It looks like Snob Doodle was one of the thousands to buy a new I-Pad this week. Wonder what he thinks about the new gadget?
AMANDA PALMER SPLITS WITH LABEL
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After a long legal battle with her label Roadrunner Records to get dropped, Amanda Palmer announced yesterday that she has been released from her contract. In celebration, Amanda is very pleased to be able to — for the first time since the year 2003 — offer you a brand new and previously unreleased song…
TRACY BONHAM’S ‘MASTS OF MANHATTA’ SET FOR JULY 13th RELEASE
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Masts Of Manhatta, Tracy Bonham’s first full-length album in five years, will be released on July 13th by Engine Room Recordings. Produced by Bonham, the album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Los Lobos, Lisa Germano) and features the Brooklyn-based Smokey’s Roundup, a trio led by guitarist Smokey Hormel (Tom Waits, Beck, Norah Jones),…
The Great Affairs, The Great Affairs
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Before we get this started, realize I approach hanging a yoke around the necks of The Great Affairs with much trepidation. I really don’t know how to begin to classify the Nashville outfit except to say they toe several lines in terms of genre. After several listens to their 2009 self-titled, my conclusion is: it’s…
NEW SINGLE FROM JACK JOHNSON “YOU AND YOUR HEART”
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This summer Jack Johnson will embark on a world tour in support of his new studio album, To The Sea which is out June 1st. The European dates have already been announced and are currently on sale.
ORIANTHI NEW SINGLE “SHUT UP & KISS ME”
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Exciting news for fans of Orianthi – her second single, “Shut Up & Kiss Me,” is available now on iTunes.
CAGE THE ELEPHANT VIDEO FOR “IN ONE EAR”
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Another Video From Cage the Elephant is Now Up on VEVO.com! Vevo premiered Cage the Elephant’s “In One Ear” Video this weekend.
BMI EXPANDS LIVE CONCERT ROYALTIES DISTRIBUTIONS
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BMI has expanded its tracking of live music performances to include smaller concert events, distributing royalties to additional songwriters, composers and music publishers. The performing right organization will now pay performance royalties on the top 300 concert tours, events and festivals in America, as determined by Pollstar research, on a quarterly basis. The first…
KEEPIN’ PRETTY FOR THE FANS
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A lot has changed for the guys of Pretty Ricky, which consists of brothers Baby Blue, Spectacular and Slick ‘em, as well as Lingerie, throughout the years, but one thing remains the same: they’re freaks.
ALLISON MOORER & STEVE EARLE WELCOME JOHN HENRY EARLE
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Musicians Allison Moorer and Steve Earle welcome into the world their first child, John Henry Earle. John Henry was born on April 5th at 10:07am, weighing eight pounds, two ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Moorer and Earle were married in 2005 and live in New York’s Greenwich Village. www.allisonmoorer.com & www.steveearle.com
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th, 2010
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ADAM LAMBERT REMIX EP Adam Lambert will release Remixes, a six track digital EP containing remixed version of the first two singles off his debut album For Your Entertainment. Remixes will be made available exclusively at AdamOfficial.com on Friday and at all other digital service providers on Tuesday. The album contains mixes from Jason…
Mary J. Blige, Stronger with Each Tear
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Mary J. Blige has every right to be deemed “Queen of Hip Hop Soul”, when she has received multi-platinum status on just about every album she has released since 1992 and has sold more than 49 million records to date. Since her “Real Love” days of her debut album, “What’s the 411?”, to her current…
Curbstone Beauty, Who Needs Luv
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Good music is definitely hard to find these days, and that can be said for all genres of music across the board –hip hop, country, rock, etc. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a band like Curbstone Beauty, which brings back some original sound, especially one that reminds me of what I’ll call…
Lori Diamond, Mystery
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I introduce to you 1-of-A-Kind–Lori Diamond from Boston. This singer/songwriter/pianist has such a pure & genuine quality to her voice. Not to mention, this talented artist throws in stellar piano playing to complete the entire Mystery. It is no surprise that this Bostonian sings & plays from the heart at all times…
A FINE FRENZY NEW VIDEO “ELECTRIC TWIST”
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A Fine Frenzy will be at Largo in LA April 7, 14 & 21 and on select Lilith Fair dates this summer.
FREE MP3 BY JENNIE ARNAU
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This one is from Alt-Country songstress Jennie Arnau and it’s her song, THE SPARROW & THE GODS, from her upcoming album CHASING GIANTS, out April 13th. Download THE SPARROW & THE GODS here: SKOPE IT HERE! www.jenniearnau.com
The Sour Notes, It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty
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When The Sour Notes’ fourth release, “It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty”, arrived in my mailbox, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. Just reading the title of their band made me chuckle, but as I popped the CD into my walkman (yes, I still own one, and it’s a more than 10-year-old Sony), I was…
CONSEQUENCE & ASHER ROTH VIDEO FOR “CHILDISH GAMES”
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Consequence premieres the first video from his newly released mixtape Movies On Demand today via YouTube, mtvU, MTV2 and MTV Jams. “Childish Games” co-stars Motown labelmate Asher Roth with production by Mr. Attic. Rik Cordero co-directed the video with Consequence.
APRIL 2010 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.
INFANTREE OFFER MP3 TO “SPEAK UP”
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Infantree is a Los Angeles-based band which formed in 2007 with Alex Vojdani (vocals, lyrics, guitar, keys) Matt Kronish (vocals, lyrics, guitar, banjo) and Donald Fisher (vocals, lyrics, keys, bass, mandolin, guitar) as high school students in Calabasas, CA before solidifying the line-up in 2008 with the addition of drummer Jordan Avesar who provided not…
GARY HOEY ON TOUR WITH JEFF BECK
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Ax-slinger Gary Hoey is embarking on an exclusive run of tour dates with Jeff Beck and will perform acoustically an array of favorites. These shows come in the middle of Hoey’s spring run of National guitar clinics running up and down the East Coast. These clinics start April 6 in Allentown, PA and continue till…
MATT WHITE SIGNS TO RYKO
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Ryko is proud to add singer-songwriter Matt White to its growing family. White, a superb songwriter, vocalist, pianist and guitarist, possesses a powerful vocal range that he uses fearlessly and a naturally charismatic personality that permeates his live and recorded performances. From a musical family, White composed all the material on his second album…
BON JOVI’S THE CIRCLE TOUR” WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST KID ROCK
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The summer just got hotter as Bon Jovi adds very special guest Kid Rock to select stadium concerts on their hugely successful “The Circle Tour.” Kid Rock will appear at the newly added fourth New Meadowlands Stadium concert on July 9th in East Rutherford, NJ; as well as Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA; Soldier Field…
HARRY PRITCHETT: WORDS OF A SONGSMITH
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Maryland singer/songwriter Harry Pritchett has a story that doesn’t read that differently than many artists. First influenced by The Beatles, started writing songs in high school, played those songs for friends who then urged him to pursue music. That pursuit saw him release his latest album Strange Journey last year with one track, “Night Bird”…
LOU BARLOW SUMMER TOUR DATES
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Lou Barlow + the missingmen will hit the road this summer in support of Lou’s most recent release, Goodnight Unknown. This will be the first chance to see Lou playing headlining shows with the missingmen since the new album came out! Lou Barlow on Tour! 6/10 San Diego, CA The Casbah 6/11 Tucson,…
NEW POLITICS UNVEIL WILD VIDEO FOR “YEAH YEAH YEAH”
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Danish rockers New Politics have recently unveiled a raucous video for their single, “Yeah Yeah Yeah”. The clip showcases the high energy trio of David Boyd (vocals), Soren (Guitar, Vox), and Poul (drums) performing the song in what appears to be a rehearsal space, with David Boyd showing off his insane dance moves. The band…
EVERY TIME I DIE EMBARK ON CONQUEST OF AMERICA
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Venerated metal road warriors Every Time I Die will be taking their mayhem inciting sound on tour, entertaining their rabid fan base along with Southern metal cohorts Norma Jean and Canadian punk-core Cancer Bats. Every Time I Die promise a monstrous set of crowd rousing favorites including songs from their latest masterwork New Junk Aesthetic,…
J*DAVEY NEW VIDEO “OUTTA THE WINDOW”
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Feverish anticipation continues to rise as Jack Davey and Brook D’Leau of J*DaVeY ready the release of their Warner Bros. album, New Designer Drug, for the world. Fortunately, J*DaVeY has prepared another visual feast to indulge those among us who cannot wait to get another fix from the genre bending duo with their new video…
GIN WIGMORE NEW VIDEO “OH MY”
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Hot off the heels of some amazing SXSW shows, Gin Wigmore is extending her run with Citizen Cope in support of her recently released debut album Holy Smoke out now on Universal Motown. This soulful lady is also dropping her second single, the powerful “Oh My” accompanied by an equally captivating video.
CHARLIE MARS LAUNCHES U.S. HEADLINING TOUR
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Charlie Mars will embark on a headlining tour in support of his latest album, Like A Bird, Like A Plane, on May 11th at Pittsburgh’s Club Café. Before hitting the road, he’ll play two shows in Austin, TX: He’ll kick off the 17th season of “Unplugged at the Grove” on April 15th…
NEIL YOUNG TO SET OUT ON TWISTED ROAD TOUR ON MAY 18th
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Rock icon Neil Young will hit the road for his first solo concerts in many years on the Twisted Road tour, which begins on May 18th and continues through June 8th. As an even rarer treat for fans, Young will play solo in several of the region’s classic theaters, offering a program of his classic…
OWL CITY SCORES PLATINUM ALBUM CERTIFICATION WITH ‘OCEAN EYES’
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Universal Republic Records’ artist Owl City continues to garner accolades at an unprecedented pace in 2010, with the RIAA awarding his smash album Ocean Eyes platinum certification this week for selling more than a million units of his Universal Republic debut.
LORI DIAMOND IS LESS OF A MYSTERY AS STOLI GETS TO KNOW HER
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Welcome to a fresh and exciting new week here at Skoped Out. This week we not only have a talented singer/songwriter but this woman is also one of the sweetest people you will meet. Joining us from New England is Lori Diamond. Lori came onto our radar after we received a copy of her newest…
AGAINST ME! NEW ALBUM DUE FROM SIRE RECORDS ON JUNE 8th 2010
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Florida punk band Against Me! have announced the track-listing and release date for their upcoming new album White Crosses. The album, the band’s second for Sire Records, will be released on June 8th, 2010. Against Me! will also release a digital EP titled I Was a Teenage Anarchist, which will be available on iTunes beginning…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 5th, 2010
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LADY GAGA SPILLS MORE ON NEW ALBUM Has Lady Gaga written “the anthem for our generation?” The pop star certainly seems to think so. In a post on fan site GagaDaily.com, the “Bad Romance” singer said that she has “already written the first single for the new album,” that the record will be…
Pugwash, Giddy
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The mystical charm of Ireland, something that has fascinated those on this side of the Atlantic for quite some time, is heard in spades on Giddy, the latest release from Pugwash. The distinct harmonies, elevated by the subtle folk-pop melodies show off how effortless Walsh makes the whole thing sound. This however, hinders Giddy as…
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD PREMIERE “RADIO UNDEAD” WIDGET
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Today is the day! “Radio Undead” is now live on iheartradio. Fans of Hollywood Undead have been waiting to hear the band’s customized radio station in partner with iheartradio.com, but the wait is over. Hours of music, handpicked by the band, can now be enjoyed by all. Listen in as the guys from the band…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd, 2010
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ALICIA KEYS, BEP & MORE ADDED TO IDOL GIVES BACK Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, The Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox and Jeff Beck will perform on Idol Gives Back, which airs Wednesday, April 21st at 8 PM on FOX. Idol Gives Back has made history by raising over 140 million dollars for charity to…
U2’S RECORD BREAKING ROSE BOWL CONCERT ON DVD TRAILER
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U2360 ° At The Rose Bowl will be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Interscope Records on June 3, coinciding with the band’s first U.S. show in 2010. U2360 ° At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year’s U2360 ° tour in support of their Grammy-nominated album No Line on The Horizon.…
KEDS OFFERS FOOTAGE FROM SXSW ONLINE
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The madness of SXSW may be over, but thanks to Keds you can check out some performances you might have missed along the way. Teaming up with Solid Gold, Travis Barker, The Honey Brothers, Surfer Blood, Pharoahe Monch and many others to capture their performances and have them get crafty with Keds. SKOPE IT HERE!
