Kestrels, Primary Colours
Maybe it was just where I grew up, but in high school, every band sounded the same. They were hookey […]
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Japandroids, Post-Nothing
Buzz bands walk a very, very fine line. More often than not, the first thing your average music consumer hears
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Rich Hope, Is Gonna Whip It On Ya
Where do the blues come from? Is it a persistent hole in one’s soul that’s only filled by dirty jams
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Kill Hannah “Tokyo”
We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is
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PLEASURE P NEW VIDEO “UNDER” & R KELLY TOUR
Swagga Entertainment / Atlantic Recording artist, Pleasure P has just linked up with R. Kelly on his upcoming “Ladies Make
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PAUL MCCARTNEY LIVE IN NYC DVD COMING NOVEMBER 17
Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a
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JEFFREE STAR “BEAUTY KILLER” DEBUTS AT #2 ON BILLBOARD’S HEATSEEKERS CHART
Jeffree Star’s debut album Beauty Killer debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart this week. It also debuted at #7
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HOT CHELLE RAE ARE HITTING THE ROAD WITH THIRD EYE BLIND / MP3
Chelle Rae will be the main support to Third Eye Blind for two weeks in October. The tour leads
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: FIEND “TRAP SPOT” (Clean)
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TAKING BACK SUNDAY SET TO RELEASE ‘LIVE FROM BAMBOOZLE ’09’
Taking Back Sunday has announced, via takingbacksunday.com, the release of Live From Bamboozle ’09. The digital album will be available
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METALLICA TO OFFER SINGLE-TRACK DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
Launched in March 2004, www.livemetallica.com has enabled fans to purchase and download full live sets of Metallica’s concerts, often within
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FALLBROOKE NEW VIDEO FOR “TAKE ME UNDER”
The LA (by way of Florida) pop punks made waves with their video for “Losin’ It,” featuring their friend Mandy
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STEVE VAI, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
First off, there are hordes of great, eye-popping guitarists roaming the stages across the globe. Steve Vai is in
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THE BEATLES, RARE AND UNSEEN
This release is a documentary, featuring rare glimpses of the Fab Four, and dialogue by many of their associates like
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PEARL JAM TOPS BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART
Pearl Jam debuts at number one on the Billboard album chart this week with their ninth studio album, Backspacer, which
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KANYE SPAZZED OUT OVER CHICKEN
Vibe.com reports during Common’s benefit show last weekend in Los Angeles, Kanye West exploded after he wasn’t offered food while
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SHINS SINGER AND DANGER MOUSE FORM BROKEN BELLS
According to Pitchfork.com, Shins frontman James Mercer has formed a new band with Danger Mouse, and they call themselves Broken
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TAYLOR SWIFT TO APPEAR ON JOHN MAYER ALBUM
According to CountryMusicIsLove, Taylor Swift will be featured in a song on John Mayer’s upcoming album, Battle Studies. Mayer started
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SKOPE & ALICE IN CHAINS GIVING AWAY A NEW GUITAR
To celebrate the release of Black Gives Way To Blue, Alice In Chains and Skope Magazine are giving one lucky
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WEAVER NAMED EVP OF ATLANTIC RECORDS
Kevin Weaver has been promoted to Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Records Group, it was announced by Atlantic Records
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RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, OCTOBER 2009
Infected Mushroom, Legend Of The Black Shawarma (Adrenaline Records) Lot of blah-de-blah on the blogs and such about this not