Feature stories and artist interviews
@skopemag news – friday – february 24, 2023 @ 7 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services NEGATIVE PRAYER: Brutal D-Beat/Crust Duo Featuring Current/Former Members Of Chthonic Deity, VoidCeremony, Vastum, Acephalix, And More To Release Limited 7” Via Carbonized/Seed Of Doom Portland, Oregon-based brutal d-beat/crust duo NEGATIVE PRAYER — guitarist/vocalist…
“It all stems from the pandemic and a poem. At the time there was a shortage of Guns and Toilet Paper and I read a poem by our partner Nabeel (Triple Sixx), And I said to Triple Sixx that this (poem) feels like a rock song brother and it ended up turning into a band]…
British-Indian singer and songwriter from Leicester is back with a new and emotional single. Prianca RA incorporates her multicultural identity into her music and is changing the culture of communication through songwriting. As she opens up about her mental health struggles in her songs, listeners can resonate with the pain and turmoil that comes with…
@skopemag news – thursday – february 23, 2023 @ 4 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Neon Insect Continues Their Dystopian, Cyberpunk Saga With New Single Nils Sinatsch, the mastermind behind the electro-industrial music project Neon Insect, released his new single, “Rewired,” on February 10th, 2023. Nils found it…
Imagine this: an independent rapper on the rise releases his newest song to the public, and little does the budding artist know, a successful musician in his genre is listening along and loving every second. The track made such an impact that the famous artist searched for its creator, wanting to collaborate. This story is…
@skopemag news – thursday – february 23, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Razor Braids launch tour tonight in New Jersey, headed to SXSW Brooklyn’s Razor Braids is a queer, all-female/non-binary rock band combing the vulnerable self-awareness of indie rock with dynamic instrumentation anchored in a…
At seven years old, Swiss artist-songwriter-lawyer-Renaissance-man MattO didn’t speak a lick of English. But when he brought home his recently purchased copies of “Lola” by The Kinks and “Ob-la-di Ob-la-da” by The Beatles, he encountered the power of music to speak without words. His parents thought it odd, given the topics of the songs, but…
@skopemag news – wednesday – february 22, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services MADISON MCFERRIN ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM ‘I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME’ “(Please Don’t) Leave Me Now” arrives with a vivid and otherworldly video directed by Kemp Baldwin that delves into a traumatic incident…
EMBOLDENED BY 119K+ TIKTOK FOLLOWERS AND OVER 5 MILLION STREAMS AND VIDEO VIEWS, FREESTYLE RAP PHENOMENON DICI RELEASES HIS LATEST SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO; ‘DON’T PLAY GAMES’ Continuing to Make a Global Impact with Over 11 Smash Singles Following His 2021 Debut EP, The Miami Based Artist, Producer, Director, and Entrepreneur’s Tracks Have Been Cultivated…
Part-rocker, part-baroque-popper Kenton Hall is releasing his debut double albums Idiopath and Omniopath Jan 31st, 2023 with musical group Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures. The experimental twin albums are releasing in the same way you would expect any Kenton Hall project to – unconventionally. Made up of 33 1/3 tracks over 3 discs and…
Prepare for an otherworldly listening experience where the physical body clashes with the spiritual realm on ‘Music In The Afterlife’. Gareth Koch is a Viennese-trained classical musician and Martin Kennedy is an ambient music specialist. This new album is a debut collaboration for the duo with ‘Music In The Afterlife’ being their fruitful introduction to…
Some of the most incredible music ever made has been offered to us without a lot of contextual cues, and I’m not just talking about press releases from major labels. To make something that can speak to someone’s soul without the inclusion of traditional linguistics or lyricism of any kind is hard by itself, but…
Pop/rock typically experiences waves of respect from independent artists around the world, and more often than not, from some pretty surprising places in the indie music lexicon indeed. Take Johnnie Mikel for instance; Mikel is everything that an alternative pop/rock singer and songwriter should be in 2023. He has the guitar sizzle flanked with the…
@skopemag news – wednesday – february 22, 2023 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services CRUUSH announce debut EP ‘Wishful Thinker’ | ‘Stick In The Mud’ single Manchester shoegaze risers cruush announce their debut EP Wishful Thinker for April 14th via Heist or Hit and release new single…
@skopemag news – wednesday – february 22, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Casey Moon completes his trilogy of EPs with the release of Ashes Casey Moon is a genre-defying multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. Over the past year, Casey has already released Fountains and Mirrors in…
When you’re a touring artist or band, there are many good reasons to have a tour bus. But before you hit the road, it is important that you get your tour bus ready to go with these essential steps. Not only will these steps ensure your safety and comfort while on the road, but they…
Led by Scottish teen sensation Hannyta and eclectic Christian singer-songwriter HeIsTheArtist, clients with the Pittsburgh-based company received a total of 16 nominations. MTS was founded March 1, 2010. PITTSBURGH, PA / LOS ANGELES, CA – February 21, 2023 – Dubbed as New Music’s biggest night, the New Music Awards are the first and only award show…
@skopemag news – tuesday – february 21, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services HIPPO CAMPUS announce ‘Wasteland’ EP & share lead track ‘Kick In The Teeth’ | out today (Feb 21st) via GRAND JURY US indie heavyweights Hippo Campus announce the release of their new EP…
For frontman Hillel Tigay, Palms Station represents everything that is home. The project’s name is an homage to his light rail stop in LA and a return to his purpose for moving to the City of Angels. The son of a prominent rabbinical scholar, Tigay spent his childhood between Israel and Philadelphia. After depthy studies…
20-year-old London based Max Sarre is looking to reach the very top. His feel-good and intoxicating brand of pop has seems to have sky-rocketed him into full flight mode, and he begins 2023 in the same fashion with ‘Precision’. Confident and empowering lyrics from Sarre fill the air amongst the fresh and modernised production, in…
@skopemag news – tuesday – february 21, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services CHRIS BROWN DROPS “PSYCHIC” VIDEO FEATURING JACK HARLOW AND STARRING CASSIE Directed by Cameron Dean, the visual has expansive vibrant settings from a futuristic city to the ending water dance sequence. Brown is…
The Almas are an all original touring hard rock band hailing from New Munster, Wisconsin. The band is composed of Crystal Teigland [lead vocalist], Frank Slifka [founding member/lead guitarist], Josh Sukowski [guitarist], and Andrew Ehredt [drums]. Through guitar driven licks, road dog attitudes, and a high energy, professional live performance, The Almas showcase the truest…
@skopemag news – monday – february 20, 2023 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services USHER ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR HEADLINING LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY AT PARK MGM JUNE & OCTOBER 2023 As he prepares to return to Las Vegas this Friday for his Usher: My Way The Vegas…
Rev Peter Unger offers a sense of rebirth and growth on the delicate “Lifted by the Lord Again”. His vocals rest right in the center of everything. Guitar work plays off each other adding to this sense of complete immersion. The piece brings together elements of country, rock, dream pop and more into this singular…
Michael “Fat Mike” Burkett never slows down. This year, he’ll be wrapping up his long-running, continent-shaking, massively influential punk rock band NOFX with one final, raucous tour — and if that’s not enough activity for him, he’s formed a new group with a new set of accomplices. Codefendants are, in typical Fat Mike style, unprecedented,…
You must invest in marketing to see your music and recording business thrive and beat the competition. You can enhance your company’s visibility and connect with more customers through marketing. In the past, music and recording companies promoted their services via offline techniques like flyers and brochures. But today, with almost everything happening online, many,…
@skopemag news – monday – february 20, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services [Video Submission] Amadeus360 ft. Lil Dee “Gangsta Boogie” Off Amadeus360 upcoming album “The MPC Jedi” Amadeus links up again with Lil Dee for the LL Cool J tribute “Gangsta Boogie”. The video hawkins…
@skopemag news – friday – february 17, 2023 @ 10 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services ARLINGTON TEXAS RAP PHENOMENON AAP DENO LINKS UP WITH RAW YOUNGIN & DJ KHALED FOR NEW SINGLE & MUSIC VIDEO “SUPA TIES” The track’s skittering beat sets the tone as AAP Deno’s melodic…
When two, award-winning recording artists get together to record an album, special things can happen and magic can sometimes be in the air. That is exactly the case for singer/songwriters, Doug Cox and Linda McRae where everything was clicking on ‘Beyond The Great Pause’. To my surprise, this album was recorded over just 3 nights…
I may not know Mike Berman or where he has lived, but I certainly get a better sense of where Mike Berman is coming from after listening to his new album. ‘Where I’m From’ paints a vivid landscape of Mike Berman’s world through the lens of a skilled artist. Mike Berman is a true singer/songwriter…
@skopemag news – friday – february 17, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services CYDNEE WITH A C SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME” LA-based singer Cydnee With A C returns with a new video for single “As Long As You Love Me”…
@skopemag news – friday – february 17, 2023 @ 11 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Bristol Alt-Folk Duo Firewoodisland Release Beautiful New Single ‘Who Knew’ The work of Norwegian/Welsh musicians and songwriters Stian Vedøy and Abi Eleri, the now Bristol based duo have built a reputation for their…
@skopemag news – friday – february 17, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services MEDIA ALERT: ROGUE TRADERS ARE BACK WITH NEW SINGLE ‘TO THE DISCO’ Iconic Australian electro-pop-rock group, Rogue Traders, have today released their first single in over a decade, the highly anticipated dance track,…
OCCO, the modern alt-pop artist based in Miami, FL, is back to announce the upcoming release of his latest single “WORTH IT,” set to debut on Friday, February 17. The song is the third single of his upcoming 5-song EP of the same name, set to release on March 3rd 2023. “WORTH IT” is an…
@skopemag news – thursday – february 16, 2023 @ 8 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services WALKING BOMBS: Treble Premieres “Reach For The Light” From Cross-Genre Music Group; Spiritual Dreams Above Empty Promises Nears April Release As WALKING BOMBS prepares to release Spiritual Dreams Above Empty Promises in early…
@skopemag news – thursday – february 16, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services PET NEEDS — Release New Video For: “Ibiza In Winter” || + Announce UK Dates + Festivals For 2023 Filmed when the band took a recent out-of-season trip to Ibiza, the new video…
Somewhere on an airfield outside of Houston, TX, a current Los Alamos engineer flies military-grade RC planes and rehearses harmonies for a show at the local saloon. That engineer is none other than country music class act Brian Keith. Armed with the mind of a scientist, Keith meticulously studied the likes of George Strait, Alan…
Talent and a set of turntables are all you need to become a deejay, and skills and a microphone are all you need to become an emcee. Shaheed & DJ Supreme know that sometimes returning to fundamentals can remind you of the true beauty of what you create. This timeless duo from Birmingham, AL uses…
@skopemag news – thursday – february 16, 2023 @ 8 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Canada’s RED CAIN Unveils New Video “We Are Chaos” Off New Album “NÄE’BLISS” Out April 2023 During these past few months, Calgary, Canada’s fantasy metal Red Cain has surfaced two singles “Fisher King”…
If you’ve ever wondered if pop harmonies could be both powerfully crushing and fragile at the same time, then there’s a good chance that DEVORA’s new release God is Dead is going to be one of the more compelling works you stumble across this January. From the self-aware “Pornstar” to the subtle commentary of “Bonesaw,”…
