With the plethora of web-based publicity and promotion services available to musicians today, many of the “old school” techniques have fallen by the wayside. The times indicate that somewhat of a “cyber-overload” is taking place in the industry.
BLINK-182 ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF CHRISTMASTIME EP
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Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker want you to unwrap their packages after they stuff your stockings this Christmas! The members of blink-182 officially announced today that dogs eating dogs, their first new music since Neighborhoods, will be released just in time for the holidays. Featuring five brand new blink-182 songs, the dogs…
PREVAIL PARTNERS WITH RED TRUCK BEER TO CREATE ‘PREV ALE’
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Prevail from Canadian hip-hop legends Swollen Members has partnered with Vancouver based Red Truck Beer to create a new seasonal beer called ‘Prev Ale’. The beer will be sold in select bars across the greater Vancouver area and a portion of the sales will be donated to various local charitable organizations in the community. For…
HER BRIGHT SKIES DEBUT NEW VIDEO FOR “LOVELESSâ€
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Swedish rock band Her Bright Skies has premiered an explosive new video for their single “Loveless” from their third studio album, Rivals, which is available today on iTunes (http://bit.ly/QTJXlR) from Panic & Action Records.
BIFFY CLYRO ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM & DEBUT SINGLE
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Breakthrough rock band Biffy Clyro have announced the US release of their new album, Opposites, on March 12, 2013 via Warner Bros Records. A deluxe double album with “making-of” documentary will be available the same day. The first single off Opposites, “Black Chandelier,” premiered today on Radio 1’s Zane Lowe show. Listen to it here:…
WIRE: IDELSOHN SOCIETY HOLIDAY RELEASE FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES
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The New York Times ran this feature below on the Idelsohn Society’s ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE HANUKKAH: THE MUSICAL BATTLE BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS”. While this 2 CD set features both Christmas and Hanukkah songs, there is a deeper story to tell: the history of Hanukkah in America but also the influence…
BON JOVI ‘BECAUSE WE CAN’ THE TOUR
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As Bon Jovi gears up for a monumental year, the all-American rock icons have announced the first set of U.S. dates, taking them from coast to coast on their “BON JOVI Because We Can — The Tour.” The tour will kick off in Uncasville, CT on February 9, treating fans to one-night-only performances in…
MAKESHIFT PRODIGY TOUR WITH THE ALMOST
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Makeshift Prodigy is proud to announce they will be supporting rock band The Almost (w/ All Get Out) on tour in January 2013! The 12-stop tour will start in Jacksonville, FL and make its way through New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and more ending in St. Louis, MO on January 25th. Fans can check out…
DANCING HEALS NEW SINGLE “CHARLIE BROWN”
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Into the Night, was produced by Mandy Kane and Mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches, The Holidays) — with input on one track from Paul ‘Woody’ Annison (The Living End, Children Collide). Not only does it feature songs from across Dancing Heals’ three-year history, but it also evokes their influences of touring the West Coast…
GERMAN ARTIST HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER FIRST ENGLISH ALBUM
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Over the course of the past three decades, Herbert Groenemeyer has established himself as Germany’s most successful recording artist of all time, with album sales surpassing 18 million copies, and two of his albums, 1984’s 4630 Bochum and 2002’s Mensch, becoming the biggest German-language releases in history. But for audiences in the United States —…
DEE-1 NEW VIDEO FOR THE LADIES
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Never one to slow, New Orleans rapper extraordinaire, Dee-1 is still working hard on the road as a part of The Heist World Tour, alongside Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Despite the constant grind of touring, Dee is releasing the latest video for the song “Love Me Some You” off #TheFocusTape, his latest mixtape hosted by…
BOBBY RUSH NEW ALBUM FEBRUARY 2013
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Bobby Rush’s new Down in Louisiana, out February 19, 2013 on Deep Rush Productions through Thirty Tigers, is the work of a funky fire-breathing legend. Its 11 songs revel in the grit, grind and soul that’s been the blues innovator’s trademark since the 1960s, when he stood shoulder to shoulder on the stages of Chicago…
VERMOUTH CONFIRMS DEBUT RELEASE
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Los Angeles based-band, Vermouth (www.vermouthlounge.com), confirmed today that their debut album, RetroFuture Pop Exotica will be released on Tuesday January 21, 2013 and will be available in stores and at all major digital retailers including iTunes. Vermouth is the brainchild of Justine Kragen and Steve McDonald, whose eclectic assortment of influences create bite-sized chunks…
WIRE: BIG HARP NEW MP3
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Big Harp’s sophomore album Chain Letters will be released on January 22 via Saddle Creek. Rolling Stone is running an MP3 premiere of “You Can’t Save ‘Em All” from Chain Letters. Big Harp’s Chris Senseney says, “A good portion of our new album deals with the tension between action and inaction, especially as evinced in…
STOLI & INCWELL FEELING BLESSED THIS THANKSGIVING 2012
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Hello and welcome to a Thanksgiving edition of Skoped Out. You know the mainstream news is full of negativity and chaos. I want to go the other way this holiday season and say that I feel blessed to be a part of Skope and to watch the music industry bouncing back in so many ways.…
JEROME “BIGFOOT” BRAILEY ON ‘A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS’
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The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Nappy Roots group member Buffalo Stille , Jonathan Hay and Sabrina Hale of Hoopla who are part of the Nappy Roots’ business team and have worked alongside Nappy Roots during their last three national album releases through Fontana, including “The Humdinger” (which charted with #7 Billboard Rap Charts, #11 Billboard R&B…
WIRE: GOLD FIELDS POST NEW SINGLE
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The quintet- which includes Mark Robert Fuller (vocals), Vin Andanar (guitar/vocals), Rob Clifton (keys/percussion), Ryan D’Sylva (drums) and Luke Peldys (bass) were declared by The Huffington Post as “…one of the most impressive bands you will ever experience.” Gold Fields proved this well-earned title by blowing away audiences at various festivals across the U.S. during…
FREEWAY NEW VIDEO “JUNGLE”
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Freeway is gearing up for the release of his new album, Diamond in the Ruff, which comes out next Tuesday, November 27th. Today, he’s releasing the video for the first single,”Jungle,” which was filmed entirely in his hometown of Philadelphia. Watch the video for “Jungle” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIh2abQpV8E http://www.facebook.com/PhillyFreezer
PRYME TYME TO RELEASE DEBUT EP JANUARY 2013
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Jamaican-born, New York-based dancehall artist Pryme Time is set to take the dancehall world by storm with his debut EP Fresh Out The Dirt, set for release in January 2013 from Kaieteur Records. Born Daniel Lambert in Clarendon, Jamaica, Pryme Tyme returns to his roots for this musical journey, bringing his unique brand of dancehall…
A LIFE ONCE LOST HEADLINE DATES
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A LIFE ONCE LOST recently finished up a successful run with Revocation and KEN mode. If you missed them on this run, you may have another chance to catch them on some select headline dates in December! The band will be stopping Erie, PA, Pittsburgh, PA and Newark, DE next month. See directly below for…
JIMMY RAE KEEPS IT REAL WITH THE “ADIDAS MAN” YOUNG EZE
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His real name is Eric Ward but most know him as Young Eze or Adidias Swag. This young artist is originally from Milwaukee but he is currently attending Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where much of his life consists of: “class, recording and performing music, work at the fitness facilities, joining a fraternity,…
JOSH GROBAN TO RELEASE SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM
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Internationally renowned, multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban has announced that he will release his eagerly anticipated sixth studio album, entitled All That Echoes, on February 5th, 2013, on Reprise Records. All That Echoes was produced by Warner Bros. Records Chairman Rob Cavallo, who has also worked with Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, and many others.…
twenty | one | pilots MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HOLDING ON TO YOU”
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Fueled By Ramen duo, twenty | one | pilots have released their new music video for “Holding On To You,” the first single off of their forthcoming full length debut, titled VESSEL (Preorder the new album HERE). Hailing from Columbus, OH The duo that is twenty | one | pilots – Tyler Joseph and…
SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2013
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On the heels of a highly successful, critically acclaimed sold-out 2012 festival, Sasquatch! Music Festival is set to return for 2013. The festival will run May 24-27 (Memorial Day Weekend) at The Gorge–the internationally acclaimed concert venue carved in the basalt cliffs high above the Columbia River Gorge in Quincy, WA. A limited number of…
IRON LYON VIDEO “SUMMER IN THE CITY”
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Although we’re just over a month away from winter solstice, there’s no harm in revisiting the joys of summer as the seasoned emcee/deejay Iron Lyon unveils the visuals for “Summer In The City.” Taken from his sophomore LP, From The Ground Up, the soulful production of Chad Dubz combines effortlessly with the visual direction of…
YOUR YOUTH OFFER “WHAT SMARTS” MP3
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Your Youth is a loud alternative band from Brooklyn that doesn’t totally exist, a two-person crash-course in celebrating and subverting pop: “Bland or not?” lyrics under mountains of guitars, a grip of gigantic hooks, and the slick bombast of “major-label sound”…recorded with one and a half working vocal mics. It’s the restless collision of impeccable…
WIRE: ARTIST DIRECT PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FROM OLD TIME MACHINE
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Old Time Machine (Ryan McNally, Kyle Cashen) has partnered up with Artist Direct to premiere the video for their latest single, “Tearing Me Down”. The video was directed by Neil Macdonald & David Hamelin, with art direction by Joseph Tisiga, and was filmed around the duo’s homebase of Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory. SKOPE…
BALANCE AND COMPOSURE ANNOUNCE 2013 HEADLINING TOUR + VIDEO
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Rising alternative rock band Balance and Composure will hit the road in early 2013 for a headlining U.S. tour in support of their debut full length album Separation. The tour, featuring support acts The Jealous Sound and Daylight, will kick off on January 31 in Cleveland and culminate on February 24 in New York…
TALENTED SISTERS TAKING ON THE MUSIC WORLD
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In today’s world we have been inundated with the progression of technology and what it can offer. Every industry has been affected in some way with these changes. One in particular is the music industry. The talent pool has been saturated with mediocre artists who think they can perform or even sing. Yet there are…
Air, ‘Le Voyage dans la lune’
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Let’s just start by saying that creating an album inspired by French director George Méliès’s silent 1902 film A Trip to the Moon is not every band’s cup of tea. However, the dynamic french duo Air have an upper hand since they were already hired for composing a soundtrack for the restored version of the…
BREAKING WIRE: AN OPEN LETTER TO PANDORA
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An Open Letter to Pandora, from 125 Concerned Musicians…The following open letter to Pandora, signed by 125 concerned musicians. It has just been posted and signed. A Musicians’ Perspective on Pandora. We are big fans of Pandora. That’s why we helped give the company a discount on rates for the past decade. …
BOSTON BALLET TO DEBUT REIMAGINED NUTCRACKER
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Boston Ballet debuts an entirely reimagined production of The Nutcracker, complete with all-new sets and costumes, as well as new choreography and characters! Voted ‘The Best-Loved Nutcracker in the U.S.’, Mikko Nissinen’s new production of The Nutcracker carries on the magical tradition that the public knows and loves. Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen commissioned award-winning Robert…
WIRE: THE LONDON SOULS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
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The London Souls are thrilled to announce the release of their new album “Here Come The Girls” on January 8. The follow up to their acclaimed self-titled debut that caught the attention of Rolling Stone, MTV, USA Today and Q104.3 for its raw live feel and which The Wall Street Journal praised for its “authority…
V3RB OFFERS FREE ALBUM
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Born in Bell Flower, California, V3RB knew at a very early age that rapping would be a part in his future. At the age 16, he began writing his first rhymes, linking up with other local Mc’s to form the rap crew Faze 1. In his native Palmdale, California, he became a regular in the…
TROUBLE LIGHTS NEW VIDEO “READY”
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Singer Adrien Daller and producer Philip Rabalais met last year and discovered a mutual love of electro pop dance music. Magic. After many excited, late night talk-offs (usually in the corner of some party) they started the band Trouble Lights. They’ve since released a video that garnered over 20,000 views in a week, opened for…
HAMBURG-BASED DUO BOY SIGNS TO NETTWERK RECORDS
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Nettwerk Music Group is excited to announce the latest addition to its label roster, BOY — a contagious confection that is spreading across the internet like wildfire. Since conquering their native Germany and Switzerland, the Hamburg-based duo is ready to ship their sharp brand of pop to the rest of the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsyjS_vJfkw Nettwerk…
UME PARTNERS WITH MILYONI
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Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) and Milyoni, the leader in social entertainment, today announced the availability of “Legends in the Cloud” offerings which will allow Facebook users to stream a variety of documentaries, films and concerts on a pay-per-view basis as well as purchase music and merchandise. Milyoni and UMe will follow the debut with…
STAGEIT ANNOUNCES SERIES OF CONCERTS TO BENEFIT HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS
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Giving telethons a modern, digital twist, Stageit (http://Stageit.com/) will bring fans a series of concerts that will benefit charities engaged in Hurricane Sandy relief, beginning with a set by Gavin DeGraw this Thursday, November 15, at 2:30 PM PST. Stageit is a web-based platform that enables artiststo easily create paid live shows directly from their…
MR. 704 FEAT 8BALL & MJG ON “HUSTLIN”
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FIE Entertainment’s own, Mr. 704, releases the official video for his latest single entitled “Hustlin” featuring 8Ball and MJG. The video celebrates that “Hustlin” can be demonstrated in an individual’s every day activities, careers or events to make something out of nothing. The single is currently charting the radio airways nationwide and just debuted in…
THE DAN BAND RETURN TO LOS ANGELES’ CLUB NOKIA
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Los Angeles’ CLUB NOKIA is excited to be hosting a return visit by The Dan Band on Saturday, January 12th. Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, November 16th at 10am. In the summer of 2009, The Dan Band performed a monthly residency at CLUB NOKIA and have performed there regularly ever since,…
