Category: FEATURES

Feature stories and artist interviews

APRIL 2011 SONICBIDS â€œARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€

by Skope • April 7, 2011

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.

by Admin • April 6, 2011

Hot on the tail of the radio success of the new single “Dat’s What I Do” featuring Travis Porter, which currently sits at number #48 on the Urban Radio Charts, Da Kennel has released a new viral video to increase the single’s growing popularity.

by Admin • April 5, 2011

Alt. country rock n’ roll band Devils Elbow release their first music video ‘These Days’. The track is taken from the bands debut album Sand On Chrome which was released August 2010.

by Skope • April 5, 2011

I know I need to stick to music but I am freaking out that Japan is dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. I know they have no other options but jeez! Sometimes I just want to lock myself in my basement with cans of food, water, and the soothing & relaxing CD by Mehran.…

by Skope • April 4, 2011

For nearly sixty years, the Jolly Boys have been integral to the fabric of Jamaica’s musical landscape and culture heritage. Yes, you read that correctly, sixty years!! Masters of mento, one of Jamaica’s original musics, this band has rocked innumerable private soirees, charmed the traveling elite and toured the world, leaving an indelible mark…

by Skope • April 4, 2011

Antigone Rising, the all female rock band from Long Island have paired with Rock Ridge Music for their upcoming release of their newest album, 23 Red. The album is a Kickstarter success story and is to be released in mid-May. A preview of the album is the first release track “Home is Everywhere.”

by Skope • April 4, 2011

Get ready to learn more about a musician who lives, breathes and thrives for the guitar. James Evans is a Canadian artist who writes his own music and even works with other local acts in Canada. His new group instrumental album ‘ZepOcean’ has some excellent guitar riffs and solos you just have to…

by Skope • April 4, 2011

Doug Ratner & The Watchmen have been described as one of the most promising and exciting rock bands to emerge on the New England music scene. According to The Noise, Boston’s oldest independent music magazine, their music is “a bold array of garage/power pop/classic rock with loads of harmonies, psychedelic mind twists and dirty bar…

by Admin • March 31, 2011

Filmed on the coast of Maine, the video depicts a duo of mysterious, masked individuals, in abstract journey and ritual, seemingly swallowed by darkness. Simultaneously colorful and dark, the video is the perfect companion to the evocative song.

by Skope • March 31, 2011

Whether playing to expectant audiences in their adopted hometown of Leeds, or showcasing everywhere from Europe to the US, Scams are rapidly establishing a reputation as genuine purveyors of a unique sound and a dynamic and infectious live act.

by Skope • March 30, 2011

The month of March has been a busy one for Kyle Rapps. The hip-hop artist took a break from the 15 shows he has booked this month alone (!) to be the sole host and to perform songs from his debut EP, Re-Edutainment, at SXSW for Audible Treats’ annual showcase.

by Skope • March 30, 2011

It’s 10 pm and the guys of Brass Knuckles are just sitting down to game plan their studio session. DJ Anthony Pisano looks over their agenda of tracks to work on. “Now that I look at it, that is a mean list. They’re gonna be bangers” Producers Danny D’Brito and Tony Livadas along with…

by Skope • March 29, 2011

Superhuman Happiness has just unveiled a video for “The Hounds,” the track from side two of their new 45/digital single (“GMYL”/”The Hounds”) out now on Electric Cowbell Records.

by Skope • March 29, 2011

D. Charles Speer, also known as Dave Shuford of the No Neck Blues Band, is a dynamic player fluent in many styles, a fact willfully demonstrated in two dramatically different records hitting the shelves. Arghiledes, his latest solo effort, is an attempt at working within the Greek tradition of hasiklidika, hashish songs which spilled from…

by Skope • March 29, 2011

How many of you have heard of Lady Gaga? I would imagine 100% have. But how many of you have heard the new single by the Swinging Iggies “Lady Gaga?” Well do not worry because Stoli has got you covered. Bongo Boy Records is a relatively new label out of NYC that in my opinion…

by Skope • March 28, 2011

Following a winter club tour (that lit up sold-out crowds from Los Angeles to Chapel Hill, NC), The Budos Band return back to the mid-west this April. The band promises to deliver the same brazen intensity each night, slaying audiences with its venomous psychedelic afro-rock.

by Skope • March 28, 2011

Hourcast is hitting the road with Volbeat and The Damned Things. To celebrate, the band will be giving away a custom Apollo 125cc Pit Bike valued at over $1000. The band’s album “Dystopia” is available everywhere now!

by Skope • March 28, 2011

At just 20 years old, singer & performer Jamie Lee Gaita has already tackled so much. Born and raised in West Paterson, NJ, her musical background goes back seven years. The amazing part is that nobody in her family has any real music experience, but she has incredible support from her family. …

by Skope • March 23, 2011

Iconic pop-rock band, Blessid Union of Souls, famous for their 7 Top 40 chart hits, including “I Believe”, “Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)”, and “I Wanna Be There”, have released their 7th album entitled The Mission Field through Salvation Road Records on March 1st, 2011.

by Skope • March 22, 2011

What would you do with an evening, some mirrors, lights and your living room? If you’re LA’s The Morning Birds, you’ll combine all of these things and your creative genius to produce a music video that feels like a trippy 60s variety show.

by Skope • March 22, 2011

The Voodoo Jets have announced the release of the band’s first ever music video to honor former drummer John Fowler, who passed away three years ago today. Fowler, a brilliant and colorful talent who also toured and recorded with Steelheart, worked with The Voodoo Jets for over 5 years before suffering a brain aneurism in…

by Skope • March 21, 2011

It is not supposed to be snowing today, the first day of spring. It’s a good thing that my guest today has the kind of music for sitting outside on a nice spring day. Coming from NJ is a very talented musician by the name Tony Desimone. Tony was reffered by Airomee Wind who has…

by Skope • March 21, 2011

New album in-stores May 10, 2011 from Hear Music / Concord Music Group. Check out the video for the first single from The Cars’ long awaited new album Move Like This. The video for “Sad Song ” is available now on Youtube here.

by Skope • March 21, 2011

The Ruby Room in Shibuya Tokyo probably has an actual “legal” capacity of 125, but at Electric Eel Shock’s recent show there, any Fire Marshall would have had a heyday trying to count how many extra people were packed in the small venue. The audience was already pumped up from the opening acts of Red…

by Skope • March 17, 2011

In a town that has seen a rapidly diminishing number of music venues over the past few years, available space has become a valuable commodity. Pair that space with a mantra of mass functionality and you have Eye Level Art, one of the most unique and forward-thinking venues in Charleston, SC. Equal parts gallery/event space/concert…

by Skope • March 17, 2011

“Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.” It’s not that hard of a concept. But for Donwill, these acts take on a much bigger role in his new single, “Breathe,” off of Donwill’s concept album, Don Cusack in High Fidelity.

by Skope • March 16, 2011

Portuguese band The Gift may be a new to some, but many already know the psychedelic synth-pop group. The band has been together since 1994, and they toured the U.S. with The Flaming Lips in 2003. This year they return to the United States, bringing us their amazing new album, Explode, which was produced by…

by Skope • March 15, 2011

Dirtbag/ILG/Warner Music Group recording artist Scarlet Haze just released a new single entitled “Hero” for the recent victims of the Japanese earthquake.

by Skope • March 15, 2011

The first video off NY producer A.M. Breakups’ forthcoming debut album, The Cant Resurrection, featuring Baltimore rapper Teddy Faley. The Cant Resurrection will also feature guest spots from Billy Woods of the critically-acclaimed Super Chron Flight Brothers, Chicago’s V8, and Eleven. The latest release from Backwoodz Studioz, the label behind Vordul Mega’s Megagraphitti and Super…

by Skope • March 15, 2011

I do not have to tell Skope readers that most music lovers are partying & experiencing amazing music down in Austin, TX this week for SXSW. So I decided to feature a band from Austin by the name of Indofin. I must warn you this interview is no holds barred so hide the children. The…

by Skope • March 14, 2011

Best Friends and rap duo, Money Stax & Neeky Evero, have been coined as playful and fun but their work has set them apart as serious lyricists and artists.

by Skope • March 11, 2011

James Leg, growler, shouter, composer, and Fender Rhodes finger-f*cker, of the Black Diamond Heavies, steps out with some friends for more songs of hedonistic excess, crazy-ass women and Southern salvation.

by Skope • March 10, 2011

Check out the world premiere of the official video for Jessie and The Toy Boys’ new single “Push It” featuring Yelawolf.

by Skope • March 9, 2011

Robert Smith/Emily Haines, where are you?” Lightouts started out with that one simple question, posted as a want ad by group founder Gavin Rhodes near the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The only sane person to reply to this query was vocalist Greg Nelson, a seasoned veteran of the NYC music scene (Lady Gaga…

by Skope • March 8, 2011

On May 2, 2011, critically acclaimed, multi-instrumental pop songstress Anni Rossi will release her second album Heavy Meadow via boutique label 3Syllables Records.

by Skope • March 8, 2011

“Easy Come, Easy Go,” the video for the single from Sierra Hull’s forthcoming album Daybreak is premiering today on CMT (Country Music Television). The video was directed by award winning director David McClister (Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Leann Rimes) and was filmed in one day at the Two Rivers Mansion in Nashville, features her…

by Skope • March 8, 2011

Well here we are another week is upon us. This week I am taking it light as this is my birthday week. My guest this week is the epitome of how I feel about the week and how I plan to spend it. Allow me to introduce a musician from Australia that goes by Catherine…

by Skope • March 7, 2011

New York City power-pop trio Tiny Animals have a reputation, as American Songwriter put it, for leaving folks “head over heels in love.” With prominent placements on popular television shows like MTV’s Jersey Shore, Teen Mom 2 and The Real World, it’s clear that Tiny Animals offer what the Washington Post Express called “unapologetically hooky…

by Admin • March 7, 2011

Some kids want to grow up to be teachers. Some want to be doctors or lawyers. Some have an idea in their minds of what they want to be when they grow up, and some just don’t.

by Admin • March 4, 2011

What better way to celebrate the release of your album than by releasing a video for the first single on the same day? NYC’s The Morning Code release both Tell Someone and the video for “Silver” on March 1st.