Over the years we’ve seen rock-pop and even singer/songwriter music slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, 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 & Rock…
BIG SCIENCE ANNOUNCE DEBUT FULL LENGTH ‘DIFFICULTY’
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Chicago based four-piece Big Science to release their debut LP Difficulty on May 29. The self-released endeavor will be available digitally as well as a limited vinyl pressing. The ten-track album is a combination of past and present pop and new wave sounds with a chemistry only Big Science can create. As the band tells…
GROUNDATION RELEASES NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN APRIL
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Hailing from California’s Bay Area, Groundation will unleash their new studio album, entitled Building An Ark, on April 24, 2012 via Dub Rockers/VP/Universal Music. This 10-track set will be the first release off the new imprint Dub Rockers from reggae giant VP Records. The internationally acclaimed band stays true to the essence of their dynamic…
EMELI SANDE OPENS COLDPLAY TOUR
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The debut album from Capitol Records’ artist Emeli Sandé – debuted on the UK Album Chart at No. 1 this week. Due for release in the U.S. on June 5th, Our Version of Events is a powerful platform for Sandé’s rich, soulful voice and sophisticated songwriting. As Q magazine put it: “She’s made an album…
NEW ALBUM BY KATRIN OUT APRIL
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It’s been three years since the release of her last CD, “Soul Wide Open”, and now Boston-based singer/songwriter Katrin is eagerly gearing up for the late Spring release of her fourth self-released studio disc, “Frail to Fearless”. Marking her first national release, the new record features some of the most respected players in the…
6131 RECORDS SIGN SEATTLE’S ILL INTENT
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Los Angeles, California based label 6131 Records have announced the signing of Seattle, Washington’s ILL INTENT. Following recent tours with labelmates Bent Life and The Beautiful Ones, ILL INTENT entered the studio with Taylor Young (Rotting Out, Xibalba) in early February to record their debut EP for 6131. The effort, entitled No Masters,…
METRIC ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM
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METRIC has confirmed June 12th, 2012 as the North American release date for their fifth, full-length studio album, Synthetica. Following the global self-release of their last album Fantasies, which went platinum in Canada and sold well over a million albums/singles worldwide, Synthetica will continue the trend and be released around the world through the…
ANGUS & JULIA STONE ANNOUNCE 2012 SOLO ALBUMS
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Earlier this year, critically-acclaimed Australian siblings Angus & Julia Stone announced plans to each release solo albums in 2012 before pairing back up for another Angus & Julia Stone full-length. Today, Julia Stone announces the release of her album By The Horns on May 29th, and celebrates by delivering her captivating first single “Let’s Forget…
GONJASUFI NEW VIDEO FOR “THE BLAME”
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Following the recent release of mini-album MU.ZZ.LE, Gonjasufi is sharing a video for “The Blame.” The song is deeply personal and noted by Pitchfork as “the late peak of a record that wrings out a devastated man’s crisis of consciousness.” The video follows Gonjasufi through a deserted Los Angeles, an isolated man in a city…
ADRIAN EMBERLEY + THE REVOLVING BAND VIDEO “THE ONE”
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Adrian Emberley + the Revolving Band premiered their music video for the song “The One” on February 9th at Great Scott in Allston, MA. The Boston-based group played the event with fellow local artists Audrey Ryan, Cloud Factory, and Eli Whitney Huston & The Cotton Gin and Tonics. AERB also released their self-titled album this…
SEK’HAND SMOKE RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘RIDING FREE’ OFF EP
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KNOWN AS MUCH FOR THEIR WILD OFF-STAGE ANTICS AS FOR THEIR ENERGY AND HARD DRIVING MUSIC, SEK’NDHAND SMOKE EMBODIES ALL THAT IS ROCK AND ROLL: PROFUSE ALCOHOL HOT WOMEN FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND FANS PUKING ON STAGE GETTING KICKED OUT OF A BIKER RALLY DIVING INTO THE CROWD BROKEN NOSES SMASHED GUITARS SOLD OUT SHOWS…
BERKLEE HONORS GEORGE CLINTON IN BOSTON
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Berklee College of Music awarded funk icon George Clinton an honorary doctor of music degree and celebrated his music with a performance from the college’s P-Funk Ensemble. After the presentation, Clinton traded his doctoral robes for a silver suit to perform with student musicians on “Testify,” “Give Up the Funk,” and “One Nation Under a…
ROB ZOMBIE AND MEGADETH ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING TOUR
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ROB ZOMBIE and MEGADETH have just announced a co-headlining tour guaranteed to raise the temperature on the planet. The trek, which marks the first time the two bands have toured together, kicks off Friday, May 11 in Holmdel, NJ and encompasses high-profile appearances at several rock festivals, including Rock On The Range and Rocklahoma.…
JHAMEEL UNVEILS BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR “WAVES”
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San Francisco based pop prodigy Jhameel has continued to wow the music world with his catchy hooks and unique vocals for his latest music series “Waves”. Releasing a track a week for 5 weeks in late 2011, the series created serious buzz taking the blog world by storm. Hitting #2 on the Hype Machine charts,…
TICKETMASTER LAUNCHES TICKET DEALS
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Ticketmaster announces Ticket Deals, a dedicated deals page on Ticketmaster.com providing fans one convenient source to find and shop for great ticket deals in their city. Ticket Deals aggregates discount, price point, and seasonal promotions in one convenient location for a wide variety of event genres including concerts, theater, sports, family entertainment and attractions. The…
TJ COURTNEY DEBUT EP OUT MARCH 27
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Boston-based rocker, TJ Courtney brings listeners back to the powerhouse vocals and insightful, angst-ridden lyrics reminiscent of 90’s grunge on his debut EP Into The Sky. Songwriting is a thoughtful, introspective process for TJ, with songs like the first single, “One Day,” which questions our impact as a species on the world, or “Who Are…
TRIXTER FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 20 YEARS
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Frontiers Records is proud to announce the return of good-time rock n’ rollers, Trixter; the band’s first new album in 20 years, NEW AUDIO MACHINE, has been confirmed for an April 24th North American release date. Featuring the band’s original line-up, NEW AUDIO MACHINE is produced and engineered by Chuck Alzakian (Elton John, Christina…
DANIELLE DUVAL NEW VIDEO “AMBULANCE”
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Montreal-based indie rocker Danielle Duval has just released a new music video for “Ambulance”, one of the highlights on her debut, Of the Valley. The 911 emergency call that is heartbreak is at the center of the video. As Danielle serenades the patient, some questions come to mind. Do you need a xylophone to perform…
GAR FRANCIS RELEASE NEW EP ‘SHINE ON’ + VIDEO
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Gar Francis sounds effortlessly vintage-cool as he again proves what rock & roll sounds like from where it truly originated – the garage. “Shine On” is the new EP from singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Gar Francis. Gar indeed shines his musical talent through “clouds of pink majestic skies” as he uses lyrics like “baby boomers sit back and…
CAM’RON CO-SIGNS NEW EMCEE JUSTINA “GLOVES OFF”
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A few weeks ago, Cam’Ron released a controversial promo taking iTunes to task. The young unfortunate “victim”? That’s Justina, one of music’s best kept secrets.
CROOKED FINGERS NEW VIDEO
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Crooked Fingers premiered the new video for “Our New Favorite” at The AV Club. Directed and edited by James Fleischel, the video beautifully illustrates the feelings of impermanence and connectedness suggested by the song by capturing and slowing down the fleeting moments of everyday life. [youtube BdvbYHq_ohQ nolink] http://mergerecords.com
FREE LIVE SHOWS @ APOLLOAUDIO.COM
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ApolloAudio.com is happy to announce a free monthly live concert series entitled “Live from the Westmoreland” to be streamed in real time over the internet. The show is to be recorded and will be sold as a live album via Apollo Audio (www.apolloaudio.com), label partner The Committee to Keep Music Evil (www.ctkme.com), as well…
SWEDISH HARD ROCKERS CRAZY LIXX’S NEW ALBUM
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Frontiers Records is proud to announce the release of the new album from Swedish hard rockers Crazy Lixx: RIOT AVENUE is due out on April 24th in North America. Self-produced, RIOT AVENUE finds Crazy Lixx in fine form with eleven sexy, hard-rocking new tracks on the their third studio release (the second for the…
BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 LINEUP
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Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 11th annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 7 – 10 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. A full list of confirmed…
THE CONTORTIONIST HEADS INTO THE STUDIO
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Indiana progressive metal powerhouse THE CONTORTIONIST made the trek down to Audiohammer Studios in Orlando, FL earlier this week to begin the recording process for the follow-up to their stunning 2010 debut, Exoplanet. Famed producers Jason Suecof and Eyal Levi (August Burns Red, The Black Dahlia Murder) will be behind the boards for the new…
INTEL NEW ULTRABOOK CAMPAIGN “POP-UP-THEATER”
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It’s a series of fun and lighthearted stunts shot in Los Angeles featuring the new laptops. A couple of the Ads are music related and so we are sharing it with fans of Skope Magazine. Pop-Up Theater Orchestra: [youtube 8JgHzVPHzIM nolink] Pop-Up Theater Jam Session: [youtube PLz67kv6NUQ nolink]
AMY DALLEY PREVIEWS 2 TRACKS FROM NEW ALBUM
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It’s truly been a long and winding road that’s led singer/songwriter Amy Dalley to the creative place she now calls home, but in 2012 she’s sounding all the stronger for the journey. One listen to the country artist’s latest effort, Coming Out Of The Pain, and it’s obvious Dalley is putting the hurdles of the…
ALEXANDER TUCKER NEW ALBUM COMING IN MAY
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British avant pop artist Alexander Tucker is set to return with his latest album Third Mouth due out on May 15th. Using songs written over a 12 month period he achieves his own inimitable blend of psych rock and ambient pop using a variety of studio crafted effects, rudimentary beats, guitar and bass, as…
ART OF DYING POST SINGLE TO “SORRY”
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Art of Dying have released the lyric video for their next single, “Sorry.” This will be the third single off the band’s major label debut, Vices and Virtues. The first single “Die Trying” was a Top 5 Active Rock hit and the follow up single “Get Thru This” made it into the Top 15 on…
WALTER TROUT RETURNS WITH BLUES FOR ‘THE MODERN DAZE’
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The Mascot Label Group has announced an April 24 release date for Walter Trout’s 21st album Blues For The Modern Daze. 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,…
SANDBOX REVEAL TOUR DATES TO SUPPORT UPCOMING MARCH 27 ALBUM
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Entrepreneur, artist and musician Shane Sweet and his band Sandbox are embarking on a tour to support their new album “Me and Him and Horse” (BrainMuscleMedia), set for a March 27, 2012 release.. Shane explains, “Our traveling band is seven people deep and we play songs from both ‘Me & Him and Horse,’ as well…
LORDS OF ACID NEW COVER ART IS NSFW
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Lords of Acid, the Belgian electro-industrial outfit who turned the dance music world on its ear in 1991 with the legendary single “I Sit On Acid,” return with their first album in over eleven years, Deep Chills, which is slated for an Apr. 10 release on Metropolis Records. NSFW Deep Chills Cover Art: …
LIGHTS DEBUTS NEW VIDEO FOR “BANNER”
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LIGHTS rolls out her new video for the song “Banner”, the second official single from her acclaimed album Siberia. Directed and conceptualized by Sean Michael Turrell (MSTRKRFT, Tegan & Sara) the clip places Lights in a Road Warrior-inspired post-apocalyptic world. She travels through a vast desert and encounters a pick-up truck of dirty-faced young vagabonds…
RODNEY CROWELL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ON VANGUARD RECORDS
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Grammy Award-winner Rodney Crowell and New York Times Best Selling author Mary Karr are scheduled to release KIN, SONGS BY MARY KARR AND RODNEY CROWELL on Vanguard Records on June 5, 2012. Produced by Joe Henry, Kin marks the first collaboration between the two writers and is Karr’s entry into the world of music. Long…
EMILY O’HALLORAN TO GIVE AWAY FREE MP3 FOR VALENTINES DAY
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Australian-born singer/songwriter Emily O’Halloran has just returned to Los Angeles from the UK where she has released her new album “Morphine & Cupcakes” to rave reviews. Awarded 3 stars by prestigious music mag Q and 4 stars by Rock & Reel andM Magazine called the record a “Hollywood Noir version of the Music City.”…
BIG DEAL VIDEO FOR “TALK”
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The official video for “Talk” is out today and it’s stunning! The video was directed by the talented, Brooklyn director Yoonha Park (Washed Out, Deerhoof and Beach House). Watch Alice sew up bandmate Kacey in an industrial London flat. On the subject of the prosthetic wound used in the video, Alice tells Rolling…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: KARMIN PERFORMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
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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! [youtube NbObh9iQ-dI nolink] [youtube F3WEfBOFCto nolink]
ATTALOSS TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM ON APRIL 10, 2012
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Los Angeles modern rockers Attaloss are releasing their self-titled album on April 10, 2012, via Rock Ridge Music/Warner Music Group/ADA. Their new record showcases two sides of the band, the high energy blown out rock side and the stripped down acoustic side. Although the band name is a play on a common phrase…
CLAY AIKEN REMAINS ‘STEADFAST’
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Clay Aiken treats fans to a newly packaged collection of heartfelt songs with Steadfast, to be released March 29th on Decca. Steadfast revisits the best of 2010’s release Tried and True, featuring selected cuts from that record alongside a newly recorded, original song/radio single, “Bring Back My Love.” Rounding out the disc are thoughtful…
SKRILLEX SELLS OUT EAST / WEST COAST TAKEOVER SHOWS
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Fresh off his massive sold out Mothership Tour, the five-time Grammy nominated producer Skrillex commenced a takeover of clubs on the East and West Coasts on January 24th. The Los Angeles and New York dates featured a different club and line-up each night. His Check Yo Pony Tail 2 event at Echoplex in LA…
