GAGA’S ALBUM NOT COMING OUT CHRISTMAS TIME Lady Gaga was very revealing in her interview with Larry King on Tuesday night, and that included some information about her highly anticipated sophomore album. The pop star said that the effort will not be coming out before Christmas, and that the reason she was being honest…
ROBYN AND KELIS LAUNCH “ALL HEARTS” CO-HEADLINING TOUR
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Robyn and Kelis will kick off a North American co-headlining tour on July 23rd at The Music Box in Los Angeles. The two recently exchanged tweets about the outing, deciding to name it the “All Hearts” tour. Robyn and Kelis have selected UK sensation Dan Black and Far East Movement, Robyn’s Cherrytree Records label mates,…
KEATON SIMONS TO JOIN REO SPEEDWAGON & PAT BENATAR ON SUMMER TOUR
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Keaton Simons (CBS Records) will join legendary rock artists REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar on their “Love On The Run” co-headlining cross-country summer tour, kicking off June 24 at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. Download MP3: “Without Your Skin” SKOPE IT HERE! With a depth and richness similar to some of the best singer/songwriters…
Schleusolz, The Weinheim Experiment
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Coming off their 2009 debut Running Out Of Time, Schleusolz are back with another spaced-out record titled The Weinheim Experiment. Frankfurt, Germany natives Worsel Strauss and Schani Wolf are the magicians behind the special Schleusolz sound. Watch as they attempt to pull a rainbow of sounds/beats/styles out of their hats once again. …
LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ECLIPSE SOUNDTRACK TODAY ONLY
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack is now streaming exclusively at www.eclipsesoundtrack.com for 24 hours only. The soundtrack is available in stores and online next Tuesday, June 8th via Chop Shop/Atlantic. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse hits theatres Wednesday, June 30th.
WOULD YOUR BAND LIKE TO OPEN FOR KISS?
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Continuing its ongoing support of aspiring artists, Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, today announced that it has teamed up with rock and roll icons KISS, and leading digital media company for entertainment, Eventful, for a revolutionary music program: Guitar Center On-Stage, a competition that provides unsigned bands and artists the career-altering opportunity…
CROSSFADE NEW VIDEO “KILLING ME INSIDE”
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Crossfade debuted the video for their brand new single “Killing Me Inside.” Last month the band posted a brief instrumental sample of the track as the first taste of new material from their album due out later this year.
HEARTSOUNDS’ ‘UNTIL WE SURRENDER’ COMING JUNE 15
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Bay Area punk rock group Heartsounds will release their latest album Until We Surrender on June 15 via Epitaph Records. The band will kick off a tour in support of their album beginning in late June. Formed from the ashes of now defunct melodic death-metal band Light This City, Heartsounds consists of founding members…
SCISSOR SISTERS UNLEASH “FIRE WITH FIRE” VIDEO
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Directed by Philip Andelman (Lenny Kravitz, Beyoncé, John Mayer), the video was shot on the streets of the band’s hometown, New York City, as they performed live on a flat bed truck at night.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2010
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GAGA IS A BIG TIPPER Lady Gaga is apparently one heck of a tipper. According to British paper The Sun, the “Bad Romance” singer went out to an English pub in Birmingham on days off in between shows on her Monsters Ball tour, and supposedly picked up the tab for the whole bar, signed…
Sandman Viper Command, Everybody See This
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The fresh and unadultered sounds of Sandman Viper Command may be a little tough to immediately classify, but the immediate exposure that the band will enjoy from Everybody See This, their debut, isn’t a bad start. It’s a largely harmless listen, but odds are the four young dudes that make up the band aren’t out…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Nicki Minaj feat FLo Rida “Your Love”
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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! Nicki Minaj feat FLo Rida “Your Love”:…
BRUCE KAPHAN FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF “GLEAMING TOWERS”
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San Francisco Bay Area musician, composer, engineer and producer Bruce Kaphan has been professionally involved in the Music Scene since the mid-’70s. His skills and talents have made their mark on hundreds of projects, and thousands of performances given around the world. On June 1st Bruce will be releasing his long-awaited sophomore full-length album, Hybrid,…
LUKE WESLEY OFFERS MP3 “I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS SONG”
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Luke Wesley grew up in tiny Shelby, Ohio before moving to New York in his early 20s, and credits his family and small-town upbringing with shaping his musical stylings. “Between my parents and my 3 older brothers, I had a lot of differing musical tastes coming out of the home,” he says. “A big family…
The Bloodshot Gamblers, Pain & Other Simple Pleasures
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Are you ready to take a journey and listen to some stories about Pain & Other Simple Pleasures? If so, then prepare yourself and get ready to enter the world of The Bloodshot Gamblers. You will be engulfed by a world full of despair, addiction, pain, depression and heartbreak. Now wait a…
SKOPE / CYPRESS HILL “MEGA” GIVEAWAY
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West Coast legends Cypress Hill have teamed up with Skope Magazine, Activision and Skullcandy to give fans the chance to win!
LYFE JENNINGS’ CONTROVERSIAL NEW SINGLE “STATISTICS”
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Lyfe Jennings’controversial new single “Statistics” is #1 most added at Urban Radio this week. The song will be featured on his fourth and last studio album “I Still Believe,” to be released by his own label, Jesus Swings, through Asylum/Warner Bros Records on July 27.
THE REAL NASTY OFFER TWO SINGLES FROM ‘PAPER CITY’
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San Francisco-based The Real Nasty has just released its debut full-length album “Paper City”. Recorded completely live in the studio, “Paper City” captures The Real Nasty’s gritty, live performance in a studio setting, a feat often difficult to accomplish for live bands.
AEROSMITH ANNOUNCES ‘COCKED, LOCKED, READY TO ROCK’ US SUMMER TOUR
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Following seven triumphant South American ‘Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock Tour’ dates (the final one playing this evening in Costa Rica, the largest concert in that country’s history) and eleven upcoming European dates, America’s Number One rock and roll band will be more than warmed up and ready to arrive in the US in what…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2010
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MAROON 5 TALK NEW ALBUM Summer is just around the corner, but a lot of Maroon 5 fans can’t wait for it to come and go. That’s because the band’s new album, Hands All Over, comes out on September 21st, and the day just can’t come soon enough. The band recorded the album…
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, JUNE 2010
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Wumpscut, Siamese (Metropolis Records) This is a review I’ve put off for a while, being that I’m big into Rudy Ratzinger’s one-man operation and this record is as nondescript as he’s ever threatened to get. As usual, the pickings are all good enough to top the best efforts of most any goth-posturing crew, but…
TRAEDONYA! RELEASES REMIX EP WITH I-POD CONTEST
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Prohibition Entertainment in association with Skope Magazine is sponsoring an exclusive contest for Skope Magazine readers worldwide. The contest will be in conjunction with the release of Prohibition’s vocalist TRAEDONYA! AKA “THE BRIDE OF THE NEW FUNK HIPOPERA” Remix EP of her latest single “I’LL GIVE IT 2 U” to digital stores. The EP will…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Kanye West feat. Dwele “Power”
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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! Kanye West feat. Dwele “Power”: SKOPE IT…
THE HUNDRED IN THE HANDS PREMIERE “TOM TOM” VIDEO
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Brooklyn duo The Hundred in the Hands have premiered a video for new track “Tom Tom” directed by Ben Crook, as well as giving away the track “Ghosts” the first song the duo ever wrote together as The Hundred in the Hands) at their website.
SONS OF SYLVIA NEW VIDEO “LOVE LEFT TO LOSE”
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Country/pop crossover band Sons of Sylvia just premiered the music video for their first single, “Love Left to Lose,” off of their successful debut album Revelation. The day after the release Sons of Sylvia performed the song on American Idol – after the performance, Revelation immediately made its way to the top 10 on the…
BLACKDIAMONDSKYE INTERACTIVE TOUR POSTER
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BlackDiamondSkye featuring Alice in Chains, Deftones, and Mastodon, now has an interactive tour poster with dates, buy links, updates, and audio streams from all three bands. BlackDiamondSkye is shaping up to be the most anticipated tour of the Fall, and it kicks off September 16th in Chicago.
PAPA ROACH ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A NEW ALBUM ON A NEW LABEL
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Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Papa Roach have announced plans for their new album, Time For Annihilation…On the Road and On the Record on August 31st and their move to Top Independent Rock label, Eleven Seven Music. Papa Roach continue to push their musical limits and are currently perfecting a unique hybrid listening experience, which will consist…
XZIBIT RELEASE “PHENOM” VIDEO
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Mr X To Tha Z makes his triumphant return to hip-hop with the explosive “Phenom.” Already earning the veteran MC rave reviews and critical acclaim, the Matt Alonzo directed visual has taken the Internet by storm.
FEFE DOBSON IS THE SOUND OF THE STYLE NETWORK
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Singing sensation Fefe Dobson is taking over as the “sound of Style” this summer. For 14 weeks from Saturday, May 29 through Monday, September 6, the music and videos of the critically-acclaimed 21 Music/Island Records artist will be featured on The Style Network, as well as on its Web site, mystyle.com. As part…
Schleusolz, 10 Movies
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Are you ready for some well-orchestrated, cinematic pieces that will keep your attention from beginning to end? If you answered yes, then get prepared for Schleusolz and their exciting set titled 10 Movies. This record definitely reads as a movie transcript with something for everyone out there. Just as you get lost…
MEAGHAN SMITH TO APPEAR ON THIS SUMMER’S LILITH FAIR
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Acclaimed Canadian musician Meaghan Smith will join Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige and others on the 2010 Lilith Fair this summer. Smith will join the traveling celebration of women in music for shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on July 16th and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago on July…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 28TH, 2010
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GWEN IS NOT PREGNANT Rumors have been floating around recently that No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani is pregnant, but it’s simply not true. A rep for the rocker told E! News that she and hubby Gavin Rossdale aren’t expecting any additions to their family. The couple already has two sons, Kingston and Zuma.…
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LAUNCHES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TOMORROW
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Dave Matthews Band will launch an extensive North American tour tomorrow, with the first of two shows at The Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT. The group will headline the closing dates of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN (6/13), the HullabaLOU Festival in Louisville, KY (7/25) and the Mile High Music Festival…
BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM JULY 20
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Big Head Todd and The Monsters announce the release of their brand new studio album, Rocksteady, due July 20 on Big Records through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. In support of Rocksteady, Big Head Todd and The Monsters will hit the road for a sprawling summer tour, including big plays at Colorado’s Red Rocks…
BOSTON BALLET ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2010 SPAIN TOUR
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Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announced today that Boston Ballet will embark on a five-week tour of Spain in June and July 2010, taking the Company to six cities in various regions of the country. Boston Ballet will travel to Barcelona, Madrid, San SebastÃan, Santander, Granada, and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with 22 performances of…
EXCLUSIVE: ERICA SUNSHINE LEE OFFERS “YOU WON’T GET TO ME” MP3
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Country Singer/Songwriter Erica Sunshine Lee just released her new album “Road to Recovery” in stores and Itunes, and is already turning heads with radio spins from the east to west coast. B98Country in Missouri just selected Sunshine’s Road to Recovery album as one of their top 10 picks, among the elite list included Alan…
ADAM YOUNG NEW ALBUM OUT JULY 27th
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Adam Young was a mere teenager in Owatonna, MN when he wrote and recorded his first collection of songs under the moniker Sky Sailing. Never expecting these early recordings to see the light of day, he’s excited to be able to share these songs with you on July 27th when Universal Republic releases An…
RA RA RIOT SOPHOMORE ALBUM OUT AUGUST 24TH
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Syracuse NY’s most internationally beloved export Ra Ra Riot will issue its second full length album, The Orchard, August 24 on Barsuk in the U.S. International release dates will be confirmed and announced shortly. Produced by Ra Ra Riot and Andrew Maury and mixed by Chris Walla (with one assist from Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij),…
ARCADE FIRE THE SUBURBS NEW ALBUM OUT AUGUST 3
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The Arcade Fire is set to release its third full-length studio album, The Suburbs, on August 3rd on Merge in the U.S. and its own Sonovox label in Canada. Written, arranged, performed and produced by the Arcade Fire and co-produced by Markus Dravs, The Suburbs was recorded around Montreal and New York over the past…
UK EMCEE LATE NEW VIDEO FOR “I’M STILL HERE”
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LATE is back with his second video from his new album ‘UK Rapscallion’. The album is now available to download from iTunes, Amazon, 7 Digital and all the other leading MP3 download sites, and the CD being available at the start of June. Here LATE goes in over a solid Tricksta produced track and utlises…
