yeule shares her debut album Serotonin II via Bayonet Records, following singles ‘Pixel Affection’, ‘Pretty Bones’, ‘Poison Arrow’ and ‘Pocky Boy’. To support today’s release, yeule will be performing in London next week with a support show with Caroline Polachek scheduled as well as her album release show and a night with Moscow’s Kedr…
Arlo Parks Releases New Single ‘Sophie’
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•Having recently announced her forthcoming second EP ‘Sophie’, alongside the first taster ‘Second Guessing’, young London talent Arlo Parks today shares the title track, alongside a stunning video directed by collaborator Molly Burdett. In her own words, “Sophie is a song about crumbling under expectations and feeling helpless, but with a persistent, quiet sense of…
@skopemag news for weekend – October 26-27, 2019 @ 3 pm est
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•BEACHWOOD ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘MARBLES’ The effortlessly cool Beachwood have today announced two singles Marbles and God Only Knows (out today, October 25). Their compelling, hypnotic brand of electro pop shines bright on both tracks; completely mastering an unexpected cover in God Only Knows, and documenting a gradual lapse of sanity in Marbles. Beachwood (otherwise…
New Single By Heathcote Hill Is “Promised Land”
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•Heathcote Hill draws the name for its single, “Promised Land,” from the Old Testament story about a homeland God promised to Abraham and his descendants. This was a region described as a land that stretched from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates river. In modern terminology, however, this promised land came to be known…
Under Pressure: How to Take the Stress Out of Touring Abroad
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•The Railroad Ave. Bullies release “Alligator Shoes”
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•Released by Lugnut Brand Records, The Railroad Ave. Bullies’ single “Alligator Shoes” and accompanying b-side “She Ready” are more than glorified vehicles for Austin, Texas six-string ace Nick Diaz. The track has an outstanding pedigree deriving inspiration from the legendary Stax label and Chicago electric blues and never wearies you despite being instrumentals. The press…
BAD GYAL AND OMAR MONTES TEAM UP ON STEAMY NEW RECORD “ALOCAO”
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•Aftercluv and Interscope are thrilled to announce a monumental collaboration between two ultra-talented Spanish artists: reggaeton icon, reality TV star and Survivor 2019 champion Omar Montes and Catalan singer/songwriter, viral sensation and queen of the urban Latin underground, Bad Gyal. Joining forces for the first time, the two have delivered a steamy, seductive new record…
@skopemag news for weekend – October 26-27, 2019 @ 2 pm est
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•WAFIA UNVEILS EUPHORIC NEW SINGLE “FLOWERS & SUPERPOWERS” Groundbreaking, RIAA-Certified Gold singer-songwriter Wafia has unveiled her intoxicating new single and companion video- “Flowers & Superpowers” – available today via Atlantic Records/Rodeo Records at all DSPs and streaming services; a dreamy, kaleidoscopic companion video – directed by filmmaker/photographer Alexandra Gavillet. CXLOE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DEVIL YOU…
Madame Gandhi Premieres Powerful and Colorful Video For Acclaimed Single ‘Top Knot Turn Up’
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•In advance of her Visions short form album release October 25, today Madame Gandhi premieres the colorful and powerful video for “Top Knot Turn Up,” her electronic trap banger about putting your hair up in a bun, getting work done, and not being troubled by others when you’re focused. The video is directed by Justine…
Fighting Against Discrimination When No One Will Listen
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•Unfortunately, the workplace isn’t always as endearing as we would like it to be. In truth, a lot of discrimination takes place in the workplace. Discrimination is based off of the prejudiced views of a person and can be about anything ranging from age, race and even sexual orientation. People are within their rights to…