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STS9 NEW STUDIO ALBUM STREAM
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Ad Explorata – the band’s third release of 2009 (following their iTunes LIVE Exclusive NYE.ATL.08 / May 2009 and Peaceblaster : The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes / June 2009) and tenth in their full discography – finds STS9 once again exploring new musical terrain never before heard.
AVATAR: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE- EXCLUSIVE LISTENING PARTY
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Access an exclusive listening party for AVATAR: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE by visiting http://avatarscore.com starting TODAY at 3PM EST. Just re-tweet the message on the page and you’ll able to hear Academy Award winner James Horner’s epic score and end-title song, Leona Lewis’ “I See You” (Theme From Avatar), in their entirety before…
ONE FOR THE TEAM RELEASE THIRD ALBUM MARCH 16, 2010
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Ghosts, One For The Team’s third album, will be released on Afternoon Records on March 16, 2010. The disc is the greatly anticipated follow-up to the Minneapolis quartet’s critically acclaimed Build It Up, which came out in August of 2008 and attracted attention from NPR, MTV, Daytrotter, and even Gossip Girl. Ghosts was recorded in…
PAPER TONGUES OFFER “RIDE TO CALIFORNIA” FROM DEBUT
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Brand new, but much buzzed about rockers, Paper Tongues will release their debut album this February. The band fuses rock n’ roll melodies with fiery hip hop beats, resulting in an addictive sound on their A&M/Octone debut.
MAURA KENNEDY RELEASES DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
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Maura Kennedy, one-half of the folk-pop mavens, The Kennedys, will release her first solo album on Planned Effervescence Recordings on January 19, 2010. Parade of Echoes is a thirteen-song soliloquy to the light and dark sides of pop, cast in the brilliant sheen of her carillon harmonies and bell-like lead vocals. Renaissance-woman Maura (she’s also…
MUSE ANNOUNCE SELECT DATES FOR SPRING HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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British rock trio Muse has announced select dates, venues, and ticket on-sale dates for its upcoming spring North American tour. The headlining trek begins February 27th in Atlanta and criss-crosses the continent, including a stop at New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden. The band are touring in support of their fifth studio album…
THE MUSEBOX PRESENT FIRST-EVER SXSW MUSIC FESTIVAL INFORMATIONAL SESSION FOR NEW ENGLAND-BASED ARTISTS
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For the first-time ever, music/culture gurus The MuseBox will be hosting a free informational session (RSVP required) about Austin, Texas’ legendary SXSW (South By Southwest) music festival for artists based in New England. The MuseBox’s John Hammond, The Middle East’s Kevin Hoskins, Pirate!’s Steve Theo and other seasoned experts will offer advice on such key…
Rhett Frazier Inc, Escape From Dee-Troyt
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The cover art for Los Angeles based Rhett Frazier Inc.’s debut disc Escape From Dee-troyt says plenty. A classic orange muscle car is parked along a street surrounded by a couple of colorful retro-looking buildings. This picture is a perfect metaphor for the disc’s sound because old time soul and funk and bluesy rock…
BOB DYLAN, CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART
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I wonder sometimes if it isn’t tedious being Mr. Bob Dylan, having listened for decades now to people lamenting over his inability to “sing.” Mr. Dylan sings in Christmas in the Heart, his 2009 collection of holiday classics, both secular and pious. He sings well. Yes, Mr. Dylan’s vocal chords are old and abused, beat-up,…
These United States, Everything Touches Everything
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The motor is really running at full steam on Everything Touches Everything, the latest from alt-country groove masters These United States. They move with the melodic ease of a rowboat at dusk while still giving a noticeable homage to an unyielding joy that results in some pretty damn catchy rock and roll. If there’s an…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11th, 2009
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JAY-Z AND ALICIA KEYS STILL ON TOP Jay-Z and Alicia Keys top the Billboard Hot 100 for the fourth straight week with “Empire State of Mind.” It’s a fairly stationary week on the chart, as no new titles are entering the top ten. In fact, no song in the top 10 moves more than…
Kill The Lights, Fog Area
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Montreal’s Kill The Lights certainly know how to run a gamut of sound. They’ve toiled with various sonic elements for the past few years; often allowing their records to stomp with a definitive brood-rock authority. They’ve even toiled in shoegaze, but the expansive double guitar attack of Joseph Yarmush and Alex Hackett ended up breathing…
FREE LIVE MUSIC FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AT ORION INDEPENDENT MUSIC FESTIVAL
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2010 in several of Park City’s live music venues. Military personnel can simply show their credentials at the door of each venue for complimentary admission to see 60 independent music acts during the week preceding the Sundance Film Festival. Music genres will include rock, pop, jazz, R&B, lounge, country, and hip hop. “Offering military personnel…
SKOPE / FLYLEAF HOLIDAY GUITAR GIVEAWAY
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Flyleaf have just released their new album, Memento Mori. In celebration of the release, the band and Skope Magazine are giving one lucky fan the chance to win an Epiphone LP Junior Electric Guitar!
CHECK OUT LIL WAYNE ROCKIN’ WITH MIAMI’S OWN ¡MAYDAY!
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For those that already know, Miami’s own ¡MAYDAY! have been putting it down for a few years now (voted Miami’s best Hip-Hop 2009 by the New Times).
SEABEAR ALBUM STREAM OF ‘WE BUILT A FIRE’
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Icelandic 7-piece Seabear has announced the release of their anticipated sophomore album, We Built a Fire, in March 2010 on Morr Music.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Lil Wayne “She’s On Fire”
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SHOP AT INDIE RECORD STORES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND GET YOURSELF A FREE RED BEST OF 2009 CD SAMPLER
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Holidays are about giving, right? Well, if that’s the case, your local indie record shop is in the holiday spirit big time! With the purchase of select featured new releases at independent record stores, you will receive a free RED Best of 2009 sampler CD. The 17 -track CD sampler contains music from…
BACHMAN & TURNER TO UNITE FOR NEW ALBUM
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Randy Bachman and Fred Turner have announced they are currently in the studio recording a new album of original material to be released in 2010 through E1 Music Canada and embark on a world-wide tour, kicking off at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 12, 2010. Over a four year run Bachman and Turner (as…
KYLIE MINOGUE TO RELEASE LIVE DIGITAL ALBUM ‘KYLIE LIVE IN NEW YORK’ ON DEC. 15TH
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Pop superstar Kylie Minogue has announced that she will release a live digital album Kylie Live In New York (EMI’s Astralwerks Records) on December 15th. The album was recorded on Oct. 13th on the last date of her sold out North American tour at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Fans will be able to…
Acres and Acres, All Nations
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When David Scholten speaks, people ought to listen. The lead singer of Acres and Acres, the harmonic folk duo out of Halifax displays a poignant penchant for expressive his own personal truths on All Nations, their latest full-length. His voices creeps from side to side as a natural, gentle current might, making for some pretty…
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS SIGN TO ATO RECORDS
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ATO Records is pleased to announce the signing of Drive-By Truckers and their label debut, The Big To-Do. The album, which will be the band’s tenth in their thirteen-year career, is scheduled to be released March 16, 2010. The Big To-Do features thirteen new tracks from the Drive-By Truckers and was produced by their long…
BOOK ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS TO PLAY BONNAROO
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One of the great pleasures of booking Bonnaroo is the opportunity to introduce other music lovers to some of the great but lesser known artists that we really love.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 2009
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RIHANNA GETS NEW TATTOO It was just a matter of time until Rihanna added new body ink to represent the end of her relationship with Chris Brown. The new tattoo is located under her right collarbone and it reads: “Never a failure. Always a lesson.” The new design is in gray ink and it’s written…
The Shells, Written Road
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The Shells give their listeners a lot to take in. Listening to Written Road, you’ll find beautiful vocals, stunning 3-part harmonies, empowering lyrics, not to mention the layers of the instrumental side. Yes, these women are country, but don’t let that fool you. They let the country come in as they please, and the rest…
LADY GAGA OFFERS FREE MP3 “CHRISTMAS TREE”
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Universal just wanted to let Skope readers know that Lady Gaga’s special Christmas release, “Christmas Tree”, is currently FREE on Amazon.com. Lady Gaga hooked up with Space Cowboy for this single and has decided to share it with the world. “Christmas Tree” By Lady Gaga: SKOPE IT HERE!
PYLON RELEASE VIDEO & MP3 FOR “BEEP”
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Fresh off the DFA re-release of their legendary sophomore record CHOMP, PYLON has unearthed the original video for their single “Beep.” Shot by the band and their crew on Super-8 and VHS in the early ’80s, the video is a trippy is a glimpse into the Chomp-era Pylon on the road.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: GUCCI MANE ft. OJ DA JUICEMAN “GINGERBREAD MAN”
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REPRISE RECORDS TO RELEASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK TO FEATURE FILM BOOK OF ELI ON JANUARY 12th, 2010
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Reprise Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack to the Hughes Brothers-directed feature film Book Of Eli on January 12th, 2010 – three days before the film hits theaters nationwide on January 15th, 2010. The Book of Eli Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features an original score by composer/musician/producer Atticus Ross, marking his third…
SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS TOUR WITH LADY GAGA
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Brooklyn rockers, Semi Precious Weapons, are hitting the road with Lady Gaga this December! Stopping in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco for several nights a piece, fans will have many chances to catch the action. Oozing sincerity, frontman Justin Tranter utters lyrics that are both tongue-in-cheek and a sincere expression of his…
MONEYPENNY OFFER HOLIDAY TREATS – 2 SINGLES & A MIXTAPE
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Chicago-based electro duo Moneypenny are putting the finishing touches on a great year by offering up 2 FREE holiday singles AND special holiday mixtape to the masses.
PEANIZLES
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Peanizles is back for December to offer Skope’s music crazed readers a small break. Just don’t make it too long!
ALICE IN CHAINS RELEASE VIDEO FOR “YOUR DECISION”
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Alice In Chains have recently released a video for the song “Your Decision” , which comes off of their new critically acclaimed album, Black Gives Way To Blue.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: SHELLSHAG’S “RESILIENT BASTARD”
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ADELITAS WAY TEAM UP WITH THEORY OF A DEADMAN FOR UPCOMING US TOUR
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Virgin Records latest breakout rock band, Adelitas Way will join forces with Theory of a Deadman on their upcoming US tour this winter in support of their self-titled debut on Virgin/EMI Music and debuted at #16 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Chart. The tour will kick off in Minneapolis, MN on Monday, January 18 and…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Green River Ordinance “O Holy Night”
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THE BOXER REBELLION’S “UNION” NAMED 2009’s “BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM” BY ITUNES US
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London, England-based independent rock band The Boxer Rebellion is pleased to announce that their second album, “Union,” was just named “Best Alternative Album” by iTunes US in their year-end “Rewind 2009” roundup of the year’s top albums, tracks, films and more. Announced this morning, the top-honor selection from the #1 music retailer in the United…
30 SECONDS TO MARS LIVESTREAM INFO TONIGHT
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Rock music giant Thirty Seconds to Mars and Virgin Records have chosen Livestream to broadcast an exclusive live Q&A with the band in support of their new album, This is War on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST. This is War is the follow-up to their multi-platinum second album, A Beautiful Lie,…
WOLFMOTHER PERFORMS LIVE WITH SLASH
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Legendary rock guitarist Slash recently joined Aussie rock quartet Wolfmother on stage in front of a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theater for an epic rendition of “By The Sword.” The track, which came together as a collaboration between Slash and Wolfmother front man Andrew Stockdale, will be featured on Slash’s forthcoming solo…
