Category: FEATURES

Feature stories and artist interviews

#thursday – @skopemag news for October 17, 2019 @ 9:00 am est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Gene Foley Interview on the Podcast “Cover to Cover” “During each conversation, we will discuss a single or an album with a special guest. Our guest will choose the single or album and reflect on what that piece of music…

Prepping for the Worst—How to Be Ready When Disaster Strikes

Tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes are among the worst weather emergencies that can happen anytime in certain areas. But blizzards, thunderstorms, and landslides can also cause havoc in a community. The electric can go off or almost any reason and stay off for hours or even days. When a disaster of any kind strikes, it…

What Are The Different Types of Security Guards?

A typical security guard is someone that protects life and property against damage or misuse.  This would also include the prevention of theft and break in as well.  On the whole, it is a protection of assets of a person or company. Most countries have strict codes that apply to the personnel that work in…

Oliver Riot Release New Song “Nervous”

Today, Oliver Riot – a pop duo comprised of identical twins, Benjamin and Alexander Moore – have released their brand new song, “Nervous,” via AWAL. Currently, Oliver Riot has two EP’s under their belt, which racked up 100+ million streams. Now the boys are back for more. The song was produced by Eric Palmquist (Bad…

#wednesday – @skopemag news for October 16, 2019 @ 11:15 am est

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Tony Levitas Delights With ‘Never Turn You Down’

“Never Turn You Down,” a Tony Levitas single, swings and sways to a waltz time signature. The track includes strummed acoustic guitar and tinkling piano. It also features a tasteful electric guitar, which gently nudges the song along, rather that bursting in loudly. This is followed by an equally unobtrusive piano solo. Lyrically, the song…

Boston Ballet Presents The Nutcracker, Nov 29–Dec 29

Boston Ballet proudly presents the return of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. The critically-acclaimed production, featuring sets and costumes by award-winning designer Robert Perdziola, has been delighting audiences and critics since its world premiere in 2012. The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky’s renowned score, opens November 29 with performances through December 29 at the Citizens Bank Opera…

#wednesday – @skopemag news for October 16, 2019 @ 10 am est

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Fitch Means Presents “Millions” ft King BreeZe

William (Fitch) Means is an up and coming R&B artist from Philadelphia, PA. He realized his passion for singing at the age of 12 and polished up his talent by performing with his middle-high school gospel choir. Post-graduation, Means went on to attend Lock Haven University where he further developed his craft by performing many…

TUSKS raises awareness for OCD with haunting new video ‘MIND’

London-based artist and producer Tusks (Emily Underhill) launches an impressive and entrancing new video for ‘Mind’. After battling with paralyzing anxiety in 2017, Emily was diagnosed with a subset of OCD called Harm OCD. Keen to be vocal about her condition and raise awareness, Underhill strives to re-educate and break the mould on the existing…

#wednesday – @skopemag news for October 16, 2019 @ 9 am est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Vocal Legend ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Readies “Reflections” EP (Out Nov. 15th) Iconic vocalist Engelbert Humperdinck returns with a special tour EP REFLECTIONS which is set for release on November 15, 2019 via OK! Good Records. Featuring fan-favorites from his recent live…

New Video By Bblasian “Above and Beyond”

Looking for the next big thing in hip-hop? We can’t tell you what that’ll be, but we’ve got a pretty good idea about how to go about finding it. Begin by looking for a young artist who has dominated a regional scene – one that’s loaded with budding talent but hasn’t been properly recognized. Louisville…

New EP Out Now By Nya “Hold On”

NYA has never followed anyone else’s path. So, of course, she skipped a bunch of calculated career moves and jumped right in the studio with a live backing band for her third EP. Yeah: she went and unplugged, laid it all out there, and she’s only on her third short release. If you’ve been following…

#tuesday – @skopemag news for October 15, 2019 @ 2:30 pm est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 NEUROMANT Electrify And Groove With ‘Artifichild’ Following on from their 2017 debut album Cyberbirds, Italian electro alternative rock group Neuromant return with their latest offering Artifichild. The album continues and expands upon the bands unique “Alien Rock” sound typified by…

Twin Lakes Present New Album ‘In The Valley’ + Music Video

Admittedly, Twin Lakes’ lead vocalist Robert John Baune and his nasal singing tone, can be an acquired taste. Nevertheless, he sings over some tasty, folkish music beds much of the time, which sweetens sonics significantly. Twin Lakes is at its rarest whenever revving up the rock and roll. “Devil Will Comfort Me” trades acoustic tones…

#tuesday – @skopemag news for October 15, 2019 @ 11 am est

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Airbourne Are Ready To “Boogie” While Toothgrinder Get “Silent”

Airbourne have released “Backseat Boogie,” the second single from their forthcoming studio album Boneshaker. Airbourne frontman Joel O’Keeffe says, “The riff, this is one of those ones where Cobb [producer] walked out and said, ‘What are you playing there?’ and I was, ‘Aah, I’m just playing this riff, it’s this riff I had in Australia,…

#tuesday – @skopemag news for October 15, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

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Tony Levitas Releases New Single ‘Winner Of The Losin Game’

“Winner of the Losin Game” has one of those ringing electric guitar backings that just gets stuck in your head. It’s a rock song that starts quick, without too much of an initial buildup. The guitar groove is also a lot like one of those fine old Gin Blossoms songs, which is always a winning…

Important Things to Know About Credit Scores

A good credit score secures your future financial position. If you are planning on taking out a mortgage or loan to start a business, then your credit score should be as high as possible. Check out these effective tips to increase your credit scores. The best time to start working on it is now. One thing…

CBD Has Gone Mainstream: What’s Next?

The hemp industry has experienced an increase in the demand for CBD in recent years. This, however, doesn’t mean that the business has reached its peak because we have just started scratching the surface of CBD’s potential concerning its usage. How the CBD craze started CBD became federally legal in 2014 for the very first…

Four Gift Ideas for Your Smoking Mates

As people get older and they become more successful it can often become tricky finding the right gift for them come Christmas or birthday. It is the old awkward thing of what do you give the person who has everything? The truth, however, is that nobody has everything and there is always room to find…

Great Grandpa release new single ‘Bloom’

“‘Bloom’ came from a desire to write a song that could achieve two distinct goals. The first being to write a song for Carrie that combined many of her favorite genres/artists (90s pop country, Tom Petty, Third Eye Blind, Taylor swift, the Beatles, etc) into something cohesive. The second being to capture this elusive spirit…

#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 3 pm est

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Little Scream shares “One Lost Time” from Speed Queen, out October 25

Little Scream’s forthcoming record Speed Queen began as bits of prose written while touring Cult Following across North America—observing the slow entropy of the US, ruminating on her own low-income upbringing in a flyover state, and, as she says, “taking it all in from the privileged position of being a new Canadian.” Ahead of that…

#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ noon est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 HELLO COSMOS – Reveal ‘Let Love Be…’ Single + Announce New EP Intergalactic post-punk avengers – HELLO COSMOS – are back with news of a new single, EP and a special launch show at Manchester Soup Kitchen this Halloween –…

Out Now: JONAH return with end of summer anthem “Husk My Love”

As summer begins to feel further away, so does the kind of love that Berlin-based artists JONAH communicates through their newest single “Husk My Love”; this kind of love always seems to have an expiration date. The band describes the story behind their new song as “a poem for a selfless, pure love; one that…

#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 11:15 am est

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A Thousand Horses’ new single “Livin’ My Best Life” premieres today

Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, “Livin’ My Best Life” is the first track unveiled from the band’s forthcoming new album, which is set for release next year. The album is A Thousand Horses’ first project in partnership with Cobb’s Low Country Sound imprint at Elektra…

#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 10:30 am est

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J.FLA ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘ARE YOU MY VILLAIN’

With over 4.5 billion views and 13.3 million subscribers on YouTube, 2 billion streams globally and 50 million total plays on Spotify, and 1.4 million social media followers, South Korea’s pop chameleon J.Fla is indeed the biggest singer/songwriter you’ve never heard of, until now. Today, J.Fla is sharing her new single ‘Are You My Villain’,…

#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 JOHN THE BLIND SHARES “BOTTLE OF PILLS” John The Blind marks the latest solo endeavor by songwriter/producer John Henry Ryan II – continuing today with the release of “Bottle of Pills,” available now via Atlantic Records. The self-penned and produced…

Ali Barter Shares New Track “Big Ones”

One week out from her highly anticipated second album Hello, I’m Doing My Best, out October 18 on Inertia Music / [PIAS], Ali Barter has shared the fourth single “Big Ones” and its accompanying video. Watch it HERE. Dodging the pressures placed on us by work, school, our relationships and ourselves is a constant dance,…

#monday – @skopemag news for October 14, 2019 @ 9 am est

TtheRCVR RELEASES HIS SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM Filled with explosive numbers like “Fine” and “What is Love,” the very first of his solo ventures is packed with an unrelenting collection of songs that sound fresh, yet instantly familiar. It ranges from the bracing pop of the opening track “Keep Waiting” to the deceivingly sunny bubblegum “Not…

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