Fueled By Ramen has announced its signing of alternative/ska-punk group Sublime with Rome. The California-based combo features drummer Bud Gaugh and bass player Eric Wilson — both founding members of the legendary ska-punk band, Sublime — alongside gifted singer/guitarist Rome. Currently hard at work at El Paso, Texas’ Sonic Ranch studio with producer Paul…
Month: March 2011
MICHAEL GRIMM TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM
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The attributes that led Michael Grimm to win season five of NBC’s America’s Got Talent (AGT), including his sincere humility and undeniable talent has earned him a devoted fanbase of millions eagerly anticipating the release of his first major label debut with Epic Records due out on May 17th. The southern crooner goes…
STEVE MARTIN ON HIS SOPHOMORE ALBUM ‘RARE BIRD ALERT’
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The Steep Canyon Rangers (SCR), have joined iconic comedian, Steve Martin on his sophomore album entitled Rare Bird Alert to be released TODAY, March 15, 2011. Bringing bluegrass music to new audiences, SCR continue their meteoric rise as passionate ambassadors for the bluegrass music they love. With Martin, SCR played for more people than any…
Dan and Faith, Dreaming of Another Path
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Dan and Faith Senie are a husband & wife duo who have come full circle to create this debut album. 20 years in the making, ‘Dreaming of Another Path’ represents all the hard work that Dan & Faith contributed to this project. One amazing aspect is that although Faith has played piano in…
SCARLET HAZE RELEASES JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF SINGLE
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Dirtbag/ILG/Warner Music Group recording artist Scarlet Haze just released a new single entitled “Hero” for the recent victims of the Japanese earthquake.
A.M. BREAKUPS CONTROVERSIAL NEW VIDEO FEAT TEDDY FALEY
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The first video off NY producer A.M. Breakups’ forthcoming debut album, The Cant Resurrection, featuring Baltimore rapper Teddy Faley. The Cant Resurrection will also feature guest spots from Billy Woods of the critically-acclaimed Super Chron Flight Brothers, Chicago’s V8, and Eleven. The latest release from Backwoodz Studioz, the label behind Vordul Mega’s Megagraphitti and Super…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 15th, 2011
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THE PEAS AT THE KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS The Black Eyed Peas will perform at the 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards next month. Fergie told UsMagazine.com that she is excited about appearing at the event, but she hopes they don’t get slimed. Jack Black will host the show for the third time. Kristen Stewart,…
STOLI HEADS TO SXSW AND MEETS UP WITH INDOFIN
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I do not have to tell Skope readers that most music lovers are partying & experiencing amazing music down in Austin, TX this week for SXSW. So I decided to feature a band from Austin by the name of Indofin. I must warn you this interview is no holds barred so hide the children. The…
THE DYNAMIC DUO OF MONEY STAX & NEEKY EVERO
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Best Friends and rap duo, Money Stax & Neeky Evero, have been coined as playful and fun but their work has set them apart as serious lyricists and artists.
FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI’S ‘HUNDRED MORE YEARS’ DEBUTS AT NO. 1
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Fervent Records and reigning Dove Awards “Female Vocalist Of The Year” Francesca Battistelli, proves that she’s got the stuff with her sophomore album Hundred More Years landing in the No. 1 spot on the Christian SoundScan Album Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart today, making it her highest charting album debut…
SKOPE TV PHONER FEAT EMAXIMUS
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As the west coast braced for what was projected to be massive tsunami waves on Friday, Skope TV got on the phone with a rising emcee from Oakland, CA. Emaximus caught Skope’s attnetion with his two hits, “Freeze Frame” and “Dial My Phone.” He was even gracious enough to offer all Skope readers an MP3…
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAUNCHES MUSIC SITE
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The Library of Congress has launched a Music Consortium Treasures website that gives online access to some of the world’s most valued music manuscript and print materials from six esteemed institutions at www.loc.gov/musictreasures/. The aim of the site is to further music scholarship and research by providing access in one place to digital images of…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 14th, 2011
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LADY GAGA DESIGNS BRACELET FOR JAPAN TSUNAMI RELIEF Lady Gaga took to Twitter to announce that she created a Japan Prayer Bracelet. The bracelet costs five dollars and all proceeds will go to tsunami relief efforts. Learn more at LadyGaga.com. http://ladygaga.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=14781_42444&pc=BGAMLG88 “POKER FACE” HITS SIX-MILLION DOWNLOADS Lady Gaga can’t help making history. …
Tools of Creation, Adventures in Chaos
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Tools of Creations is a rock-nasty trio from Ottawa that offers adrenalin-rushed music. Their debut album is titled ‘Adventures in Chaos and you will get just that. After hearing this record in full you will know that T.O.C. is not messing around one bit! Tools of Creation is made up of: Ben Dimaria…
FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF JAMES LEG’S NEW SONG “DROWNING IN FIRE”
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James Leg, growler, shouter, composer, and Fender Rhodes finger-f*cker, of the Black Diamond Heavies, steps out with some friends for more songs of hedonistic excess, crazy-ass women and Southern salvation.
STEELY DAN ANNOUNCES THE “SHUFFLE DIPLOMACY TWENTY ELEVEN” TOUR
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Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Steely Dan dazzled the public and critics alike in 2009 with their classic-albums-in-full “Rent PartyTour.” Now the band is responding to overwhelming popular demand and returning to give fans more Steely Dan action with a new summer tour, Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven. This year’s tour, which kicks off…
TRISTEN UNVEILS VIDEO FOR “BABY DRUGS”
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Tristen is excited to unveil the video for single “Baby Drugs”, off her recently released album Charlatans At The Garden Gate (American Myth). View the Justin Mitchell directed video for “Baby Drugs. ” Tristen continues to win praise as new ears are introduced to her sound. In the past week Charlatans At The Garden Gate…
TITO JACKSON TO RELEASE FIRST-EVER SOLO ALBUM
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Fresh off two 80K+ sold-out performances this winter, Tito Jackson is poised to release his first-ever solo album, So Far So Good, this summer. The lead single, “We Made It,” which debuted February 16, 2011 on the syndicated radio program, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, impacts radio nationally today, March 9, 2011. The last…
ROONEY ADD U.S TOUR DATES
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Just wrapping up a successful headline tour with Eisley this past February, Rooney announced today they will continue to tour in support of their most recent release, Eureka. Their “Not In My House” Headline Tour will pick up April 15th in Minneapolis, MN with Skybombers and Voxhaul Broadcast supporting, making a stop along the way…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 11th, 2011
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BRITNEY ON THE COVER OF OUT MAGAZINE Britney Spears is featured on the cover of the latest issue of OUT magazine. In an email interview with the mag, Spears talks about the first time she ever heard one of her songs on the radio, how she spent her first big paycheck, how her new album…
Fred McKinney, High Water
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Over the years we’ve seen American & Country Music slowly erode itself into over overly polished, popish nothingness. Artist after artist presenting themselves as superstars in the making with nothing more than a pretty face, pushed in front of a microphone with an acoustic guitar by the corporate giants. This is done in the hopes…
PLANS UNVEILED FOR “DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CARAVAN”
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Dave Matthews Band will bring “Dave Matthews Band Caravan” to four U.S. locales this summer. Theseries of three-day festivals will feature a diverse array of musical talent performing on three stages during the day. As headliners, Dave Matthews Band will perform a full set each night. The band is taking the year off from touring,…
PANIC! AT THE DISCO PREMIERES “THE OVERTURE”
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Check out ‘The Overture’, a short film created by Panic! At The Disco with director Shane Drake featuring clips of 4 new songs from the upcoming album. “The Overture” marks the first time fans have heard studio recordings of these new songs. [youtube 8hQ6QjeKUOs nolink] www.panicatthedisco.com
BILLY PRESTON, 16-YEAR-OLD SOUL
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Billy Preston traveled a long winding, extremely successful, musical road from Gospel through rock, full of personal and health related bumps. He was THE phenom B3/piano player in demand from the 60’s to present time. His session work encompassed dozens of music legends. In addition to a great solo career (and sporting the…
The Hobliminal Ibloid, Action At A Distance
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Forget what you’ve forgotten about the genre “electronica.” It is a broad and sweeping genre and the label itself rarely tells a listener anything about the nature of an album, save that at least some of the music will be generated “electronically.” On it’s face, electronica is as representative of the mysterious “clicks and clanks”…
VEVO TO LIVE STREAM BONNAROO
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VEVO will bring the summer’s biggest music event to fans via an exclusive live stream of the 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Through a new strategic partnership, VEVO, the leading premium music video and entertainment service, will web cast select live and on-demand performances and interviews from the landmark music and camping festival (June…
GRAILS DEBUT NEW VIDEO
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Grails, Portland-based purveyors of every imaginable delineation of out-rock, have announced an east coast trek in support of their new album, Deep Politics, out today on Temporary Residence Limited. The band took their longest ever break between recordings to craft the new long-player, which benefits from the meticulous composition, arrangement, and execution afforded by their…
ELEKTRA RECORDS TO RELEASE WOLF GANG EP
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Elektra Records has announced its plans to release the label debut from acclaimed UK singer/multi-instrumentalist Wolf Gang. The 24-year-old artist — known to friends and family as Max McElligott — will release his self-titled digital 5-song EP on March 15th via all DSPs. The “WOLF GANG” EP is available for pre-order now at…
JESSIE AND THE TOY BOYS VIDEO FEAT YELAWOLF
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Check out the world premiere of the official video for Jessie and The Toy Boys’ new single “Push It” featuring Yelawolf.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 2011
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JUSTIN BIEBER CROSSES EIGHT MILLION FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER Justin Bieber has over eight million followers on Twitter! He crossed the eight million mark yesterday afternoon and thanked his fans for the achievement. At press time, Bieber had over eight million six-thousand followers on the social networking site. http://www.twitvid.com/IZW0A B.O.B IS IMPRESSED WITH BRUNO…
ARI HEST, SUNSET OVER HOPE STREET
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Ari is a solo guitarist/writer that relies on the ballad to rock format, and also worked in a side project, The Open Sea with Rosi Golan. On this release, he worked in other instruments like piano and strings to take the lead away from strictly guitar. He had his release of The Break-In…
Eva Aine, My Way To Happiness
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First thing I notice from this young lady is how powerful her voice is. Eva Aine’s singing ability is absolutely superb and ‘My Way To Happiness’ shows off her flawless vocals brilliantly. This woman can SING with the best of them out there and hold her own quite well. Eva Aine is…
GREGG ALLMAN ANNOUNCES SOLO TOUR DATES
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Rounder Records is excited to announce the first leg of Gregg Allman tour dates since the triumphant release of the universally acclaimed Low Country Blues, which Rolling Stone called an “eerie pleasure” in its lead review, and the Los Angeles Times called “haunting” and “harrowing.” Low Country Blues is the first solo record in 14…
LIGHTOUTS RELEASES “SEE CLEAR” MP3
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Robert Smith/Emily Haines, where are you?” Lightouts started out with that one simple question, posted as a want ad by group founder Gavin Rhodes near the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The only sane person to reply to this query was vocalist Greg Nelson, a seasoned veteran of the NYC music scene (Lady Gaga…
NEIL YOUNG SOLO TOUR ANNOUNCED
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Legendary rocker Neil Young will embark on a solo tour that will kick off on April 15th in Durham, NC, and conclude on May 7th in Chicago. The tour, which will include stops with a pair of nights at Boston’s WangCenter and two shows at the prestigious and intimate Avery Fisher Hall in NYC’s LincolnCenter,…
dredg SET TO LAUNCH TOUR AND RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM
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May 3 is going to be a special day for dredg, with the launch of the first round of headlining tour dates (along with The Dear Hunter, Balance and Composure, and Trophy Fire) and the release of their Dan The Automator-produced CHUCKLES AND MR. SQUEEZY on Superball Music. The songs on CHUCKLES AND MR. SQUEEZY…
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS COMPOSE SCORE FOR THRILLER “HANNA”
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Critically acclaimed electronic duo The Chemical Brothers have teamed up with film director Joe Wright to score Wright’s boldly original adventure thriller Hanna, which stars Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, and Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett. The soundtrack will be released exclusively through iTunes on March 15th, in advance of the film’s April…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th, 2011
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AVRIL FINALLY DROPS HER FOURTH ALBUM! Avril Lavigne has released her fourth album, Goodbye Lullaby. It marks the first new record in over four years for the Canadian singer, who has a bunch of TV appearances coming in the next few weeks including The View this morning, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on…
Simon Fagan, Outside Looking In
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All I have to say after hearing ‘Outside Looking In’ is that Simon Fagan is one hell of a singer/songwriter. The buck doesn’t stop there though because musically this album also shines. Fagan proved to me and hopefully proves to everyone out there just how a solid record should be made. Simon…
Preview: Say Hi at The Earl
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Say Hi is the brain child of Eric Elbogen. As the single official member of Say Hi Elbogen is a one man music making machine. On his records he plays the instruments, sings and then puts it all together.
