Category: FEATURES

Forthcoming third single ‘22:22’ is, in short, a tune. However, Ice Black Birds’ talents lie not just in catchy hooks and danceable beats (though they have both in spades) but in the dirty guttural guitar riffs and screamed bluesy vocals. It’s reminiscent of early Kings of Leon when the music was raw, fresh and dripping…

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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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Another Friday is upon us and I could not be happier. Bring on the cold & the snow, nothing can ruin my good mood. My next guest is so much more than just a musician. Todd Love Ball Jr aka TLB is a man that knows who he is and is not afraid to let…

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Young Galaxy have just released a brilliant, animated video to accompany the song ‘We Have Everything’ taken from their new album Shapeshifting. The video was created by Montreal-based visual artist Sinbad Richardson.   Download the MP3 here. Shapeshifting will be released in Canada on February 8th on Paper Bag Records.

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Valentiger leans on the time-tested melodies of bygone days, unearthing and reinventing the sounds of the 60s while drawing heavily from contemporary ideals and experiences.

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Today, FADER Label, the recording branch of The FADER, announced the signing of Yuna, the 24-year old Malaysian-born singer-songwriter who is quickly becoming one of 2011’s artists to watch.

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Grammy nominated Reggae/ R&B singer Wayne Wonder does it again with a new single. He recently released his, Singso Records, single titled “If I Ever” in Nov. 2010. He returned with the intentions to give his fans what they’ve been missing and that’s exactly what he accomplished.

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I am finally back from my vacation which was very refreshing in body & spirit. So to get me back into the swing I wanted to have a musician that could keep the good vibes going. My next guest is enduring this snowy winter like most of us in New England and she goes by…

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Minneapolis, MN trio Now, Now have been thoroughly enjoying their early 2011 tour dates as they make their way from the west coast through the south. Their current run of dates, which now extends through the end of March, are in support of their recently released EP Neighbors.

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After teaching so many others how to use their voices, Jackie has embarked on her own vocal career singing the country music she loves.

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Sometimes you’re writing an artist biopic; and you wind up getting a history lesson. As was the case when I spoke to Piotr Miroslav, lead singer and guitarist for Blisko Pola. Turns out the name of the group translated means “close to the pole.” And apparently (as I have never been) Poland gets its name…

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Grammy-award-winning DJ/Producer/Artist David Guetta’s brand new Jonas Akerlund (Madonna, Lady GaGa, Pink) directed   video for his latest single “Who’s That Chick?” featuring Rihanna premiered on Guetta’s YouTube today.   “Who’s That Chick?” which just hit #1 on the Billboard Club Chart is the latest smash from Guetta to hit the airwaves and is currently…

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The king of rapid fire rhyme, Dirtball has released a new video for the track “Long Road” from   his upcoming new solo album “Nervous System” online. “Nervous System” will hit stores on March 1st, 2011 through Suburban Noize Records.

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If you heard that 6 or 7 people got fired within a month’s time, would you be intimidated about landing that job position? Not Andrew Dawson.

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From Thessaloniki, Greece comes Andreas, a multi talented composer of instrumental music who uses synthesizers and accoustic instruments. He is a huge fan of Yanni and has created a website dedicated to him. Andreas unique style is a reflection of the depth and intellect of this worldly man.

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Before we get started today I must let our loyal readers know that Stoli is heading down south for two weeks to escape this crazy winter weather and gain musical inspiration. Before I left I wanted to leave you with a musician from NYC that is not only talented but is very much doing her…

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With raw, powerful songs you can really hold on to, PLANK creates a heavy downbeat musical world with catchy hooks and melody. A band that would rather start the trend than follow it, these five guys found their way to each other to create a buzz sound, pure and gimmick free. Now the objective is…

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Nashville rock band SHIROCK kick off the new year with the February 22 release of Everything Burns (Deluxe), a 20-track release that includes eight new or unreleased tracks, the SHIROCKumentary and the music video for the debut single “New Solution”.  

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Brooklyn-based, genre-bending musician Ariel Aparicio will be releasing his new album, Aerials, via digital distribution on March 8, 2011, on Rock Ridge Music.  

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I will tell you one thing, its a winter wonderland where I am. All you can see is snow. I am not complaining but its is cold out here! So that being said, I had to have an artist that would bring the heat. It is my pleasure to introduce coming from Barbados is the…

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Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers are excited to unveil the Will Joines directed video for their song “Heaven In Stereo”. Find out more about the Werewolves and Teen Make Out infused “vintage slasher 80’s film” inspired video from Shilpa herself at Spin.com.

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Noel Vinson is his name, but V.I.T.A.L. Emcee is his alter ego who aims to conquer the hip-hop world.   V.I.T.A.L. is a rapper, songwriter, artist and activist from Long Beach, California who looks to revitalize music and even life itself.   He sums it all up very nicely here: “Noel Vinson thinks and speaks,…

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Kraddy announced his 2011 Winter tour in promotion of his latest EP release, Labyrinth. Fresh off recent appearances with Pretty Lights and a sold-out CD release party that packed L.A.’s infamous Low End Theory nightclub to fire brigade levels, listen for the Kraddy “Led Zeppelin 3000” sound at clubs and festivals through North America in…

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Iconic entertainers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.–the Rat Pack, a sheer force of nature on stage and film that defined suave masculine brio in the early 1960s. To commemorate this legendary act, Reprise Records will release an essential collection: THE VERY BEST OF THE RAT PACK on January 25.

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Before we get started today I just want to share a moment to honor those that were killed & injured in Tuscon, AZ on Saturday. It does not matter whether you are conservative or liberal, black or white, whatever you are please try to find a better way than violence on innocent people. Now lets…

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Tristen is excited to kick off the 2011 with upcoming tour dates in support of her new album Charlatans At The Garden Gate, out on February 1st via American Myth Recordings. The run begins with a home-town Album Release Show in Nashville on the 21st of January and sees Tristen and band heading out to…

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Collie Buddz announces January 18th 2011 as the release date for his highly anticipated EP “Playback.”   The single and music video, “Holiday” sets the tone for the first official Collie Buddz release since his critically acclaimed self-titled debut which hit the top 100 on the Billboard charts in 2007.  

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Rat Wakes Red is in a constant state of mourning and wonder   and 2010 brings “Acres”. The new LP is   an elegy to the dead and awakening which is very fitting since singer and multi-instrumentalist James Raftery happened to star in the 1993 cult-film Night Owl as a murderous vampire.

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As a parent and a music fanatic I was very excited to bring on my next guest. Music is an amazing form of expression. It can do everything from putting you in a good mood to getting you up and dancing. Did you know that music can also help children develop intelectually? My next guest…

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Partisan Records is excited to offer the first song from the highly anticipated debut album from Middle Brother. Middle Brother is Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of Deer Tick and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit, and the song is called “Me Me Me.”

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A.M.P., Rick Ross and Steven Day Guy jumped in the lab together to bring this track to life. “What U Expect” is out now on A.M.P.’s project Streets Need Me and is produced by Epidemic Music production team, Dope Boyz. More is to come from A.M.P. and the entire Fetti Records family.

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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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Influenced by the likes of Billie Holiday, Sade, Mary J. Blige, Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle and Maxwell, her songs like those who influence her take you on an emotional roller coaster ride.   A ride of ups and downs twists and turns and starts and stops with vocal creativity.

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Sims, a Minnesota native and member of Minneapolis rap collective Doomtree (P.O.S., Dessa, Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger, Cecil Otter, and Mike Mictlan), is set to drop his second full length album Bad Time Zoo on February 15, 2011.

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This is an exciting feature to help kick off 2011. I heard my next guest’s single “I’m Waiting” on Skope Radio for the first time last year and since then I knew I had to have him on. It is with great excitement that I bring on Frank Palangi. Frank is from upstate NY and…

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With the huge success of his first single “Radio”, Pop/ R&B singer/ songwriter Chris Akinyemi recently made OurStage Best of the Best, 2010’s Editor’s Picks List.

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Goose, Symrise (K7 Records) Being that this Belgian electro-rock quartet’s 2006 debut album Bring It On had plenty-enough comparisons to Depeche Mode, it’s a mystery why they decided to force-feed themselves Speak & Spell every morning on the commute to the sessions for this album.   But then again, like everything else from everyone else…

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“It’s a dirty… rock & roll song.” This is how Automatic Loveletter frontwoman Juliet Simms describes the sound of one of the band’s flagship tunes, “Heartsong.”   Her same words could just as easily describe herself: dirty rock & roll chick.

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Although I am very excited for New Years Eve I always get alittle nostalgic around these times. I want to wish all my readers a very happy & healthy 2011. While many of us are still digging out from the blizzard I wanted bring on a guest that would bring that Caribbean heat & sound.…

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In just 8 short tracks, Nottz demonstrates his wide-ranging production talents to match Asher’s honest and clever lyrics. Featuring guest appearances from D.A. of Chester French, Rhymefest, and Kardinal Offishall, the album deftly combines the sonic influences, lyrical abilities, and subject matter from a rare mix of talents to create the ideal album.

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