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SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 27, 2015

2015 GLSEN RESPECT AWARDS – NEW YORK TO HONOR MATTHEW MORRISON GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, will host the 2015 GLSEN Respect Awards – New York. Introduced in 2004 and held annually in Los Angeles and New York, the GLSEN Respect Awards showcase the…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 22, 2015

MEG SAMPSON NEW SINGLE Aussie folk pop singer/songwriter Meg Sampson is stoked to be doing what she does. Originally from a small country town, Nhill in Western Victoria, Meg performed at everything possible from a very young age. To the point that she’s sure the locals were well and truly ready for her to leave…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 18, 2015

PILLARS “WOMAN WITHOUT HER LOVE” VIDEO Following the release of her second, blissfully electronic outing, ’Woman Without Her Love’, London-based newcomer PILLARS has now unveiled an accompanying video. Shot by Harvey Pearson (Aquilo and Låpsley), the visuals offer up a narrative that perfectly mirrors the slow-burning sophistication of the song. Preparations are now being made…

ADRIA “FALLING” VIDEO

Having just released her debut EP ‘Shell’ which was recorded at Paul Epworth’s Church studio in London, Adria played her debut album at the launch in her home city, Perth. This was her first time performing the Shell EP in its entirety to a live audience. Adria launched her debut EP at Jimmy’s Den Northbridge…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 7, 2015

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND PERFORMS TONIGHT ON CBS’S LIVE ONLINE MUSIC SERIES Dave Matthews Band will perform on CBS Interactive’s limited-run concert web series, LEGENDS ON LETTERMAN, tonight and pay a final visit to LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN tomorrow, May 8.LEGENDS ON LETTERMAN celebrates the musical acts that have performed on LATE SHOW with DAVID…

SKOPE NEWS APRIL 28, 2015

BIG HARP DROPS NEW “IT’S A SHAME” VIDEO Today the husband-and-wife LA-based indie-pop band Big Harp shares the new video for the infectious track “It’s a Shame.” Their latest release, “It’s a Shame” (released as a 7″ via Fat Possum on 3/10), serves as a transition between 2013’s Chain Letters and the band’s upcoming full-length…

DogHouse Swine – Fearless

I have a small area in my heart that belongs to the Punk Rock sound. I often reminisce of my youth and jamming out to Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Ramone’s. Today’s Punk lacks some of the lifestyle elements that those original Punk bands had. It was truly a lifestyle and, for a meager…

SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 8, 2015

OAKLAND TRIO MALL WALK PREMIERES B-SIDE “CONTAINER” VIA NOISEY Last October, Oakland trio MALL WALK released its eponymous debut EP, five briskly minimal tracks that foregrounded the bass and drum contributions of Daniel Brown and Nicholas Clark, respectively, and nodded to punk and post-punk precedents. Alternately infectious and gritty, spare and expansive, the EP introduced…

SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 2, 2015

WAXHATCHEE NEW VIDEO The music video for Waxahatchee’s “Under a Rock” has arrived, just before the release of full-length Ivy Tripp. The video features Waxahatchee in full-band formation as they perform for friends at Golden Tea House, a now-defunct West Philadelphia performance space that was central to the local music community. Check out the video…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 30, 2015

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS & GREGG ALLMAN ANNOUNCE LATE SUMMER CO-HEADLINING DATES Rock legends and GRAMMY® Award winners The Doobie Brothers and Gregg Allman have added a run of late summer 2015 co-headlining dates, beginning August 19, in Boston, MA, and concluding in September. “We’ve played shows with Gregg and The Allman Brothers over the years,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 25, 2015

NEW NESSERIA MUSIC VIDEO “Here is our first video, illustrating “The Ordinary Streets”, the opening track of our second album, «Fractures». These “ordinary streets” we chose to show in this video are those where we grew up, and spent most of our adolescences. We came back to these places that don’t, in themselves, have anything…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 19, 2015

BOOTS ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER U.S. HEADLINE SHOWS Following an imaginatively staged and urgently played version of “I Run Roulette” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, BOOTS – who, according to Fallon, is an artist “sweeping the nation” – is now announcing his first-ever North American headline shows. The performances will take place…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 11, 2015

MONTANA OF 300 “TRAP QUEEN” VIDEO Chicago rapper Montana of 300 takes Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” and makes it his own banger, crushing the track with his witty rhymes. “We’ve heard quite a few rappers try their hand at Fetty Wap’s buzzing single, ‘Trap Queen,’ but few have recreated the hook as faithfully as Montana…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 5, 2015

BREAKOUT POP TRIO AJR PARTNERS WITH SHAZAM AJR, 2015’s rising indie pop trio, have partnered with music app Shazam to premiere an early stream of their debut album Living Room. While Shazam has regularly premiered videos and songs, this exciting partnership with the DIY group is one of the music discovery app’s very first full…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 2, 2015

NOISEY PRESENTS PART SEVEN OF NOISEY ATLANTA Noisey, VICE’s music channel, today presents Part Seven of Noisey Atlanta, an all-access pass into the complex and thriving Atlanta rap scene. In this episode, Thomas enters iLoveMakonnen’s strange world, which is driven by peace, love, and mushrooms. Over the last year Makonnen has risen to the forefront…

SKOPE NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2015

THE NEW YORK TIMES PREMIERES NEW LADY LAZARUS ALBUM Today The New York Times “Press Play” exclusively premieres Miracles, the brand new album by Lady Lazarus, out March 3 via the artist’s own Queen’s Ransom. Check out the stream here. The album may be pre-ordered at iTunes, Amazon and Bandcamp. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?_r=0 SOLEFALD NEW SINGLE Tomorrow,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2015

IDES OF GEMINI TOUR DATES West Coast atmospheric sound conjurors, IDES OF GEMINI, will bring their sonic rituals to the stage this Spring supporting indie folk rock trio, Mountain Goats. Slated to commence on April 2nd, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, the journey will coil its way through seventeen cities coming to a close April 23rd,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2015

KID ROCK DOUBLES DOWN WITH MASSIVE $20 TICKET TOUR Kid Rock broke all the rules when he last set out on tour, and now he’s back to break them all again. The “$20 Best Night Ever” tour set all sorts of attendance records, proving that the combination of top notch entertainment and affordable tickets are…

VITA CHAMBERS “KINGS OF LOVE” VIDEO

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Vita Chambers has just released her new video for “Kings of Love” Teaming up with director Jimmy Keegan, Vita Chambers tells a war torn love story that takes place from behind enemy lines. Not just a powerful song “Kings Of Love” is a great illustration of Vita Chambers’ acting…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 30, 2015

NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS NEW ALBUM OUT MARCH 3RD Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will release their second album entitled Chasing Yesterday on March 3rd via Sour Mash Records. The album will be available on CD, Deluxe CD, vinyl, and digitally and can be pre-ordered on Noel’s website, iTunes, and Amazon. Chasing Yesterday marks…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 29, 2015

CURRENT SWELL ADDS HEADLINING DATES TO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Canada’s Current Swell are excited to announce U.S. headlining dates this winter. The rock band, who are already set for a spring tour with Cat Empire, will launch the solo leg on February 16th in the D.C area. The new dates will bring them to Pittsburgh,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 14, 2015

GROOMS PREMIERE TITLE TRACK FROM NEW LP Grooms are extremely pleased to share the title track to Comb The Feelings Through Your Hair today. Like the previously released “Doctor M,” the title track showcases the new direction of Grooms with frenetic drums and swelling synths brought to the fore alongside Travis Johnson’s trademark guitar work.…

SONICBIDS A2W JANUARY – MARCH 2015 ARTISTS TO WATCH (A2W)

Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have chose a select group of amazing musicians that will be speaking directly to the Skope readers. As always we encourage readers to dig deeper and check out their EPK’s.              …

SKOPE NEWS FOR DECEMBER 19, 2014

ZOLA JESUS’ NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2014 has been an incredible year for American artist Zola Jesus. She signed to legendary record label Mute, released her fifth studio album “TAIGA,” and received support across the airwaves from KROQ, KEXP, KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” NPR’s “All Songs Considered,” WNYC’s “Studio 360,” SIRIUS/XM, and critical acclaim from BILLBOARD…

Lena Fayre – Oko

Intro: Lena Fayre has been making quite a name for herself regionally and nationally. She’s received critical acclaim for her amazing songwriting and impressive talent from many prominent music critics thus far in her musical career. This includes millions of views on YouTube and a nod from Rolling Stone Magazine. As a versatile vocalist, she…

SKOPE NEWS FOR DECEMBER 17, 2014

J. COLE ALBUM DEBUTS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 CHART J. Cole has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts for the third time taking the place of Taylor Swifts 1989. ‘Forest Hills Drive’ sold 371,000 copies in its first week; the highest selling first week sales of any hip-hop album…

SKOPE NEWS FOR DECEMBER 16, 2014

SEPTEMBER GIRLS VIDEO “BLACK OIL” Written by bassist Paula Cullen, “Black Oil” emerged from a jam session with drummer Sarah Grimes. Paula explains; “The imagery in the lyrics came from a couple of places, the first being a dream I had, the second being some crazy stuff I had written down on Christmas night last…

SKOPE NEWS FOR DECEMBER 3, 2014

MARY J. BLIGE’S NEW ALBUM IS OUT NOW The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige’s 13th studio album, was released today by Capitol Records. Blige’s series of national television appearances continues with a visit to “The Wendy Williams Show” today. She will also appear on “A Very GRAMMY Christmas,” a one-hour entertainment special airing on CBS…

JOHNNY MARR’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DYNAMO”

Today, legendary guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) released his new music video for “Dynamo.” The track is off Marr’s acclaimed sophomore solo album Playland, which Rolling Stone boasts is “filled with wicked guitar salvos and shiny, barbed hooks…” and Q Magazine adds, “‘Playland’ is better than its predecessor in pretty much every respect.…

SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2014

FRANK PALANGI FREE DOWNLOAD “FALLING TOO” Rock recording artist Frank Palangi from Upstate, New York releases his end of the year rock single for 2014 titled “Falling Too”. Originally written in 2006 on his first demo album, Frank has brought back this single to give it a rock edge and hopes to win over fans…

SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2014

NYC SOUL-POP ARTIST SHILPA RELEASES “BABY GO HOME” Check out NYC-based soul-pop artist Shilpa Narayan and her newest video “Baby Go Home,” off her upcoming EP, set to release early 2015. After Shilpa released her first album, Stand Alone, in 2012; she immediately caught the attention of several high profile music outlets such as AOL…

SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 12, 2014

FUTURE PUNX “FORGIVE THE DOUBT” STREAMING NOW AT NOISEY Future Punx are Brooklyn’s preeminent Post-Wave ensemble; five humanoids that come together to create energetic, catchy, danceable and thought provoking music. “Post-Wave” is their personalized genre/state-of-being, which indicates a wide ranging pallet of sonic possibility, combining elements of punk, post-punk, new wave, disco, funk, and pop…

SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2014

IKES VIDEO “NO COMMERCIAL” Hackney, London rapper IKES has been entertaining hip hop fans on both sides of the Atlantic for a while now with his distinguished mix of raw realism, cheeky lyricism and clever wordplay. Following a five date college tour in the US, IKES recently returned to the UK but shot the new…

SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2014

JOHN BUTLER TRIO PRESENT “SPRING TO COME” VIDEO John Butler Trio proudly present their latest video for ‘Spring To Come’ the opening track from their acclaimed Flesh & Blood album released earlier this year. It was created by Jonathan Chong from Dropbear Digital, an amazing director and animator who has worked on a number of…

SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 30, 2014

ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT “HAPPY POP” VIDEO PREMIERES AT WALL STREET JOURNAL Elizabeth & The Catapult is proud to release the animated video for “Happy Pop”, the lead track from the Brooklyn band’s recent album, Like It Never Happened (Scratchback Records/Thirty Tigers). The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy Blog debuted the clip from artist Michael Arthur…

SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 29, 2014

AARYN ROSE TO RELEASE HER DEBUT SINGLE, “EVERYWHERE I GO” Ten year-old singer/songwriter AARYN ROSE is excited to announce the release of her debut single, “Everywhere I Go,” today! “Be yourself,” Aaryn states. “Don’t let other people take away your personal power away, and always try to be the bigger person” “Everywhere I Go” was…

SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 27, 2014

MUSIC VIDEO FOR NOEL GALLAGHER’S “IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT” Britpop tour de force Noel Gallagher (formerly of Oasis) is back with another solo album as High Flying Birds, and Noisey is proud to present the music video for its first single “In The Heat Of The Moment.” http://noisey.vice.com/music-video-premieres/noel-gallaghers-high-flying-birds-in-the-heat-of-the-moment-official-video TASHAKI MIYAKI SHARE COVER OF…

SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 23, 2014

CHECK OUT T.I.’S NEW VIDEO FOR “KING” Watch T.I.’s new video for “King” from his newly released Paperwork album HERE! Considered one of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2014, T.I. has described his first Columbia release as ‘of a stellar nature,’ and a golden opportunity to apply all of his diverse strengths to his…

SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 20, 2014

KRISTOFFER RAGNSTAM AND THE HARBOUR HEADS NEW ALBUM OCTOBER 21 Acclaimed producer and artist Kristoffer Ragnstam has reunited with band, The Harbour Heads, for the release of their highly anticipated American debut album Skyscrapers with Seagulls set to release via INgrooves on October 21st. After rave reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone (Europe), and…

Carmen Lundy, Soul to Soul

(WOODLAND HILLS, CA) California based singer/songwriter/musician Carmen Lundy just released her new CD entitled appropriately enough “Soul to Soul” in 2014 Carmen Lundy began her professional career in Miami, FL as a jazz vocalist and composer when there were very few young, gifted and aspiring jazz vocalists on the horizon. Over four decades later, Ms.…