Before we get started today I just want to share a moment to honor those that were killed & injured in Tuscon, AZ on Saturday. It does not matter whether you are conservative or liberal, black or white, whatever you are please try to find a better way than violence on innocent people. Now lets…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 2011
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RIHANNA SETS U-K RECORD According to Billboard, Rihanna scored her fifth number one single in the U-K with “What’s My Name.” The Official Charts Company is reporting the Barbadian singer had rewritten the record books, becoming first female solo artist in chart history to achieve five number one singles in consecutive years. She…
TRISTEN ‘CHARLATANS AT THE GARDEN GATE’ OUT FEBRUARY 1ST 2011 / MP3
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Tristen is excited to kick off the 2011 with upcoming tour dates in support of her new album Charlatans At The Garden Gate, out on February 1st via American Myth Recordings. The run begins with a home-town Album Release Show in Nashville on the 21st of January and sees Tristen and band heading out to…
CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE
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Montreal’s Charlotte Cornfield has been creating quite the buzz across Canada for her groundbreaking indie folk rock. After wrapping up her education in jazz drumming at Concordia in 2010, Cornfield locked herself in the studio for four months in Toronto with producer Ryan Granvile Martin to record her forthcoming LP Two Horses. Last year the…
ONE WEEK LEFT FOR REDGORILLA MUSIC FEST SUBMISSIONS
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There’s only one week left to enter for a chance to play RedGorilla Music Fest, the premier event in Austin for independent music artists of all genres. RedGorilla Music Fest takes place from March 16 to 19 in Austin, Texas, during one of the most important music weeks of the year. The city of Austin…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 10th, 2011
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CEE-LO GREEN TALKS GRAMMYS Cee-Lo Green scored four GRAMMY nominations including ones for Song and Record of the Year for his viral hit “F**k You.” Green has won some hardware in the past, back in 2007 he took home two awards with Gnarls Barkley for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for their breakthrough hit “Crazy” and…
EYE’Z OPENS UP ONLINE STORE ON SKOPEING.COM
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Eye’z & Skope are excited to announce that she has opened an online store at http://skopeing.com. Right now you can buy the official Eye’z Tee plus some cool fan packages. Check back often for new goodies from Eye’z! http://skopemag.com/category/merch/eyez-store www.thelovelyeyez.com
DEBUT CD FROM UK AWARD WINNING ARTIST ELLIE GOULDING
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Already a success in her native England, 24 year-old UK singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding will release a special US full length of LIGHTS March 8th on Cherrytree/ Interscope Records. The US version will include three songs (“Lights,” “Animal,” and “Your Song”) not available on the original UK version. Produced by Starsmith, Goulding’s full…
COLLIE BUDDZ IS BACK WITH FREE EP & VIDEO
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Collie Buddz announces January 18th 2011 as the release date for his highly anticipated EP “Playback.” The single and music video, “Holiday” sets the tone for the first official Collie Buddz release since his critically acclaimed self-titled debut which hit the top 100 on the Billboard charts in 2007.
The Love Load, The Human Resourceful
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Over the years we’ve seen punk, hard rock & even alternative rock bands slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows. Talking to many music fans out there, the response is overwhelming. Give me something new, something raw, something that’s pushes hard & is going to kick me in he ass. Something that doesn’t sound like…
MEMBERS OF DISPATCH ISSUE STATEMENT REGARDING SCALPING
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The members of Dispatch, whose first tour in nearly a decade was announced on New Year’s Day, are alarmed at the profligate ticket scalping activity already occurring with online ticket brokers all over the country for their upcoming summer tour, even though tickets are not available for presale until January 21st. The band has issued…
BRISK LAUNCHES WEB FILM WITH OZZY
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Brisk Iced Tea is revitalizing its legacy of animating iconic celebrities through clay puppet animation by partnering with rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and a few other A-list stars. To refresh the campaign and launch an online contest challenging consumers to tell their own brisk stories, they’ve recruited the famed Prince of Darkness, who’s known for…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 7th, 2011
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LADY GAGA ANNOUNCES CAMERA GLASSES Lady Gaga, who was named Creative Director for Polaroid last year, has announced the newest product from the company: Camera Glasses. Gaga was on hand at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Thursday to introduce the Glasses that can take a photo of whatever the user is…
RAT WAKES RED OFFERS “ALWAYS” MP3
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Rat Wakes Red is in a constant state of mourning and wonder and 2010 brings “Acres”. The new LP is an elegy to the dead and awakening which is very fitting since singer and multi-instrumentalist James Raftery happened to star in the 1993 cult-film Night Owl as a murderous vampire.
MURS & TERRACE MARTIN “ON MELROSE”
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Dedicated to Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The first video from Murs and Terrace’s forthcoming collaboration album Melrose, dropping February 8 on www.mursworld.com. Murs and Terrace first worked together on Murs’ 2008 Warner Bros debut Murs For President. [youtube bZSf3P09G3Y nolink]
DIRTBALL RELEASES NEW ALBUM TEASER VIDEO
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The king of rapid fire rhyme, Dirtball has released a new video teaser for his upcoming new solo album “Nervous System” online. “Nervous System” will hit stores on March 1st, 2011 through Suburban Noize Records. “When I set out to begin recording this record two years ago, I really wanted to create my own version…
SHARON BURCH & FREDDIE THE FROG NURTURE CHILDREN THRU MUSIC
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As a parent and a music fanatic I was very excited to bring on my next guest. Music is an amazing form of expression. It can do everything from putting you in a good mood to getting you up and dancing. Did you know that music can also help children develop intelectually? My next guest…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2011
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JAY SEAN RINGS IN NEW YEAR AT NASDAQ Jay Sean started out the New Year with a bang. He was on hand to ring the closing bell at NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square on Monday. The U-K crooner will release his Freeze Time album on February 22nd. JT NOT BEHIND RUMORED SONG…
Braids, Native Speaker
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Brace yourself. Native Speaker, the debut from Montreal via Calgary’s Braids is destined to be the first massive indie record of the year. While only seven tracks long, there is a textural depth to the entire record that allows it to become much larger than the sum of its parts. Beginning with the nearly seven-minute…
MIDDLE BROTHER OFFERS “ME ME ME” MP3
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Partisan Records is excited to offer the first song from the highly anticipated debut album from Middle Brother. Middle Brother is Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of Deer Tick and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit, and the song is called “Me Me Me.”
A.M.P. RECRUITS RICK ROSS FOR NEW SINGLE / MP3
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A.M.P., Rick Ross and Steven Day Guy jumped in the lab together to bring this track to life. “What U Expect” is out now on A.M.P.’s project Streets Need Me and is produced by Epidemic Music production team, Dope Boyz. More is to come from A.M.P. and the entire Fetti Records family.
DESTROY REBUILD UNTIL GOD SHOWS RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
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Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, fronted by singer and songwriter Craig Owens, will release their debut album, entitled D.R.U.G.S., on Decaydance/Sire Records February 22, 2011. Two songs off the album, “If You Think This Song Is About You It Probably Is” and “Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm” can currently be heard at www.thisisdrugs.com. After…
SOCIAL DISTORTION DEBUT NEW SONG
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Southern California rock ‘n’ roll icons Social Distortion welcome 2011 in with a bang by premiering their “rousing” (SPIN) new song, “California (Hustle & Flow),” from their highly anticipated album Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, today on LATimes.com. Listen to “California (Hustle & Flow)” here: SKOPE IT HERE!
JANUARY 2011 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have chose a select group of amazing musicians that will be speaking directly to the Skope readers. As always we encourage readers to dig deeper and check out their EPK’s.
ROCKET TO THE MOON SET FOR FIRST-EVER HEADLINE TOUR
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Fueled By Ramen recording group A Rocket To The Moon has announced details of their first-ever North American headline tour. The “On Your Side” tour will launch on March 15th at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York, and then continue through late April. Accompanying ARTTM on the 32-city trek will be a multi-artist…
WILLIAM MORROW TO PUBLISH HANDBOOK BY GUITAR LEGEND
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers today announced plans to publish the handbook to all things heavy metal: BRINGING METAL TO THE CHILDREN by Zakk Wylde, guitar legend and Black Label Society frontman. Wylde invites all who dare onto the tour bus for tales of glory, debauchery, and general mayhem. The deal was acquired…
THE GAMITS RELEASE INTERACTIVE VIDEO
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Living up to THE GAMITS’ newest record title, PARTS, the Denver pop-punk trio has released a video for the single “This Shell” in the form of an interactive puzzle. Fans that visit www.ThisShell.com and are able to piece together the video clips in time will be rewarded with an instant free download of “This Shell.”
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2011
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BIEBER’S MOVIE HAS A WEBSITE There’s a new website dedicated to Justin Bieber’s forthcoming movie, Never Say Never. You can watch the trailer in High Def, get wallpaper for your Twitter, and much more. Check it all out now at JustinBieberNeverSayNever.com. BIEBER WANTS A GRAMMY What is Justin Bieber wishing for in 2011?…
A THOUSAND HORSES ANNOUNCE JANUARY TOUR
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Nashville, Tennessee quintet A Thousand Horses set out on tour this January in support of their self-titled EP out now on DCG/Interscope/Vanhowes Records. The band will support Truth & Salvage Co. on the ten city tour commencing on January 12th in Charleston, SC. A Thousand Horses also performs on the 2011 Simple Man cruise-…
DISCODEINE RELEASE VIDEO FEAT JARVIS COCKER
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Brit pop legend Jarvis Cocker recently joined creative forces with two of the most exciting and innovative French producers Pentile and Pilooski, both collectively known as DISCODEINE to make the killer single and video for the infectious hit ‘Synchronize.’ [vimeo 18388417 nolink] www.dfarecords.com
JOHN CONNOLLY: A FULL FIFTH OF SEVENDUST
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The Carnival Of Madness tour once again brought 7D in front of the metal masses, many who had the opportunity to experience one of the hardest working bands in the biz, get down to business.
COLE JONIQUE RELEASES NEW SINGLE MP3 “WHEN”
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Influenced by the likes of Billie Holiday, Sade, Mary J. Blige, Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle and Maxwell, her songs like those who influence her take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. A ride of ups and downs twists and turns and starts and stops with vocal creativity.
SIMS RELEASES “BURN IT DOWN” VIDEO
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Sims, a Minnesota native and member of Minneapolis rap collective Doomtree (P.O.S., Dessa, Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger, Cecil Otter, and Mike Mictlan), is set to drop his second full length album Bad Time Zoo on February 15, 2011.
MADCHILD BANNED FROM THE USA
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Madchild, from Vancouver based hip-hop group Swollen Members, has been denied entry to the United States by US custom officials. The Canadian based emcee is currently unable to enter the United States to tour or record until the matter has been resolved with US customs. Swollen Members’ upcoming new album “Dagger Mouth” is scheduled for…
JANE’S ADDICTION STUDIO ALBUM DUE OUT NEXT SUMMER
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JANE’S ADDICTION singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, and drummer Stephen Perkins and producer Rich Costey (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol) recently added TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek to the creative team. Sitek, best known for his production work on TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Foals, will be writing and…
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL MARCH SHOWS IN NYC
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The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND annual residency at New York City’s Beacon Theatre just got a little longer, with five additional shows (March 21, 22, 24, 25 & 26) now added to the eight previously announced (March 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18 & 19) performances. Tickets for the added dates go on sale…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2011
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NEW JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SONG LEAKED A new Justin Timberlake track has been leaked. The song, titled “Take You Down,” hit the Internet last week. JT has said over and over again that he’s not ready to record a new album, but recently, the singer-turned-actor hit the studio for collaborations with other artists and…
“I’M WAITING” FOR SKOPE READERS TO HEAR FRANK PALANGI
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This is an exciting feature to help kick off 2011. I heard my next guest’s single “I’m Waiting” on Skope Radio for the first time last year and since then I knew I had to have him on. It is with great excitement that I bring on Frank Palangi. Frank is from upstate NY and…
V.I.T.A.L. Emcee, Versus-Verses
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I’m gonna be honest and say that mainstream hip-hop music is in trouble right now. This V.I.T.A.L. Emcee from Long Beach, California has an answer for this problem and it’s Versus-Verses. With not much to offer the public today as far as quality-driven rap music goes, this MC comes with a total package…
CHRIS AKINYEMI READY FOR BIG 2011 / VIDEO
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With the huge success of his first single “Radio”, Pop/ R&B singer/ songwriter Chris Akinyemi recently made OurStage Best of the Best, 2010’s Editor’s Picks List.
