Armed with an affinity for Harrison Ford films and 90’s-era indie rock, Farewell Continental’s new six-track EP is the follow-up to 2009’s self-titled, square 7”.
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
STOLI GETS TO HANG WITH CHAD TAYLOR & THE GRACIOUS FEW
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Although it is only Thursday, I will be starting my weekend today. So I wanted to go out with a bang and that is where my next guest comes in. I am so excited to have Chad Taylor of The Gracious Few. The Gracious Few is an American rock band featuring guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist…
SKOPE CHOOSES BEST 2010 CHRISTMAS TUNE
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Chris St.Nicholas is out to take back Christmas and rival Mariah Carey, Susan Boyle and, let’s not forget, Celtic Thunder for Best Christmas song.
BAMBOO BROS NEW VIDEO “STAY HIGH”
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Uptown NYC true school legend Kurious Jorge (of A Constipated Monkey and Operation Doomsday fame) and emcee/producer Superstar Dave Dar, the secret weapon behind many of NYC indie label Rawkus’ classics, are the Bamboo Bros.
IT’S TIME TO BE FREE
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We all know too well that old adage, “You can’t judge a book by its cover”. That definitely rings true for reggae singer and songwriter, Shauna McKenzie, better known to the world as Etana, who, in her sophomore release, “Free Expressions”, will show the world that it’s time to be free.
CELEBRITIES UNITE FOR “WE WANT PEACE” GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR SUDAN
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With Sudan on the brink of a new civil war in January 2011 and the potential for genocide looming, George Clooney, Richard Branson, Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, U.N Secretary General and Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan, and President Jimmy Carter appear in Sudanese musician, warchild, and spokesperson for Refugees United and Amnesty International Emmanuel Jal’s “We…
DAVID LOWERY OFFERS TITLE TRACK TO HIS DEBUT SOLO
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David recorded and produced The Palace Guards in conjunction with John Morand and Alan Weatherhead. Key players include Miguel Urbiztondo on drums, David Immergluck on guitars and bass, Craig Harmon played organs and Ferd Moyse on upright bass and fiddle.
ERK THA JERK NEW VIDEO “HA HA”
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Coinciding with this event is the release of his new video for “Ha Ha,” a track from the record featuring London, who provides the song’s infectious hook.
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, DECEMBER 2010
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Runner Runner, Runner Runner (Capitol Records/CE Music) More emo lemmings for the pile, this bunch brought to you by CE Music, a new tentacle of David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants schlocktopus. Apparently Letterman’s drop in viewership (owing to the much better content being made available by Colbert, Hulu, and anything else that isn’t a Nerfball…
STOLI HEADS TO THE BEACH WITH SUZY SKARULIS
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Wow, what a weekend. I was in Boston for Skope Live! on Saturday night and lets just say I am still recovering. My guest today has got the perfect sound to help us ease into the week. Let me introduce the very talented & attractive Suzy Skarulis. I heard a preview EP of Suzy’s upcoming…
SKOPE LIVE! – SATURDAY DECEMBER 11 – BOSTON, MA – 9 PM
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Skope Live! is back at it this Saturday night in Boston, MA! We have got another incredible night of live music from the legendary Copperfields in Boston, MA. We will also be giving away cool prizes as part of our Guitar Hero tournament going on from 9 – 11 pm. Come on out for some…
DEE-1 COMES CORRECT WITH NEW VIDEOS
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David Augustine aka Dee-1 always had a passion for music. After graduating from Louisiana State with a Bachelors in marketing, he began teaching middle school as a way of funding that passion.
THE MORNING CODE OFFER “SILVER” MP3 OFF NEW EP
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The Morning Code started out as Ashwin Alexander’s vision. After the release of 2007’s Superhero Complex, Alexander realized that he’d need a full band to complete the vision. Eric Vydel (guitar) and Doug Parsons (drums) joined the lead singer and songwriter to flesh things out for live shows.
FLOATING ACTION OFFER “EYE OF A NEEDLE” MP3 OFF ‘DESERT ETIQUETTE’
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Named after a vintage Gretsch bass drum pedal, Floating Action is the pseudonym of Black Mountain, North Carolina-based musician, songwriter, and producer Seth Kauffman.
EXCLUSIVE: SISTER HAZEL OFFERS “STAY A WHILE” MP3
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The group’s 8th full-length, “Heartland Highway” reflects a rootsy journey for both the band and the listeners. Beres describes the album as “American road trip music” while Copeland suggests, “It’s one of those discs you can put on and listen to front to back.”
PANDIT OFFERS NEW MP3 “ARTICHOKE”
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After multiple attempts with various projects, Smith decided to go solo in mid 2009. The intention of developing well crafted pop songs that are infused with alternative experimentation has been the main goal under the alias of Pandit.
EULOGIES OFFER “YOU HIDE” MP3
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Tear The Fences Down is a collection of songs Peter Walker wrote with his little friend Pablo Castelaz burning in his heart – and what happened to his parents and his big brother when he left this world too soon. Tear The Fences Down is being released January 18th on Dangerbird Records.
STOLI IS READY TO PARTY ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN BOSTON
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I know it’s only Tuesday but I just cannot wait for this weekend. Saturday night we will be heading to Boston, MA for a huge live music party that is sure to be a good time. There will be cold beer, live music, Guitar Hero, all at Copperfields which is a legendary venue. Since Skope…
JACKIE ARREDONDO BREAKS OUT WITH “SOMEONE LIKE YOU”
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Jackie began her career as a teenager. She began singing with local bands playing in clubs all over Florida. From there she went to pursue a career in music at the University of Miami where her teachers, do to her powerful voice, at an early stage, discovered she possessed an enormous gift for teaching.…
THE DAVENPORTS RELEASE CONTROVERSIAL CHRISTMAS CAROL MP3
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Brooklyn based indie pop-rockers The Davenports announce the release of their official Christmas song “Whore For the Holidays.” “Whore” is likely a familiar story to many, the guy or girl who goes too far at the office holiday party.
NATALIA KILLS NEW VIDEO “MIRRORS”
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Between touring with Kelis and Robyn, and performing at this years CMJ Festival, Natalia also collaborated with British electro-pop musician and producer Frankmusik in the studio for a new track to be included on Frankmusik’s new album expected to drop Spring ’11.
SKOPE / RISE AGAINST HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY
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To get fans in the holiday spirit, Rise Against is giving away all kinds of awesome swag including a signed copy of their brand new DVD, Another Station: Another Mile, signed posters, stickers, and custom messenger bags made out of recycled tour banners.
TERRY OHMS DEBUTS NEW VIDEO “ALONE AT LAST”
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This week Alabama faves Vulture Whale’s frontman Wes McDonald celebrates the release of the Terry Ohms’ debut LP ‘What Do You Mean, What Do I Mean?’ by premiering a new, homemade video for album track “Alone At Last”!
STOLI HITS THE HOOD TO HANG WITH RUSSTOWN REPRESENTAZ
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Another Friday is here and I am in a great mood. I feel like partying & just having a good time this weekend. My guests this week know how to do just that. Please meet Balla and Russtown Representaz. These four friends are reppin Ruston, LA. I caught wind of them after hearing the single…
EMPIRES NEW VIDEO FOR “BANG”
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Check out this awesome new video from Chicago five-piece EMPIRES and their stimulating new song “Bang.”
YELAWOLF RELEASES HOME TOWN VIDEO
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Alabama-born rapper, YELAWOLF, recently released his debut album titled Trunk Muzik 0-60. In light of his release, Yelawolf, also known as Catfish Billy, has created a short video showing off his home town of Gadsden, Alabama, where he talks about his inspirations in music, where he first got started as a rapper, and shows us…
DECEMBER 2010 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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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.
RASKAL RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “I PROMISE”
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Hit song “I Promise” is presently burning up the local charts. Raskal, a young and promising artist is at the forefront of local entertainment, when asked what inspired him to write this song his response was, “I was at work one day and one of my co-workers mentioned the words I Promise and that is…
SKOPE LIVE! / GUITAR HERO TOURNAMENT MONDAY NIGHT – WIN $100 CASH!
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Skope Live! & Fleming Entertainment will be hosting a second Guitar Hero Tournament in Waltham, MA at the Ninety Nine Restaurant this Monday January 3, 2011. The winner gets $100 CASH with a 15 player minimum! There will be other cool giveaways through the night as well.
HEINALI AND MATT FINNEY MAKE AN ARTISTIC INTERNET CONNECTION
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Ukrainian composer Heinali and American poet Matt Finney have never met each other in person. Their internet collaboration has produced two acclaimed eps and now they are working on their third album.
KEREN ANN PREVIEWS “MY NAME IS TROUBLE”
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Singer-songwriter-composer-producer-engineer Keren Ann has announced a March 22 release date for 101, her fourth album to be released on EMI’s Blue Note Records in the U.S. and her sixth solo album overall.
FEEDING THE HUNGER
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With the release of “H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2), which dropped on November 23rd, Lloyd Banks feels like a brand new artist all over again and hopes to “regenerate the energy from 2004”.
RUMBLETONE IS NOT EXPECTING A WHITE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR
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Today on Cyber Monday it is important to take a break from all the shopping and perhaps take in some new music. As the weather goes from 75 to 25 degrees here in New England it is nice to know that Hawaii based Rumbletone can offer a sound that can warm us up. I caught…
RICK SHAFFER RELEASES VIDEO FOR “NECESSARY ILLUSION”
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Tarock Music has released a video to support Rick Shaffer’s solo album, “Necessary Illusion.” The video of the album’s title track was produced in the UK by filmmakers Peter McAdam and Davey Mills as their first visual collaboration.
FRENCH EXPORT LA FEMME OFFER FREE MP3
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As La Femme prepares to for their first U.S. gigs, the band remains an enigma. Hailing from Paris, the group walks the line between erotic avant-pop and lo-fi surf rock.
FRIEND SLASH LOVER RELEASES “FIRE AWAY” MP3
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A stronger, smarter music is in our future and FRIEND SLASH LOVER is a preview into what lies ahead. With the release of their six-track EP As American as Ones and Zeros, this groundbreaking Los Angeles group is ready to expand the minds of the listening public as they break away from the standards…
ENGLISHMAN’S OFFERS MP3 OFF SELF-TITLED DEBUT
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Englishman is the song-vehicle for Lexington, KY native Andrew English (The Scourge of the Sea). From the first handcrafted EP, Taxidermy (2009), through a flurry of east-coast traveling and some handsome compliments, Englishman’s first complete album is here.
SKOPE LIVE! / GUITAR HERO TOURNAMENT MONDAY NIGHT – WALTHAM, MA
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Skope Live! & Fleming Enterprises will be hosting the first Guitar Hero Tournament in Waltham, MA at the Ninety Nine Restaurant this Monday November 29, 2010.
JAMI TEMPLETON RELEASES HOT NEW SINGLE “FALL IN”
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Jami Templeton will release her new single, Fall In, November 19, to all major online distributors including itunes, cdbaby, amazon and more. Fall In, was written by Templeton, produced by G’harah “PK” Degeddingseze and recently sung by Fantasia Barrino in the musical film Soul Kittens Cabaret.
THE HUSH NOW OFFER “ON HOLIDAY” MP3
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In the spirit of the holidays approaching, The Hush Now is offering a new brand new treat to fans, in the form of their new track “On Holiday,” which the band is giving away as a free download!
