Category: FEATURES

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by Skope • July 7, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – july 7, 2023 @ 2 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW BREAKOUT R&B STAR LAYA RELEASES DEFIANT NEW SINGLE “F’D UP” Featuring a bodacious beat and a wicked bassline, the infectious track…

by Skope • July 7, 2023

The Dayton, Ohio-based singer-songwriter releases the latest single and video from his critically acclaimed “Department of the Interior” album. It’s the follow-up to his Top 15 UK iTunes hit, “Common Ground.” DAYTON, OH – July 7, 2023 – Independent singer, songwriter, and guitarist Pete Price has released his newest single and lyric video, “Old Movies and You” from…

by Skope • July 7, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA – Pop/R&B singer-songwriter Jen Ash is proud to announce the release of the official music video for her latest single, “Trouble,” directed and filmed by Eddie Reid. The video highlights Jen’s strength as she dances her way out of her comfort zone, and features a unique saxophone solo part. “While Eddie…

by Skope • July 7, 2023

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by Skope • July 7, 2023

Kenny Frame’s single, “Puzzle,” is unusual in the best possible ways. It begins with a jazzy guitar part, before Fame begins talk-singing its lyrics. It’s the story of an outcast, and it’s told introspectively. It’s also effective in getting its serious message across. The track’s instrumentation is sparse, which is both intentional and a wise…

by Skope • July 7, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – july 7, 2023 @ 8 am est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Kari Faux announces summer/fall tour dates + ‘REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE!’ out now Little Rock, Arkansas’ Kari Faux announces her North…

by Skope • July 6, 2023

We often put a brave face on, fake a smile, and get on with it when we prefer to hide and not be a part of the real world. Music is one of the few things that have the power to completely turn around your mindset and show you the beauty in the world. A…

by Skope • July 6, 2023

@skopemag news – thursday – july 6, 2023 @ 1 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Skope video submission: Nacho Soprano, “9AM”. Jacksonville rapper flips Michael Jackson with bass When asked about his inspiration for the track,…

by Skope • July 6, 2023

Troyman is an artist, vocalist, songwriter, record producer and actor. Originally from Oakland, California, the artist relocated to Atlanta, Georgia as a teenager where he would soon begin his music career. Troyman started rapping at the youthful age of 16 years old. In 2017, the rapper released his first self-released full length project, A.P.R.I.L. (A…

by Skope • July 6, 2023

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by Skope • July 6, 2023

Anyone who knows their music will have spotted the wonderful Springsteen reference that was last year’s album title, Last Chance Power Drive. And while I wouldn’t go as far as to say that Elephants and Stars are plowing a similar musical furrow as The Boss, there is certainly something in the scale of their music,…

by Skope • July 5, 2023

@skopemag news – wednesday – july 5, 2023 @ 2 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Skope X SOLA – “Heat” / Summer sizzler with captivating visuals out on Future Bounce Getting in touch with ‘Heat’ –…

by Skope • July 5, 2023

Colors, tonal simplicity, and a sense of comradery that isn’t promoted in pop culture nearly as much as it should be; indeed, the backdrop for the new music video “Don’t Want the Phone to Ring” from Ajay Mathur is nothing to scoff at, but when attached with the melodic command of this singer/songwriter’s vocal it…

by Skope • July 4, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – july 4, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Kool & the Gang – First To Receive The Star In Youngstown (OH) Walk Of Fame A celebration of good times…

by Skope • July 4, 2023

If you haven’t yet, meet The Dead Daisies—a galactic collection of storied musicians churning through cosmic nebulae of sonic expression. Dancing in orbit around jack-of-all-trades and founder David Lowy, the group grants asylum to comets hailing from all reaches of the rock n’ roll universe. Its current constellation includes drummer Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake,…

by Skope • July 3, 2023

@skopemag news – monday – july 3, 2023 @ 9 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW ALEX NICOL — Releases New Single: “Hollywood” || Lifted From New EP ‘Been A Long Year Vol.1’ Out Today Emerging like…

by Skope • July 3, 2023

A lot of roots fans have been complaining about a lack of guitar anthems in the last few years, but luckily for all of us, a man by the name of Gary Brewer is answering the call in his new album, 2023’s Gary Brewer’s House of Axes, and all nine of its stately suite-like songs. Brewer…

by Skope • July 3, 2023

At first glance, the song title to Joe Boris’ single “Set Me Free” reads like a cry for release some oppression or other. It’s a demand for immediate change, one might gather. Perhaps, even a command for the same. Then when the music starts, with its loping reggae groove, you (the listener) are set up…

by Skope • July 3, 2023

Brooklyn’s sensational disco-metal group Makes My Blood Dance is an endless experiment in creativity for its founders. Frontman Evan Russell Saffer met his songwriting partner and MMBD’s lead guitar/synth player Jon Kristian at a transitional time in life; early in recovery from addiction, the two connected over their mutual passion for metal and bonded over…

by Skope • July 2, 2023

The Florida-based melodic rock artist releases the single and lyric video on June 30th. It’s the first single from his forthcoming album, “A Little More Time.” DAYTONA, FL, USA, June 29, 2023 — On Friday June 30th, Florida-based singer-songwriter, SOBAK, will release the first single from his highly-anticipated album, “A Little More Time.” This melodic “spirit…

by Skope • July 1, 2023

While there is a lot of originality in the music that Greg Hoy makes, it is worth pointing at bands such as Radiohead or Guided By Voices to give you, dear reader, an idea of where he comes from musically. It’s not so much the sound or the styles that he uses that draw such…

by Skope • July 1, 2023

No matter what else is criminalized by the state, it’ll always be legal to dream. Those denied opportunity by fate and circumstance will reach across oceans to get it if they must — and it’s hard to knock their ambition or hustle. On “Legal Dreamers,” the enterprising Miami singer-songwriter Kēvens extends a hand of welcome…

by Skope • July 1, 2023

@skopemag news – saturday – july 1, 2023 @ 10 am est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Edie Yvonne Drops Pensive New Single “In the Rain” Emerging indie pop sensation Edie Yvonne has released her latest single, “In…

by Skope • July 1, 2023

Cars/Springsteen Influenced Track From Forthcoming Get Your Own Army EP (photo: Mitch McKinney) Toronto outfit Elephants And Stars present “Bled Out at the Scene”, the first single from their upcoming EP “Get Your Own Army”, available September 1st on Spotify and all the major music services. “Bled Out at the Scene” is a Cars/Springsteen-influenced rocker that showcases…

by Skope • June 30, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – june 30, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Emma Ogier Shares Debut Single “First Base” Emerging singer and songwriter Emma Ogier is making her introduction with her debut single,…

by Skope • June 30, 2023

@skopemag news – friday – june 30, 2023 @ 8 am est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Ariel Posen Announces Third Album, REASONS WHY, Out on September 8 via Soundly Music Recorded in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Montreal, Quebec…

by Skope • June 30, 2023

Raised in Kingston, Jamaica and now located in Negril on the sunset side of the island, pop singer-songwriter Andon is breaking the mold for Jamaican musicians. A true global child of the 21st century, Andon absorbed a broad range of musical influences in his formative years. From belting the power ballads of Tori Kelly and…

by Skope • June 29, 2023

You might think “Ms Mystery” is just another song about an enigmatic girl. And you’d probably at least be half right. This acoustic track is, indeed, about a kind of girl. However, when Alias Wayne sings about ‘mystery Babylon,’ it’s immediately clear there is much more going on. This is also a song that references…

by Skope • June 29, 2023

@skopemag news – thursday – june 29, 2023 @ 2 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Rising Australian Artist Sycco Speaks with Spotify’s Mic Check Podcast on Her Creative Process, Managing Burnout and Expressing Her Sexuality Through…

by Skope • June 29, 2023

DEZIGNER MUZIC/ The Beginning: Singer Song Writer and Performer, Romeo DEZIGNER MUZIC ” Williams, was born in Manchester Jamaica. “DEZIGNER MUZIC ” is born into a Jamaican family and raised within a small community named “Pepper” based in the parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica, the exotic land of food and water. “DEZIGNER MUZIC ” attended…

by Skope • June 28, 2023

@skopemag news – wednesday – june 28, 2023 @ 11 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW PHASERS ENGAGE Release New Single, “Awoken Intelligence”! Electronic Rock band PHASERS ENGAGE has released their new single, “Awoken Intelligence.” Fusing bouncy…

by Skope • June 28, 2023

The new LP by eclectic and versatile rocker Greg Hoy, “Yay For Effort“, is now available on Bandcamp, Spotify and all the major services with a planned first single/video “Comfort Vendetta” coming to YouTube soon. Listen to “Yay For Effort” on Bandcamp Piano and acoustic themes abound under lyrical reflections about the rapid-fire loss of…

by Skope • June 28, 2023

Melbourne-based indie rocker Quinny revisits an old favourite with Rumours – Live Session, released June 1st, 2023. Recorded at Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, the single is a welcome sight for anyone missing a little Brit-Era Indie in their life. Complete with its rapid guitar stabs and even faster drum fills, Rumours is an absolute showcase for Quinny’s…

by Skope • June 28, 2023

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by Skope • June 28, 2023

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by Skope • June 27, 2023

@skopemag news – tuesday – june 27, 2023 @ 11 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Queensrÿche, Sodom, Candlemass to Headline 2024 Hell’s Heroes Festival On Thursday, March 21, Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, 2024,…

by Skope • June 27, 2023

Transient is a hard rock/metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the brainchild of veteran musician Jody Linnell, former bassist of Smile Empty Soul and 12 Stones. After starting out as a solo project, Linnell brought in a trio of talented friends to round out the lineup – Trey J. Mollo (vocals); Emmett Shumate…

by Skope • June 27, 2023

Raised in the sweltering summers of Dallas, TX, breakout rapper SMILEZ is no stranger to the heat—hot temperatures and a childhood filled with equally intense ambitions gave him the raw goods that have made him such a gifted songwriter and performer. After loading up on punk influences and an appreciation for hip-hop storytelling, he found…

by Skope • June 27, 2023

Former NFL play turned film director JD Allen shares “The whole brotherhood and family on the football team is definitely what I wanted to bring to the table when it came to film. Bringing people together from all walks of life with one common goal and that goal is to tell the right story. I…

by Skope • June 27, 2023

@skopemag news – tuesday – june 27, 2023 @ 12 pm est https://www.facebook.com/SkopeMag/ https://twitter.com/skopemag https://www.youtube.com/@skopetv2 https://www.instagram.com/skopemag/ APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Support @skopemag – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3APKAKT8K6ETW Jon Mullane Releases New Summer Music Video Atlantic Canadian recording artist Jon Mullane has released a new Summer music video for…