MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 11th, 2011
ADELE BACK ON TOP OF BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART Adele is back on top of the Billboard 200 chart. The […]
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BUTCH WALKER & THE BLACK WIDOWS OFFER “SUMMER OF 89” MP3
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Butch Walker will release The Spade, his debut album for Dangerbird Records on August 30,
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Noidz, Transmetal Age
Over the years we’ve seen rock & hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is
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BROOKERT OF CHERRY POP RELEASES NEW VIDEO “SWALLOW HARD”
BrookerT has released a new video for her first single, “Swallow Hard.” Produced by Chicago natives, Christian Rich, this raunchy
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HOWARD JONES TO PERFORM HIS FIRST TWO ALBUMS ON US TOUR
It was in 1983 when Howard Jones first burst upon the contemporary music scene and brought his very English song-writing
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Kotadama, Dichotomy
If you haven’t heard of the group Kotadama then prepare to be blown away! Two brothers Chris & Evan
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MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 9th, 2011
JUSTIN WOULD HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT ’NSYNC Justin Timberlake always tells it like it is. The singer and actor
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STOLI JUST CANNOT GET ENOUGH MONGREL MIX
For those in the know, I have been doing this column for many years now. I have grown to respect
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PORTUGAL. THE MAN’S VAN STOLEN IN CHICAGO
After playing Lollapalooza last night, Portugal. The Man’s van and trailer full of gear was stolen from an attended parking
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MKM ISSUE 2 – AUGUST 2011
Welcome back and big shout outs go out to our first “commentator,” Miss Lori Johnson, who chimed in with “Hey
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NAPOLEON DA LEGEND DROPS “QUARANTINE” VIDEO
Crazy Al Cayne will be releasing a mixtape series called “The Sugar Cayne Experiment” and Volume #1 will feature Napoleon
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THE LIONS RELEASE “SYD…IS A SERIAL KILLER” MP3
Imagine a whole movie crammed into a three minute song, inspired by Syd Barrett and Quentin Tarantino and featuring a
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BOSTON NATIVE CAM MEEKINS HEADS TO NYC NEXT WEEK / VIDEO
Cam writes his own lyrics and beats with a ‘storyteller mc’ approach and has a similar sound to Mac Miller,
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AUGUST 2011 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have chose
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JOHN OATES: FLYING SOLO
I’d interviewed John years ago, and had a chance to catch up with him and his new solo venture and
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STOLI IS LOVING ROSE OF JERICHO HIT SONG “MIDNIGHT EYES”
August is here again, that means we better get outside as much as possible before the temps start dropping. I
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DEREK SHERINIAN’S OCEANA TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 27th
Music Theories, a division of the Mascot Label Group, has announced a September 27 release date for Derek Sherinian’s Oceana.
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RHETERIC RAMIREZ NEW VIDEO “BREAK THA BANK”
Raised in NYC in the ’80s and L.A. in the ’90s, Dominican-American emcee Rheteric Ramirez has been making a home
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RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, AUGUST 2011
Razer, Dark Devotion [expanded] (Blind Monkey Records) Expanded version of of the Sony-propelled release from the melodic-nu-metal crew, who’ve opened
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HARVESTBLOOM SET TO RELEASE NEW EP “LET IT GO” AUGUST 2 / VIDEO
HarvestBloom follows up the success of their 2010 EP Release DEVIL’S POISON with another EP entitled LET IT GO. The
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SKOPE TV INTERVIEW FEAT JOHNNY CROME
On Friday July 29 Skope was visited by an emerging artist by the name of Johnny Crome. Johnny did not
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RICK SHAFFER HAS THE BLUES…(“DOWN TO A T!”)
Johnny Lee Hooker once said: “The Blues had a child and that child was Rock N’ Roll.” And it is
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Kyle Alden, Hello Again Kind Stranger
Over the years we’ve seen rock & hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is
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ARI JACOBSON POSTS NEW ALBUM ON BANDCAMP
Singer/songwriter Ari Jacobson will kick off his first-ever East Coast tour, in support of his debut album Songs About You
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CHOP LOVE CARRY FIRE RELEASE DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WANT NOTHING”
Chop Love Carry Fire, the new project formed by veteran musicians Jeremy Toback and Butch Norton, announced today that they
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THE HAPPY PROBLEM NEW VIDEO “MATADOR”
Check out the new video for “Matador,” the first single off the happy problem’s full-length debut, Head Case, and enjoy
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BOBBY KIMBALL (TOTO) AND JIMI JAMISON (SURVIVOR) ALBUM EPK
“Hold the Line”, “White Sister”, “English Eyes”, “Goodbye Elenore”, “Rosanna”, “Is This Love”, “Burning Heart”, “The Search Is Over”, “High
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DAVE MATTHEWS: SHOW TO BENEFIT CHARITIES CHOSEN BY TICKET PURCHASERS
On Saturday, August 20th, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will play nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA. This special concert
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MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 26th, 2011
AMY WINEHOUSE TO BE LAID TO REST TODAY According to Us Weekly, Amy Winehouse will be laid to rest at
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STOLI KNOWS THAT SKOPE READERS NEED TO HEAR JULIE WEISS
I woke this morning to hear that the NFL is back on. That is great news for sure, but when
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Low-Fi, After All This Time
Get ready for Boise, Idaho’s own Low-Fi as they come out with their second release ‘After All This Time’.
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BRYAN ADAMS APPEARS IN SOUTH AFRICAN MOVIE
Bryan Adams as the voice of Jock in the South African produced and release of Jock of the Bushveld, released
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THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE RELEASE THE SINGLES COLLECTION
The Brian Jonestown Massacre releases the double CD, The Singles Collection (1992-2011) through a Records/Redeye Distribution on August 30, 2011.
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SKOPE TV PHONER FEAT ROB CARLTON
Anyone who follows Skope knows Rob Carlton is no stranger here. Rob is doing better than ever these days with
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THE CLASSY AND GIFTED CHRISTY CRAIG
Christy’s vision is to create an “alternative classical” sound that conveys distinct and intense moods and emotions, which is ideal
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J.J. Crowne, Songs Of Innocence And Experience
Get ready for South Florida’s own J.J. Crowne as he blows your mind with his debut album ‘Songs Of Innocence
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PERRY FARRELL FORMS CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PRODUCER JOACHIM GARRAUD
Always pushing the musical envelope, PERRY FARRELL is keeping it fresh as he leads into this summer’s 20th anniversary of
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GLASSES MALONE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “RICH N THUGGIN'”
Glasses Malone’s debut album Beach Cruiser will be released August 30 by Cash Money, Suburban Noize Records and Sony Music.
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MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 22nd, 2011
LADY GAGA TO DUET WITH CHER! According to NME.com, Lady Gaga is set to duet with Cher. The two
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OPEN UP YOUR EYE’Z & EARS TO A WHOLE NEW BRAND OF POP
If you haven’t heard of Eye’z yet then get ready because “Oh-oh, here she comes”! But don’t worry boys, she