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Take a deep breath. Everything’s okay – and it’s about to take a stratospheric upturn with former Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer #keiferband’s “A Different Light.” Penned a decade ago by Tom and Savannah Keifer, the song truly gives meaning to the saying “Good music has no expiration date.” The lyric etches a timeless message that’s…
Viral group Hotel Ugly have gone from a brand new band to one of the most listened to acts in the world. Since their huge debut single ‘Shut up My Moms Calling’, the R&B sliced catchy-pop track has caught the attention of millions upon millions since 2020, and have now returned in 2023 with another…
@skopemag news – monday – february 6, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Sell Your Services and/or Products on the @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/2023/02/01/sell-your-services-and-or-products-on-the-skopemag-marketplace Tiger Driver: Release A New Single ‘Lost in Paradise’ “Lost in Paradise” is the fourth single from Melbourne death-doom metal band Tiger Driver and the accompanying track to their…
by Nick Christophers His voice is a powerful one that has learned from the best in the business. Rafael has made his mark in the opera scene. Yet it should be interesting to know that he first studied marketing and hotel administration before he made music his career choice. While he was studying marketing and…
A hallmark of musical excellence, MTS Management Group constantly brings talented artists to the forefront of the national and international music scene. From new and aspiring artists to already established and globally renowned icons, the MTS family continues to grow and thrive. With MTS and its artists scoring more than 27 nominations at the 2022 Independent…
We got the chance to chat with YUPHORIC around the release of their new song titled ‘MOM’s Song (ft. MERON)’. – How did you come up with the name YUPHORIC? Since we were teenagers (and still to this day), our crew always came up with slang, jokes and codes that defined morals and ethics we…
The Pro Basketball Player-turned-R&B singer-songwriter has released the Official Music Video for “I’m Dreaming of You” and brand-new single, “Trouble.” Jen Ash is a prolific musical artist known for creating soulful music by combining R&B with pop and adding some of her own signature touches. Her celebrated catalog is fast-approaching 200K Spotify streams. With her last…
Being a touring musician is an exciting experience, but it can also be a challenge when it comes to finding the right housing situation. With so many options available, it can be hard to know which will work best for you and your needs. This blog has gathered up some of the best housing options…
The keys of the piano provide a powerful melody as we enter the opening bars of “Helicopter,” the new single from buzz-worthy singer/songwriter Taylor Jules. This introductory drawl dispenses an emotiveness that is not all that different from what our singer will offer with her lyricism, but it’s all the more divine when we hear…
On February 3rd, 2023, the Ottawa-based singer-songwriter releases the single and lyric video, “Trail of the Chosen one” from his career retrospective compilation, out on February 10th. Cory M. Coons is a highly decorated Canadian singer and songwriter, from Ottawa, Ontario. With an immense discography, including several international iTunes chart-toppers, Cory has collaborated with notable musicians…
@skopemag news – friday – february 3, 2023 @ 3 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Sell Your Services and/or Products on the @skopemag Marketplace The Kingdom Choir Return with New Single & US Tour Dates Offering love, hope and inspiration, The Kingdom Choir today make a timely return with their brand-new single “Not Giving…
@skopemag news – friday – february 3, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Sell Your Services and/or Products on the @skopemag Marketplace Kingswood release latest track ‘One Too Many Times’ Continuing on from the success of previous singles ‘Burning Holes’ & ‘Good Whiskey’, Kingswood today, carry on teasing out their forthcoming record,…
Art that inspires inner reflection: That’s the mission of Sonarpilot, the alter ego of producer and digital designer Michael Moppert. Through Moppert’s genre-bending electronic soundscapes and imaginative visual voyages by fractal artist Roger Mader, audiences are transported into The Mirage Project, a world of audio-visual contemplations on big contemporary issues like Artificial Intelligence, cosmology, the…
@skopemag news – thursday – february 2, 2023 @ 8 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Sell Your Services and/or Products on the @skopemag Marketplace Canadian-Japanese hybrid rock band MONKEY MAJIK release 13th album ‘curtain call’ Japan-based four-piece rock band MONKEY MAJIK released their 13th full-length studio album ‘curtain call’ on January 25, 2023. The…
Korean church songs, Brooklyn heartbreak; New Jersey dearth, mad Philly cheesesteaks; long-term friendships, that damn pandemic; that man John Legend; candles; and time. If you can relate, that’s great. Apparently, though, this is the witches’ brew it took to unearth the sacred tapes that held the future of Maiden Seoul. Initially recorded by vocalist and…
@skopemag news – thursday – february 2, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu LOCRIAN Release New Video For “Incomplete Map Of Voids” Eclectic soundscape act LOCRIAN, has released an artistic and dynamic video for “Incomplete Map Of Voids”. Exploring a world changed forever amidst global disaster, “Incomplete Map…
King Comeback is a native to the Eastside of Atlanta. Originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia, he began writing music at the age of 12. Around the age of 15 he began skipping school and running the streets. This lead to him smoking and eventually selling weed. He still however maintained decent grades and leadership positions…
@skopemag news – wednesday – february 1, 2023 @ 3 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu BREAKOUT ARTIST RACHEL CHINOURIRI RELEASES VULNERABLE NEW SONG “MAYBE I’M LONELY” Of the track, Chinouriri said: “I wrote this from the perspective of not knowing what I want. When you are in a long term…
Take a deep breath. Everything’s okay – and it’s about to take a stratospheric upturn with former Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer #keiferband’s “A Different Light.” Penned a decade ago by Tom and Savannah Keifer, the song truly gives meaning to the saying “Good music has no expiration date.” The lyric etches a timeless message that’s…
22-year-old independent artist and music producer from Toronto, debuts innovative work with the release of self-produced single and video. Introducing Wrené, an underground artist from Toronto’s music scene who defies conventions of Canadian music. With unorthodox song structures, meticulously crafted sound design, and expressive vocal performances, her latest single, “Deflect, Dissolve,” offers a compelling listen.…
@skopemag news – wednesday – february 1, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu Vancouver’s Alexander Sharp Directs Sensual Grindhouse-Inspired Music Video for Josh Jones & Trevor Kidd’s “Salvation” Director Alexander Sharp serves up sexy, slithery vampire with a steely, black-and-white grindhouse aesthetic in the video for Josh Jones…
Pick a style of rock music. No matter how obscure it might seem, you can be certain somebody in New York City is making it. In the Five Boroughs and beyond, the rock flame will never be extinguished. Fashions may change, and mainstream attention might waver, but there are too many true believers in the…
@skopemag news – tuesday – january 31, 2023 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu Meron T teams up with Sey G on romantic amapiano sizzler ‘State of Mind’ South London vocalist/DJ Meron T and producer Sey G are back to kick start the new year with a brand new…
A real country rock resonates throughout Pamela Hopkins’ potent “I Love You Most”. From the righteous guitar riffs that roll on through to the strong rhythm section, everything here works. By far the true highlight of it all comes from the sheer gusto she brings into the recording. Vocals are mixed front and center. She…
Country/Americana singer-songwriter George Shingleton sat down recently with @skopemag to talk about his stirring, soul-deep new EP, “Shot or Two” (out now). @skopemag: Tell us about your new EP, “Shot or Two.” George: “Shot or Two” is a collection of songs written somewhat about the struggles of personal relationships, business relationships, and life in general.…
@skopemag news – monday – january 30, 2023 @ 8 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu REZN: Chicago Ethereal Heavy Psych Outfit To Release Solace Full-Length March 8th; First Single Streaming For the uninitiated, the music churned out by Chicago quartet REZN manages to convey both crushing mass and cosmic weightlessness.…
Sometimes a return to fundamentals is all it takes to remind you of the beauty at the roots of something great. At the roots of hip-hop—now a global phenomenon that speaks words of hope and compassion to people in their own language—are guardians of its precious gem of simplicity. Shaheed and DJ Supreme are two…
@skopemag news – monday – january 30, 2023 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu INVICTA – TRIUMPH AND TORMENT – ALBUM PRE-ORDER! SubLevel Records is proud to announce the new Invicta album Triumph and Torment, which will be released on March 31st, 2023. Invicta guitarist/vocalist Kyle Edissi comments: “Our…
Erica Reed, the passionate, fired-up soprano, producer, and successful entrepreneur, is lighting up the gospel world with a single that’s climbing the Billboard Gospel chart: “Building, What Are You Waiting On?” on the EDP Entertainment Label. Written by Reed and produced by legendary producer and composer, Sanchez Harley (Kirk Franklin, Shirley Caesar, and Hezekiah Walker),…
@skopemag news – sunday – january 29, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu British greats Kate Bush and Depeche Mode heavily influence Louise Burns’ New album Following on from the release of her highly-praised take on the classic Depeche Mode anthem ‘See You’ in November last year, Vancouver…
Flippin’ Gothic Fabp offers the sound of the streets on the visceral, grimy-laden “Side B-2 Type Artist”. Keeping things distinctly lo-fi, there is a rawness to the album, one that feels rather intense to behold. His lyricism continues to be the main attraction for the journey draws from his own life lived to the absolute…
A dark brooding atmosphere reigns supreme over Georgia Jones’ “Crash”. Her voice serves as the very focal point of the whole work. There is an expressiveness to the way that it all comes together, adding to its exquisite beauty. Much of it has this instrumental variety to it. Mixing the acoustic and the electronic together…
By Alisiana Chanise Marshall Finding a palpable pulse in the rather desolate Enfield Square Mall was relatively easy. All guests had to do was follow the eclectic melodies of alternative House remixes to the grand glass display windows filled with denim-clad mannequins and blue swathes of fabric. That is how you know you’ve found JUS10H.…
@skopemag news – friday – january 27, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu PARAVI RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BROKEN ENGLISH” Speaking on the single, Paravi says, “”Broken English” is about growing up as a child of immigrants and watching the gut-wrenching reality of how immigrants are treated in this…
@skopemag news – friday – january 27, 2023 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu Ela Ozturk Stuns In Emotional New Single “Circle Back To Me” Turkish-American singer-songwriter Ela Ozturk has released her moving single “Circle Back To Me.” Juxtaposing heartfelt piano and a cadence of accenting strings and drums…
@skopemag news – friday – january 27, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu Indie Trio Wild Rivers Return With New Single “Don’t” Today, trio Wild Rivers share their driving new indie pop single, “Don’t,” an upbeat earworm tackling the breaking point of a relationship. The band explains, “I’ve…
@skopemag news – friday – january 27, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu quinnie SHARES TITLE TRACK “flounder” TODAY About the song and the record, quinnie said, “‘flounder’ is a song that contrasts the beauty and mystery of nature and history with the modern world. This song expresses…
OCCO is a modern art-pop artist based in Miami, FL. His songs explore themes of belonging and loneliness, adventure and escapism, and the emotional consequences of modern life. OCCO’s first single off his “Worth It EP” titled “Jingle-Jangle Diamond Die” is a poetic story told through the visually-rich perspective of a (not) crazy person in…
@skopemag news – friday – january 27, 2023 @ 8 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu Fox Apts.(from the film ‘Bones and All’), Announce Debut LP for April Fox Apts. is a new alternative rock band from California comprised of lead singer Dave Kajganich, guitarist and bassist Jerry Popiel, and drummer…
@skopemag news – thursday – january 26, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag Menu – https://skopemag.com/2022/07/11/skopemag-editorial-services-the-menu Out Today Ryan Hicks’ “Kaleidoscope” Calls for Unity Ryan Hicks is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Regina, Saskatchewan. He cites Ron Sexsmith, Father John Misty, and David Bowie as influences for his melodic, cinematic,…
