Category: FEATURES

Feature stories and artist interviews

RADIOHEAD PERFORMS “CREEP” IN MEMORABLE SET AT READING 2009

by Admin • August 31, 2009

Returning to Reading after “25 years”, the band made a huge impression on the crowd that night by performing their hugest song to date, “Creep”, followed by crowd-favorite, “The National Anthem”.

by Admin • August 31, 2009

How has the tour been treating you so far? It’s been amazing, this is the first time I’ve toured on my own… acousticly, usually I ride with a band, and when I toured with Craig Owens I went in his vehicle with him. I’m out here with my good friend Pat, it’s just the two…

by Skope • August 31, 2009

Skope & Vic Chesnutt are giving away the track “Philip Guston” from Vic Chesnutt’s latest album, “At the Cut,” due out Sept 22 on Constellation Records.

by Skope • August 31, 2009

Lakeshore Entertainment, Lakeshore Records and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is proud to present the soundtrack to the 21st Century remake of the 1980 Oscar ®-winning film classic, FAME.

by Skope • August 31, 2009

Boy meets girl. Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. Crushing breakup inevitably ensues. Boy drops out of life, retreats to family’s farmhouse in Northern Wales. Boy–along with rest of band–makes great record, triumphs over adversity.

by Skope • August 28, 2009

Check out the remix of 3OH!3’s second single “Starstrukk” featuring KATY PERRY! 3OH!3 are nominated for BEST NEW ARTIST at this year’s MTV VMA’s & 3OH!3 recently hit #1 at pop radio with their smash single “Don’t Trust Me” achieving DOUBLE PLATINUM certification.

by Skope • August 28, 2009

Rhino is releasing Big Star’s 4-disc boxed set which includes 98 tracks spanning from 1968-1975.

by Skope • August 28, 2009

If you reference anyone from Chicago they’d more then likely rave about the “Go-Getters” which was Kanye West, Really Doe, and GLC.

by Skope • August 28, 2009

“Just let me hear some of that rock & roll music/Any old way you choose it/It’s gotta be rock & roll music/If you wanna dance with me!” Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chuck Berry reminds us all of this pulsating power every time he’s blasted over the airwaves. Rock & roll isn’t just music.…

by Skope • August 28, 2009

Up-and-coming rockers Hot Chelle Rae have debuted an acoustic version of their single “I Like to Dance” on YouTube.

by Skope • August 27, 2009

My next guest is one of the top trumpeters in the music business today. Bill Ortiz has worked with such diverse and dynamic artists as Santana, Destiny’s Child, Tito Puente and Tony Toni Tone. Bill has been with Santana since 1999. Recently he decided that it was time to go solo for a bit. So…

by Skope • August 27, 2009

Electric Tickle Machine’s debut album, Blew It Again (out in October) relishes in the magic moments between cynicism and forgetfulness where surrender makes imperfection a blessing. Recorded in 14 days in the winter of 2009 by Matt Boynton (Gang Gang Dance, Vietnam, Bat For Lashes), the record delivers hooky anthems bathed in organic layers of…

by Skope • August 27, 2009

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.

by Skope • August 27, 2009

2009 has been a banner year for Portland’s Loch Lomond, punctuated with triumph, tumult, and above all, artistic growth.

by Skope • August 27, 2009

Every year young, hopeful recent high school grads enroll in music school with the hopes and dreams of becoming professional musicians, but how many can boast remixes for the likes of Passion Pit, Asher Roth, and multiple XL Recordings artists before even getting their diploma?

by Skope • August 27, 2009

Australia’s The Grates are set to release their anticipated sophomore album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won on September 15″‘ via Thirty Tigers/Dew Process.

by Skope • August 26, 2009

Guetta’s upcoming fourth studio album, ONE LOVE, released for August 25th release on Astralwerks, is an ambitious, ingeniously crafted album that sets forth nothing less than a bold and beautiful manifesto for the global pop and dance audience.

by Skope • August 26, 2009

Hoover signed with Rock Ridge Music in 2008, and hit the studio with Spiewak in New York City to record his full-length debut.

by Skope • August 26, 2009

Green Owl is excited to release the high-energy debut album Warm Heart of Africa from The Very Best – European production duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya.

by Skope • August 26, 2009

Insane Clown Posse are gearing up for the release of Bang! Pow! Boom! on September 1st and to get the party started a week early, the duo has just released their first single, “The Bone.”

by Skope • August 26, 2009

The eight-piece, kaleidoscope-folk troupe Ah Holly Fam’ly formed in the culturally sparse and desperate landscapes of rural Idaho, before packing up for their current home of Portland, Oregon.

by Skope • August 26, 2009

Medicate,” the first single from AFI’s forthcoming album, CRASH LOVE, has just premiered on radio and the internet. The song, which will also be featured on Guitar Hero 5, is already making waves on radio stations with simultaneous worldwide premieres and band interviews.

by Skope • August 25, 2009

Following on the success and critical acclaim of Disco Romance, comes the highly anticipated sophomore release from Swedish italo-disco artist Sally Shapiro – My Guilty Pleasure, a blend of 80s-inspired italo disco and twee indie pop – melancholic yet hopeful, sweet yet danceable.

by Skope • August 25, 2009

On September 15, 2009 Wind-up Records will release the highly anticipated sophomore album, A Time For Lions, from the Portland based trio (Kevin Calaba, Jason Bell and Daniel Orvik) Stars of Track and Field.

by Admin • August 24, 2009

Over the weekend in Australia’s Frequency 2009 music festival, Radiohead debuted their new song “These Are My Twisted Words” live.

by Skope • August 24, 2009

At first listen, Girls in Trouble projects an upbeat, care free indie-folk feel which carries each track from beginning to end. What’s less apparent is the underlying concept: telling the stories of obscure Biblical women through a song cycle. Lushly produced, and artfully arranged with strings, upright bass, and electric guitar, the self-titled debut…

by Skope • August 24, 2009

Breaking Benjamin has just premiered their new video for “I Will Not Bow” on MySpace. The video for the hard-hitting rock track features new footage from the upcoming action thriller movie Surrogates starring Bruce Willis.

by Skope • August 24, 2009

Is there any better way to kick off the week than with a new Snob Doodle?

by Admin • August 22, 2009

The indie dance-pop phenoms Cobra Starship descended on West Palm Beach last night amongst rabid teenage fandom. This was their hometown show for Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez, who grew up in Boca Raton.

by Skope • August 22, 2009

Check out “Let’s Just Fall In Love Again”, the first single from former American Idol Contestant Jason Castro’s upcoming debut album.

by Skope • August 22, 2009

Maybach Music Group founder and rap star Rick Ross has touched down in Kingston, Jamaica to launch his artist Magazeen to the dancehall community.

by Skope • August 21, 2009

Although BOOSIE is best known nationally for the breakout singles “Wipe Me Down” featuring Webbie and Fox and “Zoom” featuring Young Joc, the truth is that Boosie has been a major star on the Southern underground rap circuit for almost seven years now.

by Skope • August 21, 2009

Universal Motown Records will release MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE I on Tuesday, August 25th. It is the first batch of music to be unveiled from Universal Motown’s innovative five-part digital suite of remixes paying homage to the most thrilling entertainer of all time.

by Skope • August 21, 2009

Chris Marsol, a San Francisco-based alt/rock/soul artist, is proud to announce the release of his new album, Butterflies, Lipstick, And Hand Grenades. The album, Marsol’s sophomore effort, will be available October 20 via Clear Label Records.

by Skope • August 21, 2009

Check out the latest track from The Record Life called “Step On Your Own.” The song appears on The Souldier EP which is available at digital retailers now.

by Skope • August 21, 2009

Hailing from Toronto, the group DANKO JONES (lead vocals/guitars), JOHN CALABRESE (bass), DAN CORNELIUS (drums) have achieved hard rock hero status in Europe.

by Skope • August 21, 2009

My next guest has been making alot of noise with his hit video & single, “Kiss My Black AMEX.” Draft is his name and he comes from Chicago. He is the first artist signed to super-producer, Dean F.R.E.A.K Farmer’s, F Records. His video has been viewed over 20 million times and his stock is rising…

by Skope • August 20, 2009

Wax Tailor is back with his third album ‘In The Mood For Life’ which encompasses his immediately identifiable sound of Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul, Funk and 60s Pop blended into melancholic melodies which associated him with the likes of DJ Shadow, RJD2, Avalanches, etc with his debut album ‘Tales of The Forgotten Melodies’.

by Skope • August 20, 2009

Mission Hill has sent Skope an MP3 of their single, “Forever Anyway” which is tied into Boston lyrically. This band is made up of all Boston residents and Mission Hill is an infamous neighborhood in the city.