Neo-blues singer CeCe Teneal is slated to release her debut album “Train from Osteen” on October 18th, 2011. Although this is her first official release, CeCe is by no means a stranger to music. With a passionate, soulful voice inherited from her mother, CeCe began to express her talent at church and in her home…
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The Rockdoves, From The Birds
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Coming off a children’s album I recently reviewed, I am given ‘From The Birds’ by the Rockdoves. Just as before I notice right away that the material is not cheeseballish or lame by any means but actually has solid substance for the entire family. The Rockdoves mix together rock, blues and folk to…
SKOPE IS ADDICTED TO GINA SICILIA
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Gina Sicilia is a blues singer out of Philadelphia, PA. She hit the scene in 2007 with her debut release, Allow Me to Confess. Not very long after her first release she was nominated as best new artist at the Memphis Blues Awards. She claimed that was the catalyst that put her on the musical…
TEE MUNNY RELEASES HIT SINGLE “SHE’S THE ONE FOR ME”
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Mr. G. T. Madelon, the R&B singer known to all his fans as Tee Munny! A debonair young man with a bright future in music, his musical endeavors began at an early age; with his smooth writing in 1989 he won the city wide oratorical contest. Tee Munny “She’s The One For Me” MP3: SKOPE…
Kettleblack, Self Titled
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Kettleblack is a full on rock n roll band with bluesy undertones and contagious melodies. The band consists of Sam Sasso, Matt Menaged, Jon Siembieda and Jeff Stridde. These Southern California rockers are invading the airwaves with grinding guitars and solid beats. This 11 song CD is hard core from beginning to end. If you…
The Loose Hinges, Self-Titled
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The Loose Hinges is a perfect name here because the music is far from being restricted on all levels. This group is giving you unlimited choices on their self-titled debut album. The Loose Hinges gives you a wide variety of musical styles to choose from where you won’t know what to expect from…
THE HOPE IN “HARVEST BLOOM”
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Harvest Bloom was formed from various rock and worship bands. They are Anji Kalita Cornette on lead vocals, Patrick Cornette on guitars, Greg Burkhammer on drums, Molly McGettrick on keys and backing vocals and Craig Sibal on bass.
Jeanie B! And The Jelly Beans, Sugar Buzz
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Jeanie B! was meant to make children’s albums…period…end of conversation! Jeanie is a Chicago-based singer/songwriter but is also a preschool music teacher. A busy woman for sure, Jeanie B! and her group The Jelly Beans have a major ‘Sugar Buzz’ going on. Jeanie is on lead vocals & acoustic/electric guitar with Jamie…
Gina Sicilia, Can’t Control Myself
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March saw Gina Sicilia release her third studio album, Can’t Control Myself. What’s interesting perhaps most is that this is her first album to not debut within the top 10 of the Living Blues Chart. What’s important to note is that it did debut at number 11. Clearly riding the success of her first three…
Anni Piper, Chasin’ Tail
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At almost one year to the day, Australian blues maven, Anni Piper has followed up her Stateside debut album with Chasin’ Tail, a full-length 11-track album of her trademark rock-laced blues tracks. And in good keeping with the former, Tail is replete with Piper’s deep, sultry vocal delivery, Sam Buckley’s wailing guitar prowess and the…
LIVE GIRLS, GIRLS LIVE…NOT THE SAME THING
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Christopher Owens, Girls leading lad, beams conviction with his thin, yellow, locks posing as a wall in front of his face, and heavily resembling the late and great Kurt Cobain, unconfident and all. Although the band is not really known for its good looks, their tunes will give you all the impression you need, and…
BROOKLYN’S LITTLE SHALIMAR’S PREMIERES “BAD POSITION” VIDEO
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Singer/songwriter/musician/DJ Little Shalimar has received good notice for his EP, The New Pneumonia Blues, which is available for free download on his Bandcamp page. The first visual from the EP has surfaced, and the colorful clip for “Bad Position” premiered today on Consequence of Sound. The video was shot in Brooklyn by Shan Nicholson and…
OCTOBER 2011 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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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.
STOLI & PAULO LARA BELIEVE IN A BETTER WORLD THRU MUSIC
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There is no doubt that these are tough times. I could run a whole column just on the problems of today. But when I get down I always get so excited to work for Skope where I can use music as my escape. Music is the safest anti-depressant out there, you just need the right…
DEREK SHERINIAN, Oceana
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Derek is a well-traveled keyboardist who has worked with Buddy Miles, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Billy Idol, Yngwie, Al Pitrelli, Planet X, and Dream Theatre. On this release, screaming guitars take center stage, alongside the keyboards. Guest axe men include Steve Lukather, Tony MacAlpine (also a great keyboardist), Joe Bonamassa, Steve Stevens, and Doug…
WILL DAILEY & THE RIVALS RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM
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WILL DAILEY & THE RIVALS will drop their self-titled album and first for UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS on Tuesday September 20, 2011 in stores and via digital retailers. The Boston quartet is also hosting a special release-week celebration on Saturday September 24 at The Foundation Room of their hometown House of Blues. Featuring the single “Counting…
RADIO MOSCOW’S NEW SONG “LITTLE EYES” MP3
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THE GREAT ESCAPE OF LESLIE MAGNAFUZZ is the Californian-based band’s third album for the highly regarded Alive Naturalsound Records. It’s also a genuinely thrilling follow up to their previous releases, brimming with toe curling Hendrixified guitar soloing and the marijuana and acid laced caterwauling of Blue Cheer, not to mention some seriously impressive blues guitar…
GOING ON A SWEET RIDE WITH PERRY-DESMOND DAVIES
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Perry-Desmond Davies considers her style of contemporary acoustic music an honest reflection of her own life experiences. She started performing in her teens in New England coffeehouses and then gave it up for a career.
HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE’S NEW SONG “DOG SCRATCHED EAR”
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Following on the heels of their highly-praised debut Everything’s For Sale, South Wales duo Henry’s Funeral Shoe are set to unleash their second full-length effort Donkey Jacket – an album filled with the twosome’s distinctive punk-energy-blues-drenched-rock ‘n’ roll. With their incendiary guitars and hard-rock riot, fans of Radio Moscow, Left Lane Cruiser and The Black…
Chad Savage, Under The Covers
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Not since the second disc of The Black Crowes, Warpaint have I reviewed an album of covers. I have always approached the idea of cover albums with ambivalence– some artist’s takes on other artist’s songs leave me feeling the latter may be better than the former (Widespread Panic’s rendition of “And it Stoned Me” comes…
POPA CHUBBY RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM
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Popa Chubby returns with a new album titled Back To New York City via Provogue Records on October 11. The singer shares, “If there’s one thing I want people to know about me, it’s that I’m a survivor.” His story reads like a docudrama, having faced challenges that easily could have placed him…
ZUCCHERO HEADS TO THE US FROM ITALY / VIDEO
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Zucchero (“Sugar”) is Italy’s most beloved rock star and one of the top Italian artists worldwide, having sold 40 million records over three decades. As a singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist, Zucchero has collaborated with the royalty of international rock, blues, R&B, jazz and classical music — from Bono, Sting and Eric Clapton to Miles Davis,…
EVERLAST TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Erik “EVERLAST” Schrody is set to release his first album in three years, “Songs of the Ungrateful Living” on October 18th on his own Martyr Inc. Records. This will be the first release on the label, in partnership with EMI Music. Full of Schrody’s trademark gritty style, the album is awash in the…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 11th, 2011
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ADELE BACK ON TOP OF BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART Adele is back on top of the Billboard 200 chart. The singer’s hit album 21 has returned to the number one position after a week at number two, selling another 76-thousand copies, which puts her domestic total at just over 2.9-million. Seems like she should…
Pilot Touhill, Paper Armour
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With his original bend of Alt Rock-meets Reggae-meets a touch of electronica, Pilot Touhill is eschewing the pigeonholing that seems to run rampant through the solo singer/songwriter genre. Combining vast instrumentation (much electronic) with thinking man’s lyrical matter, Touhill strikes me as the soulful foil to the mock-Reggae acoustic ethos of the Jack Johnson types.…
TEEN POP DUO MICHAEL AND MARISA OPEN FOR GREYSON CHANCE / VIDEO
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The sibling pop-rock duo Michael and Marisa have just confirmed that they are once again joining teen sensation Greyson Chance on tour this summer. The brother sister team will open for Greyson on 4 upcoming tour dates: August 11th, 2011 — Buffalo, NY at Town Ballroom August 13th, 2011 — Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club…
BROOKE WHITE & JACK MATRANGA RELEASE DEBUT EP
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Brooke White and Jack Matranga are thrilled to announce the release of their debut EP, GEMINI. Set for an August 30th digital release on June Baby Records, these two talented musicians, together known as Jack and White, have created a compelling and memorable six-song collection full of skilled pop songwriting, luminous guitar picking and warm…
JOHN OATES: FLYING SOLO
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I’d interviewed John years ago, and had a chance to catch up with him and his new solo venture and tour supporting the release of Mississippi Mile. Half of the most potent rock/soul duo to hit the airwaves, John has always piled his passion into his solo projects.
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, AUGUST 2011
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Razer, Dark Devotion [expanded] (Blind Monkey Records) Expanded version of of the Sony-propelled release from the melodic-nu-metal crew, who’ve opened for Judas Priest and whatnot in their native Phoenix. Like so many Metal Blade-level non-thrashers, there are tales of brushes with near-fame along their journey, in this case one of the guys touring as…
Kyle Alden, Hello Again Kind Stranger
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Over the years we’ve seen rock & hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock…
CHEAP TRICK SPEAK OUT ON STAGE COLLAPSE
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On July 17, 2011 Cheap Trick and its crew, along with other stage personnel, narrowly averted death when the MNBA Stage roof at the 2011 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest fell on the stage during their evening performance. Several thousand fans were also lucky to escape basically unharmed. While honored by the concern and support expressed for…
TIM GARTLAND TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
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Singer- songwriter, harmonica player, contemporary blues man, Tim Gartland releases his first solo CD titled, “Looking In The Sun” on September 13, 2011. The album’s 10 original tracks showcase Gartland’s gift for fusing traditional blues styling with contemporary modern themes. Tim started playing the harmonica when he was 13 and began a musical journey…
OLGA SHINES ON NEW ALBUM ‘WHATEVER YOU WANT’ / VIDEO
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“This record has been a process of finding my soul again, and reminding myself of what I need to do with my life,” she says. “It really took on a life of its own, quite naturally and unexpectedly, and I am thrilled with where it has led me.”
STOLI KNOWS THAT SKOPE READERS NEED TO HEAR JULIE WEISS
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I woke this morning to hear that the NFL is back on. That is great news for sure, but when will the US government figure out their own debt ceiling issues. I wish I could have my own debt ceiling. I would be writing this column from a Learjet enroute to Los Angeles or Miami.…
THE CLASSY AND GIFTED CHRISTY CRAIG
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Christy’s vision is to create an “alternative classical” sound that conveys distinct and intense moods and emotions, which is ideal for visual media such as film and television. Christy achieves this feeling by combining her training in classical violin and piano, her live rock performance background and her love of the classical and rock music…
MAJOR NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL SET TO LAUNCH THIS FALL
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A major new music festival is set to launch this Fall celebrating the rich and diverse music scene from across the U.S. with headliners Bob Seger, Kid Rock and The Killers. Orlando Calling will be a weekend long action-packed festival set in America’s entertainment playground of Orlando, Florida at the world famous Citrus Bowl Park.…
ERIC SARDINAS & BIG MOTOR, STICKS & STONES
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Eric’s interpretation of the blues is delivered via resonator/slide guitar and gritty vocals. The Florida road veteran with a six-album catalog has put this one together with Levell Price on bass and Chris Frazier on drums. The songs are basically traditional format, the storytelling of blues. The uniqueness is in the delivery. The disc ranges…
NEW ALBUM FROM DEBORAH ALLEN IN AUGUS
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Delta Rock Records artist and Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and performer Deborah Allen is releasing her long-anticipated new album, titled Hear Me Now, on Aug. 16. Hear Me Now includes Allen’s current single, the danceable Country-shuffle “Anything Other Than Love,” which continues its steady climb up the Music Row chart. The 12 songs on the…
JEALOUS BONE: ORIGINAL SOUND FROM CLASSIC ROOTS
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The melding of blues and rock is almost as storied as either of the genres on their own merit. The Yardbirds did it. The Rolling Stones did it. And even more contemporarily, The White Stripes did it deconstruction style. It seems the two almost walk hand-in-hand. For the Chicago-based trio, Jealous Bone, the genre mash-up…
TAKING FLIGHT INTO A PHILOSOPHICAL FUTURE WITH THIRD INTERNATIONAL
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Andrew Pearson found happiness not only in by writing wonderful lyrics but in the skies as a pilot. I am fast becoming a big fan of his mesmerizing sound and prophetic lyrics. I will let him tell his story.
