WYNTON MARSALIS TO RELEASE “HE AND SHE” MARCH 24
January 27, 2009
On March 24, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis will release his fifth Blue Note recording, He and She. It’s an ambitious effort, combining spoken word and music, and Marsalis has given his quintet some formidable charts. The album is tempered with flashes of humor and plenty of swing. There’s ease and elegance and more than a little wisdom in these grooves.
He and She is about that eternally compelling and most elemental of subjects, the relationship between a man and a woman. Marsalis hasn’t merely crafted a love story, but a life story – a bittersweet rumination about the evanescence of life as well as the elusiveness of romance. Time is very much at the heart of He and She: the swift passage of time over the course of one’s life, the mood-altering shifts of time in the duration of a song.
GEORGE BUSH RESURRECTS JOHN FORTE THROUGH PARDON / VIDEOS / MP3
January 27, 2009
On November 24, 2008, Forté was granted a commutation by President George W. Bush after having served more than seven years of a fourteen-year federal prison sentence.
NEW MUSIC RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 1/27/08
January 27, 2009
Here are Skope’s picks for this week’s new releases. We have new albums this week from Katt Williams, Kylie Minogue, The Bird And The Bee, Cappadonna, Hoobastank, Duncan Sheik, and much more!
The Bird and the Bee
Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
Blue Note
Indie Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Franz Ferdinand
Tonight
Domino
New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Bruce Springsteen
Working on a Dream
Columbia
Album Rock, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo at Pasadena
Verve
Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Traditional Pop
Ashford & Simpson
The Real Thing
Burgundy
Soul, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, Contemporary R&B
Zuill Bailey
Zuill Bailey: Russian Masterpieces for Cello and Orchestra
Telarc
Romantic & Modern Music for Cello & Orchestra
Gato Barbieri
Chapter One: Latin America
Verve
Latin Jazz, World Fusion, Free Jazz
Borah Bergman Trio
Luminescence
Tzadik
Avant-Garde Jazz, Avant-Garde
Ran Blake
Driftwoods
Tompkins Square
Avant-Garde Jazz, Standards, Post-Bop, Ballads
James Brown
Singles, Vol. 6: 1969-1970
Hip-O Select
Funk, Soul, Blaxploitation
Cappadonna
Slang Prostitution
Chambermusik
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Peter Cincotti
East of Angel Town
Sire/ London/Rhino
Vocal Jazz, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Cotton Jones Basket Ride
Paranoid Cocoon
Suicide Squeeze
Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Dälek
Gutter Tactics
Ipecac
Left-Field Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap
Pat DiNizio & Buddy Holly
Pat Dinizio/Buddy Holly
Koch
Pop-Metal, Garage Rock Revival, Rock & Roll
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Echoes of the Mountains
Rounder
Progressive Bluegrass, Appalachian Folk, Old-Timey, Contemporary Bluegrass, String Bands, Traditional Bluegrass
Chris Duarte
396
Blues Bureau
Modern Electric Blues
John Frusciante
The Empyrean
Record Collection
Emo, Indie Rock
The Full Blast
Black Hole
Atavistic
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Free
The Green Fields of America
The Green Fields of America
Compass
Traditional Irish Folk, Traditional Celtic, Irish Folk
Pat Green
What I’m For
BNA
Contemporary Country, Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock
Tom Harrell
Prana Dance
Highnote
Post-Bop
Hoobastank
For(n)ever
Island
Post-Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock
Incredible String Band
Tricks of the Senses
Hux
British Folk-Rock, British Folk, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic
The Jacksons
Destiny [Expanded Edition]
Epic/Legacy
Soul, Funk, Disco, Quiet Storm
The Jacksons
Triumph [Expanded Edition]
Epic/Legacy
Soul, Funk, Disco, Quiet Storm
Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette
Yesterdays
ECM
Standards, Post-Bop, Modern Creative
Jay Dee
Yancey Boys Instrumentals
Delicious Vinyl
Midwest Rap, Underground Rap
Quincy Jones
You’ve Got It Bad Girl
Verve
Contemporary Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Soul
Chuck Loeb
#1 Smooth Jazz Radio Hits
Shanachie
Smooth Jazz
Loney Dear
Dear John
Polyvinyl
Swedish Pop/Rock, Indie Pop
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
Eye Legacy
Mass Appeal
Pop-Rap, Urban, Contemporary R&B
Charlie Louvin
Less and Less & I Don’t Love You Anymore
Capitol
Close Harmony, Traditional Country
Dean Martin
Amore
Capitol
Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop
Paul McCartney
Amoeba’s Secret
Hear Music
Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Album Rock
Anne Akiko Meyers
Smile
Koch International Classics
Romantic, Modern & Contemporary Music for Violin & Pano
Kylie Minogue
Boombox
Astralwerks
Dance-Pop, Euro-Pop, Club/Dance, Euro-Dance, Pop/Rock
Nickel Eye
The Time of the Assassins
Rykodisc
Indie Rock
Of Montreal
An Eluardian Instance (Jon Brion Remix EP)
Polyvinyl
Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Club/Dance, Dance-Pop
Mark Olson/Gary Louris
Ready for the Flood
Hacktone
Americana, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
Reneé Olstead
Skylark
Reprise/143
Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
QUaX Ensemble
Cornelius Cardew: Treatise
Mode
Avant-Garde Chamber Music
Thomas Quasthoff
Italian Arias
Deutsche Grammophon
Classical Opera Arias
Enrico Rava
New York Days
ECM
Post-Bop, Modern Creative
Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes
Def Jam
Club/Dance, Dance-Pop, Urban
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Old Money
Stones Throw
Experimental Rock, Space Rock
Roses Kings Castles
Roses Kings Castles
Sycamore Club
Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women
Havin’ the Last Word
Alligator
Modern Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues
Jamie Saft
Black Shabbis
Tzadik
Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal
Duncan Sheik
Whisper House
RCA Victor
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Matthew Shipp
Harmonic Disorder
Thirsty Ear
Avant-Garde Jazz
Frank Sinatra
Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love [Deluxe]
Rhino
Traditional Pop, American Popular Song
Doug Stone
Live at Billy Bob’s Texas
Smith Music Group
Neo-Traditionalist Country
Various Artists
Grammy Nominees 2009
Rhino
Pop Idol, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary R&B, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop, Adult Contemporary
Various Artists
Michael Fiday: Same Rivers Different
Innova
Modern Vocal & Chamber Music
Volcano Suns
All-Night Lotus Party [Bonus Tracks]
Merge
American Underground, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Hardcore, College Rock
Volcano Suns
The Bright Orange Years [Bonus Tracks]
Merge
American Underground, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Hardcore, College Rock
Gene Watson
Reflections/Should I Come Home
Hux
Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
Tyrone Wells
Remain
Republic
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Paul Weston
A Life in Music: Songwriter, Composer, Arranger
JSP
Traditional Pop, Mood Music, Instrumental Pop
Katt Williams (Photo)
It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’
Warner Bros.
Observational Humor, Standup Comedy
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Later Years 1939-1947
JSP
Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues
MEMBERS OF GOMEZ, PHANTOM PLANET AND MAROON 5 TEAM UP FOR OPERATION ALOHA
January 27, 2009
The 14 musicians who make up OPERATION ALOHA had an amazing opportunity. With a month of free time in between tours, recording and the general chaos of their schedules, each musician flew to the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii to live in a strange compound of tree houses with friends whom they respect and share common interests with. Captivated by the magnificence of the island, members of Maroon 5, Gomez and Phantom Planet, among others, decided to plug in some instruments and see what happens. The end result is a collection of songs that captures the tranquility, freedom and spirit of Hawaii. Their self-released and self-titled debut will be released on May 12th.
Operation Aloha Musicians:
Dajon Everett (Gomez)
Ian Ball (Gomez)
James Valentine (Maroon 5)
Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5)
Olly Peacock (Gomez)
Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet)
Christopher Wray-McCann (Photographer)
Charles Danek
Fil Krohnengold (All Spots To Black)
Mathew Chaney
Maureen Wray-McCann
Nadav Kahn (Kahn Brothers)
Saam Gabbay
Will Nash
DISTURBED LAUNCH MUSIC AS A WEAPON IV FESTIVAL
January 27, 2009
Fresh off their headlining North American tour in support of their platinum album Indestructible, Grammy-nominated hard-rock band Disturbed will launch the Music As A Weapon IV Tour—a music, tattoo, and lifestyle festival—presented by Samsung Mobile and powered by Sprint.
AMALGAM DIGITAL TO RELEASE KURIOUS JORGE’S ‘II’ MARCH 2009 / VIDEOS
January 27, 2009
Golden age fans of Hip Hop will remember full page split advertisements in The Source Magazine for what was at the time two of Columbia’s most promising Hip Hop artists Debut albums. One half of the advertisement was Nas “Illmatic” and the other was for Kurious Jorge “A Constipated Monkey”.
LADY SOVEREIGN GETS HELD UP AT THE BORDER / MP3 / DATES
January 27, 2009
Due to Visa complications, Lady Sovereign’s press days and shows have been pushed back a week. Below are the new dates and a naughty bootleg mash-up of her new album for the hassle.
JIG-RAW! – LADY SOVEREIGN vs JACK BEATS:
Mon Feb 2 – Pianos, NYC (8:30pm)
Weds Feb 4 – Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago
Fri Feb 6 – Echo, LA
NEW VIDEO FROM ANNUALS “CONFESSOR”
January 27, 2009
With an album cover painting by Bob Ross, an amazing video for first song “Confessor” by Terry Gilliam’s right-hand man Daniel Auber, and live shows that are winning over new fans every night, Annuals are a name you’ll be hearing a lot this winter. With two drum kits, six members, loads of instruments and performances packed with energy, Annuals electrify the room with every performance. This tour will see support from Jessica Lea Mayfield and friends What Laura Says, who are signed to Annuals’ label, Terpsikhore.
Please check out the video for “Confessor”:
FROM SWEDEN COMES DEAD MAN / MP3 / US DATES
January 27, 2009
Get Euphoric with Sweden’s DEAD MAN: “A Pinch of Salt” available for download or streaming now here on Skopemag.com.
SARAH BRIGHTMAN SYMPHONY LIVE IN VIENNA TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH 2009
January 27, 2009
Due to overwhelming demand by her devoted fans, Manhattan Records will make a CD/DVD of Sarah Brightman’s PBS special Symphony – Live in Vienna, available at retail for the first time on March 10, 2009. The package features the best-selling British soprano’s spine-tingling performance at Vienna’s magnificent Stephansdome Cathedral on January 16th, 2008, in both audio and visual formats. The Symphony – Live in Vienna television special debuted on PBS in March 2008 during the network’s spring pledge drive and aired throughout the month.
