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@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – CHARLOTTE LAWRENCE RELEASES “WHY DO YOU LOVE ME” REMIX BY HIPPIE SABOTAGE Acclaimed pop singer-songwriter Charlotte Lawrence has teamed up with genre-bending duo Hippie Sabotage for the latest remix of “Why Do You Love Me” – her debut single release via Gold…
Today, Anna of the North releases enchanting visuals for her recent single, “Dream Girl.” The video follows the announcement of her forthcoming sophomore album, which will be released on October 25th. The effervescent track blends Anna’s idyllic, hypnotic vocals over saccharine melodies as she sings refreshingly honest lyrics. The video perfectly compliments the ethereal vibe…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Wintersleep share video for new single “Free Fall” | UK / Irish tour dates begin next week Today, Wintersleep are sharing the video for their new track Free Fall. Released digitally alongside Fading Out last week – the songs having originally been…
New Years Day fans expect top tier cinematic music videos from Ash Costello & co. and on Thursday, September 19 at 12PM ET, fans will experience the band’s biggest production to date exclusively on New Years Day’s YouTube channel. The fan demanded music video for the band’s newest single “Come For Me” will satisfy everyone.…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Jonah Tolchin’s ‘Fires For The Cold’ Out Via Yep Roc Records; Fall Tour Starts September 27 Featuring nine original compositions and a cover of Little Feat’s “Roll Um Easy,” Fires For The Cold is a reflection of the conflicts that engulfed Tolchin…
Shekendra Hill, better known by her stage name Brazil Hill is an American rapper and R&B singer. Brazil’s passion for music which started at a young age has driven her to hone her skills and pursue her dreams despite many obstacles. Hailing from Mobile, AL, Hill is no stranger to street violence. In 2007 her…
Today, multi-platinum hip-hop artist and entrepreneur A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie debuts his eclectic visual for the just released single “Mood Swings” off his forthcoming album Artist 2.0. He also announces that he’s donating $50,000 to UNICEF USA to aide in their Hurricane Dorian efforts on the ground in the Bahamas. In the video, we…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Shana Falana announces new album + shares new vid :: Out 10/25 on Arrowhawk “Psychedelic dream pop dashed on the rocks of goth defiance” – Stereogum “If you want to zone out, Shana Falana’s alluring debut LP gives many opportunities to do…
Though E-40 has been a rap star for more than three decades, he hasn’t forgotten the lessons he learned as a young buck. Expounding on his extra-legal origin story, 40 shares “I Come From The Game,” his latest video. Working his elastic flow atop Helluva Beats’ hyperactive arpeggios, Forty Water paints a picture of the…
A week since the reveal of latest single Love U Like A Human,Dirty Nice continue to invite you into their oddly beautiful world with a video for the sultry alt-R&B jam, and introduce the world to an omnipotent beast in the process. Meet FNARG. Quite what he is, it isn’t clear; but we know he…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Grade 2 Share “Tired Of It” + Announce US Tour Dates UK punk band, Grade 2 have released the music video for “Tired Of It” off their forthcoming record Graveyard Island, out October 11 via Hellcat. The track “addresses the modern issue…
Pop music’s esteemed vanguard Charli XCX reunited with global pop sensation Troye Sivan on a futuristic follow up “2099,” following the duos first collaboration ‘1999’ from the GRAMMY nominated, platinum selling artist’s new third studio album “Charli” out now on Atlantic Records. The Bradley & Pablo directed music video, arriving today, sees the British pop…
A sensual and inviting track, ‘Gimme Love’ smoothly marries the sounds of Afrobeats and R&B. Spearheading perhaps one of the first all-female collaborations in contemporary Afrobeats, Seyi and Teyana’s silky voices beautifully complement each-other as they make their alluring demands known. No stranger to the industry, Seyi Shay has long been honing her skills as…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Kacy & Clayton To Release “Carrying On” Produced By Jeff Tweedy October 4th Kacy & Clayton will release Carrying On via New West Records on October 4th, 2019. The 10-song set was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and recorded by Tom Schick…
French DJ and producer Agoria has unveiled the official video for latest single ’Call Of The Wild’, featuring Philadelphia rapper STS, out 17th September. Presented in the style of a Hollywood crime thriller, the video opens with police officers called to a disturbance in the neighborhood. From there, the fast-paced, jaw-dropping visuals complement the cold,…
Sharing real life snapshots in song, Rence magnifies his personal perspective through a genre-less palette, bordering pop, alternative, electro, indie and hip-hop all at once, yet never dipping into one for too long. The Brooklyn-based artist, who was born in D.C. and spent his formative teen years in Seattle, first allowed listeners to hear this…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Dirty Heads Announce Headline Tour SoCal alt-rockers Dirty Heads announce new tour dates following the release of their seventh studio album, Super Moon (Five Seven Records). The tour will kick off on November 10 in Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue. WIVES Share…
KMFDM doesn’t beat around the bush with their views of the world around them, and they shouldn’t have to. They’re fired up, energized, and ready to expose any nonsense they see. KMFDM has always been credited for their creative blend of industrial rock, sprinkled with aggressive and blunt lyrics that challenge our current social and…
There can be so many distractions while you’re on the road. These distractions could be coming from your phone or the way that other people are driving around you. Here are some of the best apps that will make driving safer no matter the weather conditions and the distractions around you. Distraction Limiters There has…
This vibrant, colorful fashionista video with the message to just be yourself was filmed in L.A. and directed by Tamara Van Cleef. “It Girl” is a feel good, girl power anthem that emotes positivity and discusses self empowerment for women of all ages. This sing-along, upbeat, pop rock jam features live instrumentation mixed with the…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Danny Brown’s BEST LIFE Danny Brown has a new song out today – “Best Life”, produced by Q-Tip and from his forthcoming album uknowhatimsayin¿, out 10/4 on WARP. “Dirty Laundry”, the previously released, critically heralded single, teased this new era of Danny…
Gazel has shared the video for her new single, ‘Walk On Land’, the latest track to be taken from the artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer’s genre-blending debut album Gazel’s Book Of Souls, out on October 4th. Bewitching and enthralling, the video summons the ritualistic nature of dance, seeing Gazel, and an all-female cast, flow effortlessly through…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Miriam Clancy premieres soaring 2nd single, album out next week “You might feel transported elsewhere,” American Pancake writer Robb Donker exclaimed about the single. “Miriam Clancy’s delicious and emotional aesthetic married with deep cut bass and drum grooves and dreamy synths will…
Dark and dripping with eerie melodies, “Wild Rose In The City” sneaks hints of ominous moods into deep tones crafted by songstress Julia Lambert. At 17 years old, Julia Lambert has been a part of a successful band, performed in front of celebrity judges on American Idol and now she presents an intense music video…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Sean Aston MacTaggart shares lead single “Only Been An Hour” A fair-weather love—someone who’s come and gone through the years. For Sean Aston MacTaggart, that person returned to his life four years ago, time began again, and a record was born. The…
San Francisco has always kept the faith. While other local music scenes have moved away from the style, the tradition of guitar-based pop-rock bands and strong melodic songwriting continues by the Bay. The Bobbleheads are the latest carriers of the torch, and they’re doing it with total confidence and scrupulous attention to lyrical and sonic…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Kasador – LISTEN/WATCH: “Again For Me” “My dad passed away almost two years ago. He was a songwriter and is one of the main reasons I believed it was something I could also do. While Kasador was on a writing break, I…
We know for sure that Mother Yeti was first spotted around 2012 at the very edge of the Pacific Northwest. Legend has it that the band behind the laid-back psych-folker “My Best Please” come from Moscow, Idaho, but rumors also abound that they may just be from Pullman, Washington. Who is Mother Yeti? They’ve gone…
Poker is believed to have roots tracing back to the 16th century. The game has been around for a while, only that it was restricted to casinos and bars. It is a game of skill which was only played by the rich who could afford tournaments. Online gambling started becoming popular in the 1990s and…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – STEW unveil alluring ballad off debut album on Ripple Music Swedish blues rockers STEW unveil a scorching hot new track off their upcoming debut album “People”, landing October 11th on Ripple Music. Markus Åsland’s hot and groovy vocals will lead your way…
What would happen if you took an iconic country song and turned it into a swinging little Americana number? Well, wonder no more because Alias Wayne has beaten you to the punch with its version of “Ring of Fire.” Taken from the act’s SNAFU album, it is built on many of the elements oftentimes found…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – LESTWEFORGET UNLEASHES THE MUSICALLY MASTERFUL NEW SINGLE “ZERO WON” Progressive metal formation LestWeForget presents the group’s impressive technical and songwriting capabilities with “Zero Won” – an organic and cohesive product, which provides a spectacular tonally and stylistically diverse composition that clearly showcases…
Boston – @skopemag and properties have begun the process of seeking a merger and/or acquisition. The news was announced today and will be an ongoing effort until we find the right partner to continue the @skopemag mission since 2001 for – Diverse Music Media For The Digital Age! Founder, Michael Friedman said – “I love…
“Open Eyes,” the intensely catchy first single off his fifth album Lessons and Blessings (out June 21), strays from Cas Haley’s usual upbeat mode, and he knows it. A melancholy vibe is “usually not my M.O.,” laughs the Texas singer-songwriter-guitarist, and the many fans of his sunny reggae-influenced music are sure to agree. The song…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – FLOR RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WHITE NOISE” “There are two main themes present in ‘white noise’,” shares singer/guitarist Zach Grace. “The chorus speaks to the power of a relationship and asks the listener and myself to be willing to learn and grow…
Today San Diego based eclectic tropical-pop band, HIRIE, are releasing their third album Dreamer via Controlled Substance Sounds Labs, showcasing frontwoman/vocalist Trish Jetton’s growth on her most collaborative and emotionally vigorous journey yet. Dreamer is a sonic journey baselined by island beats that celebrates the bold, joyful, and even messy impulses that drive the female…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – MULTIPLATINUM ARTIST RUSS RELEASES NEW TRACK “RENT FREE” This summer, Russ has performed all over the world with recent performances in Portugal, Egypt, Jordan, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and more, all with massive crowds singing every word to his songs as documented…
Fresh onto the scene, the pop-duo Valencia present their debut single, “Light of You” alongside producer Ian Kimmel out today across all digital streaming and retail platforms. The electro-pop track showcases the airy vocals and musical chemistry between California girl, Jadeyn Madsen and British heartthrob, Lou Courts who together have discovered their passion for music…
Racking up over 13 million streams in the last six months, rising 21-year-old Swedish pop singer and songwriter LOVA provokes pop and thought on her brand-new EP, A Gentleman’s Guide, available today. In addition to dropping the EP, she uncovers her latest anthem and video entitled “Daddy Issues” via Billboard. Once again, the empowering artist…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – NEAL FRANCIS TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM “CHANGES” SEPTEMBER 20TH “The reincarnation of Allen Toussaint.” Craig Charles, BBC RADIO 6 “Think New Orleans meets the Midwest with a little bit of California sun shining in the background.” – TWIN CITIES MEDIA…
