Tickets are on sale now for Epicenter 2009. The music festival, which takes place in Pomona, California on August 22nd, features performances from Linkin Park, Tool, Alice in Chains and more. For details visit LinkinPark.com.
JON BON JOVI RECORDS SONG FOR IRAN / VIDEO
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•Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have teamed up with exiled Iranian singer Andy Madadian on a version of Ben E. King’s song “Stand By Me.” The bi-lingual video, which is up on YouTube, is meant to send “a musical message of worldwide solidarity” to the Iranian people dealing with their country’s recent controversial…
DRAKE FINALLY FINDS A LABEL HOME
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•According to Billboard.com, Drake has signed on the dotted line to Cash Money Records with a distribution deal through Universal Republic. Drizzy’s debut album, Thank Me Later, will feature collaborations with Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Jay-Z. You can expect it to drop later this year.
JAY-Z AND REV. AL SHARPTON PREVENT CHRIS BROWN FROM PERFORMING AT THE BET AWARDS
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•It seems that Chris Brown was expected to take part in the Michael Jackson tribute during the BET Awards. According to the New York Daily News, producers pulled his performance at the last minute because Jay-Z and Reverend Al Sharpton “made such a fuss about it.” Publicists for BET and Brown say that…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: DL “THROW IT ON ME (UHHH UHH)”
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NY DOLLS INTERVIEW ON SHOCKHOUND.COM / VIDEO
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•Check out an exclusive video interview with David and Sylvain from the New York Dolls on Shockhound.com. David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain discuss working with Todd Rundgren again on their new album, ‘Cause I Sez So, and pontificate upon the essence of rock ‘n’ roll and the manifestation of being. SKOPE IT HERE!
R.E.M. TO RELEASE LIVE DIGITAL EP
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•R.E.M. will release a live digital EP, entitled Reckoning Songs From The Olympia, through iTunes and all digital service providers on July 7th, 2009. The EP features live versions of four songs from the band’s beloved second album Reckoning that were recorded during R.E.M.’s “working rehearsals” at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre in July 2007. The track-listing…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: TRIFE DIESEL (aka TRIFE DA GOD) & TAPEMASTERS INC “THE PROJECT POPE MIXTAPE”
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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! TRIFE DIESEL (aka TRIFE DA GOD) &…
THE SCRIPT GAINING MOMENTUM IN THE US / VIDEO
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•The Script may have been last year’s biggest breakout band in the UK and Ireland, but now they are poised to be the next big thing in the US.
TWIN ATLANTIC RELEASE VIDEO FOR “LIGHTSPEED”
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•Scottish rock band Twin Atlantic release opening track “Lightspeed” from their John Travis (Sugar Ray, Kid Rock and Static X) produced forthcoming mini-album, Vivarium, starting Monday, June 29th.
VIDEO FOOTAGE OF SHA MONEY XL’S ANNUAL ONE STOP SHOP
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•Phoenix, Arizona played host to the Annual One Stop Shop Producer Conference this year for the third consecutive year in May. For a peep at what you missed out on or what you were a part of click on the link below to see the industry’s premier networking event which featured Hi-Tek, Ninth Wonder, Q-Tip,…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Drew Danburry “I Do”
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THE DONNAS OFFER “GET OFF” MP3 VIA GREATEST HITS ALBUM / DATES
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•One week before its release, The Donnas Greatest Hits, Vol. 16 (July 7th, Purple Feather Records), can be heard now exclusively on AOL Spinner.
MAIN DRAG NEW VIDEO FOR “A JAGGED GORGEOUS WINTER”
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•Check out this fun new video for “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter” from The Main Drag. You’ll enjoy the Tigger playing a trumpet, Snowmen with carrot noses harmonizing, and the cutout winter scenes with changing lighting. SKOPE IT HERE!
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: WHITEFOLKZ “BURN FT CHEVY P OF FIELD MOB”
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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! WHITEFOLKZ “BURN FT CHEVY P OF FIELD…
CEU OFFERS MP3 “BUBUIA” OFF NEW ALBUM ‘VAGAROSA’
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•Ever since Brazilian phenomenon Céu captivated the world with her self-titled debut album in 2007, her follow up release has been widely anticipated.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Tha Realest “Get It N”
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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! Tha Realest “Get It N”: SKOPE IT…
A.A. BONDY TO RELEASE WHEN THE DEVIL’S LOOSE
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•A.A. Bondy’s sophomore album, When The Devil’s Loose, will be released September 1, 2009 on Fat Possum. Recorded primarily in Water Valley, MS in April and May, When The Devil’s Loose expands upon the stripped-down and haunting sound of his debut album, American Hearts. A full band now accompanies him on most tracks, lending…
FRANK TURNER TO SUPPORT THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM ON FALL TOUR
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•English folk-punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner will tour the US with The Gaslight Anthem this fall in support of his forthcoming album, Poetry of the Deed, due out in September. In anticipation of the new album, Epitaph Records/Xtra Mile will be reissuing Turner’s critically acclaimed album Love Ire & Song on July 21. …
JIMMY RAE REVIEWS THE OFFSPRING & DROPKICK MURPHYS IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN
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•Offspring featuring Dropkick Murphys at The Lawn at White River State Park in Indianapolis, IN.
TIM MCGRAW’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS
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•This fall, Curb Records will release Southern Voice, Tim McGraw’s first studio album in two and a half years. Recorded in Nashville with his longtime producer, Byron Gallimore (Faith Hill, Sugarland, Phil Vassar), Southern Voice is the follow-up to Let It Go, which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in April of 2007.…
STATION NIGHTCLUB OWNER OUT OF PRISON
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•The former owner of Rhode Island’s Station nightclub, where in 2003, 100 people died when a fire erupted during a Great White concert, has been released early from prison for good behavior. Michael Derderian spent three years behind bars after pleading no contest to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter. He was due out…
BID ON AUTOGRAPHED ROLLING STONE ISSUES
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•Many a big name star has graced the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and in a new auction, you can grab one of those issues autographed by the person on the cover. The auction benefits MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation and up for bids are Rolling Stones featuring and signed by the likes of…
BLINK 182’S MYSTERIOUS VIDEO SHOOT
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•Blink-182 is letting fans in on their mysterious video shoot. Although no one knows what the video is for, the band recently shot a clip in front of a green screen and have uploaded a behind-the-scenes video segment onto their Web site. The group says, “This performance is going to blow your mind” and promise…
FALL OUT BOY SHOOT NEW VIDEO
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•Fall Out Boy revealed, via PeteWentz.com, that today, they are shooting a video for the song “What a Catch.” They said they would like the clip to be “big and different” and in light of Michael Jackson’s passing, would like the video to be an event. They also announced they’ll shoot a prequel to the…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Masspike Miles f. Smoke Bulga “Put Your Head On My Shoulders”
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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! Masspike Miles f. Smoke Bulga “Put Your…
AMAZON OFFERS JEREMIH NEW ALBUM FOR $2.99
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•Jeremih had a recent hit with his song “Birthday Sex” and today Amazon.com is offering his CD as a Daily Deal. For today (6/29) only, you can purchase his entire album on Amazon.com for $2.99. Amazon Jeremih Daily Deal Link: SKOPE IT HERE!
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Alex Dimez “So Hard”
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NEW MARCY PLAYGROUND ALBUM OUT JULY 7
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•On their riveting and keenly-anticipated fourth album, Leaving Wonderland… in a fit of rage, Marcy Playground return to action in triumphant fashion. Armed with songs born of an intense and turbulent period in his life, MP’s main man, singer/guitarist John Wozniak, has fashioned a record that digs deep, taking the listener on an exhilarating and…
BLACKLIST OFFER MP3 OFF THEIR DEBUT OUT JULY 28
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•To listen to Blacklist is to listen to people who have chosen to stand in opposition. Complex and modern themes are wound tightly inside impressionistic lyrics, available to be unravelled by the curious listener or ignored by those who find themselves moved primarily by the force of the music.
THE MARS VOLTA NEW VIDEO “SINCE WE’VE BEEN WRONG”
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•Check out the exclusive NEW video for “Since We’ve Been Wrong” from The Mars Volta’s Octahedron. The new album from The Mars Volta is out now. [myspace 59558284 nolink]
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Paper Chase Clique “Blowin on Jamaica”
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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! Paper Chase Clique “Blowin on Jamaica” :…
NOISETTES’ NEW VIDEO FOR “NEVER FORGET YOU”
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•WILD YOUNG HEARTS, the long-awaited second album byeffervescentUK pop trio Noisettes, which debuted at #1 on the iTunesUK album chart will be released in the U.S.on Mercury Records in August.
JASON WALKER RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO “WHAT YOU NEED†WITH QUENTIN HARRIS
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•Jason Walker announces his brand spanking new music video “What You Need” featuring Quentin Harris on CR2 Records, just shy of his IDMA Nomination.
KELDINE HULL OFFERS A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON
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•It’s a Michael Jackson-less world. He was a prodigy, a musical genius who achieved in music what most don’t have the imagination to even dream of. It’s inconceivable to think that an entertainer, who started out so young with a talent so far beyond his years, could live on to create a perpetual legacy of…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: MARY J. BLIGE FT. DRAKE “The One”
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HIT THE LIGHTS VIDEO “DROP THE GIRL”
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•Entering the studio this time gave the band a chance to work with some producers they have greatly admired. The track “Pulse” was recorded with Mark Trombino (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World) and the title tracks “Coast To Coast” was done with John Feldmann (The Used, Story Of The Year). Hit The Lights also…
COBRA STARSHIP VIDEO PREMIERE “GOOD GIRLS GO BAD”
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•Check out Cobra Starship’s video for “Good Girls Go Bad” featuring Leighton Meester premiering today on MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Hits and MTV Tr3s as well as a Making Of 30 Minute Special on MTV2 on Thursday, July 2 at 10:30AM
13TH PLANET RECORDS RELEASES FREE DIGITAL EP ON VAMPIREFREAKS.COM
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•13th Planet Records, the label helmed by Al Jourgensen of Ministry, has released a free digital EP for fans. Included in the download are unreleased songs, remixes and videos from Ministry, Revco, Prong, Burton C. Bell’s Ascension of The Watchers, False Icons and Stayte. SKOPE IT HERE!
BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO WITH RYE RYE & MIA
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•Check out a new Rye Rye video, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her video for “Bang.” “Bang,” Rye Rye’s speaker-thumping single produced by Blaqstarr and featuring M.I.A. the first single off her upcoming summer release. VIDEO – The Making Of ‘Bang’ feat MIA: [youtube D9EJhZgAzUs nolink] www.myspace.com/tharealryerye