Galantis, the Swedish production duo of Christian “Bloodshy” Karlsson of Miike Snow and Linus Eklow aka Style of Eye, introduce their new project with a jubilant anthem called “Smile”, released today on Big Beat Records. With an instantly memorable hook, propulsive beat, and the custom “Galantis Filter” which blends male and female vocals into one,…
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Feature stories and artist interviews
PHOENIX CALLING DEBUT SINGLE POSTED
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Only together for little over a year, Peterborough based UK rock quintet Phoenix Calling are ready to stride out of the shadows with their debut single ‘Bring The Roof Down’ boasting some pretty impressive collaborative credentials for newcomers, as it features backing vocals from none other than Deaf Havana. Stream and share ‘Bring The Roof…
LILY VIDEO FOR “LIFE GOES ON”
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Lily released her debut album ‘Life of Lily’ and to celebrate she has made a video for her single “Life Goes On”, a tune Modern Visionaries has called “a sweet slice of Celtic pop punk rock that is as infectious as any Top 40’s pop song on the charts today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uom6kMHTNxg Born in England,…
SKOPE GIVEAWAY: The Beatles “On-Air Live at the BBC volume 2”
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In 1994, The Beatles’ Live at the BBC was released to worldwide acclaim – hitting number one in the U.K., number three in the U.S. and selling more than five million copies within six weeks. The new companion to The Beatles’ first BBC collection, On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2, is…
NEW RUBY VIDEO “LUSHâ€
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“I love you when you’re not around” sings the raven-haired Lesley Rankine, aka ruby, in “Lush”, featured single on her recently released EP Revert To Type. Revered as a forerunner in alt trip-hop with past releases out on Sony Music’s Creation Records, Lesley delivers this smooth and dreamy track with signature cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKh6vaOIGMQ Traveling from…
ERIK HASSLE’S NEW VIDEO “TALK ABOUT ITâ€
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Erik Hassle’s brand new single “Talk About It” was officially released today in North America. To celebrate, Erik also premiered the brand new video for the track and has confirmed a full length set for release in 2014 on Record Company Ten/ RCA Records. ‘Talk About It’ was unveiled via Erik’s soundcloud page earlier this…
FROM FAR AWAY VIDEO “DEAD INSIDE”
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Maryland’s From Far Away, signed to At Your Command Records, and BeheadingTheTraitor have partnered up to exclusively premiered the music video for the band’s new single entitled “Dead Inside ” on YouTube. The single is the follow up to the band’s May EP entitled Recover|Repeat. The band plans to tour throughout 2014 while working…
VITA CHAMBERS VIDEO “WHAT IF”
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Vita Chambers has recently released her much anticipated new single called “What If?” which showcases her versatility as an artist, infusing funk and 90’s music into one big hit. This new single is a powerful message of Vita’s strong love & support for equality among all race, color and creed. The official music video will…
DEE-1 NEW SINGLE “I’LL PAY FOR IT”
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Dee was rightly nervous as he went to press play on the finished song for Mannie Fresh. Manny has been known to put a dancer or two through college in his day. “I always like to try to impress Mannie, so i was excited.” he shares. “Then, when I pressed play I got nervous because…
I AM SNOW ANGEL SINGLE “GREY WHITE DECEMBER”
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I Am Snow Angel, moniker for synth-pop producer and vocalist Julie Kathryn, announces the release of her self-titled debut EP slated for February, 2014. An accomplished singer, musician and songwriter, I Am Snow Angel projects a finely-tuned musical aesthetic in a self-written, engineered and produced 4-song collection. Listen to “Grey White December” here:…
BROKEN BELLS NEW SINGLE “HOLDING ON FOR LIFE”
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Broken Bells, the musical partnership comprised of Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) and James Mercer, are proud to announce the release of their sophomore album, After the Disco, on January 14th, 2014 on Columbia Records. The album will be available for pre-sale tomorrow, November 5th, via iTunes. Upon preordering After the Disco, fans will receive the…
10 THINGS MUSICIANS NEED TO KNOW FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
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The holidays represent a lot of things: time with family, a break from work or school, food, gifts, and some more food. But something that may not be so obvious is that the holidays present great opportunities for musicians. As the holiday buzz is starting to kick in, TuneCore wants to help artists…
JULIA WELDON PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “YOU NEVER KNOWâ€
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“You Never Know” is one of themost vulnerable tracks on Julia Weldon’s sophomore album Light Is a Ghost. Its video, on the other hand, is radiant, full of sunshine and tall trees and the sea. Set in Maine, directed by Charlotte Royer, the scenery serves to remind us how small we are, and how interconnected…
MARK STEELE NEW VIDEO “I SEE EYES”
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Mark Steele is a solo rap artist from Durham, NC. Currently residing in New York City, his sound imbues a gritty, fervid sound that has been long lost since the late 90’s, early 2000’s. Bred into the culture since the tender age of 15, he has already worked with some of the industry’s best. Topping…
ANiMAL-MUSiC VIDEO FOR “ULTIMATE”
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State Television are delighted to announce their second single release of 2013; with the stunning UK Garage House track, ‘ULTiMATE’ by London newcomers ANiMAL-MUSiC. “I could clean my teeth to that groove,Start the day on a high, With a sound like that, Stereo up loud, Me & the feet would hit the street up beat”…
FREDRIK EKBLAD VIDEO FOR “DISS ME”
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Fredrik Ekblad – a new swedish rock/pop solo act is soon to release his english debut album “Confused Confessions” on Sousafon AB / Foakleaf. “Diss Me: from the new swedish artist Fredrik Ekblad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWr0FoGoMuo Fredrik Ekblad from the southern part of Sweden has been making music since childhood and has released two albums in his…
STOLI FEELS “LUCKY” TO HAVE STACIE ROSE ON
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Hello good people, I took a week off for some R&R but now I am back at it. So I am reading through Showbiz411.com that Lady Gaga is going through some tough times and splitting with her manager amongst her odd performance at the Youtube Music Awards. I must say from someone who gets up…
THE DALLAS COWBOYS FEATURE CELLDWELLER
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The Dallas Cowboys have teamed up with pioneering EDM/Rock artist Celldweller on a mind blowing “Cowboys Lights” video using Celldweller’s track “ShutEmDown,” to showcase the lights at the AT&T Stadium. Watch the video and download the song for free below! http://youtu.be/kaUpN1BIbX4 Free: https://soundcloud.com/celldweller/shutemdown http://www.celldweller.com
WHO EXACTLY IS J METRO?!
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Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing a talented young man who reminded me of a mixture of Justin Timberlake meets R.Kelly. J Metro is his stage name which naturally evolved from a group into a solo act. The letter J just fitted perfectly because it also is the first initial of his name.…
NYTEOWL OFFERS MP3 “GET IN IT”
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Nyteowl is an electronic pop/soul project lead by Minneapolis, MN producer and artist, Jeremiah Conlon. Nyteowl started as a bootleg remixer, eventually garnering ofï¬cial remixes for the likes of Crystal Castles, Cassius, and The Black Ghosts. Nyteowl’s list of DJ support during the early years included Touche (Fake Blood), Boy 8 Bit, J F…
REACH VIDEO “PINS & NEEDLES”
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New Jersey, alt-rock outfit REACH releases video for the song “Pins & Needles” off of their first EP, Patterns in Static on November 1, 2013. The video was shot in stop animation taking 2 months, over 3000 frames and was created by Matt Provenzano at Mattimation Studios. REACH “Pins & Needles”: http://youtu.be/nKIC-NDJFsE Born out…
HIGH-PROFILE GIG$ & HOW TO MAXIMIZE INCOME POTENTIAL
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When a highly publicized and well-paying performance opportunity comes along that is a great payday, performing musicians can become so concerned with the performance aspect that they largely ignore their own importance of promoting their appearance at it. They assume (and, in part, justifiably) that it is the sole responsibility of the sponsoring organization…
KOOL G RAP & NECRO ARE THE GODFATHERS
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Kool G Rap & Necro have joined forces and on 11-19-2013 will be releasing a collaborative project as “The Godfathers” entitled “Once Upon A Crime” which will be released on RBC/Pyscho+Logical-Records. “The Godfathers album is about pure east coast lyricism over hardcore beats. Kool G Rap is the legendary godfather of all criminal street gangster…
SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “THE LONG WAY”
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Releasing their debut album in 2010, the band has brought their “stick-to-your-ribs style rock” (Wall Street Journal) nationwide touring over 130 days a year (including a three week run with Allen Stone and a sold out show at New York City’s famed Bowery Ballroom) performing at SXSW, Bonnaroo, Mountain Jam and Firefly Festival. They’ve shared…
CAGED ANIMALS VIDEO “THE SOUND OF THUNDER”
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The video features Cacchione’s little sister, and Caged Animals’ bass player, Tayla as a 90’s style Goth-Girl living in Millennial Suburbia. One Summer afternoon, she decides to sneak out of the house and gets caught up in a series of mysterious and supernatural events that cause her to question her values and ultimately learn…
LEAH NEW SINGLE FEAT ERIC PETERSON “DREAMLAND”
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Testament/Dragonlord’s Eric Peterson has just entered a new realm, combining brutal death vocals and dramatic singing with Celtic-metal vocalist/composer LEAH on her new track ‘Dreamland’. The track is cut from LEAH’s new EP Otherworld, dropping today! The EP is available now via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3, Google Play, Rdio and several other digital retailers. Take…
THE NAKED AND FAMOUS VIDEO “I KILL GIANTS”
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NZ/LA quintet The Naked and Famous have debuted a new video for ‘I Kill Giants,’ taken from their acclaimed sophomore album, In Rolling Waves. Directed by Joel Kefali, longtime creator of the band’s videos and most recently Lorde’s, the track, described by All Music as “particularly epic in proportion and cinematic in its emotional momentum,”…
JOEL COMPASS NEW SINGLE “RUN” FEAT PUSHA T
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Increasingly earmarked as one of the most exciting emerging artists this year, singularly talented London born singer, songwriter and producer Joel Compass graces us with his latest musical episode, a remix of his highly acclaimed single ‘Run’. Once again, radios Zane Lowe was given the pleasure of unveiling this slick remix, which he did with…
KING OF MIDI GUITARS LES FRADKIN STRUMS ALONG WITH JIMMY RAE
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Renowned MIDI guitarist Les Fradkin continues to WOW the critics and audience by bringing innovative music-making techniques to the forefront. Les has created the first ever “classical” composition on a hi-tech instrument known as a Ztar and this can be heard on his new album ‘Suite…
NATALIE GRANT VIDEO FOR “IN THE END”
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Curb recording artist Natalie Grant has made an extraordinary chart debut with her long anticipated new album, “HURRICANE.” The collection entered Billboard’s “Top Christian Albums” chart at #1, marking the award-winning singer/songwriter’s first-ever debut atop the chart. In addition, “HURRICANE” made a top 20 entry at #17 on the…
STILL CHANGING VIDEO “BREATHE”
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The video has acclaimed norwegian actor Morten Ruda in the lead role, and a snowy Oslo city as supporting cast. Ever been out in the norwegian woods in minus 10 degrees celsius in a shirt and bowtie? Still Changing has, but it was all worth while. The music video…
LEELA JAMES NEW SINGLE “SAY THAT”
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R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Leela James announces the release of her new single “Say That” featuring Anthony Hamilton. The song, which showcases James’ distinctive rich and powerful vocals, is #1 Most Added this week at Urban AC radio, with 16 station adds including WHUR Washington DC, KJLH Los Angeles, KMJQ Houston, KOKY Little Rock, SXHS Sirius XM,…
ARTISTS ON THE UP – WITH LABELLED INDEPENDENT
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We take a look at some of the top independent artists in the UK in association with Labelled Independent, the new music podcast. Lately at Labelled Independent we’ve been impressed by a couple of independently spirited organisations who share many of our values — promotion of independent…
INTERVIEW: BRIAN KORBAN OF HERETIC
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Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax. Brian Korban of is one of the pioneers of one of the greatest thrash metal bands you’ve never heard-Heretic. Skope sat down with Brian recently to ask him about his decision to re enter the music industry after a 25 year…
MATTHEW NEVES BRINGS US “YOU AND ME”
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Passion is a word that I rarely use to describe artists in this day of AutoTune and soul sucking corporate music, so it’s refreshing to hear an artist who’s not only passionate about his music, but is also more than capable of turning that passion into something almost magical. The songs are pure, honest and…
WANTING DEBUTS AT #1 IN BEIJING, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, MACAU, SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA
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This week, Vancouver-based, Chinese-born singer/songwriter Wanting has released her sophomore album, Say The Words. Within 24 hours of its Universal Music China release in Asia (via a licensing deal with Nettwerk), the album, which Wanting co-produced with Grammy-award winning producer Ron Aniello, debuted at #1 on…
THE LAST VEGAS VIDEO “COME WITH ME”
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Chicago rock band, The Last Vegas, will be releasing their video for “Come With Me” tomorrow October 23rd. It is the latest song off their upcoming full-length album Sweet Salvation, available Spring 2014. The song will also be available as a free download via their Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/thelastvegas. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYsMgl8Qno The band…
NYC HIP-HOP ARTIST ORRIN RELEASES FIRST SINGLE
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After a year hunkered down in the studio–his 10×10 foot NYU dorm room–hip-hop artist Orrin is releasing the first single “Blue Lights,” a track from his forthcoming project Nocturnal, to be released December 7, 2013. “Blue Lights” is about lost love, a theme that runs through the entire album. https://soundcloud.com/orrincampbell/blue-lights Nocturnal takes listeners through the…
BILLY RAY DEIZ SCORES AGAIN WITH “DADDY’S COMIN’ HOME”
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Billy Ray Deiz (or Bill Deiz) has seen and done enough for several lifetimes. The making of music has been just one of Deiz’s many endeavors throughout the course of his colorful, action-filled years. As a journalist, Deiz has been in the thick of disasters, both natural (volcanos) and manmade (methamphetamine epidemic). He’s met some…
PREMIERE: KWANZA JONES VIDEO FOR “VICIOUS”
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Kwanza Jones is VICIOUS! From “ass, ass shakin’” to out of control beats, her intensity is undeniable. When fierce isn’t a strong enough word, it has to be VICIOUS. Sasha may be fierce but Kwanza Jones is VICIOUS. Video Link: http://youtu.be/IR_WnwAnRM0 Today, we proudly bring you Kwanza’s fire-hot clip for her electrifying new single, “VICIOUS”.…
