Category: FEATURES

Feature stories and artist interviews

GREEN DAY VIDEO FOR “21 GUNS” HERE JUNE 22 AT MIDNIGHT

Green Day has just premiered the video for their new single, “21 Guns,” exclusively on MySpace Music. The video was helmed by noted director Marc Webb, who has lensed clips for such artists as My Chemical Romance, Weezer, and All-American Rejects, and is making his feature film directorial debut in July with (500) Days of…

SIX BANDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO ON WARPED TOUR THIS YEAR

It’s Saturday, June 20th. In six days, is the kick-off of the one and only Vans Warped Tour in Pomona, CA! Since it’s not very likely you’ll be able to see every band perform that day, Skope has picked six bands you definitely shouldn’t miss when the the tour comes to your city!

GALLOWS WARPED TOUR DATES / AUDIO

Welcome to Grey Britain. Welcome to the real Britain: a land of poverty, petty violence, bad diets, bad attitudes. A land of dole queues, decay and dealers; ignorance and Jerry Springer-esque DNA tests; of knives and gangs and registered restraining orders worn as badge of honor. Welcome to Gallows’ new State of the Nation Address.

PAPA ROACH NEW VIDEO THAT IS NSFW

Papa Roach has released their raunchy video for “I Almost Told You That I Loved You.” The clip, which was inspired by singer Jacoby Shaddix’s porn-directing pal Matt Zane, features Shaddix’s wife as a dominatrix as well as a number of other kinky scenes.

PIRATE LOVE OFFER MP3 FOR “LAUGHING GAS”

New York legend Johnny Thunders raised the bar for how low you could go to find rock and roll inspiration. His licks sounded caked in dirt and shit, the grimiest, nastiest stuff six strings were capable of mustering. The Norwegian nightmares in Pirate Love know better than most — hell, they named their band after…

NEW BOYZ RELEASE SINGLE “YOU’RE A JERK” / MTV FEATURE

While there is arguably nothing new under the sun, there are times when the recycled past takes on new relevance and meaning within a different context.   Enter the New Boyz and their revamping of “the Jerk,” a regional phenomena of the 90’s perpetuated by L.A. street culture and house-party connoisseurs alike.

SNOB DOODLE

Snob Doodle is back at it, but something must be wrong as he is not really offensive this week.

UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC INTRODUCES K’JON / AUDIO

Gettin’ around? No matter how you slice it, Universal Republic newcomer K’Jon has already arrived. He’s just making it official on August 4, delivering his aptly titled debut album, I Get Around to stores and online platforms in time for summer.

FELIX DA HOUSECAT OFFERS MP3 OF “KICKDRUM”

It’s been eight years since Felix Da Housecat broke out of the house music underground with his electro-pop smash, Kittenz and Thee Glitz (2001), joining the ranks of other soon-to-be-legendary electro-rock pioneers such as Peaches, Fischerspooner and Miss Kittin and the Hacker to define a new style of music and ignite a mass movement of…

NEW GHOSTBIRD EP CAN BE HEARD ONLINE NOW

The San Diego-based duo, ghostbird, known amongst the faithful for their powerful, brooding lyrics and popping rhythms, announces their self-titled EP to be released digitally on June 30. Recorded at San Diego’s own Capricorn Studios, the EP will be available nationally through all the major online music retailers, as well as at selected local outlets.