Released by Lugnut Brand Records, The Railroad Ave. Bullies’ single “Alligator Shoes” and accompanying b-side “She Ready” are more than glorified vehicles for Austin, Texas six-string ace Nick Diaz. The track has an outstanding pedigree deriving inspiration from the legendary Stax label and Chicago electric blues and never wearies you despite being instrumentals. The press…
WAFIA UNVEILS EUPHORIC NEW SINGLE “FLOWERS & SUPERPOWERS” Groundbreaking, RIAA-Certified Gold singer-songwriter Wafia has unveiled her intoxicating new single and companion video- “Flowers & Superpowers” – available today via Atlantic Records/Rodeo Records at all DSPs and streaming services; a dreamy, kaleidoscopic companion video – directed by filmmaker/photographer Alexandra Gavillet. CXLOE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DEVIL YOU…
pineappleCITI Debuts New Single ‘Recognize’ Via Red Bull Records Red Bull Records is pleased to announce the addition of pineappleCITI to its growing roster of R&B and rap artists. As part of the signing announcement, pineappleCITI releases her first official single ‘Recognize’ via her new recording partnership with Red Bull Records. In 2018, pineappleCITI ink…
Brooklyn’s CLOUDS TASTE SATANIC Premieres Official Video “Second Sight (The Seer)” @ CVLT NATION As promised, instrumental Post-Doom quartet CLOUDS TASTE SATANIC will release their sixth album on October 31, 2019, on Halloween. The new record ‘Second Sight’ features two 20-minute songs on two sides of vinyl and is the second of two CLOUDS TASTE…
LA Foster – ‘Cruel Love’ ““Cruel Love,” the first single from my upcoming EP, All My Lost Chances Are Beautiful (out Nov 8th), was inspired by falling in love with somebody in an impossible situation. Someone who wasn’t ready to love – not even ready to love themselves – but still falling for them completely.”…
There’s Nothing “Spineless” About OVTLIER’s New Video Featuring UPON A BURNING BODY’s Danny Leal “Not only does this song feature the power of Ovtlier, but they’re being backed up by the brilliant Danny Leal, lead singer of the massively popular Texas metal juggernaut, Upcon a Burning Body. Both the song and the lyric video are…
Following the release of her debut EP War + Raindrops [3T Entertainment/Astra Velum/EMPIRE], rising star iyla has revealed the last official music video to be taken from her EP. The stunning visual for “California” was directed by her long-time collaborator Embryo, and debuted today on YouTube and received its editorial debut via V Magazine, who…
SARCASM – release official music video for “The Great Calm Embraced” New music video by SARCASM. The last and fastest track of the new album “Esoteric Tales Of The Unserene”. The video was shot in one day in an old rotten basement somewhere in Uppsala. No other crap included, only the band just raging in…
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Some musicians win awards. Then there are the very few who have awards named after them. Terry Robb – one of the most decorated and widely respected artists working in any genre –is one of those guys. The Vancouver-born, Portland-based bluesman took home the Muddy Award for Best Acoustic Guitar so many times that the…
Andrew Neil calls himself a “freak” on the title cut to his new album. However, he’s not nearly as freakish as this song’s lyric implies. Instead, he’s more of a normal guy, with typically normal life issues. In a few places, he sings about human vices. Both “Kentucky Whiskey” and “Drunk Tonight,” for example, address…
2019 has been a banner year for experimentalists like the duo known as Streaking in Tongues, and you needn’t do much more than listen to their new record Oh My Darlin’ to understand why. In songs like “Our Love (Couldn’t Outrun a Train)” and “Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait for Me,” Streaking in Tongues reestablish themselves as…
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TtheRCVR RELEASES HIS SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM Filled with explosive numbers like “Fine” and “What is Love,” the very first of his solo ventures is packed with an unrelenting collection of songs that sound fresh, yet instantly familiar. It ranges from the bracing pop of the opening track “Keep Waiting” to the deceivingly sunny bubblegum “Not…
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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD RELEASES NEW TRACK “YELLOW BOX” – LISTEN HERE The Neighbourhood says, “We’re very flattered to be chosen by Kojima to be a part of this project. This is the first time we’ve ever had our music in a video game and it’s gonna be a trip hearing it while playing Death Stranding.” Black…
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Macon, Georgia is known for great music, and Joey Stuckey does not disappoint. A booming blues voice packed with energy and unrelenting power, Joey Stuckey is a musician’s musician. We caught up with him to learn more about this producer who never stops! Thanks for your time today Joey. We hear a big show is…
Way back in 1986, a legendary collective was born, when MC Guru created Gang Starr. DJ Premier joined in 1989, which was the beginning of a legendary career. Over an action-packed fifteen years, Gang Starr would release six studio albums, with hits like “Mass Appeal,” “Take It Personal,” and “Above The Clouds.” Gang Starr were…
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A stunner of an opening strum officially welcomes us into Yours Truly, Me…’s first song, “Woe Is Me,” and singer/guitar-slinger Alex Lopez will use the next four and a half minutes that follow to show us how powerful a blues melody he can pump out when he gets into a sexy groove with the bass. This…
Scott states: “I’m Free” is about not giving up, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and relentlessly pushing towards it until you’re finally free, he said. “Expect to be inspired. This track has an inspirational, positive, upbeat tempo and we did our best to deliver the verses to match that. It’s really…
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@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – NEWS: Corb Lund, Canadian cowboy and New West recording artist, heads out on tour this fall in support of new EP On the heels of his upcoming new EP, Cover Your Tracks (released September 13, 2019 via New West Records), Corb Lund’s…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – ONCE A TREE RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘WHAT YOU SAY’ “Most of us know what it feels like to be led on, betrayed, or lied to,” says Once A Tree. “We all deserve honesty, love, and loyalty. This song is about…
The husband and wife duo of Brianna and Kurt center their material around their in synch vocals. The instrumental background is used sparingly which is a good thing. Guitar, sax, bass etc. are used more as accents. Willie Dixon’s If The Sea Was Whiskey has vocal arrangements that remind me of some of Three Dog…
Once heard, some voices are never forgotten. You know them when you hear them: they seem to inscribe sentiments directly upon your soul. Voices like that rarely belong to a single genre – they transcend limitations, and, sometimes, they defy description. Michelle Johnson has a voice like that, and for decades, she’s been using it…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Sweden’s Helga embraces darkness on devastating new EP ‘The Autumn Lament’ Hailing from the dark forests of Dalarna, Sweden, HELGA re-emerges from the wilderness to release her intense second EP ‘The Autumn Lament’ on September 20th. Writing from the solitary confines of…
“The utterly feral Amy Montgomery sent a wave of disbelief across the marquee and out into the field beyond. A wild performance, bluesy, gutsy engaging and utterly individual.” – Northern Sky, Cambridge Folk Festival Fresh from debut performances at 18 UK & European summer festivals including Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk, Electric Picnic and Black Deer, Northern…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – I will provide a professional write up about your music that delivers excellent results ‘Disco Metal’ Quartet MAKES MY BLOOD DANCE Reveals New Video for “Sick As Our Secrets” MAKES MY BLOOD DANCE is as wild, diverse and, yes, insane as the…
