American Bang is comprised of a wildly talented gang of young rock ‘n rollers who’ve been playing together in assorted combinations all their lives. After many incarnations of local bands, all four members — Johnston, lead guitarist Ben Brown, bassist Kelby Ray, and drummer Neil Mason — came of age musically as students of rock…
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
INTERVIEW WITH LIGHTS
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Hear what LIGHTS has to say about Lilith Fair 2010, her male fans, and of course: World of Warcraft.
THE MORNING PAGES OFFER “MY NAME IS LION” MP3 OFF DEBUT
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Fusing country authenticity with the grit of city life, New York’s The Morning Pages aren’t just another Brooklyn band. Since forming in 2007, the band has been adding some much-needed, rustic soul to the New York scene.
JIMMY RAE GETS THE INSIDE SKOPE ON THE RAINMAKER MEDIA GROUP
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I recently had a chance to discuss the exciting 14th Anniversary of The Rainmaker Media Group with owner, Rhonda Brilliant. We discuss the ins & outs of the music business through the eyes of an experienced public relations professional. You will find out why Rainmaker is able to stand tall in the midst…
COBRA STARSHIP AND 3OH!3 ANNOUNCE THE “TOO FAST FOR LOVE” TOUR
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This tour was bound to happen eventually.
MTV NETWORK-WIDE PREMIERE TODAY AFI “BEAUTIFUL THIEVES”
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AFI will premiere its new video for “Beautiful Thieves,” the new single from its acclaimed Crash Love album, across all MTV channels today.
LANA MIR COVERS IN “I WANNA BE ADORED” VIDEO
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Unfiltered artist Lana Mir covers The Stone Roses classic “I Wanna Be Adored” off of her upcoming digital EP Goodbye Girl out 2/16.
HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE UNVEIL NEW DEBUT “STRANGER DIG” VIDEO
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Henry’s Funeral Shoe have just finished the new video for their song “Stranger Dig” from their Alive Records full-length debut Everything’s for Sale and was directed by the Welsh production company DogDay Films. You can view the video here.
SKOPE / LIKE A STORM PLAY STATION 3 GIVEAWAY
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In celebration of their recent debut album, The End of the Beginning, Like A Storm and Skope Magazine are giving one fan a chance to win a Playstation 3. Enter now for your chance to win!
“THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS” FREE MP3 FROM BROTHER DEGE
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To show both respect and allegiance for the great city of New Orleans & the Super Bowl-bound New Orleans Saints, Brother Dege (aka Dege Legg from the Louisiana-based bands Santeria and Black Bayou Construkt) is offering his new song “The Battle of New Orleans” as a free mp3 download.
JIMMY RAE CHATS WITH LONDON BASED SINGER/SONGWRITER STEVEN BRYAN
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Are you ready for some catchy, soulful pop melodies with a nice dose of rock??? Well, I hope so because that is exactly what singer/songwriter, Steven Bryan is bringing! This London-based artist bears heavy roots to both Italy & the UK, but now sets his sights on hitting it big in the states.…
YOUNG & DEVINE VIDEO FOR “SHAKE THAT BUBBLE”
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Albany pop-punk trio Young & Divine have weathered enough ups and downs during their two-year career to trade war stories with bands three times their age. But JP Clark, 23 (vocals/bass), Jake Mai, 23 (guitar/vocals) and Joe Bortscheller, 22 (drums) channeled every drop of experience into their irresistible, melodically stellar, upbeat self-titled RCA debut set…
KARI ANN PENICHE RELEASES HER SINGLE “U AND ME AND TIGER MAKES 3”
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Inspired by her experiences in the celebrity spotlight and “borrowing” the title straight from the tabloids, Kari Ann Peniche’s debut single, “U and Me and Tiger Makes 3” will be released February 2 on Los Angeles based HOR Entertainment Group/HOR Records.
WILDESTARR OFFER SMASHING INTRODUCTION WITH FIRST VIDEO “ARRIVAL”
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You only get one chance to make a first impression, and the fast-rising metallic duo, WildeStarr, are certainly off to a great start with their recently released clip for the song “Arrival.”
MAKE THE GIRL DANCE VIDEO FOR “KILL ME”
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Parisian electro act, Make The Girl Dance, known for their smashing first single “Baby Baby Baby” has launched a fresh and catchy second single “KILL ME,” that is guaranteed to make the body rock. The set of renown remixers on board are Toxic Avenger, Vektorkat, We Are Enfant Terrible and Audrey Katz.
CHIODOS TO DEBUT NEW SINGER AT BAMBOOZLE
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After former lead singer Craig Owen’s departure from Chiodos, the big question on everyones’ mind was “Who would will replace him?”. Come Bamboozle, all those questions will be answered.
VP RECORDS PRESENTS ROMAIN VIRGO / VIDEOS
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Romain Virgo will be releasing his introduction EP in March and debut album in May. In 2007 singer Romain Virgo, then just 17 years old, made history as the youngest person to win Digicel Rising Stars, this TV talent competition is the equivalent to the U.S. American Idol.
ASHLYNE HUFF NEW VIDEO “HEART OF GOLD”
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Multi-talented newcomer Ashlyne Huff is the first artist signed to the Anderson Companies new innovative music marketing and recording company, Liquid Digital Media.
SNOB DOODLE
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We just got in the first Snob Doodle of February 2010. I guess somebody was tuned in to the Grammy’s on Sunday night. Snob Doodle better watch out talking about Jay-Z’s main squeeze!
LUCY SCHWARTZ PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “HELP ME! HELP ME!”
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Lucy Schwartz is home-made to the extreme. A true artist through and through, you can find her showcasing her talents in costuming, prop production, and choreography in her newest video for “Help Me! Help Me!”.
GERALD CLAYTON “TWO HEADS ONE PILLOW” OFF DEBUT CD ‘TWO-SHADE’
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In 2007, The New York Times predicted that we would “be hearing more about (Gerald Clayton)” in the near future elaborating “there just aren’t a lot of pianists who have so much organized at such a young age.” Jazz.com noted “Clayton’s apparent skills as a composer foreshadow the impact that he will have on jazz…
JIMMY RAE TALKS WITH “DIVA-ON-THE-RISE”: L’ILLON “THE WARRIOR ANGEL”
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Recently, I had a chance to talk with a real life Warrior Angel who is ready to set the music world ablaze! With her new album, Warrior Angel, L’illon is ready to bring her own “Lucid Pop” brand to the forefront. This D.C. artist blends together an exciting mix of pop, classical &…
GOBOTRON GIVES AWAY “NEVER TURN AROUND”
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Gobotron, the solo project from Manchester Orchestra guitarist Robert McDowell, released its debut album On Your Mark, Get Set… on January 19 via Favorite Gentlemen Recordings.
FEBRUARY 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 got ten 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.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVE: DIRTY HEADS NEW SINGLE “DRIFTIN'”
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The Dirty Heads have just sent Skope their new single off their new album, “Any Port In A Storm.” We have placedv it here for all all Skope readers to enjoy!
THE DISCO BISCUITS OFFER MP3 “ON TIME”
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After plowing through four sold-out dates in Boulder, CO’s Fox Theatre, The Disco Biscuits are getting ready to release their long-awaited new album, Planet Anthem, which will be available March 16th.
PEANIZLES
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Lets kick off February with a brand new Peanizles. This strip brought me back to grade school!
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, FEBRUARY 2010
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Phantogram, Eyelid Movies (Barsuk Records) Odd that in the Information Age this New York boy-girl chill-techno duo tie themselves up in such pretzels trying to categorize their sound, babbling comparisons like “Kanye meets Radiohead” or slick-sounding non sequiturs like “street beat psych pop.” These kids offer trip-hop done the way Air might have interpreted…
My Morning Jacket Hit the Road With The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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It’s been almost a full year, but the wait is finally over. My Morning Jacket are ready to bring their electrifying live show back on the road. The guys will make their way around the Southeastern United States this Spring, including a performance at this year’s Jazzfest in New Orleans.
THE ENTRANCE BAND RELEASE “LOOKOUT” VIDEO
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LA’s The Entrance Band, currently on Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace Records, is about to begin a two-week tour of the US. Teaming up with Brooklyn-based band, Lights, they will be beginning on the east coast and heading west, bringing their signature sound and backwards left-handed guitar playing with them along the way.
HELLOWEEN CELEBRATE 25 YEARS WITH DR. STEIN VIDEO
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The End Records, under exclusive license from Sony Music Entertainment Germany, is pleased to announce the North American release of Helloween’s long awaited album UNARMED – Best Of 25th Anniversary, out March 30th.
THE CLASSY & CLASSICAL AMAEL PIANO TRIO
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New York Concert Review – Amael Trio at Carnegie Hall: Amael Piano Trio is a very fine group. The string player’s intonation is impeccable, their tone is rich, beautiful and homogeneous and can vary from floating delicacy to vibrant full bodied sonorousness… A large multi-national audience rewarded the performers with warm approval and prolonged ovations…
DAY OF FIRE OFFER MP3 “LATELY”
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Nashville-based rock band DAY OF FIRE have just released their third CD LOSING ALL–a powerful hard-rock record that explores the meaning of rebirth–January 26 via Razor And Tie. After four special CD release shows in the Southeast, DAY OF FIRE will join Cold and Nonpoint on the road February 16 for a run of…
HIM PRESENT FANS WITH VIDEO FOR “LIKE ST. VALENTINE”
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Finnish rockers HIM have presented their fans with an early Valentines Day present in the form of a new video for “Like St. Valentine” – see it here. The song comes off the band’s seventh studio album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, which will be released on Sire Records February 9th.
BOSTON INSPIRED STATE RADIO RELEASE VIDEO FOR “KNIGHTS OF BOSTONIA”
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Boston trio State Radio has unveiled an epic music video for their punk-fueled song “Knights Of Bostonia,” featuring a battle at a historic fort that dates back to the Revolutionary War, an army of State Radio fans, and a retired Boston Police horse. The track is from the band’s latest release, ‘Let It Go’ (Ruff…
ARIKA KANE DEBUT ALBUM COMING FEBRUARY 23 / VIDEO
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Thompkins Marketing, BSE Recordings and MVD Audio are proud to announce the CD release of Arika Kane ‘S/T’ on February 23, 2010.
STEVE AOKI + SIR BOB CORNELIUS RIFO = RIFOKI / MP3
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Rifoki is the New Punk Hardcore project of Steve Aoki & Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, better known as The Bloody Beetroots. Recorded in Italy with Giulio Favero (ZU), Franz (Il Teatro Degli Orrori) & Rocco Rampino (La Quiete, The Death Of Anna Karina), Rifoki is the maximum level of expression of a lifestyle that has…
THE GO FIND NEW VIDEO FOR “IT’S AUTOMATIC”
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Here is the brand new video from electro-pop artist The Go Find for the song, “It’s Automatic,” off their third album, Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen, Only Not Tonight, coming out on Morr Music on Feb. 16th.
RICH HIL OFFERS MP3 “LADY IN THE HALL”
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Emerging from a thick haze of hallucinogenic rhymes and vintage beats comes Rich Hil, the latest ground-breaker riding the next wave of hip-hop.
KIDD KIDD VIDEO DIRECTED BY SHA MONEY XL
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Check out the new video from New Orleans rapper Kidd Kidd. Former Sqad Up/Young Money member Kidd Kidd recently dropped his DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Scream mixtape New Kidd on the Block.
