It’s a breath of fresh air to hear music that truly conveys a message, one that has been shown by BLK (pronounced “black”) Orpheus, with his debut album, “Where Words Fail.” BLK Orpheus, real name Omotola Ajibade, is a native Nigerian, who has lived in the Bronx (birthplace to hip hop) and now in…
Gail Marten, In Love…Again
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“Never let me go,” Gail Marten sings in the opening track of her album, In Love…Again. But she’s not just singing, she’s pleading. And you’re not just listening idly; you’re transfixed and fascinated by the voice in your ears, a voice of maturity and depth, smooth and airy, the voice of someone who knows a…
OMARION REFLECTS ON HIS CAREER THROUGH “LEGACY” VIA YOUTUBE
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Please see the Omarion “Legacy” videos below. Basically this series takes you on a journey from his early days with B2K to his successful solo career featuring exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage of Omarion on the set of his music videos, tours and discussing his music career.
STORY OF THE YEAR NEW ALBUM OUT IN FEB
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After a decade of world-wide touring, charting singles and three fan-cherished albums selling over a million copies to date, St. Louis’ hardest rocking band, Story of the Year have returned with an explosive new album, The Constant, which is set for release on February 16 via Epitaph Records. Fan’s can listen to the hot…
STOLI GEARS UP TO HEAD ON TOUR IN CHRIS TOWZEY’S RV
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Before we get started I want to wish all ‘Skoped Out’ readers a very happy 2010! My first guest of the new year is a musician by the name of Chris Towzey. As a Buddhist and perpetual student of music and life, Chris Towzey offers amusing, insightful lyrics, stylized musical themes and passionate songwriting, to…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: O.B. “LAST FLO”
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BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB UNLEASH TRACKLISTING
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are set to release their fifth studio album, Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, on the 8th March 2010.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: ROBIN THICKE ft. LUDACRIS – “SEX THERAPY (REMIX)”
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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! ROBIN THICKE ft. LUDACRIS – “SEX THERAPY…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Bekay “2009 Year In Review”
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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! Bekay “2009 Year In Review”: SKOPE IT…
NUKE THE SOUP MAKE A SPLASH IN NYC ON JANUARY 20
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The ocean-inspired pop/rock band Nuke the Soup will make their way to New York City on Wednesday, January 20 at 4 p.m. for a performance at the Best Buy store in Manhattan. The appearance is part of the Live at Best Buy series where they will perform songs from their full length debut recording, Make…
BOSTON INDIE ICONS “THE NEATS” RELEASE REMASTERED CATALOG
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Ace of Hearts Records today announced the release of “The Neats, 1981- 84, The Ace of Hearts Years”. Re-mastered by legendary indie producer Rick Harte from their original studio recordings, the effort is a journey through a period fans and critics alike agree were the bands’ most expressive years. With this release, tracks only available…
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, JANUARY 2010
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Maxfield Gast, Eat Your Beats (Militia Hill Records) Philly-based acid-jazz trio incorporating hip-hop, breakbeat and drum n bass into a 70s/80s sound… wait, it’s not as sloppy and convoluted as I just made it sound. It’s compartmentalized — songs for generic asphalt Jay-Z beats, songs for generic breakbeats, you get the idea; from what…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: DEADLY HUNTA, REDS, DPF & LYRICAL T “Stand Up”
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DJ GQ HEADS TO Y100 IN MIAMI
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Clear Channel’s only Top 40 CHR station in Miami, FL (Y100) has officially hired DJ GQ as their newest member and On-Air DJ. His debut broadcast will be live from Off the Hookah in Downtown Fort Lauderdale on New Years Eve from 10pm thru 2am on New Years Day. This can possibly be more…
DEVYNE STEPHENS GIVES BACK TO CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA
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Devyne Stephens, Chairman and Founder of UpFront Megatainment Worldwide, presented a generous gift to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta during Stephens’ Annual Christmas Gala, Puttin’ on the Ritz: The Top Hat Affair. Closing out the $43 million capital campaign needed by the end of this year for the revitalization of Children’s at Hughes Spalding, his $300,000…
VYBZ KARTEL ANNOUNCES SPLIT WITH LISA HYPE
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Portmore Empire Leader Vybz Kartel has officially announced that the Portmore Empire is parting ways with Dancehall deejay Lisa Hype. Kartel issues the following statement: Lisa Hype is no longer a part of the Portmore Empire. The members of the Empire have unanimously agreed to end our professional relationship especially in light of certain ‘developments’…
MARKY RAMONE IN NYC FOR NEW YEARS EVE
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Ring in 2010 with Marky Ramone, special guest DJ of the night at the Hudson Hotel in NYC on West 58th St. Marky will be spinning tunes in the Ramones fashion from 11:00pm to 1:00 am EST. Marky Ramones Blitzkrieg’s first new song with Michale Graves (ex-Misfits) “When We Were Angels” made its debut…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: COOP “Swagga Jacka”
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HOUSE OF PAIN REUNITE FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY TOUR
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Hip-hop icons House of Pain have announced a series of dates in March 2010 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The group will celebrate their Irish-American heritage by performing tracks from their classic hit filled catalogue with dates scheduled in Buffalo, Atlantic City, New York, Hartford, and Worcester for March 2010. HOUSE OF PAIN TOUR…
SLANTY SHANTY RECORDS PRESENTS COKE RATS / MP3
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Pissed off, weird and obsessed with serial killers and fantasy movies since childhood, bored Chicagoan Timothy Tsurutani has found a suitable outlet for his girlish falsetto, cannibalistic savagery and his obsession with noise breakouts in COKE RATS.
HANSARD & BONO & RICE & MUNDY PERFORM FOR SIMON COMMUNITY / VIDEO
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On December 24, Glen Hansard of the Swell Season was joined by fellow Irishmen Bono, Damien Rice and Mundy for a busking session on Dublin’s famed Grafton Street.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Termanology “3AM (Freestyle)”
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KID SISTER HOOKS UP WITH PETA / VIDEO
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Kid Sister is the latest hip-hop starlet to pose for a peta2 anti-fur ad! In the ad, she poses next the tagline “Fur? I Don’t Think So.”
GIBSON ACOUSTIC ANNOUNCES THE KEB MO SIGNATURE BLUES MASTER MODEL
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Gibson Acoustic, the world’s premier maker of renowned acoustic guitars located in Bozeman, Montana, announced the availability of the long awaited Keb Mo Signature Acoustic Blues Master guitar. No other musician embraces the blues like the legendary Keb Mo. His post modern playing blues styling stretches to fully electric blues, jazz, and R&B while…
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Jo-Ann Geffen, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story behind the Song
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If there were any way I could give a higher Skope rating than “5” on a book review, I would definitely do so for “Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story behind the Song.” The Chicken Soup for the Soul series has been circulating since 1993, with various titles that relate to everyone from…
CARMELO ROSADO JR OFFERS STOLI NEW PERSPECTIVE ON FATHER-SON RELATIONS
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I always say it but music is best performed by those that do it for the love rather than the money & fame. If the music is good, the money & fame will come. My next guest is the definition of doing it for the love. Coming out of lovely Visalia, California is Carmelo Rosado…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Jah Cure ft Alison Hinds “Call on Me”
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KEYSHIA COLE GIVES AWAY XMAS DINNERS IN OAKLAND
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Keyshia Cole was born and raised in Oakland CA. She has released three multi-platinum selling albums and has garnered numerous award nominations. She also made history with her #1 rated reality TV show, The Way It Is, on BET. KEYSHIA COLE IS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND WILL GIVE AWAY XMAS DINNERS TO THE ONES…
CHICANE RELEASES NEW VIDEO FEATURING NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
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The song, “Bruised Water,” is a mashup of Chicane’s hit “Saltwater” with Natasha Bedingfield’s “I Bruise Easily,” and is off Chicane’s comprehensive greatest hits collection, The Best of Chicane, out now on Ultra Records in celebration of his twelve years of influential dance and pop music.
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, NIGHT CASTLE
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TSO is recognized as the ultimate touring operatic/theatrical act in music today. Selections from the new offering are being previewed on the current annual TSO Christmas tour. When you have a stable of the top writers, musicians and vocalists in the business, it makes for a flexible and versatile, writing platform without boundaries.…
TAKING BACK SUNDAY’S ‘NEW AGAIN’ CHOSEN AS ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY ALTERNATIVE PRESS
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Taking Back Sunday’s album New Again has been chosen by the editorial staff of Alternative Press as the Number One Album of 2009. The editors’ picks for the 10 Best Albums of the Year appear in AP’s February Year In Review issue, out January 5, 2010. The magazine, which Taking Back Sunday graced…
SHOOTER JENNINGS NEW SINGLE “WAKE UP”
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Shooter Jennings’ new single, Wake Up! is available tomorrow from your favorite digital music store, including iTunes! “Wake Up” is the first single from the forthcoming album “Black Ribbons”, set for release March 3rd, 2010.
Matthew Curran, Simplify
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Matthew Curran and his trio (Matt Jurasek on bass & Kevin Conray on drums) introduce a powerful yet simplified rock ‘n’ roll sound. Curran & company are blending together elements of rock, blues and alternative to offer you a creatively fresh recording. With catchy guitar rhythms & vibrant hooks, Simplify sums it all…
THE HOUSTON BROTHERS OFFER “CONFEDERATE DUNCE” MP3
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Songwriter, Justin Faircloth explains the origins of the song:
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Mary J. Blige ft. Jazmine Sullivan “Gonna Make It”
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NIELSEN BDSRADIO UNVEILS DECADE TOP 500 AIRPLAY REPORTS
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Nielsen BDSradio’s exclusive Decade Top 500 Reports are now available, featuring the Top 500 releases spun in every format. These reports are accessible to BDSradio subscribers and reflect radio detections from January 1, 2000 – December 17, 2009. Non-BDSradio subscribers can request reports by sending an email to bdsradio@bdsonline.com. Nielsen BDS charts…
MARILYN MANSON CRUSHES 20 MILLION CLAIM BY EX BANDMATE
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Marilyn Manson’s insurance coverage will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a former member of his band, but all of the money will go to the plaintiff’s attorney, a lawyer for the goth rocker said today. Stephen Bier, better known by the stage names Pogo and Madonna Wayne Gacy, brought his…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd, 2009
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TAYLOR SWIFT TO PERFORM AT GRAMMYS It was just announced that Taylor Swift will be performing at the 52nd annual GRAMMY awards. The country star, who garnered eight nominations, will also be a presenter at the show as well. Only Beyonce got more nods than her with ten, and she will also be…
KICKBEND HOLIDAY VERSION OF “CHRISTMAS LIGHTS” VIA BROADJAM.COM
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Chicagoland blues-rock band KickBend recently recorded “Christmas lights” with guest musicians Mario, Joe, and Steve. The free download is available on KickBend’s Broadjam page: SKOPE IT HERE! KickBend is also giving away a free album to the first ten new fans who… 1) Add KickBend as a friend on MySpace – www.myspace.com/KickBend 2) Listen…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: YUNG HAZARD “DANGER”
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