The Brian Jonestown Massacre releases the double CD, The Singles Collection (1992-2011) through a Records/Redeye Distribution on August 30, 2011. Remastered from the vinyl originals this collection features 14 tracks that have not been available on CD before, these versions are completely different from any version that found itself on a full-length album. The…
Month: July 2011
SKOPE TV PHONER FEAT ROB CARLTON
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Anyone who follows Skope knows Rob Carlton is no stranger here. Rob is doing better than ever these days with a new album, ‘Seven Thunders’ that is proving to be his best work yet. We had to have Rob on to talk about everything he is doing today both with and without his guitar in…
THE CLASSY AND GIFTED CHRISTY CRAIG
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Christy’s vision is to create an “alternative classical” sound that conveys distinct and intense moods and emotions, which is ideal for visual media such as film and television. Christy achieves this feeling by combining her training in classical violin and piano, her live rock performance background and her love of the classical and rock music…
SKOPE / MEGADEATH SIGNED GUITAR GIVEAWAY
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To commemorate the 25th anniversary release of Peace Sells.. But Who’s Buying? reissue we are giving away a Dean “Peace Sells…” VMNTX electric guitar signed by Dave Mustaine as well as a “Peace Sells..” custom graphic, also signed by Dave Mustaine! The 25th anniversary editions of Peace Sells.. But Who’s Buying? are available on July…
J.J. Crowne, Songs Of Innocence And Experience
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Get ready for South Florida’s own J.J. Crowne as he blows your mind with his debut album ‘Songs Of Innocence And Experience’. This record is not your ordinary, average debut release by any means due to many factors. First, Crowne has been involved with music professionally since the age of 16 so he’s…
TREAL LEE AND PRINCE RICK RELEASE NEW SINGLE “WORK”
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Dallas’ Treal Lee and Prince Rick release new single “Work” featuring Stuey Rock (a.k.a. radio personality J-Nicks of Atlanta’s Hot 107.9) to radio. The song was produced by Atlanta based Collipark Music hit-making protégé Mr. Hanky (Soulja Boy, Young Jeezy, Travis Porter) who was behind the boards of the group’s successful “Throwed Off” and the…
CODY SIMPSON ANNOUNCES UPCOMING “COAST TO COAST” TOUR OF SIMON MALLS
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Atlantic recording artist Cody Simpson has announced details of his upcoming tour at select Simon Property Group malls throughout the U.S. The “Coast To Coast Tour” is presented by Pastry and co-sponsored by Claire’s and Defeat The Label. Simpson — whose new single, “On My Mind,” is available now at iTunes — will launch his…
PERRY FARRELL FORMS CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PRODUCER JOACHIM GARRAUD
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Always pushing the musical envelope, PERRY FARRELL is keeping it fresh as he leads into this summer’s 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza, his groundbreaking festival he founded and continues to produce today. Alongside his rock roots, FARRELL’s passion for electronic music continues with PerryEtty–his project with his wife and musical partner Etty Farrell–and the release of…
GLASSES MALONE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “RICH N THUGGIN'”
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Glasses Malone’s debut album Beach Cruiser will be released August 30 by Cash Money, Suburban Noize Records and Sony Music. His new single “Rich N Thuggin” features fellow West Coast rapper Ya Boy landed at radio this week. A music video is scheduled to debut next week. http://soundcloud.com/iamgregmiller/sets/glasses-malone/s-FbrT6
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 22nd, 2011
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LADY GAGA TO DUET WITH CHER! According to NME.com, Lady Gaga is set to duet with Cher. The two singers will perform the song “The Greatest Thing” for Cher’s new album. The track was written by Gaga and RedOne and will mark Cher’s first new music since her 2001 record, Living Proof. …
OPEN UP YOUR EYE’Z & EARS TO A WHOLE NEW BRAND OF POP
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If you haven’t heard of Eye’z yet then get ready because “Oh-oh, here she comes”! But don’t worry boys, she won’t chew you up and she’s not a “Maneater”. This pop artist hails from Oakland and she’s taking the Bay Area by storm! Eye’z recently had an interview with Indiana BTV talking about her recent…
DUKE & THE KING PREVIEW ALBUM ONLINE
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Named after the traveling Shakespearean troupe in Mark Twain’s classic “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” The Duke & The King create a rollicking undeniably soulful sound in the vein of classic songwriters from James Taylor to Rolling Thunder Review, Fleetwood Mac and Sly & The Family Stone, while adding a distinctly personal touch with Felice’s…
LOTUS TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM
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Instrumental post-rock and electronic dance band Lotus is set to release its third full-length studio album September 13th via SCI Fidelity Records. The self-titled album finds the band moving in a decidedly more electronic direction, while still staying true to their organic roots. Analog synthesizers, manipulated sounds, dub effects and heavy bass are balanced by…
TOM MORELLO UNVEILS ORCHID AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON
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Tom Morello unveiled his debut comic series Orchid, at San Diego Comic Con last night. From Dark Horse Comics, Orchid is an epic fantasy story set in a dystopian future infused with Morello’s class conscious worldview and the politics of street terrorism. “It’s like Lord of the Rings meets Battle of Algiers,” said…
WARNER BROS. RECORDS TO RELEASE ORIGINAL SCORE TO ‘CONAN THE BARBARIAN’
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Warner Bros. Records will release the original score to Lionsgate ®’s feature film Conan The Barbarian on August 16th, three days before the film hits theaters nationwide on August 19th. Conan The Barbarian Original Motion Picture Score features music by recording artist, composer, and music producer Tyler Bates. Bates is known for his surprising…
ZEBRAHEAD POST TWO NEW VIDEOS FROM ‘GET NICE’
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La Habra, CA’s zebrahead are gearing up to unleash a new offering of explosive pop-punk, ‘Get Nice,’ on September 27th (and in Europe and Japan in late August). And although this is the group’s 11th release overall, it will be their first to be released via the Niji Entertainment Group for North and…
A-PLUS COVERS THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
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Fresh off the release of his new EP, Pepper Spray, A-Plus is happy to release the second video from the project, this one for the song “Road Trippin.” Pepper Spray is A-Plus’ collaborative project with his brother, AAGEE, who along with A-Plus make up the EP’s primary production team, Compound 7, and is a tribute…
JASON REEVES ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR
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Having entertained fans across the country for most of the year, singer-songwriter Jason Reeves will continue touring this summer with a series of dates in August and September, including two shows in his native Iowa. All dates are listed below. While on the road, Reeves has been giving fans a taste of what’s to come…
MANDALA TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
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Mandala, the moniker of the musical project started by London’s Cameron McLain, are set to release their debut record The Visitation in October via The Odes records. The Visitation is a unique musical statement, which manages to draw on different musical styles while creating a unified musical world where humor, tragedy, and sensuality are all…
MAJOR NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL SET TO LAUNCH THIS FALL
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A major new music festival is set to launch this Fall celebrating the rich and diverse music scene from across the U.S. with headliners Bob Seger, Kid Rock and The Killers. Orlando Calling will be a weekend long action-packed festival set in America’s entertainment playground of Orlando, Florida at the world famous Citrus Bowl Park.…
‘FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS’ SDTRK WIDGET HERE
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Pick up the Friends with Benefits Soundtrack in stores TODAY! The original soundtrack for the movie, starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, features 15 classic songs like “Jump” by Kriss Kross, “Closing Time” by Semisonic, and Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride (Philip Steir Remix).” Listen to the soundtrack, watch the trailer, and play fun FWB games…
SLEEPER AGENT TEAMS UP WITH LIVESHARE BY COOLIRIS
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Sleeper Agent has partnered with LiveShare by Cooliris and will launch a tour photo project, allowing fans to post their live photos of the band on Sleeper Agent’s Facebook page via their Liveshare tab while the band is performing. Beginning Wednesday, July 20, 2011 fans who download the free mobile-photo sharing app from Liveshare by…
NOTAR SET TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT LP
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Tyrannosaurus Records’ artist, NOTAR, a rapper, musician and producer whose talent defies description, has announced the release date of his eagerly awaited debut full-length CD, Devil’s Playground, as September 13, 2011. Devil’s Playground follows NOTAR’s self-titled 2010 EP, which garnered much attention from press and fans alike. Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz who discovered and…
THE REVERE PREVIEW “THE CAPTOR” VIA NEW ALBUM
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Philadelphia-based power trio The Revere released their latest music endeavor, “Ashia,” on June 14, 2011, and its available exclusively via Amazon.com.
Ben Fagan and The Holy City Hooligans, The Freestyle Sessions 1
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It is pretty safe to say that Ben Fagan is a consummate performer. From his starring (and subsequently winning) the CBS reality game show, Pirate Master to the years he spent as frontman for Charleston’s own The Plainfield Project; Fagan has never been one to eschew the limelight. Earlier this year, Fagan set out on…
THE REAL TUESDAY WELD, THE LAST WEREWOLF (SOUNDTRACK)
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This is about as strange a compilation on a release as you will find, fitting for a Glen Duncan novel about a strange but interesting folklore subject. Everyone loves Werewolves don’t they? The project led by Stephen Coates touches on various genres of old time music. The project takes on an old…
ERIC SARDINAS & BIG MOTOR, STICKS & STONES
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Eric’s interpretation of the blues is delivered via resonator/slide guitar and gritty vocals. The Florida road veteran with a six-album catalog has put this one together with Levell Price on bass and Chris Frazier on drums. The songs are basically traditional format, the storytelling of blues. The uniqueness is in the delivery. The disc ranges…
ANTIGONE RISING PREVIEW TWO SONGS FROM ’23 RED’
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Known for their driving and vivacious live show, Antigone Rising has toured with The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, The Allman Brothers Band, The Dave Matthews Band, Rob Thomas, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Lucinda Williams and The Bangles amongst others. Since their inception the band has released 4 independent albums. In 2004, they were signed to…
PRIORY RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR SELF-TITLED ALBUM’S FIRST SINGLE
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Portland, Oregon-based indie-pop/electronic-folk outfit Priory, comprised of Brandon Johnson (vocals, bass), Kyle Dieker (acoustic guitar, keys, bells, falsetto), Joe Mingus (drums), and Greg Harpel (lead guitar, bells, keys), have returned home from their first (of many) U.S. tours promoting their debut, self-titled ful-length. Continuing to promote their album, which is hot off the presses, they…
NEW ALBUM FROM DEBORAH ALLEN IN AUGUS
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Delta Rock Records artist and Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and performer Deborah Allen is releasing her long-anticipated new album, titled Hear Me Now, on Aug. 16. Hear Me Now includes Allen’s current single, the danceable Country-shuffle “Anything Other Than Love,” which continues its steady climb up the Music Row chart. The 12 songs on the…
THE STICK PEOPLE UNLEASH DEBUT ALBUM ‘MADNESS’
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Nowadays, it’s becoming increasingly hard to find rock bands that refuse to be pigeonholed to a single style. But the Stick People are certainly an exception, as they manage to fuse together elements of hard rock, alternative rock, and punk rock — as evidence by their full-length debut, ‘Madness.’ [youtube mJRzwsmo5NU nolink] There’s a reason…
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND ADDING MORE DATES
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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band will go back out on the road this Fall for a second leg to their 2011 North American Tour. The new dates will extend from coast to coast with stops expected in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Orlando, Dallas, Denver, Vancouver and more. …
HOUSE ARREST WON’T STOP KAFANI’S GRIND
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Kafani will release the latest video “Baller Roll” off of the Bay Area Boss EP today. The Bay Area’s own has been on house arrest for the past month and will serve seven more, but its not stopping Kafani from recording new material. [youtube ztSfcaI2TE0 nolink] Being on house arrest has given Kafani the opportunity…
MUTEMATH PREMIERE NEW SONG VIA INTERACTIVE VIDEO MIXER
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The title track from MUTEMATH’s third studio album, Odd Soul, is now available to fans in a unique video mixer platform. The mixer, which premiered on digital and social media technology site Mashable.com today, features a different video for each part of the song: drums, guitars, bass, vocals, synth and back ground vocals.…
CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS OPENS ITS DOORS TO THE MUSIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE
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Converse Inc. announced the official opening of Converse Rubber Tracks, a new state-of-the-art recording studio in Brooklyn, NY. Converse Rubber Tracks will provide dedicated artists of all genres the opportunity to record their original music in a high quality studio alongside a team of experienced engineers at no cost. Converse Rubber Tracks is providing a…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 19th, 2011
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DID GAGA RIP OFF BETTE MIDLER? According to RollingStone.com, Lady Gaga is under fire again for her new wheelchair-bound mermaid alter ego, “Yuyi.” Bette Midler says the character is a direct rip-off of her own wheelchair-bound mermaid alter ego, “Delores Delago,” which she made popular in the late 1970s. Midler took to Twitter…
OY VEY ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 30, 2011 / MP3
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Synthesizing multiple musical influences while managing to sound original and coherent is a daunting task for any band. Chicago’s Oy Vey not only does this successfully on their debut, Botanical Curiosity, but they embrace it. Citing influences as broad ranging as MGMT, Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen, Oy Vey takes bedroom rock to a new…
STOLI IS IN BRAZIL EXPLORING A VIRTUAL JUNGLE OF MUSIC
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A wonderful thing about working here at Skope is even though I do not get to travel much, I still get to meet musicians from all over the world. So in that regard, it’s kind of like traveling without being groped by TSA. My guest today has only one word that can best describe him,…
TOM VEK “AROUSED” VIDEO
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Those lucky enough to catch Tom Vek live in NYC last week know that he hasn’t missed a beat since his last US show in 2005. His dynamic live performances were already making waves across the UK, and he has similarly wowed American audiences. If you are planning to hit the international festival circuit this…
MATTHEW SWEET TO RELEASE ‘MODERN ART’ IN SEPTEMBER
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On September 20, 2012, Matthew Sweet will release Modern Art (Missing Piece Records), the eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2008’s Sunshine Lies. Throughout a career that stretches back to the mid-‘80s, Matthew Sweet has never followed trends, though his landmark 1991 album Girlfriend was responsible for starting one: in fact, many critics note that most…
