Is a Persian Princess taking the rock throne?
October 12, 2008
Is a Persian Princess taking the rock throne? Well, half Persian, half Swedish…born Swedish… raised British… [Got all that? Once you get Lost and Found, you won’t forget]. Noush Skaugen released Lost and Found June 14, 2008 as one of the top independent artists making music today.
Named Alternative Pop Artist of the Year in 2007 at the Los Angeles Music Awards, and National Independent Artist of the Year in 2007 at The Hollywood Fame Awards, Noush Skaugen is takin’ her place among the great female artists in music history. The latest release, Lost and Found is the next stage in the rise of a rock star. By the second time the first song ‘Adeline’ asks, “Are you Lonely?” your mind is pretty much melted into the song, and the album proceeds to whisk you through the world of a world traveler. Love, life, relationships, friendships; Slow songs, rock songs, pop songs…the whole lot is on display in Lost and Found. By the time you get through the epic ‘One Last Time’, you know it’s only a matter of time before Noush Skaugen is sitting atop the female favorites list. …This line from the song ‘What I’ says it all, “I’m not refined beauty I’m raw… What you see is what you get with me….” Whether you are just listening, or have the chance to see a video… or see her live, beauty is no short supply with Noush. Make no mistake; this is the real authentic deal…
With a national college radio campaign, a ton of national and international gigs under her belt, several tracks appearing on MTV shows [The Hills, Road Rules, Real World]…as well as a long list of other accomplishments, the sky is the limit for this lovely lady. Here’s to hoping one of her next accomplishments is enlightening some of the folks back in Persia…
Reviewed by Gary Jacobs
October 10 2008
Singer-songwriter Noush Skaugen makes Starkville debut…
October 7, 2008
Noush Skaugen’s life is all about journeys.
The British singer-songwriter has toured and traveled all over the world and has had her share of emotional treks.
Her latest journey is all about making it in music.
She’s released her latest album, “Lost and Found,” featuring her blend of alternative rock and pop, and she’s on tour across the nation supporting the CD.
Just this tour has been a ride in itself.
“It’s been crazy, I’ll tell you that,” Skaugen said in a phone interview with Scene, “but it’s been fun.”
She keeps busy on the road writing new songs, doing interviews and preparing for her live gigs.
“It’s very energetic,” she said about her live show with the band. “I think a live show needs to be something (the audience) wants to see, something that’s kinda energetic and takes them away somewhere else.”
Skaugen’s music is extremely personal.
Skaugen lost her mother to breast cancer a few years ago, and she donates a portion of her CD sales to breast cancer research. “Lost and Found” deals with the time in her life after her mom’s death.
“I was kind of at that stage in my life where I lost myself. I went through relationship, and it was a break-up, and I sort of lost and found myself. And the record, really, is the story of me trying to find myself again from the point of being lost,” she said.
She relives those personal experiences through her music every night on stage.
“It’s almost like putting myself back in that place every single time, and it never gets tiring. It never gets boring,” she said. “It’s kinda theraputic.”
That’s what makes her live show so effective, she said.
“I love to meet everybody who feels something through my music. The live show just takes it to a whole other level,” Skaugen said.
And it’s through her live show that she can take listeners on a journey of their own, and she hopes her music can help anyone else who’s feeling as lost as she once did.
“I think everyone’s really lost in life,” Skaugen said. “But there is no destination. It’s all about the journey.”
Extras:
Listen to a live interview with Noush Skaugen on WMSV 91.1 FM at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Hey, Noush Skaugen, what’s on your iPod?
“I’ve been listening to Kings of Leon. They’re on my iPod…They’re doing really, really cool stuff. Cold War Kids, I love their stuff, too; very indie rock. Their music is just so different. They play piano and it’s all over the place, it’s not organized…I think when magic is captured on tape, that’s the magic of music, where there’s no gimmick. It’s just real music.”
September 29 2008, SCENE NOW by Sheena Barnett
http://sheenabarnett.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/musicscene-noush-skaugen/
Noush Skaugen Lost and Found BCRF Supporter
September 23, 2008
“My mother passed away from Breast Cancer and left a huge void in my life. What held me together through it all was music. I have dedicated my debut full-length album ‘Lost and Found’ to my mother, other women who have passed on, and to everyone out there that has lost someone dear to them from this disease. It takes the people we love away and leaves us searching for a reason why. I am giving a percentage of the ‘Lost and Found’ album sales to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Through my music I hope to soothe our wounds, raise awarenes, and help to find a cure.”
http://bcrfcure.org/inv_survpart.html
Noush Skaugen: Songbird from across the pond
September 23, 2008
U.K. songbird, Noush Skaugen stopped by the Metromix studio today and we sat down with her to discuss her new ablum, Lost and Found and how life is treating her in the states. You can check out Noush Skaugen at the Delmar Lounge Sept. 18. She is playing at 8:50 p.m. for the Play: STL Festival.
The Unsigned Review Magazine Cover
August 9, 2008
ENERGY and SYNERGY describe Noush Skaugen’s music as it penetrates the heart and soul into the depths of the human psyche. Her lyrics are insightful, and the life around them encapsulates the dynamic of the instrumentaion. Skaugen speaks directly to her audience through a blend of free-form alternative rock. I find it hard to appreciate many artists because I hear so many faking it, and if she is faking it, she’s believable.
John Lenon spoke to us of love and peace in his time, and Noush Skaugen is singing about the repercussions of pain from the result of not having both - something we all can relate to. We live in a time of war, both here in the U.S. and in the majority of the world, and I find it intriguing that a British woman would come to the U.S. with nothing, form a band, writer her own music and get a dream accomplished, while quietly impacting millions of people, a collective harmony of very original thoughts and sounds.
Nouhs Skaugen does what all artists strive to achieve, which is to be real or true to their music and who they are and what they have experienced. A level of believability seals the popularity of this artist, and proves that one has to have been there and done that, and I believe she’s as genuine as her fused rhythms, lyrics and melodies. Noush is the next Alanis Morrisette with her rocking soul that is sure to attract a wide demographic of fans around the world. Watching her perform is entrancing as she has the presence and charisma of any legendary rock star.
Noush is primarily performing in California and recording a second album to be released in June 2008. Check out Noush’s Myspace page and be on the look out for upcoming performances in the LA scene.
www.myspace.com/noushskaugen
Remy Forrester - August 2008
Unsigned the magazine
June 30, 2008
She’s beautiful, talented and admittedly clumsy. Noush Skaugen is a musical dynamo that’s cementing her credibility in the alternative ring one stage and interview at a time. Very personable, Noush is an independent artist that represents her craft in a major way.
how do you spell that? an interview with Noush Skaugen
June 30, 2008
brokehipster.com’s dug bagley interviews Noush Skaugen.
The talented and lovely Noush Skaugen has a new album out, entitled Lost and Found. Lucky for us, she took a moment to answer some of our burning questions, while plugging her new album.
click here for the full interview
Indie 104 - iRadio LA picks up 3 songs at once for rotation
January 30, 2008
Indie104 - iRADIO LA was voted the number one independent online radio station by New Music Weekly Magazine. On the air since 1998, iRadio LA is playing 100% original music by indie artists.
Palomino Released on iTunes
January 31, 2007
Amazon, iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, Sony Connect, Digstation and many more to come. And of-course Palomino is also available directly from noushskaugen.com. Amoeba of Hollywood also carries the release in their local stores.
NMM Radio features Noush Skaugen on Alt Rock Channel
January 29, 2007
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