On Monday night the phone rang a few minutes after 7 pm EST and on the other line was hip hop powerhouse, Cormega. It has been a minute since last time Skope talked with Cormega. Cormega is riding high these days with the release of his new album, ‘Born And Raised’ as well as an…
SKOPE & AAR / TBS TICKET GIVEAWAY
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•Enter now for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see The All-American Rejects and Taking Back Sunday on their co-headline tour.
THE WONDERFUL DISSONANCE OF BRETT GLEASON
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•Brett Gleason’s first solo effort, ‘The Dissonance’ is a unique fusion of alternative rock and electronica, combining the industrial production of NIN with the melodic piano of Tori Amos. Brett got involved with music early after a childhood accident left him with a severe speech impediment, leading him to a life of solitary contemplation filled…
PUDDLE OF MUDD NEW SINGLE “SPACESHIP” FROM ‘VOLUME 4: SONGS IN THE KEY OF LOVE & HATE’ OUT DECEMBER 8
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•Puddle of Mudd, the Los Angeles-based quartet known for huge rock radio singles, is gearing up to release their fourth studio album entitled Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate.
MAHONEY POURS STOLI A PINT AND TELLS OF HIS US AMBITIONS
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•My next guest is a musician by way of Dublin, Ireland. This musician goes by the name of Mahoney and he is ready to show the US music lovers that his music is as good as a pint of Guinness. Mahoney recently released his solo album, ‘Love Child.’ I gave it a listen and it…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 2009
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•KELLY CLARKSON, CARRIE UNDERWOOD & DAUGHTRY ADDED AS AMA PERFORMERS Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Daughtry will perform at the 2009 American Music Awards. They will join another American Idol standout, Adam Lambert, as well as previously announced acts Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and The Black Eyed Peas. Additional performers and presenters will…
RYAN STAR USES MUSIC TO FIGHT UNEMPLOYMENT
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•Please take a moment to watch Ryan Star’s raw and emotional new video for “Breathe.” “14 Million Americas are unable to find full-time jobs in this economy” Bureau of Labor Statistics!
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM CASH MONEY RECORDS CEO’S RONALD AND BRYAN WILLIAMS
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•The Cash Money family will continue to support our artist and friend Lil Wayne in his current court case. We have worked with Wayne since he was a teenager, and have seen him grow into one of the world’s most successful hip-hop artists, with a work ethic that is second to none. Wayne has our…
THE RAKES ANNOUNCE NEWS OF BREAK UP AND CANCEL TOUR
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•The Rakes have announced they are to split with immediate effect. The band who formed in 2002, came together as a foursome of childhood friends and kindred sprits and went on to release three critically acclaimed albums; the first Capture/Release in 2005, followed by Ten New Messages in 2007 and Klang (2009). Both the…
JET LINKS WITH BRANSON’S V AUSTRALIA
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•Multi-platinum Aussie rockers JET are partnering with Richard Branson’s V Australia as they bring their Shaka Rock world tour back Down Under in the Jet With JET promotion. By teaming up with JET, Branson brings his music roots to the forefront with his newest international airline, V Australia: a three class boutique style airline offering…
THE SWELLERS TOUR WITH LESS THAN JAKE / VIDEO
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•Fueled By Ramen recording group The Swellers have announced plans to hit the road with ska-punk pioneers Less Than Jake this winter on the Warped Tour 15th Anniversary tour.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Jessie McCartney ft. T-PAIN “Body Language (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! Jessie McCartney ft. T-PAIN “Body Language (Remix)”:…
MEET FRANK TURNER IN NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO
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•English folk-punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner will make his triumphant return to the US on Nov. 1 where he will join up with “The Revival Tour” alongside Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Jim Ward (Sparta), Tim Barry (Avail), Joey Cape (Lagwagon) and Dave Hause (The Loved Ones) among others. [youtube JVuXKLnXZC8 nolink] www.frank-turner.com
EPITAPH TO RE-ISSUE CLASSIC BLOOD BROTHERS RELEASES
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•Epitaph Records announces plans to re-issue The Blood Brothers’ classic albums “Burn, Piano Island, Burn,” “Crimes,” “Young Machetes” and “March On Electric Children” on November 17. The CD and digital re-issues will include rare previously unavailable live tracks and videos, music videos and B-sides for the ultimate collectors’ edition. From 1997 to 2007,…
V V BROWN U.S. DEBUT EP ‘THE ATTIC’ OUT NOW
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•With a year’s worth of continuous praise from her home base U.K, now enthusiastically echoed by leading-edge Stateside cognoscenti and media tastemakers, the debut American EP by the warm-voiced, strikingly visual and greatly gifted singer-songwriter V V BROWN will be released digitally October 20, 2009. Titled, The Attic EP, the four-track digital tracklisting is:…
VIOLENT SOHO PERFORM “MUSCLE JUNKIE” LIVE
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•Fans of grunge listen up – there’s a new kid in town. Australian rockers Violent Soho performed their song “Muscle Junkie” at a recent concert in Brooklyn, channeling Nirvana but putting their own “muscle” into the music. And before the show, the band proved they’re more than just a pretty face with a conversation…
DAY OF FIRE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM JANUARY 26, 2010 / MP3
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•Nashville based hard rockers Day Of Fire’s latest release, Losing All, is set to hit stores on January 26th 2010. The album features 13 ambitious, high energy rock songs, including the first single, “Lately.”
A FINE FRENZY TO RELEASE ‘OH BLUE CHRISTMAS’ EP
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•Wasting no time following up its acclaimed second album, Bomb in a Birdcage, A FINE FRENZY–led by Alison Sudol–has announced a special treat for the holidays. On November 3, 2009, the band will be releasing the six-song EP Oh Blue Christmas, available exclusively at Target, Target.com and the Target area on iTunes. The whimsical collection…
CHAT WITH SKILLET LIVE ON FACEBOOK
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•Calling all Skillet fans on Facebook! The band will be hosting a live chat session on October 27th via Facebook and partner UStream. Skillet will be answering questions and talking to fans starting 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST, so don’t miss this chance to interact with the band as they celebrate…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: NEBULA “APHRODITE”
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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! NEBULA “APHRODITE”: SKOPE IT HERE!
ATREYU RELEASE VIDEO FOR SINGLE “STORM TO PASS”
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•With a little over a week before Atreyu release their highly anticipated seventh album, Congregation of the Damned, the band has released the video for their first single “Storm to Pass.” Watch the unstoppable Atreyu rock out in fire, rain and fog here. [myspace 64033507 nolink]
JACKSON 5 LISTENING PARTY
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•Motown Records is releasing Jackson 5 I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters which features 12 unreleased tracks including new songs as well as alternate versions of Jackson 5 classics.
THE ALMOST COME TO SAUGUS, MA FRIDAY OCTOBER 23
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•Just wanted to touch base and let you know that THE ALMOST will be doing an in-store acoustic performance/meet n’ greet on Friday, October 23rd to promote their new album Monster, Monster which drops November 3rd. The Almost Square One Mall- Hot Topic 1277 Broadway Saugus, MA 01906 The guys will go on at 5pm!…
THREE DAYS GRACE RELEASE “BREAK” MUSIC VIDEO
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•Three Days Grace has released their music video for the song “Break,” featuring the band, a lot of rock, and a lot of paint. “Break” is the first single off the Life Starts Now and is currently climbing the rock charts. Check it out here, and keep checking the band’s website for additional updates!
The Warped 45’s, 10 Day Poem For Saskatchewan
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•“It still amazes me what some people will throw away” croons Dave McEathron on “Progress.” It’s an apt sentiment from McEathron, lead singer of the country-rock troubadours The Warped 45’s considering how many fans and critics will disregard 10 Day Poem For Saskatchewan as nothing more than simple boot-stomping bar rock. Yet upon deeper dissection,…
Precious Father, Alluvial Fan
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•Precious Fathers are the kind of typically enigmatic act that Vancouver’s oft-experimental, instrumental post-rock scene thrives on. Altruistic in the manner which they toss sounds off one another, Precious Fathers seemingly follow no tried and true methods of songwriting. Their experimental rock builds rapidly, with screeching guitars and relentless drumming acting as the core for…
SERENA RYDER NEW VIDEO FOR “ALL FOR LOVE”
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•Check out the new music video from Canadian Songstress Serena Ryder for her single “All For Love.” From her US debut album Is It O.K. in stores November 3rd.
GUCCI MANE’S FIRST MAJOR LABEL RELEASE “THE STATE VS. RADRIC DAVIS” OUT DECEMBER 8, 2009
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•So Icey/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records are pleased to announce the release of Gucci Mane’s first major release, The State Vs. Radric Davis. The long-awaited album will make its way into stores December 8, 2009.
Anna Madorsky, Incantation
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•Madorsky is following up her 2008 debut, Talk Is Cheap, with a new name & a new attitude. Talk Is Cheap was darker clouded with the focus on a romantic breakup whereas Incantation focuses more on current issues from a narrative standpoint. The focal point for this album is based on where people…
TO THE FALLEN RECORDS SALUTES THE TROOPS VIA MUSIC
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•Dedicated to producing and promoting great American music from the nation’s most talented military personnel, To The Fallen Records has announced the long-awaited follow-ups to their stunning debut genre compilations that launched the label. Three new full-length compilations of soldier-songwriters – To The Fallen Records Presents: Rock Volume 2, Hip-Hop Volume 2 and Country…
AIDEN TO JOIN ANTI-FLAG ON TOUR / WIDGET
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•Just returning from a solid UK tour, Aiden is out on the road again for “The Economy Sucks, Let’s Party!” Tour. The tour will be headed by Warped Tour mates Anti-Flag and will also feature Cancer Bats and Fireworks. The tour kicks off on January 12th in Detroit, MI and wrap up on…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Swollen Members “Bollywood Chick Featuring Tech N9ne”
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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! Swollen Members “Bollywood Chick Featuring Tech N9ne”:…
THE RAKES OFFER “THAT’S THE REASON” MP3 / US DATES
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•Produced within the four walls of a former DDR radio station in East Berlin, The Rakes released their third album, ‘Klang’, digitally on October 20th in the US.
KATY PERRY ‘MTV UNPLUGGED’ TRAILER
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•Coming off her third No. 1 single, “Waking Up in Vegas,” multi-platinum Capitol singer-songwriter KATY PERRY is set to put her unique signature on yet another defining signpost of global pop culture, releasing her upcoming appearance on MTV: UNPLUGGED in CD + DVD set in one package on November 17, 2009.
KAT O1O OFFERS “EUCALYPTUS” SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM ‘NATURAL PHENOMENA’
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•Recorded, written, produced, and performed nearly entirely by herself (with assistance from some of her Crown City Rockers bandmates), Natural Phenomena is a look into a world that few people are lucky enough to have, quite literally, at their fingertips.
AWESOME WILL DAILEY VIDEO ON FUNNYORDIE.COM
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•You are about to witness a new dimension in entertainment: Will Dailey. A Mood Rock experience called Torrent, Volumes 1 & 2. Yes, Will Dailey has created a new kind of music that is both romantic and moving. Will Dailey – A Mood Rock Experience – watch more funny videos
MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK ANNOUNES ‘MY DINOSAUR LIFE’
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•Motion City Soundtrack confirm My Dinosaur Life as the title of their new album and Columbia Records debut. The album was produced by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, who first teamed up with the boys in 2005 when he produced Commit This to Memory, and mixed by Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Sonic Youth).…
DENNY’S WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU CAN COOK LIKE A ROCKSTAR
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•To keep the music playing into the wee hours, Denny’s official late-night counterpart, Denny’s Allnighter, has been inviting today’s hottest artists into the kitchen to create their favorite post-concert meals. The result: Denny’s Rockstar Menu. And starting this week, Denny’s is giving the public the chance to Cook Like A Rockstar with a brand new…
SUNDAY’S U2 CONCERT LIVE ON YOUTUBE
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•Fans who couldn’t make it out to U2’s critically acclaimed and groundbreaking 360 ° Tour will now have the opportunity to experience it from the comfort of their own home. U2 will be streaming this Sunday’s concert (10/25) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in full and live on YouTube – the biggest live…
AGAINST ME! ANNOUNCE THAT NEW ALBUM WILL BE TITLED WHITE CROSSES
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•The new album from Florida punk band Against Me! will be called White Crosses, it was announced today. The band finished tracking the album in Los Angeles with veteran producer Butch Vig this past Saturday. White Crosses is Against Me!’s second album for Sire Records and will be released in 2010. Against Me! frontman…