‘Only Everything’ the new album from legendary saxophonist David Sanborn shows Sanborn paying homage to the aesthetic of Ray Charles with new passion and vigor.
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
SOCIAL CODE DEBUTS “SATISFIED” VIDEO
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Social Code has just released the video for “Satisfied,” the first single from their forthcoming U.S. debut album, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, which is due out March 23, 2010 on Fifth Season Music.
SWAZY STYLES DROPS “SOUNDS LIKE MONEY” STREET VIDEO
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Block Starz Music (BSM) recording artist and Miami’s #1 draft pick, Swazy Styles, presents the official street video for his hit single “Sounds Like Money” featuring Unda Surveillance & Nonsense.
JOYO VELARDE OFFERS “CERTAIN SPECIAL WAY” OFF HER FULL-LENGTH DEBUT
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Joyo Velarde’s debut full-length album Love and Understanding is set to be released on February 16, 2010 (Quannum Projects). Joyo was born in Manila but later relocated to the Bay Area, where she is known as the female voice behind the seminal independent label Quannum.
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS NEW SINGLE IN SUPPORT OF ‘THE BIG TO-DO’ DUE MARCH 16
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The Drive-By Truckers announce the first part of The Big To-Do tour, screenings of their documentary, The Secret To A Happy Ending, unveil the album cover for The Big To-Do and offer free MP3.
STOLI HEADS TO WA STATE TO KICK OFF THE SIDEWAYS REIGN TOUR
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This week we have a band coming out of Washngton state by the name of Sideways Reign. I caught wind of these guys after being told of their first nationwide tour that they are kicking off this week. Sideways Reign will be playing venues from San Francisco to NYC meeting up with old fans and…
JASON DERULO SCORES AGAIN WITH “IN MY HEADâ€
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“In My Head,” the new single from 2009’s breakout pop star Jason Derulo, is climbing the charts as the follow-up to the Miami-born artist’s smash No. 1 debut single “Whatcha Say.”
SAMBASSADEUR OFFERS “STRANDED” MP3 OFF ‘EUROPEAN’
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Sambassadeur has just released “Stranded,” their second single from their forthcoming album “European” due out February 23rd on Labrador Records.
DEATH ON TWO WHEELS OFFER TWO TRACKS FROM ‘THE VIOLENT KIND’ MOVIE
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Atlanta-based rock band DEATH ON TWO WHEELS will premier two songs world-wide in the new movie THE VIOLENT KIND at Sundance 2010. The featured songs are Calling Us All Back Home and Two Dollar Bills from their current release SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND FATE on The Ghost Umbrella Records.
MORGAN PAGE NEW VIDEO FOR “FIGHT FOR YOU”
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Morgan Page is becoming accustomed to finding his name among the best and brightest in today’s musical landscape.
WINIFRED ADAMS RELEASES VIDEO FOR “YOU ARE MY ROSE”
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Winifred Adams is a singer/songwriter with a twist. She’s talented. A young woman with a heart and soul geared toward goodness, who writes compelling songs and who delivers a smooth, sincere vocal performance.
SAADI RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BAD CITY” MP3
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As Paper Garden Records continues to expand its PR roster with the best up and coming acts across all genres, the radiant pop eccentric mastery of NYC’s SAADI is the perfect electropop delight to start off the new year!
RJD2 brings the heat to Hotlanta
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RJD2 performed at Masquerade in Atlanta last Saturday to a jam-packed crowd of backpack hip hop fans and college kids.
TIESTO RELEASES NEW VIDEO FEATURING NELLY FURTADO
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Tiësto releases his video directed by Alan Ferguson (Katy Perry, John Legend and Andre 3000, Fall Out Boy, Jay-Z) for the stunning new single ‘Who Wants To Be Alone’ featuring global superstar Nelly Furtado through his own label, Musical Freedom, the third single to be taken from his fourth studio album ‘Kaleidoscope’.
JOHNNY ACTION FIGURE VIDEO FOR “YOUNG RIDER”
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Johnny Action Figure is self-releasing a brand new, full-length album titled Good Eye on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Since their inception in 1999, their bright and melodic pop rock music has grown in both lyrical and musical complexity.
DEBI NOVA RELEASES FIRST SINGLE “DRUMMER BOY”
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International superstar Debi Nova has officially released the first single from her US debut! The infectious “Drummer Boy” is available on iTunes this week, and it will appear on her forthcoming full-length album, Luna Nueva, due out in the spring.
ORIANTHI AND STEVE VAI NEW VIDEO “HIGHLY STRUNG”
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Long before Orianthi had a smash single, an album burning up the charts, or a gig with the King of Pop, the then 15-year-old prodigy was opening for one of her heroes, the legendary guitarist Steve Vai, at a gig in her hometown of Adelaide, Australia.
VEIL VEIL VANISH OFFER “ANTHEM FOR A DOOMED YOUTH”
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Hailing from gauzier side of San Francisco’s very distinctive music scene, Metropolis recording artists VEIL VEIL VANISH are set to release their debut album CHANGE IN THE NEON LIGHT on February 23, 2010.
THE HAPPY HOLLOWS PREVIEW TWO SINGLES FROM ‘SPELLS’
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After an extensive feature in the Huffington Post and their song, “High Wire” currently soundtracking the latest Samsung ad, Los Angeles art-rock trio, The Happy Hollows, are set to release their debut record, Spells, next week via Autumn Tone Records.
SNOB DOODLE
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Snob Doodle takes a shot at those catchy Internet abbreviations in this brand new edition. We can see his point, SMH!
CHICAGO’S MAKO SICA OFFER “I’ITOI” MP3 OFF ‘DUAL HORIZON’
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The band’s La Société Expéditionnaire debut, Dual Horizon, was recorded and mixed by Todd Rittmann (D. Rider, US Maple, Singer) and Jim Zespy (Magnolia Electric Co.) at Logan Hardware.
RYAN BINGHAM VIDEO FOR “THE WEARY KIND”
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The soundtrack from the award-winning film Crazy Heart is new in stores now.
JOE SATRIANI CD/DVD TRAILER & GIVEAWAY
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Veteran guitar legend Joe Satriani, one of the world’s most renowned instrumental artists, recorded Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock! on May 27, 2008 at The Grand Rex Theater in Paris, France. The brand new live two-disc CD and DVD will be released on February 2, 2010 through Epic Records.
PEASANT RELEASES “WELL ALRIGHT” MP3 OFF ‘SHADY RETREAT’
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As we enter a new decade and many of us are trying to live up to our potential quietly, PEASANT is taking his personal resolution to the ears of every listener.
MR. NEXT: THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOUND
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Tommy (Mr. Next) taught himself to play guitar, drums, bass and piano by the time he was 16. He is a one man band gone from drummer to producer, producing a hybrid of alternative funk and goth with a touch of electronic production and a loyalty to the acoustic guitar.
STOLI IS HIGH ON LIFE AFTER MEETING JES FALCON IN AMSTERDAM
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This week we are getting to know a real rock musician coming out of Amsterdam by the name of Jes Falcon. I caught wind of Jes after a Skope staffer handed over his new album, ‘Purest Falcon’ to me. Not only is his music real but his image is as real as it gets. What…
DISNEY BETS ON STERLING KNIGHT / VIDEO
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Sterling Knight’s music video for “StarStruck” has just premiered on the Disney Channel, Disney.com and Disney’s mobile site! The title track from the brand new Disney Channel Original movie starring Knight, Danielle Campbell, Brandon Mychal Smith and Chelsea Staub will appear on the film’s Soundtrack due out on February 9th.
SERJ TANKIAN RELEASE “ELECT THE DEAD” MP3 & TRAILER
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On March 16th, 2009, Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional front men, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral interpretation of his critically acclaimed debut solo album Elect the Dead.
DAN BLACK NEW VIDEO “SYMPHONIES”
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Dan Black is an up and coming UK artist who is releasing his album UN in the US on February 16th.
EXCLUSIVE: HIM NEW TRACK “HEARTKILLER” MP3
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Skope has received a download link for HIM’s new single “Heartkiller” to offer our readers. Enjoy!
MONDO DRAG “LOVE ME (LIKE A STRANGER)” MP3 OFF NEW ALBUM
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Alive Naturalsound Records is pleased to announce the release of MONDO DRAG “New Rituals” on January 26th, 2010.
BEAR HANDS RELEASE “WHAT A DRAG” VIDEO
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Bear Hands release their new single ‘What A Drag’ on Cantora Records and for one month, you can download the tunes for free!
JAHEIM & JADAKISS SCORE WITH “AIN’T LEAVIN WITHOUT YOUâ€
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Atlantic recording artist Jaheim, one of R&B’s most beloved and enduring voices, has kicked off 2010 by scoring yet another #1 single. “Ain’t Leavin Without You,” the first single off of Jaheim’s forthcoming album, “ANOTHER ROUND” (due out February 9), is #1 in both airplay and audience this week making it Jaheim’s ninth Top 10…
LIKE A STORM VIDEO FOR “CHEMICAL INFATUATION”
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In the past 6 months, New Zealand-born rockers Like A Storm have gone from being virtually unknown in the U.S to touring with such artists as Staind, Creed, Hoobastank, Puddle of Mudd and Saliva. After moving to North America in 2005, the band officially began recording their debut album, The End of The Beginning,…
FINDLAY BROWN VIDEO FOR “LOVE WILL FIND YOU”
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Findlay Brown, who’s a 60s inspired UK singer/songwriter that we think Skope readers would really enjoy. He has a very vintage, Elvis Presley/Roy Orbison sound to him and his album was produced by Bernard Butler, who also produced Duffy’s debut album in 2008. Findlay Brown will performed on David Letterman last night.
OK GO NEW VIDEO FOR “THIS TOO SHALL PASS”
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Today, OK GO release Of The Colour of the Blue Sky everywhere via Capitol Records, as well as a new video for the single, “This Too Shall Pass.”
CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN OFFER “I RISE THE MOON” MP3
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Fresh off a European tour with The Dead Weather, Creature With The Atom Brain are gearing up for yet another exciting adventure.
DALLAS COWBOYS STAR FOOTBALL PLAYERS ROCK OUT IN FREE REIGN
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Hard-hitting football is nothing new for the Dallas Cowboys, who are one of the most successful football franchises ever. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that when several members of the Cowboys’ offensive line – Marc Colombo (vocals/right tackle, #75), Leonard Davis (bass/right guard, #70), Cory Procter (drums/center and guard, #71) – picked up…
SHOUT OUT LOUDS RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “FALL HARD”
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Merge Records is excited to announce that Sweden’s Shout Out Louds will be embarking on a North American tour during the month of May.
DIANA OLSON GETS TO KNOW KURT BAUMANN AKA THE BURNED
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“I can hear music in the stars, I can paint pictures with my voice,” claims singer/ songwriter Kurt Baumann in “Music in the Stars,” one of the songs on “The Burned”, the name of his solo debut project to be released in January 2010.
