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Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
YELLE RELEASES TWO NEW VIDEOS FOR MINI FILM
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Today Yelle is releasing not one but two new eye-popping videos, which together form a miniature film for their forthcoming album Safari Disco Club (March 29th; V2/Cooperative Music USA/Downtown Records). In the first half, which is fthe video for the album’s title track, the trio hit the dance floor to create a real-life safari…
BRIANNA KAHANE PERFORMS ON OPRAH AT 9 YEARS OLD
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Nine-year-old violinist Brianna Kahane was chosen by Oprah Winfrey to perform in the widely-celebrated grand finale episode of Oprah’s ALL-TIMEWORLD’S MOST TALENTED & AMAZING KIDS show to air in Oprah’s final season.
MY M.O. DEBUT VIDEO “BONFIRE MAN”
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“Bonfire Man” is the first single from their sophomore EP aptly titled Bonfire. For a limited time only, the Bonfire EP is available for free download at http://mymo.bandcamp.com/album/bonfire-ep, and then will be officially released through iTunes on Unemployable Music this June.
THE LOW ANTHEM NEW VIDEO “BOEING 737”
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Here is the new video for The Low Anthem’s stomping jam ‘Boeing 737’ folks, a song of epic proportions that sees the Rhode Island quartet stray from their delicate folk sounds. ‘Boeing 737’ is taken from the new record ‘Smart Flesh’ and the video was shot by friend of the band Thom Zimmey within the…
NEW VIDEO FROM NYC BAND MAKE OUT
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Trading on Mortensen’s manic take on pop music and the musical sensibility Hennessey developed from her own frenzied upbringing (and influence of her stepfather, The New York Dolls’ David Johansen), the band hooked up with producer Nicolas Vernhes (Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, The Fiery Furnaces) at his Rare Book Room studios in Brooklyn. Crafting a…
STACIE ROSE LAUNCHES MUSIC WEB SERIES: ‘SUITE SONGS’
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NJ/NYC based songstress Stacie Rose has just launched an exciting and original, new independent music series SUITE SONGS! SUITE SONGS is an intimate series about the personal & collaborative process of song making.
IT’S SAFE TO SAY ELIZ CAMACHO GOT IT GOING ON
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It looks like Stoli and Windows Media Guide both agree that Eliz Camacho is an artist on the rise. While they beat me to it by a week or so I am real excited to have Eliz here on Skoped Out. Eliz knows what looks good, sounds good, and she knows how to juggle multiple…
DEPUI: FROM COURT JESTER TO MODERN DAY MINSTREL
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Bent Ivar Depui Tversland can trace his lineage back to the royal courts of France where a presumed ancestor named Depui served as court jester. As the tale goes, eventually the king’s fool was banished from not only the court, but the entire country due to certain improprieties. And while Bent may be carrying on…
SIDEWAYS REIGN HEAD ON TOUR MARCH 2 / MP3
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Sideways Reign, based in Union, Washington, is a band representative of the artistic sensibilities of the masses. They’re your local barkeep, the hard-hat wearing construction worker, or the ice cream maker on the corner; on and off stage they remain the approachable, everyday guys you grab a beer with after work. In the same sense…
ORGANICARMA RELEASES FIRST VIDEO FROM DEBUT ALBUM
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organicArma, Miami’s acclaimed duo of conceptual electronica unveils the long-awaited debut single, “Love Is Not It All,” available on February 28th, 2011 through all major digital music outlets worldwide.
Q-UNIQUE RELEASES VIDEO “GREEN GRASS”
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Brooklyn native and former Arsonists member Q-Unique has been painting vivid pictures of the grime and drab of New York life throughout his sophomore album, Between Heaven And Hell, his first project since the 2008 release of Vengeance Is Mine.
GRAND MAL UNVEILS NEW VIDEO FOR “GUITARS STRUM IN DEJECTION”
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The latest creation from Grand Mal comes via a beautiful video for the song, “Guitars Strum in Dejection.” Experimental underground filmaker Kenny Curwood directed, shot, edited and animated the video on Super-8 film.
ARI HEST NEW VIDEO “HOW WOULD I KNOW”
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The video for the first single “How Would I Know” from Ari Hest’s upcoming album, Sunset Over Hope Street, is now out! Here is the video for “How Would I Know” directed by Josh Franer.
CRIS CAB NEW VIDEO “MY LIFE”
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Check out the latest video from young reggage/pop/rock sensation & Miami native Cris Cab for “My Life” here.
ARE THE SLANTS OFFENSIVE? / VIDEO
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Portland, Oregon-based Asian American dance-rock band The Slants’ trademark application for their name, “The Slants” has been rejected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the grounds that the term is deemed to be disparaging to persons of Asian descent and not sufficiently embraced by the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community. The dispute…
CLINTON CURTIS COVERS VAN MARRISON / MP3
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With the release date for his debut album 2nd Avenue Ball a month away, Clinton Curtis holds fans over with the freebie “And It Stoned Me,” a Van Morrison tune from one of Clinton Curtis’s favorite albums, Moondance.
EVA AINE: SINGING ACROSS THE CONTINENTS
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Singer and songwriter Eva Aine was born in Seattle and raised both there and in Japan. Her musical gifts began developing in high school where she studied classical voice and then Southern Japanese tradtional music. With a five octave range and looking like a classic beauty, Eva is making her mark across the continents.
YOKOSO! WELCOME TO TOKYO!
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If you were to stop a pedestrian on the streets of Tokyo and ask them “What bands or singers do you like?” you may receive an answer of “I really like Arashi, Dir En Grey, and Utada Hikaru.” If you don’t know these bands, imagine you have asked the average Westerner their favorite musicians and…
PHIL DAROSA DOES NOT DISAPPOINT WITH NEW EP ‘AWAY’
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We are officially under 30 days away from spring. It feels great to be able to say that. Many people out there in the industry feel the Internet has been the downfall of music as a business. For the big corporations that might be true but for the independent artist this is only the…
U.S. ROYALTY SHARES NEW MUSIC VIDEO “EQUESTRIAN”
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U.S. Royalty’s brand new music video for “Equestrian” is like a feel good movie. You’ll find yourself smiling throughout and will be intrigued to continue watching.
THE MADISON SQUARE GARDENERS OFFER “INNOCENT” OFF NEW EP
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The members of Brooklyn’s Madison Square Gardeners have a long pedigree as backing musicians for artists like Ben Kweller, The New York Dolls and Jill Sobule, to name a few. Columbus Alive approves, “The music is reminiscent of some of Wilco’s most pleasant backyard BBQ tracks,” and Cleveland Scene says they play, “A snappy…
SARAH DARLING OFFERS “SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR HANDS”
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Sarah Darling releases her latest album Angels & Devils today, February 15, 2011 via Black River Entertainment. Already recognized as one of the country music’s most expressive vocalists, Sarah Darling emerges as an equally eloquent songwriter.
ARAB AMERICAN EMCEE OFFERS TRIBUTE TO EGYPTIAN PEOPLE
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Arab American artists Patriarch, Ghazi, Kaotiq record “Higher” a tribute song to the people’s revolution and overtaking of Egypt rule. As one of the most important and historic days in Arab World history the song shines light on the undying resolve of the Egyptian people as well as calling for a tribunal to put the…
TRAEDONYA! UNVEILS NEW APP, VIDEO, & SITE
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Prohibition Ent and TRAEDONYA! are really excited to announce the launch of a brand new Facebook App. The App is FREE and it is all you need to keep up with TRAEDONYA! on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, and much more!
ETERNAL TAPESTRY NEW VIDEO “GALACTIC DERELICT”
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The first single from the new Eternal Tapestry album Beyond The 4th Door can be seen and heard right here. On their Thrill Jockey debut Eternal Tapestry have delivered an album not unlike their epic live shows.
PLANK’S MUSIC HAS STOLI’S BLOOD PRESSURE WAY UP
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Nothing gets me more excited when I come across a band from New England that is making music that is real and from the heart. That is exactly how I feel about the band from Boston by the name of PLANK. I caught a listen of these guys from their single, “She’s My Pusher.” These…
OCCULT DETECTIVE CLUB OFFER “C’MON LEVI” MP3
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The Denton, TX-based band previously released their ten-song debut LP Tortures last spring on Red Lounge Records, and fellow Texas gore-hounds Hex Dispensers covered their song “I’m A Ghost” on the B-side of one of their latest singles.
WHITESNAKE’S NEW VIDEO “LOVE WILL SET YOU FREE”
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day: the perfect blend of rock and romance. Whitesnake has partnered with VEVO for the world premiere of the brand new video “Love Will Set You Free.”
SKOPE GOES TRANS-ATLANTIC WITH ANITA MAJ
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The constant advent of online communication technology never ceases to amaze me. So when the assignment came for a chat with UK singer/songwriter Anita Maj, I blew the dust off my Skype account. And while this would be my first live online interview, I figured with her dual web sites, multiple social networking accounts and…
ISRAELI BAND ELECTRA OFFERS “RADIO ON” MP3
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Electra signed to Anova Music, Tel Aviv’s leading record label last year, and has since released their first two singles “Coming to Get You!” and “Dawn of Summer,” both of which were instant radio hits. Their songs combine gritty, catchy melodies and garage rock swagger.
NORWAY’S TOG OFFERS MP3 “SANSEN”
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Meet Norwegian horror-house pop act Tôg – sizzling synthesizers, 60’s combo organs, arpeggio swirls and thumping, italo-house beats. Beginning through a chance encounter, songwriter Lars Christian Olsen and his room mate would conduct “disturbing” sessions of electronic music experimentation using laptop synthesizers and an old Farfisa organ. But as luck will have it with true…
GRATEFUL DEAD LISTENING PARTY VIA APRIL 1, 1998 CONCERT
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Dead.net, the official Grateful Dead web site and online store, continues its exclusive Road Trips series in 2011 with its fourth volume. Issuing quarterly in February, May, August and November, Road Trips puts a spotlight on different tours and series of shows and includes rarities from the deepest corners of the vault and many rare…
SAADI & BAJAH RELEASE “LIGHTS UP NYC” MP3
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Syria-born hip-hop/electro/dancehall singer Saadi just dropped a new single called “Lights Up NYC,” a collaboration with Sierra Leonian rapper Bajah (from Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew).
DENGUE FEVER POST “CEMENT SLIPPERS” ONLINE
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On April 19, Dengue Fever, who serves up an exotic blend of Cambodian rock, Afro grooves, surf, and garage psych, returns with Cannibal Courtship, the group’s first studio album since 2008’s Venus on Earth and their Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group debut.
THE O’S RELEASE VIDEO TO “WE’LL GO WALKIN”
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On February 8th, The O’s return with their sophomore release Between The Two (Idol Records), the follow-up to their 2009 debut We Are The O’s, a critically acclaimed release that prompted Alternative Press to include the Texas indie-folk duo of Taylor Young and John Pedigo on their prestigious list; “100 Bands You Need To Know”.
DYME DEF RECRUITS BROOKLYN MURPHY FOR “TIMELESS”
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With the group’s sophomore album, Sex Tape, released last year, Seattle trio Dyme Def, comprised of rappers Fearce, Sev, and Brainstorm, continue to bring new music to the masses, this time with a brand new video for “Timeless.”
LAWRENCE & LEIGH NEW SINGLE “HEELED SHOES”
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Lawrence & Leigh are two artists on a mission: to create work that’s beautiful and bold, with refreshing originality and an infectious sense of style. Music is their medium of choice, but their unique and specific point of view expands to everything they touch.
THE GRAB BROTHERS BAND REMIND STOLI OF SUMMER ON CAPE COD
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This next interview I did a while back but I could not think of a more perfect time to post. The Grab Brothers Band are made up of two real brothers, Marc & Larry. These guys work hard and they do music even harder. While we are dealing with snow & cold weather these guys…
THE BRIDGE NEW VIDEO “ROSIE”
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On the heels of releasing their latest album National Bohemian last Tuesday, The Bridge have just premiered a video for the track “Rosie.”
