Shine is the new full length album from Canadian rock artist Jon Mullane featuring a diverse range of rock/pop songs with undeniable hooks, epic ballads and meaningful lyrics.
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SILVER COVER THE BEATLES “DEAR PRUDENCE”
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Ciaron & Simon started writing songs together in 2009, the result is Silver. Silver’s first single, a cover of The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence” will be released as a digital download on the 28th February 2013 on their own label “MarClar” & distributed by Native Records.
HEAVEN & EARTH POST NEW EPK FOR ‘DIG’
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Taking up where iconic bands like Deep Purple and Bad Company left off, Heaven & Earth is on a mission to resurrect the sanctity of classic rock in its purest, most accessible form on their third studio album titled Dig. Due out on Quarto Valley Records, Dig was produced by Dave Jenkins, who’s worked with…
SWEET BABOO NEW VIDEO “LETS GO SWIMMING WILD”
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Sweet Baboo is Stephen Black, a native of the north Wales countryside and a single-minded, idiosyncratic singer. On April 23rd he will make his North American debut with his fourth full-length album Ships, released on celebrated UK indie label Moshi Moshi Records (Summer Camp, Niki & The Dove, The Drums). On Ships Black displays his…
IAMEVE VIDEO “TEMPTRESS”
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IAMEVE, a talented new young based artist is very melodic and ethereal with a pop hook. She definitely resonates with a lot of people . Her songs have been featured in over 100 Television and film placements such as ABC’s The Lying Game, profiled in LA Weekly and lovingly spoofed by friend Fred Armisen on…
ALFA NEW ALBUM ‘WORLD GO BLUE’ ON BANDCAMP
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Alfa, born in the Philippines and raised in the New York City area, has just released her 5th album, “World Go Blue”. She is currently on a U.S. college tour to promote her record (see tour dates below). In the past Alfa has gained multiple placements on the MTV series “Friendzone” and was named one…
FRIGHTENED RABBIT “TODAY’S CROSS” VIDEO
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Yesterday, Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit released their fourth studio album, “Pedestrian Verse.” “Today’s Cross” is the B-side to their single “The Woodpile.”
JAYMES WOLFF VIDEO “SO LONG”
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New York native Jaymes Wolff is leading the pack of genre bending artists. His music is an authentic blend of Alternative Soul that pulls elements from Hip Hop and Classic Rock. At first listen names like Frank Ocean and The Weeknd come to mind but Jaymes cites Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson as his main…
AMANDA WILSON WORKS WITH PAUL RUDD ON NEW BALLAD
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Singer songwriter Amanda Wilson and prolific house music producer Paul Rudd have teamed up to release their first ever ballad. Amanda has had two UK top 20 singles with dance act ‘The Freemasons’ and more recently scored another major worldwide smash hit with ‘Seek Bromance’ in collaboration with Tim Berg aka Avicii and Samuele Sartini…
RED BOOK RED SAIL: A JUNGIAN-BOWIE BLOG
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Cover Story: This project started as a speculative essay and sort of picked up some music and video collaborative energies as it rolled along. At times, some tongue is mastered into the final cheek. Kurt Cobain hovers about in ways that will become oddly apparent. This will not be everyone’s cuppa tea. What’s unanimity of…
ANCIENT VVISDOM VIDEO FOR “DEATHLIKE”
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Dark acoustic rock outfit ANCIENT VVISDOM release their sophomore album Deathlike today on Prosthetic Records. To celebrate, the band has premiered the haunting new music video for their new record’s title track “Deathlike” on AOL’s Noisecreep.
THE LONDON SUEDE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘IT STARTS AND ENDS WITH YOU’
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Brit-pop legends The London Suede (also known as Suede) are pleased to confirm their North American release for their sixth studio album ‘Bloodsports’ out on March 19, 2013 on Ingrooves/Fontana.
ANNIE WOOD: EXPRESSING FAITH THROUGH MUSIC
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Expressing her faith through music, Annie Woode has produced two albums. The more recent effort, He’s Always There, saw an Aug 2012 release. It can be purchased at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/anniewoode. Skope recently tracked her down to ask a few questions…
LITTLE TYBEE NEW VIDEO “FOR DISTANT VIEWING”
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Following 2011’s Humorous To Bees, which received positive critical acclaim, For Distant Viewing is to be the third album from Atlanta-based Little Tybee, scheduled for release on April 9th.
HUMAIRA NEW VIDEO “PUT IT ON ME”
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British singer-songwriter Humaira has released the official video for her new single “Put it On Me”, directed by Mastermind Media.
STOLI IS LOVING ALL THESE PENNAN BRAE VIDEOS
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Hello world, here we are again. Did anyone see the Super Bowl halftime show with Beyonce, I bet many of you did. While watching Beyonce dance and sing, I zoned out and had a vision. I saw a Super Bowl where the mainstream stars stayed home and some select Skope bands played the show. Now…
ROCK AND ROLL IS A NATIONAL PASTIME
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It’s somewhat bizarre at times how much multimedia is tearing our young children in two different directions. On the one hand you have numerous shows, programs, and outing ideas designed to nurture a developing brain. On the other hand, you also have a lot of things designed to infantile our youth, with no real benefit…
SEATRAFFIC NEW VIDEO “SUPERFICIAL HEART”
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“Superficial Heart” is the first installment in the series of singles. It’s an emotional piece about being confused and searching for clarity. For the song’s visual component, the duo enlisted local artist Luigi Savino to create the artwork & friend Sean Kelly with video direction. The band is hosting a free download of “Superficial Heart”…
SKIPP WHITMAN VIDEO “IT SUCKS BEING BROKE”
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“5 AM” is Skipp’s first full-length project using no samples, just original melodic inspiration & word instinct. Artists Louie Bello (the upgrade) and Sophia Lauren (wont change) collaborated with him. Most of the album was produced between the hours of 4 and 7 AM.
LADY TAZ NEW SONG “EVERYDAY”
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Following on the release of Everyday, the singer says she has several hot tracks to release for the Jamaican market: “We have a lot of buns in the oven and some of the tracks are reggae while others are dancehall. I try to constantly show my versatility as an artiste and also reflect the flavor…
SCIENCE! NEW VIDEO FOR “SEATTLE SONG”
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Seattle acoustic rock duo, Science!, has released their first music video for their hit tune “Seattle Song”. The award winning group, comprised of Justin Stang and Jim Elenteny, filmed the video on location in Seattle and featured many prominent Northwest landmarks including the Space Needle, Gasworks Park and the Fremont Troll. Their studio debut includes…
TESS HENLEY NEW VIDEO “FROM THE GET GO”
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Bursting onto the scene with horns a’blazin and a set of pipes that will not be denied, Seattle’s Tess Henley reveals From The Get Go today with a video.
JAMAICA QUEENS NEW VIDEO “WATER”
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Vocalist Ryan Spencer explains, “”Water’ is a song that I wrote about an intense experience I had coming down from ecstasy at a festival. Suki, my ex-girlfriend, created the idea for this video and we decided to call it, ‘Adam in the House of Babes.’
JAMIE LIDELL PREMIERES NEW VIDEO “YOU NAKEDâ€
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Jamie Lidell is premiering the video for “You Naked,” a new song from his highly-anticipated self-titled album, out February 19 on Warp Records. The video, which can be streamed and shared here [LINK], was directed and filmed with no added special effects by Flat-e, the London-based studio who designed the album art.
AMARANTHE NEW VIDEO “THE NEXUS”
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Fast-rising modern metal sextet AMARANTHE will release their sophomore album, The Nexus, internationally on March 25th and in the United States on March 26th via Spinefarm Records.
NEW EPK POSTED BY BROKEN HOPE
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Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE have now posted a new EPK, which includes a brief recap of the band’s history, information about their upcoming album, and more.
MADISON NEW VIDEO “HOT HOT LOVE”
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With her first EP The Noise Some People Make in 2011 inserting a fresh DIY approach into the world of pop, Madison burst onto the scene and into the playlists of those in-the-know, from bloggers and fashion outlets to music supervisors and club DJs.
JANUARY 2013: MKM NOTES FROM THE SOUND TABLE
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Welcome to 2013 and thanks to all who attended the GMIA HOLIDAY PARTY (www.gmia.org) and participated in the HOLIDAY SONG CONTEST at Edgewater Records Studios — the food was great and we had lots of fun!!
INDEPENDENT RECORDING ARTIST SHINES THROUGH WITH HIS DEBUT ALBUM
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There have been many genres of music that have had their time in the “spotlight” but out of the all them Country / Country Rock saw the least. The popularity of that style of music was typically limited to the southern part of the United States. But with the emergence of recording artists like Carrie…
LUKE ELLIOTT NEW SINGLE “BENNY THE BUM”
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Creating a sound without direct lineage, Luke Elliot’s sound is lived in and familiar, like an old friend. Alongside his band of Dan Peck (drums), Jim McGee (guitar) and Ed Barber (bass), the group brings every song to life onstage with their stunning, Jerry Lee Lewis-esque-piano-wrecking experience. Constant changing of rhythms, tempos and time signatures…
JILL CAGNEY’S MUSIC REMINDS STOLI TO NOT TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY
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Hello Skope world, man it is good to be back. I usually do not get too personal but I became a father for the second time on Janaury 18th to a babyboy and I want the world to know how thrilled I am. On another note I want to say a prayer for the victims…
THE KNIFE NEW VIDEO “FULL OF FIRE”
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“The film ‘Full Of Fire’ started to grow as an embryo in the song ´s lines ‘Who looks after my story’. Who takes care of our stories when the big history, written by straight rich white men, erase the complexity of human ´s lives, desires and conditions? The film ‘Full Of Fire’ consists of a…
THE FLAMING LIPS NEW LYRIC VIDEO
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THE FLAMING LIPS and Warner Bros. Records will release their thirteenth studio album, THE TERROR on April 2nd but you can see and hear and the new video for an exclusive non-album track, titled “Sun Blows Up Today” right now at RollingStone.Com.
ANiMAL NEW VIDEO “THE ANIMAL CAGE”
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Directed by drummer Andy Mckenzie (who directs and edits all of the band’s videos) and starring the trio themselves, the video is a vicious romp through the band’s kidnapping and terrorization by a demented stalker-fan (played with harrowing and hysterical effect by actor/director Andrzej Sosnowski), leaving us wondering if they’ll make it out alive…”if…
COMMON FUTURE NEW VIDEO “CHINA LAKE”
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The first music video for “China Lake” off the Vague Borders EP is now online! Check it out either on Vimeo or YouTube. Shot and edited by Daniel Bellury, the brains and brawn behind Common Future, “China Lake” is a series of timelapse photography shot in locations ranging from New York City to the wilds…
VICTORY “PLAY IT” VIDEO
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Hot new act Victory will release his new single ‘Play It’ On January 17th. The video, directed by Victory himself, is a neon soaked VHS celebration of the anthemic single.
HORSEHANDS “TIN HORN” MP3 HERE
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Horsehands has solidified both a unique sound and a place in the Boston music scene through frenetic live shows and recordings while remaining somewhat of a well kept secret among the musician and record-collecting sect. This band excels in disassembling familiar musical tropes and regurgitating them out in frantic, confused, frustrated form. The fragmented song…
KATE BOY’S VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE OUT NOW
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Northern Lights, the debut EP from trending four-piece synth-pop outfit Kate Boy, will be released January 22 on independent label IAMSOUND Records. The title track has already garnered the attention of NME and Pitchfork, while The Fader hails the song as “emotionally honest.” Directed by SIKOW with additional animations by Oskar Gullstrand at NAÃVE,…
JASON BLUM “I KNOW EVIL” VIDEO
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Like the Radio Dial of yore that serves as its fitting name, Jason Blum’s new album tunes into a wide range of stylistic, emotional and locational signals. It takes the listener on a journey akin to the wide travels that brought him to making such a rich and diverse, yet definitive collection of songs. As…
PENNAN BRAE RELEASE “THE SAME WAY” (UFO MUSIC VIDEO)
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UFOs are invading, Cold War tension is running high & a young couple are on the run in Director Domenic Barbero’s (www.DarkheartVisions.com) ‘The Same Way’ Music Video. [youtube 1BVmRqCorp8] Starring Andrew Entrikin, Kent Loomer & Zoe Schackel, the piece was filmed in Bellingham, Washington with many thanks to all involved for making it happen. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/amber-glow/id309094260…
