@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Wyatt C. Louis Releases New Single “Dancing With Sue” Wyatt C. Louis is a Cree-Métis folk singer-songwriter, based in Moh’kinstsís (Calgary). He has made an impact on the eclectic city with songs built from soaring melodies, railroad-like finger picking and quiet, haunting vocals and lyrical phrasing. Dark, rustic tales meld folk…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Brooklyn’s Oceanator announces debut full length LP ‘Things I Never Said’ arriving Aug. 28th on Plastic Miracles! There’s a line on Oceanator’s debut full-length when Elise Okusami belts, “I think I think too much.” It’s a plainspoken yet resounding thesis for an album called Things I Never Said, which sees the…
So here we are on a Friday morning and we are so excited not only for another weekend but we have the new exclusive video premier from Stone Driver & “Long Way Down.” Stone Driver is a critically acclaimed rock band from Washington, DC that harnesses grunge, blues rock, progressive, and psychedelic influences to create…
This new record by Distrito Especial, a legendary band from Colombia and of great influence for many internationally known artists,contains the musical essence of the group through songs arranged to allow them to express their language without any sugarcoating. The fusion of rhythms derived from cumbia with elements of rock, blues and jazz continues to…
A neo-cubist semi-deconstructionist blues guitarist and a purveyor of post-apocalyptic junkyard drone pop (c/o Jasper Willems) may not indicate the most likely of collaborators but that’s exactly what we have on our menu here. Geiger von Muller (GVM), the bottleneck axman in question, first released Blue Moon Frequency #2b in 2018. It came as part…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope New single “Tequila Sunrise” available now – Hollow Graves This EP comes off the back of several months of live shows and working on new material in our live room last year. We self produced “Tequila Sunrise” during the first couple months of 2020, when we spent time in the studio…
XINNIX, Colombian rock bass and drums duo, announces the release of its latest single, Stay, as its first English version from their debut homonymous studio album. Stay is born as an anthem for all those ¨on and off relationships¨, in which reason is usually the last call. A constant feeling of nostalgia is portrayed in…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ABSURDIST GLAM ROCKER BABY FUZZ RELEASES “WEEKEND BLUES” SINGLE Baby FuzZ unapologetically jumps all over the genre map, with songs ranging from folk ballads to punk anthems and everything in between. As diverse as the music is, the lyrics are a singular and hyper self-aware narrative with strong political and social…
Sharon Lia Band goes for an epic, sprawling scope with the fiery passion of “Why Can’t We Pretend”. Featuring a fantastic buildup, the way the song washes over the listener feels majestic. Best of all are her vocals which soar up into the sky. Hyperkinetic tempos take hold with Val Kinzler’s rush of “Everyday”. Pop…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope out today: Existential Emptiness (CL) “Nevereinding Pain – Everlasting Sorrow” @ Death/Doom/Black Metal EXISTENTIAL EMPTINESS was formed in March 2018 as a way to express our most personal tastes without getting stuck in a particular style. In it, we find innately aspects of old school death metal, traditional doom metal, and…
We are in the age where music is taking the world with a thud making a difference in every sector ranging from fashion, creativity, and mass informing, among others. Due to its essentialness to society, most people are making a move towards being party to it and push for further difference. However, to become a…
Boom! is a hot new dance music project created by songwriter Dominic Roy King (credits include Mystery Girl by The Dukes, My Simple Heart by The Three Degrees, Music Sounds Better With You by Stardust and work with producers Quincy Jones, Arif Mardin and Georgio Moroder). The new Boom! release is LOCKDOWN, which features a…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Blackberry Smoke’s “Live From Capricorn Sound Studios” EP out today Recorded earlier this year at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, GA, the project consists of six new versions of songs that have special ties to the historic studio and town and was created as a lead up to the band’s anticipated…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Ask Carol titled ‘Run With You’ Video “Run With You” is Ask Carol’s first ever real music video, made by the band themselves, under the corona-lockdown. Filmed around Carols home in the Norwegian woods, this short story portraits two girls, two sisters, desperate to get away. One of the sisters is…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Dan Croll shares new video for ‘So Dark’, shot in an Uber in L.A. (pre-lockdown) Recorded exclusively in the backseat of an Uber and captured by visual collaborators Wild Honey Pie, the singer and songwriter croons his way through this humble and emotive rendition of his newest offering, as he takes…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE UNVEILS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DELUXE VERSION OF ‘ARTIST 2.0’ Multi-platinum recording artist A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie returns with the highly-anticipated deluxe version of his acclaimed third studio album, ARTIST 2.0, available this Friday, June 19, via Highbridge The Label/Atlantic Records. GARZI Reminisces On “SUMMER” Official Music…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Kenny Loggins to Appear on Jay Leno’s Garage on 6/17 Legendary singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins will appear on an all-new episode of Jay Leno’s Garage this Wednesday, June 17, at 10pm ET/PT on CNBC. In this episode, Kenny Loggins takes Jay Leno for a ride in a Porsche 365 replica that looks…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BRUX’s “Fruit” Gets Reworked by Go Freek, Otira and Sinden The sensual title track off BRUX’s debut EP, Fruit, is explored through a series of dancefloor friendly remixes. Incorporating dark stabs, organ riffs and a fire-starting groove, Go Freek reworks “Fruit” into a vital house offering. Rave enthusiast Otira puts his…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Checkmark (Skitzofreniks) Is A Father Against Dead Beat Dads With New Video “Thanks For Life” Hailing from Cambridge, MA, Skitzofreniks have been a staple of the Boston Hip Hop scene since the mid-90’s. CheckMark & Eddie Bones (RIP) epic live shows were revered as that of playground legends; while their grassroots…
Graphic designing is all about improving the appearances and providing additional benefits by making something good looking. Graphic design is often ignored, but it can give several countless surprising benefits. A good graphic design can do a lot to your business. Graphic designing, if used wisely and adequately, can increase your business rapidly, and via…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ELM: Ghost Cult Premieres The Wait From Italian Noise Rock Unit; Record To See Release This Friday Via Bronson Recordings Ghost Cult is currently streaming The Wait, the forthcoming new full-length from Italian noise rock unit ELM. The premiere comes in advance of the record’s official release this Friday, June 12th…
Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” is almost half a century old. The poem, which is one of most famous pieces of resistance literature in the English language, feels as fresh today as it did in 1971. Scott-Heron’s verses continue to inspire all those who believe in the purity of political expression and…
‘Hard Jazz’ is the perfect title for this new album by Kenny Carr because the jazzy notes are in place but built around an edgier, Rock foundation. Kenny Carr is an accomplished musician/guitarist who had the pleasure of touring with the great Ray Charles for over 10 years. Since then, Carr has kept very busy…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Helvetia announces new LP ‘This Devastating Map’ out Aug. 7th Helvetia was formed in Seattle in 2005 by Jason Albertini. Since the band’s inception, he’s employed a rotating cast of band members and collaborators, which now includes Steve Gere and Samantha Stidham. Albertini is 1/3 of the group Duster, who spent…
“The Fantasy Vocal Sessions Vol. 2,” the newest project by Santana keyboard player David K. Mathews, is a tribute to the San Francisco Bay Area where he grew up and still resides, and to the iconic Fantasy Studios, where he recorded most of the project. Mathews has had a long and eclectic career performing with…
Violence against people of color is a persistent stain on our country’s honor. Artists have often addressed the epidemic of police shootings in songs, sometimes metaphorically, and sometimes with admirable candor. But we don’t think we’ve ever heard any singer lay out the case in language any more plainspoken, pained, or poetic, than Sanya N’Kanta…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SPiN – ‘Don’t Knock on that Door’ The song is a deeply personal Genre and Style bending song about a tragedy causing an unfixable rift in a relationship. The song features a mandolin in several sections and the lyric video is based around a kaleidoscope, signifying the escape and the self-doubt…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Cassette Spence – new single “solstice” is out With her EP sixsix, Cassette Spence offers us a collection of six tracks associating voice memos, guitars, synthesizers, drum machines and percussion. The songs narrate the artist’s experiences and nostalgia, particularly recounted in the song Solstice. This one stands out for its darker…
“Have you heard? Gravity is failing“. The opening line from the title track of Paul Mark and The Van Dorens newest release Gravity immediately draws you into a clanking carnival of pop Americana spiked with Mark’s trademark lyricism. With one eye on the boundaries of traditional songwriting and the other on a society in disarray,…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Casket Grinder: Colombia’s Death Metallers Release New Album Fall into Dementia on Awakening Records Conceived in 2010, CASKET GRINDER is a Death Metal band based in Medellín, Colombia. With the sole intention to create a distinctive and super aggressive old school sound, these metal maniacs have fused elements from both the…
The country music underground is getting eclipsed in 2020 by what was once one of its closest allies – the bluegrass community – and it should come as no surprise to diehard followers why. If you’re the type to keep on top of the American underground, you already know that indie bluegrass acts around the…
“Lady Heart Attack” is, according to lead guitarist and vocalist Pete Stevens, “Simply just a song about being drunk and meeting a girl at a bar.” The beauty of this premise is its honesty; there is no deeper meaning, just a bonafide rock song about modern love, an all-too-familiar predicament. Stevens’ Casablanca-esque vocals shout the…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Award-winning singer-songwriter Jenny Bruce aka GHOSTE releases new music video “Brick by Brick” Internationally acclaimed, multiple-award-winning singer-songwriter, Jenny Bruce, introduces her new artistic identity, GHOSTE. Today, she releases her new single “Brick by Brick”, a defiant declaration of grit and resilience. The track is from her new album, GHOSTE, produced by…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NEWS: Screenwriter/bluesman John Fusco convenes all-star band for new double album ‘John the Revelatory,’ due July 31st. Vermont bluesman John Fuscoand his band the X-Road Riders will follow up their acclaimed 2019 self-titled debut with the 20-song double album John the Revelator, due out July 31, 2020 on Checkerboard Lounge Recordings.…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope “RECUERDO” BY RICKY MARTIN & CARLA MORRISON Ricky Martin and Carla Morrison’s new song “Recuerdo” is out now. The song is part of Ricky’s new project, ‘PAUSA’ featuring Pedro Capó, Bad Bunny and Residente. “Recuerdo”premiered today on Rolling Stone and Remezcla. The single signals collective new chapters for both Martin &…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NE-YO’S NEW SINGLE – “U 2 LUV” FT. JEREMIH– IS OUT TODAY To celebrate the single’s launch, NE-YO has teamed up with Postmates to support healthcare heroes caring for COVID-19 patients. Tonight, hero nurses in the ICU at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta will be Postmated meals from Subway during their…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NAYANA IZ Shares New Track “TNT” NAYANA IZ is on a roll. Having introduced herself in the closing months of 2019 with debut track “how we do”, the 19-year-old Londoner is now gearing up for the release of her debut EP Smoke & Fly and slowly taking the world by storm…
Experimental pop artist Lailien, the moniker of classically-trained pianist and poet, Brad Shubat, thrusts the listener into a dreamlike state in the track “Fly With You” from his record TA-DA! A glitter bomb of epic sonic proportions, “Fly With You” is an otherworldly cover of the original Gigi D’Agostino tune. This summer splash of a…
Rambunctiously bustling out of the speakers like few other bluegrass songs you’ll hear this year will, “Down In The Wildwood” introduces Steve Thomas & The Time Machine to the world with a melodic wallop as crisp as it is colorful. The magic is just getting started as the band digs into this aural festival of…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope MANCHESTER, UK RAPPER AITCH DROPS NEW POLARIS EP 20-year-old Manchester, UK rapper Aitch releases his new 8-track EP, POLARIS, out now on 10K Projects/ NQ Records. The project, named after the North Star, used for centuries to guide travelers in the night, pays homage to the young artist’s roots in Northern…
