I think it’s safe to say Tony Lucca is someone The Voice got right. While lacking international superstars of staying power like American Idol in its heyday, Lucca, the second runner-up of season two, is known for touring with the likes of Maroon 5, Sara Bareilles, and Marc Anthony. Not a bad job to say…
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6 DENTAL TIP THAT GIVE YOU A BEAUTIFUL SMILE
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A smile helps you to connect with others and the whiter your teeth are, the more encouraged to smile you will feel. Below are things that you should do to take care of your teeth and keep your smile beautiful: 1. Don’t eat foods that stain your teeth Beverages such as coffee and tea can…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 21, 2015
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WE ARE HARLOT OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE “DANCING ON NAILS” Roadrunner Records’ group We Are Harlot have unveiled details of their long awaited self-titled debut album. WE ARE HARLOT – which features the blistering lead single “Dancing On Nails” – arrives everywhere on March 31ST. Pre-orders are available now via iTunes and www.WeAreHarlot.com.…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 14, 2015
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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.…
SKOPE NEWS FOR DECEMBER 17, 2014
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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…
PHIL LEMPERT’S TOP FOOD TRENDS FOR 2015
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The growth of online grocery shopping and a preference toward craft foods, fermented foods (think aged, cured or pickled foods like sauerkraut) and smoked flavors rank among the top food trends for 2015, according to Supermarket Guru®, Phil Lempert. Lempert, working closely with ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), predicts the most significant changes next year…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2014
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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
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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 6, 2014
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THE HORNS DEBUT SINGLE ‘PLAY WITH FIRE’ Melbourne duo The Horns are excited to announce that their debut single ‘Play With Fire’ will be released on Friday 7 November through iTunes. To celebrate, the two-piece will play a headline show in their hometown of Melbourne at the Railway Hotel, Brunswick, on Friday 5 December. ‘Play…
SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 16, 2014
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NEW ALBUM & SINGLE BY RHYTON Rhyton (Dave Shuford, Jimy SeiTang, and Rob Smith) is a group of experienced sonic voyagers, well versed in music both ancient and futuristic and wise enough to know that the distinction between the two is more subjective than one might initially be taught. They take ancestral forms, instrumentation and…
SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
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MIDNIGHT RΞD HEADLINING THE SOCIAL SLAM SELFIE AWARDS Edgy boy-band, MIDNIGHT RΞD will be taking the stage to headline the Social Slam Selfie Awards on October 4th, 2014 after finishing their headlining tour in Spain. “Spain was amazing! Now it’s time to tear up LA for the Social Slam Selfie Awards,” states Colton Rudloff. Midnight…
SKOPE NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
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JOHAN HEDBERG “DET FULA” SINGLE Johan Hedberg (ex. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names) returns with an upbeat, indiedisco hit with a touch of Cuba. “Det Fula” is about his love for suburbs others find ugly. Irresistable. The single is taken from Johan Hedberg’s upcoming debut “Paradiset” which is out on September 23. https://soundcloud.com/labrador-records/04-det-fula THE NEIGHBOURHOOD…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 22, 2014
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BROADWING RELEASES SELF-MADE VIDEO FOR “COMMERCE” Producing his own music, videos and visual art from his back room at home, Allen has captured the imagination of people across the country, launching his second homemade video “Commerce” today. This follows the addition of his first track “The Virus In” to Double J last month along with…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 14, 2014
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GARDEN MUSIC PROJECT VIDEO “MY LADIES” Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd fans rejoice! On July 7, 2014 AR Garden Records, via Cherry Red will release the debut album by the Garden Music Project, which features music inspired by the paintings by PINK FLOYD founder SYD BARRETT. ‘Inspired By Syd Barrett’s Artwork’ is a unique masterpiece…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 9, 2014
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MOA NEW VIDEO “MY NAME IS MOA” MOA is the alter ego of New York-based saxophonist turned electronic music producer Max Wild. Launching his new live electronic project in 2014, MOA effortlessly merges electronic and acoustic sounds, drawing from a rich sonic palette that ranges from electropop, dubstep, jazz, and African sounds. His debut EP…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JUNE 18, 2014
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WIRE: GLASS TOWERS STREAM LP ‘HALCYON DAYS’ Glass Towers have released their debut album Halcyon Days, today in North America onHub/Dine Alone Records. Anyone with a half decent set of ears will attest that it has been a killer year for Antipodean music, from Tame Impala to Flume, there is clearly something in the water…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JUNE 16, 2014
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SPLIT SCREENS NEW SINGLE “THE SINNER” Jesse Cafiero, a sort of one man band, played all of the instruments on his first album Split Screens EP. To create the more upbeat pop music on Before the Storm he enlisted band members Phil Pristia (guitar), Debbie Neigher (Keys), Kyle Kelly Yahner (percussion) along with Rory O’Connor…
BONDS OF FAMILY & FREINDSHIP FORM THIS ECLECTIC MUSICAL TRIO
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It is refreshing to hear when music is formed through the spirit of unity and trust. This fact is evident with the coming together of step-brothers Josh and Steve with childhood friend Chrystian Cano. The musical seed was planted for Steve and Josh when they were fairly young. Their family as a whole where musically…
SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 18, 2014
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PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC FROM HANK WILLIAMS SURFACES Omnivore Recordings will soon release the full-length version of The Garden Spot Programs, 1950, featuring 24 performances, unheard for 64 years, from country music legend Hank Williams. Rescued from obscurity, these shows originally aired more than six decades ago; The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 collects material from the…
SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 9, 2014
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NEW VIDEO BY THE VACANT LOTS With a minimalist aesthetic of rock n’ roll The Vacant Lots are bringing their hypnotic sonic assault with the release of Departure on July 1, 2014 via Sonic Cathedral. Blending an angular interplay of guitars and electronics with geometric-laden riffs on their debut LP, The Vacant Lots create their…
Hunter and the Dirty Jacks, Hunter and the Dirty Jacks (EP)
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Let’s be honest for just a second shall we. I get a lot of albums sent my way for review, and I mean a lot. Most of them don’t do anything for me. They don’t always get happily placed in the CD player, but the ones that do usually get a three song stay of…
JIMMY RAE DISCOVERS THE MANY DIMENSIONS THAT SURROUND BUNTY BISHARAH
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Whether you know her as Bunty Bisharah, Sophie Boswell, Dierdre Boswell OR Bunty Boswell, one thing is for certain and that is that this Bunty is a woman of many faces. She states that “nothing in my life has been normal” and this definitely adds up to the fact that she has multiple identities.…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY THE OUTFIT, TX
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Meeting at the University of Houston in 1996 and having an enormous passion for hip-hop, born-and-raised Texans Dorian, JayHawk, and Mel established The Outfit, TX. The rap group contains two producers and three emcees who are all originally from Dallas. They have been called “the best thing in rap today that nobody is talking about…
Edo Castro – Sacred Graffiti
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This CD occupies the territory between fusion and progressive rock. However you slice it, though, this is quite a strong disc. Edo Castro plays bass, so one might expect this to be a bass heavy release. That’s not really true. Sure, the bass does shine on several pieces, but it’s more of a group thing,…
MATT LALONDE IS PUSHING GREAT MUSIC & CIGARETTES?!
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Hello people of the world, we are back at it on this Tuesday in November of 2013. Before we begin today I have to comment on an article on Examiner.com how Interscope spent $25 million on Lady Gaga’s marketing & distribution of her new album and the ROI is not what they hoped. Can you…
PHIVE REPS MORE THAN MUSIC BUT A LIFESTYLE MOVEMENT
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Not just a production group, but also a “lifestyle movement,” GodBody is the brainchild of Orlando resident “Phive.” Since GodBody’s 2011 inception, Phive has been up to a fair amount of diverse activity. Skope recently tracked him down for a few questions…. What’s the story behind the name “GodBody”? Well the name GodBody came to…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY BIZZY CROOK
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‘84 is a conceptually driven mixtape that chronicles Bizzy’s journey from music industry rookie, to realizing his dream of becoming the “Michael Jordan” of rap; “84 is the year MJ was drafted into the NBA. The beginning of his journey to becoming the greatest basketball player that ever lived” says Bizzy. “I’m telling my…
Leslie West, Still Climbing
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Since becoming the foundation of the band Mountain, Leslie has been regarded as one of rock’s premier guitarists. In talking to him (and if you’ve heard him on Howard Stern), he is one of those guys that says funny stuff, just as a matter of fact. After assorted health issues, a gig with…
Rhett May, Insatiable
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Coming straight outta Calcutta, an Australian resident named Rhett May delivers ‘Insatiable’ to the public. Rhett had the help of Musik and Film producing, co-writing and playing on the new five-track EP. With heavy hitters in the music biz on May’s side, ‘Insatiable’ is sure to be a grand slam! The first…
KRIS WARREN IS “BLOWING UP”
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There is nothing Kris Warren won’t turn his hand to when it comes to spreading the word about himself and the projects which he is involved with. Not only is Kris a bourgeoning music star, he is quite happy to turn his hand to acting so don’t be surprised if you see him on the…
BEYOND DISHONOR VIDEO FOR “HEISENBERG”
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Trenton, New Jersey metalcore mainstays BEYOND DISHONOR have released a music video for their first single, entitled ‘Heisenberg’, today via their official YouTube channel. Any fan of the hit television drama ‘Breaking Bad’ will immediately recognize that ‘Heisenberg’ is a tribute to the popular show– complete with yellow meth lab suits, greasy cigar-smoking drug kingpins,…
The Gypsy Sons, Whiskey & The Devil
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If you’ve been paying attention, sounds that in the past would have been considered linked to extreme metal have become more and more mainstream as the last couple decades have passed. That kind of influence has splashed across all types of musical genres. Here it’s added to Southern Rock. The result is something that has…
JIMMY RAE WALKING DOWN THE ONLY TRUE PATH WITH BILLY RAY DEIZ
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I recently had the pleasure to talk to an artist who has a true purpose in this thing called life and his name is Billy Ray Deiz. God has spoken through Deiz in a profound way and now Billy only has one direct path to follow. You will find out that the new…
TALENTED SISTERS TAKING ON THE MUSIC WORLD
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In today’s world we have been inundated with the progression of technology and what it can offer. Every industry has been affected in some way with these changes. One in particular is the music industry. The talent pool has been saturated with mediocre artists who think they can perform or even sing. Yet there are…
BIG LOVE = BIG BEATS, BIG SOUND
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Melbourne Austraila has produced many of our favourite rock bands, from AC/DC, INXS, Silver Chair and Midnight Oil. Coincidentally, Big Love’s debut is titled “Rockstar”. However, Big Love has more in common with fellow dance artist like Sneaky Sound System than said bands and has stamped their own vibe into…
WIRE: LUTHER NEW SONGS POSTED
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Chunksaah Record’s newest rising stars, LUTHER, seem to be popping up everywhere this month. From song premieres on Huffington Post (http://tinyurl.com/8j8sja9) and RCRD_LBL (http://tinyurl.com/8f54o94) to a US tour with Timeshares to a Canadian tour with The Bouncing Souls, the indie-rock band is inescapable – which is a very good thing. Their debut full-length, titled Let’s…
“SLANT”-ASTIC FOUR
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It’s an early Saturday afternoon and the day after yet another show. With more music in them than ever, Slant’s dance card seems to fill up easily these days with shows booked in multiple venues from the Viper Room and the Whisky in Los Angeles to several venues across New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The…
CA$H OUT “TURN UP (FEAT.YOUNG SWIFT)” NEW VIDEO
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Ca$h Out is gaining a lot of momentum in the hip hop culture being that he closed the 2012 BET Awards Show alongside with Tyga. Still sitting up high on the Billboard charts, he has the #2 Rap song in the country and even has Lil Wayne quoting his lyrics on Keyshia Cole’s new…
GOLDEN BLOOM RELEASES “RHYME THE REASON” VIDEO
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Blow-hard politicians and deceitful talking heads got you down? Never fear, the Guitarbiter of Truth is here! In Golden Bloom’s latest, and most delightfully elaborate music video yet, “Rhyme the Reason,” Shawn Fogel plays a frustrated folk musician who transforms into a silver-panted super hero wielding the Guitarbiter of Truth, which reveals the truth about…
CALL HEADWRENCH ANYTHING EXCEPT MAINSTREAM
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I am finally back at it after a nice Labor Day weekend. I still feel like I am on relax time so my guests today are perfect to get the motor running again. Allow me to introudce a metal band out of CT that are the eiptome of what I look for from that…
