The “Lucid Pop” queen is back with a very Special Release of ‘Warrior Angel Instrumental’. I had the pleasure of reviewing L’illon’s debut album ‘Warrior Angel’ back in December of ’09 for Skope (http://skopemag.com/2009/12/08/l%E2%80%99illon-warrior-angel ). I was hooked then and I am hooked now even more so after hearing this new record. …
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 9th, 2011
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WATCH THE PEAS LIVE FROM CENTRAL PARK TONIGHT! The Black Eyed Peas concert in Central Park tonight will be streamed on the internet for fans, who can’t make it to the star studded benefit show. The Black Eyed Peas and Friends Concert 4 NYC, is a benefit concert to raise money for the 1.8…
JOHN OATES, MISSISSIPPI MILE
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Mississippi Mile is John’s third solo album, and a follow up to his 2008 release, 1,000 Miles Of Life CD (which I really liked). It’s always a concern for members of a successful act to change material on a solo effort, but John has the chops the drive, and the backing musicians to make…
THE JOHN OATES BAND, BEACHLAND, CLEVELAND 5-24-2011
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Half of the legendary Hall & Oates brain trust has hit the road promoting his new blues and early rock laden disc, Mississippi Mile. The band is extremely tight and provides great vocal harmonies. John mentioned that they’ve been working together for a while, and had experience playing on the CD. The…
JUNE 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.
JULIE WEISS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “NEW”
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After graduating from Monmouth University (West Long Branch, New Jersey) with a degree in Music Industry, Julie found herself working at various independent record labels in New York City and for producers/studios in both Northern New Jersey and Manhattan.
MEDIASKARE RECORDS SIGNS MUREAU
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Mediaskare Records is proud to announce the addition of Thousand Oaks, CA-based band Mureau to its roster of artists. The band’s debut album ‘Rumors and Reputations’ will hit stores this summer through the label. A new track titled “Bedroom Eyes” (feat. Brendan Foley of Betrayal) from the album can currently be heard at the band’s…
STOLI OFFERS A NSFW INTERVIEW WITH OMINOS
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Man it is getting hot out there. I do not know if it’s the weather or this interview I am about to post with a metal band out of San Francisco by the name of Ominos. These guys have created a band that I was impressed by how they have totally immersed themselves in what…
FRIEND SLASH LOVER DEBUTS VIDEO FOR THE SINGLE “DISASTEROIDâ€
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Ambient rockers Friend Slash Lover debut their new video for the single “Disasteroid” off their EP As American As Ones and Zeros. The video provides a stylized viewpoint on global warming and the environment. It was inspired by a George Carlin sketch according to Friend Slash Lover mastermind Josh Mintz.
WIDESPREAD PANIC AND iCLIPS.NET OFFER LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
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For music fans all over the country, it wouldn’t quite be summer without a run of Widespread Panic shows at Colorado’s breathtaking Red Rocks Amphitheatre. For the band’s 2011 visit — happening June 24-25-26 – iClips.net will be onsite documenting the sold out run. “Widespread Panic: Live From Red Rocks” webcast, available at iClips.net and…
DUB SONATA: DIGGIN’ IN HAVANA
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A week in Cuba to some can be an enjoyable vacation, an enlightening experience seeing how a country survives under a dictatorship, while enjoying the culture and the whole experience of what such a place has to offer. For Bronx based producer, the trip was something much more than that, it was a musical…
T-PAIN VOWS TO NEVER USE AUTO-TUNE AGAIN
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In an unexpected statement, GRAMMY-Award winning and platinum selling artist T-Pain declared “I’m done with Auto-Tune.” The multi-faceted artist who famously turned Auto-Tune into a mainstream sound used in some of today’s biggest hit songs, continued to say, “I vow right here, right now, to never use Auto-Tune again. I’m onto something that I…
TRUTHLiVE NEW VIDEO “POETRY IN MOTION”
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Roughly a year since the release of his well received debut LP Patience, produced entirely by Jake One and released on his own label Interdependent Media, the California MC and musical jack of all trades, TRUTHLiVE, is gearing up to drop his new EP The Remembering. [youtube pAHM5cCjFXI nolink] http://twitter.com/Truthlive
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 6th, 2011
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P!NK WELCOMES A BABY GIRL! P!nk gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday evening. She took to Twitter around 11 PM Eastern to announce that she and husband Carey Hart welcomed Willow Sage Hart to the world. P!nk said “she’s gorgeous, just like her daddy.” THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT VIA TWITTER: P!nk’s…
HUDSON OWEN: THE MAN BEHIND THE MIND
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The eight years I have now written for Skope has afforded me the opportunity to access a myriad of musical styles and the artists within them. I spoke to Eminem collaborator, Proof a few years before he was gunned down in a Detroit nightclub; I got to speak to the usually elusive Evan Dando after…
SAVES THE DAY POST NEW SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM
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Saves The Day, the seminal band that helped create and define the emo pop punk genre, returns with their new album, Daybreak, on September 13th through Razor & Tie.
ELLIE GOULDING ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
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Cherrytree/Interscope recording artist ELLIE GOULDING returns stateside this summer for her second headline tour in support of her critically acclaimed solo debut LIGHTS. Aptly named, “THE LIGHTS TOUR” begins July 23 in Atlanta and wraps in late August. “I am really excited about the next tour,” says Ellie. “This time we are ready; we are…
ALEX DA KID SIGNS WITH INTERSCOPE RECORDS
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Grammy winner and multi platinum music producer, Alex Da Kid has created his own label via Interscope Records, it was announced today by Interscope Geffen A&M Records, a unit of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Alex’s new label, KIDinaKORNER, will debut with a solo album from singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, who has been…
TOP SUMMER CONCERT APPS
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To help concert-goers in cities and towns across the country, Appitalism.com, the mobile app superstore, has put together a list of the top apps to help them get the most out of their summer concert season. Concert Finder (Free for Android) — Find concerts going on around the U.S. Search for specific artists or…
WHITE WIVES’ DEBUT LP DUE JUNE 28
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Following their EP Situationist earlier this year, White Wives’ debut LP, Happeners, will be released June 28 on Adeline Records. Inspired by the mid-60s Provo movement, a counterculture movement that used nonviolence and absurd humor to provoke violent reactions from the police, the album bears the title of the movement leaders. This quartet brings together…
XIMENA SARINARA SUMMER TOUR WITH SIA
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Oh the heels of tours with Fitz & the Tantrums and Ray LaMontagne , Mexican singer, songwriter and keyboardist Ximena Sariñana (hi-MEN-a sa-rin-YAH-na) will be hitting the road this summer with Sia. The nationwide run, which also features Oh Land, kicks off July 21st in Minneapolis, MN and runs through August 19th in Vancouver,…
THE JIM JONES REVUE RELEASE ‘BURNING YOUR HOUSE DOWN’
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The Jim Jones Revue’s new album, Burning Your House Down, will be released through Punk Rock Blues Records on August 16th. Produced by Jim Sclavunos (of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds/Grinderman), Burning Your House Down captures the roar of an untamed band at the top of their game. With the microphone shredding wail of…
NEVER SHOUT NEVER RAISING MONEY FOR JOPLIN, MO / VIDEO
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Christofer Drew and his band Never Shout Never call Joplin, Missouri home. The 20-year-old singer/songwriter grew up and currently resides in Joplin. While Drew and his family were not harmed by the devastating tornados last week, many of his friends and band members were greatly affected.
NEIL YOUNG TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM
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Neil Young will release a brand-new album, entitled A Treasure, on June 14th, on Reprise Records. It will be available in stores on CD and Blu-ray, as well as on iTunes and through all participating digital retailers. The limited-edition vinyl pressing will precede the CD street date, hitting shelves on June 7th, and will be…
NEW SINGLE OUT BY SHADE SHEIST “QUEEN”
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Former Universal Records alumni and internationally recognized independent recording artist, Shade Sheist, released a brand new single this week titled “Queen,” which features the very graceful voice of former Doggystyle R&R artist Latoiya Williams. The music is arranged by French composer Sovan of VS Productions and showcases Sheist’s infamous deep-toned vocals against live instrumentation. “I…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 2nd, 2011
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GAGA SELLS 1.1-MILLION COPIES OF BORN THIS WAY She’s done it. Lady Gaga’s new album Born This Way lived up to the hype and managed to sell more than one-million albums in its first week of release — 1.1-million to be exact. It’s the first album to sell over a million copies since…
CAKE, MASONIC AUDITORIUM, CLEVELAND 5-17-2011
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The first leg of their second tour supporting their new release Showroom Of Compassion is being sold out. The Cake lineup was John McCrea on lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and vibraslap, Vince DiFiore on trumpet, keyboard, harmony vocals, and percussion, Xan McCurdy on lead guitar, and backing vocals, Gabe Nelson on bass guitar and…
JONAS GROUP MANAGEMENT SIGNS ADAM BLACKSTONE
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Further bolstering its cache of management clients, Jonas Group Management President Jared Rosenberg announced today that the company has signed A-list music producer Adam Blackstone for exclusive management representation. The news comes as Blackstone’s four episode run as a music coach on NBC’s hit show “The Voice”, comes to an end. Blackstone has been…
DJ Dylan C, Glitch Hop
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Dylan John Cameron aka DJ Dylan C offers up nine blazing tracks on his new EP ‘Glitch Hop’. This guy has been involved with the DJ scene since ’98 and he was only 13 years old at the time! That’s ALL LOVE for the turntables as DJ Dylan C is ready to put…
STOLI IS TOUCHED BY SILVINA’S HIT SINGLE “NO SE PORQUE”
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Well I have finally decided to return back to work after an incredible Memorial Day weekend. Summer is officially here and my guest this week is just perfect to help kick off my favorite season of the year. It is my pleasure to introduce a female Latin singer/songwriter that is the whole package by the…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st, 2011
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UPDATE ON SEAN KINGSTON’S CONDITION! Sean Kingston was involved in a bad jet skiing accident in Miami that put him in the trauma ward at a local hospital but now, a rep for the singer tells MTV News that Sean is “sedated but fully conscious.” In addition, Sean has a tube located in his throat,…
ABM RELEASES “DAT BODY GYAL” FEAT QWES KROSS
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ABM is back at it with his biggest single to date. ABM & his Platinum Trini Entertainment have teamed up with Qwes Kross of 50/50 Konvict Muzik / Universal which is the famous label of Akon & Lady Gaga. ABM has released the single on I-Tunes for purchase and the video is on Youtube now…
INGRAM HILL TO RELEASE ACOUSTIC ALBUM OF FAN FAVORITES IN JUNE
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Memphis-based rock trio Ingram Hill is set to release an acoustic album, “Blue Room Afternoon,” on June 21, 2011, via Rock Ridge Music. The album will only be available in digital format and will be an iTunes exclusive. Produced by lead vocalist/guitarist Justin Moore, the album is of the “living room sessions” sort…
DROPKICK MURPHYS EXPAND NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR DATES
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Dropkick Murphys have announced additional North American summer tour dates in support of their critically acclaimed Going Out In Style CD (Born & Bred Records/ILG), which debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200–the group’s highest chart debut to date. The recently confirmed gigs include a performance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, as well as shows in Pomona,…
BLACK VEIL BRIDES NEW VIDEO “FALLEN ANGELS”
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Summer 2011 just got a little hotter as the Los Angeles’ newest rock sensations, the Black Veil Brides, continue their musical takeover with their major label debut, Set The World On Fire.
THE STRENGTH AND HONESTY OF DANE ESTOK
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Singer/songwriter Dan Estok took the sadness of a childhood surrounded by family drug addictions to build strength and faith in himself and his music. He prides himself on the complexity and diversity of his music which he says is pop/rock with acoustic influence “that can make you dance like a little girl but can…
Downcast Theory, Self-Titled
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I was lucky enough to get a chance to review this band’s last album titled ‘Damaged Calm’ back in 2009 for Skope Entertainment Inc. (http://skopemag.com/2009/10/28/downcast-theory-damaged-calm ). I loved what I heard then and I really love what I hear now from their self-titled release. I am so excited for Downcast Theory and their…
SKOPE / OZZY OSBOURNE RANDY RHOADS GUITAR GIVEAWAY
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To commemorate the reissues of Ozzy Osbourne’s classic 1st and 2nd solo albums, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, Sony Legacy is giving you the chance to win a custom Randy Rhoads JS32T Jackson guitar!
PLAYING FOR CHANGE RELEASE NEW VIDEO “THREE LITTLE BIRDS”
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In their latest video “Three Little Birds,” international music collective Playing For Change presents a rich, moving reinterpretation of Bob Marley’s classic. “Three Little Birds” is the first track on their upcoming CD/DVD PFC2: Songs Around The World – out on May 31 via Concord/Hear Music. “One thing we’ve discovered with Playing for Change: through…
THE LONELY ISLAND JOIN FORCES WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND LADY GAGA
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They were pioneers in creating the ultimate Christmas gift, devised a cunning plan resulting in the perfect Mother’s Day celebration, and have now returned with “3-Way (The Golden Rule)”. Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake return as their early 90’s R&B embodying alter egos. Fresh off of a romantic evening with each other’s moms, the…
