Recording artist, DJ, and producer Blaqstarr will release The Divine EP on N.E.E.T./Interscope Records on January 25th, 2011. The six-song collection is the Baltimore native’s debut recording for N.E.E.T., the label imprint launched by British/Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. Blaqstarr, often known as DJ Blaqstarr, experienced local success in the early 2000s with a series of…
Month: November 2010
IRON & WINE NEW ALBUM JANUARY 2011
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Iron & Wine will release Kiss Each Other Clean on January 25th, 2011. The first new music in more than three years from the band led by Sam Beam will be made available through Warner Bros. Records in North America and 4AD in Europe, Japan, and Australia. Kiss Each Other Clean’sk opening track, “Walking Far…
LISTENING PARTY: QUEENSRYCHE LIVE IN LONDON VIA 11/15/1990
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In celebration of the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of QUEENSRŸCHE EMPIRE on November 9th Skope is posting a stream of RESISTANCE (recorded live at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on 11/15/90).
Delicate Steve, Wondervisions
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It’s safe to say you’ve never heard a band quite like New Jersey’s Delicate Steve. Oh, sure, there are some clear reference points in the band’s psychedelic, guitar heavy instrumentals (particularly Dirty Projectors, whose maestro/guitar god Dave Longstreth also makes a point of pushing his instrument’s boundaries), but beneath all the synth squeals, trademark…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2010
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NKOTBSB TOUR DATES! As we previously reported, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys have announced a tour. The NKOTBSB Tour has confirmed shows in Toronto, New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Los Angeles with additional dates to be announced soon. The two groups will share the stage at the American Music…
RUBBLEBUCKET OFFER BEATLES COVER MP3
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Fresh off the release of the Triangular Daisies EP (Sin Duda Records), Rubblebucket is giving away the second track from the EP, “Michelle.” The track is the band’s left-field take on The Beatles’ Rubber Soul classic, which finds the band turning McCartney’s somber ballad into a spacey, orchestral groove.
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS TO RELEASE GO-GO BOOTS
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Drive-By Truckers will release Go-Go Boots, on February 15, 2011 on ATO Records. Go-Go Boots is their eleventh record and was produced by their longtime producer, David Barbe (Deerhunter, Bettye LaVette, Sugar). In conjunction with Go-Go Boots, they’ll also be releasing their documentary The Secret to a Happy Ending on DVD. Go-Go Boots…
METRIC DEBUTS “BLACK SHEEP” MUSIC VIDEO
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The official music video for “Black Sheep” by Metric from the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Soundtrack is now available for all to see! The video was shot when Metric performed “Black Sheep” in July 2010 at Comic-Con in San Diego after a surprise screening of Scott Pilgrim with the director and cast. [youtube ArkDWrHmmXI…
NO JUSTICE “JUST GET GOING” VIDEO
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Check out the new music video for “Just Get Going,” the latest single from country/rock crossover band No Justice, stars of the burgeoning Texas music scene. “Just Get Going” is a great example of the band’s mainstream appeal, blending Matchbox 20-esque vocals with a high-energy mix of rock and a just a little twang.…
STOLI KICKS THE WEEK OFF RIGHT WITH SCOTT WESLEY
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A rainy, wet, & cold Monday in New England. Maybe I should have not had that last drink last night, oh well?! I knew to get things going this week I need a musician whose music will help get my mood positive & my attitude right. That musician is Scott Wesley. Scott Wesley is a…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2010
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RIHANNA TO OPEN THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS You are not going to want to miss this year’s American Music Awards. It was just announced that Rihanna will be opening the show, joining already announced performers at event, Diddy-Dirty Money, Ne-Yo, Bon Jovi, P!nk, Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher. More…
Phillip Morris, The Truth Campaign
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Chicago-based MC Phillip Morris has proven himself to be one of the ultimate wordsmiths of hip-hop on such albums as Instrumentality (2007) and The Process of Addiction Has Its Costs (2009). His latest album, The Truth Campaign, grabs modern day lotus-eaters by the collar and makes them question their addiction to manufactured consent,the…
BLEU OFFERS NEW MP3 “SINGIN’ IN TONGUES”
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He’s toured the globe and shared a stage with Rooney, John Mayer, The Posies, John Doe and a host of others. And, maybe most impressive of all, he’s built a following loyal enough to pledge upwards of $40,000 to the recording and release of his brand new album, Four.
SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER VIDEO “THE LOTUS EATERS”
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Sarah Kirkland Snider reveals the debut video for “The Lotus Eaters,” from her widely-acclaimed new release Penelope (out now on New Amsterdam Records), starring the album’s vocalist Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond. Shot at the East Point Lighthouse and an abandoned military base in New Jersey, the video captures Snider’s compelling story of a…
CITY HAZE / UNIVERSAL DEBUT VIDEO “TELL ME WHAT’S GOOD”
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One of Hip Hop’s best emerging artists, City Haze has released the official video to his Starr Scream Ent/Universal single “Tell Me What’s Good” featuing emerging R&B crooner K.O.
THE PUPPINI SISTERS RELEASE “SANTA BABY” MP3
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The Puppini Sisters, the three ladies that Prince Charles himself called “splendid” share their swingin’ and rockin’, sexy and eccentric take on the sassy holiday classic “Santa Baby”!
Richard Laviolette and the Oil Spills, All Of Your Raw Materials
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Richard Laviolette is probably the friendliest guy you’ve never met. Each of his down-home folk tunes are rich with a rugged and honest sensibility. And though he’d probably never back you up in any kind of scrap, he’d probably talk down the aggressor with his affectionate demeanour. On top of his affable, sunset-ready state of…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 2010
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DIDDY, NE-YO TO PERFORM AT THE AMAS We’ve just learned Ne-Yo and Diddy—Dirty Money have been announced as performers at the 2010 American Music Awards. The entertainers join previously confirmed performers including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher. Viewers will be able to watch the event live from…
WILL YOU ENJOY RASKAL’S MUSIC? “I PROMISE”
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I woke up this morning just feeling good that it is Friday and another weekend is here. As loyal readers know, we featured ABM this week who is the founder of Platinum Trini Ent. Well to help spread the word on the quality music & artists they are investing in I wanted to feature Trinidad’s…
SKOPE / DOOBIE BROTHERS SIGNED ACOUSTIC GUITAR
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The Doobie Brother’s musical legacy spans nearly four decades, from their classic 70’s hits “Listen to the Music,” “Black Water,” “Long Train Running” to their chart-topping new album World Gone Crazy, the band’s first release in over ten years. To celebrate their recent success the band is teaming up with Skope Magazine to give one…
FREE KATY PERRY & MAROON 5 SHOWS NEXT WEEK
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Microsoft and AT&T are throwing a few special (FREE) shows next week in New York and San Francisco to coincide with the launch of the new Windows 7 phone. To celebrate the launch of the Windows Phone 7 this coming Monday, November 8th, Microsoft and AT&T are throwing free concerts featuring Katy Perry in NYC…
DAVID BERKELEY OFFERS FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM
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While living in a 35-person village in the mountains of Corsica, David Berkeley wrote the most haunting and powerful music of his life. Upon returning to the U.S., he began recording a collection of these songs. The result, to be released on JANUARY 25, 2011, is Berkeley’s 4th studio album, Some Kind of Cure,…
METALLISTS HEAVEN BELOW OFFER FANS A FREE EP DOWNLOAD
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Having just wrapped up their 2010 Horns & Halos Tour (which included dates all the way from Texas to Florida, and New York to Canada), Heaven Below are thanking the many fans that attended their shows with an exclusive EP, available for download through their website – www.heavenbelow.com. Including a “Horns N’ Halo Tour Video,”…
FATHEAD RELEASES LIL WAYNE
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Fathead officials announced that they were releasing the Lil Wayne Fathead earlier than expected today because his millions of fans worldwide were demanding it. “We just kept getting bombarded by Weezy fans demanding that we release his Fathead immediately, so we caved and his Fathead is officially free”, said a Fathead spokesman.…
STEPH JONES OFFERS THE “BEAUTIFUL” VIDEO
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Here is the new music video for the single “BEAutiful” Directed by William Tiki and co stars Claudia Jordan and Paige Hurd from (everybody hates Chris). “Sexy comes in any color shape or size” is the theme for this video.
SHAKIRA STILL GOT IT
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In the midst of a sold out world tour that has been touted by The Hollywood Reporter as “90 minutes of foot stomping sizzle and flash,” Shakira’s newest album, Sale El Sol/The Sun Comes Out (Epic Records), debuted at # 1 on the U.S. Latin Music Chart and lands in the Top 10 on Billboard’s…
DEPRESSED BUTTONS ANNOUNCE FIRST EP
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Most commonly known as three-fifths of the influential indie synth outfit, The Faint, Clark Baechle, Todd Fink, and Jacob Thiele have begun their journey into the future of sound with their new project Depressed Buttons. The men behind the drums, vox and keyboards of the revered band were among the first to give punk…
WELCOME TO THE WRITING CAMP
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Let’s face it — raw writing talent doesn’t come around every day, and what also doesn’t come around every day is a trio of writers that have individually, and collectively, worked with some of music’s biggest hitmakers out today.
RACHEL HOLDER HAS HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH “CHRISTMAS EVE”
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Eighteen-year-old newcomer Country artist Rachel Holder has signed with Nashville-based independent label, All Entertainment, and has released a special holiday single titled “Christmas Eve.”
TRUE WIDOW SIGNS TO KEMADO RECORDS
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True Widow, the Dallas-based co-ed trio known for creating hauntingly beautiful heavy music, have signed to New York-based Kemado Records with an eye on a March 2011 release. The band, comprised of singer/guitar player DH Phillips,singer/bass player Nicole Estill and drummer Slim Texas, have described their music as “stonegaze” while numerous outlets have offered…
QUARTERFLY RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ADDICTION”
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Spartanburg, SC-based modern rock quartet Quarterfly will be releasing their third album, “Do You Believe,” on February 22, 2011 via Rock Ridge Music. “Do You Believe” was produced by hit-maker Greg Archilla (Buckcherry, Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Edwin McCain), reprising his association with the band for its 2007 release, “Quarterfly II.”
FAR EAST MOVEMENT “ROCKETEER” VIDEO
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Far East Movement, the group behind the club anthem “Like A G6,” have premiered the video for their new single “Rocketeer” featuring OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder. Directed by Marc Klasfeld (Flo-Rida, Jay-Z, Nelly), the clip tells the story of a dedicated boyfriend who would do anything to reach his girlfriend across the globe. [youtube RcmKbTR–iA…
JYJ FEATURE TAKES OVER BILLBOARD
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JYJ, which features three main members from arguably the biggest selling male vocal group in Asia “TVXQ” teamed up with A-list U.S. producers Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins for their global album debut “The Beginning.” The album was the Billboard Release of the Week last week, which included a JYJ cover wrap on and…
NOVEMBER 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.
NAUGHTY BY NATURE RELEASE NEW VIDEO “HEAVY IN MY CHEVY”
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Naughty by Nature premieres a video today for “Heavy In My Chevy” off of the recently released Naughty by Nature feat. Garden State Greats: The Mixtape. The video was directed by Rock Davis and Jay Rodriguez of Itchy House Films and features verses by Treach, B Wells and Tah G Ali.
Jukebox The Ghost, Everything Under The Sun
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It wouldn’t be fair to say that Jukebox The Ghost, a Philadelphia trio, write catchy songs. What would be fair to say is that if all three members had a cold, they’d probably sneeze out a pitch perfect pop-rock records, drenched in the kind of hooks that make modern rock radio programmers drool uncontrollably. Yes,…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2010
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KE$HA & TAYLOR SWIFT TOP iTUNES CHART Ke$ha’s new single, “We R Who We R,” tops the iTunes chart this week. The song is the first single off Cannibal, the companion album for her platinum debut Animal, which will be released on November 22nd. Far East Movement’s “Like a G6” featuring Cataracs &…
JAH CURE VIDEO LEAKED
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International Reggae artist Jah Cure is now the latest victim of intellectual property theft. Rickman Warren of Jamplified Records is now fuming after the leaking of the video of Jah Cure’s latest hit for the label “Never Say Never” on Friday of last week. The video, for the techno version of the song was…
JAMES BLUNT IS BACK WITH “STAY THE NIGHT”
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British troubadour James Blunt will be releasing his new album “SOME KIND OF TROUBLE” in the US on January 25th, 2011. The first single from the album, the infectious, acoustic driven “Stay The Night” is now available at all DSP’s.
G. LOVE RECORDS COUNTRY BLUES ALBUM
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G. Love has announced the details of his new album, Fixin’ To Die, set for release on February 22nd on Brushfire Records. Recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC, and produced by The Avett Brothers, this new body of work is arguably G. Love’s most sincere and candid work to date. After a chance…
