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SKOPE NEWS NOVEMBER 16, 2015

by Skope • November 16, 2015

T.G. SHEPPARD TO HOST HEARTLAND TV HIT SHOW “COUNTRY CLASSICS” BEGINNING NOVEMBER 16 After making a successful comeback with his latest album, Legendary Friends & Country Duets, country legend T.G. Sheppard continues to build on his momentum with upcoming appearances on Heartland TV’s hit show, “Country Classics.” Tune in as Sheppard hosts four upcoming episodes…

by Skope • November 13, 2015

GREEN DAY’S DOCUMENTARY Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Green Day are pleased to share Heart Like a Hand Grenade, an unprecedented behind the scenes look at the writing and recording of their legendary album American Idiot. The documentary will be available for purchase digitally and on DVD via Reprise Records tomorrow, November 13,…

by Skope • November 12, 2015

DIPLO’S MAJOR LAZER “LEAN ON” SINGLE IS NOW SPOTIFY’S MOST STREAMED SONG OF ALL TIME Besting Ed Sheeran for the most streamed song of all time on Spotify, Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire of Major Lazer have achieved an enormous audience with global reach for “Lean On” with DJ Snake and MØ. Garnering more than…

by Skope • November 11, 2015

GEM & JAM FESTIVAL 2016 Gem & Jam Festival is thrilled to announce the debut of the Soulection Stage on Saturday, February 13th, during the 10th annual festival, featuring this heavy hitter lineup from the Soulection roster: SANGO, ESTA, JOE KAY, INSIGHTFUL and THE WHOOLIGAN. This exciting addition to the Gem & Jam lineup will…

by Skope • November 10, 2015

MACY GRAY PREMIERES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR SINGLE “THE WAY” Today, the legendary Macy Gray premiered the official video for her latest single “The Way.” The behind-the-scenes and on-the-road video serves as a wonderful reminder of what’s to come with Macy’s highly anticipated and upcoming North American tour. The video premiered today on MarieClaire.com. http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a16881/macy-gray-the-way-music-video-premiere/ BLACKMALE…

by Skope • November 9, 2015

JULIAN RHINE NEW VIDEO Shocking, hilarious, and always refreshing, Julian Rhine–Brooklyn born & raised artist and board game enthusiast–is here to share his story of Love, Romance & eventual Heartbreak when your girl leaves you ….for a girl. A songwriter at heart, Julian Rhine plays loud, punk guitar riffs, raps like a machine gun, and…

by Skope • November 5, 2015

HEMMIT VIDEO PREMIERE “BROHEMOTH” Portland, Oregon garage rock/power pop duo Hemmit kicks off the release of their fourth album “Straight Outta Nowhere” with a global lip-sync video for “Brohemoth”, the album’s first single. The ambitious video was a co-creation of fans, dancers, models and performers from around the world who submitted footage of themselves lip-syncing…

by Skope • November 4, 2015

OLD MAN CANYON DEBUTS “BACK TO THE START” Following the lingering presence of 2014’s Phantoms and Friends EP, Vancouver’s own Old Man Canyon has announced details of the band’s debut full-length, sharing the worldwide release date and first taste, “Back to the Start”, exclusively with Consequence of Sound. Delirium will be available at all digital…

by Skope • November 3, 2015

ANTONIO JAMES DEBUT SINGLE As debut singles go, Antonio James’ first musical foray “Midnight Mirror” is a brilliant introduction to the London producer’s chillwave sound. Standing out from the crowd, the track is a wonderfully unapologetic take on neo-R&B. Add to this a multitude of subtle hooks and James’ haunting vocals, and you come up…

by Skope • November 2, 2015

BARREN WOMB NEW SINGLE Norwegian noise rock duo Barren Womb are teaming with Revolver to premiere a track titled “White Raven”, off their upcoming second album, Nique Everything. Timo Silvola (drums/vocals) tells Revolver, “The white raven looks quite different than other ravens. It is therefore shunned and looked down on by it’s own kind and…

by Skope • October 30, 2015

THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS NEW SONG “THERE’S A PLACE” The All-American Rejects return today with a new song, “There’s A Place,” which was written while the band’s singer Tyson Ritter was in London shooting the feature film Miss You Already, directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen). “There’s A Place” can be heard in the trailer for…

by Skope • October 29, 2015

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM Today School of Seven Bells announced the band’s fourth and final studio album, entitled SVIIB, will be released February 2016 via Vagrant Records in the US and Full Time Hobby in Europe. In a note to fans, Alejandra Deheza explains the story behind the record and shares a…

by Skope • October 28, 2015

CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO HEADLINE “DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2016” To ring in the New Year, music superstar Carrie Underwood will headline the evening with a performance of her hit songs for over 1 million fans in Times Square moments before the ball drops, live on ABC’s telecast of “Dick Clark’s…

by Skope • October 27, 2015

FRENCH MONTANA X FETTY WAP French Montana releases visuals for his record “Freaky” off the collaborative mixtape COKE ZOO with rapper Fetty Wap. The tape was recorded mostly while the two joined Chris Brown’s “One Hell Of a Nite” tour which kicked off in Kansas City in August and wrapped up in Concord, CA in…

by Skope • October 26, 2015

ED SHEERAN UNVEILS “x – WEMBLEY EDITION” Atlantic recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced the release of “x – WEMBLEY EDITION,” a deluxe two-disc CD/DVD set of his RIAA platinum certified “x” paired with previously unreleased bonus tracks and the new full-length concert feature, Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts. “x – WEMBLEY EDITION” arrives in…

by Skope • October 22, 2015

SUFJAN STEVENS SHARES REMIX OF “BLUE BUCKET OF GOLD” Sufjan Stevens shares a new remix of “Blue Bucket Of Gold” from this year’s Carrie & Lowell today. Featuring members of Stevens’ touring band, the remix was recorded while on the road by Tucker Martine in Portland, Oregon and at Stevens’ studio in Brooklyn and is…

by Skope • October 21, 2015

AIMES “FALLING” Just recently, Denver producer Aman Ellis, better known as AIMES, released a brand new track from his forthcoming EP, of the same name, Falling. The track evokes big tropical vibes and a tinge of kawaii through the use of FM synthesis. TIMMY’S ORGANISM “WEATHER WOMAN” Punk garage group Timmy’s Organism have signed to…

by Skope • October 20, 2015

BIG K.R.I.T. RETURNS Known for recalling the Dirty South sound of UGK and Scarface, Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. honed his craft in the early days by dropping indie releases before Def Jam took notice and made K.R.I.T. a household name. Just in time for the holiday gift giving season, Big K.R.I.T. returns with a slice…

by Skope • October 19, 2015

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE RELEASES POWERFUL VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “VENOM” UK metal band Bullet For My Valentine today releases the video for their new single “Venom,” the title track from their critically acclaimed #1 album. Directed by Stuart Birchall and produced by Jamie Whymark for Kode Media, the video is the conceptual follow up…

by Skope • October 16, 2015

WAVE RACER RELEASES DEBUT EP STREAM Sydney native Wave Racer has unveiled his anticipated Flash Drive EP via Future Classic featuring special guests Lido, Cosmo’s Midnight, and B▲by. The EP is now available to stream in full via SoundCloud. A neat package of 4 tracks, Flash Drive boasts the distinct sound Wave Racer has been…

by Skope • October 15, 2015

MUSIC GATEWAY DROPS SOUNDCLOUD As you know, many of our members belong to organisations such as PRS for Music, BPI, AIM, MPA and more. As well as this our company is partner to most of these major organisations and our opportunity budgets adhere to the minimum session and performance rates, as outlined and set by…

by Skope • October 14, 2015

ROBERT TRUJILLO, MIKE WATT AND STEVE BAILEY JOIN BASS PLAYER LIVE! 2015 The artist list keeps growing for Bass Player LIVE! in Los Angeles on November 7 & 8, with newly added performers, presenters and clinicians including Robert Trujullo, Mike Watt, Steve Bailey, Rex Brown, Mike Inez and more. Metallica bassist and Jaco film producer…

by Skope • October 13, 2015

IL VUOTO NEW LYRIC VIDEO If sorrow could have a sound that would be Il Vuoto’s noise. Influenced by the coldness of Shape of Despair, the melancholy of Monumentum and Nortt’s lo-fi malevolent aura, Il Vuoto crafts its own cocktail of “noisy” Funeral Doom Metal. However, Il Vuoto has an even noisier side, as shown…

by Skope • October 12, 2015

THE MUSCADETTES PREMIERE NEW SINGLE “STRAY CATS” Montreal twin-sister duo, The Muscadettes, have premiered a second single, “Stray Cats”, off their upcoming second EP of 2015, Side B, via BrooklynVegan in advance of their arrival in New York City for a special performance Monday, October 12 at The Standard Hotel East Village, followed by three…

by Skope • October 9, 2015

GIORGIO MORODER RELEASES NEW SINGLE “Tom’s Diner” featuring Britney Spears appears on Moroder’s first studio album in over 30 years, DÉJÀ VU which debuted on the Billboard Dance Chart at #1 upon its release in June of this year on RCA Records to overwhelming critical acclaim. SWEET SPIRIT ALBUM STREAM On October 16, the Austin-based…

by Skope • October 8, 2015

QUIET HOLLERS NEW SINGLE Quiet Hollers was engineered and mixed by Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Murder By Death, Grace Potter, White Reaper) and runs the proverbial gamut of the band’s eclectic influences: 90’s college rock, post punk and alt-country, to deliver literate, hook-laden narratives, blasting through tube amps in swirls of violin and piano.…

by Skope • October 7, 2015

CAGE THE ELEPHANT NEW ALBUM Today, Grammy-nominated rock band Cage the Elephant announced their fourth studio album, Tell Me I’m Pretty, will be released on December 18th, 2015 via RCA Records. Tell Me I’m Pretty was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys & The Arcs (Lana Del Rey, Ray LaMontagne, The Black Keys,…

by Skope • October 5, 2015

ALNILAM NEW VIDEO Last week LA-based duo Alnilam premiered their music video for “Lilac” on Sunset in the Rearview who noted their “sound blurs the line between ambient folk and dream pop, delivering ethereal ear worms which convey a deep passion for the natural world”. http://sunsetintherearview.com/video-premiere-alnilam-lilac/ ED SHEERAN SITS DOWN FOR AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH…

by Skope • October 2, 2015

KOWLOON WALLED CITY SINGLE “GRIEVANCES” Shifting even further from their sludgy post-hardcore roots towards a sparser, more melancholic heaviness, on the seven-track Grievances, strings rattle, guitars crackle and blister, notes ring out, at turns bleak and beautiful – sometimes both at once. Recorded and mixed by vocalist Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios and his own…

by Skope • October 1, 2015

HANSON ANNOUNCE LIVE STREAM ON YAHOO LIVE HANSON announces an exclusive Yahoo live stream of their Chicago concert on October 8 at 7:30pm CT. Fans can catch the live stream on the Live Nation Channel on Yahoo or through the Yahoo Screen App on mobile (iOS & Android) and connected devices (Apple TV, Roku, Xbox).…

by Skope • September 30, 2015

MDNGHT COVERS MICHAEL JACKSON UK dance collective MDNGHT recently paid homage to one of their heroes, Michael Jackson by recording an in-studio performance of the classic hit ‘Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough.’ The track was recorded live at SSR in the band’s home town of Manchester. You can check out the premiere over at…

by Skope • September 29, 2015

SALLY CREWE ALBUM STREAM Sally Crewe plays pop music for people who think they don’t have any use for pop music. If you’re already OK with a great melodic hook and sharp, spunky guitar work, then Sally Crewe is just what you’re looking for. But if you think pop music in the 21st Century either…

by Skope • September 28, 2015

MYKA RELOCATE STREAM FIRST SONG “NEW AGAIN” Myka Relocate will release their new album The Young Souls on October 30th via Artery/Razor & Tie. The pre-order Myka Relocate’s sophomore album is also now available at MerchNow here: http://mykarelocate.merchnow.com/. http://mykarelocate.merchnow.com/ “SYNCHRO” VIDEO Santiago, Chile based Alternative Rock band The ReAktion have released their “Synchro” music video…

by Admin • September 24, 2015

JAPANESE ROCK BAND ONE OK ROCK SELLS OUT FALL HEADLINE SHOWS Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK have been one of Tokyo’s best kept secrets for years until…now. Tix for the band’s upcoming first full U.S. tour went on sale in early July with the first of four shows set as headliners in theaters. All…

by Skope • September 23, 2015

YOUNG THUG TOUR POSTPONED Regrettably, the following Young Thug Hy!£UN35 Tour has been postponed. Young Thug will use this time to focus on putting the finishing touches on his highly anticipated debut album, Hy!£UN35. The postponed dates will be rescheduled to 2016 in support of the release of the Hy!£UN35 album. Refunds will be available…

by Skope • September 22, 2015

ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL 2016 Tickets for the world famous Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Las Vegas officially go on sale for the public starting today, Sept. 21 at Noon Pacific Time. North America’s largest music festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary as it returns to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway June 17 – 19, 2016 for…

by Skope • September 21, 2015

AUTRE NE VEUT “PANIC ROOM” Last month Autre Ne Veut (Arthur Ashin) announced his new album Age of Transparency, due out 30th October on Downtown, and shared its lead single “World War Pt.2.” Age of Transparency marks the second step in a trilogy exploring the difficulty of making personal connections in an impersonal time. “The…

by Skope • September 18, 2015

TJ BOYCE X BUN B “LET IT GO” Houston crooner TJ Boyce’s upcoming album is called “The Life” and with good reason. He is currently resting up in Italy before hitting the road to promote this new crossover single,”Cuz I Ball”, his last offering, was #1 on Mediabase’s Indie Radio Charts for 4 straight weeks…

by Skope • September 17, 2015

DOPAPOD ANNOUNCES THE BALL DROP NEW YEARS EVE SHOW Progressive groove quartet Dopapod is elated to announce they will once again ring in the New Year at the Worcester Palladium. Dubbed The Ball Drop, the event will also feature Turkuaz & Kung Fu and is presented by Live For Live Music & Disc Jam. With…

by Skope • September 16, 2015

NEW SINGLE BY DIRTY DIANA Burning flames of enslaved emotions started twisting and turning, causing a whirlwind in his mind. The beat came gushing out, spilling over all his thoughts and desires. Nothing was left but the feeling of a distant past that seemed so near that he could almost touch it. The taste came…