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@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

John Mellencamp To Embark On 2019 Tour Set to coincide with a highly anticipated new album release, JOHN MELLENCAMP will embark on a 2019 tour of “The John Mellencamp Show” which will feature the rock icon’s classics plus some new material. Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of music’s most authentic and crowd…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 @ NOON EST

Karen WAldrup – 15 Viral Videos … “Fancy” is latest! Viral sensation Karen Waldrup continues celebrating thanks to a very special gift from her legion of loyal fans and Facebook. A few days prior to her birthday, Waldrup jumped on Facebook live to connect with her Waldrup Worldwide Family and solicit celebration ideas for her…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 5 PM EST

LITE (Topshelf Records) // New Single: “Zone” and UK Tour Blizzard is a 7″ single that showcases the band’s renowned style of cinematic, melodically rampant math rock. Side A explores a host of stylistic influences, with skittering call-and-response guitars building over an electronic drum loop into a shimmering climax that consumes the listener like a…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

KWAYE shares stunning video for “What Have You Done” Zimbabwe-born British artist KWAYE has shared the beautifully-choreographed video for his latest song, “What Have You Done”, out now on Mind of a Genius / Warner Bros. Records. The Femi Ladi-directed video premiered via Complex and touches on KWAYE’s feelings of self discovery. In his own…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 10 AM EST

Rev Peter Unger New Video For “Goodbye My Love” ALEC BENJAMIN UNVEILS HEARTWARMING VIDEO FOR “IF WE HAVE EACH OTHER” “If We Have Each Other” pulls at the heartstrings, taking listeners on an extremely personal and emotional journey through three different relationships all with the common theme of unconditional love and support. A teenage mother…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Moonshine Bandits make patriotic statement with United We Stand Video The Moonshine Bandits have hit the proverbial motherlode with the release of “Gold Rush” on their very own record label MSB. Thematically, the album pays homage not only to the band’s career journey, but also their roots in small towns across America and to the…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 @ 6 PM EST

FUTURE USSES: Decibel Streams The Existential Haunting From Ambient Sludge Rock Trio Featuring Members Of Intronaut And Bereft “The members of FUTURE USSES weave vibrant, post-rock-inspired soundscapes that shimmer and dissolve in warm feedback and static… The trio have no shortage of sounds to explore on the album, and they delve into all sorts of…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

New video: Tom Speight releases video for new single ‘Want You’ On the track, Tom quotes:- “I started recording my album in March and managed to record about half of it.. however, in April I was taken ill with my Crohn?s disease and ended up being in hospital for 2 months until I was in…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Ray William Roldan – “Falling Star” – Lyric Video Fauvely Premieres Single, “Savannah” via New Noise Mag Fauvely is the project of Chicago-based singer-guitarist Sophie Brochu, who creates deeply personal dream-pop music. After completing her master’s in fiction writing and feeling frustrated with the constraints of her craft, Sophie turned to music for its raw…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 @ 7 PM EST

Echo Black Release Official Music Video for “Poison Apple” “Sink your teeth into something sweet, babies! We are incredibly excited to finally present our new visual experience, Poison Apple! The entire team worked tirelessly to make this video come to life, and she is one hell of a party! Our main goal was to show…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

Ben Folds releases a political satire song today The song – “Mister Peepers” – spotlights attempts by certain Members of Congress and the current Administration to thwart the ongoing investigation into possible Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential elections being overseen by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. “Mister Peepers,” along with the Post interview with…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Ray William Roldan – “Falling Star” – Lyric Video Introducing 18-Year-Old R&B-Pop Artist Cat Burns – New Single ‘Sober’ Out Today 18-year-old singer-songwriter Cat Burns is ready to stamp her mark on the UK music scene with her bracingly honest and distinctive R&B-pop sound and style, which is superbly displayed through her new single ‘Sober’…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 @ 7 AM EST

Garth Adam New Single ‘Seawall’ Protoje U.S. Tour & New Single “Like This” oday on September 7th, Mr. Bongo and Easy Star Records, through licensing from In.Digg.Nation Collective and Overstand Entertainment, presents the new single from rising Jamaican reggae artist, Protoje. Taken from his recently released critically acclaimed new album, ‘A Matter Of Time’, ‘Like…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Garth Adam New Single ‘Seawall’ P.O.D. Releasing ‘Circles,’ Tenth Studio Album Out November 16th On November 16th, 2018, Mascot Label Group will release ‘Circles,’ P.O.D.’s debut for the label. The album is the San Diego band’s first since 2015’s The Awakening, and comes at a time when the group is enjoying a resurgence in popularity.…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 @ 6 PM EST

COYOTE CHOIR PREMIERE COWBOY KARAOKE-THEMED LYRIC VIDEO FOR “SING! Nashville based indie-rock trio Coyote Choir have just premiered a lyric video for their current single, “Sing!” The video, which features a trio of cowboy mannequins performing karaoke to the anthemic track, premiered recently on . “Glowing with love, faith, and passion, Coyote Choir’s uplifting and…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 @ NOON EST

Steve Aoki Teams Up Nicky Romero and Kiiara for New Single “Be Somebody” 2x Grammy-nominated DJ and Producer Steve Aoki teams up with Multi-Platinum DJ and producer Nicky Romero and certified multi-platinum pop singer Kiiara to release his latest powerhouse single, “Be Somebody.” Fresh off of his Teen Choice Awards win in the Choice Electronic/Dance…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

MENKE – CHRISTIAN LÖFFLER REMIX OF ‘NATTSKÄRRAN’ OUT NOW Swedish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Menke, who recently released her debut EP Till Havet via Size/Cosmos, will release a remix of her track ‘Nattskärran’ from acclaimed German electronic producer Christian Löffler. OUT TODAY! “Moonless Night” EP from soulful popicana duo Freddy & Francine In this dark…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Alexandra Stréliski shares intimate “Changing Winds” video via Self-Titled Alexandra Stréliski is thrilled to share a video for her latest single “Changing Winds,” off INSCAPE, her new album out October 5th via Secret City Records. The video is premiering today via Self-Titled Magazine, with a co-presentation in Canada from CBC Music. Since Stréliski’s album launch-show…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

Bauhaus’ David J re-releases pivotal ‘Crocodile Tears and The Velvet Cosh’ LP It’s been a long time coming, but David J (Haskins) is returning to his roots.40 years since the formation of Bauhaus, he has announced two one-off solo UK concerts in between festival dates with Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy and their newly-announced world tour,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Roosevelt offers epic, synth heavy album closer ‘Getaway’ Marius Lauber AKA Roosevelt’s ambitious and breathtakingly modern follow-up to his self-titled debut is out next month. Young Romance sees the German artist breaking free from the dance floor and stepping out into the light, effortlessly bridging that gap and asserting his place in the upper echelons…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Ray William Roldan – “Falling Star” – Lyric Video NEWS: RISE TO FALL publish new video for the single “Acid Drops” Spanish melodic death metallers Rise To Fall have published a brand new video for the single “Acid Drops”, which was taken off from the band’s upcoming and fourth full-length, “Into Zero”, which is set…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 @ 6 PM EST

Austin’s Clark Twain Presents Easy Single ‘Try to Hard’ “I think of songs as little spaces. they are created to be visited: like a room in your house, a nook in your hometown, a store on your favorite street. you know where it is, have an experience with it, and can go back to it…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 @ NOON EST

Rev Peter Unger inspires all on “Goodbye My Love” Latex Grenade – “The Cage” Feature San Diego, CA (September 4th, 2018) San Diego power punk rockers, Latex Grenade will be releasing their highly anticipated EP, The Cage on Friday, September 28th streaming on all major devices. Recorded at the renowned Bellville Studios in Cape Town,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Ray William Roldan New Single “Falling Star” – Lyric Video THE GREETING COMMITTEE RELEASE “DON’T GO,” ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM THIS IS IT is a coming-of-age story in album form, a reflection on growing up but defiantly holding onto a certain innocence. All between the ages of 19 and 21, the Kansas City-based band delivers an…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 @ 6 PM EST

Garth Adam New Single ‘Seawall’ Neville Staple launches UK tour while denouncing violence causing grandson’s death It’s with overwhelming sadness that Neville Staple has announced the death of his grandson Fidel, who was brutally stabbed to death this past weekend. Neville is well known as a founding member of The Specials and Fun Boy Three,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

New Music: Collective Thought Drops Soulful New Track “Stars” – Premiering on SoulBounce Now! Vibrant reggae, hip-hop and soul fusion band Collective Thought has a sound of it’s own kind, a lyrical expression from the heart, honesty inspired by the current times we live in, and the spirit of the timeless perseverance of the great…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Play Hard F**k Hard Love Hard with Dolores Haze Dolores Haze has fired shots at the overly male-dominated music industry with their latest single ‘Banana’ based around the recent #MeToo movement. The bands new single is very much in the realms of Sigrid and Tove Lo in terms of the it’s anthemic chorus and lyric…

SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

New Video By Ray William Roldan – “Falling Star” – Lyric Video Royal Canoe return with sultry, Psych-pop jam RAYZ on Paper Bag Records Following on from the critical success of their 2016 sophomore full-length ‘Something Got Lost Between Here And The Orbit’, Canadian indie-pop outfit Royal Canoe return with the wonderfully psychedelic lead single ‘RAYZ’,…

LABOR DAY EDITION: SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Platinum selling Kojo Funds releases new video project with Timberland Platinum selling 23 year old UK artist Kojo Funds releases an exclusive music and video project with Timberland. Kojo Funds features in a new video collaborating with Timberland Cityroam, in which the afro-swing artist revisits key locations of his upbringing in Canning Town, London, roaming…

LABOR DAY EDITION: SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Young Dolph Announces Upcoming Album, Role Model, To Be Released Sept 21 Today, Young Dolph announces his upcoming album, Role Model, to be released on September 21st via the label he co-founded, Paper Route EMPIRE. A sly commentary on his industry stature as a pre-eminent independent rapper, Role Model provides a new context for Dolph’s…

LABOR DAY EDITION: SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 31, 2018 @ 6 PM EST

Garth Adam New Single ‘Seawall’ Renowned Artist Agent X Debuts Aaliyah Piece In a consumerist, media-obsessed culture it can take a brave artist to seize those elements, make use of them, and turn them in on themselves. In exciting news for both old fans and new, artist Agent X recently announced the early release of…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 31, 2018 @ 5 PM EST

The Band of Heathens Share New Version of “Take Me Home, Country Roads” The Band of Heathens have shared a new track, their version of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” While best known as a hit song first performed by John Denver, the song was also recorded by Ray Charles on his seminal 1972 album…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 31, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Garth Adam New Single ‘Seawall’ LAUREN SANDERSON RELEASES VIDEO FOR “THE ONLY ONE” Completely self-made, the songstress quietly cooked up her self-released EP Spaces in 2017. Upon release, it captured #1 on iTunes Top R&B Albums Chart with no traditional promotion. Additionally, singles like “Fake Love” and “Anyone” [feat. Former Vandal] would both crack the…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 30, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

CUBICOLOR – New Single ‘Boxed Out’ & European Tour Announcement Cubicolor are a trio comprised of British front man Tim Digby-Bell and Dutch producers Ariaan Olieroock & Peter Kriek. Olieroock and Kriek have been collaborators for over a decade, making electronic music and touring the world under their 16 Bit Lolitas alias, whilst Digby-Bell cut…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 30, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

FRITZ goes on a ‘Summer Holiday’, announces headline tour Following it’s premiere on triple j’s Good Nights, FRITZ takes on teenage heartbreak with the release today of dreamy new single ‘Summer Holiday’ and the announcement of a debut headline tour and appearances at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND. Drenched in 90s VHS hues, the video – which premiered…

@skopemag NEWS FOR AUGUST 28, 2018 @ 7 PM EST

A2IM and Richard James Burgess: Driving Huge Change in the Independent Music World With CEO Richard James Burgess at the helm, the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has become a powerhouse force on the independent music scene. As of 2018, the nonprofit independent music association represents the interests of around 600 (and growing) independent…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 29, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

Doe (Topshelf Records & Big Scary Monsters) // New Single: “Labour like I Do” Topshelf Records and Big Scary Monsters recently announced the signing of London indie rock trio Doe, who will be releasing their second album, Grow into It, on September 28, 2018. Today we’re excited to share the upcoming record’s second single, “Labour…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 29, 2018 @ NOON EST

CLOQUET UNVEIL FIRST SINGLE “HOLLOWS” Cloquet, the new project between vocalist J. Gundersen and Doomtree producer Paper Tiger, have just released their first collaborative music into the world with first single “Hollows.” The electronic indie dance cut has the perfect feel good vibes to close out the summer, and is just the start of new…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 29, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

KWAYE shares new song “What Have You Done” Zimbabwe-born, London-raised artist KWAYE has shared his new song “What Have You Done”, out now via Mind of a Genius / Warner Bros. Records. The song premiered today on Highsnobiety and looks vicariously at toxic love and learning to lift yourself out of it. In KWAYE’s own…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 28, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

NEW AMAZON ALEXA SKILL INVITES MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN FANS TO “FINISH THE LYRIC” As MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN The Movie Soundtrack holds the #1 position on Billboard’s soundtrack charts for the third week in a row, this Amazon Alexa Skill engages audiences everywhere to flaunt their ABBA musical knowledge with…