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Month: June 2009
SICK PUPPIES FIRST SINGLE “YOU’RE GOING DOWN” / DATES
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Australian trio Sick Puppies are gearing up to release Tri-Polar, their second major label album, and follow-up to Dressed Up As Life. Like their freshman release, new album, Tri-Polar will feature producer credits in Rock Mafia’s Antonina Armato and Tim James.
BIG GATES RECORDS PRESENTS PLIES NEW SINGLE “BECKY”
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There’s been alot of hype around the new PLIES single dropping today so BIG GATES RECORDS & UGOTWAX have teamed up to give you a WORLD PREMIERE you won’t forget. The day has FINALLY arrived that the streets have been begging for.
KINGS OF LEON LAUNCH LABEL
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The Kings of Leon are practically the biggest band on the planet and now they’ve decided to take on the record label business. NME.com reports that the band is launching a label in association with Los Angeles music publisher Bug Music. The first act that the Kings will support is a fellow Tennessee band called…
NKOTB CANCEL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA
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The global recession is affecting everyone, even world-famous musicians. The New Kids on the Block have been forced to cancel the Australian leg of their world tour. In a message on the group’s Web site, singer Donnie Wahlberg wrote that they “tried very hard to make it work.” Read what else he…
FORMER EVANESCENCE MEMBERS REGROUP WITH AN IDOL
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Former Evanescence members Ben Moody, John LeCompt and Rocky Gray have formed a new hard rock band called The Fallen. USA Today reports that former American Idol contestant Carly Smithson will be their lead singer. Their debut song, “Bury Me Alive,” will be available on Monday for free download at WeAreTheFallen.com. The…
BLACK EYED PEAS TENTH WEEK ON TOP
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For an 11th consecutive week, Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow” holds on to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But the group may wind up knocking the song out of the number one position with their second single, “I Gotta Feeling,” which debuts at number two. Keri Hilson’s “Knock…
EMINEM IS PLATINUM STATUS
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According to the Nielsen SoundScan, Eminem’s Relapse album has sold over one-million records in the four weeks since its release. This is Em’s fifth major studio album that’s been certified platinum — he has two other compilation LPs that have also had the same success. Relapse currently sits at number three on the Billboard 200…
OZZY’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY OUT IN ENGLAND IN OCTOBER
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Ozzy Osbourne’s long-awaited memoir will hit shelves overseas on October 1st. According to TheBookseller.com, the autobiography is called I Am Ozzy and tells the Prince of Darkness’ life story in his own voice. It was originally due to come out in 2007. No word on when it will be out here in…
TWISTED SISTER ‘STAY HUNGRY 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION’ LISTENING PARTY
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Rhino Re-masters 1984 Top 20 Smash Album With A Bonus Disc Of Unreleased Studio Recordings, Plus A New Track By The Original Lineup For 25TH Anniversary Edition.
TWIN BROS MUTT DOGG & BULLET BOY ARE THUGGED OUT / VIDEOS
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Mutt teamed up with his twin Brother BULLET BOY aka Jeff Goseby and they plan to become a household name. “Thugged Out” is beyond doubt on their way to joining the rap royalty ranks of successful rappers Lil Wayne, TI and Jay Z.
PLIES READY TO SAY WHO “BECKY” IS
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Rap sensation and recording artist Plies is releasing his newest and most anticipated single “Becky” this Friday June 19th, 2009 from his 4th album titled “Goon Affiliated” after just a short six months after releasing his third album, Da REAList, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Rap Charts Plies just can not get himself…
KEYGRIP NEW VIDEO FOR “IF I COULD (YOU KNOW I WOULD)”
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New York City’s keygrip are proud to release the video for the first single from their debut EP vis-Ã -vis. The lush, ‘80s brit-pop of “If I Could (You Know I Would)” welcomes video accompaniment from photographer/director Mike Kobal and can be experienced at: SKOPE IT HERE! www.myspace.com/keygripband
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: ERIKO “THROW DEM DOLLARS”
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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! ERIKO “THROW DEM DOLLARS”: SKOPE IT HERE!
HUEY PLOTS COMEBACK WITH “PAYOW” FEAT JUELZ SANTANA & BOBBY V
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It’s been some time since “Pop, Lock, and Drop It” established Huey as one of the hottest up and coming artists in the game. While some would see their career falter or even fail, Huey has taken the time off to get in the lab, mature, and develop into a complete artist.
THE MARS VOLTA LAUNCH INTERACTIVE SITE FOR NEW ALBUM
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In anticipation of their June 23rd release of Octohedron, The Mars Volta’s fifth studio album, the Mars Volta have launched an interactive artwork experience site, which features hidden surprises that will be revealed to the most intrepid and curious of hunters, including the audio for the new track “Since We’ve Been Wrong”. Check it out…
METAL GOD ROB HALFORD LAUNCHES METAL GOD RECORDS
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Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford are pleased to announce the launch of Metal God Records – a new music label providing global physical and digital distribution services for the world’s Rock and Metal performers. ‘It’s been a long desire of mine to be a co-owner and participate in the operation of a label focused…
KIM LENZ “TOUCH ME” MP3 FROM NEW ALBUM ‘IT’S ALL TRUE’ / VIDEO
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Kim Lenz has established herself as much more than just the top modern rockabilly songstress with a pair of widely praised albums for Hightone Records and rapturously received performances across the world.
COOL VIDEOS OF GOMEZ FROM SXSW 2009
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Check out some great new footage that was taken during Gomez’s visit to Austin, TX, this March at this year’s SXSW Music Festival below. See the band in an intimate rehearsal as well as interesting video taken from a photo shoot in East Austin. “A New Tide,” Gomez’s latest album, is now out on ATO…
VOTE NOW FOR GUITAR HERO MUSIC AWARDS 2009
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The Guitar Hero Smash Hits 2009 Music Awards are up and running. Fans can vote for their favorite songs and artists in a variety of categories at SmashHits.GuitarHero.com. Bands up for awards include Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy and Jane’s Addiction! Cast your vote now. SKOPE IT HERE!
OUR LADY PEACE VIDEO FOR “ALL YOU DID WAS SAVE MY LIFE”
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Check out Our Lady Peace’s video for “All You Did Was Save My Life” the first single off of the upcoming album Burn Burn out July 21st.
BLACK TIDE PREMIERE “WARRIORS OF TIME” VIDEO
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Florida metallers Black Tide have just premiered their video for “Warriors of Time” EXCLUSIVELY on MTV2. The animated video, directed by Lance Sells, follows Black Tide’s mascot, The Bastard, as he travels through the past, present, and future! SKOPE IT HERE! Having already conquered both Ozzfest and the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, Black Tide are…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: HAZE FEAT MAX B “PROFILING”
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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! HAZE FEAT MAX B “PROFILING”: SKOPE IT…
DISNEY.COM LAUNCHES U ROCK 2
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Disney.com announced today the launch of U Rock 2, a stand-out promotion that gives fans the opportunity to create their own music videos set to songs from popular Disney artists and post their original videos on the U Rock site (www.Disney.com/URock). The most popular U Rock video finalists, voted on by fans, will win…
TORI AMOS GETS INTERVIEWED ON SHOCKHOUND.COM
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Check out the latest story behind Tori Amos’ new album, Abnormally Attracted To Sin, as she explains its “spiritual erotica” theme and why the Beatles’ Abbey Road was so important to her as a songwriter. SKOPE IT HERE!
BECK.COM EXTENSIVE OVERHAUL TO FEATURE DEBUT OF RECORD CLUB
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Beck.com will be undergoing an extensive overhaul in the next month. It will feature several new sections, including Record Club, a regular meeting of various musicians to record an entire album in one day. Due to the time constraints involved in recording a record in a day, an album will be chosen to be…
AIR ANNOUNCE THEIR FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM RELEASE ‘LOVE 2’ FOR OCTOBER 6
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Internationally revered French electronic pop duo AIR, Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, will release their fifth studio album Love 2 on October 6th, the follow-up to 2007’s acclaimed Pocket Symphony, and the first production to spring to life from their very own state-of-the-art recording facility Atlas Studio. Love 2 tracklisting: 01. Do The Joy 02.…
AIR ANNOUNCE THEIR FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM RELEASE ‘LOVE 2’ FOR OCTOBER 6th
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Internationally revered French electronic pop duo AIR, Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, will release their fifth studio album Love 2 on October 6th, the follow-up to 2007’s acclaimed Pocket Symphony, and the first production to spring to life from their very own state-of-the-art recording facility Atlas Studio. Love 2 tracklisting: 01. Do The Joy 02.…
GALLOWS WARPED TOUR DATES / AUDIO
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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.
Diana Krall, Live in Rio DVD
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It’s not everyday when one comes across a music DVD that is enjoyable from start to finish. That’s the feeling you get from watching and listening to jazz vocalist Diana Krall’s recent DVD release, “Live in Rio.” A sultry mix of bossa nova, jazz and samba, Krall, who for nearly two decades has smashed…
Groove Kings, Blood Red
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Howard Forman jammin’ away on guitar and Irene Marc belting out the vocals make up the heart and soul of Groove Kings. These two musicians seem to have a special connection when it comes to creating a musical groove. The combo between Forman’s precision on guitar stacked with Marc’s passion at the mic…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Cage “Look At What You Did”
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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Cage “Look At What You Did” (prod.…
CAVO BURNING UP ROCK RADIO WITH DEBUT SINGLE “CHAMPAGNE”
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Reprise recording artists Cavo continue to burn up the charts on Rock radio with their propulsive debut single “Champagne.” After hitting airwaves on April 13th, the track has reached an audience of more than 24 million, scoring 124 radio adds amongst all Rock formats. It has claimed the No. 7 slot on Active…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: J-EyE “Follow Me (The Twitter Song)”
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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! J-EyE “Follow Me (The Twitter Song)”: SKOPE…
PETE YORN REACHES #5 ON THE ITUNES ALBUMS CHART AND #1 ON THE ITUNES ALTERNATIVE CHART
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Pete Yorn’s Back And Fourth was released exclusively via iTunes today, and the album has already shot to No. 1 on the Alternative album chart and No. 5 on the overall sales count… And the West Coast is barely awake yet! Back And Fourth – which was released on iTunes with the bonus track “Rooftop”…
GREAT NORTHERN OFFER SAMPLER OF ‘REMIND ME WHERE THE LIGHT IS’
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Great Northern has just released their sophomore release titled, Remind Me Where The Light Is. On their sophomore album, Bixler and Stolte are not afraid to delve into darkness. Taking that risk helped them find beauty in sadness, the uplifting elements in the devastating. “We took a lot more risks by entering uncomfortable territory that…
THE CRYSTAL METHOD VIDEO FEATURING MATISYAHU
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Upon its release on May 12, Divided By Night hit #1 on iTunes’ Electronic Music chart and #1 on Amazon. It also debuted on various Billboard charts including: #38 Top 200 Albums, #2 Top Electronic Albums, #3 Top Digital Albums and #4 Top Independent Albums. It features a vast array of guests including vocalists…
PAOLO NUTINI AUDIO & VIDEO FOR “CANDY” FROM ‘SUNNY SIDE UP’ ALBUM
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If you think you know Paolo Nutini, think again. His two million selling 2006 debut album, These Streets, established the young Scotsman as a leading light amongst the new wave of singer-songwriters. Paolo’s extraordinary follow up, Sunny Side Up, casts him in a whole other light.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Fokis “Internet Going Nuts”
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Water & Bodies “Free World”
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