Month: January 2010

FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO

Check out the behind the scenes look at The Friday Night Boy’s video for “Stupid Love Letter”! The video will premiere on Friday, January 22nd on MTVu and MTVu.com. The band will also be headlining the “Once It Hits Your Lips” Tour beginning January 23rd.   “Stupid Love Letter” is also featured on the When…

SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Drew Danburry “Religion of Me”

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! Drew Danburry “Religion of Me”: SKOPE IT…

THE HONORARY TITLE’S JARROD GORBEL RELEASES SOLO EP

Jarrod Gorbel, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter behind esteemed indie act The Honorary Title, announces the self-release of a solo EP.   “Ten Years Older” will be available digitally on January 19th, 2010.   The collection, recorded in New York, is a taste of what is to come with Gorbel’s approaching full-length solo album, Devil’s Made A…

JOE SATRIANI CD/DVD TRAILER & GIVEAWAY

Veteran guitar legend Joe Satriani, one of the world’s most renowned instrumental artists, recorded Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock! on May 27, 2008 at The Grand Rex Theater in Paris, France. The brand new live two-disc CD and DVD will be released on February 2, 2010 through Epic Records.  

COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 LINE-UP

The 11th COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL will feature a mix of artists ranging from Pavement, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Tiësto, Faith No More, Deadmau5, David Guetta, MGMT and Public Image Limited.   Set for Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at the beautiful…

GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE LIVE CHAT TODAY – 1/20/10

Tune in to Justin.tv tomorrow at 3pm PST for a live chat with Green River Ordinance!   The Texas rockers will be answering fans’ questions about their upcoming headlining tour, new single “Come On,” and current release Out of My Hands.   “Come On” recently cracked Top 20 on Billboard’s Hot Adult Rock chart and…

MATT AND KIM PLAY COACHELLA 2010

The band will perform Sunday, April 18th   which also features a headlining performance by the Gorillaz and sets by Thom York, Pavement, Phoenix, Spoon, and Julian Casablancas among others. Matt and Kim had a whirlwind 2009. They released their sophomore album Grand (FADER Label), performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, won Breakthrough Video at the…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20th, 2010

MTV’S HOPE FOR HAITI NOW CONCERT LINE-UP Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Sting, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, and Taylor Swift will all perform at MTV’s Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief on Friday. The show will also feature…

MR. NEXT: THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOUND

Tommy (Mr. Next) taught himself to play guitar, drums, bass and piano by the time he was 16. He is a one man band gone from drummer to producer, producing a hybrid of alternative funk and goth with a touch of electronic production and a loyalty to the acoustic guitar.  

The Sumner Brothers, The Sumner Brothers

I must begin this review with a confession: I am very weary of contemporary country. It seems that what gets churned out of the Nashville machine is either too “boo hoo” or too “Yee Haw” for this correspondent’s liking and my reviews tend to reflect this. That being said, the new self-titled album from The…

Hollerado, Record In A Bag

Hollerado are nothing if not one of the most unique acts coming out of Canada at the moment. Record In A Bag, the band’s debut is a fresh, wholesome listen. The band may be young, but their punkish charm is so damn flagrant that they give new meaning to “Throwing caution to the wind.” “Do…

The Band of Heathens, One Foot In The Ether

From the opening slow, grooving foot-stomping crunch of “L.A. County Blues,” you know that One Foot In The Ether, the latest from The Band Of Heathens isn’t a record to be taken lightly. Full of the kind of blue collar grit that country-rock ought to possess, The Band Of Heathens walk with a boisterous swagger…

V V BROWN DATES

Following a year’s worth of continuous praise from her home base in the U.K., echoed by enthusiastic plaudits from Stateside media tastemakers, the warm-voiced, strikingly visual singer-songwriter V V BROWN will give U.S. audiences a bigger taste of her talents later this month, when she plays her North American debut live shows. These appearances coincide…

DISNEY BETS ON STERLING KNIGHT / VIDEO

Sterling Knight’s music video for “StarStruck” has just premiered on the Disney Channel, Disney.com and Disney’s mobile site! The title track from the brand new Disney Channel Original movie starring Knight, Danielle Campbell, Brandon Mychal Smith and Chelsea Staub will appear on the film’s Soundtrack due out on February 9th.  

NUKE THE SOUP, MAKE WAVES NOT WAR

Nuke The Soup is an all-original & brand new project thanks in part to the vision of veteran musician, Mark Davison. Davison is the lead singer/songwriter while also handling guitar parts and Mark is actually the founding member of Cubic Feet.   This music vet from Maryland even came up with the group logo, which…

SERJ TANKIAN RELEASE “ELECT THE DEAD” MP3 & TRAILER

On March 16th, 2009, Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional front men, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral interpretation of his critically acclaimed debut solo album Elect the Dead.

ROB SWIFT RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “RABIA”

Master turntablist Rob Swift has strived to expand the definition of Hip Hop since his first release in the mid-90’s.   In an age where creating an iTunes play list is the sole prerequisite for being called a DJ, Swift’s boundary-pushing new release, The Architect, is a refreshing reminder that the 1’s and 2’s are…

WILLIE NELSON SIGNS WITH ROUNDER RECORDS

Rounder Records is pleased to announce the signing of American legend, songwriter, actor, and social activist, Willie Nelson.   Nelson is the creative genius behind many chart toppers including “Crazy,” “Hello Walls,” “Red Headed Stranger,” and “Stardust.”   His career has spanned six decades and more than 200 albums.   He is the President and…

CYPRESS HILL SIGN WITH PRIORITY RECORDS/EMI

Legendary hip-hop/rock group CYPRESS HILL have signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Priority/EMI and are gearing up for the April 6th release of RISE UP, their first new studio album in six years. The deal is the first artist signing by Priority Records Creative Chairman Snoop Dogg. “My role as Creative Chairman of Priority Records…

The Thermals, Now We Can See

The last thing the world needs is another generic power-punk three piece. But the first thing that the world needs is more of Portland’s The Thermals. Quite simply, this is power-punk with a potent message. There is nothing generic about these three; Now We Can See, their latest screams with youthful urgency. Not bad for…

VAMPIRE WEEKEND RELEASE NEW SONGS FOR GUITAR HERO

Today, a new Vampire Weekend three-song track pack is available for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.   The popular band returns to the Guitar Hero franchise with the Vampire Weekend Track Pack   featuring two songs – “Cousins” and “Holiday” – from their brand-new album Contra as well as “The Kids Don’t Stand a…

Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada, Coconut Rock Deluxe Edition

Listen up, this is how everyone should make an album. A brilliant mix of of genres, it blends seamlessly into a psychedelic/Latin/funk/dub masterpiece. I’d bet money that you’ll be tapping your toe or dancing along to it’s hypnotic rhythms by track five. Sounding like Frank Zappa decided to do a Latin infused album with DJ…

MUSIC UP CLOSE WITH JANIE – JANUARY 2010

Welcome to a new decade, music lovers! We are starting off the year a little late due to some major internet and computer problems and some remodeling here at the Music Up Close Club. That’s why you hear all of that hammering and the buzz drone of drills. We’re changing up things here so that…

DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS’ LIVE IN LAS VEGAS

On February 9th, Bama Rags/RCA Records will release Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’ Live In Las Vegas, a 2-CD set capturing their December 12, 2009 show at the Theater for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The concert was the culmination of “An Acoustic Weekend with Dave Matthews…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 15th, 2010

KE$HA TOPS BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART Ke$ha tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth straight week with “TiK ToK.”   Meanwhile, another song off her number one album Animal, “Blah Blah Blah” featuring 3Oh!3, is this week’s biggest debut, coming in at number seven.   Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” holds steady at number two,…

William Funk, The Veronica Sessions

With a friggin’ cool name like William Funk and a hot new record, what more could you want?   According to William Funk, there is a lot more to life than a rad name and a bunch of new songs.   There is a much bigger purpose & meaning behind the making of The Veronica…