Category: FEATURES

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johnny was here delivers stirring rock-infused debut ‘silverlake’

johnny was here, brainchild of accomplished singer-songwriter Johnny Gates, is a new-found direction and exploration with a grittier edge. He announces himself with catchy riff-filled rock anthem ‘silverlake’, a song that wouldn’t be misplaced in an early Foo Fighters album – a really raw and DIY feel with a raucous and unrelenting appeal. Johnny has…

Death.wav New Album ‘For Knows No Bounds’

If you are used to hip-hop, rap, R&B and all such urban musical forms taking a specific sonic shape, then Death.wav is here to throw all those expectations out of the window. I wonder if this is the sound of such genres moving forward; perhaps it is more the sound of them moving sideways, into…

@skopemag news – saturday – march 18, 2023 @ 11 pm est

@skopemag news – saturday – march 18, 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 NEW single and video clip “Fire All Weapons” from SCARLET AURA feat. RALF SCHEEPERS! The band’s activity in the last five years brings all the…

Single Review: Stevie B “Take It All Back”

If I could “Take It All Back”, and rekindle the Freestyle days, I would ….However, it looks like illustrious singer, songwriter, producer Stevie B has already done that with his new hit….“Take It All Back.” Storming the ramparts of success with mega hits including “Party Your Body”, “Spring Love”, “Dreaming of Love”, “Because I Love…

@skopemag news – friday – march 17, 2023 @ 6 pm est

@skopemag news – friday – march 17, 2023 @ 6 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 Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Theory Of A Deadman – New Album ‘Dinosaur’ Out Now! “It never gets old I tell ya!” shares front…

@skopemag news – friday – march 17, 2023 @ 11 am est

@skopemag news – friday – march 17, 2023 @ 11 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 Venbee Releases New Single “gutter” Today via Arista Records! Late last year venbee dropped “messy in heaven” – a throbbing, drum’n ‘bass anthem produced by…

@skopemag news – friday – march 17, 2023 @ 9 am est

@skopemag news – friday – march 17, 2023 @ 9 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services OUT NOW: Glitter Wizard’s Glam Fueled New EP For fans of platform shoes, vintage synths and sonic speedballs, the new EP serves as an entry point to the band’s glam labyrinth. It finds…

@skopemag news – thursday – march 16, 2023 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag news – thursday – march 16, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Skope Magazine / Cameron Nickerson channels the ghosts of classic country on Submission “Submission was written in 2016, while I was living in the city again and thinking about the simple life back…

@skopemag news – thursday – march 16, 2023 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag news – thursday – march 16, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Tormodur releases new single “Green, Yellow and Red” Today, Faroese singer and songwriter Tormodur is releasing his new, refreshing single, ‘Green, Yellow and Red (Can’t Figure You Out)’ via Tutl Records. Tormodur took…

@skopemag news – thursday – march 16, 2023 @ 8 am est

@skopemag news – thursday – march 16, 2023 @ 8 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Single: J57 ft Ras Kass, El Gant, DeeJay Element – JAMO JAMO Brooklyn-based rapper and producer J57 has announced the release of his latest EP, “SAN GENNARO”, set to drop on March 31st,…

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 15, 2023 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 15, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Detox From Grey Share New Single “Star In My Sky” Detox From Grey are a rising London-based group consisting of Julie on vocals and keys, Jiwoon on bass guitar and synths, and Marco…

Queen Deja Renee is Bringing Music Back

After just 2 months away from her highly anticipated single “Jealous” she is prepared to bless us all with some new music. She has taken no time to give us more story-telling music and I have to say that I am here for it! If you had a moment to check out her previous release…

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 15, 2023 @ 11 am est

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 15, 2023 @ 11 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services CILVARIUM Releases New Official Video For ‘Reborn To Be Yourself’ Reborn To Be Yourself [Official Video] Taken from the album: New Beginning | Sliptrick Records | 2023 Experimental ambient project Cilvarium have released…

BLACK SOPRANO FAMILY & RICK HYDE ft. CONWAY THE MACHINE & CORY GUZ RELEASE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO “PANDEMIC FLOW”

Hear “PANDEMIC FLOW” and watch the accompanying music video below on YouTube: Lyrics: “Pandemic Flow” [Intro: Rick Hyde] Grrt Look [Verse 1: Rick Hyde] Look at the flick of the wrist (Whip) I bet you a hundred, one flick of the figure and niggas is gettin’ you clipped (Bam) You look like a navy, you niggas is lazy I’m…

New Video By Changing Tymz “Shark Attack”

It’s time to meet your face-melter: Rust Belt metal consortium Changing Tymz is here to rock your socks off. With a line-up of seasoned veterans hailing from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, this group puts the best of metal riffs, runs, and rhymes to service, ailing the woes of our changing and difficult times. While tackling issues…

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 15, 2023 @ 7 am est

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 15, 2023 @ 7 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services “The End of Time” by Hot Mustard (feat. Alanna Royale) “The End of Time” is a sonic declaration radiant with the psych-soul, funky trip-hop aesthetic that has shaped the Hot Mustard sound. Carried…

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 14, 2023 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 14, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services British-Kurdish stand-up comedian Kae Kurd announces autumn UK headline tour… Smart, sharp and brilliantly funny, British-Kurdish stand up comedian and social media star Kae Kurd has announced an autumn UK headline tour that…

Richard Lynch and Tia McGraff Nominated for HIMAwards

The inaugural awards, founded by Hollywood Music in Media Awards Executive Producer Brent Harvey, will take place this summer in Hollywood, CA. HOLLYWOOD, CA – March 13, 2023 – The Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMAwards) is the premiere global platform for Independent music. Emerging and established artists, songwriters, composers and audio recording professionals around the world are recognized…

Sebastian Lightfoot Presents “Ascension”

Dutch producer, composer, and musician Sebastian Lightfoot sees music for what it is: a deep conduit for human expression—capable of inspiring, enlightening, and connecting people from diverse backgrounds. With a visionary hunger, Lightfoot has composed songs since the age of 12, drawing inspiration from broad influences, ranging from Hans Zimmer to Enya to Giorgio Moroder.…

Chart-Topping Chicago-Based Musician Sarantos Spends Time With Deceased Dad

Sarantos is a dynamic genre-blending musical artist known for his powerful and thought-provoking projects. His latest single “Another Surgery” reflects on the experience of losing his father. Sarantos is a genre-fluid singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an ever-expanding catalog of releases. Hailing from Chicago, he has created both national and international chart-topping singles, while placing his…

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 14, 2023 @ 8 am est

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 14, 2023 @ 8 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services BRING THE HOAX Announce Debut Album Single Coil Candy Swedish alternative rock outfit BRING THE HOAX are gearing up to release the new album Single Coil Candy on the 12th of May via…

@skopemag news – monday – march 13, 2023 @ 2 pm est

@skopemag news – monday – march 13, 2023 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services DWELLINGS releases “DEVICES” ahead of sophomore release this June Dwellings has released their new single, “DEVICES”, preceding the drop of Little Garden, their sophomore album due out on June 30, 2023. This song…

NYA Presents “I’ll Be Ok”

What’s interesting about indie-pop singer-songwriter Nya? If it’s your cup of tea, maybe it’s the fact she’s songwriting toe-to-toe with Grammy-winners like James Fauntelroy (the genius behind Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars) and Brian Kennedy (Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, to name a couple)—but people name drop in Hollywood all the time. So, maybe what’s interesting…

@skopemag news – saturday – march 11, 2023 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag news – saturday – march 11, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Out Today from Sage of New England: “Racunga” “Racunga” represents the fifth single to be released from the EP ‘Encounter,’ which will be released in April. “Racunga” is the name of a fictional…

FROM MUSICIAN TO SCIENTIFIC INVENTOR MARK LANOUE IS A DUAL THREAT

by Nick Christophers Mark Allen Lanoue has been able to wear more than one creative hat in his life and has managed to be successful with the two hats he has worn. He is a musician, entertainer, scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, PhD candidate, instructor, and family man. One would be the musical one with numerous years…

Lavon Coates Presents “Raise Her Right”

Sure, rising country singer-songwriter Lavon Coates can sing a pretty tune and strum along on his guitar. But the primary instrument he plucks upon is the heartstrings. The man from Loris, SC doesn’t fabricate adolescent yearnings or glean off trends. He lives his life chopping trees, raising his daughter, and being kind to strangers—and when…

David Singley Releases ‘The Singles’ EP

David Singley is a talented singer-songwriter-guitarist from Saint Paul, Minnesota who has decades of experience backing world-class artists and performers. David’s new project is titled ‘The Singles’ and features four, well-constructed tracks. Each song has its own flavor and own identity as ‘The Singles’ will speak to many people out there in the world. All…

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 8 pm est

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 8 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services WITCHROT Release New Video “Million Shattered Swords” WITCHROT has released a video for their track “Million Shattered Swords”. The song is from their new album Live In The Hammer which is out today…

Tokyo Tramps with a ‘Fearless Heart’

Tokyo Tramps has been playing together for over 20 years and one can sense that tight, musical chemistry when listening to ‘Fearless Heart’. The title of this album is perfect because you pick up on the fact that the energy and attitude being released is 100 % fearless. Tokyo Tramps came to play and give…

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 3 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Centershift (ex-Onesidezero) Release New Single “Fade Away” LA area alt/rock outfit Centershift released their latest single “Fade Away” on streaming services today, which includes Spotify, Apple Music and a new visualizer video on…

Jessica Carter Altman Presents “Blood Moon”

A blood moon is a real thing. It’s the colloquial name for a lunar eclipse — the great celestial shadow that stains the heavens red. Anyone who has seen one is unlikely to forget the radical alteration of the familiar night sky or the weird power that emanates from the moon’s occlusion. Count art-pop artist…

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services OUT NOW: Dipzy & Chris Clark Team Up For ‘Stay Fresh’ The pair of Miami-based producers have brought their flair for spicy sounds and tropical tones with ‘Stay Fresh’. A lively percussion-heavy offering…

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 11 am est

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 11 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services OUT TODAY: Islandman ft. Okay Temiz and Muhlis Berberoğlu’s new LP on Night Dreamer Out Today, Night Dreamer’s newest instalment in their ground-breaking direct-to-disc sessions series. Balearic folktronica meets percussion genius on a…

Le Sonic Release New Single/Video ‘Riverside Drive’

(New York, NY) – Blending artistic creativity and modern technology into smooth instrumental moods*, LE SONIC, the music production duo of Mike Rogers & Gary Lefkowith, present their brand new single and video “RIVERSIDE DRIVE” (featuring Jim Hynes on Trumpet and Scott Kreitzer on Saxophone) available now on Spotify, YouTube and all the major music…

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 7 am est

@skopemag news – friday – march 10, 2023 @ 7 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Yelawolf To Support Dirty Heads and Jelly Roll On Select Tour Dates This Summer and Fall Platinum-selling rapper, songwriter, performer, and entrepreneur Yelawolf is hitting the road in 2023. The acclaimed multi-hyphenate will…