Month: November 2010

MATT & KIM RELEASE THIRD FULL-LENGTH ALBUM SIDEWALKS VIA FADER LABEL

Today, Matt & Kim release their highly anticipated third full-length effort, Sidewalks, via FADER Label. Critical accolades have already poured in from SPIN, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Marie Claire, New York Magazine and Pitchfork, among others. Next Monday, Nov. 8th, the band will once again appear on Last Call with Carson Daly, performing “Silver Tiles,” which…

KAT MASLICH-BODE REALIZES SOLO DEBUT

It’s been a Road of 6 for Kat Maslich-Bode, as in six years, the time it’s taken to complete her solo debut since parting in 2004 with Peter Bradley Adams, as the duo eastmountainsouth. The album, due January 18 via Mishara Music, is produced by Neilson Hubbard (Kim Richey, Strays Don’t Sleep, Matthew Perryman Jones)…

ABM OPENS STOLI UP TO THE PLATINUM TRINI SOUND

Wow, November is already here, but the music does not stop. My guest today is a musician and entrepreneur whose music won me over after the first listen. After hearing ABM’s single, “Don’t Hate” I knew I had to have him on. ABM knows how to make reggae music with mass appeal but he also…

Forest City Lovers, Carriage

For the past five years, Kat Burns has been making the kind of music that makes lonely, dimly-lit bedrooms that much more inviting. Her subtle drawl constantly finds itself atop rippling waves of quiet, persistent indie folk. Then there are the motifs, full of the kind of brutal honesty you’d want in your bedroom too.…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 2010

KATY PERRY AND MAROON 5 TO PLAY WINDOWS PHONE LAUNCH Microsoft and AT&T will launch the new Windows Phone with free concerts featuring Katy Perry at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, and Maroon 5 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California on Monday.   Tickets are available only at select AT&T stores in…

NSFW VIDEO FROM LARRY DVOSKIN

Larry Dvoskin, multiple Grammy nominated musician and mega-producer, is breaking out from behind the mixing board and into the spotlight with the debut of his own project, the critically acclaimed, psychedelic “Life Is Strange”.   The project is described by Dvoskin as a “musical tapestry of colored threads. Each song is meant to have a…

GREGG ALLMAN FIRST SOLO RECORD IN 14 YEARS

Rounder Records is excited to announce that Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame legend Gregg Allman will release his first solo record in 14 years on January 18, 2011. Called Low Country Blues for the coastal Georgia region Allman calls home, the record was produced by T Bone Burnett, recorded at his Village Recorder studio…

MIA MAKES CAMEO IN HOLLYWOOD HOLT VIDEO

Check out this video for Hollywood Holt’s “La La La Freestyle”,   MIA makes an appearance. Red plastic cups and A-list cameos go hand in hand, apparently. Hollywood Holt has an album slated for release next year on Chocolate Industries. [vimeo 15520874 nolink]

CHRIS WILLIS SCORES BIG WITH “LOUDER (PUT YOUR HANDS UP)”

Willis will also release an album consisting of remixes of “Louder (Put Your Hands Up)” that will drop November 2, 2010 as a digital only release.   The album consists of remixes from the world’s top producers/DJs including: Laurent Wolf, Wawa, Mig and Rizzo, Eddie Amador, Lost Daze and many more!

DEVOTCHKA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM

Denver based group DeVotchKa is set to release their new album 100 Lovers via Anti- Records on February 15th. For this, their fifth record, the band again headed to the vastness of the Arizona desert with producer Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Neko Case). The resulting work is as epic as the landscape in which it was…

DIDDY – DIRTY MONEY FEATURING DRAKE IN NEW VIDEO

Diddy – Dirty Money have premiered their latest music video featuring Young Money rapper, Drake. Diddy gets his heart broken in the Gil Green (Akon, Flo Rida, Jay Sean) directed clip which helps tell the story behind   “Loving You No More.”  

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY’S NEW VIDEO “OVERLORD”

Black Label Society has partnered with VEVO for the world premiere of BLS’ hysterical new video “Overlord.”   As of today, Monday, November 1st, the video can be viewed here.   The video, directed by Master Cylinder, finds guitar legend Zakk Wylde and his Black Label Society in a satire of 70’s Kung Fu movies.…

FREE GRATEFUL DEAD MUSIC ALL MONTH

Starting on the Day of the Dead (November 1), dead.net, the official website of the Grateful Dead, will kick off 30 DAYS OF DEAD. Every day throughout the entire month of November, the Grateful Dead will post a different live track on dead.net that will be free to download for one day only. The band’s…

APRIL SMITH AND THE GREAT PICTURE SHOW ANNOUNCES US TOUR DATES

Brooklyn-based quintet April Smith and the Great Picture Show will close out 2010 bringing their swinging, juke joint swagger to a venue near you in support of their LP, Songs For A Sinking Ship. Kicking off November 4th in Cambridge, MA and culminating November 30th in Chicago, IL with stops along the way in in…

REV THEORY READY TO SERVE UP ‘JUSTICE’

After over a two-year wait, Rev Theory fans can rejoice.   Interscope / Geffen / A&M has announced a February 15, 2011 release date for the band’s third album: JUSTICE.   The lead single, which is the title track “Justice,” goes to rock radio on Tuesday, November 2nd.   The song will also be available…

SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: NICKI MINAJ ft. Eminem “Roman’s Revenge”

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! NICKI MINAJ ft. Eminem “Roman’s Revenge”: SKOPE…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 2010

BURLESQUE SOUNDTRACK The Burlesque soundtrack, featuring songs from Christina Aguilera and Cher, will be released on November 22nd. Tricky Stewart, Linda Perry and Ron Fair all helped produce the set, which boasts covers of classic songs such as Etta James’ “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” and “Tough Lover” as well as Mae West’s “A…