Category: NEWS

Music and entertainment news

@skopemag news – thursday – september 17, 2020 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Riches Premiere New Single “Eyes Open But Not Looking” via Gorilla vs. Bear “Eyes Open But Not Looking” is about the longing for the creative spirit and the lengths to which we are willing to go to conjure it. This process requires being open to every channel internally, meditating on intention,…

@skopemag news – thursday – september 17, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope OUT TODAY // “Bear Vibes” Album By Debutant LIL YAMAHA With her lilac fur, pink claws and feisty production skills, legendary London producer Jasmin Tadijiky has a brand new project Lil Yahama. Today, her insanely catchy long release “Bear Vibes” provides all the evidence of a true artist with individuality at…

@skopemag news – thursday – september 17, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope MULATTO RELEASES NEW VIDEO “ON GOD” Delta Spirit Release First Album In 6 Years Tomorrow – “What Is There” Premieres In Its Entirety Today Via SPIN Delta Spirit are set to return with their first album in six years, What Is There, tomorrow. The 10-song set was produced by the band…

@skopemag news – wednesday – september 16, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Lonely The Brave release video to “Open Door” The band return today with a video for the third single from that record, “Open Door”, where the imagery is evocative in places of the first videos from the band, full of stark, human imagery and a sense of moving towards better things…

@skopemag news – wednesday – september 16, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Soulful & emotive Sam Tompkins drops new single ‘Charlie’ The affecting acoustic ballad features one of Sam’s most compelling vocal performances so far. A sweet melody that traverses themes of heartbreak and unfaithfulness – and a not so secret anti-drug message attesting to his tee-total lifestyle. ‘Charlie’ sees Sam at his…

@skopemag news – tuesday – september 15, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope GWYN LOVE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “GOOD VIBES” Indie-pop singer and songwriter, Gwyn Love, releases sophomore single “Good Vibes” today! “Good Vibes” is a feel-good anthem that allows listeners to escape any worries they have going on in their life and think only of good vibrations. WASUREMONO return with zany indie-pop cut…

@skopemag news – tuesday – september 15, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope LEYLA BLUE RELEASES NEW TRACK & MUSIC VIDEO “COMPANY” OUT TODAY VIA ISLAND RECORDS! New York City native singer/songwriter & 2020 artist to watch Leyla Blue releases a new song and music video “Company” following up the release of her stunning debut EP Songs For Boys That Didn’t Text Me Back,…

@skopemag news – monday – september 14, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NEW YORK’S BRANDY ANNOUNCE SOPHOMORE LP ‘THE GIFT OF REPETITION’ / OUT SEPTEMBER 18TH ON TOTAL PUNK RECORDS New York’s Brandy are back with their sophomore LP and first for TOTAL PUNK! “The Gift of Repetition” is an eight track study in just that; loud, plodding and rhythmic. It will have…

@skopemag news – monday – september 14, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Grateful Dead American Beauty 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Available October 30 By any measure, 1970 was a high-water mark for the Grateful Dead. Hot on the heels of the incredible success of Workingman’s Dead that summer, the band returned in the fall with the equally stunning American Beauty. Those back-to-back classics…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 13, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NAÏKA UNVEILS “HEAD IN THE CLOUDS FT. TEAMARRR (REMIX)” Originally found on Naïka’s acclaimed debut EP, LOST IN PARADÏSE, PT. 1, “Head in the Clouds Ft. TeaMarrr (Remix)” sees the Miami-born, Los Angeles-based songstress teaming with her fellow Haitian American artist for a truly extraordinary, intensely intimate new track. Janelle Monáe’s…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 13, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope HEALTHY JUNKIES drop video for ‘Last Day In L.A.’ Healthy Junkies are everything that epitomizes the indie punk spirit – driven, authentic, and capable of causing a riot at any moment. As they prepare to release a seminal album which mashes up psychedelic rock, punk, grunge and goth, first single ‘Last…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 12, 2020 @ 2 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Raf Rundell Shares New Track “Monsterpiece” His first release for Heavenly Recordings, the former 2 Bear, renowned DJ, and all round, man-about-town, said of this first taster from his forthcoming second album: “Time for new JAMS. Under the light of a silver moon we work on our Monsterpieces. One Blockhead, one…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 12, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope TINLICKER & HELSLOOT SHARE SOARING PARADISE EP Utrecht dance-floor dreamers Tinlicker return today with a new collaborative EP with Helsloot called Paradise. The set is Tinlicker’s first release since signing to Astralwerks, and it’s a worthy continuation of the airy, meditative club tracks that Micha Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven have…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 12, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Bedroom pop for emo kids: California band Crooked Teeth new music video “Gone Forever” “Bedroom pop for emo kids” is the preferred genre for California band Crooked Teeth and their new music video and single “Gone Forever”. Nostalgic guitar leads and alternative rock lyrics from vocalist and guitarist Tyson Evans have…

@skopemag news – friday – september 11, 2020 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Australian Indie-Pop Band San Cisco Release 4th Studio Album     Two years and at least one sadly remembered love affair in the making, Fremantle, Australia trio Jordi Davieson, Scarlett Stevens and Josh Biondillo aka San Cisco have released Between You And Me, a painstakingly effortless record that can only be derived from…

@skopemag news – friday – september 11, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Luke Combs’ “Lovin’ On You” music video out now Of the video, Combs shares, “Man, this was a fun one. It honestly felt a lot like when we filmed ‘When It Rains It Pours’…having the band there, and, of course, my beautiful wife Nicole, was really special. The mini versions of…

@skopemag news – friday – september 11, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Sarah Dooley’s latest single “My Party” Of the song, Dooley says, “‘My Party’ is a song about throwing a party in the hopes that your crush will attend but then they leave early and you’re left feeling so confused. It’s an anthem for the insecure, the ones who love too hard…

@skopemag news – thursday – september 10, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Italian Psych Masters, MR. BISON to Release New Album ‘Seaward’ October 16th on Ripple Music Within just a few years, italian trio MR. BISON established themselves with initial releases “We’ll Be Brief” and the critically-acclaimed “Asteroid” as one of the most exciting combos in the heavy psych scene. They leveraged these…

@skopemag news – thursday – september 10, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ELLIOTT BROOD SHARE NEW SONG “BIRD DOG” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM KEEPER. Canadian trio Elliott BROOD approach the release of Keeper, an album about loyalty and resilience, with a new song out today. “Bird Dog,” is a capering, banjo-driven chase scene, where a hot pursuit ends in a chilling conclusion. As the…

@skopemag news – wednesday – september 9, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Zuvuya shares new EP Ft. Xander Greene, Michael Travis (The String Cheese Incident) “Zuvuya” is a Mayan term for the universal wave of energy that surrounds us all. Understanding Zuvuya gives us an expanded awareness of who we are, connects us with higher levels of consciousness, and restores the memory of…

@skopemag news – tuesday – september 8, 2020 @ 2 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope The Secret Sisters to release new “Saturn Return” commentary album on September 18 Produced by Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth, Saturn Return was released earlier this year on New West Records (stream/purchase here). Recorded at Carlile’s home studio in Washington state, the album finds The Secret Sisters with a new…

@skopemag news – tuesday – september 8, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Airliners – Stream “Copenhagen” We want people to hear the beauty of love and of Copenhagen itself reflected in the music, and then to contrast that with the melancholic nature of the lyrics. The entire track is a ying-yang of happiness, pain, longing, love, and acceptance. The magic of hopping on…

@skopemag news – monday – Labor Day (USA) – september 7, 2020 @ 2 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope K-POP SOLO ARTIST, WONHO, RELEASES SOLO DEBUT MINI ALBUM Singer-Songwriter-Producer, Wonho, releases his highly anticipated solo debut mini album, ‘WONHO 1ST MINI ALBUM Part. 1 Love Synonym #1 : Right for Me.’ Immediately upon release, “wonho” was trending #1 worldwide on Twitter, with “open mind,” “#OPEN_MIND,” and “#Love_Synonym” following closely behind;…

@skopemag news – Labor Day (USA) monday – september 7, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope HOUSTON SINGER ASHTON TRAVIS RELEASES DEBUT EP ‘PHOENIX MODE’ VIA DEF JAM RECORDINGS Houston singer Ashton Travis releases his debut EP Phoenix Mode, today via Def Jam Recordings. Phoenix Mode is a set of songs that explore the complexities of relationships and the depths of his mind, from dreams to aspirations,…

@skopemag news – monday – september 7, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Steve Aoki and KREAM unveil new single L I E S Norway’s notorious production duo KREAM has steadily been churning out hit after hit since 2016, but today sees the release of the brothers biggest single to date – in the form of a superstar collaboration called “L I E S,”…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 6, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Patti LaBelle & Full Force Ain’t Nuthin’ But A Feelin’ (EP) Out Now via Geffen/UMe “Ain’t Nuthin’ But A Feelin’” was produced and written by Full Force, with background vocals and instrumentals performed by Full Force and Cheryl Pepsii Riley. This high octane single comes equipped with LaBelle’s legendary soaring vocals…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 6, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BLUE ÖYSTER CULT RELEASE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “THAT WAS ME” As previously announced, Blue Öyster Cult will release their first new album in nearly two decades, “The Symbol Remains” on October 9, 2020. Today, the band has released a music video for the single ‘That Was Me’. Problemattik Stands Up…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 4, 2020 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Phoria share new single ‘Fairytail’ from forthcoming post-classical album Known for icy shades of electronica and boundary-pushing experimentation with sound, Phoria’s debut Volition was a masterclass in the art of intimate song writing, executed with incredible precision. The five-piece group have now returned with a surprising change of pace; new single…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 5, 2020 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes (Irreversible Entanglements) announce album & share new single ‘Pueblo’ (out today) Telepathic Afro-Caribbean improvisational trumpet-and-percussion duo Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes are longtime friends, collaborators, and tireless hustlers on the creative music scenes of New York City. Today, they announce their new album, Heritage of the…

@skopemag news – weekend – september 4, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope It’s “EARTHQUAKE WEATHER” says Dirty Heads! Better Noise Music recording artists Dirty Heads today release, “Earthquake Weather”, the second single from their forthcoming album, California Island due for release in March 2021. “Earthquake Weather” is a fun, chilled out song that embodies all the best parts of Dirty Heads with rapped…

@skopemag news – weekend / saturday – september 5, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BIG SEAN PREMIERES NEW VIDEO TODAY FOR “HARDER THAN MY DEMONS,” Grammy®-nominated, multi-platinum artist Big Sean is turning up the heat in the run-up to this Friday’s release of DETROIT 2, his long-awaited new album via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings, as he premieres the video today for his single “Harder Than…

@skopemag news – friday – september 4, 2020 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope RAICHE RELEASES OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “PICK A SIDE” FROM FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUM In her latest release, Raiche sends a message to those who are just all talk. The song, produced by the well-known Menardini “Bridgetown” Timothee (Mary J Blige, Beyonce, Trey Songz) and coproduced by araabMUZIK & Audio Anthem, is…

@skopemag news – friday – september 4, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Friends are Forever – Emma Pierson Releases “Don’t Forget to Remember Me” Single/Video “Don’t Forget to Remember Me”, the new single/video from engaging young Austin based Singer/Songwriter Emma Pierson, is available on Spotify, YouTube and all the other major services today Friday August 28th 2020. AltHard Rockers AWAKEN Release “BEHEMOTH” with…

@skopemag news – friday – september 4, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn to release in-concert album, Alive, on 9/18 An appearance by the married musical team of Fred Eaglesmith & Tif Ginn is a captivating and unforgettable entertainment experience unlike any other. And it has now been captured in all its vibrant glory on Alive, the 23rd album…

@skopemag news – friday – september 4, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Bloody Your Hands Share Album ‘Sunday Scaries,” LP Out Now On DSPs and Bandcamp Today, Brooklyn-based indie rockers Bloody Your Hands share their third full-length album, Sunday Scaries. Infused with 90s punk rock influence, Sunday Scaries grapples with the everlasting themes of human adulthood –“this is an album about anxiety, isolation,…

@skopemag news – thursday – september 3, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Low Float shares uptempo groove-driven track “Debt” today! After realizing he wasn’t cut out for music school, Gabe O’Brien-Szczesniak dropped out and created his first album. He’s now releasing his debut under the moniker Low Float. PROTOJE UNLEASHES NEW STUDIO ALBUM “IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME” OUT TODAY During this time…

@skopemag news – thursday – september 3, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DEF JAM RECORDINGS HOTTEST STAR NASTY CRELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM ‘ZULU MAN WITH SOME POWER’ Today, multi-platinum rapper, Nasty C, also known as the “coolest kid in Africa,” drops his long-awaited album, ZULU MAN WITH SOME POWER via Def Jam Recordings. The album follows the long-brewing buzz on Nasty C’s major…

@skopemag news – wednesday – september 2, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Out Now: Sola Rosa Turns Up The Heat With New Single ‘Something Good’ Today 2nd September, New Zealand artist Andrew Spraggon, crafting under the moniker Sola Rosa, releases party starting cut ‘Something Good’ feat. soulful rising artist Thandi Phoenix, taken from his upcoming album, ‘Chasing The Sun’, due for release on…

@skopemag news – wednesday – september 2, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Jesse Lopez Announces Release of Romantic Single, “Way Past Words” A Matador at heart with the soul of a romantic Jesse Lopez’s songwriting is seeped in his Mexican-Italian charm. The new release, “Way Past Words” was co-written with Ryland Fisher and proves to listeners his vocals match his lyrics. Download and…

@skopemag news – tuesday – september 1, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ASIAHN MAKES HER MOTOWN DEBUT WITH NEW SINGLE, “GUCCI FRAMES” With its title a metaphorical reference to setting boundaries, “Gucci Frames” looks back on the people we’ve all left behind, the friends whose toxicity dragged us down, the hangers-on who always want to be there for our highs but never feel…