Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic recording artist Plies has joined the numerous public figures who have paid tribute to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, with a YouTube video titled “We Are Trayvon.” The track, which was produced by Filthy Beatz, was released via the Miami-native’s YouTube page earlier this month, and is now available at all digital retailers.
Month: April 2012
NEW VIDEO BY BABYFACE MONSTER
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On “Smile” BFM (@BabyFaceMonster) truly shows his conceptual range with R&B sensation J. Cardigan crooning wonderfully over the hook! “Smile” is an inspirational song directed at any individuals who are going through a rough periods in their life, telling that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. The song is from Babyface Monster’s…
GREEN DAY IN THE STUDIO RECORDING THREE ALBUMS
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Green Day is currently in the studio recording three albums – a trilogy entitled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! – that will be released by Reprise Records on Tuesday, September 25th 2012; Tuesday, November 13th 2012 and Tuesday, January 15th 2013 respectively. The albums are the follow-up to the Grammy ®Award-winning 21st Century Breakdown,…
OPEN LETTER FROM AXL ROSE TO RRHOF
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To: The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Guns N’ Roses Fans and Whom It May Concern, When the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were first announced I had mixed emotions but, in an effort to be positive, wanting to make the most of things for the fans and with their…
WALTER TROUT RETURNS WITH BLUES
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The Mascot Label Group will release Walter Trout’s 21st album Blues For The Modern Daze on April 24. The offering displays the contemporary guitar legend returning to his hard-core blues roots, with songwriting at a creative and personal zenith. Blues For The Modern Daze is Trout’s sixth recording for Provogue Records, a division of…
RUSSEL BLAKE TEAMS WITH NDVR
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When Russel Blake creates, he taps deep into his inner most God source. It is evidenced by music the renowned music producer and jazz bassist has gifted the planet with, including three CD’s and over 432 compositions within his repertoire encompassing classical, Spanish classical, traditional jazz, Brazilian, opera, Latin and blues music idioms. It rings…
STEVE AOKI ‘CUDI THE KID’ REMIXES
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STEVE AOKI broke bands such as Bloc Party, The Bloody Beetroots, Klaxons and The Gossip through deftly marketed single and full-length releases on his Dim Mak label, which he began in 1996 and now has over 250 releases. Those releases often dovetailed into performances at his weekly Dim Mak nights including Dim Mak studios (still…
BARONESS’ ‘YELLOW & GREEN’ CONFIRMED FOR JULY 17 RELEASE
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Baroness, the Savannah-based quartet whose two prior releases (Red Album and Blue Record) were awarded record of the year honors from both Revolver and Decibel Magazines as well as repeatedly placing on year-end best of lists from Pitchfork and Village Voice, return with a new album titled Yellow & Green on July 17 via Relapse…
WILSON PHILLIPS ANNOUNCE NEW VIDEO FOR “GOOD VIBRATIONS”
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To celebrate their latest album Dedicated, Wilson Phillips have announced a new video for The Beach Boys hit, “Good Vibrations.” “Good Vibrations” appears on the 11-song long-anticipated tribute to the legendary groups – The Beach Boys and Mamas & The Papas. Dedicated was released last week via Sony Masterworks. [youtube 6YdkQWN59HY nolink]…
ANTHM “WHEN WE WERE KINGS” STREET TAPE
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ANTHM turned a lot of heads with the lyricism in his last two videos for “Can I Live” and “Never Do”. Now, ANTHM follows up with the release of the entire street tape, “When We Were Kings”, his ode to a classic era where emceeing reigned supreme. Whether you’re an 80s baby looking for nostalgia…
DAPPLED CITIES RELEASE FIRST SINGLE IN 2 YEARS
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When Dappled Cities were living in New York on the back of their 2010 album “Zounds” the Australian band were firmly ensconced under the wings of Dangerbird Records, having already worked with the label on 2008’s acclaimed ‘Granddance’ release. It was a rock & roll dream. Co-habiting an apartment downtown and living off a $10…
Swift Tongues, My Finest Hour
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Recently, I had the pleasure of listening to one of the most diverse albums I have ever come across. Swift Tongues “My Finest Hour” reeled me in with the first track ‘Feel it in the Air’, which was reminiscing of Jay Z’s classic ‘Can’t Knock the Hustle’. The song led me to believe the whole…
Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, Wasted
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Over the years we’ve seen Rock, Americana and even Folk music slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing-songy, predictable, popish and highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs &…
NEFEW DELIVER VISUAL FOR “YOUR OWN”
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Director Flavio Leone was eager to depict ‘ an elegant and classic style combined with an urban roughness’ utilizing the skills of the Ryhner and the impressive backdrop where the video was shot. “We decided to work with a dancer because we felt that Ballet is a perfect reflection of struggle and hardship and how…
SOUL CONTROL FINISHES RECORDING BORE CORE
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Providence, RI’s SOUL CONTROL recorded six new tracks for their forthcoming E.P., titled Bore Core, last weekend weekend with producer Trevor Vaughan. Five songs are set to be featured on the vinyl version of the release, while the sixth track will be a digital-only bonus. While the official release date is still tentative,…
GERMANY’S BLUE ANGEL LOUNGE KICK OFF US TOUR
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Germany’s The Blue Angel Lounge follow up their 2010 album, Narcotica, with the intense and brooding 4 track EP entitled, Ewig (German for eternal). The past year has seen the band tour extensively throughout Europe and America, with a breakthrough performance at 2011’s Austin Psych Festival. Their ascent continues with an invitation to support…
THE PREP SCHOOL TRAGEDY NEW VIDEO “THOUGH I TOLDJA”
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The Prep School Tragedy brings chaos to the digital realm in the official music video for the single, “Thought I Toldja”.
SIMON RICHARDS SIGNS WITH PYRAMID RECORDS/ UNIVERSAL DISTRIBUTION
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World musician, Simon Richards has officially announced a distribution deal through Fontana/Universal for his debut album Kaleidoscope Worlds. The album will be available for purchase to the public in September 2012. Richards recently signed a record deal with Pyramid Records and this will be his first studio album to date. Pyramid Records, established in 1989,…
ALICE COOPER & RYAN ROXIE REUNITE
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Alice Cooper has announced his band line-up for his 2012 “No More Mr Nice Guy” tour, with guitarist Ryan Roxie back with the band after several years absence. Ryan joins an extraordinary team. Longtime Alice bassist Chuck Garric, jaw-dropping drummer Glen Sobel and guitarists Tommy Henriksen and Orianthi make up one of the…
THE M MACHINE ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM
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After months of silence, San Francisco’s The M Machine will release the first half of their debut album, a six track release dubbed Metropolis Pt. I, on multiple Grammy Award winner Skrillex’s OWSLA, on April 24th. Boldly bridging genres, The M Machine’s latest release offers an original sound that justifies the increasing buzz surrounding the…
PENNAN BRAE RELEASES NEW VIDEO “FLING”
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Here is a new silent film-themed music video, it’s entitled ‘Fling’ & it goes into silent film-mode after a 15-second introduction. Time travel to the 1920s Silent Film era via ‘Fling’, starring Brittany Dixon & Jared Rasic. A ‘Far From Earth Films’ Production (www.ffefilms.com). Directed by Tim Cash with Main Grip Robert Slaney. ‘Fling’ is…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: TK Soul “ZYDECO BOUNCE” OFFICIAL VIDEO
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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! TK Soul “ZYDECO BOUNCE” OFFICIAL VIDEO: [youtube…
MARK NORTHFIELD ‘NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE’ EP & VIDEO OUT NOW
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There’s something fishy going on in the multi-coloured undersea world of card and random household objects. Will the little pink fish ever find his friend again? Watch and find out…
SOSO OFFERS NEW ALBUM FREE
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Taking DIY to a whole new level, emerging Swedish indie pop act Soso wrote, recorded, and self-produced each track in the bedroom of her apartment. The result is a record that is lyrically raw yet undeniably pop, and most of all, an intensely personal journey into the heart of Soso. Again taking matters into her…
EDIDION POSTS NEW SINGLE “BIRTHDAY” VIA YOUTUBE
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Edidion hailing from Los Angeles, California is an unsigned astronomical R&B artist with the heart of sunlight. Music has been a major force in his life since he was a baby. With an over abundance of talent, he works for himself, makes his own music, arranges his own features, and maintains his own sanity. [youtube…
KC Jockey, Girl You’re Free
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KC Jockey is a pop/r& b artist from Brooklyn, New York. Having been born in Jamaica and moving to New York at a young age must have done good things for his creative side, as his music seems to effortlessly unite the dance hall/traditional party music of Jamaica with the urban pop/club scene of the…
FREE MUSIC FROM THE CASSETTES
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The Cassettes are a four or five-piece Mystic Country/Psych Garage/Stomp band from Washington, D.C. started by Frodus frontman Shelby Cinca as a solace from his post-punk screaming endeavors. The Cassettes ballooned from a lineup that originally contained members of Dead Meadow to a group of modern day vagabonds and dreamers consisting of multi-instrumentalists that…
LOVERBOY WILL BE “LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE” OF JOURNEY TOUR
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They’ll not only be working for the weekend, but almost every night in between, as legendary Canadian rockers Loverboy return to the road and keep it up with Journey and Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo for an arena tour that gets underway July 21 at the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA, running all…
ANNA TERNHEIM ALBUM TRAILER
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Anna Ternheim and V2 Records/Cooperative Music proudly announce the release of The Night Visitor, out June 5th 2012. The Swedish born performer’s latest work was recorded in Nashville and produced by her good friend and fellow musician Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Matt Sweeney) along with Dave Ferguson, Johnny Cash’s longtime engineer (best…
ALICE & MICHI RELEASE “TIME TO TAKE” VIDEO
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It was just before 2011, a jazzy feel-time season. Michi wrote Alice a letter urging her to come to New York and collaborate on a musical project. Alice was driving around Los Angeles deep in her annual autumnal malaise. Skimming the message at a stoplight before stopping at her favorite Subway, she read the remainder…
DONAVON FRANKENREITER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Donavon Frankenreiter announces the release of his fifth studio album, Start Livin’ out through his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records. The album was produced alongside Frankenreiter’s longtime friend and band member Matt Grundy as well as Adam Ableman from Southern California. The follow-up to 2010’s Glow, Start Livin’ is a nine-track selection of folk-infused songs…
WALTER TROUT, BLUES FOR THE MODERN DAZE
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Being a well-respected blues journeyman carries a lot of weight with the title. The question is always, after years of blues guitar slinging, how do you interpret the genre this time out? If you’re the writer, player, and singer, you have your job cut out for you. Saw My Mama Cryin’ is a…
JOISTARR TAPPED TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND VOCAL SUPPORT TO DR. DRE
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Music’s freshest voice, JoiStaRR, is receiving the recognition that her distinct sound and amazing talent deserves. The rising star, who toured with Kanye West for five years, has been tapped to provide vocal support to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg during their Coachella performances on April 15th & 22nd in Indio, CA. JoiStaRR, who is…
OM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ADVAITIC SONGS TO BE ISSUED BY DRAG CITY IN JULY
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OM have announced the follow up to 2009’s God is Good, a five song suite entitled Advaitic Songs, will be issued via Drag City on July 24th, 2012. Where God is Good was the first step in a more ornate and sophisticated direction for Om, Advaitic Songs achieves a level of composition that would’ve been…
STOLI & MENACE DEMARCO GET TWISTED LISTENING TO HIS ‘TURN OFF THE RADIO’ EP
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So this morning I am drinking my coffee watching Meek Mill’s video for “Imma Boss.” I am a fan of Meek Mill and it dawned on me how many hip hop artists like Rick Ross, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, just to name a few have helped bring up struggling emcees looking for that one shot.…
BROOKE VALENTINE CELEBRATES MOTHERHOOD IN “FOREVER”
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Complete with a new outlook and a new son, Brooke Valentine releases this celebratory track about the joys of motherhood. Her forthcoming album hits stores this summer!
IT BOYS! TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
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Los Angeles rock-pop group IT BOYS! are excited to announce the release of their debut album, INTRODUCTION, out June 5th on Hollywood Waste Records. INTRODUCTION, a 12-song record built on the band’s credible strengths as musicians and songwriters, offers listeners tightly crafted songs and floor-shaking rhythms that burst with big hooks and unforgettable melodies. With…
The Jim Ivins Band, Everything We Wanted
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The Richmond, VA bunch is back again with their new EP titled ‘Everything We Wanted’. Following up their 2009 self-titled debut release, (http://skopemag.com/index.php?s=Jim+Ivins+Band), Jim Ivins & company have some fresh new sounds for you. Staying in the realm of pop/rock with acoustic elements added in, The Jim Ivins Band is giving you everything you…
NORAH JONES GOT “HAPPY PILLS”
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The brand spanking new, and very Mad Men — ish video for Norah’s “Happy Pills” is now available via the official EMI supply chain. It’s gorgeous, and dark and a perfect lead in to “Little Broken Hearts”, available May 1, 2012. [youtube a9s0DCQJq4I nolink]
MATILYN MANSON NEW VIDEO
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“No Reflection” is the lead track from Marilyn Manson’s forthcoming album Born Villain which is set to drop on May 1st. “The new record put simply has the ambition and determination of how I started making music in the first place,” Manson says. “It sounds like the first record in that it’s not afraid to…
