Volary is a singer/songwriter/musician born and raised in the land down under. Her love for music goes all the way back to her childhood when she developed a deep passion for singing. She has been belting out vocals & notes her whole life putting a face to every single song she has sung.…
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Feature stories and artist interviews
RON ISLEY “NO MORE” VIDEO
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As anticipation builds towards the November 30th release of Mr. I on Def Jam/Def Soul Recordings, the first solo album ever by Ronald Isley — it has just been announced that 2010’s gala Soul Train Awards will honor “the longstanding careers and musical influences” of Isley and Anita Baker.
STOLI HEADS UP TO CANADA TO HEAR AZALEA’S ‘COFFEE & KISSES’
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Now that was a great weekend. You can really feel it in the air that the holidays are on the way. My guests this week are having some exciting times both musically & personally. If you think that you cannot work with your significant other, Azalea, are here to tell you that it can be…
ANITA MAJ RELEASES VIDEO TO “OUT OF CONTROL”
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Anita Maj is a singer, songwriter and rock diva. She has been putting pen to paper and pick to guitar since her early teens and her tunes inspired by early legends of rock such as Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, as well as modern bands such as Kings of Leon and the Crash kings.
SKOPE / JIMMY EAT WORLD IPAD GIVEAWAY
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To celebrate the new album and tour, Jimmy Eat World has teamed up with Skope Magazine to give one lucky fan the chance to win an Apple iPad. Enter now for your chance to win!
LIZ JANES OFFERS FIRST SINGLE OFF ‘SAY GOODBYE’
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Say Goodbye is a 11-piece collection of unpretentious life and philosophy paired with Rafter’s space-pop backing, Jason Crane’s (Rocket from Crypt) soaring Motownian horn arrangements, and Chris Schlarb’s smooth as chocolate gelato guitar work.
LISTENING PARTY: QUEENSRYCHE LIVE IN LONDON VIA 11/15/1990
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In celebration of the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of QUEENSRŸCHE EMPIRE on November 9th Skope is posting a stream of RESISTANCE (recorded live at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on 11/15/90).
RUBBLEBUCKET OFFER BEATLES COVER MP3
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Fresh off the release of the Triangular Daisies EP (Sin Duda Records), Rubblebucket is giving away the second track from the EP, “Michelle.” The track is the band’s left-field take on The Beatles’ Rubber Soul classic, which finds the band turning McCartney’s somber ballad into a spacey, orchestral groove.
STOLI KICKS THE WEEK OFF RIGHT WITH SCOTT WESLEY
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A rainy, wet, & cold Monday in New England. Maybe I should have not had that last drink last night, oh well?! I knew to get things going this week I need a musician whose music will help get my mood positive & my attitude right. That musician is Scott Wesley. Scott Wesley is a…
BLEU OFFERS NEW MP3 “SINGIN’ IN TONGUES”
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He’s toured the globe and shared a stage with Rooney, John Mayer, The Posies, John Doe and a host of others. And, maybe most impressive of all, he’s built a following loyal enough to pledge upwards of $40,000 to the recording and release of his brand new album, Four.
CITY HAZE / UNIVERSAL DEBUT VIDEO “TELL ME WHAT’S GOOD”
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One of Hip Hop’s best emerging artists, City Haze has released the official video to his Starr Scream Ent/Universal single “Tell Me What’s Good” featuing emerging R&B crooner K.O.
THE PUPPINI SISTERS RELEASE “SANTA BABY” MP3
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The Puppini Sisters, the three ladies that Prince Charles himself called “splendid” share their swingin’ and rockin’, sexy and eccentric take on the sassy holiday classic “Santa Baby”!
WILL YOU ENJOY RASKAL’S MUSIC? “I PROMISE”
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I woke up this morning just feeling good that it is Friday and another weekend is here. As loyal readers know, we featured ABM this week who is the founder of Platinum Trini Ent. Well to help spread the word on the quality music & artists they are investing in I wanted to feature Trinidad’s…
SKOPE / DOOBIE BROTHERS SIGNED ACOUSTIC GUITAR
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The Doobie Brother’s musical legacy spans nearly four decades, from their classic 70’s hits “Listen to the Music,” “Black Water,” “Long Train Running” to their chart-topping new album World Gone Crazy, the band’s first release in over ten years. To celebrate their recent success the band is teaming up with Skope Magazine to give one…
DAVID BERKELEY OFFERS FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM
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While living in a 35-person village in the mountains of Corsica, David Berkeley wrote the most haunting and powerful music of his life. Upon returning to the U.S., he began recording a collection of these songs. The result, to be released on JANUARY 25, 2011, is Berkeley’s 4th studio album, Some Kind of Cure,…
STEPH JONES OFFERS THE “BEAUTIFUL” VIDEO
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Here is the new music video for the single “BEAutiful” Directed by William Tiki and co stars Claudia Jordan and Paige Hurd from (everybody hates Chris). “Sexy comes in any color shape or size” is the theme for this video.
WELCOME TO THE WRITING CAMP
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Let’s face it — raw writing talent doesn’t come around every day, and what also doesn’t come around every day is a trio of writers that have individually, and collectively, worked with some of music’s biggest hitmakers out today.
RACHEL HOLDER HAS HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH “CHRISTMAS EVE”
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Eighteen-year-old newcomer Country artist Rachel Holder has signed with Nashville-based independent label, All Entertainment, and has released a special holiday single titled “Christmas Eve.”
QUARTERFLY RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ADDICTION”
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Spartanburg, SC-based modern rock quartet Quarterfly will be releasing their third album, “Do You Believe,” on February 22, 2011 via Rock Ridge Music. “Do You Believe” was produced by hit-maker Greg Archilla (Buckcherry, Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Edwin McCain), reprising his association with the band for its 2007 release, “Quarterfly II.”
NOVEMBER 2010 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have chose a select group of amazing musicians that will be speaking directly to the Skope readers. As always we encourage readers to dig deeper and check out their EPK’s.
NAUGHTY BY NATURE RELEASE NEW VIDEO “HEAVY IN MY CHEVY”
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Naughty by Nature premieres a video today for “Heavy In My Chevy” off of the recently released Naughty by Nature feat. Garden State Greats: The Mixtape. The video was directed by Rock Davis and Jay Rodriguez of Itchy House Films and features verses by Treach, B Wells and Tah G Ali.
JAMES BLUNT IS BACK WITH “STAY THE NIGHT”
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British troubadour James Blunt will be releasing his new album “SOME KIND OF TROUBLE” in the US on January 25th, 2011. The first single from the album, the infectious, acoustic driven “Stay The Night” is now available at all DSP’s.
DOES JACKYL OFFEND WITH NEW VIDEO FEAT DMC?
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Jackyl are ending 2010 with a bang by collaborating with R&R Hall of Fame legend DMC from Run DMC by releasing the single “Just Like A Negro.”
ABM OPENS STOLI UP TO THE PLATINUM TRINI SOUND
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Wow, November is already here, but the music does not stop. My guest today is a musician and entrepreneur whose music won me over after the first listen. After hearing ABM’s single, “Don’t Hate” I knew I had to have him on. ABM knows how to make reggae music with mass appeal but he also…
JUKE KARTEL NEW VIDEO “IF ONLY”
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Australian rockers Juke Kartel have released the music video for “If Only,” the first single from their US debut album Levolution (iTunes).
CHRIS WILLIS SCORES BIG WITH “LOUDER (PUT YOUR HANDS UP)”
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Willis will also release an album consisting of remixes of “Louder (Put Your Hands Up)” that will drop November 2, 2010 as a digital only release. The album consists of remixes from the world’s top producers/DJs including: Laurent Wolf, Wawa, Mig and Rizzo, Eddie Amador, Lost Daze and many more!
DIDDY – DIRTY MONEY FEATURING DRAKE IN NEW VIDEO
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Diddy – Dirty Money have premiered their latest music video featuring Young Money rapper, Drake. Diddy gets his heart broken in the Gil Green (Akon, Flo Rida, Jay Sean) directed clip which helps tell the story behind “Loving You No More.”
JEREMY MESSERSMITH NEW VIDEO FOR HALLOWEEN
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Minnesota-based songwriter Jeremy’s Messersmith and the very talented Eric Power have teamed up once again to bring you another fantastic video for Messersmith’s song, “A Girl, A Boy, And A Graveyard,” just in time for Halloween!
HOWLIES RELEASE ‘STUNNED’ EP PLUS VIDEO FOR ‘ZOMBIE GIRL’
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Last week’s CMJ saw the welcome return of Atlanta’s Howlies, who release a brand new 5 song EP, ‘Stunned’, this week. The EP is now available digitally and as 10″ vinyl.
THE HEADLOCKS SHOW STOLI THE MUSICAL SIDE OF STATEN ISLAND
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Another weekend is here and it is Halloween on Sunday so I will try not to scare our readers too bad. Actualy my next guests will not scare you but their music will get you up out of your chair and dancing. At first when I heard that there were 7 young men in The…
SHALONE RELEASES “CAKING OFF†VIDEO
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Check out the new single and accompanied video for “Caking Off”, the new viral hit and release from Jamaican bred East Coast emerging superstar Shalone.
NEW PORTUGAL. THE MAN VIDEO
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Portland-via-Alaska band Portugal. The Man is putting the finishing touches on their as-yet-untitled Atlantic debut album with producer John Hill (M.I.A., Santigold), scheduled for release in early 2011. The band wraps their headlining U.S. tour, presented by Aquarium Drunkard, this weekend.
WAYMAN TISDALE BRINGS THE FUNK WITH “LET’S RIDE” VIDEO
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The Fonk Record cover features a colorful illustration of Tisdale sporting an Afro and green shades. Inside the CD, Tisdale’s transformation from a jazz musician to a funk master is portrayed comic-book style. This should not be a surprise to true fans of Wayman Tisdale.
JAWAN HARRIS FEAT CHRIS BROWN “ANOTHER PLANET”
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Check out the brand new song from 13-yr old singing superstar, Jawan Harris – Another Planet Feat. Chris Brown, with the lyric video using the innovative use of lightpainting!
LATHAN MOORE: BLUE COLLAR ETHIC; TRUE COUNTRY
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I have always said of contemporary Country: “It is either too ‘boo hoo’ or too ‘yee haw.’” It seems the blue-collar ethos of the genre (Williams Sr., Nelson, Haggard) has either been lost completely or it is cooked and contrived into radio-friendly Country Pop, rife with kitschy lyrics sung by pretty men in boots and…
VON PEA OFFERS “GOOD LIFE” MP3
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With a soulful beat reminiscient of J. Dilla, this chorusless banger rides upon a catchy vintage sample that croons “Don’t give up the good life.” The Tanya Morgan emcee showcases his skillful delivery and lets his personality shine through on the whole track. Some of the lyrics come directly from the writings of the rapper’s…
JW SHOWS STOLI NOT TO PUT ALL TALENTS IN ONE BASKET
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Tonight is a super day to be in Boston. I know Skope is all about music but The Celtics are back tonight against the Miami Heat at the TD Garden. I wanted to feature a Boston based artist who I have been watching for a while now. Allow me to introduce JW, the epitome of…
TUMBLEDOWN “ARRESTED IN EL PASO BLUES” VIDEO
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Tumbledown’s first video “Arrested In El Paso Blues” from their new full length album, Empty Bottle.
SARA MESTAS AKA ‘MO WILEY’ IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF SAN LEANDRO
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Fully engulfed in her campaign to be the next mayor of the Bay Area city of San Leandro, Sara Mestas (known to her music fans as Mo Wiley) wants to know one thing: “Where Da Money Go?”
ASHLEY GEARING VIDEO “WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT US”
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“What You Think About Us” was directed by award-winning video director Eric Welch (Randy Houser, Rodney Atkins, Heidi Newfield) and filmed in Franklin, Tenn., as well as the neighborhoods surrounding Nashville’s Belmont University and historic Music Row.
