LA Based 4 piece Nothing Sacred releases their debut EP Hollywood Striphounds earlier this year. The music has everything you would expect from a production of this flavor, including music that is explosive, loud & fearless. You’ll find catchy melodies layered everywhere, & of course guitars that bite & solos that will make your head…
Month: March 2011
SWINGING IGGIES RELEASE VIDEO “LADY GAGA”
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Written & Produced by Gar Francis and mastered at the House of Vibes, the song rocks in a classic punk/pop way. The Swinging Iggies honed in on a remarkably well-defined sound with distinctive vocals. You will find this to be three minutes of outrageousness. It inhales today’s music sensations. With quietly persistent emotional conviction…
ANNI ROSSI OFFERS MP3 OFF ‘HEAVY MEADOW’
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On May 2, 2011, critically acclaimed, multi-instrumental pop songstress Anni Rossi will release her second album Heavy Meadow via boutique label 3Syllables Records.
JOHNNY REID ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR DATES
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Already a chart-topping, platinum-selling artist in Canada, the pop entertainer Johnny Reid will release his first album in the U.S., entitled Introducing Johnny Reid, May 3rd, 2011, on EMI/Manhattan Records. Two of his most popular hits in Canada “Today I’m Gonna Try and Change The World” and “Let’s Go Higher” will be available for…
PAUL SIMON ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR
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To celebrate the release of his first new record in five years, legendary artist Paul Simon has announced a very special North American tour beginning Friday, April 15th in Seattle, Washington. The set list will draw from his iconic career, including several songs that haven’t been performed live in many years. Also included…
RON POPE NEW SONG “WAIT FOR YOU” AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD
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Ron Pope is thrilled to announce the release of his new album, Whatever It Takes. Exploring the depths of human emotion to create something that is uniquely his own, Pope has created an unforgettable collection of anthems and ballads that are at once explosive, universal and uplifting. Whatever It Takes will be released April 12th…
IMAGEM MUSIC SIGNS ANNA NALICK
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Imagem Music, home to such talent as Phil Collins, Steve Robson, Jens Gad and Rebecca Jordan, has signed a worldwide, multi-year administration agreement with singer/songwriter Anna Nalick. Anna’s debut album, Wreck of the Day, has sold nearly 1 million units, and yielded her first radio hit, “Breathe (2AM),” which went 3x Platinum on the Billboard…
WHOMADEWHO SIGNS WITH KOMPAKT
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Copenhagen-based trio WhoMadeWho are excited to announce their signing to Kompakt for the release of their latest mini-LP Knee Deep,out April 26th. The band will be touring behind the album in Europe and North America, performing at several festivals including SXSW 2011, and will release another full-length later this year. Following an extensive tour supporting…
JACK JOHNSON NEW VIDEO
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Sharing a very special music video with you, Jack Johnson’s latest, “From The Clouds.” Shot by The Malloys, it’s a great one. Jack recently told Entertainment Weekly: For “From the Clouds,” Johnson had initially thought of being photographed while skydiving and then lip-synching the whole song to that one drop. “But then I figured…
Stripper, A Woman Under The Influence
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Right away the name of the band gets your attention not to mention the eye-catching album title. And I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t end there once you dive into the record. Ridiculously original and utterly outrageous are words that can best describe Stripper and their new release. Stripper is…
SIERRA HULL’S VIDEO “EASY COME, EASY GOâ€
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“Easy Come, Easy Go,” the video for the single from Sierra Hull’s forthcoming album Daybreak is premiering today on CMT (Country Music Television). The video was directed by award winning director David McClister (Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Leann Rimes) and was filmed in one day at the Two Rivers Mansion in Nashville, features her…
CATHERINE DUC CAN PUT YOU IN A TRANCE OF MUSIC BLISS
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Well here we are another week is upon us. This week I am taking it light as this is my birthday week. My guest this week is the epitome of how I feel about the week and how I plan to spend it. Allow me to introduce a musician from Australia that goes by Catherine…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 8th, 2011
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ANOTHER BRITNEY SNIPPET! Another snippet of a new Britney Spears song hit the web over the weekend. “(Drop Dead) Beautiful” is the latest song to make its way online. It was produced by Benny Blanco, Ammo, JMike and Billboard. Spears’ Femme Fatale album arrives on March 29th. Take a listen to…
ANNOUNCING LIFE IS GOOD RADIO
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The Life is good Company is excited to announce the launch of Life is good Radio. The station can be found on the Life is good homepage (www.lifeisgood.com) and heard in Life is good company-owned retail locations. The programming on Life is good Radio will be eclectic, stemming from a variety of genres and eras…
NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP SIGNS PETER MURPHY
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Nettwerk is excited to announce that PETER MURPHY has signed to its label roster to release his upcoming ninth studio album, aptly titled NINTH, out JUNE 7, 2011. The former Bauhaus iconic frontman has also just announced spring tour dates, including a stop in Austin, TX during SXSW. Murphy is the latest addition to…
JAMIE MCLEAN BAND SET TO RELEASE FOUR NEW EPS IN 2011
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Soulful, southern fried roots rockers the Jamie McLean Band are set to self-release a series of “electric postcards” i.e. four brand new EP releases in 2011. The first EP entitled TIME OF MY LIFE is due out on March 3rd and features the core electric trio — Jamie McLean (vocals, lead guitars), Ben Mars…
TINY ANIMALS RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WAIT FOR MEâ€
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New York City power-pop trio Tiny Animals have a reputation, as American Songwriter put it, for leaving folks “head over heels in love.” With prominent placements on popular television shows like MTV’s Jersey Shore, Teen Mom 2 and The Real World, it’s clear that Tiny Animals offer what the Washington Post Express called “unapologetically hooky…
MAKIN’ THAT CASHA MONET
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Some kids want to grow up to be teachers. Some want to be doctors or lawyers. Some have an idea in their minds of what they want to be when they grow up, and some just don’t.
DANCE ROCK PHENOM POLARIS AT NOON TO UNVEIL NEW EP ON APRIL 12
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Orange County based indie dance-rock outfit Polaris at Noon has announced plans to release their new EP, En Pointe, on April 12. Fans are invited to visit www.polarisatnoon.com to check out a new teaser video as well as news, tour dates and music that will be unveiled in the coming weeks. Seamlessly fusing…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 7th, 2011
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KE$HA TALKS WRITING NEW BRITNEY SPEARS SONG Britney Spears’ new single, “Till the World Ends,” which is available on iTunes now, was written by Ke$ha and produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin. Ke$ha told MTV News that she considers herself a songwriter above everything else and said “It’s an honor to write for one…
The Last Act, Still Standing
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Get ready for the hard rock/metal act from Calgary that call themselves The Last Act. These hard-rockin’ Canadians will prove to you that they are no joke. The new record is titled ‘Still Standing’ and this band is standing mighty tall after it is all said and done. The group is made…
Bright Lights, Bright Eyes, Illumination at The Tabernacle
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Conor Oberst has come a long way from the early cassette recordings of a sensitive boy with a wavering voice and a knack for poetic storytelling. He has grown up both emotionally and musically and has also become quite the confident stage performer.
SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE TO RELEASE DEBUT LP
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Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside have confirmed the May 24 release of ‘Dirty Radio,’ their debut album for Partisan Records. With a clear, keening voice of rare power, Ford offers up 13 tracks of her uniquely soulful blend of rockabilly, pop, punk, and jazz, like the musical child of Buddy Holly and Ella Fitzgerald.…
EYE’Z FEATURED ON NEW GRM VIDEO
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Eye’z is taking over Youtube & music in general these days. The non-stop Pop/R&B musician is letting the world know what talent is coming out the Bay Area! The first is a piece commissioned by GRM (Grand Royal Music), an East Bay production company, that records and creates events with local artists. Check this piece…
THE MORNING CODE RELEASE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SILVERâ€
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What better way to celebrate the release of your album than by releasing a video for the first single on the same day? NYC’s The Morning Code release both Tell Someone and the video for “Silver” on March 1st.
THE OFFICIAL TRAILER TO “SUCKER PUNCH”
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The upcoming “Sucker Punch: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” out March 22nd – the audio companion to the film director Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300) describes as “Alice In Wonderland with machine guns.” The wildly re-imagined versions of classic songs that make up “Sucker Punch: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” plays an integral role and the…
MARCH 2011 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.
MATT & KIM ANNOUNCE MAY/JUNE SIDEWALKS TOUR
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Be forewarned, Matt and Kim declare war on dull nights out during their official SIDEWALKS headlining US tour, kicking off May 28th at the Sasquatch Music Festival and including Bonnaroo on June 10th. It’s the official tour in support of their third full-length, Sidewalks, out now via FADER Label, and the plan is to tear…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 4th, 2011
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SPEARS SAYS NEW ALBUM IS HER BEST! Britney Spears told V magazine that Femme Fatale is the best album she has ever made. The singer told the magazine that her new album, due in stores later this month, “speaks for itself.” In the March issue of V, Spears said she worked really hard…
Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting
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A band’s previous record can often dictate their upcoming release with pinpointed accuracy. While Young Galaxy’s previous full length, Invisible Republic, contained some synth-laden and at times, symphonic masterpieces, (“Long Live The Fallen World”) the band’s overall aesthetic was most prominent on the equally synth-heavy but much more atmospheric numbers. The band managed to…
YELLE RELEASES TWO NEW VIDEOS FOR MINI FILM
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Today Yelle is releasing not one but two new eye-popping videos, which together form a miniature film for their forthcoming album Safari Disco Club (March 29th; V2/Cooperative Music USA/Downtown Records). In the first half, which is fthe video for the album’s title track, the trio hit the dance floor to create a real-life safari…
FOSTER THE PEOPLE ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE
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In early 2010 Mark Foster, Cubbie Fink and Mark Pontius released “Pumped Up Kicks” under the guise of Foster The People. The band put the unknowingly, transmittable song on the internet and emailed it to a few friends. A year later, over 1.4 million streams and a song that every DJ from California to Australia…
SKYSAW SIGNS TO DANGERBIRD RECORDS FOR DEBUT LP
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SKYSAW, featuring acclaimed drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, DC-based singer Mike Reina and guitarist Anthony Pirog, has announced the forthcoming release of their debut album, Great Civilizations, in May 2011 on Dangerbird Records. The Los Angeles-based indie label most recently released new records from Fitz and the Tantrums, The Dears, Silversun Pickups and Maritime, among others. SKYSAW…
BRIANNA KAHANE PERFORMS ON OPRAH AT 9 YEARS OLD
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Nine-year-old violinist Brianna Kahane was chosen by Oprah Winfrey to perform in the widely-celebrated grand finale episode of Oprah’s ALL-TIMEWORLD’S MOST TALENTED & AMAZING KIDS show to air in Oprah’s final season.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2011
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CHRISTINA TO COACH CONTESTANTS ON THE VOICE Christina Aguilera has been named as a musician coach on NBC’s new musical competition series, The Voice. Aguilera joins previously announced musician coaches Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine. The Voice will be hosted by Carson Daly and the winner of the show receives a…
Ellen Tipper, The Juggler
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Pianist/singer/songwriter Ellen Tipper releases her latest CD “The Juggler” in 2010. Tipper is an accomplished player & composer from Maine. She has a string of releases to her credit, & had notably worked with many folks over the years. The recordings themselves provide a very folksy, earthy approach putting the piano & Tippers amazing voice…
Jon Wirtz, Sea Level
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Solo pianist Jon Wirtz releases his latest CD “Sea Level” in 2010. Wirtz is an accomplished player & composer from Colorado. He has a string of releases to his credit, & had notably worked with many folks over the years. The recordings themselves provide a very conservative, gentile approach putting the piano front & center.…
G. LOVE DEBUTS AT #1 ON ITUNES ROCK CHARTS
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G. Love’s new country blues album, Fixin’ To Die, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Rock chart and has reached the #35 spot on this week’s Billboard Top 200 Chart with 11,834 units sold in the first week. Radio stations across the country are responding well to the first single, “Fixin’ To Die,”…
MY M.O. DEBUT VIDEO “BONFIRE MAN”
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“Bonfire Man” is the first single from their sophomore EP aptly titled Bonfire. For a limited time only, the Bonfire EP is available for free download at http://mymo.bandcamp.com/album/bonfire-ep, and then will be officially released through iTunes on Unemployable Music this June.
THE LOW ANTHEM NEW VIDEO “BOEING 737”
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Here is the new video for The Low Anthem’s stomping jam ‘Boeing 737’ folks, a song of epic proportions that sees the Rhode Island quartet stray from their delicate folk sounds. ‘Boeing 737’ is taken from the new record ‘Smart Flesh’ and the video was shot by friend of the band Thom Zimmey within the…
