Category: FEATURES

Ca$h Out is gaining a lot of momentum in the hip hop culture being that he closed the 2012 BET Awards Show alongside with Tyga.   Still sitting up high on the Billboard charts, he has the #2 Rap song in the country and even has Lil Wayne quoting his lyrics on Keyshia Cole’s new…

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I am feeling real good today, as the sun is shining & the music has started to play. I get tons of muscians and bands constantly asking to be featured in Skoped Out. These same people do not realize that these days it is not just the music that will get you featured. There must…

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You won’t have to wait much longer to get your music-loving hands on the new collaboration from Emmy-nominated T.O.N.E-z and the incomparable Moksha Sommer of HuDost. Their hauntingly beautiful collaborative version of T.O.N.E-z’ hit Sittin’ In My Room is due for release soon, but music reviewers who have been given a sneak peek love it!

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Musician/Songwriter Rick Shaffer has worked with Peter Murphy and Marianne Faithful, as well as scoring film soundtracks and heading the successful indie band The Reds with Bruce Cohen. Not content to stop there, Rick recently released “Idiot Flats”, a solo effort that will make a believer out of you too!

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New Jersey metal warriors, GOD FORBID have unleashed a powerful music video for their title track, “Equilibrium” from the March 26, 2012 release, which is sure to resonate with many while leaving fans yearning to find their own balance.

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Rising Tucson-based singer Lexa Raquel’s infectious single “One of a Kind,” which was featured on iheartradio.com and Shakefire, recently hit the top #10 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales radio chart, is now playing at major retailers   such as Forever 21, Footlocker, American Eagle Outfitters and Nordstrom throughout the nation.  

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TEN KENS are ready for action once again with their soon to be released third record, Namesake, out September 4th, 2012. The critically acclaimed group, who have garnered attention from such high profile publications such from Artrocker to the BBC, and are about to take things to a whole new level.

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Groundation is a roots reggae band that blends elements of jazz, funk, salsa and dub. Their genre-bending sounds provide the perfect platform for the fiery, conscious lyrics of lead singer and primary writer Harrison Stafford.

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Rick Shaffer’s third solo album, Idiot Flats, will excite fans of his 2011 garage/blues CD, Hidden Charms. His latest venture is built on a garage/blues framework, Mississippi Hill Country rhythms, a garage/blues framework mashed together in a 1960’s psychobilly/R&B sound. Idiot Flats’ lyrical and vocal tone takes on the packaged commercialized plague, asking the listener…

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Man it is hot out there! I would just like to speak on a press release I got yesterday for a new show on E! called “Opening Act.” The show gives unknown artists a chance to open for mainstream artists like Rod Stewart, Nikki Minaj, Gym Class Heroes, etc. I just want to say that…

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Acclaimed 15-year old singer-songwriter Hayley Reardon has issued the title track from her debut album Where The Artists Go as a free download via Bandcamp at http://www.bit.ly/wheretheartistsgo for a limited time before the official single, that includes three different versions, is released on July 17 via Kingswood Records.

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HLK was founded by Mark Goldstein, who’s passion for rebel culture and rock n roll led him to create something unique, sexy and a little bit dirty. Welcome to Hard Luck Kings Guitar Company.

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Adair Lion, the controversial rapper from Texas that brought you BEN (the pro-lgbt song), returns with another OUTSTANDING music video. This time it’s a one take. What’s better than hot college girls dancing to Michael Jackson/hip-hop music in a dark and sweaty underground hallway?

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Muj, a band based in Brooklyn is releasing their video for ‘Got You’ which is an eclectic and strange alternate universe with a menacing masked man playing poker with Allen and Emre, the two frontmen of Muj. With animation meeting live action, this video is definitely different and unique.

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Hello all Skope readers out there! I want to first off say Happy 4th to all our USA readers out there. May your beer be ice cold, your burgers & dogs hot off the grill, and music loud! My guests today could not be more perfect as the USA celebrates how we started a revolution…

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Influenced by the DIY past of NYC punk and the raw style of the garage rock renaissance, The Dirty Panties have created their own unique sound. They write and perform powerful, infectious songs that reflect the band’s personality. From getting drunk, feminism and rejection, to their take on what it means to be a girl…

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Fresh off the heals of releasing their video for “Freeway Freakout” on My Old Kentucky Blog last week, The Dust Engineers are back at it again to create fireworks with their cover of the 1978 track “So American.” Originally performed by The Mutants and then again by Dodge Dart, The Dust Engineers have put a…

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19-year-old rapper, singer, and songwriter Jake Miller recently unveiled the official video for his summer-ready new single, “Runnin.”The clip focuses on Jake’s struggle to win the approval of his girlfriend’s dad, and also features an eye-catching, green convertible Mustang. It was directed and produced by Mu2 Productions, the same team that has helmed Jake’s previous…

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Getting the attention of the organizers of the Democratic National Convention is no easy feat but Limitless 5ive, comprised of Demerious (15 yrs old), Raheem (16 yrs old), Demetrius (17 yrs old), Cameron (17 yrsold), and Stephen (15 years old), has done it and earned themselves a coveted spot among the lineup of performers.  …

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The gorgeous women of New York’s LUNIC are back again, this time with a MP3 for the electrifying single, “Far Away.” The all-female electro-pop outfit are on the verge of releasing their highly anticipated sophomore album, Future Sex Drama, due out September 2012. The seductive video will not only capture your ears, but your eyes…

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Chart-topping Danish singer, Medina, is ready for a takeover in the US with her newest single “Forever” out today on Ultra Music. The track is paired with a new official music video featuring the beautiful songstress roaming the streets of New York City in a wedding gown — the perfect visuals for a fresh and…

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Dutch band Monokino wrote the soundtrack for the new GAG TELEVISION (a subsidiary of GAG ENTERTAINMENT INC.) drama series “Melissa.” Furthermore, Melissa is the first single from the upcoming Monokino album.

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Hello Skope readers all over the globe on this fine Tuesday. Skope management has asked me to mention that Skope has a really sleek mobile site at http://m.skopemag.com for your tablet & smartphones. I was on Drudge Report today and they had a headline on Justin Bieber’s new CD sales decline. Can the industry please…

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In lead singer, Ben’s own words he says, “The song is written to a kid who ran away from home, and is still missing. I’m hoping this video will help find him, or at least let him know that he is loved and missed. Wherever he is, I hope he is okay. I’m not really…

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Nina B, New York’s most promising female hip hop artist, is excited to release her brand new video for “How Ya’ll Want It Too” directed by Scenario (known for his work with 50 Cent and Fabulous). The track is the debut single off her forthcoming LP collaboration with DJ Jazzy Joyce, “Titles Are Played Out.”…

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  What better way to kick off the summer and Memorial Day weekend than with the timeless rock band Foreigner!   On Saturday, May 26 Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in Anderson, Indiana kicked off their second season with Summer Music Track II.   I couldn’t have asked for a better act than the “Cold…

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You know some days, it’s good to be me. Leaving New England behind for a few days for some fun in the sun in Tampa, FL. Being that I am in my mid 30’s I am fortunate enough to have seen hip hop music grow and mature over the years. Many older hip hop fans…

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Old Believers, the new album by Cory Chisel And The Wandering Sons, will be released on June 26th, 2012 on Readymade Records and distributed by Thirty Tigers.   Cory Chisel released a timely music video for the album’s track, “Times Won’t Change” which addresses the recall election of Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin.

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The highly successful indie rock band Cutting Edge continues to be innovative by now offering a place where independent musicians from all over the world can be heard loud & clear 24/7!   Group leader David Pesnell and Cutting Edge have intuitively come up with an ingenious idea that is the Broadcast Network For Indie…

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A captivating chanteuse, a rabble-rousing entertainer and theatrical fashion chameleon, Paloma Faith’s second album, “Fall To Grace,” debuted on the top of the UK charts to critical acclaim last week. Epic Records is thrilled to release the album later this year which is sure to captivate U.S. audiences with Vogue leading the charge after recently…

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“Come Over” and “Your Way Out” from the album ‘Acres’, Rat Wakes Red’s third full-length of five releases. Order the CD at www.ratdisk.com/order.html and get a free “Weekend” EP featuring the acoustic version of “So Much”, track 14 on “Acres”.

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San Francisco hip-hop group 40Love, comprised of emcee/vocalist Miss Haze, rapper G-OFF, and DJ/Producers Mikos and The Whooligan, is excited to announce their new album, Dreams Don’t Sleep. The album, which blends and bends hip-hop, electro, and soul, will be released July 24th. Today, to celebrate the album announcement, 40Love is excited to release the…

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As hinted last month, I.N.F. and Aspect of Long Island’s Day Laborers finally unveil the visuals for their single “On The Side,” in promotion for their album Deep Space Soul which is now available.   Directed by Porter Vision, the video depicts group member I.N.F. as a homeless person panhandling in NYC, and Aspect as…

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Watch out Lady GaGa, there’s a new dynamo in town with some real moves and her name is Angela Eren!   Angela is making a BIG statement in the world of Dance/Electronica & Pop music.   You will find out about all of her recent achievements, her life as a “rock star mom” and you…

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So we are back at it and this Starbucks double shot in a can got me feeling like its not 9 am but rather 10 pm! I just have to say one thing that lets me know that so many mainstream artists use controversy instead of talent to showcase their music. Madonna has got a…

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With the release of their debut studio album, O! Be Joyful (ORG Music), earlier this week, THE TOOTHACHES have unleashed their dynamic, dance-punk sound on the masses.

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“You, Me, & The Violence” is the latest masterpiece from Birds In Row. The album explodes out of the gates with “Pilori”, a sonic crash and bang statement of personal independence among with society’s faults and fractures. Birds In Row then continue down this road, expressing disdain and struggle in songs like “Cages”, “Guillotine”, and…

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Jes Falcon, though born in the green, rainy and celtic north of Spain has been living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, since the 90 ´s. It all started while playing rock music at high school and then composing some music for radio programs at independent (and pirate) radio stations which prompted him to start composing rock…

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Dispatch has unveiled the director’s cut of the video for their song “Not Messin’” via their YouTube Channel. Directed by so pa Productions (Coachella & Bonnaroo documentaries, The Low Anthem, Alexi Murdoch), the video was shot at Mishnock Barn in West Greenwich, RI – home of the region’s best line dancing. More than 150 enthusiastic…

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