Feature stories and artist interviews
“In such a frenetic city, we crave intimacy but have to steel ourselves for protection. So when our bodies come together with carnal force, they shatter to pieces; and in this one moment of utter fragmentation, we to try to forget reality.” On ‘Pieces’ ECKOES’ craft as a storyteller is laid bare in all its…
Malibu is well known for it’s rich and famous, beautiful beaches and beautiful people. This town full of celebrities is what Destiny Malibu calls home. A glimpse into her life, reveals that she graduated from Malibu High School with classmates such as supermodel Gigi Hadid. Destiny thrived in this environment and was even voted “Most…
We’ve seen many artists in our day, but few compare to the tender styling of South Carolina’s Christou DaKeeng. A singer, rapper, writer, and actor, Christou is full of hidden talents. His youthful voice is just one of them, embellishing his self-produced music with catchy melodies and heartfelt lyrics. He’s truly a “smooth blend of…
“A new album is mixed! Next is mastering, artwork, pressing, release plan, videos, publicity stunts and a fake breakup to for the tabloids. But first I must road test some of this music in mid west and east coast starting with New York City Thursday.” Will “If you want to branch out and hear something…
“Phantom Brickworks is a collection of mostly improvised musical pieces, that for some years now, have provided me with a mental portal into places and times – some real, some imaginary, some a combination of both. Human beings are highly sensitive to the atmospheres of places, which can be enhanced or dramatically altered when you…
The upcoming release of the DAVID BOWIE A NEW CAREER IN A NEW TOWN (1977 – 1982) boxed set will be celebrated with an event at the world-famous Hansa Studios in Berlin on Tuesday, September 26 at 2PM ET which will be live-streamed via: https://www.facebook.com/davidbowie The live event will feature a Q&A session with guests…
Hello there all amazing music loving people on @skopemag.com. It is so good to be here today. We have so many amazing artists on here, but today we have Sofia B and how she is using her music to expose the struggle and plight of the people of Venezuela. It is truly heartbreaking to think…
Earlier this year we brought you the debut clip from Texas native and longtime Seattle resident John Hickman, “Hello Hello.” After a longtime career as an Aerospace Engineer, he’s now fully retired and calls Maui, Hawaii his home. It was in the early 2000s that a spark was lit in Hickman’s creative mind, and once…
Multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd has shared the guerilla style “street video” for his latest single, “Get Low” with Liam Payne (Interscope). In the video, Zedd and Liam take to the streets of London, with dance troupe in tow, to surprise unsuspecting fans with pop up performances near “Covent Garden”, “Oxford Street”, and “Trafalgar Square.”…
There are few forces in popular music quite as formidable as a great producer on a mission. Just as a good film director inevitably leaves his stamp on the films he makes, a skillful producer at the helm of a musical project guarantees consistency, vision, and a distinct aural signature that can’t be counterfeited. Ashok…
Lauren Waller was the successor with her debut single “Never Were” that played on Ireland’s National Television Channel RTE, where the host celebrity Daithi O Se went on to describe her as “absolutely brilliant, and [singing] from the heart!” Since, Lauren has released two EP’s “Perhaps” and “No Name Here”, that just so happens to…
In conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the video hosts a link to donate to the NNEDV (National Network to End Domestic Violence) and shares real stories from women how have had the strength to say ITS OVER and release themselves from painful relationships. This highly innovative video is sure to receive notoriety in music…
The dazzling, larger than life, effervescently flamboyant Toggo Ultrarock has just released his new single entitled Cannonball. A cross between Freddy Mercury, Alice Cooper and Adele, this artist, born and raised in Norway has one of the most unique voices I’ve ever heard, in the best way possible. I was indisputably compelled to investigate his…
Fire in the Field’s drives their impression of rock music to a furious style of heaviness, that pushes the boundaries with the energy, angst, depth and great detail. How much detail is great detail? Well it just so happens that their latest album “War Bonnet”, has created such a buzz, that these guys just want…
Warbly Jets are an LA quartet that don’t fit comfortably into a scene… they exist into out in the ether, caught somewhere between yesterday and today, where massive rock melodies brush up against skittish breakbeats and laser-guided synth lines. The band’ self-titled debut will release on October 20 and after teasing three singles from the…
Alexa Friedman isn’t your average aspirational pop star. While most young artists want to sing and dance, they ultimately can’t get past their own youthfulness and inexperience. Perhaps it’s being the youngest of 3 girls, but she sure knows how to fight for what she wants. One look at her first music video for her…
Born in November of 1978, raised in Detroit, Michigan, Kimani Carter comes out swinging. Through various inspirational channels, such as his mother (R.I.P.) and influential artists like Michael Jackson, Tupac, Queen, Nirvana, Outkast and Daniel Day Lewis, Kimani strives to enhance his musical experience not just for himself, but for his current and future audiences.…
Alt-pop musician and newly-minted comics artist Lights has shared her sultry new song “New Fears,” taken from the upcoming album Skin&Earth, out September 22, 2017 via Warner Bros. Records. Skin&Earth features the anthemic single “Giants,” which continues to climb the charts at Hot AC radio, and Lights will celebrate the album’s release next Friday by…
The female fronted melodic metal band ANGEL NATION just released a music video for “Burn The Witch”, the first single from their new album “Aeon”. “Aeon” will be released October 27th in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings. Angel Nation is a melodic metal band founded by the classically trained Finnish singer Elina…
Chicago indie artist/producer/Grammy Award winner Knox Fortune has announced his debut project Paradise due out September 22nd as an independent release. Known to most for his collaborations with Chance the Rapper (featured on the hook of “All Night”) and production for Joey Purp’s iiiDrops, KAMI’s Just Like The Movies, as well as work with Vic…
ATL isn’t just an acronym for Atlanta, Georgia, it also stands for All The Locals. This pop/rock band comes to you straight out of ATL’s local hangouts, and they want to show you their roots. “Everybody likes a new groove or place to hangout…So, why not where the locals go?” Performer Mag called them “Soul…
With help from tourmate Khalid as well Post Malone and SZA, LORDE today unveils the official remix to her latest single “Homemade Dynamite.” The star-studded remix, with the original “Homemade Dynamite” amassing over 50 million streams, arrives just ahead of her Melodrama World Tour debut in the UK on September 26th, when the singer kicks…
Today, singer/songwriter Jacob Banks, releases “Unknown (To You)” as the first single from his upcoming album on Darkroom/Interscope Records. The track, originally featured on his critically-acclaimed EP The Paradox, has always held a special meaning to Jacob and was recently revisited and given a stripped-down, vocal-driven treatment. Inspired by the new arrangement, Jacob felt compelled…
Sweet Megg & The Wayfarers has a sound that is truly their own. It is vibrant, modern, and eclectic, honoring the great musical greats of the past, into the present day. Since releasing their debut single “Here Comes the Man with The Jive”, off their self-titled album, a lot of buzz has been said about…
Musical duo, Aly & AJ, who have sold over 2 million records worldwide, recently returned after a 10 year musical hiatus, with new track, “Take Me”. The song was received with critical acclaim from major outlets like Billboard, InStyle, Allure, Refinery29, BuzzFeed, Playboy and more, generating over a million streams in its first week, with…
There isn’t a more perfect way to celebrate Independence Day than with a classic All American song. “We’re An American Band” was originally made famous by Grand Funk Railroad in 1973 and has stood the test of time as an unrivaled anthem for bands looking to climb that red, white, and blue ladder. As the…
Siddhi Kid is unleashing a wild blend of electronic soul that showcases his fresh voice, songwriting and production style. Building upon his recent number one collaboration on Monstercat Records (lauded as: “vocals that are the cherry on top of a masterful tune” – By The Wavs). Coming from his forthcoming debut album “Animalism,” the single…
Xiren is an internationally trained pianist and composer. Fusing music with story, she creates original music for film, theatre, dance, yoga, and all things #WeddingMeetsFashion. She commenced her classical training in piano at the age of five in Newcastle, United Kingdom, and performed and competed in competitions across Europe, Asia, and North America. She is…
Following last month’s release of “Thorns,” her dark and gritty new single, pop hitmaker extraordinaire, Bonnie McKee returns today an official video,” premiering exclusively on NYLON. Shot in Los Angeles using a $150 vintage Panasonic VHS camera, the new video arrives hot on the heels of Bonnie’s recent sold out show at The Peppermint Club…
Following on from her inaugural EP last year, French DJ/producer/vocalist and NTS resident Coucou Chloe is back with new record ‘Erika Jane’, this time for nascent record label NUXXE, which she co-runs alongside Crazylegs’ Sega Bodega and frequent collaborator, Shygirl. Comprised of six tracks, ‘Erika Jane’ serves as a natural extension to the ominous club…
So I am back at it after a brief hiatus. It is good to take a breather and come back refreshed and hydrated. So today we have a foursome of young, handsome, fun, energetic, men in the group Pros & iCons. Before we chat with them lets see whats up in the music news thanks…
Internationally acclaimed rock band Stone Sour has shared the official music video for their single “Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I),” featured on their chart-topping new album, HYDROGRAD. The official music video – directed by Ryan Valdez – is streaming now on www.stonesour.com. “Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song…
Austin Higney has been making music since he was in middle school, when he got together with friends to start jamming. Though he jumped in head first with no sense of direction, over the years songwriting “gradually evolved in to something I began to get such a passion for.” While his peers eventually moved on…
Homeschool Sweethearts is the debut single by fresh new Dutch synth pop band Sheila And The Kit. Two years ago, bandmembers Bo and Suzanne felt like starting a live act with music that they themselves would want to dance to throughout the night. They locked themselves in the studio and soon the first ideas emerged.…
Country artist Ray Strickland has been songwriting and performing for the longest time now. Over the span of his music career, has released countless tunes, performed, and toured with much more on the way! His most recent efforts “Cowboy Way”, see’s the continuation of his songwriting skills, as it is what he does best. He…
Fresh off his last music video, “Without You,” premiering on BET Soul, feature articles in VIBE and Billboard, and a tidal wave of momentum throughout 2017, NYC’s Drew Vision has teamed up with executive producer Bryan Michael Cox for new EP, Shades of Summer. The finely crafted effort mixes Drew’s soulful vocals with the pop…
NatStar is “music in the flesh.” An artist, producer, songwriter, and performer packaged into one man, Chris Stowe; who goes by his artist name “NatStar,” is a musical force to be reckoned with. Describing his sound as a mix of Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz, Soul and Gospel, he’s a triple threat as he sings, raps…
Atlanta emcee Dillon Maurer has teamed up with producer Diamond D Black Tie Affair, their collaboration EP out now featuring Dillon on rhymes and cuts and Diamond on beats. The EP features Dillon’s longtime collaborator Paten Locke (who also works frequently with Edan) plus support from Boog Brown, Alexa Lima on piano, Terminus Horns, Ben…
Vinyl spoken arts label Cadabra Records presents an audio adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s vintage chiller, The Picture In The House, read by renown Lovecraftian scholar and narrator Andrew Leman, with an original score by Fabio Frizzi – the legendary film composer of The Beyond, Zombie, Kill Bill and other genre classics. Haunting, hypnotic, and suspenseful,…
Piece of Magic Entertainment announced today that Avicii: True Stories, a compelling new documentary film by Levan Tsikurishvili, will be premiering on October 26 in selected cinemas worldwide. Avicii: True Stories traces the unvarnished truth behind the success of Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and artist Avicii (A.K.A. Tim Bergling)– one of the world’s highest grossing live…
