The Who is gearing up for their Super Bowl halftime performance and CBS Interactive is running a contest in support of The Who’s Greatest Hits Album. They are giving away some amazing prize packs including a Gibson guitar! The contest ends on February 12th, so be sure to enter before then. The Who Giveaway:…
Hot Wax, Grant Hart
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“All limits are self imposed.” Icarus* After Hüsker Dü split, Grant Hart moved from drums to singing and playing guitar. He’s been of working on his sixth release Hot Wax for the past few years. Featuring appearances from members of Godspeed You Black Emperor, Silver Mt. Zion and Rank Strangers, Hot Wax has some…
Calvin Harris, Ready for the Weekend
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Calvin Harris has a knack for making infectious, intelligent and funny club music that has a sense of humour. Ready for the Weekend features 14 catchy little numbers are sure to make you dance, and clap your hands. Over the years he has worked with Kylie Minogue and Example (even turning down a…
JIMMY RAE GETS THE INSIDE SKOPE ON THE RAINMAKER MEDIA GROUP
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I recently had a chance to discuss the exciting 14th Anniversary of The Rainmaker Media Group with owner, Rhonda Brilliant. We discuss the ins & outs of the music business through the eyes of an experienced public relations professional. You will find out why Rainmaker is able to stand tall in the midst…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 2010
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KE$HA’S SEVENTH STRAIGHT WEEK AT NUMBER ONE Ke$ha scores a seventh week at number on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “TiK ToK.” Meanwhile, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” climbs one spot to number two, which is now the song’s highest rank to date. Rising one notch to number three is Young Money’s “BedRock” featuring…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: J BLAKK “Catch Up”
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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! J BLAKK “Catch Up”: SKOPE IT HERE!
MTV NETWORK-WIDE PREMIERE TODAY AFI “BEAUTIFUL THIEVES”
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AFI will premiere its new video for “Beautiful Thieves,” the new single from its acclaimed Crash Love album, across all MTV channels today.
MATISYAHU SET TO PERFORM DURING THE 2010 VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
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Coming off the heels of a very successful partnership with NBC Universal for their “Countdown to Vancouver” Olympic promotional campaign, Grammy nominated artist Matisyahu is set to perform his hopeful and uplifting anthem “One Day” as part of the LiveCity Vancouver! and Canada/ Whistler Village Square Stage outdoor free concert celebrations. NBC Universal has been…
SKOPE & MEOWPOWW MEDIA AT SXSW 2010 – SEEKING TALENT!
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Skope Magazine is teaming up with MeowPoww Media again this year to put on another killer event during SXSW. We have Friday and Saturday reserved at our venue and we have all our sponsors working hard to make this year better than the past. I know you’ll have a list of artists down for the…
UNCLE KRACKER IS COMING
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Top Dog/Atlantic recording artist Uncle Kracker has announced details of his upcoming US headline tour. The Detroit-based singer-songwriter will kick off the “Happy Hour Tour” on March 11th with a home state show at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan. Dates will then continue through April. The tour comes as Uncle Kracker’s current…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More”
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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! Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More”: SKOPE IT…
LANA MIR COVERS IN “I WANNA BE ADORED” VIDEO
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Unfiltered artist Lana Mir covers The Stone Roses classic “I Wanna Be Adored” off of her upcoming digital EP Goodbye Girl out 2/16.
HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE UNVEIL NEW DEBUT “STRANGER DIG” VIDEO
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Henry’s Funeral Shoe have just finished the new video for their song “Stranger Dig” from their Alive Records full-length debut Everything’s for Sale and was directed by the Welsh production company DogDay Films. You can view the video here.
SKOPE / LIKE A STORM PLAY STATION 3 GIVEAWAY
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In celebration of their recent debut album, The End of the Beginning, Like A Storm and Skope Magazine are giving one fan a chance to win a Playstation 3. Enter now for your chance to win!
JET ANNOUNCE HEADLINING DATES
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Australian rockers JET have announced a run of headlining dates with support from The Crash Kings. The North American trek will begin in Toronto, ON on March 5 at The Opera House. In the midst of their third trip around the world to support their new album, Shaka Rock, the band will be performing on…
“THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS” FREE MP3 FROM BROTHER DEGE
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To show both respect and allegiance for the great city of New Orleans & the Super Bowl-bound New Orleans Saints, Brother Dege (aka Dege Legg from the Louisiana-based bands Santeria and Black Bayou Construkt) is offering his new song “The Battle of New Orleans” as a free mp3 download.
JIMMY RAE CHATS WITH LONDON BASED SINGER/SONGWRITER STEVEN BRYAN
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Are you ready for some catchy, soulful pop melodies with a nice dose of rock??? Well, I hope so because that is exactly what singer/songwriter, Steven Bryan is bringing! This London-based artist bears heavy roots to both Italy & the UK, but now sets his sights on hitting it big in the states.…
PETER GABRIEL PLANS NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS
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On the heels of the announcement of his forthcoming CD ‘Scratch My Back’ set for release March 2, Peter Gabriel announced several North American shows. The shows will feature Peter performing two sets in concert with a 54-piece orchestra, no drums, no guitar. The first set will feature songs from the recent album, and…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 2010
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LADY A TOPS BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART Lady Antebellum’s second album, Need You Now, debuts at number one on the Billboard album chart, selling a whopping 481-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s the biggest debut sales week for any album since Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream bowed atop the list with 701-thousand copies in…
Los Campesinos!, Romance Is Boring
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Romance Is Boring, the third proper LP from Los Campesinos! is also the 50th release from Arts & Crafts, the Toronto indie label best known for their family-like attitude and releasing records from all manner of groundbreaking artists. A landmark release, or simply a coincidence? You’d have to think that after releasing three records in…
NEVER SHOUT NEVER’S CHRISTOFER DREW TO APPEAR ON MTV.COM “BUZZWORTHY BLOG”
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Never Shout Never’s Christofer Drew will chat with fans and perform acoustically on MTV.com’s “Buzzworthy Blog” in a special live event that begins streaming at http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/ at 3 pm EST on Thursday, February 4th. Fans around the world can log on to http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/ on Thursday for the opportunity to chat with Drew live from…
HOW RANDY JACKSON MET PAPER TONGUES
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In a recent interview with MTV, music industry icon Randy Jackson reveals how the eclectic North Carolina-based group Paper Tongues got their big break. According to Jackson, Paper Tongues singer Aswan North approached the American Idol judge while he was eating lunch at an LA restaurant, knowing he was also a musician and would appreciate…
YOUNG & DEVINE VIDEO FOR “SHAKE THAT BUBBLE”
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Albany pop-punk trio Young & Divine have weathered enough ups and downs during their two-year career to trade war stories with bands three times their age. But JP Clark, 23 (vocals/bass), Jake Mai, 23 (guitar/vocals) and Joe Bortscheller, 22 (drums) channeled every drop of experience into their irresistible, melodically stellar, upbeat self-titled RCA debut set…
KARI ANN PENICHE RELEASES HER SINGLE “U AND ME AND TIGER MAKES 3”
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Inspired by her experiences in the celebrity spotlight and “borrowing” the title straight from the tabloids, Kari Ann Peniche’s debut single, “U and Me and Tiger Makes 3” will be released February 2 on Los Angeles based HOR Entertainment Group/HOR Records.
FOOTAGE FROM STATIK SELEKTAH BOSTON RELEASE PARTY
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Establishing his own spot amongst the ranks of East Coast hip-hop’s seminal figures, DJ/producer Statik Selektah utilized his turntabling skills and ingenuity in PR and promotions to break some of the region’s most promising artists, bearing his own influence on the national mixtape circuit. Born January 23, 1982 in Lawrence, MA, Patrick Baril was exposed…
GORILLAZ’ MURDOC PIRATE RADIO SHOW – LIVE NOW
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Murdoc from Gorillaz has just hacked into AOL Radio’s Top Alternative station. Rumor is he may be playing songs from the new Gorillaz album ‘Plastic Beach,’ due out in stores March 9. So what are you waiting for?! Click the link below to start listening to Murdoc’s pirate radio broadcast right now. http://bit.ly/aq7B8f
PHOENIX LIVE VIDEO FROM VANCOUVER
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On the heels of their Grammy win for Best Alternative Album, Phoenix is now being featured as Amazon’s Deal of the Day. For today only (February 3, 2010) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Remix Collection is $2.99 at Amazon.com’s MP3 store. And look below to see an amazing live performance of “If I Ever Feel…
WILDESTARR OFFER SMASHING INTRODUCTION WITH FIRST VIDEO “ARRIVAL”
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You only get one chance to make a first impression, and the fast-rising metallic duo, WildeStarr, are certainly off to a great start with their recently released clip for the song “Arrival.”
MAKE THE GIRL DANCE VIDEO FOR “KILL ME”
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Parisian electro act, Make The Girl Dance, known for their smashing first single “Baby Baby Baby” has launched a fresh and catchy second single “KILL ME,” that is guaranteed to make the body rock. The set of renown remixers on board are Toxic Avenger, Vektorkat, We Are Enfant Terrible and Audrey Katz.
FREE V.V. BROWN SINGLE ON I-TUNES THIS WEEK
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V.V. Brown is a singer, songwriter, a performer, multi-instrumentalist and a producer. Her single “Shark in the Water” is being featured as in iTunes Single of the Week. For this week only you can download the single for free. V.V. Brown “Shark In The Water”: SKOPE IT HERE!
FREE TOKIO HOTEL VIDEO ON I-TUNES
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Tokio Hotel‘s Music Video for “World Behind My Wall” is being featured as the iTunes Music Video of the Week. For this week only you can download the music video for free on iTunes. Tokio Hotel “World Behind My Wall”: SKOPE IT HERE!
JASON DERULO WILL RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
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Red-hot pop sensation Jason Derulo – the first artist signed to Warner Bros. Records’ joint venture with multi-platinum songwriter and producer J.R. Rotem’s label Beluga Heights – will release his eagerly anticipated, self-titled debut album on Beluga Heights/Warner Bros. Records on March 2nd, 2010. A gifted, genre-hopping songwriter who has created tracks for a…
TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
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Through their exploration of folk, bluegrass, swing, be-bop, funk, R&B, new age, rock, and hip-hop, Turtle Island Quartet has taken its audiences on a journey through many musical genres, eras, and places – the American landscape, Latin America, Europe, and India to name a few. Now the Grammy-winning quartet ventures to Electric Ladyland with their…
The Smith Westerns, The Smith Westerns
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Devices like Autotune and albums like Heidi Montag’s Superficial have many worried about the future of music and how authentic things may turn out. (Although the universe scored a big win with the weak sales of Superficial. Right on, universe.) But with bands like The Smith Westerns around, the universe may have scored another big…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 2010
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FULL LINE UP FOR “WE ARE THE WORLD” REMAKE MTV News reports Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie were able to bring an impressive amount of celebrities together for the 25th anniversary remake of “We Are the World.” The song has been renamed “We Are the World — 25 for Haiti,” with proceeds expected to benefit…
DIRTY PROJECTORS ANNOUNCE ‘THE GETTY ADDRESS’
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On February 19th in New York and February 27th in Los Angeles, Dirty Projectors will present The Getty Address in full. They will be assisted by the 15-piece contemporary music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, conducted by Alan Pierson in an arrangement by Matt Marks. In addition, they will play a set of material from their…
WE ARE THE FALLEN’S WORLDWIDE DEBUT SHOW
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We Are The Fallen, one of rock’s most buzzed about new groups, have announced that their worldwide live debut will take place at Kings College in London on Tuesday 23rd March 2010. Tickets go on sale this Friday 5th February via www.livenation.co.uk and will cost £12.50 each. The iconic fivesome is comprised of the…
VP RECORDS PRESENTS ROMAIN VIRGO / VIDEOS
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Romain Virgo will be releasing his introduction EP in March and debut album in May. In 2007 singer Romain Virgo, then just 17 years old, made history as the youngest person to win Digicel Rising Stars, this TV talent competition is the equivalent to the U.S. American Idol.
ASHLYNE HUFF NEW VIDEO “HEART OF GOLD”
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Multi-talented newcomer Ashlyne Huff is the first artist signed to the Anderson Companies new innovative music marketing and recording company, Liquid Digital Media.
MUSIC CHOICE CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Music Choice the award-winning, multi-platform video and music network, will commemorate Black History Month by focusing on the “Past, Present & Future” of Black Music, featuring a wide variety of artists and superstars who have played significant roles in the history of Black Music, including: John Legend, Jay-Z, P. Diddy, 2Pac, Lil’ Wayne and many…
