Feature stories and artist interviews
Björk’s ninth studio album, Utopia is out now via One Little Indian Records, and is available for purchase (including cryptocurrency). The album is written by Björk with five of the 14 songs co-written by Arca and one co-written by Sarah Hopkins. All of the songs except one is co-produced by Arca. One of the songs…
cybersex, the new album from singer, songwriter, and producer blackbear — is released today, “Cyber Monday,” on Beartrap/Alamo/Interscope Records and is now available via all digital retailers. “If you haven’t heard yet of blackbear, now’s the time to start paying attention,” said TIME Magazine, which also called him “a versatile artist on the rise.” Several…
King Keon is a talented, up and coming Hip-Hop artist from the dynamic neighborhoods of Jersey City, New Jersey. A young man who is fulfilling his destiny, he has had considerable trials and tribulations in his 23 years of life. Standing by the saying, “Music is art imitating life,” this artist pours his honest and…
Catherine McGrath has today released her brand new single ‘Thought It Was Gonna Be Me’, which has become her ninth consecutive New Music Friday UK playlisted track on Spotify. It is the second single taken from her debut album, which is being released in spring next year via Warner Bros. Records. The release comes ahead…
300 recording artist, Hopsin has released his 8th studio album, No Shame, which is available at all digital music retailers and streaming services here. No Shame is a visionary compilation of 17 tracks recorded and produced by Hopsin. Leading up to the exciting album release, Hopsin has released numerous music videos like “The Purge” and…
The debut album from Schultz & Forever has been a long time coming, but Jonathan Schultz (the man behind the musical moniker) has spent the time exploring and delving into his artistic core. The writing process has been free, wild and joyful. Schultz & Forever’s three EP’s to date have each been a creative leap…
So here we are on Thanksgiving morning all ready to eat, drink, music, family & football. We have on here no stranger to @skopemag with Ed Roman. Ed is based north of Detroit in Canada and he is always so fun & candid with us. He is riding high with an impressive 2017 and is…
So we are so excited to post on an incredibly talented female singer/songwriter by the name Nina Soderquist. We checked in with her from her home in Helsingborg, Sweden. We get to chat with her about her new music, holiday plans, and that she is a part of the armed forces, lets get into it.…
Next to the entire All is an astonishing work by Danish experimental sound quartet We like We, consisting of Katrine Grarup Elbo (violin), Josefine Opsahl (cello), Sara Nigard Rosendal (percussion) and Katinka Fogh Vindelev (voice). Although classically trained, all four share a desire for exploring, experimenting and shaping a sound of their own, something which…
Platinum-selling DJ, producer and label owner Erick Morillo has unveiled the vocal reworks of his collaboration with revered producer Kryder: ‘Waves.’ Released on Erick’s seminal Subliminal label, the track inherits a brand-new interpretations of the August original with the silky vocals of Australian songstress Bella Hunter. Drawing influence from noughties trance with fluttering guitar strings…
Detroit’s youngest hip hop royalty, Brooklyn Queen, is back with another raucous clip that shows that this little lady knows how to party! Her last single “Keke Taught Me” captured her and her friends turning a quiet night home into an energetic dance party. In her new video for “Emoji,” she turns a deathly dull…
Tropical Fuck Storm (TFS for short) is a newborn band formed by Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin (The Drones). Liddiard and Kitschin are joined by maniacs Lauren Hammel (High Tension) on drums and Erica Dunn (Harmony, Palm Springs) on guitars, keys and other gadgets. Not since John Lydon changed it up from the Sex Pistols…
Today we get to chat with a true country musician, Richard Lynch as he prepares for the Thanksgiving holiday in Kentucky. He is an authentic country artist and lets everyone know it. Richard released his third studio album on April 1st, on Fence Row Records and he is already climbing the major radio charts. “Mending…
We are so excited today to have an authentic emcee coming out of Nashville, TN by the name Iam_Phi. Iam_Phi is looking to strike a nerve in the digital world with the release of two singles “Still Not Free” and “Lie To Me.” We got to chat with him about Thanksgiving, his music making process,…
Aaron Camper, the Grammy nominated artist known for viral tracks like “Hypnotizing,” (20M streams) “Blow” and “High $ Habit” has released yet another tantalizing song called “So Cold.” The gorgeous track opens with a film interlude — something Aaron has been experimenting with this upcoming project — and is packed glimmering midi productions reminiscent of…
The eclectic duo of Anana Kaye and Irakli Gabriel are no strangers to adventure. Irakli has lived and performed in New York City for most of his life, while the golden-voiced Anana Kaye made her way to the States all the way from the Republic of Georgia. Their latest single is called “American Smile”, and…
Toronto’s Stellina was excited to share her debut full length release, Star Seventeen EP, on Friday, November 17, 2017. Delivering ethereal soprano vocals against an experimental backbeat produce by L-SPEX, Stellina is the most exciting artist spilling out of Toronto this year. Stellina, named Justine Iaboni, is an established Canadian lifestyle blogger known as Jetset…
With just under a month to go till the release of his new album, The Carnival Vol. III: The Fall & Rise of a Refugee, Wyclef Jean has shared his newest music video for “What Happened To Love.” The brand new video has garnered almost 2 million views on YouTube and has already received love…
Michael Gray was born August 22, 1976 in Jackson, Mississippi. In the year of 1984 at the age of 9 years old, Michael started playing around free-styling like in his grandma’s backyard. When he was attending Bradley Elementary School he was only focused on his education. In 1994 Michael Gray turned 16 years old &…
There are few dance music vocalists as prolific as JES, whose mesmerizing voice has redefined the electronic dance music landscape with instantly recognizable classics like Motorcycle’s “As the Rush Comes,” the Grammy Nominated “Hold On” and the critically acclaimed “Everything” with the legendary Tiesto. Joining the company of artists like Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, Zara…
After previously being available exclusively through Apple Music, Queens Of The Stone Age have unleashed the wickedly entertaining video for “The Way You Used To Do” for all to see. Written by Joshua Homme, directed by Jonas Akerlund and produced by Serial Pictures, “The Way You Used To Do” features a dance-fueled Satanic fever dream…
Given how gorgeous the instrument sounds, and how spectacular it looks onstage and on camera, it’s surprising that there aren’t many harpists in contemporary pop music. Yet there are a few talented artists who demonstrate, incontrovertibly, that it’s possible to apply the grace and beauty of the classical harp to modern rock. Kristy Chmura is…
Effortlessly blending Serena’s vocals with live instrumentation and a beat that immediately pulls you in, “Show Me The Way” is an uplifting track, breaking the chains of conformity and pursuing one’s own happiness. Serena Foster effortlessly syncopates the nuances of the lyrics throughout the track, bringing an element of some of the best elements of…
Following the massive success of her debut single ‘Hurtin’ Me’ and a show-stopping performance to open this year’s MTV EMA Awards, STEFFLON DON continues her rise as one of the UK’s most versatile and exciting new talents with the release of new track ‘Ding-A-Ling’ featuring grime superstar Skepta. The track is out via Steff’s own…
Vivid and emotionally charged, the 1945 novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept explores author Elizabeth Smart’s incendiary love affair with British poet George Barker. A book bought and burned by the author’s mother, The Guardian describes By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept as “like Madame Bovary blasted by…
KWAYE has released his latest song “Lost In My Boots”, out now via Mind of a Genius. The track hauntingly encapsulates relationship woes and acknowledges the pain you and your partner might go through. In KWAYE’s own words, “‘Lost in My Boots’ came to me at point where I was losing faith in my relationship,…
Startling new talent Keeva today shares her first release since signing to Downtown Publishing. Entitled Whiskey, the single was recorded at Niles City Sound, the Fort Worth, Texas studio founded by Josh Block, Austin Jenkins and Chris Vivion. Collectively, they are best known as the production team behind Leon Bridges’ breakout debut album Coming Home.…
Today sees exciting Swedish production duo Jarami unveil the video for new single ‘Hear This’, the first track to be released from their hotly anticipated forthcoming ‘Sketches II’ EP. The spellbinding visuals for ‘Hear This’ have a slightly supernatural feel, featuring a number of young dancers displaying a slick choreography routine – you can watch…
Singer-songwriter Kimié (pronounced Kim-mi-Yay) Miner manages to create an inimitable musical style that dresses the listener in a flowing _mu’umu’u_ on a cool beach, easily mistaken for paradise. Growing up on an island surrounded by the ocean was a formative experience for Kimié, and an experience that can be distinctly heard through her work. Her…
It doesn’t happen often. But every now and then, an independent artist makes a song and a video undeniable enough to become an international sensation. Rich Chigga shook the music world in 2016 with “Dat $tick,” a trap rap and searing video that opened eyes and ears on both sides of the Pacific — and…
Dashboard Confessional has announced details of their long awaited new album, Crooked Shadows, to be released February 9th on Fueled By Ramen (album art / track listing attached). Crooked Shadows marks Dashboard Confessional’s first new album in over eight years and features the lead track “We Fight,” streaming today on Fueled By Ramen’s Official YouTube…
At a private show last night in Los Angeles, Stone Temple Pilots made its triumphant return to the stage at the Troubadour where the Grammy®-winning group welcomed Jeff Gutt as their new lead singer. Gutt (pronounced goot) is a veteran of the Detroit music scene and has spent the last year writing and recording with…
Iconic New York duo Fischerspooner, aka Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner, have unveiled their new single ‘Butterscotch Goddam’ featuring Johnny Magee, with the release taken from their highly anticipated upcoming album, ‘Sir’ which is set for release on 16th February via Ultra Records. Premiering the high-powered track on Jehnny Beth’s Beats 1 radio show ‘Start…
Russian progressive rockers STARSOUP have released new single “Your World is Dead,” a track from forthcoming album Castles of Sand. STARSOUP will release sophomore album Castles of Sand digitally on November 20 and on CD December 1 via Metalism Records. After inspiring debut album Bazaar of Wonders (2013, Sublimity Records), the band took a break…
We are back at in here on a cold Wednesday in New England and it is so good to be live @skopemag.com. Today we have an emcee and a man that admire in that he is true to himself through his life and music. While so many others fabricate & tell lies, Grisly BK gives…
Sarah Ragsdale, a newly christened resident of the Garden State, is a singer, pianist, songwriter, and composer who uses her adventurous “Piano Woman” style to tell songs that take a mixture of pop, jazz, and folk influences, the result of which is something she calls “Ragstime.” Sarah has toured and performed live in America, Europe,…
So today we are so excited to have the talented and musically inspired, Sam Rochford. Sam Rochford (pronounced ROTCH-ford) is a 25 year old Connecticut native now living in Nashville. Her latest single release, “So Easy” is charting nationally on the New Music Weekly country chart Top 65 and the IndieWorld Country Record Report, the…
Adored for her singular magic for making what’s classic contemporary again, Jan Daley is the most multi-talented and beautiful Best Kept Secret in entertainment today. The triple-threat singer/songwriter, actress and playwright connects to audiences worldwide with her authentic, personal presentations couched with just the right amount of razzle dazzle to remind you why she’s at…
London-based Greek indie-pop experimentalist Leon Of Athens has revealed live footage of ‘Xenos’, performed at SNFCC. The song is the title track from his forthcoming album, produced by David Kosten (Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything), due out on February 9th. The performance opens with dark, pulsating synth parts before building with celestial choral voices in…
Seattle-based band, Arisen From Nothing offers a lethal brand of metal infused with an adrenaline shot of groove in a sonic rage sure to catch your attention. The 5-piece musical tsunami is made up of fearless frontman, Jessie Bringham, 6-string shredders, Troy Elmore and Steve Pontius on guitars, Eric Hanson on bass and Brandon Fuller,…
