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SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 10, 2016

by Skope • May 10, 2016

NEW TOBY KEITH Singer, songwriter and entertainer Toby Keith has been a workin’ man dang near all his life, as his full spring and summer schedule can attest. At the top of the list is the Toby Keith Interstates & Tailgates Tour Presented by Ford F-Series, which opens May 10 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte…

by Skope • May 10, 2016

Okay now here we are and I am feeling real good. It is so good to see you all here again. Before we head out to Wisconsin and chat with Killing Rapunzel lets get some music news. First up, more than 70 million people attend Live Nation musical productions each year, and the company sells…

by Skope • May 9, 2016

SAQQARA MASTABAS NEW SINGLE Saqqara Mastabas — a new project from Matthew Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces and Bob D’Amico of Sebadoh & Fiery Furnaces — will release its debut LP, Libras, on June 3rd via Joyful Noise Recordings. It’s currently available for pre-order on all formats, including Silver Lava vinyl with clear splatter (limited to…

by Skope • May 5, 2016

Ray Goren’s “Save My Soul” taps into the heart and soul of the blues. By tapping into rock’s origins Ray Goren creates the perfect kind of sound one that updates its beginnings in the best most respectful kind of way. His guitar chops are impressive as is his backing band that seems to fit his…

by Skope • May 5, 2016

ALICIA KEYS ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘IN COMMON’ Today sees the long-awaited return of New York’s finest, the fifteen-time Grammy® Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer, Alicia, who is back with the release of a brand new single ‘In Common’ which is available now across all digital platforms. http://smarturl.it/pvAKCommon NEW VIDEO BY EKRAM Pounding metal riffs and…

by Admin • May 5, 2016

Played with passion, Michael Flanagan’ “Old Photo” is an unforgettable piece with fire in its belly. From the blistering guitar to the insistent rhythm the song refuses to let up. Throughout the piece Michael Flanagan appears to have the sound grow ever larger and more intricate. Layer upon layer of sound is woven together to…

by Skope • May 3, 2016

Sometimes Julie’s “Bright Side of the Line” is sung with fire and passion. Arrangements are impeccable as Sometimes Julie incorporates elements of jazz, rock, country, and a little bit of blues. Through this careful balance Sometimes Julie creates an album that is constantly twisting and turning to create new perspectives. By far the highlight of…

by Skope • May 2, 2016

Full of twisted fury, The Lost Poets create a dazzling dark world on “Insubordia Pt. II”. A sense of rebelliousness permeates the album courtesy of David Rosengren’s powerful vocals and the commanding physicality of Petter Ossian Strömberg’s bass lines. By structuring the album as a journey the songs gain greater meaning. The blues are carefully…

by Skope • May 2, 2016

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR “2016 AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS” Winners have been announced for the star-studded 2016 AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS which aired LIVE tonight on FOX from The Forum in Inglewood, Ca. Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt each picked up two awards: Bryan was named Artist of the Year and Male Vocalist Of The Year,…

by Skope • April 29, 2016

The Bongo Boy Rock N’ Roll TV Show is proud to present the latest episode in their Rock N’ Roll TV Show series, “Notorious Anytime” featuring 7 talented independent international recording artists in 1 special ½ hour TV show. This latest Bongo Boy TV produced episode premiered mid April with rotation for 2 weeks till…

by Skope • April 27, 2016

BIG & RICH EMBARK ON U.S. SUMMER TOUR IN SUPPORT OF LATEST ‘GRAVITY’ SINGLE Big & Rich, who just scored back-to-back Top 10 Country singles with “Look at You” and “Run Away With You,” will bring their must-see show to audiences nationwide as they embark on a summer tour in support of their latest single,…

by Skope • April 26, 2016

Many artists are quick to champion their roots in major metropolitan areas like NYC, LA, Nashville, and so on. These cities are seen as hotbeds of what’s modern and cutting edge, where the next trend is around the corner. Jacksonville, Missouri, home to Rock Road Rebels, is not one of those towns. With a 2010…

by Skope • April 25, 2016

MARIA USBECK NEW SINGLE Though the songs were composed electronically, Amparo called for an acoustic treatment, so Usbeck spent a winter in the studio recording the arrangements live with producer Caroline Polachek of Chairlift who has also produced Beyoncé and engineer Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson. Fleshed out in full sonic color on the marimba, xylophone,…

by Skope • April 14, 2016

DIRT FEST 2016 Metal-heads rejoice! Dirt Fest 2016 will go down Saturday, August 13th at our NEW location in Downtown Pontiac, Michigan. We have partnered with our friends “The Crofoot Presents” to bring you one full day of music and madness. Special-Priced Early-Bird tickets go on sale this Friday, April 15 at 10am. Full-Price General…

by Skope • April 13, 2016

The dynamite new partnership on the Americana scene today, Kerry and Donna Herrick, follow up their critically acclaimed debut New Dance with this ten song set. It isn’t entirely fair or accurate to pigeonhole what it is that Herrick does. The partners have outstanding collaborators with Jefferson Rogers playing a triple threat of guitar, lap…

by Skope • April 12, 2016

TONY JUNIOR NEW SINGLE Part DJ, part rock star, part TV star, Tony Junior brings you his banging new track “Facedbased,” out now on Musical Freedom Records. Adding to his already massive arsenal of records including tracks like “Twerk Anthem,” “Michael Jordan,” and “Nobody Beats the Fucking Drum,” Tony’s latest release does not disappoint. Featuring…

by Skope • April 12, 2016

Jimmy actually started drums at an early age and discovered the Beatles and other bands of that era. Soon after, he started playing guitar which opened a new musical world. Cream, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, the Blues Breakers became the musical foundation for him as he started his first band, “The Silence” and then his…

by Skope • April 11, 2016

Far from the Wonka-esque fantasies such title would suggest, Highasakite return with lead single ‘Golden Ticket’, embarking a much more dystopian route to escapism. The track opens with “God, if you’re still watching” – a premise lifted from Gunvor Hofmo’s post-World War II poem, ‘Det er ingen hverdag mer’ [translation: there’s no more every day],…

by Skope • April 11, 2016

UNIVERSAL MIND PROJECT: “THE FORCE OF OUR CREATION” The international progressive metallers UNIVERSAL MIND PROJECT just released a lyric video for the track “The Force Of Our Creation” from their upcoming debut album “The Jaguar Priest”. The album will be released in Europe and North America on April 29th through Inner Wound Recordings and in…

by Admin • April 11, 2016

Based in Los Angeles, RJ Comer has released his new EP called Nightly Suicide in March 2016. It is an absorbing and thought provoking album of six perfectly produced songs, which impress you to the marrow of your bones and leave you replaying them and reflecting, while the music has stopped long ago. RJ Comer…

by Skope • April 7, 2016

JAMES CAMERON’S CLASSIC THE TERMINATOR STREAMING IN FULL AT CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND The score to The Terminator, composed by Brad Fiedel (Fright Night, True Lies), is as striking as the title character. Punctuated with erratic electronic jolts and rapid fire drums giving the impression of pursuit or gunfire, Fiedel’s work has been used in each…

by Skope • April 5, 2016

BODY CLOCKS “STILL LIFE” Body Clocks reveal debut track “Still Life” as a free download. Body Clocks are a new electronic duo from the southwest consisting of Joe Craven and Josef Kašpar. Their unique sound is created through layering and looping beats with ambient soundscapes, live double bass and guitar. Blues and classical influences are…

by Skope • April 1, 2016

Wisconsin native Vicky Emerson’s third full-length album, Wake Me When the Wind Dies Down, is an exceptional entry very much in the same tradition as Lucinda Williams, but also lead by more contemporary influences. The ten song collection is produced by Emerson’s longtime collaborator Matt Patrick and the production does well presenting these tracks in…

by Skope • April 1, 2016

HOLLOW BONES TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM Empire State melodic metalcore quintet, Hollow Bones, will self-release its debut album, Lionheart, on May 27. Over a year in the making, Lionheart was mixed, mastered and engineered by Randy Pasquarella at Pasquarella Recordings and self-produced by Hollow Bones with Pasquarella’s assistance. Hollow Bones comments: “We are incredibly proud…

by Skope • March 31, 2016

JAMES HOLT “THE MIRROR” Manchester-based multi-instrumentalist James Holt, with his deep blend of alternative rock and folk, is set to release his second EP ‘Sanguine On the Rocks’ on Friday 29 April 2016. Make no mistake, this intense new material is not set to a template – it’s more a living circus of intoxicating blues,…

by Admin • March 30, 2016

FUNKADELIC X KENDRICK LAMAR X ICE CUBE After months of prep and internet teases, the official video for Funkadelic’s “Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?” remix has arrived and it’s got the whole gang onboard. Featuring contributions from Kendrick Lamar (who spits the opening bars of his “Blue Faces” demo at the top of…

by Skope • March 29, 2016

Billy Ray Deiz reigns on the west coast of the United States and has been involved with music majority of his life. He has quite the resume and has worked with some real heavy hitters in the music industry. His latest release, Look Out My Window (Freedom’s Song) is a perfect example as to why…

by Skope • March 29, 2016

WOLVERINE ALBUM & RECORD DEAL Laser’s Edge division, Sensory Records, is proud to announce the label’s signing of Swedish progressive metal kingpins, WOLVERINE, for the Summer release of the band’s mighty fifth studio full-length release, Machina Viva. A natural progression from Communication Lost, released in 2011 via Candlelight Records, Machina Viva invites the listener into…

by Skope • March 28, 2016

GWEN STEFANI’S NEW ALBUM DEBUTS AT #1 This Is What the Truth Feels Like — the new album from three-time GRAMMY Award-winning superstar Gwen Stefani — has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, bowing with 84,000 album equivalent units. The album’s first single, the synth-pop ballad “Used To Love You,” has…

by Skope • March 24, 2016

RICHARD LYNCH NEW SINGLE PREVIEW Compiling a long list of hits and chart toppers in the traditional country world, Richard Lynch is an award-winning American country music artist, reminiscent of the classics that started it all. The same passion and raw truth that fueled the likes of Conway Twitty, Keith Whitley, Waylon Jennings, George Jones,…

by Skope • March 23, 2016

Music is probably the most popular thing in the world. It is the one thing that bonds every culture. You may not understand someone else’s language but you can definitely listen to their music and understand exactly where they are coming from. One of the best facets of music is experiencing it live and one…

by Skope • March 23, 2016

NICK VALENTINI COLLECTIVE NEW VIDEO The Nick Valentini Collective is a critically acclaimed eight-piece, fusion musical collective born in Los Angeles, California. Blending indie rock, jazz and experimental psychedelic soul; the band has been often dubbed as a “jazz fusion Radiohead”. The collective consists of Nick Valentini (singer, keyboard), Erik Shibowski (bass), Hugo Shibowski (tenor…

by Skope • March 22, 2016

SAVE US FROM THE ARCHON ALBUM Save Us From The Archon is extremely proud to release their Tragic Hero Records label debut album, “L’Eclisse”. The band is excited for fans to hear the direction they took this album in musically. Guitarist Andrew Cresto explains, “with L’Eclisse, we’ve created a soundscape that mimics our internal consciousness…

by Skope • March 21, 2016

MEWS NEW SINGLE Today Danish band Mew debuts their new song “Count To Ten” on Stereogum. The track is from the upcoming Transformers Roll Out album, out April 15th via Hasbro Studios and Sony Music Entertainment’s RED Associated Labels (RAL). Stream the track via Stereogum here: http://bit.ly/22o5Aif FINGERTIPS VIDEO “KISS ME” Fingertips are back and…

by Skope • March 17, 2016

Scott Smith’s “Sum of Life” is folk rock at its finest. Throughout “Sum of Life” Scott Smith weaves in a little tenderness, helping to give these songs a certain charm. His earnest, forthright vocal delivery serves as the album’s core. Lyrically the songs have a sense of reassurance that helps guide them forward. By letting…

by Skope • March 16, 2016

RENE MARIE LP & SINGLE René Marie, the “outrageous” (Wall Street Journal) vocalist has taken the recording process one giant step further with the release of her most personal album on May 13. As the follow-up to 2013’s Grammy award-nominated album I Wanna Be Evil (With Love to Eartha Kitt), ‘Sound of Red’ is her…

by Skope • March 15, 2016

SARA DIAMOND NEW SINGLE Sara is best known as the American anthem singer for the Montreal Canadiens and singing children’s songs for Montreal-based KIDZUP Records, where she sold over 1 million records. Hear her r&b infused debut single “Just Give In”: http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/just-give-in-sara-diamond-premiere-canada-2016 USHUAÏA IBIZA BEACH HOTEL ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL BEACH CLUB OPENING PARTY WITH MELON BOMB…

by Skope • March 14, 2016

NIHIL NEW SINGLE Sludgy/Alternative hardcore outfit Nihil is pleased to unleash their second single, entitled “Gears,” off their forthcoming Foundation LP that is set to be released in October. The single coincides with the launch of the band’s pre-order crowd funding campaign that will give additional pre-order incentives the more a person donates. “We are…

by Skope • March 14, 2016

Sung straight from the heart, Todd Apfel’s “Reflections EP” is a true joy. Arrangements are playful nicely accompanying the tender thoughtful lyricism. Remarkably inviting Todd Apfel manages to create leisurely songs that reflect upon the simple pleasures in life. Throughout the collection Todd Apfel shows off his impressive arrangements, from the giddy sound that opens…

by Skope • March 11, 2016

Formerly the front man of the Dance Hall Pimps, RJ Comer redefines his musical style with a stripped down version of Americana Rock. RJ released his new single “Nightly Suicide” on February 26th with an accompanying music video due out March 7th. This is first single off of his upcoming EP also named, Nightly Suicide…