Category: FEATURES

The Posies premiere their first song “Licenses To Hide” off the anticipated CD Blood/Candy (Out Sept 28th) with Ryko. The single, featuring angelic guest vocals from Lisa Lobsinger (lead singer of Reverie Sound Revue and vocalist of Broken Social Scene).

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Australian country music sensations The McClymonts aren’t afraid to tell it like it is in their new video for single “Save Yourself,” warning all those “nice guys” out there that they might get more than they bargained for!  

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In Russia this gold award winning diva is known by everyone, her fame spanning a seventh of the earth’s dry surface. Admired and loved by millions – the fame of BIANKA the RNB Super Star remains as deep a mystery as the “Russian soul”.   Bianka started her vocal career at 12 years old singing…

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Who says that you cannot make music that is positive but yet still make it sound good in the clubs? My next guest is coming straight out of the metro Boston area  and he is doing just that. David Altenor is a man and a musician that is full of faith in himself and God.…

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Enter for a chance to win an iPad from punk rockers DRIVE A! The band just got off the Bamboozle Roadshow with All Time Low, and will be heading back out on the road this Fall with Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, and Black Tide.

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Calvin Richardson, The Soul Prince has dedicated his new music video to America’s Servicemen and Women in recognition of their bravery in protecting our freedom and way of life. In the video for “You’re So Amazing” The 2x Grammy ® nominee and ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award winner portrays a man who returns home…

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Moxy Records recording artist Chelsea Field has received positive reviews at radio and from critics alike for her high-energy debut single, “Things I Should’ve Said.”

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Scrocca Entertainment Group is pleased to announce that the band Scraping For Change has joined the SEG roster of emerging rock bands. Scraping For Change is a four piece alternative-rock band from San Francisco, CA.

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In anticipation of their album release in late August, the duo of Alexander Tucker (the very same one who releases records on ATP Recordings) and Daniel Beban, otherwise known as Imbogodom, are releasing the first single from their debut album The Metallic Year.

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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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The Australian electro pop band Cut Copy offer up beautifully composed keyboard melodies layered on rich electronic arrangements. The tall and lanky front man, Dan Whitford, plays synth as he sings his catchy lyrics. His voice has that new wave monotone quality that effortlessly glides over their all-enveloping electronic wall of sound. This is music…

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“Once again Rebelution on a lovin’ quest”… this year’s Rebelution summer of lovin’ quest will take these living legends of reggae rock to just about every major festival in the United States.  

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Grum grew up in Linlithgow, near Edinburgh, on a diet of classic rock and synth-pop. His dad loved REO Speedwagon and similar Top Gear driving tackle, as did many of his mates, who would drag him to “crappy”, lager-fuelled metal nights around town.

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Benny Marchant is a dynamic young singer-songwriter who has entrenched himself in the Los Angeles music scene with a sophisticated, contemporary vibe that speaks to young and old alike about love, loss, journey and victory.   Marchant has slowly and steadily built a reputation amongst tastemakers and music fanatics alike by crafting songs that speak…

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At just 19 years young, this immensely talented musician from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has already got it all figured out.   This up-and-coming musician started off playing solo as a folk singer/songwriter at the age of 14.  

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Shecky’s Girls Night Out is BACK in Boston, August 3rd-5th! Gather the girls for an evening of shopping, delicious complimentary cocktails brought to you by Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, plus fab Goodie Bags. Request your favorite jams or dedicate a song to your bestie (awwwww).

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Long Beach bred producer and performer Quazedelic is excited to announce the release of his debut LP Stan Sly: AnuthaWorld. Featuring guest spots from Snoop Dogg, and others, Stan Sly: AnothaWorld will be released October 5, 2010 on Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime‘s fast rising label, SomeOthaShip Connect.

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On August 24th, accomplished singer Sarah VonderHaar spreads her songwriting wings once again with a new EP entitled P.D.L, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2008 debut Are You Listening Now?

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Check out the new video for Sarah Harmer’s irresistible first single “Captive,” here.

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Dead Confederate unveil an imaginative, surgery-based music video for forthcoming single “Giving It All Away”. Directed by Jason Miller (Of Montreal, Major Lazer, Diplo), the video is darkly poetic and features the band being at the mercy of a group of small children (found through a casting call on craigslist).

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It is very rare that we interview music executives here at Skope TV but when we do it can be very eye opening & informative. We got to share 20 minutes with Troy Marshall who is currently the Vice President of Rap Promotion and Lifestyle Marketing for Interscope Geffen and A&M Records. Troy opens up…

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This Blue Heaven is female-fronted power pop bursting from the heart of the Boston indie rock scene. Catchy but never canned, the quintet’s rich, melodic songs about light and love, delivered with brazen innocence by frontwoman MacKenzie Outlund, beckon you into a vibrant world of shimmering guitars, hooky synths, and driving beats.

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“Pot smoke and hippie stank. Blue skies and a looming sun. The 9th annual Bonnaroo music festival continued the tradition of great music and expression. There is a certain freedom that you feel on the grounds of the Bonnaroo farm in Manchester, Tennessee. You have the freedom to wear your funky glasses and tie die…

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The appeal of genuine, high-quality American song craft has apparently fallen by the wayside in recent years, much to the chagrin of young midwestern songwriter, Archie Powell.

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They say that you should not mix work & marriage. But what if your work is music, does that rule still apply? My next guests on this wonderful Friday are breaking all those notions and are making some really great music as well. Just Married is a band comprised of Gary & Lilach Bonanni. Last…

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Drawing upon influences from everyone to Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac to Red House Painters and Hope Sandoval, the sound she’s formed is one of a kind and one you must hear for yourself.

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Rah Digga left rap 10 years ago to pursue film editing (she went back to school to do so and continues to do this as a career) and raise her daughter.   She only got back in the game after some finessing from one of rap’s well known producers, Nottz, to make a few songs…

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The Switch, due in theaters August 20, stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman in an offbeat comedy about Kassie (Aniston), whose plans to have a baby all by herself go awry due to a last-minute switch that’s discovered seven years later when her slightly neurotic best friend Wally (Bateman) finally gets acquainted with her “precocious”though…

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Singer-songwriter Joe Brooks has released a music video for his debut single “Superman.” The video features the musician performing in a New York style loft and is definitely worth checking out. “Superman” will appear on Brook’s debut album, Constellation Me, available August 17th on Universal Republic Records. Check it out now.

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For singer/songwriter/producer HOPE, her name pretty much says it all. She’s a gifted performer with an angelic voice and a naturally sunny disposition. She’s a lyricist for whom the word “love” comes easily. Armed with a message, her major label debut is set for release this October and features the sparkling first single “LOVE LOVE…

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Rock group The BoDeans join many of the biggest names in the music industry, including Dave Matthews, REM, Macy Gray, and Pearl Jam in support of the campaign to urge fans to see the new Lawrence Bender produced film Countdown to Zero when it hits theaters this week and to join the Global Zero movement…

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The Chemical Brothers’ triumphant new album, Further, has been winning over fans and critics alike since its release last month from Astralwerks Records.

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Paul Dempsey, the lead singer of 5X platinum Australian band Something For Kate, who is stepping out on his own with his gorgeous solo debut, Everything Is True, and a month-long, free, New York residency at The Living Room in August.  

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The Deep South has had a long and storied relationship with the tent revival. Fiery, passionate preachers thumped Bibles through “Hellfire and Brimstone” sermons, baptized the masses in local rivers and promised the blessings of God to attendees the likes of redemption and sanctification.

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Last week Skope TV got on the line with an emcee coming out the Bay Area, Oakland to be exact. Korrosive started out as a producer but decided to grab the mic and show what he could do. Earlier this year he released his album, ‘Money Rules Everything’ and he shows no signs of slowing…

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July 7, 2010 was the night when I got to experience two music legends for the first time. On that hot ‘n’ clear Wednesday night, Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, IN had the pleasure of booking two legendary acts. Okay, Okay…enough suspense already–you wanna know who I’m talking about right??  

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Hip-hop hybrid group No Surrender, composed of Mr. Steeples, Seraphim, and Gnomad, set out to make what Seraphim calls “the direct opposite of what a typical hip-hop video might be,” for their first single “Godda Get It”. “In terms of art direction and visuals, I can’t think of anything in hip-hop like it,” notes Seraphim.

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