Wyclef is hip-hop’s cultural ambassador. Not only is he a music legend, but his humanitarian efforts have made him the conscience of music. On November 10, 2009 Wyclef returns to hip-hop with the gritty release of From The Hut To The Projects To The Mansion on Carnival House via Megaforce/Sony Music. Wyclef is a great…
THE SCRIPT READY TO OPEN FOR DAVID COOK
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After just wrapping a very busy few months out on the road which included a string of dates opening for Legendary Paul McCartney, fellow Dubliners, U2 and their first official headlining tour of the U.S., The Script are gearing up to head back out on the road this fall in support of American Idol alum,…
GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH SNOOP DOGG
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Wanna see what its like on a video set with Snoop Dogg? While shooting “Gansta Luv” with The Dream, the rapper was followed on set by cameras and revealed that he is using a green screen for a dramatic effect. Check it out on YouTube now. Also, Snoop’s upcoming Malice N Wonderland album drops on…
JANET JACKSON READIES NUMBER ONES
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Janet Jackson is gearing up to release a greatest hits collection titled Number Ones. The two-disc album will feature Janet’s new song, “Make Me,” and will include guest appearances from her late brother Michael Jackson, Nelly, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. Fans can get their copy on November 17th.
OWL CITY ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES
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Owl City have announced 2010 tour dates. The outing kicks off January 21st at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Missouri and wraps on Valentine’s Day at the University of Maryland. The band just finished their first trek to China and Japan and will be heading to Europe with Cobra Starship after…
WHITNEY HOUSTON PREPS WORLD TOUR
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According to the U-K’s The Sun, Whitney Houston is looking to play five arena dates overseas beginning on April 8th at Manchester’s MEN Arena. The singer said in a statement, this will be her “first full tour since 1999” and she “cannot wait to perform songs from my new album, along with favorites.” In addition,…
KATY PERRY: UNPLUGGED
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Katy Perry’s MTV Unplugged will arrive in stores on November 17th. The CD and DVD set features Perry’s Unplugged show, which was recorded back on July 22nd. The episode features Perry performing her hits like “I Kissed a Girl,” “Waking Up in Vegas,” “Hot N Cold,” a cover of Fountains of Wayne’s “Hackensack” and…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: BILLIONAIRE BOYZ “TAN”
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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! BILLIONAIRE BOYZ “TAN”: SKOPE IT HERE!
1997 NEW MUSIC VIDEO “A FEARLESS HEART”
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1997 has released their visually alluring new music video for the first single, “A Fearless Heart”, from their ethereal new album, Notes From Underground.
NORAH JONES NEW SINGLE “CHASING PIRATES”
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Check out the new single from Norah Jones, “Chasing Pirates”, available digitally on Tuesday, October 13th in support of her highly anticipated new studio album The Fall.
RAIN MACHINE DATES WITH THE PIXIES
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Kyp Malone’s acclaimed new solo project Rain Machine is currently on tour getting rave reviews. Known for his work fronting celebrated Brooklyn art-dance ensemble TV on Radio, Malone’s new endeavor is a boundary pushing yet soulful amalgamation of musical styles crystallized by his distinctive and provocative lyrical imagery and voice. Rain Machine Dates (with The…
SEELAND DEBUT NEW VIDEO FOR “CAPTURED”
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“Captured” is a superb slice of uptempo psychotropic pop. A love song to set your head spinning and get your toes tapping. Full of soaring harmonies, jangly guitars and fairground organs, like some lost gem from the Postcard era it’s reminscent of both Joseph K and Orange Juice with a touch of Neu and a…
S. CREEEZY TELLS STOLI DON’T SLEEP ON ICELAND HIP HOP
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The title of my next feature tells it all. Before I met my next guest I was a stranger to hip hop music that emcees are creating in the beautiful country of Iceland. Well that has all changed since S. Creeezy hollered at me. Not only is S. Creeezy a student of hip hop but…
TRAEDONYA: MUSICALLY INCLINED
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It’s not everyday that you’re penned “The Bride of the New Funk Hipopera” by a British magazine, but hey, Traedonya! makes it look easy.
Amanda Morra, Self-Titled
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The first thing that blew me away was the simple fact that this was a debut album. Incredible news to my ears because the quality & professionalism put into this disc was undeniable and damn near impeccable. This artist seemed to be a seasoned vet in the studio based on the overall sound…
CRGruve, Naughty and Nice
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Two men make up CRGruve and they are bringing you some Naughty and some Nice. This Portland, Maine-based duo offers up a fun & party-like atmosphere that everyone can jam to. They go by Craig Handley & Ramone Jones and they are set to take the world by storm with their infectious sounds. It is…
RAY DAVIES PRESENTS “DAYS” FROM ‘THE KINKS CHORAL COLLECTION’ OUT NOVEMBER 10
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After massively successful career spanning more than 40 years, Ray Davies, the legendary lead singer of The Kinks, is back with creative and unusual interpretations of songs from his extensive catalog.
MXPX MIX THINGS UP FOR AN INTERNATIONAL RUN IN JAPAN AND MALAYSIA
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Bremerton, WA’s punk trio MxPx will be embarking on an International tour to Japan and Malaysia, but with a slight twist. An MxPx All-Star line-up has been announced featuring MxPx lead vocalist and bassist Mike Herrera along with Kris Roe of The Ataris on guitar and Chris Wilson of The Summer Obsession on drums.…
INFECTED MUSHROOM BREAK INTO BILLBOARD TOP 200 & LAUNCH IPHONE GAME
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For an Israeli-born band plying their own aggressive rock subgenre, known as psy-trance, Infected Mushroom look an awful lot like mainstream artists these days. In fact, they’ve infiltrated the retail, new media and culinary worlds simultaneously. For one thing, their latest album, Legend of the Black Shawarma (Perfecto Records), has broken into the Billboard Top…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: X WIFE “On The Radio”
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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! X WIFE “On The Radio”: SKOPE IT…
SAN FRANCISCO ROCK BAND NOVA SETS OUT ON NATIONWIDE FALL TOUR
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San Francisco-based rock band NOVA announced today that they are embarking on a 30-city, nationwide fall tour that will kick off in their hometown on October 7, 2009 at The Red Devil Lounge. Best known for their heavy, atmospheric and ever-shifting rock anthems, the band has become nationally known for their energetic live shows.…
BROOKLYN’s NAAM PREMIERES NEW SONG “ICY ROW” TODAY VIA STEREOGUM
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Brooklyn, NY heavy psych rock trio NAAM has completed work on its debut album. The fast-rising buzz band will drop the self-titled Naam on October 20, 2009 via NYC’s Tee Pee Records. A taste of what NAAM’s debut holds in store can be sampled now as the brand new song “Icy Row”…
HOT CHELLE RAE ALBUM COVER CONTEST
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With all the excitement around Hot Chelle Rae’s debut release of “Lovesick Electric” on October 27th, www.friendsorenemies.com has a surprise for everyone. The site will be revealing the album cover for Lovesick Electric, piece by piece over the next couple days. The first person to fit them together, and leave a comment with the right…
PHISH LAUNCHES FALL TOUR
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Phish’s fall tour will kick off at Detroit’s Cobo Arena on November 18th. It will include three shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden (December 2, 3 & 4) and conclude at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA on December 5th. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on October 23rd…
FOCUS FEATURES OFFERS TRAILER TO ‘PIRATE RADIO’ MOVIE
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Pirate Radio is the high-spirited story of how 8 DJs love affair with Rock n Roll changed the world forever. In the 1960s this group of rouge DJs, on a boat in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, played rock records and broke the law all for the love of music.
ONEREPUBLIC NEW VIDEO “ALL THE RIGHT MOVES”
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OneRepublic have just premiered the video for their new single “All The Right Moves.” The band takes the stage at a beautiful masquerade ball in the Wayne Isham (Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Metallica) directed clip.
DESTROPHY OCTOBER TOUR DATES
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Victory Records newcomer, DESTROPHY will be heading out on an October tour with Type-O Negative in support of their self-titled label debut, out October 27th. The tour kicks off at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey on October 16th and rounds up October 31st at Harpo’s in Detriot, Michigan. DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:…
SHERYL CROW’S TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB DELUXE EDITION
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The spectacular debut album that launched Sheryl Crow into rock music consciousness has been expanded both musically and visually for the 2CD/1DVD Tuesday Night Music Club — Deluxe Edition (A&M/UMe), released November 17, 2009. Along with the original 1993 album, the package adds a second CD containing B-sides, rarities and out-takes, as well as…
OUR LADY PEACE KICK-OFF U.S. HEADLINING TOUR OCTOBER 19
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OUR LADY PEACE–Raine Maida (vocalist), Duncan Coutts (bass), Jeremy Taggart (drums), Steve Mazur (guitar)–will be kicking off a U.S. headlining tour starting October 19 in Solana Beach, CA to promote their seventh studio album, BURN BURN, which was released July 21 via Coalition Entertainment (Records) through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. While the…
LINKIN PARK TEAM UP WITH STUDENTS FOR GRAMMY SOUNDCHECK
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On September 30th, Linkin Park hosted a GRAMMY Soundchecks event in which they invited students from Southern California to a recording studio where they held a Q&A session. The band used their latest single, “New Divide,” as an example of how they craft their songs. For more information on upcoming GRAMMY Soundchecks, head to GRAMMY.com.…
LL COOL J’S NCIS A HUGE HIT FOR CBS
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Wooha.com reports LL Cool J’s new NCIS: Los Angeles show is CBS’ number one program of the year. Even though the series has only aired three episodes, it has already attracted over 17-million viewers for each showing. Congrats!
KEANE TO RERELEASE ALBUM
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Keane is set to rerelease their hit 2004 album Hopes and Fears. It’s a two—disc deluxe edition and in addition to the original effort, it will feature rare material including B-sides and recordings from the band’s earliest sessions. It’s due out on November 17th. Learn more about Hope and Fears — Deluxe…
PAT MONAHAN LIKES BRANDI CARLILE
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Brandi Carlile has a fan in Train frontman Pat Monahan. Pat took to his Twitter account to write about the singer-songwriter’s new album, Give Up The Ghost, saying that he was “about to go get it” and that he recommends “you do too.” Train’s new record, Save Me, San Francisco, comes out on…
TAYLOR SWIFT EXTENDS TOUR
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Taylor Swift is extending her Fearless tour with new concert dates through June 2010. Tickets will go on sale later this month with prices starting at 25-dollars. Taylor will begin the 2010 itinerary with five Australian shows in February, before beginning a North American tour with 37 headlining dates in 29 cities. For…
SNOB DOODLE
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A very happy TGIF to all Skope readers. What better way to kick off a three day weekend than with a new Snob Doodle.
CORINA BARTRA INTRODUCES STOLI TO AFRO-PERUVIAN MUSIC
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I like to consider myself a true music enthusiast who is always open to try new genres & sounds. My next guest has opened up my eyes to a genre I never knew existed but I am happy I do now. Corina Bartra is a native of Peru who now splits her time between there…
Sex Slaves, Wasted Angel
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This 3-member rock band from NYC is bringin’ the dirty ‘n’ nasty goods here on Wasted Angel. Sex Slaves offer a real hard-edged rock sound that really has some ballz to it. The new record has attitude, it has got rawness and it has a whole lot of substance! Coming off their…
AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST HIP-HOP GROUP BLISS N ESO NEW VIDEO & US DATES
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Australian hip-hop heavyweights, Bliss n Eso, are set to bring their highly acclaimed live show to the US for the first time on tour with Swollen Members, Big B, and Common Market. The group will hit US shores for their first show on American soil starting October 20th in San Luis Obispo, CA, and will…
ENTER SHIKARI VIDEO FOR “ZZZONKED”
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Enter Shikari has just released a video that captures the band performing their hit song “Zzzonked” from their debut album Common Dreads. The recently shot video directed by Bob Harlow and produced by Stitchthat was created with an extremely small budget and showcases the band at their finest. Check out the video here and head…
TADDY PORTER SIGNS RECORDING DEAL WITH PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC PUBLISHING
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Primary Wave Music Publishing has entered in to a recording deal, alongside a publishing agreement, with Stillwater, Oklahoma based quartet Taddy Porter. Primary Wave Music Publishing CEO Larry Mestel shared, “Simply stated, we love this band. While we have purposely stayed out of the record business for the past three years, Taddy Porter’s…
