Undoubtedly one of the most visually stunning and musically exciting bands to grace the scene in a long time, THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE have unleashed the video for the first single “In The Dark” from their upcoming album Pins And Needles release date: September 14, 2010 via Metropolis Records.
Month: September 2010
9TH PRINCE’S “SUMMER LOVE” VIDEO FEAT RZA, KINETC & OUTLINES
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Babygrande Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of 9th Prince’s new album “One Man Army.” No stranger to the game, 9th Prince is a founding member of Wu-Tang affiliate group Killarmy, brother to RZA and has once again teamed up with Babygrande to bring the rap game what it has been missing: raw…
JOHN LENNON GIMME SOME TRUTH: FULL TRACKLISTS AND COVER ART
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EMI Music unveils today the complete tracklists and cover art for a broad selection of remastered John Lennon albums and new collections to be released on CD and digitally on October 4th (October 5th in North America). Announced last month, EMI Music’s global John Lennon ‘Gimme Some Truth’ catalogue campaign is being overseen by Yoko…
FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI MAKING A NAME FOR HER MUSIC
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Fervent Records’ GRAMMY-nominated artist and reigning Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Francesca Battistelli is on top of the world right now with her debut album My Paper Heart topping the overall Christian/Gospel Album Chart for four weeks in a row, making her the highest selling female artist in the genre in five years.…
SHOUT! FACTORY TO RELEASE VIDEO GAMES LIVE: LEVEL 2
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Video Games Live, the explosive one-of-a-kind concert event featuring music from the greatest video games of all time as performed by top orchestras and choirs from around the world, is coming to video for the first time as Video Games Live: Level 2, set for release on CD, DVD, and DVD/Blu-ray on October 19 from…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: T-Pain feat. Rick Ross – “Rap 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! T-Pain feat. Rick Ross – “Rap Song”:…
ALICIA KEYS ANNOUNCES NEW PIANO SOFTWARE
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Guitar Center has featured Alicia Keys on the cover of their September “Hi-Tech Guide” issue to discuss the creative need and use of her Native Instruments piano software, “Alicia’s Keys.” Keys’ collaboration with Native Instruments in designing a virtual piano software is a first of its kind. The new and innovative software emulates Keys’ Yamaha…
SNOB DOODLE
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Snob Doodle took a few weeks off this summer. But fear not as he is back at it and as relentless & merciless as ever. That is excatly how we like it!
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2010
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EMINEM AND RIHANNA ARE STILL NUMBER ONE! Eminem and Rihanna’s huge summer hit “Love the Way You Lie” will remain on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a seventh straight week. Katy Perry is hot on their heels as her latest single, “Teenage Dream,” climbs up one spot to number two, while her…
NADIA KAY HEATS SKOPE UP ALL LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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Does it get any better than a three day Labor Day weekend, minus Hurricane Earl? When we first spoke with Nadia Kay she was totally confident and focused. She was prepping her new album ‘Reloaded’ and getting ready to film her video “Captain Skylove.” She was a woman on a mission. Well fast forward six…
Stacie Rose, The Alter-Ego EPs: Means To An End and Raw Sugar
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Following the critical acclaim of 2008’s Shotgun Daisy, Jersey songbird Stacie Rose has released a bang-for-your-buck double record under the guise, The Alter-Ego EPs. The blanket title of the album is fitting in that Rose offers up two very different approaches to song making. Means To An End is a throwback homage to her 80s…
RAH DIGGA HOOKS UP WITH REDMAN FOR THE RMX
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The hip-hop world is abuzz with the promise of a follow-up from one of rap’s most prominent and skilled female emcees, Rah Digga. Following on the heels of her inclusion in BET’s recent documentary My Mic Sounds Nice, Digga delivers a taste of what’s to come with the remix of “This Ain’t No Lil Kid…
OVAL NEW VIDEO FOR “AH!”
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The video shows a group of contemporary dancers whose refined motions and postures are coated in a layer of dust, which provides a visceral visual counterpoint and element of vulnerability to the bristling delicacies of the music.
METAL MAYHEM IN CINCY
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On July 21, 2010, my brother and I had the opportunity to attend a kick-ass show in Cincinnati, Ohio at the RiverBend Music Center. The event was the 2010 Metal Mayhem Festival sponsored by RockStar Energy Drink, so lots of excitement in the summer air! With a great line-up that included: Korn, Rob…
THE DRUMS “DOWN BY THE WATER” VIDEO
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Stacked against the summer’s dance-inducing releases, “Down By The Water” is a breath of fresh air.
ARCADE FIRE “THE WILDERNESS DOWNTOWN” INTERACTIVE FILM
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“The Wilderness Downtown,” an interactive film by Chris Milk featuring “We Used To Wait” from Arcade Fire’s new album The Suburbs can be experienced now at www.thewildernessdowntown.com. Taking its name from a lyric from the aforementioned song–“so when the lights cut out, I was lost, standing in the wilderness downtown”–“The Wilderness Downtown” exemplifies the Google…
MIKE MIDWESTERN SETS ALBUM RELEASE DATE
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Mike Midwestern has titled his new album “Inhibitors” which will be released on September 28, 2010. “Inhibitors”, his first official full length, is more or less an allegory of the death and rebirth of a family establishing its new roots. It will be available at local Twin Cities record stores and online through CD Baby…
KAFANI NEW VIDEO “THIS IS HOW WE DO IT”
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Here’s some new music from Bay Area’s own Kafani. He decided to drop “This Is How We Do It” to get the fans ready for his yet-untitled release (via Big Cat Records/Ice King Music) later this year. [youtube VlzO8QQtQ5c nolink]
David Gray, Foundling
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For a while there, British singer David Gray looked like he was in the middle of a creative chasm. It took the talented songwriter four years to follow up 2005’s Life In Slow Motion album with last year’s fine Draw the Line. Interestingly, the sessions that produced that record turned out to be extremely productive…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2010
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KATY PERRY TOPS DIGITAL SONG CHART The title track off Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream album climbs to number one on the Digital Songs chart, selling over 259-thousand downloads. This marks Perry’s second number one song of the year. She reigned on the top for five weeks with the album’s first single, “California Gurls.”…
CHIDDY BANG SET TO RELEASE “THE PREVIEW” ON OCTOBER 12TH
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Genre bending duo Chiddy Bang, comprised of rapper Chiddy and producer Xaphoon Jones, are set to digitally release a prequel to their forthcoming debut album entitled “The Preview” on October 12th. “The Preview” is an eight song album and documents the incredible journey the group has had over the last year, starting from underground…
HEART RELEASE ‘RED VELVET CAR’ / TRAILER
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With anticipation mounting for Heart’s August 31 release of their first new studio album in six years, Red Velvet Car, Heart is seeing success on the road and at radio with their singles “WTF” and “Hey You” seeing increased airplay on AC, AAA and Classic Rock stations across the country.
Ra Ra Riot, The Orchard
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If you haven’t heard of Ra Ra Riot, don’t fret: it won’t be long now before this band is the biggest thing in the indie universe. Possessing the flair for dramatic brilliance of The Hidden Cameras and the genuine, soft songwriting skills of Bright Eyes finer work, Ra Ra Riot seem to have everything going…
NEW CASSANDRA WILSON ALBUM
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Silver Pony, the stunning new album from multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop chanteuse Cassandra Wilson, will be released by EMI’s Blue Note Records on November 9. Wilson, whose remarkable, husky-tinged vibrato has created a trademark sound for her as an artist, will be touring worldwide in support of the release which features special guests saxophonist Ravi…
BILL COSBY GOES DIGITAL WITH MOBILE APPS
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The message of Bill Cosby’s timeless rapport with children and families may not have changed, but the medium has. OBKB is his latest creation that brings to on-line media the same special qualities that made The Cosby Show and Fat Albert iconic television favorites the world over. Through your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch,…
ELTON JOHN & LEON RUSSELL TO RELEASE FIRST SINGLE
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Decca Records is pleased to announce the single release of “If It Wasn’t for Bad,” available now on iTunes and all digital retailers. The highly anticipated single is the first to be made available from The Union, the collaborative album with Elton John and Leon Russell to be released October 19th in the U.S.…
DYNAS NEW VIDEO “THE APARTMENT” PRODUCED BY J DILLA
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The Apartment” is not only the title track off Dynas’ most recent album, but it is also the foundation of the entire project on Badgramma/BBE Records.
SEPTEMBER 2010 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have chose a select group of amazing musicians that will be speaking directly to the Skope readers. As always we encourage readers to dig deeper and check out their EPK’s.
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, SEPTEMBER 2010
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Various Artists, Sounds of Rhythm & Culture (ESL Music) Washington DC-based electronica duo Thievery Corporation are the minds behind this compilation of varying degrees of chill, all of it advanced and terrific. It’s advertised as the sound of DC, but even though that’s a utopian wet dream, it’s a worthy one. I can’t…
