Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has announced the upcoming release of its third album, entitled “HYSTERICAL.” The album will arrive in stores and at all online retailers on September 20th in the US and September 12th in the UK, Europe, Japan and Australia. Produced by John Congleton (Explosions In The Sky, Okkervil River, The…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 24th, 2011
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EXCLUSIVE! LADY GAGA TALKS FIRST CD SHE BOUGHT MTV has released a new clip from Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside, an hour-long special airing Thursday night. In the clip, Gaga talks about the first CD she ever bought, which was Green Day’s debut album Dookie. She goes on to talk about being…
Strong Like Woman, Fortune EP
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Over the years we’ve seen rock & alternative rock slowly erode into a dumbing down process of overly commercialized, corporate puppet shows. Unfortunately this form of entertainment exists not only in music but also on TV, & Movies as well. Talking to many music fans out there, the response is overwhelming. Give me something new,…
DOLLY PARTON’S ‘BETTER DAY’ SET FOR RELEASE JUNE 28
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DOLLY PARTON’s BETTER DAY now has a June 28 release date set in stone. Her much-anticipated album of all-new studio material will be released on her own Dolly Records distributed through Warner Music Nashville. To coincide with the album’s release, DOLLY will launch a world tour bringing her throughout America and then onto the…
LALI PUNA DEBUT VIDEO “MOVE ON”
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“Move On” is the second video that London based artist Yu Sato (Best Music Video at the British Animation Awards 2006 for ‘Swanmeat’ by Subtle) has directed for the group. Watch the first one “That Day” over at Vimeo.
ASA OFFERS NEW MP3 “WHY CAN’T WE”
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Nigerian songstress Asa will release her soulful and uplifting sophomore album, Beautiful Imperfection, in the US on September 6th through Naïve Records.
THE YOUNG, BRIGHT, & GIFTED HAZEL JADE ROGERS
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At a mere 15 years old, Hazel Jade Rogers is stirring up some serious interest in the music world. Besides her mezzo soprano range voice she plays drums and guitar. She already has composed some of her own music and co wrote some with others.
BLACK TIDE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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After non-stop touring in support of BLACK TIDE’S 2008 debut release, Light From Above, the band is back and ready to release their sophomore album, Post Mortem, on August 23rd, 2011 via DGC/Interscope Records. The album features the first single, “Bury Me,” which is currently streaming on the band’s MySpace page. In support of the…
SHWAYZE & CISCO ADLER READY FOR SUMMER WITH NEW ALBUM
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With two major label albums under their belt, years of touring, a MTV reality series Buzzin’, and Bananabeat, the burgeoning one-stop artist collective which includes recording and TV production facilities, as well as divisions for internet and street marketing, brand alliances, tour promotion, management and booking, Shwayze and Cisco Adler have accomplished quite a…
SPRING OFFENSIVE ANNOUNCE THE U.S. RELEASE OF THEIR ALBUM
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Seattle Indie label, Burning Building Recordings recently signed an album deal with indie Oxford, England quintet, Spring Offensive and will be re-distributing their album, Pull Us Apart in the U.S. on June 21 with the addition of one exclusive bonus track. Spring Offensive are an exciting young band from Oxford, England, the home of internationally…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, MAY 23rd, 2011
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GAGA WANTS FAME IN 100 YEARS Lady Gaga is arguably the most famous pop star on the planet. But apparently, that’s not what she cares about. In an interview with British paper the Daily Mirror, Gaga said that she’s “not really concerned” about being “relevant” in 2011, but is more focused on…
ON THE SOUND PRACTICE OF ACHIEVING A MORE CONVINCING SILENCE: SCOTT WALKER’S ‘THE DRIFT’ AND ‘30 CENTURY MAN’
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“In his dreams he had been warned against this change, seen the dear face and heard the unspoken words.” from Samuel Beckett’s ‘Ohio Impromptu’
Jane Hunt, Self-Titled
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All I have to say first is WOW!!! This Jane Hunt will invigorate your senses and will leave you with a feeling of mass content. There is a reason why she is referred to as the self-proclaimed “Violin Venus” and that is because she makes breathtaking music with her instrument. This four-song EP…
JUSTIN BIEBER COVERS ERNIE HALTER SONG
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Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Ernie Halter has a fan in Justin Bieber: Bieber covered Halter’s song “Come Home To Me” (co-written with Lisa Goe) at a concert in Hong Kong last week, then tweeted about Halter and the song. [youtube 7QmTqVXXjhQ nolink] www.erniehalter.com
Life After Liftoff, Memory of You
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Get ready for Dayton, Ohio’s own Life After Liftoff and their quick-to-the-punch EP ‘Memory of You’. LAL is a four-piece band made up of: founder & front-man Lee Weiss, Jason Sigritz on bass, backing vocals & keys, Ryan Chatterton on guitar, backing vocals & keys and Dan Malloy on drums & backing vocals. …
DALLAS AUSTIN’S ROWDY ELECTRONICS AND BKE PRESENT THE BEAT THANG
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“We wanted everyone to be able to produce music the same way we do,” says Dallas Austin of the idea behind the Beat Thang. The Grammy-winning producer-songwriter-“keyboard fanatic” and owner of Atlanta-based Rowdy Electronics is introducing this groundbreaking mobile music-making machine through a joint venture with Nashville’s BKE (Beat Kangz Electronics.) The Beat Thang…
CARLY JAMISON RELEASES DEBUT ‘EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON’ / MP3
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Independent songwriter Carly Jamison releases self-penned debut album Everything Happens For A Reason featuring a stellar team of talent including two Grammy award winners, a Billboard chart topping guitarist, as well as established studio musicians. According to music blog Lucid Culture, it’s “a breath of fresh air – in a world of wussy waifs and…
LARISSA PONOMARENKO APPOINTED BALLET MASTER WITH BOSTON BALLET
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Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announced today that principal dancer Larissa Ponomarenko has been appointed Ballet Master for Boston Ballet. She has decided to retire from the stage after 18 illustrious years with Boston Ballet. Ponomarenko joined Boston Ballet in 1993 and has since become an icon both on and off stage. “I have…
NEW PRISCILLA AHN VIDEO FOR “I DON’T HAVE TIME TO FALL IN LOVE”
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Priscilla Ahn has released her new music video for “I Don’t Have Time to Fall in Love”, a track off her latest full-length album When You Grow Up. Watch and listen along as Priscilla Ahn’s angelic voice proclaims words of doubt and reason, swooning away for a love’s truth. Chime in with the catchy chorus,…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 20th, 2011
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BEYONCE SELECTS LAUNCH DATE Following the release of the video for her new single, “Run The World (Girls),” on American Idol on Wednesday night, Beyonce has announced the release date for her next album, 4. Fans can expect the disc to be in stores and online on June 28th. According to Columbia Records, the album…
ATLANTIC RECORDS PRESENTS LAZA MORGAN
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In this Introduction of Laza Morgan, Laza speaks on his sound, touring in Northern California and performing his new music. Producer Julian Bunetta also gives his take on Laza’s style and authenticity of this music.
‘NINETY MILES’ SDTRK OUT JUNE 21 / TRAILER
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Critically acclaimed jazz musicians vibist Stefon Harris, saxophonist David Sánchez and trumpeter Christian Scott have collaborated to create a distinctly unique collection of songs, Ninety Miles. Recorded over the span of a week in Havana, Cuba, the US based trio recruited local Cuban musicians including pianists Rember Duharte and Harold López-Nussa to create the 9…
JOJO IS BACK WITH NEW SINGLE
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She took the music industry by storm at just 13 years old with her #1 single “Leave (Get Out),” followed by such hits as “Baby It’s You (ft. Bow Wow)” and “Too Little Too Late.” Now, JoJo is back with the “The Other Chick,” produced by Oak (Nicki Minaj), from her forthcoming third studio album,…
MARC BROUSSARD SETS HEADLINE TOUR
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Atlantic recording artist Marc Broussard has announced plans for a major North American headline tour. The dates herald the arrival of the Louisiana-based bayou soul troubadour’s self-titled new album, due in stores and at all online retailers on June 14th. Broussard and his band will hit the highway beginning June 14th at Los Angeles,…
HOT CHELLE RAE NEW VIDEO “TONIGHT TONIGHT”
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Nashville based foursome Hot Chelle Rae debuts the video to their hit pop song, “Tonight Tonight”. Glee star Chord Overstreet (brother of HCR guitarist Nash) turns in a memorable cameo in the video that recently wrapped shooting in Los Angeles. The four-man band has been touring non-stop over the past two years and their newest…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 19th, 2011
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EXCLUSIVE: GAGA TALKS ABOUT BEING BULLIED IN NEW MTV DOCUMENTARY In honor of her new album, Born This Way, which is out on Monday, MTV is airing a special one-hour documentary about Lady Gaga’s rise to stardom. Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside premieres on Thursday, May 26th and gives an intimate look at the…
Junior Giant, True North
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“Junior Giant” is a fitting moniker for Spencer Linsley, the 21 year-old front man for the Salt Lake City foursome of the same name. A professional skier since his early teens, Linsey now channels his courage in tackling some of the big mountains into the courage to tackle lead in his indie rock outfit. His…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Masspike Miles “I’m All Out Of Love”
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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 “I’m All Out Of Love”:…
HEATHER PIERSON SHINES ON ‘MAKE IT MINE’
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In a career that has thus far spanned over three decades, pianist, vocalist, guitarist and singer/songwriter Heather Pierson has shared the stage with rock stars and folk legends; performed the classical masters in recital halls; toured the once-smoky New England bottle club circuit; produced 5 solo recordings and founded her own record label, Vessel Recordings.…
KONVICT RECORDS FINALLY RELEASES GRAMMY-NOMINATED R. CITY
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It’s been five years since Virgin Islands songwriter/performer duo, R. City aka Rock City signed to Konvict Records/Interscope under Akon; five years, eight mix tapes and a string of hits written and released for the albums of others; Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson (Grammy nominated), R. Kelly and Akon to name a few.…
MAT KEARNEY NEW SINGLE OUT “HEY MAMA”
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Mat Kearney’s new single “Hey Mama” is out now and is the first single from his new album — Young Love — due out August 2011 on Universal Republic. “Hey Mama” is a catchy, clap-inducing tune perfect for summertime drives, so it’s no surprise that it’s already taking off on commercial radio. The Nashville…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th, 2011
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GAGA PERFORMING ON LETTERMAN ON MONDAY It was just announced that Lady Gaga will be celebrating the release of her new album, Born This Way, on Monday by performing on The Late Show with David Letterman that evening. Meanwhile, Hits Daily Double reports that also on Monday, Gaga will be shipping two-million copies of…
SUZIE BROWN RELEASES VIDEO FOR “HEARTSTRINGS”
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While contemplating your goal of being a music star, it’s smart to have something to fall back on. For singer-songwriter Suzie Brown, that meant getting her MD at Harvard, a Master of Science in Translational Research from the University of Pennsylvania, then practicing cardiology. That’s right, Brown–whose first full-length, Heartstrings, drops May 24–is no slacker.…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Royce da 5’9″ & Eminem – “Writers Block”
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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! Royce da 5’9″ & Eminem – “Writers…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 17th, 2011
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GAGA HITS TEN-MILLION FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER Lady Gaga has just become the first person on Twitter to surpass ten-million followers. The pop star wrote on the social networking site that she was “speechless,” and that it’s “an illness” how she much she loves her fans. Help Gaga keep that number climbing by following…
STOLI HEADS DOWN TO CAROLINA TO HEAR BRIAN WILLOUGHBY
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According to some folks this Saturday will bring the end of the world (May 21). All I can say to that notion is that I hope that it is not. I have a show to go to Saturday night! Anyway, enough of that talk as we have a musician by the name Brian Willoughby to…
Assaf Kehati, Flowers & other Stories
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Jazz Guitarist Assaf Kehati releases his latest CD “Flowers & Other Stories” in 2011. Kehati is an accomplished player & composer from Israel who now makes his home in the Boston Area. The recordings themselves provide a very euphoric, fruitful & colorful musical experience via a very talented quartet. I hate to pigeonhole Kehati…
OH LAND ON TOUR WITH SIA AND KATY PERRY
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Epic Records/ Outsiders recording artist Oh Land is hitting the road this summer in the U.S. on Sia’s “We are Born” tour and Katy Perry’s “California Dreams 2011 Tour.” In addition Oh Land will take the stage worldwide for a string of festival performances including Glastonbury and Roskilde in support of her recently released self-titled…
JONNY RODGERS “SWUNG ON A SWING” VIDEO
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New Haven, musician Jonny Rodgers (Mighty Purple, Ten Shekel Shirt) is a good friend of mine and is neither a client, nor paying for me to send out this email. In fact, I just saw this video for the first time about an hour ago and had to share one of the most exciting talents…
EUROPE BRACES AS NEW SCAMS HIT THE MASSES
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It’s always fortuitous when the name of a band allows for a hyperbole-laden headline that borders on yellow journalism. Kind of like the one above. But in all seriousness, the UK indie pop outfit Scams are set to release their new four-track EP in England and Germany to much awaited fanfare. Thanks again to Skype,…
