Vasco Da Gama’s brand spanking new video of lead track Brigadiers, off their EP Geography which was released this Monday, the 22nd. One local blog quipped that if “instruments could smile, the guitars of Vasco Da Gama would have grins as wide as the Mersey.” The four piece band’s angular melody driven math-pop has been…
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EXCLUSIVE: DAKOTA BRADLEY “SOMETHIN’ LIKE SOMETHIN'” MP3
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Country newcomer Dakota Bradley will release his debut single, “Somethin’ Like Somethin’,” to Country radio April 29. The uptempo track was written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, and Shane McAnally. The release is Dakota’s first single from his forthcoming 2013 full-length album, which is co-produced by Grammy award-winning producer Byron Gallimore and Country…
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GUITAR SHREDDING
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Whether you’re just beginning as a player, or if you have been playing for a while, guitar shredding is one of those techniques and approaches to playing that can take a while to master (at least if you want to get it right). It’s worth briefly covering the basics of guitar shredding, both in terms…
SHOULD A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN HAVE LIFE INSURANCE?
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Professional musicians don’t have a human resources (HR) representative to aid them in selecting the right life insurance policy. In fact, many musicians often go without life insurance, simply because it simply hasn’t come up. Like many freelance workers, musicians overlook this crucial part of personal financial responsibility and sometimes end up paying a hefty…
A DISTURBING NEW VIDEO FROM THE BODY
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Portland based progenitors of aural horror The Body have signed with Thrill Jockey and will be releasing a full length with the label this fall. The duo of dummer Lee Buford and guitarist/vocalist Chip King use doom metal as a framework to explore the farthest reaches of music, employing full choirs, multiple drummers, hissing layers…
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS’ “OUT OF MY LEAGUE” VIDEO
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“Out Of My League,” the new video from Fitz and The Tantrums, is out now. It can be viewed, shared and embedded here. The clip, which will receive its on-air premiere on VH1’s “Top 20 Countdown” this Saturday, April 27, was directed by Jordan Bahat (fun., Grouplove). “Out Of My League,” the first single from…
DROPKICK MURPHYS: BENEFIT CONCERT FOR BOSTON APRIL 28
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Boston-based band Dropkick Murphys are happy to announce a benefit concert in Boston this Sunday at House of Blues. This will be a special daytime matinee show, so that entire families can take part in the event. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m., and the first band will start at 1 p.m. The bill on…
THE VANDELLES VIDEO FOR “SWELL TO HEAVEN”
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The band is releasing the fuzzy pop single Swell to Heaven, a song about surfing and sex. The video for the single is directed by San Francisco native Claude Cardenas aka Stagnant Cult with clips from the underground classic “The Pom Pom Girls” (1976). Cardenas has recently made videos for Kids on a Crime Spree…
R.A. THE RUGGED MAN FEAT TECH N9NE & KRIZZ KALIKO
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With his upcoming album Legends Never Die set to hit stores on April 30th, legendary rapper R.A. The Rugged Man is now debuting one of the most highly-anticipated tracks off the album. “Holla-Loo-Yuh” features two iconic underground figures uniting, as R.A. is joined by Tech N9ne, with fellow Strange Music emcee Krizz Kaliko on the…
DJ UNK TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE “HAVE A TOAST”
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Platinum selling artist, DJ Unk is set to release his latest single “Have A Toast” via Nimbus Universal / Executive Records on April 23rd! Atlanta’s renowned native, known for his top hits “Walk it Out” and “2 Step”, has been working feverishly in the studio with a brand new electronic flavor. Robert Thorn III, CEO…
LADY VIRTUE AND LUCIANO ‘TEK DI PRESSURE OFF’
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Conscious Bajan Reggae sensation, Lady Virtue has teamed up with Reggae Great, Luciano, for her latest single Tek Di Pressure Off, a social commentary focused on the pressures faced by poor people in developing Caribbean countries. Tek Di Pressure Off looks at the relationships between politicians and the people. It also highlights the problem…
BEANS ON TOAST VIDEO “BEER AND A BURGER”
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Critically acclaimed British singer-songwriter Beans on Toast is pleased to announce the release of his new album titled Fishing For A Thank You. Being released on Tuesday, June 11 through Xtra Mile Recordings in North America, Fishing For A Thank You is Beans’ career-defining record. In his own amiable style, Beans grapples with protest, love,…
ANTHONY CRAWFORD NEW ALBUM PROMO VIDEO
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One might easily contend that bassist Anthony Crawford has music flowing through his veins instead of blood. When you take into consideration that his dad is the noted funk and rock drummer Hubert “H bomb” Crawford, who has played with greats like James Brown, Cyndi Lauper and Mother’s Finest, and his uncle is the…
REHAB RELEASE CONTROVERSIAL NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Rehab, the chart-topping group behind the 2008 hit, “The Bartender Song (Sittin’ At A Bar),” have released their new controversial music video for their new single “Whore” online at http://youtu.be/Tx-UyM1tIkc. “Whore” is the brand new single from Rehab’s upcoming new studio album, which is slated for a summer release via AVJ Records. The band will…
AYAH MARAR NEW VIDEO “GO HARD”
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Hot off the back of her latest single ‘Alive’ featuring P Money, Ayah Marar returns with her brand new single ‘Go Hard’. Forthcoming on her imprint ‘Hussle Girl’, ‘Go Hard’ is the fifth single to be taken from her debut album ‘The Real’ which propelled her to the forefront of the bass music scene. Championed…
UNI V SOL POSTS “CINEMATIC”
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Pushing the latest single from The Wonderful World Of Jermaine Liriano,Uni V Sol is tackling the adoration of the fairer sex in the somewhat movie-esque track. ‘Cinematic.’ “Cinematic” is a motion picture in song. It’s about a gentleman’s view of his leading lady. She’s a movie star. Someone he feels he has seen at the…
EVE TO ADAM RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “STRAITJACKET SUPERMODEL”
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NYC rockers EVE TO ADAM have just released a new lyric video for their current single “Straitjacket Supermodel.” The video can be seen here. “Straitjacket Supermodel” is the first single off of the band’s forthcoming album, Locked and Loaded, which is available May 21st. The band has this to say about their hard-hitting new single,…
APRIL 2013: MKM NOTES FROM THE SOUND TABLE
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Okay folks, we’re back with a new update! March was pretty busy, but we had to come back for the April issue, no doubt. This year’s already ripping by and we’ve pulled out onto the fast lane: MUSICOLOGY 2101 is selling like CRAZY online at Amazon and at Google Books so with that said, we’re…
THE CREEPING IVIES “SPINNING” VIDEO
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The official video for ‘Spinning’ is out today! This is the first single taken from our debut album ‘STAY WILD.’ Vinyl release will be through Dead Beat Records at the end of April 2013. This is the second official video following our Ghost Train release which was also was filmed and directed by Ciaran Lyons.…
THE PEDALJETS POST “TERRA NOVA”
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The Pedaljets are releasing their first new material in 23 years, starting with the “Terra Nova” b/w “Riverview” single and culminating in their new album What’s In Between due out on June 25 via Electric Moth. For those who might have missed them the first time around, the roaring riffs of “Riverview,” a possible love…
JULIE MAR POSTS “DAYDREAM” AUDIO & TRAILER
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Singer/Songwriter, Julie Mar, plans to release a new album TBA in the upcoming year. Mar’s zeal for music began at the young age of 7 when she started piano and guitar lessons, and although her interest in singing began as a lighthearted hobby, she later pursued voice training. Trailer: “Daydream” http://youtu.be/F6BMjSUorrk The raven-haired songbird…
SISTER CRYSTALS VIDEO FOR “WHITE”
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Chicago has given much to the world and even more to music, so it’s no surprise that Sister Crystals calls the windy city home. Walk-In Records can’t think of a better band to release the first record on the label than this indie-pop juggernaut. Sister Crystals, released Little Bits EP in late 2011. http://youtu.be/jrC7sUWA-Rc Their…
LION IN THE MANE: BECOMING KING OF THE JUNGLE
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It’s rare, but once in a while a band comes along that holds the band trifecta, melody, charm and talent, the holy grail of ingredients that separates the wheat from the chaff, the great from the incredibly average and you never know where the elements might just line up in perfect harmony with the stars…
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD TICKET + DRUMHEAD GIVEAWAY
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Hollywood Undead will be going out on tour with Falling In Reverse and American Fangs starting tomorrow, April 17th and running through May 25th. Skope has a contest for the tour, giving away a pair of tickets to one winner in each date along with a grand prize winner receiving a signed drumhead from the…
MONOKINO VIDEO “HARD SYNCER”
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Fake Virtue creates a feeling of familiarity in a newly discovered landscape. The album, mixed and produced by Jacco Gardner and Monokino will be released by Konkurrent/My First Sonny Weissmuller in Benelux countries and by China’s largest independent record label Modern Sky in China on April 22. Watch new video “Hard Syncer” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq17N91a-d0 Monokino…
muGZ VIDEO FOR “LIVING THROUGH YOUR EYES”
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Montreal MC, muGz, teams up with Ken Galloway for the visual interpretation for “Living Through Your Eyes.’ Featured on his G.O.D (Gone One Day) EP which was released last year, muGz proves why he is one to watch during 2013. “I wanted to do this one for the people; this was personal. There is no…
STOLI IS USING THE MUSIC OF ELEVATOR ART TO SOOTHE THE SOUL
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I do not have to tell anyone reading this that today is truly a sad day here in Boston, MA & globally. To have our city and it’s people attacked so cowardly it is hard to digest. The Back Bay holds a special place for Skope as that is where we started not only Skope,…
BELLE MARE POST “THE BOAT OF THE FRAGILE MIND” MP3
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Called “spaciously eerie” by Spin, Brooklyn’s, Belle Mare offer a lush and evocative debut, The Boat Of The Fragile Mind EP, out now. This duo comprised of Amelia Bushell and Thomas Servidone craft a dreamspace of acoustic and synth textures that showcase Bushell’s haunting vocals. “The Boat Of The Fragile Mind” – MP3:…
BEYOND DISHONOR VIDEO FOR “HEISENBERG”
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Trenton, New Jersey metalcore mainstays BEYOND DISHONOR have released a music video for their first single, entitled ‘Heisenberg’, today via their official YouTube channel. Any fan of the hit television drama ‘Breaking Bad’ will immediately recognize that ‘Heisenberg’ is a tribute to the popular show– complete with yellow meth lab suits, greasy cigar-smoking drug kingpins,…
SKOPE GIVEAWAY: Simple Minds ‘Celebrate – The Greatest Hits+’
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Massively iconic Scottish rock band Simple Minds just released a pair of CD sets of their greatest hits, named Celebrate – The Greatest Hits+. In addition to their numerous hits over the course of 36 years, the new album also includes two never before released songs, the first of which is “Broken Glass Park.”…
JULIAN LENNON & STEVEN TYLER DUET “SOMEDAY”
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How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people? Julian Lennon has the answer with his soaring single “Someday” featuring Rock royalty Steven Tyler. “Someday” is the lead track from Julian’s fourth studio album in 15 years titled “Everything Changes (Music From Another Room)” available on June 4th in the US. Watch Julian…
SHE & HIM POST “I COULD’VE BEEN YOUR GIRL”
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She & Him have shared a new song from their forthcoming album Volume 3. Written by Zooey with string arrangements by M. Ward, “I Could’ve Been Your Girl” is 60’s pop perfection, and one of the album’s most impressive tracks. In their premiere, the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog wrote, “Deschanel lets her voice ring…
ESQUILLE SPEAKS ON “I TAKE U HIGHER”
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From Dreamland to Jam Planet, to A Trip in Trance, Swedish music master ESQUILLE has been behind songs that echoed ‘round the planet, even selling 100,000 copies in Brazil. He took a break from the music industry, but now he returns with a renewed vigor. And so Skope caught up with him for a few…
CASPA VIDEO FOR “SETTING SUN”
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This album will be the follow-up to his 2009 debut LP ‘Everybody’s Talking, Nobody’s Listening!’ and provide the most decisive musical statement Caspa has made yet. Running through the gamut of sounds and scenes that inspire him with the help of a selection of like-minded contemporaries, those who have pinned him down as simply a…
CHASE KROESCHE VIDEO FOR “1-2-3”
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Among young artists on the music scene today, CHASE KROESCHE (pronounced Kro-sha) is especially unique. Currently living in Los Angeles, CA, 19-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist CHASE has just unleashed the pop gem “1-2-3,” his first major single release. As an early teen, he was a nationally ranked tennis player and fenced, but, by…
EXCLUSIVE: DANNY SERAPHINE PRESENTS CALIFORNIA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
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At the dawn of the hard-rocking 1970s, a band named Chicago blew out of the Windy City to dominate the pop charts for the next several decades and earn their place in rock ‘n’ roll history. Back then a “horn band” was a brand new idea, and the group’s wide-ranging brand of “jazz rock” carved…
PREGNANT POST NEW SINGLE “STRANGERS”
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Pregnant returns with Pottery Mill, a masterful fifteen track full-length that revels in genre-bending and sonic risk-taking. The voice of Daniel Trudeau defines the Pregnant sound. Vocals that reminds of a spaced-out Neil Young, stuttering glitch-hop beats, and psychedelic instrumentation built around looped guitars and keyed instruments are present throughout the album. Life in Northern…
CASEY TURNER OFFERS “NEVER WANT TO GO HOME” MP3
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Armed with his Ukulele and refreshingly unpretentious outlook, Casey Turner interjects an uplifting sense of calm and relaxation into this chaotic world. Built on a steady beach vibe, his debut LP No Stress Express invites it’s audience to put their feet in the warm sand of the pop music landscape and take a moment to…
TV GIRL DEBUTS INTERACTIVE VIDEO FOR “GIRLS LIKE ME”
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TV Girl is pleased to release the interactive video for “Girls Like Me,” a social music video that allows you and your Facebook friends to make cameos. Experience it here: www.tvgirlslikeme.com Directing duo fourclops filmed the video through Skype sessions with TV Girl fans who are seen singing, performing a choreographed “finger tutting” dance routine,…
STOLI SEES WHY FOR HELLBRANCH RUN IT’S ‘US AGAINST THE WORLD’
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Hello world, and a good morning to all! Many of you do not know but I have an undergraduate music industry degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Getting that education was crucial for me to learn about the business away from the music. Well, the Henley Business School will officially launch it’s new MBA…
