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Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
STOLI HEADS TO PHILLY TO MEET MONGREL MIX
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A very Happy Father’s Day edition of Skoped Out. The sun is shining, the weekend is here, so lets turn the music up. My next guests are some eccentric, talented, and seasoned musicians that when together call themselves, Mongrel Mix. Coming out of Philadelphia, PA this band merges Blues, Rock, Latin, Jazz, and Funk with…
EXCLUSIVE: THE MOVEMENT INTERVIEW PLUS GIVEAWAY
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South Carolina rock/reggae band shares a tireless work ethic, diverse musical influences, and a mutual dislike of Afroman. At the end of this article is a Q&A Giveaway where The Movement are offering autographed copies of their album, ‘Set Sail’ to four lucky Skope readers!
WILLIE AMES OFFERS MP3 “DESERT RUN”
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Willie Ames has independently toured all 50 United States with international touring pursuits as a singer/songwriter/guitar & banjo player rockin out original/cover songs of acoustic/folk/rock music and has personally distributed 30,000 copies of his self titled original album in all the States!
ALEXA WILDING RELEASES “BLACK DIAMOND DAY” MP3
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New York City based singer-songwriter Alexa Wilding is excited to announce she’ll be touring with galpals Au Revoir Simone, as well as playing additional NYC dates, throughout the summer.
THE NICEGUYS NEW VIDEO “NOT AT ALL”
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The Niceguys release their video for “Not At All”, The first from their latest EP The Green Room. Filled with alcohol, girls, and even pyrotechnics, this video covers all the basic elements of a cliché hip-hop video.
ALAIN JOHANES OFFERS “ENDLESS EYES” MP3 OFF ‘SPARK’
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With a resume that includes co-founding the band Eleven and collaborations with Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, Chris Cornell, Mark Lanegan, and Spinnerette (Brody Dalle’s latest project) among numerous others, Alain Johannes has already established himself as a gifted and prolific musical talent.
ENLOU OFFERS NEW MP3 “AMPHIBIAN” OFF NEW EP
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Cincinnati-based quintet Enlou will release their third EP Body of Friends, Body of Water July 27th on Lujo Records. The 5-song EP shows the band honing their distinct blend of knotty psychedelic pop with beach-inspired melodies, perfectly suited for the EP’s mid-summer release. The band will tour behind the EP this summer and fall.
PLANETARY NIGHTS SHINE ON JANGO
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Planetary Nights, with lead singer/sole songwriter/rhythm guitarist R.J. McSweeney at the helm, are proud to announce that they have surpassed the 10,000 fan mark on Jango.com! (www.jango.com/music/planetarynights) This includes hordes of screaming PN fans from over 100 countries and all 50 U.S. states getting in on the action. It’s no surprise to…
CHRIS SHIFLETT & THE DEAD PEASANTS “GET ALONG” MP3
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On 7/13/10, Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants will be releasing their self-titled debut album on Le Coq Napoleon/RCA Records.
OK GO NEW VIDEO “END LOVE”
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They premiered their newest video at Bonnaroo on Saturday and now it is available for the world to see. In their newest endeavor OK Go is playing and dancing with time, some friends and a goose named Bill in Los Angeles’ historical Echo Park.
CATE LE BON’S VIDEO FOR “SHOEING THE BONES”
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Many of you have heard Cate Le Bon’s song “Shoeing The Bones,” off her debut album Me Oh My. Now you can watch the music video to the song that has already caught many ears! As with Cate’s other music video, this one is full of surprises that are sure to shock you…
CIVIL TWILIGHT NEW VIDEO “LETTERS FROM THE SKY”
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The South African trio formed their band during childhood and relocated to Los Angeles in August, 2005. After settling in the U.S., brothers Steve (singer/bass/piano) and Andrew McKellar (guitar), and Richard Wouters (drums) established a significant following on the west coast.
SNOB DOODLE
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It looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. We thought Snob Doodle read Billboard?
Showtime: Plants and Animals at Bowery Ballroom
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The three members of Plants And Animals stood on the stage of New York’s Bowery Ballroom covered in sweat and completely exausted. It’s no surprise to those in the audience who just witnessed the bands energetic set on that rainy Wednesday night in New York City.
SKOPE TV PHONER FEAT LOVEHEAD
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On Saturday at noon we had a first for Skope TV. We had our first international phoner with Ali from the incredible band, Lovehead, who are based in London.
BIBI TANGA AND THE SELENITES RELEASE “BE AFRICA” MP3
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On Dunya, Parisian musical patch-worker Bibi Tanga crafts an interstellar inoculation of grooves and grit. With a wildly eclectic heart, the record references fellow afro-futurist Fela Kuti, funk foundationalist Curtis Mayfield, British post-punk pioneers The English Beat, famed New Orleanian jazz soloist Sidney Bechet, and a list of luminaries that gets increasingly obscure with each…
STOLI FINDS THAT IF YOU MIX TALENT + BEAUTY YOU GET LORENZA PONCE
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I am feeling in a mellow yet soulful mood today and my next guest could not be any better fit. If there is one thing that I respect in a musician it’s work ethic. Lorenza Ponce takes work ethic to the next level. Lorenza has done so much as a vocalist, violinist, and live performer…
DAMN THE MAPS: QUICKLY RISING UP FROM DOWNUNDER
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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”.
Passionate Proprietors of Electro Pop; Passion Pit Play Atlanta
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Cambridge, Massachusetts natives Passion Pit hit the stage at Atlanta’s Tabernacle Wednesday night to frantic applause from the adoring crowd.
JENNY WILSON NEW SINGLE MP3 “ONLY HERE FOR THE FIGHT”
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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!
SHANNON STEPHEN’S OFFERS MP3 “CATCH THE MORNING LINE”
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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…
MARIA JORDAN EMBARKS ON US TOUR / MP3
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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.
A ROCKET TO THE MOON NEW VIDEO “LIKE WE USED TO”
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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.
MOUSE FIRE OFFERS MP3 OF “TRUE I HAVE LOST IT”
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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…
STOLI IS THE FIRST TO WELCOME TWO CHOICES TO THE USA
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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…
NO SURRENDER OFFER “GODDA GET IT” MP3
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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.
MORCHEEBA RELEASES VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE “EVEN THOUGH”
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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.
DEAD COUNTRY RELEASE “EURO THRASH” VIDEO
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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.
HOMETOWN HEROES: THE EQUINES
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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.
MELIGROVE BAND RELEASE “HALFLIGHT” MP3
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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.
WORDSMITH “AS THE ART FADES AWAY” NEW VIDEO
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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.
ERNIE HALTER PREVIEWS NEW ALBUM WITH “HARD TO LET A GOOD LOVE GO”
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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.
JEREMY WEINGLASS RELEASES MP3 FOR “JUNE”
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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…
GROVESNOR GETS CAUGHT IN A LOVE TRIANGLE WITH NEW VIDEO “DAN”
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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.
NAUGHTY BY NATURE “I GOTTA LOTTA” VIDEO
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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.
THE WAILERS: NO END TO THIS MUSIC
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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…
COLOUR REVOLT OFFER “OUR NAMES” MP3 FROM ‘THE CRADLE’
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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…
KINETIX OFFER A TASTE OF NEW ALBUM ‘LET ME IN’
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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.
OUT OF THE ORDINARY
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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.
