Category: FEATURES

He’s toured the globe and shared a stage with Rooney, John Mayer, The Posies, John Doe and a host of others. And, maybe most impressive of all, he’s built a following loyal enough to pledge upwards of $40,000 to the recording and release of his brand new album, Four.

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One of Hip Hop’s best emerging artists, City Haze has released the official video to his Starr Scream Ent/Universal single “Tell Me What’s Good” featuing emerging R&B crooner K.O.  

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The Puppini Sisters, the three ladies that Prince Charles himself called “splendid” share their swingin’ and rockin’, sexy and eccentric take on the sassy holiday classic “Santa Baby”!

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I woke up this morning just feeling good that it is Friday and another weekend is here. As loyal readers know, we featured ABM this week who is the founder of Platinum Trini Ent. Well to help spread the word on the quality music & artists they are investing in I wanted to feature Trinidad’s…

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The Doobie Brother’s musical legacy spans nearly four decades, from their classic 70’s hits “Listen to the Music,” “Black Water,” “Long Train Running” to their chart-topping new album World Gone Crazy, the band’s first release in over ten years. To celebrate their recent success the band is teaming up with Skope Magazine to give one…

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While living in a 35-person village in the mountains of Corsica, David Berkeley wrote the most haunting and powerful music of his life.   Upon returning to the U.S., he began recording a collection of these songs. The result, to be released on JANUARY 25, 2011, is Berkeley’s 4th studio album, Some Kind of Cure,…

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Here is the new music video for the single “BEAutiful” Directed by William Tiki and co stars Claudia Jordan and Paige Hurd from (everybody hates Chris).   “Sexy comes in any color shape or size” is the theme for this video.

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Let’s face it — raw writing talent doesn’t come around every day, and what also doesn’t come around every day is a trio of writers that have individually, and collectively, worked with some of music’s biggest hitmakers out today.

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Eighteen-year-old newcomer Country artist Rachel Holder has signed with Nashville-based independent label, All Entertainment, and has released a special holiday single titled “Christmas Eve.”

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Spartanburg, SC-based modern rock quartet Quarterfly will be releasing their third album, “Do You Believe,” on February 22, 2011 via Rock Ridge Music.   “Do You Believe” was produced by hit-maker Greg Archilla (Buckcherry, Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Edwin McCain), reprising his association with the band for its 2007 release, “Quarterfly II.”  

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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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Naughty by Nature premieres a video today for “Heavy In My Chevy” off of the recently released Naughty by Nature feat. Garden State Greats: The Mixtape. The video was directed by Rock Davis and Jay Rodriguez of Itchy House Films and features verses by Treach, B Wells and Tah G Ali.

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British troubadour James Blunt will be releasing his new album “SOME KIND OF TROUBLE” in the US on January 25th, 2011.   The first single from the album, the infectious, acoustic driven “Stay The Night” is now available at all DSP’s.  

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Jackyl are ending 2010 with a bang by collaborating with R&R Hall of Fame legend DMC from Run DMC by releasing the single “Just Like A Negro.”

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Wow, November is already here, but the music does not stop. My guest today is a musician and entrepreneur whose music won me over after the first listen. After hearing ABM’s single, “Don’t Hate” I knew I had to have him on. ABM knows how to make reggae music with mass appeal but he also…

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Australian rockers Juke Kartel have released the music video for “If Only,” the first single from their US debut album Levolution (iTunes).

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Willis will also release an album consisting of remixes of “Louder (Put Your Hands Up)” that will drop November 2, 2010 as a digital only release.   The album consists of remixes from the world’s top producers/DJs including: Laurent Wolf, Wawa, Mig and Rizzo, Eddie Amador, Lost Daze and many more!

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Diddy – Dirty Money have premiered their latest music video featuring Young Money rapper, Drake. Diddy gets his heart broken in the Gil Green (Akon, Flo Rida, Jay Sean) directed clip which helps tell the story behind   “Loving You No More.”  

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Minnesota-based songwriter Jeremy’s Messersmith and the very talented Eric Power have teamed up once again to bring you another fantastic video for Messersmith’s song, “A Girl, A Boy, And A Graveyard,” just in time for Halloween!

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Last week’s CMJ saw the welcome return of Atlanta’s Howlies, who release a brand new 5 song EP, ‘Stunned’, this week. The EP is now available digitally and as 10″ vinyl.

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Another weekend is here and it is Halloween on Sunday so I will try not to scare our readers too bad. Actualy my next guests will not scare you but their music will get you up out of your chair and dancing. At first when I heard that there were 7 young men in The…

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Check out the new single and accompanied video for “Caking Off”, the new viral hit and release from Jamaican bred East Coast emerging superstar Shalone.

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Portland-via-Alaska band Portugal. The Man is putting the finishing touches on their as-yet-untitled Atlantic debut album with producer John Hill (M.I.A., Santigold), scheduled for release in early 2011. The band wraps their headlining U.S. tour, presented by Aquarium Drunkard, this weekend.  

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The Fonk Record cover features a colorful illustration of Tisdale sporting an Afro and green shades. Inside the CD, Tisdale’s transformation from a jazz musician to a funk master is portrayed comic-book style. This should not be a surprise to true fans of Wayman Tisdale.

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Check out the brand new song from 13-yr old singing superstar, Jawan Harris – Another Planet Feat. Chris Brown, with the lyric video using the innovative use of lightpainting!

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I have always said of contemporary Country: “It is either too ‘boo hoo’ or too ‘yee haw.’” It seems the blue-collar ethos of the genre (Williams Sr., Nelson, Haggard) has either been lost completely or it is cooked and contrived into radio-friendly Country Pop, rife with kitschy lyrics sung by pretty men in boots and…

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With a soulful beat reminiscient of J. Dilla, this chorusless banger rides upon a catchy vintage sample that croons “Don’t give up the good life.” The Tanya Morgan emcee showcases his skillful delivery and lets his personality shine through on the whole track. Some of the lyrics come directly from the writings of the rapper’s…

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Tonight is a super day to be in Boston. I know Skope is all about music but The Celtics are back tonight against the Miami Heat at the TD Garden. I wanted to feature a Boston based artist who I have been watching for a while now. Allow me to introduce JW, the epitome of…

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Tumbledown’s first video “Arrested In El Paso Blues” from their new full length album, Empty Bottle.

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Fully engulfed in her campaign to be the next mayor of the Bay Area city of San Leandro, Sara Mestas (known to her music fans as Mo Wiley) wants to know one thing: “Where Da Money Go?”                  

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“What You Think About Us” was directed by award-winning video director Eric Welch (Randy Houser, Rodney Atkins, Heidi Newfield) and filmed in Franklin, Tenn., as well as the neighborhoods surrounding Nashville’s Belmont University and historic Music Row.

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Master keyboardist and prolific Moog synthesizer user Erik Norlander will launch his latest video “Garden of the Moon”, a visual rendition of the instrumental song from his most recent CD release The Galactic Collective on YouTube October 20th.

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I know it’s only Thursday but the good Skope mgmt decided to give Stoli a 3 day weekend, who am I to complain? As many loyal readers know, Stoli does not listen to Top 40 radio. This next band just cements my logic for having no patience for manufactured music. When I first put in…

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Pennan Brae’s video, ‘Need You Now’ was shot in the sweltering heat of Osaka this August, 2010. DIrected by Mogcat Productions, the premise is of a young man writing a love letter which he folds into a paper airplane & hurls in the air, hoping it finds his love.

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Readers might know Tony Clifton, from Jim Carrey’s portrayal in Man on the Moon. Well, the crude, obnoxious, lounge singer is back from a long hiatus. The alter ego of Andy Kaufman will be touring across the United States   in support of   Comedic Relief, with his newly adopted daughter, Keely, burlesque beauties, The…

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The video inspired by 80’s pop star, Cyndi Lauper, features two nerdy teens using their computer smarts to generate the ideal woman. “Superluva” was produced by Fernando Garibay, the famed producer who has worked with Lady Gaga, U2, Britney Spears and more, and is available at iTunes today.

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R&B star El DeBarge has released his new single, “Lay With You featuring Faith Evans,” from ‘Second Chance,’ his highly anticipated first album in 16 years out November 30 on Geffen Records. This week, El DeBarge will support Mary J. Blige on three West Coast dates before wrapping up a headlining tour in Florida.

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Dancehall reggae artist “ABM” comes to us from Trinidad, in the musically renowned West Indies, and he is the latest addition to the Platinum Trini Entertainment roster. Excelling in track and field, as well as basketball and football, in his home country, he attended Grambling State University thanks to a track scholarship, and he graduated…

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Boston-based indie-pop quintet The Hush Now self-released their new EP, Shiver Me Starships, on September 28th, and now they have an additional treat to share with fans- a FREE Halloween single, in the form of “Please Mephistopheles (Leave Me Alone).” The bluesy track is catchy as all hell, and here just in time for All…

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With the release of her latest animated video “Smile Once More”, L’illon’s Warrior Angel steps into the arena of ‘African Affairs’, suggesting that intractable problems sometimes need a new approach in solving them. To the savvy music afficionado, L’illon is once again one of a kind, leaving us guessing what surprise she has in store…

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