Kal’L is an R&B/Soul artist with a pop sound & feel. He was born in Bronx, NY in 1986, but was raised mostly in Milwaukee, WI. Though writing since the age of 12, it wasn’t until 9 years later that he was inspired to take his passion for lyrics to the next level. He was…
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BETH JEANS HOUGHTON NEW VIDEO “ATLAS”
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Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny are set to release “Atlas” as their next single on Mute on April 24TH 2012. The new single comes announced with a video for “Atlas” directed and produced by Beth’s friend Juan Iglesias in Los Angeles, where the singer has spent much of the year.…
STOLI LIKES HOW HENRIKEE IS ‘SEARCHING GREATNESS’
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As my loyal readers know I am no fan of American Idol, The Voice, or any show that musicians are judged by singing cover songs. When the networks start playing original music, I will tune in. But before I get to my amazing guest today I want to say that how Jermaine Jones was kicked…
GROUNDATION RELEASES “HUMILITY” HD VIDEO
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Hailing from California’s Bay Area, Groundation will unleash their new studio album, entitled ‘Building An Ark,’ on April 24, 2012 via Dub Rockers/VP. This 10-track set will be the first release off the new imprint Dub Rockers from reggae giant VP Records.
PLANKTON WAT NEW VIDEO
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Plankton Wat is the solo sound world of Dewey Mahood. Beginning as a home recording project in 2001, Mahood has slowly built a collection of highly personal music that has filtered out into the underground via tape labels such as Stunned, Digitalis, and Sloow. 2009 saw the release of Dawn of the Golden Eternity, a…
A MISSION AND A MESSAGE FROM BLESSID UNION OF SOULS
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If you listened to the radio at all in the 90’s, you likely still remember the words to “I Believe,” “Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me),” “Let Me Be the One,” “Standing at the Edge of the Earth,” or one of the other hit singles from Blessid Union of Souls.
HE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER “WALK DOWN THE STREET”: ROBERT NIX
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Robert Nix, composer/singer/songwriter, comes from Toronto. He finds his inspiration in simple everyday experiences and develops them into complex and unusual sounds that make him a unique and interesting listen. Robert plays all the instruments, sings, writes and produces all of his own music, pulling from his inner intellect, to create something powerful…
KARMIN “BROKENHEARTED†BRAND NEW VIDEO
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Karmin have unveiled the music video for their infectious pop hit “Brokenhearted” while the song heats up the Top 20 at radio with over twenty-one million in audience this week.
CHRIS PRICE RECORDED ALL 12 TRACKS & VIDEOS WITH iPHONE
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On June 26, Chris Price’s solo debut album, Homesick, will be released by PTB Music. The collection’s lead single, “That’s Your Boyfriend,” will go to radio in May. While it wasn’t his original intention, Price wound up creating each and every one of Homesick’s 12 tracks – plus the corresponding videos that will appear on…
DEV AVIDON OFFERS MP3 “LOST UNDER THE SUN” OFF ‘TEARS OF MEN’
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Dev is a jazz-rock fusion composer, singer, engineer and producer living and operating out of Bushwick, Brooklyn, and the front-man for the band he founded with brother and renowned pianist Ben Rosenblum, Wire Spoke Wheels. He regularly performs and records in the New York and Boston area, and has produced and engineered recordings for a…
CAKE LISTENERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CREATE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “THE WINTER”
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CAKE is pleased to release the music video for their song “The Winter.” The moving video was made entirely by CAKE’s ever-loyal fanbase, and includes over 171 participants (aged 5 to 55) from 165 different cities in 20 countries on 5 continents! Yesterday, CAKE premiered the video to their fans.
¡MAYDAY! AND TECH N9NE NEW VIDEO “BADLANDS”
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As the day gets closer to the release of Take Me To Your Leader on March 26th, ¡MAYDAY! and Tech N9ne team up once again and leak another video off ¡MAYDAY!’s Strange Music debut for their song “Badlands.”
CONDUITS OFFER “TOP OF THE HILL” MP3 + MAR/APR TOUR
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The music scribes and bloggers that have already caught on to the band Conduits have all enjoyed bandying about the word “shoegaze” like a ball of yarn when talking about the band.
STOLI DESCRIBES JENNIFER CADENCE & HER MUSIC LOVE @ FIRST LISTEN
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Please allow me to be the first to welcome in the first day of spring today. I am breathing a sigh of relief after this pleasant winter in the US northeast! I am really excited to have my guest on this week for various reasons. The most obvious is she is very talented & beautiful.…
BREAKING: SKOPEMAG.COM GOES MOBILE
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It is with great excitement that Skopemag.com is now available in a mobile format. Keep track of all the headlines 24/7 @:
COWGILL MAKES “PLANS†WITH FIRST SINGLE
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Boston has always been indie rock’s best-kept secret. Launching the careers of acclaimed artists such as The Lemonheads, Guster, and The Hush Now, you never know which band will break next. Well, look no further!….Meet COWGILL, one of the more brilliant groups to grace your ears in recent memory.
THE LAST FLIGHT OUT RELEASE SINGLE “WALK IN MY SHOES” MP3
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The unlikely collaboration of The Last Flight Out’s songwriters “Gunny” Jeff Norman, Julia Bryan and Klaus Peterson has made a very distinctive splash in Colorado’s original music scene… in just the first few months of launching their musical partnership, Julia and Gunny would go from coffee houses to the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater, and their…
TRADITION AND THE LOVE OF MUSIC DRIVES THIS YOUNG ARTIST
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As the music industry is going through drastic changes towards technological advancements some are still holding on to the traditional ways. The introduction of all that is digital has altered the way of receiving music. The music experience of going to a record store and flipping through various albums and reading the lyrics and gracing…
ADRIAN MOSES: THE WUNDERKIND FROM DOWN UNDER
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Adrian Moses is a talented upcoming artist of the singer/songwriter genre. Whether he’s tackling pop, rock or electro beats, Adrian is finding his voice, and Melbourne is listening.
DOWNLOAD ANDREW JOHNSTON “DON’T NEED TO KNOWâ€
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Opening with a stunning piano, that invokes emotion in every note, the next chapter in the ANDREW JOHNSTON story is about to begin. Sit back and get ready to take it all in. Just premiering his newest single, “Don’t Need to Know,” on Baeble today, the buzz worthy indie pop artist is ready to take…
DANNY BROWN RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “RADIO SONG”
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Everywhere you look, it’s Danny Brown: staring out from newsstands on the cover of The Fader’s spring style special and XXL’s Freshman issue, featured onNBC’s Late Night With Carson Daly and “certified” by MTV2’s Sucker Free, and blasting through SXSW all this week, headlining showcases before embarking on a sold-out spring tour of North America…
TROUBLE LIGHTS NEW VIDEO GOING VIRAL
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Both born and raised in Fairfield, Iowa, singer Adrien Daller and producer Philip Rabalais met last year and discovered a mutual love of lady-pop dance music. After many excited, late night talk-offs (usually in the corner of some party) they started the band Trouble Lights. One year later and they are proud to present their…
PARADISE “DIARY OF AN OLD SOUL” VIDEO
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Part garage, part psych pop and all pure energy, Diary of An Old Soul is a collection of catchy, 60s fuzz-soaked fully-formed jams that explode out of speakers. Propelled by a rowdy and infectious enthusiasm and driven by an unhinged howl and chuggingly clever Farfisa lines, check out the video and grab the title…
CRIS CAB NEW VIDEO “ANGELS & DEMONS”
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New music video from Cris Cab for “Angels & Demons,” one of the standout records off his much talked about project, Echo Boom. The scenic video was shot in Montana while on tour with Gym Class Heroes last month. Angels and Demon’s has quickly become a fan favorite that showcases Cris’ singer/songwriter roots, so an…
STOLI WANTS ALL HIS CAREER MUSICIAN READERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ADS GROUP
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We are posting live from SXSW today and let me tell you this festival just keeps getting better. You know in a world where you cannot even turn on the news without an anti-depressant and scotch, it just shows how beautiful music is for the people. I have said it before but music is the…
JUSTIN JONES RELEASE ‘FADING LIGHT’ TRAILER
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Singer-songwriter Justin Jones will release his fourth full-length studio album, Fading Light, on May 8th via 9:30 Records. The album was produced by Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, R.E.M., PJ Olsson) and recorded at White Star Sound, a private state-of-the-art recording facility located on a historic farm outside of Charlottesville, VA. Current tour dates…
CRYSIS CHRIS TELLS HIS STRUGGLE ON HIT SINGLE “WINDOW PAIN”
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MY FATHER WAS ARRESTED WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. MY GRANDFATHER COMMITTED SUICIED WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD. WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD MY MOTHER BECAME SICK AND WAS ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL, TO EVENTUALLY STAY ON LIFE SUPPORT WITH A STATE OF PARTIAL BRAIN DAMAGE.
THE WORLD MEETS RACHEL SERMANNI
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Twenty year old Scottish singer/songwriter Rachel Sermanni considers herself a storyteller, reflecting the ageless styles of her traditional homeland folk sounds while incorporating her own tastes of jazz, folk and indie into each song she sings. Rachel comes from a small village in the highlands called Carrbridge.
PUT ON YOUR BLUESY SHOES AND CATCH THE LAST FLIGHT OUT
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I have come across a talented young lady from Colorado whose talents & interests go way beyond music as you will find in this interview. Her name is Julia Bryan and her band is called The Last Flight Out which includes Jeff Normon on electric guitar, his wife Marcie Norman on keys and bass…
DINNER AND A SUIT DEBUT NEW VIDEO “TOO LATE”
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Nashville’s brightest young pop-rock outfit DINNER AND A SUIT have just premiered their brand new music video for “Too Late” — the second single from the band’s full-length debut Since Our Departure.
BROWN SHOE VIDEO “SWEET CRAZY BABY”
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Brown Shoe kicked off their much-anticipated North American tour this past Saturday in San Francisco and in celebration, have released this spellbinding brand new video for “Sweet Crazy Baby,” which made its appearance on 2011’s The Gift Horse.
BO WALTON NEW VIDEO & ALBUM CREATING MASSIVE SPINS
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Bo’s second single “Wild at heart” is at Number One in the British and Irish Country Chart for the second week.
PARALLELS OFFER MP3 “MOONLIGHT DESIRES”
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Toronto based glam-pop outfit Parallels are set to release their second album XII out June 26, 2012 through Marigold Records. The album is a perfect blend of sparkling pop and electronic radiance. While their 2010 release, “Visionaries” boasted a darker blend of static synths and HI-NRG rhythm patterns, XII takes on a brighter direction with…
CITY RAIN NEW VIDEO “REAL GOOD”
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“‘Philadelphia: For Better or Worse’ is what I always say,” remarks BEN RUNYAN, one half of the electro surf pop duo CITY RAIN. “I was born here, I grew up here, and I live here. This city has lifted me up and driven me into the ground, but I always come out of it a…
MY SILENT BRAVERY RELEASES NEW SINGLE “TO GIVE” FEATURING MATISYAHU
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“To Give” (featuring Matisyahu), the Second Single from Critically Acclaimed Album Can’t Quit, Continues Focus on Positive Message and Giving Back.
MIKE BURNS IS THE MAN BEHIND THE IMPLANTS
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Man am I excited today. I am two days away from turning 33 and SXSW is next week. Last week a press release went out about a book that knocks SXSW and I just felt like the independent musi scene does not need that right now. We are growing by the day and festivals like…
SPARTAN RELEASE NEW SINGLE “MOUNTAIN OF ROCK N ROLL”
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Spartan, are the result of four talented musicians being into the same music, i.e. Rock. They all hail from the South of England (Portsmouth). They write their own music and already have an albums worth of original songs stashed securely between hair and teenage ears. Their first EP “A New Age” is out now. That…
WISE BLOOD “LOUD MOUTHS” VIDEO
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In the new Young Replicant directed video for “Loud Mouths,” the lead single from the highly acclaimed These Wings EP, Wise Blood’s Chris Laufman stars as the lead character, fighting for survival in a mysterious, doomed world. “We wanted to see what happens when someone defies the natural order and mocks the secret power…
MILWAUKEE’S NOT JUST FOR BEER LOVERS ANYMORE: INTRODUCING KAL’L
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KAL’L is an upcoming R&B/soul singer with a smooth voice and a story to tell. The production of his debut is nothing less than a perfect blend of delicate and slow jam, this minimalist approach brings out the lush harmonies and vocal dynamics necessary to deliver these personal messages between lovers.
SSION NEW VIDEO “MY LOVE GROWS IN THE DARK”
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Nothing in recent musical memory is as captivating as the fervor that has grown around Cody Critcheloe and the coven of plasticene Queens and Fila-chic Warlocks he affectionately refers to as SSION. As a matter of technicality, SSION is Critcheloe’s project alone, a self-contained cosm replete with its own dress-code, lexicon and moral standards, but…
