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.
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
CALLmeKAT VIDEO FOR “MY SEA”
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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.
HOT HOT HEAT RELEASE “20@12” VIDEO
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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…
STOLI IS HEADED TO CINCINATTI TO MEET JULIA AND ARIANNE OF IOLITE
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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…
SOPHIE B HAWKINS TAKES A STAND TO CLEAN THE GULF WITH MUSIC
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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.
HOURCAST POKE FUN IN NEW VIDEO FOR “FREAKSHOW”
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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”.
BACHMAN & TURNER RELEASE AUDIO STREAM “ROLLIN’ ALONG”
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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.
SKOPE GIVEAWAY: 1 PAIR OF TIX FOR BAMBOOZLE – LONG ISLAND
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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.
AN INTERVIEW WITH BLUE OCTOBER
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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,…
EXCLUSIVE: CAN’T HANG OFFER NEW SINGLE “95” MP3
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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.
ROONEY NEW VIDEO “I CAN’T GET ENOUGH”
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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…
THE TIME CAPSULE, VOLUME 1
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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…
TROUBLE ANDREW RELEASES “CADILLAC” MUSIC VIDEO
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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.
JUNE 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.
WOULD YOUR BAND LIKE TO OPEN FOR KISS?
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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…
CROSSFADE NEW VIDEO “KILLING ME INSIDE”
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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.
SCISSOR SISTERS UNLEASH “FIRE WITH FIRE” VIDEO
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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.
BRUCE KAPHAN FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF “GLEAMING TOWERS”
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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,…
LUKE WESLEY OFFERS MP3 “I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS SONG”
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Luke Wesley grew up in tiny Shelby, Ohio before moving to New York in his early 20s, and credits his family and small-town upbringing with shaping his musical stylings. “Between my parents and my 3 older brothers, I had a lot of differing musical tastes coming out of the home,” he says. “A big family…
SKOPE / CYPRESS HILL “MEGA” GIVEAWAY
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West Coast legends Cypress Hill have teamed up with Skope Magazine, Activision and Skullcandy to give fans the chance to win!
LYFE JENNINGS’ CONTROVERSIAL NEW SINGLE “STATISTICS”
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Lyfe Jennings’controversial new single “Statistics” is #1 most added at Urban Radio this week. The song will be featured on his fourth and last studio album “I Still Believe,” to be released by his own label, Jesus Swings, through Asylum/Warner Bros Records on July 27.
THE REAL NASTY OFFER TWO SINGLES FROM ‘PAPER CITY’
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San Francisco-based The Real Nasty has just released its debut full-length album “Paper City”. Recorded completely live in the studio, “Paper City” captures The Real Nasty’s gritty, live performance in a studio setting, a feat often difficult to accomplish for live bands.
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, JUNE 2010
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Wumpscut, Siamese (Metropolis Records) This is a review I’ve put off for a while, being that I’m big into Rudy Ratzinger’s one-man operation and this record is as nondescript as he’s ever threatened to get. As usual, the pickings are all good enough to top the best efforts of most any goth-posturing crew, but…
TRAEDONYA! RELEASES REMIX EP WITH I-POD CONTEST
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Prohibition Entertainment in association with Skope Magazine is sponsoring an exclusive contest for Skope Magazine readers worldwide. The contest will be in conjunction with the release of Prohibition’s vocalist TRAEDONYA! AKA “THE BRIDE OF THE NEW FUNK HIPOPERA” Remix EP of her latest single “I’LL GIVE IT 2 U” to digital stores. The EP will…
THE HUNDRED IN THE HANDS PREMIERE “TOM TOM” VIDEO
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Brooklyn duo The Hundred in the Hands have premiered a video for new track “Tom Tom” directed by Ben Crook, as well as giving away the track “Ghosts” the first song the duo ever wrote together as The Hundred in the Hands) at their website.
XZIBIT RELEASE “PHENOM” VIDEO
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Mr X To Tha Z makes his triumphant return to hip-hop with the explosive “Phenom.” Already earning the veteran MC rave reviews and critical acclaim, the Matt Alonzo directed visual has taken the Internet by storm.
EXCLUSIVE: ERICA SUNSHINE LEE OFFERS “YOU WON’T GET TO ME” MP3
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Country Singer/Songwriter Erica Sunshine Lee just released her new album “Road to Recovery” in stores and Itunes, and is already turning heads with radio spins from the east to west coast. B98Country in Missouri just selected Sunshine’s Road to Recovery album as one of their top 10 picks, among the elite list included Alan…
SNOB DOODLE
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Snob Doodle is back at it to kick off Memorial Day Weekend 2010. I guess he did not want to be invited to the Perry / Brand wedding?
ROBYN RELEASES VIDEO “DANCING ON MY OWN”
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International pop sensation Robyn has premiered the highly anticipated video for “Dancing On My Own.” Robyn teamed up once again with Max Vitali who also directed her video for “Be Mine.”
FLYLEAF OFFER “SET APART THIS DREAM” MP3 TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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“When we were recording the song “Set Apart This Dream” for our new cd, “Memento Mori,” I was thinking about the innocence that is so easily and often stolen from so many kids. Today, there are 2 million children around the world who are victims of sex slavery…
KENNY G & ROBIN THICKE RELEASE “FALL AGAIN”
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Multi-platinum selling, Grammy-winning recording artist Kenny G, will release his 13th studio album entitled Heart and Soul June 29, 2010 on Concord Records.
UNDER BYEN RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “KAPITEL 1”
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Directed once again by visual artist Sidse Carstens, who was behind their video for “Alt Er Tabt” (All is lost), the clip focuses on a few dramatically coiffed characters, each enacting individualized, powerful gestures, collectively focusing on their hair.
RUDELY INTERRUPTED VIDEO FOR “CLOSE MY EYES”
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Melbourne’s RUDELY INTERRUPTED, a band that bursts at its Australian seams with more joy, more spirit than we thought humanly possible. Comprised entirely of Autistic musicians, this surprising six piece’s brand of buoyant indie pop and no nonsense rock earned a trip across the globe in 2008.
JON LINDSAY FREE MP3 “MY BLUE ANGELS”
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Check out the free MP3 from Jon Lindsay, “My Blue Angels” off his upcoming album, Escape From Plaza-Midwood (Aug 17) on Chocolate Lab Records.
FRANK NITT VIDEO FOR “GO GIRL”
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Underground mastermind MC Frank Nitt of Frank-n-Dank, has teamed up with L.A. rap dons for a six-track EP that transcends styles, proving that Frank Nitt holds the verbal dexterity to rock over any beat.
ANTHONY SMITH RELEASES VIDEO FOR “LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVEâ€
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Krankit Records recording artist Anthony Smith unveils the new video for his chart rising single “Love Is Love Is Love,” this week. Director Marcel Chagnon (Clay Walker, Jessica Andrews) captured the essence of this sure-to-be summer anthem, taking the shoot down to the beaches and open waters of the Bahamian Islands.
IT’S ALIVE ALBUM STREAM FOR ‘HUMAN RESOURCES’
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The current incarnation of the band, with the addition of guitarist Clay Haywood, has been together a little over two years, but Human Resources, their debut album for Wind-up Records, boasts the camaraderie of four like-minded musicians on a mission.
MOCK & TOOF OFFER “FAREWELL TO WENDO” MP3
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After a hot start in the underground disco edit scene, UK producers and remix sensations Mock & Toof are rolling through with their debut full-length Tuning Echoes set for release May 24th. Riding a reputation as one of the most sought after acts on the DJ circuit, Mock & Toof demonstrate what happens when one…
FM BELFAST RELEASES LIBERATING NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE “UNDERWEAR”
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“Underwear” is off the band’s US debut How to make friends, out now on Kimi Records. Directed by DANIELS (production duo Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan), the video features heavily-manipulated footage of interchangeably manic, bumbling and joyous solo dancers (Ani Raya-Flores, James Mackey and Marilyn Heidecker), inevitably culminating with them in their underwear.
OZZY RETURNS WITH “LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM” SINGLE
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Ozzy Osbourne is set to release “Scream” on June 22nd via Epic Records, his first album in three years and 10th studio album overall. “Let Me Hear You Scream” the album’s first single nis already Top Five (#5) on the Mainstream Rock Chart and Top Ten (#9) on the Active Rock chart in only its…
