Welcome to Grey Britain. Welcome to the real Britain: a land of poverty, petty violence, bad diets, bad attitudes. A land of dole queues, decay and dealers; ignorance and Jerry Springer-esque DNA tests; of knives and gangs and registered restraining orders worn as badge of honor. Welcome to Gallows’ new State of the Nation Address.
Diana Krall, Live in Rio DVD
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It’s not everyday when one comes across a music DVD that is enjoyable from start to finish. That’s the feeling you get from watching and listening to jazz vocalist Diana Krall’s recent DVD release, “Live in Rio.” A sultry mix of bossa nova, jazz and samba, Krall, who for nearly two decades has smashed…
Groove Kings, Blood Red
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Howard Forman jammin’ away on guitar and Irene Marc belting out the vocals make up the heart and soul of Groove Kings. These two musicians seem to have a special connection when it comes to creating a musical groove. The combo between Forman’s precision on guitar stacked with Marc’s passion at the mic…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Cage “Look At What You Did”
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CAVO BURNING UP ROCK RADIO WITH DEBUT SINGLE “CHAMPAGNE”
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Reprise recording artists Cavo continue to burn up the charts on Rock radio with their propulsive debut single “Champagne.” After hitting airwaves on April 13th, the track has reached an audience of more than 24 million, scoring 124 radio adds amongst all Rock formats. It has claimed the No. 7 slot on Active…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: J-EyE “Follow Me (The Twitter Song)”
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PETE YORN REACHES #5 ON THE ITUNES ALBUMS CHART AND #1 ON THE ITUNES ALTERNATIVE CHART
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Pete Yorn’s Back And Fourth was released exclusively via iTunes today, and the album has already shot to No. 1 on the Alternative album chart and No. 5 on the overall sales count… And the West Coast is barely awake yet! Back And Fourth – which was released on iTunes with the bonus track “Rooftop”…
GREAT NORTHERN OFFER SAMPLER OF ‘REMIND ME WHERE THE LIGHT IS’
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Great Northern has just released their sophomore release titled, Remind Me Where The Light Is. On their sophomore album, Bixler and Stolte are not afraid to delve into darkness. Taking that risk helped them find beauty in sadness, the uplifting elements in the devastating. “We took a lot more risks by entering uncomfortable territory that…
THE CRYSTAL METHOD VIDEO FEATURING MATISYAHU
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Upon its release on May 12, Divided By Night hit #1 on iTunes’ Electronic Music chart and #1 on Amazon. It also debuted on various Billboard charts including: #38 Top 200 Albums, #2 Top Electronic Albums, #3 Top Digital Albums and #4 Top Independent Albums. It features a vast array of guests including vocalists…
PAOLO NUTINI AUDIO & VIDEO FOR “CANDY” FROM ‘SUNNY SIDE UP’ ALBUM
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If you think you know Paolo Nutini, think again. His two million selling 2006 debut album, These Streets, established the young Scotsman as a leading light amongst the new wave of singer-songwriters. Paolo’s extraordinary follow up, Sunny Side Up, casts him in a whole other light.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Fokis “Internet Going Nuts”
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Water & Bodies “Free World”
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: 50 Cent ‘WAR ANGEL LP’
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MTV MIXTAPE DAILY CATCHES MASSPIKE MILES BUZZ / VIDEO
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Masspike Miles had girls screaming way before he got his first tattoo or signed with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group. The Roxbury, Massachusetts native used to get attention as a chubby kid during his stint in a short-lived R&B group in the early ’90s. SKOPE IT HERE!
A CAMP NEW EP ‘COVERS’ OUT NOW
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As A Camp kick off their first North American tour today at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City in support of their North American debut album, Colonia, the band announces the release of their Covers EP on Nettwerk exclusively in North America through iTunes on June 9. The Covers EP features three cover tracks…
AFTER MIDNIGHT RELEASES NEW SINGLE “TAKE ME HOME”
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Having formed in 2004 in the intensity of the Los Angeles rock scene, After Midnight Project has emerged as a band known for their explosive live act and energetic sound.
ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT NEW VIDEO FOR “TALLER CHILDREN”
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Straight out of their SOLD OUT show at Joe’s Pub in NYC to celebrate the release of their debut. Verve Forecast release the video for “Taller Children.” Elizabeth & the Catapult unveil their darling video for the title track.
VENTURES CO-FOUNDER BOB BOGLE DEAD AT AGE OF 75
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Bob Bogle, who co-founded the best selling rock instrumental band in music history the Ventures after meeting Don Wilson while trying to buy a used car from a dealership owned by his father in 1958, passed away on Sunday at the age of 75 after long battle with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Although he hasn’t played live…
A LOUDER DISASTER OFFER TWO MP3 FROM NEW EP
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For Marie Catastrophe, lead singer and guitar player in A Louder Disaster, a career in music wasn’t always a sure thing. She tried being a drummer in grade school, but that wasn’t a fit.
THE DODOS DISCUSS NEW ALBUM ‘TIME TO DIE’ VIA PITCHFORK
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With a title like Time To Die, you might think the Dodos’ third disc is their ‘mature album,’ a deadly serious undertaking punctuated with string sections and synths. Nice try kid, but you’ve got it all wrong. While indie rock’s go-to guy, Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Fleet Foxes, The Shins), hopped behind the boards…
GREEN DAY PREMIERES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE, “21 GUNS,” EXCLUSIVELY ON MYSPACE MUSIC
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Green Day will premiere the video for their new single, “21 Guns,” exclusively on MySpace Music on June 21st at midnight. The video was helmed by noted director Marc Webb, who has lensed clips for such artists as My Chemical Romance, Weezer, and All-American Rejects, and is making his feature film directorial debut in July…
GYM CLASS FRONTMAN RAISING AWARENESS
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Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy is currently traveling to South Africa, the Philippines and India to raise awareness about youth driven HIV and AIDS prevention initiatives. McCoy, who is the new MTV Staying Alive Special Ambassador, will be writing a new single inspired by his travels and those he meets along the way.…
M.I.A. AND VAMPIRE WEEKEND ON THE VERY BEST DEBUT
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Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig and M.I.A. will appear on the Very Best’s debut album The Warm Heart of Africa. According to Pitchfork, the album will be released this fall and M.I.A. and Koenig collaborate on “Rain Dance” as well as the record’s title track.
LADY GAGA & AKON ON SEAN KINGSTON’S LATEST
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MTV News reports that Lady Gaga and Akon will be appearing on Sean Kingston’s sophomore effort, Tomorrow. The disc boasts Kingston’s new single, “Fire Burning,” which recently has been getting a ton of airplay. Tomorrow will be released August 25th.
CAT STEVENS BACKS OFF COLDPLAY
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Cat Stevens, better known as Yusuf Islam these days, is now acknowledging that any similarities between his track “Forgeiner Suite” and Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” wasn’t intentional. The famous songwriter told the Daily Express that he feels the British band did copy his song but that they did not do it on purpose. He even…
SANTIGOLD TO WORK WITH PHARELL ON NEW ALBUM
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NME.com reports that Santigold has begun work on a new album and Pharrell will be producing it. She intends to begin recording in August and says that Otis Redding and rapper Egyptian Lover will influence the sound of the album.
LINKIN PARK GIVE DETAILS ON TRANSFORMERS
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It turns out that “New Divide,” Linkin Park’s new song from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, isn’t just your average movie song. The band revealed to MTV News that they wrote the track after seeing almost half the film and that the song inspired composer Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack for the flick. The guys even disclosed…
NEW KATY PERRY VIDEO
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There’s a new video out for the remix of Katy Perry’s hit song “Waking Up in Vegas” and you can watch it at PerezHilton.com. SKOPE IT HERE!
BEYONCE’S PREMIERES TWO NEW VIDEOS
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Beyonce has unleashed a batch of new videos off her multi-platinum disc, I Am…Sasha Fierce. The latest to be released is “Broken-hearted Girl” and the revamped version of “Ego” featuring Kanye West. The videos are featured in Beyonce’s new video anthology, Above & Beyonce: Video Collection & Dance Mixes, which is in stores now. DIRECT…
THE WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL BUILDS AN ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR THE 21st CENTURY
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Woodstock Ventures has teamed with Sony Music Entertainment to launch Woodstock.com, the official website for the Woodstock community. Woodstock.com will feature a cutting edge live music social network for all concerts, including complete artist and event information, access to ticketing, concert reviews, blogs and a forum to connect with other fan events throughout the world.…
PAPA ROACH NEW VIDEO THAT IS NSFW
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Papa Roach has released their raunchy video for “I Almost Told You That I Loved You.” The clip, which was inspired by singer Jacoby Shaddix’s porn-directing pal Matt Zane, features Shaddix’s wife as a dominatrix as well as a number of other kinky scenes.
YOUNG MONEY PRESENTS: AMERICAS MOST WANTED MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum selling artist Lil Wayne headlines this summer’s Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival. Lil Wayne will be joined by artists Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and Drake for the twenty one city tour through the United States and Canada. Tickets for the tour will go on sale June 20th and…
Ronda Matson, Truth Be Told
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The CD right away has a real earthy/true-to-heart feel with Ronda Matson smiling away and flowers shown on the back cover. With the background color of a plain-jane light, brown while showing Matson in a natural state of happiness gives off a vibe of eco-friendly trueness. This is ideally what Ronda M. represents,…
EYE’Z PRESENTS THE ULTIMATE FAN VIDEO CONTEST – $150
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Eye’z is having the ultimate fan video contest and offering $150 to the winner! Do you love to watch Youtube all day? Do you love to post videos that you made on your own Youtube channel or other video sharing site? Do you love & adore Eye’z? If you answered yes, this contest is for…
Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse, Happier Than You
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“Happier Than You” brings music out of it’s usual passive attitude. With its earworm worthy infectious pop hooks, and lyrics that are mixed with brilliant spot-on social observations that are often poignant, and heart-felt. With a voice like Sarah Silverman and music reminiscent of They Might Be Giants,…
Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons, Four Cold Angels
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A native of Whitby, Ontario, Canada, Lorraine Leckie is a former world-renowned make-up artist who quit her day job and went on to make music. Since she was young, the music of Hank Williams and Canadian hero Neil Young have played a pivotal role in her life. Bound with her poems influenced by Jean Nicolas…
MARIAH CAREY LOOKING SEXY AS EVER FOR “OBSESSED”
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First came the emancipation, then came energy and power, and now come MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the new album by interna tional superstar Mariah Carey, scheduled to arrive on August 25th. The first new single pick from MEMOIRS is “Obsessed,” which blasts out to radio today, Tuesday, June 16th. The video…
ATLANTIC RECORDS GROUP CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK MUSIC MONTH
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For more than 60 years, Atlantic Records has been home to the most innovative, compelling, and enduring artists in African-American music, spanning soul and R&B, jazz and hip-hop. To commemorate this month’s 30th anniversary of “Black Music Month,” Atlantic has launched a dynamic online promotional campaign, dubbed “Atlantic IS Black Music.” “Atlantic IS Black…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: BUJU BANTON “BEDTIME STORY”
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KISS ANNOUNCES BUCKCHERRY AS OPENING ACT FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST FAN-ROUTED TOUR
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Legendary band KISS made headlines last month when they announced their U.S. and Canadian tour will be the world’s first to put fans in charge of where a tour is routed. Now, KISS is adding even more excitement to their tour as they announce the selection of Buckcherry as the opening act for all…
