Category: FEATURES

Their Indie Rock music has been described as stunning, superby conceived and wonderfully crafted. From Austrailia, Damn The Maps exploded on to the international scene in 2008 with their debut album “Input Output”.

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Swedish sensation Jenny Wilson is going to release her US debut Hardships! stateside on August 24th, and would is giving away her track “Only Here For the Fight” to celebrate!

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This July 20, Asthmatic Kitty Records is proud to present the re-press of Shannon’s self-titled debut (2000). Produced by Stephens and her former Marzuki bandmates Sufjan Stevens and Matthew Haseltine, this superb collection of Shannon’s own songs includes contributions by Marzuki cellist Jamie Kempkers, Kenny Hutson (Vigilantes of Love) on pedal steel guitar, Mews and…

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After her collaboration with producer John Kettle (Marble Index/High Holy Days) Maria is making strong in roads with her stunning debut album, Landslide.

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Be one of the first to watch A Rocket to the Moon’s latest music video for “Like We Used To,” the second single off the band’s debut full-length album On Your Side.  

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Florida trio Mouse Fire release their sophomore album Big Emotion on Lujo Records, which is already garnering praise for its blend of catchy dance rock the Oklahoma Gazette describes as “a resolutely dance-floor-ready sound combining bristling funk backbeat, shimmying synth lines and big, harmonic vocal hooks that hark back to Hall & Oates, Air Supply…

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I have decided as the mastermind behind the “Skoped Out” column that we will be running two features per week from now on. To be honest, one just did not seem to be enough so be sure to check us out on Monday & Friday weekly. I am really excited about this next band coming…

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No stranger to the New York underground scene, No Surrender is gearing up to release their intricate sophomore effort Medicine Babies (ZerOKilled Music, Fall 2010). Blending hip-hop, electro, soul, synth-pop, and indie-rock, No Surrender’s spanning sound is genre-bending.

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IAS AMERICA released the seventh full-length record from London-based genre-bending Morcheeba on June 8th available for digital download worldwide.   Blood Like Lemonade will be released physically July 13th in the US.

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California natives Dead Country are currently premiering their brand new video for the single “Euro Thrash” off their self-titled EP.

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It can’t be easy trying to start your band in a scene populated by metalheads when your band plays indie pop songs complete with a xylophone and mandolin.

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Last Gang Records is pleased to announce the US release of the latest full-length from Toronto’s Meligrove Band. Shimmering Lights, out September 21, is the highly anticipated follow up to the band’s critically-acclaimed 2006 album, Planets Conspire. The band will release the first single from the record, “Halflight,” as a free digital download.

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u Revolution Entertainment   would like to present Wordsmith in his 3rd single, “As the Art Fades Away” (Produced by Strada) from his debut album “Vintage Experience” OUT NOW on iTunes & Amazon.

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LA-based singer-songwriter Ernie Halter is set to release his next album, “Franklin & Vermont,” on June 29, 2010, on Rock Ridge Music. Featuring 11 tracks — nine originals and two covers — the album was recorded with engineers Spenser Bishop and Carson Liccardi at MixOne Sound in Mission Viejo, CA.

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Ten years in the making but released this month, ODYSSEY: A TWELVE-MONTH REVOLUTION is an epic musical exploration of the passing of days, changing of seasons and the journey though the year. Prodigious pianist Jeremy Weinglass, accompanied by virtuoso violinist Chris Woods, has captured the powerful and the subtle in the cycle of life with…

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Hot Chip drummer and glitch-troubadour Rob Smoughton aka Grovesnor has debuted a heart-breaking and comical new video for the single “Dan,” off his recently released debut Soft Return on Lo Recordings.

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Grammy award-winning group Naughty By Nature premieres the video for the new single “I Gotta Lotta” from the forthcoming album Anthem Inc. (Illtown Records). Directed by The Wonder TwinZ & Jessica Ardito, the street single features Treach’s signature flow over the classic boom bap style with the late Sonny Black on the hook.

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It is undeniable that the Wailers’ legacy is inspirational and renowned, indelible and profound; in essence, the stuff that dreams are made of. The Wailers are the blueprint of reggae, the very foundation upon which reggae was built; and to this day, over 40 years after their origin, they continue to carry the torch. And…

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The album comes galloping out of the gates with opener “8 Years,” where Coppenbarger expels the lyrics detailing the band’s history as though he may run out of time as guitars churn around him, culminating in the larynx shredding howl of “there is nothing more gorgeous or covered I have found than the western part…

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Denver, Colorado rockers Kinetix continue to build upon their DIY success of the previous five years, having spent 2009 logging more than 10,000+ miles criss-crossing the country setting concert hall and music festival audiences on fire with their soul-powered rock and roll.

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You would think a built, tattooed, and statuesque 6’2” cat from the streets of Memphis would be just another hip hop artist. Well, you can’t quite judge this book by his cover, as Eddie “Gypsy” Stokes is quite the opposite.                  

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Devotionals is the new solo project by Tyson Vogel of Two Gallants. His self-titled full-length debut hits stores on July 13th in CD, digital and limited edition vinyl formats through Alive Records.

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Having recently returned to the states after a European tour, Copenhagen-via-NYC musician CALLmeKAT will be performing several dates in June, including a set of dates at NXNE in Toronto.  

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Hot Hot Heat have unleashed the official video for their anthem “21@12,” off their new album Future Breeds, which hits stores this Tuesday June 8th on Dangerbird Records.   The clip features a cast of eccentric, real life characters including a pro-wrestler and a neighborhood grandmother, who were found in Edmonton, Alberta — where it…

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Wow, what a weekend! I am still recovering from the party at Skope Live! Saturday night in Boston. I could have used one more Sunday to rest but music calls so lets get to it. This week we are back with a female fronted band coming out of Cincinatti, OH with a sound that is…

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Grammy nominated and platinum selling recording arts will be in the NYC area June 9 through 12th performing at two concerts in CT, in Norfolk Infinity Music Hall & at the Ridgefield Playhouse and 1 in PA at the Kennett Flash in Kennett Square.  

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HOURCAST have just released a video for the single “Freakshow”, which features the band rocking out under a Carnival tent, and follows each band member as they encounter various reality TV “freaks”.

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The two men at the heart of legendary band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, rock n’ roll legends Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, are finally giving in to overwhelming fan demand and reuniting for the first time in nearly 20 years.

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The Bamboozle Roadshow is making its way across the country. One lucky Skope Magazine reader will be given two tickets to the June 26th concert at the Nassau Coliseum. The   Lineup includes All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Cartel, Forever The Sickest Kids, Good Charlotte and Hanson.

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Unless you’ve been living in an Amish commune for the last few years, there is no way that you haven’t heard Blue October’s infectiously catchy brand of mood rock. The massive radio singles “Hate Me“, and “Into The Ocean”, (off of their multi-platinum breakthrough album Foiled) have cemented their place in today’s modern rock landscape,…

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Over the past 10 years since they formed, Can’t Hang have played all over the U.S.A., leaving behind them a trail of broken beer bottles, hangovers, broken hearts, and a solid fan-base in their wake.  

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EUREKA is the follow up to the band’s two critically acclaimed albums, ‘ROONEY & CALLING THE WORLD’ which saw the quartet tour the world with artists like Weezer and The Strokes, perform on The Today Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, among many more, impact modern rock & alternative radio stations and infiltrate video…

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Normally I’m not keen on the idea of nostalgia but I think it is okay nowadays concerning music because the music industry is as stable as Courtney Love‘s mental status. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the recent demise of record stores and the popularity of downloading songs from the internet has made the…

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Off the heels of the critically acclaimed Trouble Gang Mixtape, Trevor “Trouble” Andrew returns with the first video from the record for the bangin track “Cadillac”. The video features collaborators Jofo & Stunnaman who also appear on the track.

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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.

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Continuing its ongoing support of aspiring artists, Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, today announced that it has teamed up with rock and roll icons KISS, and leading digital media company for entertainment, Eventful, for a revolutionary music program: Guitar Center On-Stage, a competition that provides unsigned bands and artists the career-altering opportunity…

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Crossfade debuted the video for their brand new single “Killing Me Inside.” Last month the band posted a brief instrumental sample of the track as the first taste of new material from their album due out later this year.  

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Directed by Philip Andelman (Lenny Kravitz, Beyoncé, John Mayer), the video was shot on the streets of the band’s hometown, New York City, as they performed live on a flat bed truck at night.

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San Francisco Bay Area musician, composer, engineer and producer Bruce Kaphan has been professionally involved in the Music Scene since the mid-’70s. His skills and talents have made their mark on hundreds of projects, and thousands of performances given around the world. On June 1st Bruce will be releasing his long-awaited sophomore full-length album, Hybrid,…

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