Lights Over Paris dropped its first EP, Turn Off The Lights EP on April 13, 2010 on Type One Records/Digital Records. With musical influences ranging from AC/DC and Oingo Boingo, Kanye West and Lady Gaga to Blink 182 and Green Day, Lights Over Paris is not limited to one particular genre.
BUILT TO SPILL CONFIRM DATES WITH KINGS OF LEON THIS SUMMER
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Boise, Idaho’s Built to Spill, one of modern rock’s most endearing and enduring iconic rock mainstays, have confirmed a string of shows with Kings of Leon which begin in Chula Vista, CA on July 9 and end in Bristow, VT on Aug.7. Additional headline dates will also be announced shortly. Built to Spill will…
AIR SUPPLY RETURNS TO BILLBOARD’S AC CHART
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Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, better known to millions of fans throughout the world as Air Supply, may still sing their signature song “All Out Of Love”–but the hits just keep on coming! The legendary pop duo celebrates today’s (May 4) release of Mumbo Jumbo–their first album of original material in eight years–and the ongoing…
NEW BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ALBUM TITLE/RELEASE
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Berserkers of the universe, the wait will soon come to an end: the new BLS opus will drop in less than four months now. Black Label Society’s brand new album is officially confirmed for an August 10th North American release date. ORDER OF THE BLACK will feature Black Label at its best with…
STRAIGHT NO CHASER ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR AS NEARLY-SOLD OUT SPRING TOUR
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ATCO/Atlantic recording group Straight No Chaser announced today plans for their 2010 fall tour. Kicking off September 17 in Jacksonville, OR, the three-month-long trek winds through North America, culminating in a December 23 show in Melbourne, FL. Current dates are listed below and more will be added over the next several months. Straight No…
TRAE THA TRUTH TAKES ON RADIO ONE / VIDEO
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Houston rapper “Trae Tha Truth” (nee Frasier Thompson) will be holding a press conference at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Harris County Civil Courthouse, 201 Caroline, Houston, Texas, to announce the filing of a lawsuit in the 189th District Court of Harris County Texas against Radio One Inc., which…
MAR KZ HITS THE STATES FOR 2010 TOUR
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Get ready for the Canadian rock trio, MAR KZ, as they roll up to a city near you! If you’re on the east coast or in the Midwest, then you should do everything in your power to check out this rock-solid band. The US tour will consist of seven cities/seven venues/seven nights starting…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 2010
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USHER & B.o.B TOP ITUNES CHART Usher’s “OMG” featuring will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas tops the iTunes singles download chart this week. Last week’s number one, B.o.B’s “Nothin’ On You” featuring Bruno Mars, falls to number six, while his latest single, “Airplanes” featuring Paramore’s Hayley Williams, remains at number two. Taio Cruz’s…
NEW CORNERSHOP VIDEO FOR “OPERATION PUSHâ€
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Cornershop reveals a new conceptual video for “Operation Push” from the internationally acclaimed album Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast, which was released on April 20, 2010 in North America through their label, Ample Play.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: BRISCO FT. LIL WAYNE “ON THE WALL”
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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! BRISCO FT. LIL WAYNE “ON THE WALL”:…
Martinez FX, Self-Titled
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Are you ready for a wild dance record for 2010 & beyond? If you answered yes, then Martinez FX is your guy. Techno & electro are displayed in flying colors on this new album. You’re also getting doses of alternative, electro-rock and shoegaze. Overall, Martinez FX has put together groupings of…
GARY WRIGHT OFFERS ‘CONNECTED’ AUDIO PLAYER
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Anchored by a lifetime of songcraft and production know-how, synthesizer-pioneer Gary Wright will release CONNECTED on June 8th, his first pop-rock album in over 20 years. This bold new album is an inspirational journey that instills Wright’s self-realized world-unifying vision with the magical transcendence of his all-time classic hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive”…
ELOGY NEW VIDEO “BEAUTIFUL”
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LA-based Elogy has just released a new video for their focus track “Beautiful.” Evoking bands like Coldplay or Muse, Elogy is pleased to be releasing their debut albm “One” on its own dime and without the assistance of a major label, continuing its tradition of working completely independently.
JORDIN SPARKS MAKES BROADWAY DEBUT
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The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomes 19 Recordings/Jive Records platinum recording artist and 2007 “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks as Broadway’s new Nina Rosario. Making her Broadway debut in In The Heights Thursday, August 19, 2010, 20 year old Jordin Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement…
SONS OF SYLVIA AI VIDEO
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For those who missed country/pop crossover sensation Sons of Sylvia on last week’s American Idol – or for any fans that would like an encore – a video of their buzz-worthy performance of single “Love Left to Lose” is up on YouTube. [youtube oJoVv8RBvt0 nolink]
Christopher Hawley Rollers, Comes Around Again
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The Christopher Hawley Rollers are a band you find in a juke joint on the side of Route 62, letting the dust come in and coating bar top, boots and guitar fret boards; playin’ crowd-pleasers ‘til sunrise and going home with enough money in the pocket to come back next week. At least, that’s the…
‘ALTAMONT NOW’ TRAILER
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A comedic slice of Indie Rock Apocalypse, Altamont Now is a biting satire of how the “alternative” youth culture of America lifts its rebellion from the past. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ disastrous concert at Altamont.
SKOPE TV PHONER FEAT MARCUS J AUSTIN
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On April 30th we got a call at Skope HQ from an up and coming musician by the name of Marcus J Austin. Marcus is a musician that transcends genres and is the whole package. After hearing his hit single “Back Home” we knew we had to have this young talent on Skope TV to…
TAKING BACK SUNDAY ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR DATES
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Warner Bros Records artists Taking Back Sunday have announced a handful of summer tour dates. The six shows kick off at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on June 22nd and will take the band through New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The dates mark the first time the New York…
DEFTONES TO STREAM LIVE PERFORMANCE ON USTREAM MAY 4, 2010
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Premier hard rock icons, DEFTONES celebrate the release of their brand new studio album DIAMOND EYES, released today May 4, 2010, by performing a special, sold out, fan only intimate club show in Dallas, TX. For those of us who cannot attend this show, DEFTONES invite you to be part of a special hour-long…
MAY 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.
STEVESHOT BREAKS OUT WITH “CATCH” MP3
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Explicit fun & frivolity located inside. If you value your free will, turn away now and go take out the garbage, or something. Because just 1 listen to any of these songs from steveshot will immediately turn you into a brain-dead zombie song-listening Steveshot slave.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 4th, 2010
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SHAKIRA ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR Shakira has announced her 2010 global tour and her return to North America. The summer tour will visit New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 21st, Houston’s Toyota Center on October 8th, and the Staples Center in Los Angeles on October 23rd. Tickets for Shakira’s trek go on sale in select…
SKOPE / SAVING ABEL FLYAWAY GIVEAWAY
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Win a Trip for two to the NASCAR Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan Speedway with Saving Abel!
DROWNING POOL TALK ABOUT WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
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To join Drowning Pool in their support of Wounded Warrior Project and to receive a FREE download of “Feel Like I Do” in honor of our troops and returning warriors, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org. [youtube EmXDmhqtgDU nolink]
RANDY JACKSON LAUNCHES NEW DANCE LABEL
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Music guru RANDY JACKSON has announced the launch of his new dance label, DreamMerchant21, and is thrilled to announce the signing of his first artist to the label, Season 2 American Idol ® superstar KIMBERLEY LOCKE. With DreamMerchant21 underway, Jackson has plans to serve all facets of the dance community as he sees the…
WALTER TROUT ‘COMMON GROUND’ TO BE RELEASED ON JULY 6 BY PROVOGUE RECORDS
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Provogue Records has announced a July 6 street date for Walter Trout’s nineteenth solo album COMMON GROUND. From the origins of his career as a sideman for Percy Mayfield and John Lee Hooker, through his tenure with Canned Heat and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and then a successful solo career that has seen the release…
LIMP BIZKIT US TOUR
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Considered one of the biggest rock bands of all time, Limp Bizkit, announced today they will blaze a trail across the U.S. this summer in their first major concert tour in more than nine years. The band’s original powerhouse line-up of Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto, and DJ Lethal are also…
PRIESTBIRD OFFER TWO TRACKS ONLINE FREE
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Priestbird have two new tracks for download. Members have come together to record their sophomore effort, Beachcombers. They’ve spent some time in other projects such as Megapuss, Devendra Banhart and the Grogs, and Storms in the recent past. They gathered for multiple, albeit brief, recording sessions in Mexico, Seattle, NYC, and LA…
JANGO AIRPLAY POPSCORE TOP 20 ARTIST FOR APRIL 2010
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Every time we play a Jango Airplay emerging artist to one of Jango.com’s 7 Million listeners, we ask them to rate the song. We enter all the listener reactions into a formula to determine which songs, and therefore which bands, are most popular with our listeners.
Damon, Song of a Gypsy
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The summer of 1969 saw Woodstock, where hippies abounded, love was in the air and the brown acid was not recommended. That year also marked the release of Song of a Gypsy, the debut album from artist, Damon. The record reflected much of the sentiment and culture of the times, namely love, deep emotion and…
CREED WELCOMES SKILLET AND THEFT TO “THE $20-$10 TOUR”
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SKILLET and THEFT have just been confirmed as special guests for select dates on CREED’s “$20-10 $Tour” dates, with RED also appearing at several concerts. As previously announced, “The $20-$10 Tour” kicks offon July 28th in Washington D.C., and was named because the first 2,010 reserved seats are $20 all-in. This means fans…
YOU ME AT SIX TO RELEASE SECOND ALBUM ON JUNE 22
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You Me At Six look set to cement their rise from underground heroes to mainstream success with the June 22nd release of their second album Hold Me Down via Virgin Records. Debuting at #5 in the UK, Hold Me Down is the follow up to their 2008 debut Take Off Your Colours. Their propelling live…
SHAKIRA ANNOUNCES 2010 GLOBAL TOUR
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Shakira, one of the most exciting and successful global artists in recent history, with more than 214 global award nominations and more than 50 million albums sold worldwide, has announced her 2010 global tour and her highly anticipated return to North America. The Live Nation produced summer tour will visit New York’s Madison Square Garden…
THE KENN MORR BAND HELP STOLI REACH FOR HIGHER GROUND
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This is an exciting week to be in and a fan of The Kenn Morr Band. I say that becuase I just finished listening to their unreleased new album, ‘Higher Ground’ and it is a wonderful listen. Kenn & the band will be heading to NYC’s Bitter End on this Friday night, May 7th, to…
CLASS ACTRESS DEBUTS VIDEO FOR “ADOLESCENT HEART”
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Brooklyn duo Class Actress recently debuted their VSFW (very safe for work) video for “Adolescent Heart,” directed by Jessica Lauretti.
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, MAY 2010
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Hyperbubble, Candy Apple Daydreams (Bubblegum Records) Though incessantly billing themselves as “photogenic,” this lo-tech Atari-punk duo look a bit long in the tooth to take on Fischerspooner and whatnot in the MySpace Music arena, but it could be part of the shtick, who knows. More cheese than a Velveeta factory here, although the somewhat…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, MAY 3rd, 2010
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BIEBER NAMED NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Justin Bieber will receive the Newcomer of the Year award at Hollywood Life’s Young Hollywood Awards next week. Nick Jonas will take home the Artist of the Year award, thanks to his debut solo album with his band The Administration. The cast of Twilight will take home…
Lisa Bell, Dancing On The Moon
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Lisa Bell is ready to ring in the summer with her delightfully exquisite new record, Dancing On The Moon. This singer/songwriter from Colorado has an incredible vocal presence on this new album. Bell digs down deep to bring you spellbinding lyrics and an emotionally-drenched performance that will leave you wanting more. Full…
KATZENJAMMER NEW SINGLE “TEA WITH CINNNAMON” MP3
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Norwegian all-female foursome Katzenjammer are set to release their debut album Le Pop, June 29 on Nettwerk Records. The quartet first stormed the States with their circus of a live show in Austin at SXSW last year.
