The Sharon Lia Band embraces a spirit of defiance on the passionate “Why Can’t We Pretend”. Resting at the heart and center of the entire song are Sharon Lia’s bluesy, soulful vocals. Lyrics have a romantic tenderness to them while the arrangement further emphasizes their power. Elements of pop, classical, and rock come together to…
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Need To Watch: New Video By Erin Stevenson – “Make It Last Forever”
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Some have even dubbed her the hardest working undiscovered star, but undiscovered she’ll be no more. While rehearsing and touring for other mega talents by day, Erin Stevenson was brewing her own storm by night. In 2017 Erin released her debut single entitled “Naked” and in 2018 her single “Hangin” made the top 10 on…
Weekend Edition – @skopemag news for March 3, 2019 @ noon est
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LULLWATER Release Highly Anticipated LP, ‘Voodoo’! Athens, GA based alternative rock band LULLWATER has released their hotly anticipated new LP, Voodoo. Heart Attack Man “Fake Blood” Release Date: April 19 on You Did This/Triple Crown Records Cleveland OH’s Heart Attack Man will release their sophomore LP ‘Fake Blood’ on April 19 via You Did This/Triple…
David Alpha releases 4 song EP “Chameleon Wheelhouse”
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David Alpha embraces a raw, gritty sound on the intense hard rock of “Chameleon Wheelhouse”. With a fully-lived in approach the songs have a classic 70s rock defiance to them. Volume needs to be blasted as they offer jagged edges of riffs, rushing through everything with a fiery passion. Stripping things down to the essentials…
Tom Browne Releases “Mi Amor” Featuring Joyce San Mateo
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Tom Browne delivers a perfectly lush piece of jazz pop on the soothing “Mi Amor Featuring Joyce San Mateo”. Full of life, the trumpet playing has an exceptional quality to it, opting for a vivid take. Vocals courtesy of Joyce San Mateo imbue the entirety of the track with a true sense of love. When…
SHALLOW SIDE Release New Album ‘SAINTS & SINNERS’
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Shallow Side give the blues a hard rock kick with the powerful “Saints & Sinners”. Truly gifted storytellers, they explore narratives of loss and redemption. Doing so in a way that feels so vivid everything about the album stuns. Volume deserves the highest possible setting for they go for an expansive, take no prisoners approach.…
Weekend Edition – @skopemag news for March 3, 2019 @ 8:30 am est
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Sweden’s Westkust release new album today on Run For Cover! “It’s been almost four year since we’ve heard from Westkust, the hugely impressive Swedish indie-pop band. …today, they’ve shared ‘Swebeach,’ it’s opening track. It’s a two-and-a-half minute ripper, full of skyward shoegaze guitar and chaotic pummel. But all of that is there to underscore a…
Doc Fell & Co Release ‘Heaven, Hell or Oklahoma’
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Doc Fell & Co craft a rustic bit of Americana with the raw grit and soul of “Heaven, Hell or Oklahoma”. Things embrace an atmospheric tact for they refuse to rush a thing, nor should they: their workmanship abounds throughout the entirety of the journey. Lyrics have a cryptic storytelling quality to them ensuring that…
Pianist-Composer, Clifford Lamb-new album release ‘Blues & Hues’
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Clifford Lamb goes for a lively, lovely take on jazz with the urbane “Blues & Hues”. A kaleidoscopic variety of styles merge into this singular whole. Rap, folk, classical, blues, soundtracks, all underpinned by jazz’s magnanimous spirit, rolls by with a tasteful timeless air. Instrumentally vibrant, the piano works as the album backbone courtesy of…
LONESOME SHACK’S NEW LP OUT TODAY! | U.S. TOUR KICKS-OFF 3/09
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With a sound that is raw, expressive, and strange, Lonesome Shack’s music is part hill country blues, part urban folk rock, and owes as much to Alan Wilson’s Canned Heat as it does to Junior Kimbrough. Formed in Seattle, and currently based in London, the trio is led by Ben Todd, a finger picking guitarist…
New Video By Phil Jones Band “Wild Honey”
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A Californian of British descent, Phil Jones moved to Kauai in the year 2000. His background as a musician dates to his early childhood singing and playing guitar in numerous bands including Mad Tea Party in Hermosa Beach. He is a UCLA graduate and attended graduate school at USC. Phil’s song writing is intended to…
Weekend Edition – @skopemag news for March 2, 2019 @ 4:30 pm est
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DEF JAM’S REP FROM THE 6 – PVRX – DROPS NEW MELODIC SONG “IS U DOWN” FEAT. DAVE EAST Noah “40” Shebib: “Pvrx is one of my favorite out because he has the ability to make incredible music amongst the chaos he’s gone through. He’s one of the most talented in our city. I’ve been…
Luvia explores themes of isolation and alienation on ‘Hunted’
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Brighton’s Luvia is back with new single ‘Hunted’. Marrying the raw attitude of Mazzy Star with the melancholic pop sensibilities of Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey, the newcomer has already been turning heads with appearances at The Great Escape, 2000trees & Liverpool Sound City. Luvia’s haunting cinematic pop provides the perfect sonic landscape for…
Weekend Edition – @skopemag news for March 2, 2019 @ 12:10 pm est
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Zigmeister New Track: Drunk Norwegian artist Zigmeister is crafting passionate, melody-driven songs in an eclectic and edgy soundscape. Zigmeister has written and produced songs for artists like Cher, Luis Fonsi, Cliff Richard, Ace of Base, Namie Amuro, Kumi Koda, BoA and many more. In addition, he has scored #1 records in the US, Japan, France,…
Jonathan release sensational LP ‘To Hold’
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FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thebandjonathan/ Some rock bands are more than content with following a popular trend or whatever direction their scene is currently going in, but in the case of more sophisticated groups like Jonathan, forging ahead on an uncharted path is the only conceivable option when it comes time to make a new record. In the…
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PAYING FOR INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS?
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The idea that you can purchase Instagram followers in order to boost your Instagram interaction is one that is gaining a lot of traction and this can be seen by the amount of websites offering these services which have appeared recently like on Insta4likes.com. While for some it is a taboo subject as they see…
New She Keeps Bees LP – “Coyote” single out today
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She Keeps Bees’ first LP for Ba Da Bing comes out May 10th. Preorders start today. Kinship is richly dark; its lyrics observing nature and the environment from omniscient perspectives. With their first single “Coyote”, Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant honor 20th century environmental activist, Smithsonian Folkways musician and actor Katie Lee, with an accompanying…
@skopemag news for March 1, 2019 @ 1 pm est
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Ferreck Dawn unveils rework of Arno Cost & Norman Doray’s ‘Together’ Having delivered one of the biggest tracks of 2018 with ‘In Arms’, Dutch DJ and producer Ferreck Dawn returns with his rhythmic remix of Arno Cost & Norman Doray’s ‘Together.’ Donatella Canepa – Fuga (videoclip) Produced for the Italian label Soundiva, the album goes…
@skopemag news for March 1, 2019 @ 11:30 am est
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Jennifer Cintron Bares Her Soul with Debut EP, “Sinner Saint” Following the recent releases of her first two singles, “Run” and “Shine Your Light,” Jennifer Cintron celebrates the release of her debut album Sinner Saint on March 27th, 2019. Cintron says the process was “the most honest and vulnerable I’ve ever felt. This album is…
Grammy nominee Mel Holder Double Release ‘Crossroads’ + ‘Magnificent’
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Grammy®-nominated producer/artist/instrumentalist Mel Holder spreads his gift through a blend of jazz and gospel fused with African and Caribbean rhythms, in this highly-anticipated follow-up to his Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Chart entry Music Book Volume 2. The album features collaborations with Rance Allen, Ben Tankard, Bob Baldwin, Nathan Best, and Tony Mclendon. Mel has worked…
The Gary Douglas Band Release ‘Million Miles Away’
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During the chorus to “Million Miles Away,” Gary Douglas sings how he still believes the world can change for the better. He sees a light, but that light seems a million miles away. Hence, the song title. The vocal arrangement to this one includes the singing of “hallelujah,” which makes this song, about hard-fought hope,…
Tough On Fridays New Single ‘Retrospect’
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Tough On Fridays’ “Retrospect” is a tough girl, anthemic rock song. This group is tougher than The Go-Go’s, but not as hard rocking as The Runaways. The track begins with a thumping drum beat, which introduces a chugging electric guitar rhythm. It’s loud enough to be alternative rock, but not fast enough to be punk.…
Water District Presents “TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES”
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Welcome to Water District, where you will find authentic pop rock with a modern emo spin. This exuberant Los Angeles trio blends influences from the indie rock sound of the 2000s with fluid new wave melodies and lyrics. Water District re-imagines pop rock for the new generation, who are ready for a return to emotionally…
@skopemag news for March 1, 2019 @ 10:30 am est
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Betta Lemme reveals new single ‘Kick The Door’ Ultra Music’s rising global sensation, Betta Lemme is back with her new single “Kick The Door.” Meant to be the ‘fight song’ off her forthcoming collection, Betta is quite literally kicking the door down and proving she isn’t going anywhere until her voice and message is heard.…
Warm Brew Feat. Wiz Khalifa “Player Way” New Visuals
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There’s everybody else’s way, and then there’s WARM BREW’s way. As high school friends who grew up on laidback legends like De La Soul and even the Doors, it was all about the flow, not the game and the fame. The LA trio cut their own path through multiple label deals, numerous well-received singles and…
Music therapy aims to help premature infants thrive and develop feeding skills
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It’s a Friday morning in January when Jana Gallus, 32, and Gregor Martynus, 35, peek their heads over their triplets’ set of bassinets in their Westwood apartment. Six-month-olds Ada, Kian and Nico are just waking up, kicking with excitement and beaming from ear to ear. It’s a daily moment that Gallus and Martynus say doesn’t…
@skopemag news for February 28, 2019 @ noon est
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New Single By Kenny Fame ‘We Came to Play’ R&B singer Kenny Fame is a soulful singer-songwriter known for his upbeat throwback groove. A native of New Jersey but raised in NYC Fame is a master of making classic soul sound new and “We Came To Play” is a perfect of example of that; so…
C Z A R I N A New Video ‘Burn’
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Quote from C Z A R I N A: “This was the hardest and most daring project I ever endeavored to work on that really required all layers of who I am as an artist, including really deep intimate fragments that have never been truly revealed. The hardest things to talk about are often the…
Rev Peter Unger Releases New Singles “I Believe in Second Chances” + ‘Song For Peace’
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Rev Peter Unger – ‘I Believe in Second Chances’ Rev Peter Unger embraces a pastoral sense of beauty on the spacious skies of “I Believe in Second Chances”. Throughout the piece Rev Peter Unger explores the oft-ignored benefits of faith. One of the greatest elements of faith rests within the idea of forgiveness for past…
Raised On TV “Caroline” New Video Release
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Raised On TV began where every rock band should: in the garage. In 2015, brothers Keaton Rogers and Kacey Greenwood started banging out melodic, fuzzed-out tunes with high school buddy Ryan Weiss. They soon realized they had some seriously good songs, so it was time to get serious. One EP, one full-length, and more than…
New Video By The Dead Daisies “Dead And Gone (Swamp Version)”
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The frontiers of rock and roll have gotten together to bring life back into a supposedly dead genre. Gaining inspiration from the 70s and early 80s rock and metal, longtime members of the HIP family The Dead Daisies hold the torch for rock and roll as we know it. The band is composed of members…
The Clerk release ‘Xander-Vi1’
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Like most budding musical prodigies, Caleb Hanks, aka The Clerk, began exploring his artistic interests at an early age. Composing his own music from the age of 12, Hanks later served as front man and primary songwriter for electronic rock band Nova Echo before embarking on a solo career. The fifteen song collection Xander-Vi1 is…
@skopemag news for February 28, 2019 @ 8 am est
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Mötley Crüe announce ‘The Dirt Soundtrack’ from upcoming Netflix film The world’s most notorious rock band, Mötley Crüe announces the release of The Dirt Soundtrack that accompanies the upcoming Netflix Film The Dirt, based on the New York Times best-selling 2001 autobiography by Mötley Crüe and Neil Strauss. The soundtrack and film are set to…
Ultimate Guide to Writing a Music Analysis Essay
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Are you tasked with writing a detailed music analysis? Do you need help with your music essay? Come on board as we take you through a step-by-step process of writing an excellent music analysis essay. Writing about music can be compared to writing about any other essay or topic. You would need fascinating ideas, clear-cut…
Run Home Jack release ‘F.Y.H.T.’
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Greensboro, North Carolina’s Run Home Jack will garner a lot of well deserved attention on the backs of their latest single, “F.Y.H.T.” (an abbreviation for “Find Your Happy Thought”, culled from their upcoming sophomore EP release Part II: I Tried. The band’s core members singer/guitarist Jersey Neese and drummer Harold Godwin are joined by guest…
@skopemag news for February 27, 2019 @ 2:30 pm est
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New York composer Emily Wells debuts “Come On Doom, Let’s Party,” new album out March 22 Of the song Wells explains, “‘Come On Doom, Let’s Party’ came from an essay I’d been working on about Cadillac Ranch and a tornado. It’s a dead serious joke about dread and joy.” Bonnaroo announces “The Other” stage lineup…
The Coathangers share new single/video “Step Back”
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Following up on their recent hard-hitting single “F The NRA,” The Coathangers continue to assert themselves as one of the most vital and truth-seeking punk bands around with their new track “Step Back.” Taken from the forthcoming album The Devil You Know out March 8 on Suicide Squeeze, the band explains that “Step Back” is…
@skopemag news for February 27, 2019 @ 12:30 pm est
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Fred Abong (Throwing Muses, Belly) Announces ‘Pulsing’ EP, UK Tour with Kristin Hersh Fred Abong has announced his new solo release – the ‘Pulsing’ EP. This six-track offering will release on March 8, the same day that his UK tour with Kristin Hersh kicks off. As a solo artist Abong will be supporting Hersh on…
Tiana Khasi Releases Defiant Single ‘They Call Me’
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Possessing a singular voice that’s been called “elegant” (Life Without Andy), “most dope” (Audiosteez) and “as venomous as it is honey-sweet” (Happy), it’s no wonder Tiana Khasi had already been streamed over 3 million times before Nuketown’s release, thanks to acclaimed features with The Kite String Tangle, Golden Vessel and labelmate Sampology. A trained jazz…
ash.ØK Presents “Breathe Me In”
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Philadelphia-based producer ash.ØK is well known for merging genres and influences in his music. From gritty boom-bap and trap to electronica and folk, the artist/producer weaves lush and intricate soundscapes, creating the perfect stage for a commanding performance from his many collaborators. Wholly independent without a label or corporate machine, ash.ØK has forged his way…
