Category: FEATURES

Toronto based glam-pop outfit Parallels are set to release their second album XII out June 26, 2012 through Marigold Records. The album is a perfect blend of sparkling pop and electronic radiance. While their 2010 release, “Visionaries” boasted a darker blend of static synths and HI-NRG rhythm patterns, XII takes on a brighter direction with…

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“‘Philadelphia: For Better or Worse’ is what I always say,” remarks BEN RUNYAN, one half of the electro surf pop duo CITY RAIN. “I was born here, I grew up here, and I live here. This city has lifted me up and driven me into the ground, but I always come out of it a…

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“To Give” (featuring Matisyahu), the Second Single from Critically Acclaimed Album Can’t Quit, Continues Focus on Positive Message and Giving Back.

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Man am I excited today. I am two days away from turning 33 and SXSW is next week. Last week a press release went out about a book that knocks SXSW and I just felt like the independent musi scene does not need that right now. We are growing by the day and festivals like…

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Spartan, are the result of four talented musicians being into the same music, i.e. Rock. They all hail from the South of England (Portsmouth). They write their own music and already have an albums worth of original songs stashed securely between hair and teenage ears. Their first EP “A New Age” is out now. That…

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  In the new Young Replicant directed video for “Loud Mouths,” the lead single from the highly acclaimed These Wings EP, Wise Blood’s Chris Laufman stars as the lead character, fighting for survival in a mysterious, doomed world. “We wanted to see what happens when someone defies the natural order and mocks the secret power…

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KAL’L is an upcoming R&B/soul singer with a smooth voice and a story to tell. The production of his debut is nothing less than a perfect blend of delicate and slow jam, this minimalist approach brings out the lush harmonies and vocal dynamics necessary to deliver these personal messages between lovers.

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Nothing in recent musical memory is as captivating as the fervor that has grown around Cody Critcheloe and the coven of plasticene Queens and Fila-chic Warlocks he affectionately refers to as SSION. As a matter of technicality, SSION is Critcheloe’s project alone, a self-contained cosm replete with its own dress-code, lexicon and moral standards, but…

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Swedish recording artist Amanda Mair will release her debut self-titled album in the US June 5th on Labrador. Produced by Philip Ekström of The Mary Onettes, the album features the new single “Sense,” out Spring 2012. Released in Sweden just last week, the album debuted at #16 on the Swedish charts.

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As Georgia Anne Muldrow continues to prep the release of her forthcoming album Seeds, a collaborative effort with producer Madlib that will be released March 27th via SomeOthaShip Connect, the singer is excited to release the album’s debut visual, for lead single and title track “Seeds.” The 7″ single for “Seeds,” including the recently leaked…

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PYYRAMIDS’ new music video for “Don’t Go” will put a smile on your face.   It will remind you of yourself at a younger age or of somebody you know.   Directed by Ericka Clevenger with art direction by Javier Meza, the video captures the joy we get from music, the excitement that ensues, and…

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As you all know I love technology. I just bought my second Roku and I just am ready to tell Comcast to get rid of my phone & cable but leave the Internet access. Its amazing that Comcast wants over $150 per month and Roku offers more content for close to nothing. Let me get…

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Going on tour is the dream of almost every serious musician. Yet, to make the most of that dream, bands’ need to be serious about promotions before hitting the road.

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South Wales’s latest pop punkers, Man of the Hour, have unveiled the video to coincide with their latest single ‘A Modern Day Epic’.   The hard edged punks’ video displays their journey from starting out as a bedroom band, who have evolved into a force to be reckoned with, spilling out into the public domain.

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Jessica Eisenberg may have dipped into her whimsical back pocket when she came up with the name for her Brooklyn-based project Jezzy & The Belles, but one listen to the newest single off the eponymous three-track EP (released 2/14/2011) clues you into the fact that behind the playfulness lies a deep and serious commitment to…

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Following the recent release of mini-album MU.ZZ.LE, Gonjasufi is sharing a video for “The Blame.” The song is deeply personal and noted by Pitchfork as “the late peak of a record that wrings out a devastated man’s crisis of consciousness.” The video follows Gonjasufi through a deserted Los Angeles, an isolated man in a city…

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Adrian Emberley + the Revolving Band premiered their music video for the song “The One” on February 9th at Great Scott in Allston, MA. The Boston-based group played the event with fellow local artists Audrey Ryan, Cloud Factory, and Eli Whitney Huston & The Cotton Gin and Tonics. AERB also released their self-titled album this…

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The band was formed in Seattle in late 2009 by producer and drummer Andy Tyra and enigmatic microphone jockey Kari Tarr. Once they realized Andy had too few limbs to play every instrument live, they recruited guitarists (and index finger shredders) Mike Pesce and Ben Ahroni, along with the effervescent Aussie, Jeremy “I am not…

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Releasing May 1 on her Radtown Music imprint, singer-songwriter-troubadour Garrison Starr returns with Amateur, her seventh studio album.

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San Francisco based pop prodigy Jhameel has continued to wow the music world with his catchy hooks and unique vocals for his latest music series “Waves”. Releasing a track a week for 5 weeks in late 2011, the series created serious buzz taking the blog world by storm. Hitting #2 on the Hype Machine charts,…

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Introspectively speaking, I sometimes ponder over some of the occurrences that have transpired musically in my life, like attending grade school in Brooklyn with a music group called The Amplifiers–they were later lodged “in the place to be” as Full Force. There’s now a SPOTLIGHT on them courtesy of TV One’s hit music biography series…

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The UK band’s Rise Records debut album, No Gods, will be released on March 20th. Produced by Brian McTernan (The Explosion, Hot Water Music, Cave In), No Gods swims between the rules and regulations of the iconoclastic chaos of punk rock and British indie music.  

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“And Everything Slips Away”, the new masterpiece from Italians Living Corpse, will be released on March 12, 2012 via Coroner Records.

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Moscow based indie rock band, Man Bites Dog have just released their newest single, “Whispers in My Mind,” the group’s first track to hit U.S. soil. The infectious piece is filled with catchy melodies, and blazing guitars as singer Cyrill Mukhin, takes you on a musical journey.

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If you’re not familiar with Andre Nickatina’s young protege, MUMBLS, his new single “Parachute,” pulled from his forthcoming Hella Novellas mixtape, is a good place to start. The 22-year old Berkeley, California-bred rapper enjoys substance abuse almost as much as he enjoys the off-kilter story raps of Dana Dane and Ghostface Killah, and both of…

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A few weeks ago, Cam’Ron released a controversial promo taking iTunes to task. The young unfortunate “victim”? That’s Justina, one of music’s best kept secrets.

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On Thursday night at 6 pm EST Skope TV got another shot @ talking with Emaximus. Emax has come a long way since we last spoke as he is doing shows all over the Bay Area and just dropped his new mixtape/album that is distributed thru Def Jam Digital. His new album was a project…

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At only 19 years of age, Aleesia is a young woman who knows what she wants; and what she wants is to live her passion… to sing, to dance, to write songs… to become the consummate entertainer.

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Planetary Nights is back and better than ever with their second studio album titled ‘Today Ain’t Too Late’.     The brand new CD was just released on February 7th and can be purchased on CDBaby, iTunes and Amazon. Following up their successful 2009 release of ‘Elliptical Motion’ and their equally impressive 2010 ‘Live ‘n’…

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Fiercely Gifted better known as F.G., is a 24 year old, female rapper, from Brooklyn,NY. She has been featured on several internet hip hop sites (Vladtv, Toronto Rappers.com,etc), and has been making her mark on Youtube, since the release of her first official music video “Standby” (Dir. Donald Robinson Cole & Olise Forel). “Standby” has…

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The official video for “Talk” is out today and it’s stunning! The video was directed by the talented, Brooklyn director Yoonha Park (Washed Out, Deerhoof and Beach House).   Watch Alice sew up bandmate Kacey in an industrial London flat.   On the subject of the prosthetic wound used in the video, Alice tells Rolling…

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Skope & Van Halen are super excited to be launching a Van Halen syndicated contest encouraging fans to submit a cover video of the band’s new single, “Tattoo,” for a chance to win a custom guitar from Van Halen. We are also giving away some VH merch for the fans who aren’t guitar players.

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NTRLR, the psychedelic/electronic rock duo, reminiscent of fellow bands such as Yeasayer, Panda Bear, & Fuck Buttons have burst out from the black hole of creative collaboration with their first single “Kursk”. Available now for free download, the buoyant guitar heavy track coupled with haunting vocals and pulsating drums is guaranteed to get a foot…

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Acclaimed alternative rock band Arkells are proud to announce the international release of MICHIGAN LEFT, the follow up to their Juno award-winning debut. Set for an April 10th release, MICHIGAN LEFT is an undeniable collection of songs that combine the bombast of Bruce Springsteen, the melodies and warmth of Fleetwood Mac and the delicate studio…

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Being that Skope started in Boston over 12 years ago, we have seen many artists come & go. My guest today has been around for most the time and that has placed him in high ranks in the New England music scene. Matt Cahoon’s band Everpresent have been making music for years and you know…

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Feeling reflective as Valentine’s Day approaches? Guy Capecelatro III has the perfect song for your playlist. “Girlfriends,” with echoing vocals provided by both Capecelatro and Unbunny’s Jarid del Deo and almost reverent organ, is a song that looks back with 20/20 hindsight.

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While her roots lie in the U.S., Kuney has been getting a lot of love north of the border. Her song Gasoline Rainbows hit #1 on the Canadian Rock charts after it?s release as the title track of a benefit album for the Gulf oil spill of 2010. This album featured Kuney alongside Phoenix, The…

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Time to “Get Up” and find out more about this Vermont-based band called Indecent Exposure.   The group is made up of three members: father-son duo of Jim Tye Sr. aka DJTJ on  bass &  vocals  & Jimmy Tye Jr. on guitar along with Ben Abbott on drums.   This trio incorporates elements of metal,…

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Are you ready to find out more about the “dopest group in the game today”?   I hope so because Sab-rey Smith, who is ½ of the rap duo GooD HooD, wants people to know that they’re all about “awesome music”.   According to Smith he wants “awesome music” to be GooD HooD’s ultimate legacy…

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The socially conscious, multicultural trio BALKAN BEAT BOX has debuted the official music video for their celebratory dance track “Part Of The Glory,” from the forthcoming album GIVE. The critically acclaimed group’s first release in nearly two years, GIVE will be released Tuesday, March 6 on Nat Geo Music. They’ve also announced U.S. tour dates…

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