Category: FEATURES

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by Skope • September 6, 2023

@skopemag news – wednesday – september 6, 2023 @ 1 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW PEERTRACKS: Immersive Audio Streaming For All Creators & Fans PeerTracks recognizes the need to bring down the barriers and make immersive…

by Skope • September 6, 2023

Australian-born brothers Jake and Luke Davies have lived in the United States, specifically Southern California, for more than ten years and are thoroughly Americanized. Their American journey, however, began in Boston when Beantown’s famed Berklee School of Music accepted Luke and he went there to study. Jake moved to the U.S. and settled in Long Beach, California. Luke…

by Skope • September 6, 2023

Some musical artists are content releasing products and cashing checks. They may be good at what they do, even talented, but their work never rises above a certain level of engagement – for them or their audience. Other artists, however, aim for more. They aren’t looking to remake the musical wheel, per se, but they…

by Skope • September 5, 2023

From the dawn of recorded music, the recipe for popular success has always been the same: great beats, great vocals, and raw attitude. Legendary bands have often been assembled around that exact formula. There’ll be a powerhouse drummer, a charismatic singer with a glorious voice, and a rowdy side person who couples hot riffs with…

by Skope • September 5, 2023

The prolific, chart-topping singer-songwriter releases “Labor Day” to celebrate the holiday while raising money for the Muscular Distrophy Association. Songwriter, producer and poet, Sarantos, is proud to announce his heart-warming and powerful new single and video, “Labor Day”, available for streaming on September 4th. The single is inspired by the end of summer and the beginning…

by Skope • September 5, 2023

@skopemag news – tuesday – september 5, 2023 @ 4 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW REPENTANCE Release Sophomore Album “The Process of Human Demise”; Out Now on Noble Demon Chicago, Illinois-based metallers REPENTANCE have released their…

by Skope • September 5, 2023

We got to chat with the Swedish singer around the release of his new single “Stay Away”. Can you start by telling us the story behind your name SATRE? -The name is simply my surname! My goals with making music has always been to make people feel understood and comforted. I was never really part…

by Skope • September 5, 2023

With a distant echo that allows for a cold sustain of the rushing guitar strings to linger in the air well into the song, Rob Alexander begins “The Soul or the Skin,” his latest single, with a stamina that is deceptively muted and representative of only a glimpse into what the next few minutes will…

by Skope • September 4, 2023

“My next goal is to make more history by becoming a multi-weight division world champion in boxing,” announces Franchón, after her fight against Savannah Marshall, taking a loss and turning it into a new challenge. Alongside her fight, Franchón debuted her first single, ‘Secret Place’, produced by Grammy-nominated producer C-Rod. She describes how things came…

by Skope • September 4, 2023

@skopemag news – monday – september 4, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Harper O’Neill Announces Debut Album Dark Bar Daisy, Out October 6th Today, Harper O’Neill confirms the release of her debut album…

by Skope • September 1, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – september 1, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE RELEASES I’M SO LUCKY EP Philadelphia’s SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE has released their new EP, i’m so…

by Skope • September 1, 2023

Kirk Covington aka Capt. Kirk. is still firing on all cylinders! This is after decades of being a sideman at the forefront of Contemporary Jazz and Fusion music. Performing with legends like Joe Zawinul, Robben Ford and Allan Holdsworth, The Texas native continued to tour the world as a member of Fusion superstars, Tribal Tech.…

by Skope • September 1, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – september 1, 2023 @ 10 am est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW TIMBALAND REUNITES WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE & NELLY FURTADO ON NEW SINGLE “KEEP GOING UP” OUT NOW Four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic producer,…

by Skope • August 31, 2023

@skopemag news – thursday – august 31, 2023 @ 11 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Eldridge Rodriguez Share Single “Without All Your Teeth You Can’t Get Into Heaven” via Under The Radar Atrophy is the fifth…

by Skope • August 31, 2023

There are moments when Harry Hochman sounds like a cross between James McMurtry and Gordon Lightfoot. His songs come off as serious singer/songwriter stuff, much like these aforementioned artists. His eleven songs are hard, lyrically, but much softer sonically. In other words, they’re lot like a lot of folk music. Stylistically, however, these songs can…

by Skope • August 31, 2023

@skopemag news – thursday – august 31, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Music Submission: Metok Music Since its inception, Metok Music has been committed to providing exceptional music for their fans. They understand…

by Skope • August 31, 2023

The Curse of K.K. Hammond’s take on the classic grunge anthem combines her love for Delta Blues and Appalachian roots music with a sprinkle of Southern gothic horror, creating a genre-bending, Blues-meets-hillbilly rock vibe. LONDON, ENGLAND, UK – August 30, 2023 – Today, The Curse of K.K. Hammond, the U.K. born singer-songwriter and slide guitarist, announces the…

by Skope • August 30, 2023

@skopemag news – wednesday – august 30, 2023 @ 10 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Lael Neale Portrays An Elementary School Teacher In The Self-Directed Video For New Single, “I’ll Be Your Star” Lael Neale portrays a…

by Skope • August 30, 2023

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Nina de Vitry, who makes jazz-tinged, soulful Americana music, has just released a very personal and lyrically deep album, “What You Feel Is Real.” She sat down recently with @skopemag to talk about this gorgeous record. @skopemag: Tell us about your new album. Nina: It’s a collection of songs I wrote throughout my…

by Skope • August 30, 2023

The new song “In These Eyes” by TaniA Kyllikki feat. Rynellton is seriously epic and is a one-of-a-kind, super cool masterpiece. When internationally acclaimed UK songstress TaniA Kyllikki releases a new song, it is always an international smash and an undeniable radio-friendly masterpiece, so we are left pleased that the hype has once again been…

by Skope • August 30, 2023

@skopemag news – wednesday – august 30, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Poolside Announces New Single With Cut Copy’s Ben Browning — “Ride With You” Is Out Today, Aug 29 On Ninja Tune/Counter…

by Skope • August 30, 2023

The Award-winning singer-songwriter releases the 7th single from his album, “Something Worth Remembering.” The single debuted at #8 on the UK iTunes Country Songs chart. Country music star Gary Pratt has released his much anticipated new single “Number One Fan.” The song, a re-imagined version of a song Gary wrote years ago about his Mom, serves as…

by Skope • August 29, 2023

Beloved folk/Americana duo The Kennedys (Pete and Maura Kennedy) have just released a beautiful new album, “Headwinds.” Both band members sat down recently with @skopemag to talk about this fantastic record. @skopemag: Tell us about your amazing new album. Pete: In early 2020, we formulated ideas for an album project. Then the pandemic struck, and…

by Skope • August 29, 2023

@skopemag news – tuesday – august 29, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Edge Of Paradise release “Hologram” and announce US tour dates with Dragonforce Coming off the excitement of their West Coast tour…

by Skope • August 29, 2023

Nashville darling Jenny Grace is no stranger to the shadows. While her classic country sound and Southern belle get-up cast spells on listeners of all generations, her storytelling leans fearlessly into the gray areas of life, transfixing saints and sinners all. Growing up with meager means in Connecticut, Jenny served as an intelligence officer in…

by Skope • August 29, 2023

Internationally renowned harmonica virtuoso Lee Oskar is a well-established creative in many areas. On top of co-writing and performing the earworm melodies of chart-topping songs like “Low Rider,” “Cisco Kid,” and “Why Can’t Be Friends,” alongside superstars such as Ke$ha, Pitbull, and more, Oskar is an accomplished producer, composer, businessman, visual artist, and musical explorer.…

by Skope • August 29, 2023

Brian Douscette’s single begins quietly with an acoustic piano intro. You might think this is going to be a tender ballad. It’s not. After about twenty seconds of lovely piano, Doucette’s vocal comes in. And it comes in like a bull in a China shop, too, with full force. Here begins Doucette’s drinking song. Doucette’s…

by Skope • August 28, 2023

Colorado-based country singer-songwriter Buckstein has just released a very emotional song, “Everything I Need (Acoustic).” He sat down recently with @skopemag to talk about this special version of the song. @skopemag: Hi, Buckstein! Tell us about your new, amazing single, “Everything I Need (Acoustic).” What inspired that song and what is it about? Buckstein: It’s…

by Skope • August 28, 2023

@skopemag news – monday – august 28, 2023 @ 8 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW ROCKIN’ ENGINE Welcome Horror Fans And Rockers Home With Bloody Music Video For “Carnival of Evil” Rockin’ Engine’s new EP “Altered…

by Skope • August 28, 2023

As the world of music continues to evolve, new artists emerge, each with a unique story to tell and a distinct voice to share. Today, we have the pleasure of diving into the artistic universe of Dici, a rising star whose journey from bedroom musician to accomplished hip-hop/pop artist is as inspiring as it is…

by Skope • August 28, 2023

Dusty Highway, the 2023 LP from David Gelman, begins out humbly with an easygoing, melody-led beat in “Lay Me Down” that, while only offering us a glimpse into the majestic melodies that await in the next ten songs, is enough to set the stage for everything we’re soon to encounter. The moodiness of the harmonies…

by Skope • August 25, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – august 25, 2023 @ 11:30 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW HUNNY SHARE WARM & FUZZY NEW MUSIC VIDEO “89cc” Striking an addictive balance of indie-pop playfulness and emo vulnerability, Los Angeles…

by Skope • August 25, 2023

An outpouring of cheery optimism, Matt B goes for a soothing, spiritual sound on “Alkebulan.” His voice has an encouraging, welcoming presence. The lyrics focus on the concept of hope and faith in the future. Percussion features prominently incorporating so much emotion into the swirling, kaleidoscopic mix. Stylistically he brings together Afrobeat, pop, soul, and…

by Skope • August 25, 2023

Mickey Faerch (AKA Yung Mae) has just dropped her debut single “Whoop Whoop” on all digital platforms worldwide. Yung Mae is no stranger to the entertainment spotlight, as she is an accomplished actor with over 90 credits to her name (including American Horror Story), and she is the mother of Horror ICON Daeg Faerch (GreatDaeg…

by Skope • August 25, 2023

Bill Abernathy’s latest album, “More,” is a compelling and diverse exploration of the roots rock genre that takes listeners on a heartfelt journey through a range of emotions. Laden with personal anecdotes and a mixture of folk and rock styles, this album stands as a testament to Abernathy’s artistry and his ability to create a…

by Skope • August 25, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – august 25, 2023 @ 2 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW OUT NOW: Doug E Shaffer shares latest single “Loving Bed”, new LP out this September Today, respected singer-songwriter Doug E Shaffer…

by Skope • August 25, 2023

Indie pop artist, Jessica Mar, is releasing an addictive new anthem for cycle breakers titled “Broken Heart,” an ode to embracing our own inner power via rejecting societal norms. With smooth, fresh beats, Mar portrays a catchy yet electrifying pop track. Her passion for songwriting shines through with these fierce and sassy lyrics based on…

by Skope • August 25, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – august 25, 2023 @ 10 am est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW PERISCIANS Release Video For “Halo” PERISCIANS specializes in creating hard-hitting metalcore, with a wider range of influences injecting more of their…

by Skope • August 24, 2023

The louder the personality, the louder the music. MkX does everything as loudly as possible. His encyclopedic understanding of pop music along with an unmistakable fashion sense results in his inimitable presence, steeped in millennial nostalgia with an eighties-infused futuristic flare. He’s the kind of figure you look at twice on the street out of…

by Skope • August 24, 2023

Hitting us with a lot of tonality that most bands would be too intimidated to work with, The One Eighties’ “Dead Star Light” doesn’t let us get comfortable with its forward strut before unleashing a complicated deluge of warmth that can seemingly destroy that gets in its path. In this track, and all of those…