Built to Spill has served as the influence and inspiration for many other indie bands. They inhabit a secure area in indie rock, which gives them credibility, but where fame remains out of reach. Their folk-infused, bluesy rock teeters along the postmodern lines of Pavement while hailing to an earlier era evoking the likes of…
VIDEO: PARAMORE – USE SOMEBODY (KINGS OF LEON COVER)
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In a recent visit to BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, the RIOT!eers, Paramore did an acoustic cover of “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon… and it’s actually really good!
COVER REVEALED FOR “WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE” SOUNDTRACK BY KAREN O AND THE KIDS
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Well, if you like big furry mythical creatures, you’ll be sure to love it.
LIGHTS, LIGHTS
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Hailing from Toronto, LIGHTS is formerly Valerie Poxleitner; a girl who cooled off Warped Tour-goers with her light hearted synth-driven melodies and pop-ballads, while toting a keytar. At the age of 22, LIGHTS has come far from sitting in her room creating music, already gaining much attention in her home of Canada, and will soon…
LAST DAY TO DOWNLOAD MADONNA’S “CELEBRATION” FOR FREE
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For Madonna’s video for her new single “Celebration” that will appear on her upcoming greatest hits compilation, iTunes is allowing Madonna fans all around (in the US) to download the video–for free!
RADIOHEAD PERFORMS “CREEP” IN MEMORABLE SET AT READING 2009
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Returning to Reading after “25 years”, the band made a huge impression on the crowd that night by performing their hugest song to date, “Creep”, followed by crowd-favorite, “The National Anthem”.
INTERVIEW: FRED MASCHERINO (THE COLOR FRED/TAKING BACK SUNDAY)
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How has the tour been treating you so far? It’s been amazing, this is the first time I’ve toured on my own… acousticly, usually I ride with a band, and when I toured with Craig Owens I went in his vehicle with him. I’m out here with my good friend Pat, it’s just the two…
LISTEN TO NEW KAREN O AND THE KIDS SONG, “ALL IS LOVE”
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For Spike Jonze’s film-adaption of children’s book, Where The Wild Things Are, he got the one and only Karen O(and “The Kids) to do the soundtrack. You can listen to the first song now on Myspace!
RADIOHEAD PERFORMS NEW SONG “THESE ARE MY TWISTED WORDS” FOR FIRST TIME
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Over the weekend in Australia’s Frequency 2009 music festival, Radiohead debuted their new song “These Are My Twisted Words” live.
COBRA STARSHIP LAND ON WEST PALM BEACH
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The indie dance-pop phenoms Cobra Starship descended on West Palm Beach last night amongst rabid teenage fandom. This was their hometown show for Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez, who grew up in Boca Raton.
500 Days of Summer soundtrack
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The movie “500 Days of Summer” starring Zooey Deschanel and Joesph Gordon-Levitt is an offbeat comedy about a girl who doesn’t believe in love and the unfortunate and hopeless romantic that falls for her. Of course its makes sense to cast Deschanel in the role of Summer – she’s had a successful foray as a…
HEADLINING TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FOR THE USED
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With their brand new album ‘Artwork’ coming out later this month, platinum-certified Reprise Records artists The Used have announced a nationwide headlining fall tour. The month-long run, which kicks off October 9th in Las Vegas, NV and runs through November 14th in Portland, Oregon. The Almost and TK will be supporting. Early critical acclaim…
VANS WARPED TOUR STOPS IN WEST PALM BEACH ON ITS 15th ANNIVERSARY
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In its fifteen long, hot, sweaty, punk-driven years, the Vans Warped Tour has been a staple in almost any music fan’s summer plans, and we have your coverage from its rainy-n-muddy stop in West Palm Beach, FL!
COLDPLAY’S FREE LEFTRIGHTLEFTRIGHTLEFTRIGHT UP FOR DOWNLOAD!
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Good morning music lovers. The free download of Coldplay’s new live album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, is now available.
CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM FRIDAY AT ALL POINTS WEST!
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Couldn’t make it to the “East Coachella” in it’s second year this time around? Well, we can’t supply you the experience of stomping through the mud and being poured on by buckets of rain, but we got the pictures! PICTURES AT THE SKOPE GALLERY PHOTOS BY GREG JACQUIN
MODEST MOUSE – KING RAT, DIRECTED BY HEATH LEDGER
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Very cool music video directed by the late Heath Ledger for Modest Mouse’s “King Rat”. Check it out. It shows that Ledger had a lot of talent besides being a superb actor.
INTERVIEW: JOHN AND KYLE OF FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS @ WARPED TOUR!
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Skope was able to catch up with both John Cook and Kyle Burns of the pop-punk band Forever The Sickest Kids at the Vans Warped Tour, and we brought back an interview with the “kids”!
Mutemath, Armistice
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Armistice is Mutemath’s second full length album. The New Orleans based electro alt rock band broke out on the music scene with a self title release in 2006. Here they continue with their shiny brand of electronic rock. The band constructs a full and lush sound through samples, chords and keys. The album starts off…
John Vanderslice, Romanian Names
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John Vanderslice isn’t new to the music scene, Romanian Names is his seventh album in only nine years. He is a prolific artist with a wide berth of work and production experience plus collaborations with bands like The Mountain Goats and Spoon. His expressive and poetic spirit is delivered in a signature sound which is…
Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
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Grizzly Bear is currently enjoying indie darling status – it is a band that is unanimously being lauded for its brilliance by The New York Times and other purveyors of taste. The genius of some bands can be overestimated and the hype of the blogosphere can get out of hand. But in this case they…
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH THE FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL!
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Skope and the Boys talk about future tour plans, get interrupted by a pesky lizard, and try to talk over the soundcheck next door.
NEW THOM YORKE TRACK – “ALL FOR THE BEST”
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The one and only Thom Yorke is one of many to contribute to Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, a tribute album made after the sudden death of Mulcahy’s wife who is pictured on the cover of the album. Thanks to Stereogum, you can now hear the opening track of the album,…
MADONNA LITERALLY BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE
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Yesterday at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France, Madonna was scheduled to perform for the European leg of her Sticky & Sweet tour. However, only tragedy occurred.
RYAN ROSS SPEAKS ABOUT SPLIT WITH PANIC AT THE DISCO, AND COCAINE PICTURE.
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Something tells me Ryan Ross has seen better days.
YEAH YEAH YEAHS PAY TRIBUTE TO SCOTLAND WITH T IN THE PARK PERFORMANCE
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Over the weekend, Scotland’s own huge three day music festival, T in the Park, commenced and featured performances by Blur, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Crystal Castles, and many others. But the one band that stood out, and probaby the absolute favorite among the concert-goers that day, was…
COBRA STARSHIP’S “HOT MESS” TRACK LIST RELEASED ALONG WITH PRE-ORDERS
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Have you been waiting for the sassy Cobras to release the track list for their new album? Well now you can stop waiting, because it’s out! 1. Nice Guys Finish Last 2. Pete Wentz Is The Only Reason We’re Famous 3. Good Girls Go Bad (featuring Leighton Meester) 4. Fold Your Hands Child 5. You’re…
PANIC AT THE DISCO SPLIT IN HALF
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Via Myspace and a follow-up confirmation by their two former band mates, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker of Panic At The Disco have called it quits for the band, in order to “embark on a musical excursion of their own”.
JENNY LEWIS CHARMS ORLANDO AT THE PLAZA THEATER
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Last Sunday, Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley made a stop on her solo tour in Orlando, FL at the Plaza Theater. Things started of with a showing of the film “Welcome to Van Nuys”, a documentary about the making of Jenny Lewis’ recent album, Acid Tounge, with Heartless Bastards opening up.
ARTISTS TWITTER THEIR REACTIONS TO MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH
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With the tragic and sudden death of the King of Pop, there have been a number of artists tweeting their thoughts on Twitter.
DETAILS AND COVER OF NEW PARAMORE ALBUM, BRAND NEW EYES
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The pop-punk rockers from Tennessee are currently opening up for the comeback tour of No Dobut, and details of their new album have finally been released!
R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
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After being rushed to the hospital earlier today in L.A., it was pronounced by doctors that The King of Pop was dead.
REVEALED: COBRA STARSHIP’S COVER FOR HOT MESS
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You would think any fan of the Cobras would be more than happy to see the cover of the new album they will probably have stuck on repeat. Well, you’re sort of right.
White Rabbits, It’s Frightening
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It’s Frightening is the second album from the six-piece indie rock band White Rabbits and is a strong follow up to their first effort, Fort Nightly. Here they have the added benefit of working with one of indie rock’s prolific trendsetters, Britt Daniel, from the band Spoon. Daniel’s produced the album and his influence is…
SIX BANDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO ON WARPED TOUR THIS YEAR
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It’s Saturday, June 20th. In six days, is the kick-off of the one and only Vans Warped Tour in Pomona, CA! Since it’s not very likely you’ll be able to see every band perform that day, Skope has picked six bands you definitely shouldn’t miss when the the tour comes to your city!
BOWL WITH YOUR FAVORITE WARPED BANDS AND HELP FIND THE CURE FOR CANCER
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THROUGH JUNE 18th BID For Your Chance To Bowl With Your Favorite Band At The 2nd Annual Vans Warped Tour / T.J. Martell Foundation Bowling Tournament — all proceeds donated to the T.J. Martell Foundation!
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “SUMMERTIME CLOTHES”
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Finishing up a tour around North America with almost(if not all) every single date sold out, indie superstars Animal Collective have released a video of technicolor madness for their new single, “Summertime Clothes”. Directed by Danny Perez.
Mastodon, Crack The Skye
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The fourth album, Crack The Skye, from heavy metal rockers Mastodon takes you on an epic journey through space and time. The subject matter of their lyrics has always involved a mix of science fiction and myth. The layered and textured guitar chords create a fittingly grandiose soundscape to add emphasis and drama to their…
Passion Pit, Manners
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It is clear from the beginning of Passion Pit’s debut full-length album Manners that lead singer and keyboardist Michael Angelakos is the sentimental type. Not surprisingly it was sentimentality that inspired Angelakos to craft the first Passion Pit EP Chunk of Change — that album was a Valentine’s gift for his then girlfriend. Now on…
Indie darling Bon Iver still humble troubadour
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Bon Iver played Fort Lauderdale’s Club Revolution last night to a packed house. It wasn’t the sold out show that Animal Collective was putting on across town at Culture Room but there was strong attendance nonetheless.
PEACHES PUTS ON A “PEACHES SHOW” FOR SAN FRANCISCO
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At the age of 40, this risqué queen proves that age is nothing but a number, through hot dance moves, lasers, and the controversial.
