Music is one of the greatest things about being alive. Most people who appreciate the arts won’t dispute that. The art form has delighted people all over the planet for eons. If you’re a bona fide music enthusiast, you should prioritize doing your favorite thing comfortably. That favorite thing is savoring the sweet sounds of…
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PREMIERE: COLLIN RUSSELL MULLINS – ‘WISH YOU WERE MY LOVER (LYRIC VIDEO)’
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Austin, Texas multi-instrumentalist Collin Russell Mullins is here with the lyric video for his second single “Wish You Were My Lover”. The second of the two lyric videos released from Mullins comes a week after the first single “All In Your Head” made its national debut. Collin Russell Mullins has made no short feat with…
@skopemag news for november 20, 2018 @ 2 pm est
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Phony Ppl premiere dizzying visuals of “Way Too Far” | on tour with Pusha T ??? Phony Ppl recently unleashed their new album mo’za-ik (300 Entertainment), the follow-up to 2015 Yesterday’s Tomorrow. Blending soul, funk, R&B and more, each song on the 11-track set plays as an extended jam between five musicians playing at their…
New Video By Davie Simmons “Angel Music Lover”
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Songwriter Davie Simmons completed this video for his lovely wife Angel Firestar Simmons in time for their 20th Anniversary June 21st. Featuring SF Ballet Principal Sasha De Sola. Film locations included the San Francisco War Memorial Bldg Green Room and Herbst Theater, Monarch Golf Course San Leandro and Davies Man Cave his 2014 MB Navion.…
Cheat Codes release visuals for personal new track, “Home”
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Multi-platinum, electronic/dance/pop group Cheat Codes continue their run of sizzlers with the deeply personal track “Home.” With vocals from the trio’s own Trevor Dahl, the tropical-house influenced track follows a newly minted Angeleno as she finds comfort in her new town. Today, they releases the visuals for the track – watch here and feel free…
Monica Aben Presents ‘The Beginning of Things’ single
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Monica Aben’s home studio is decorated with NASA posters; therefore, it’s only logical that her music should be dotted with space metaphors and astronomic imagery, littered throughout her melodies like stars. Brand new single The Beginning of Things is no exception. A love song through and through, Aben sings with cosmic buoyancy about her relationship…
@skopemag news for november 20, 2018 @ 9 am est
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FADE’s New “Whole” Video Premieres via Ladygunn Magazine Grand Rapids, MI-based FADE — aka multi-instrumentalist and producer Marley Ferguson — today shared a new video for her song “Whole” from her debut EP Fall In Love out now via Luminelle Recordings. http://ladygunn.com/music/video-premiere-fade-whole Roseview Drop US Tour with Convictions Last month, melodic-hardcore band, Roseview, from Portland…
New Video By DANII ROUNDTREE “CRAVE”
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Danii Roundtree is a retro goddess sent from heaven above. Her life revolves around music and she has blossomed into a beauty. As she coats her vast range of talents with the color pink- we enter her world through her rose-tinted glasses. Known for her charisma, powerful vocal range, and dynamic signature sound, she brings…
Double Release By JULIA OTHMER “PURPLE AND GRAY” AND “BRING PEACE FOR bCHRISTMAS”
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We’ll come right out and say it: the final shot in Julia Othmer’s new video for “Purple And Gray” will sweep you away. You may conclude (as we did) that director James T. Lundie is a cinematographic sorcerer. He certainly isn’t afraid of heights. Under his guidance, the camera rises up above the gently rolling…
Skope Music Biz Boost: November 19, 218 – @skopemag Radio/Videos Holiday Season
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So we have hooked up today with – @skopemag.com Radio They want to get some holiday music on @skopemag radio + music videos through January 5th, 2019. If you would like to be featured then lets do it, covers, originals, we love it all. We are running either MP3 or Youtube videos! How popular is…
Forest Robots Release New Album’Timberline and Mountain Crest’
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Forest Robots is an especially sci-fi-y name for a musical artist. Although Fran Dominguez (under the moniker Forest Robots) applies technologically advanced keyboard instruments to the ten tracks contained on the Timberline and Mountain Crest album, the inspiration for these instrumentals could not be more natural. In fact, it was nature – specifically the mountain…
Rebecca Blasband releases ‘Here’
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URL: https://www.beckyblasband.com/ It says a lot about a composer when a song is as moving musically as it is lyrically, which is exactly the case with the majority of what Here, the new album by Rebecca Blasband, delivers unto those who pick it up. From the studded grooves of “Way of the World” to the simplistic,…
Univore releases ‘Conch’
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BANDCAMP: https://univore.bandcamp.com/album/conch Alternative rockers, Univore bend time and sound in the addictive 12-track album, Conch. Univore is Nicholas Flando and Sagan Jacobson. The two are joined with some guest players on various tracks, but it’s safe to say Flando and Bachmann create the core Univore sound. Pinning down that sound is a challenge – in…
The Campbell Apartment Release “Burn Baby Burn”
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Indie rockers The Campbell Apartment unleash an anthological swansong in the form of their new track “Burn Baby Burn,” which is essentially five different uniquely stylized songs mashed into a single all-encapsulating juggernaut. We start off with a blistering acoustic guitar salvo that is accompanied by punkish, feisty lyrics singing the praises of a girl…
@skopemag news for november 19, 2018 @ 2 pm est
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Leeds trio Far Caspian excel in spellbinding debut EP ‘Between Days’ out today via Dance To The Radio Emerging Leeds trio Far Caspian excel in spellbinding debut EP Between Days, out 19th November via UK label Dance To The Radio. Encompassing recent singles Blue, The Place and Let’s Go Outside, the band’s savviness when it…
MASTA ACE & TERMANOLOGY // “BEEN WAITING”
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In preparation for the upcoming single “Reaganomics” featuring the legendary line-up of Elzhi, Ras Kass, M-Dot & Large Pro. Boston producer, B. Leafs releases one of his select cuts “Been Waiting” featuring ‘Breukelen’ icon Masta Ace, and Mass lyricist Termanology. With scratches provided by DJ Deadeye, this track is from his debut studio album “The…
Joji Posts New Video “WANTED YOU”
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Joji, the multi-talented visionary with a cult following from every corner of the internet, just released his debut album BALLADS 1 last Friday via 88rising. Upon release, the album immediately hit #1 on the iTunes R&B charts and has quickly amassed over 115 million Spotify streams. https://88rising.lnk.to/BALLADS1 Joji returns with the video for “WANTED U,”…
@skopemag news for november 19, 2018 @ 10 am est
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John Schneider to Premiere New Single on DANCING WITH THE STARS Season Finale on Monday, November 19 at 8/7c Actor and chart-topping country music artist John Schneider will return to ABC Television Network’s “Dancing with the Stars” for the season finale on Monday, November 19 at 8/7c. Schneider will perform his new single, “Walk a…
Maddie McLeod Reviews Love Stallion “Slow Release”
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Love Stallion throws us right back into the 70s and 80s with their rocking song called Slow Release off their latest album Unforgettable Ride. Sitting comfortably with his tenor voice, Aaron Hart really knows how to take inspiration from others and create his own unique sound. Pair this with the glam rock vibe, the whole…
New Visuals By Rich Brian “History”
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As one of the many talented names representing 88rising, Rich Brian has stolen the hearts of fans across the musical spectrum and continues to push his sound into the hands of an audience who can relate to his lyricism. His latest single, “History,” is a look inside Rich Brian’s lovelorn heart. In this track, he’s…
Chrystian Lher Presents “Friends?”
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Previously featured on MTV Buzzworthy – who describes him as “the future” – up and coming R&B crooner Chrystian Lehr takes you on a stroll through a day with his main lady promising that if it all doesn’t work out can we stay ‘Friends?’ http://www.chrystianlehr.com/ The self-penned ballad, “Friends?”, produced by Grammy Award Winner “LuneyTunez”…
New Video By EARTHQUAKE LIGHTS “CHOKE ’EM UP”
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Introducing Earthquake Lights, the band from New York City that’s putting a different spin on modern rock. This group has an affection for both heavy guitars and softer tones, making every listening experience a sonic dichotomy. Influences like Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Beck, and The Who give their textures and harmonies a fresh voice that can…
Bongo Boy Records Presents ‘Doug Ferony Sings Italian Favorites’
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Doug Ferony sings with a timeless, tasteful mixture of pop, jazz, swinging through on the lush sweeps of “Doug Ferony Sings Italian Favorites”. Absolutely beautiful, his inclusion of a wide variety of styles feels so soothing. Elements of Bossa Nova and lounge anchor the entirety of the gorgeous journey. With a sound reminiscent of Frank…
new ep crystal poles out now – love, scarlett
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Angel, Let’s dance…I don’t care. On those CRYSTAL POLES. Let’s kill…I don’t care. I was a fool for you. Sitting here wondering do YOU really care? Was our love a dare? Now I’m lighting up this flare…setting fire to your LAKEHOUSE…smoke and tainted love. Sweet alibi. Tears stained the skies last night. It’s JULY 2ND…
Reason|Define – Release powerful new music video “Pointing Fingers”
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All-female post-hardcore band Reason|Define release inspirational visual for their track, “Pointing Fingers.” The song tells a story about refusing to succumb to obstacles or manipulations, no matter how overpowering they may seem. The video, directed by Austin Huelsbeck at Black Static Images, follows a young woman who is entwined in a toxic texting-based relationship. She…
@skopemag news for november 18, 2018 @ 4 pm est
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Crooked Teeth Release Brand New ‘Honey’ EP via Rude Records Southern California’s Crooked Teeth, have had quite the year, with the signing to independent record label, Rude Records, and the re-issue of their EP, Pastel.Pastel, which released in May, offered a brand new single, “Crawl,” featuring guest vocals from Stand Atlantics’ lead-vocalist, Bonnie Fraser. Offering…
New Video Broke Royals “Bad Chemicals”
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With their previous releases for “As Long As I Can See” and “Higher,” DC’s Broke Royals have navigated a path that intersects soaring pop rock songwriting, deft production skills, and emotion-filled lyrics. They’re such an easy listen that it sometimes takes scratching that surface a little harder to understand the wonderful depths and complexity that…
@skopemag news for november 18, 2018 @ 9 am est
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Kirk Knight Releases New Album “IIWII” Kirk Knight releases his new album IIWII (It Is What It Is) today via Pro Era Records/RED Music. The 12-track album embodies Kirk’s wide musical skillset as the prodigious New York producer, songwriter and rapper steps into the spotlight as a fully-realized and self-sufficient musician. Kirk Knight is also…
New Video By Arbina “Bad 4 U”
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Bad 4 U is a song thats already had some global attention. Abrina teamed up with Dj City’s own Refresh, who also happens to be from Abrina’s hometown San Diego, and the two delivered a club/latin/tropical smash! http://www.abrinamusic.com/ “Bad 4 U music video is basically a recap video compiled with all my footage I gathered…
Troy Ave Reps On “The Come Up”
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New York Musical Artist Troy Ave, who taken the name of the block he grew up on in Brooklyn, has been bringing heat in the form of hype songs with real lyrics this high energy MC got music made by and for the streets. Never apologetic, Troy Ave’s attitude and demeanor is direct and without…
Maddie McLeod Reviews: Tia McGraff ‘One Tin Soldier’
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With a soft yet raspy voice reminiscent of a mash-up between Sarah Mclachlan, Faith Hill, and Martina McBride, Tia McGraff sings a wonderful tribute to all those who have had to fight in wars to maintain our freedoms and peace. The composition of her song One Tin Soldier is a masterpiece on its own, marching…
Brooke Josephson New Single “Mr. Fix It (Rocky G Remix)”
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It isn’t always easy to remix a song that helped to define the persona of an artist and stay true to the spirit of the original, but in “Mr. Fix It (Rocky G Remix),” the framing of Brooke Josephson’s epic pop jam isn’t left in ruins as a result of the gilded renovations installed by…
Louise Lemón laments the appeal of doomed relationships on ‘Not Enough’
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Following on from last year’s critically praised debut album ‘Purge’, Louise Lemón returns with new single ‘Not Enough’ taken from her highly anticipated new album A Broken Heart Is An Open Heart due for release in March 2019. The Swedish ‘Death gospel’ artist’s jaw-dropping vocals are backed by delicate piano, reverb drenched percussion on the…
@skopemag news for november 17 , 2018 @ 8 am est
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Young Dolph Duets With His Mom in the Heartwarming “Black Queen” Video Vera Hotsauce spearheads her new mixtape with pitch-bent anguish on ‘daddy’ Martin Jensen’s New Single, “Somebody I’m Not,” Is Out Today! Today, Martin Jensen released his new single, “Somebody I’m Not” (Astralwerks). The 26-year old DJ returns to his roots and reunites with…
Lil Pump & XXXTentacion Drop Music Video For “Arms Around You” Ft. Maluma & Swae Lee
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After breaking the internet- and Warner Bros. Records’ record for biggest lyric/visualizer video debut ever on YouTube with over 5 million views in 24 hours and 12.8 million global views within the first two days, Lil Pump & XXXTentacion wrap their talents around another hit with the release of the brand new James Larese-directed video…
Sarantos New Single ‘I’d Follow You Into Fire’ Official Music Video
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Sarantos taps into the sound of the world with the majestic, sprawling scope of the brightly colored arrangements of “I’d Follow You Into Fire”. Deftly avoiding easy categorization, elements of the track draw from rock as well as world music in a way that gives it a great nimbleness. Full of optimism the joyfulness of…
@skopemag news for november 16, 2018 @ 5 pm est
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New Music // Elder Island share multi-layered single ‘You & I’ The track showcases the band’s trademark ability to interweave and experiment with layers, creating an immersive track that commands multiple listens. Their fanbase is growing with each release, resulting in over 40 million streams on Spotify alone as well as support from Earmilk, NME,…
Review: American High Release ‘Cheye Calvo’ by Kiera Hood
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Since its introduction to the world, the punk rock music has always been one for making political statements, going against the flow of life and sticking it to the man. The genre of punk rock is expressive of their frustrations with the injustices of the system through the production of their loud lyrics, harsh guitar…
Album Review: Chris Bennett/ Bill Marx Release ‘Something Wonderful’ by Keira Hood
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Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and pianist Chris Bennett recently released her twelfth album, Something Wonderful, and as trite as it may sound, the album certainly is something wonderful. Known for her disco days in the 70s for collaborating with other iconic names like Tina Turner, Donna Summer, and Giorgio Moroder, Bennett channels her jazz roots with…
@skopemag news for november 16, 2018 @ 12:30 pm est
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‘PASTIS’ single release ‘Valour Valour’ is the second single of the Finnish rock n roll band ‘Pastis’ upcoming debut LP ‘Circles’ (release 8th February 2019). It was recorded and co-produced by the award-winning producer Lauri Eloranta, and it also features trumpet virtuoso Antero Priha who has performed with the likes of Ray Charles, Carla Bley…
