Disarmingly sincere, honest and completely without pretense, Canadian singer-songwriter Jodi King is poised to deliver the much-needed antidote to the auto-tuned antagonism of female artists currently dominating FM pop radio.
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA UNVEIL NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HANUMAN”
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ATO Records is excited to announce Rodrigo y Gabriela’s upcoming US Tour Dates and new music video for the single “Hanuman” from their recent release 11:11.
CYPRESS HILL AND SLIGHTLY STOOPID WANT YOU TO PASS THE JOINT
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Cypress Hill and Slightly Stoopid are hitting the road together across the US this summer on the Legalize It 2010 Tour. To spread the word, we want you to “pass the joint” to your friends — when you do, you get the exclusive Cypress track “Rise Like Smoke” and “Running With a Gun” (Live)…
ROB, Rise On Belief
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Rise On Belief (ROB) is ready to take the music world by storm with his hot debut album. This NYC artist mixes it up with some classic rock and hard rock grooves that will get you pumped up from start to finish. You will also hear elements of soul & funk that comes…
JULY 2010 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.
Fang Island, Fang Island
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The youthful, anthemic exuberance of Fang Island’s debut is a curious thing. On one hand, tracks like “Sideswiper” jump around without a care in the world and soar to prosperous heights. But on the other hand, when you strip away the soaring solos and playful gang vocals, there really isn’t much substance on Fang Island.…
PENNAN BRAE SHOWS STOLI TO STAY HAPPY EVEN IN TOUGH TIMES
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In these tough times sometimes it can be tough to crack a smile. My next guest has been able to capture that feeling perfectly in his video for the single, “Goin’ Down.” Please welcome my next guest coming straight out of British Columbia, Canada, Pennan Brae. Pennan has been very busy promoting his album, ‘Amber…
HARD NYC featuring M.I.A.
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Global trendsetter & cultural icon M.I.A. will make her 2010 national stage debut at HARD NYC on Saturday, July 24th at the South Island Field on Governors Island. In conjunction with M.I.A.’s NEET Recordings label, confirmed performers for this two-stage festival include Sleigh Bells, Theophilus London, Skream, Benga, Ninjasonik, 12th Planet, Nguzunguzu, Borgore, Destructo &…
JANELLE MONAE NEW VIDEO FEAT B.O.B & LUPE FIASCO
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Check out the the music video for Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope (Wondamix)” ft. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco.
DIRT NASTY OFFERS MP3 “NASTY AS I WANNA BE”
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Dirt Nasty (aka Simon Rex) just announced that he’s dropping his second solo album “Nasty as I Wanna Be” on August 10th, 2010 and I wanted to make sure that you were one of the first to receive his first single off this new album.
STADIUMRED PRODUCE TRACKS FOR EMINEM & DRAKE
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Stadiumred is proud to announce their contribution to two of the best selling albums of 2010; Eminem’s “Recovery” and Drake’s “Thank Me Later”. Stadiumred team members Justin “Just Blaze” Smith and Sid “Omen” Brown have been credited on two number one albums. Just Blaze and Stadiumred are credited on Eminem’s record breaking…
SUSIE SOHO NEW VIDEO “LITTLE PRINCE”
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Along with the release of Susie Soho’s debut album, Where All The Ladders Start, their brand new video for “Little Prince” has just hit the Skope news
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 2nd, 2010
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STEP UP 3D SOUNDTRACK The Step Up 3D soundtrack track list has been released. The soundtrack features Estelle, Busta Rhymes, Roscoe Dash, T-Pain, Chromeo, Trey Songz, Jessie McCartney and more. The album’s latest single, Flo Rida’s “Club Can’t Handle Me” featuring David Guetta, is available now. A video for the track directed…
STOLI YEARNS TO BE TIMELESS AS THE MUSIC OF DAMON THE GYPSY
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First off I want to wish all our USA readers a very happy 4th of July weekend. I have been waiting for the perfect time to unleash this feature story with an artist that inspires and excites me through his music & philosophies. It is my pleasure to introduce Damon The Gypsy. Damon has been…
MEMBERS OF YES AND TOTO FORM YOSO
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The term “Super-Group” describes a band rising out of two of the most creative bands of the past 30 years: YOSO is formed out of TOTO’s brilliant lead vocalist Bobby Kimball and the creative force of former YES members, Tony Kaye and Billy Sherwood, thus equalling the magic of YES with the voice of TOTO.…
DANZIG’S DETH RED SABAOTH DEBUT’S AT #35 on BILLBOARD
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The release of DANZIG’s brand new album, Deth Red Sabaoth returns the legendary artist to the Billboard Charts this week. Deth Red Sabaoth was released on June 22 on Evilive/The End Records and is Danzig’s ninth studio album and first in over six years. The album debuts this week on the Billboard Top 200…
LOLENE SHOWS HER STUFF ON VIDEO “RICH”
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Check out the official, full-length version of Lolene’s video for “Rich (Fake it Til You Make It).” The Justin Harder directed clip is now available for viewing online.
Voice of Addiction, Re-evolution
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Politically-charged punk outfit Voice of Addiction self-admittedly have no intention of putting their addiction themed lyrical subject matter up against a wall and taking a look at it. Instead, they’d rather just crash through the wall. That approach to making music is none the more apparent than on their latest release Re-evolution, six-tracks of agro…
Tanner Gordon, Calm Down This is Only The End
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One would surely glean that the average teenager has a limited experience and understanding of “endings” (the end of high school does come to mind). But true Edmonton son Tanner Gordon isn’t your average teenager. Far from it actually. Having been embroiled in music for most of his young life, he is a socially aware…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 1st, 2010
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KE$HA WANTS TO BE MORE THAN A PARTY GIRL Ke$ha, who scored a breakout hit with the party anthem “TiK ToK,” wants to be taken seriously. The pop singer, who is one of the year’s top-selling artists and arguably the most successful newcomer, has a party-girl image, which she said is not the accurate.…
THE POSTELLES “WHITE NIGHT” VIDEO
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Hailing from Manhattan’s Upper West Side, The Postelles, a quartet just in their early 20’s, have been busy winning over fans and critics alike the past two years at club shows and festival appearances around the globe, including this month’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
CARL BROEMEL RELEASES “HEAVEN KNOWS” MP3
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“It takes a lot of time to know your mind.” Its a simple statement, yet earnest and profound in its offering. Sometimes it’s the spaces in between, the subtleties and ambiguities that provide us with the most meaning. ‘All Birds Say’ (ATO Records) is an intimate collection of musings on life from My Morning Jacket…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Masspike Miles f. Rick Ross & Smoke Bulga “We Made It”
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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 f. Rick Ross & Smoke…
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS LEADS 2010 KERRANG AWARDS WITH FOUR NOMINATIONS
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Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars leads the 2010 Kerrang Awards with 4 nominations, including best album, best video, best live band and best international band. Fans can register to vote for the winners at http://awards.kerrang.com. Thirty Seconds To Mars have won 3 previous Kerrang Awards, 1 in 2007 and 2 in…
ERIC CLAPTON’S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2010 ON THE BIG SCREEN
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Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton shares the stage with some of the greatest artists in the world during a star-studded, extraordinary concert on Tuesday, July 27 in more than 475 movie theaters nationwide.
SHERYL CROW NEW VIDEO IN NYC
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Enjoy a “Summer Day” with Sheryl Crow in a new video just posted to her website. In addition to a taste of the upcoming music video for the single, fans will also be treated to footage from Sheryl’s “Summer Day” recording sessions. Watch the clip here and stay tuned for the official video in the…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30th, 2010
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LADY GAGA KICKS OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Lady Gaga kicked off the latest North American leg of her Monster Ball Tour at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on Monday night. Gaga’s little monsters braved harsh weather while waiting in long lines to get into the venue. Many fans dressed up in leather…
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, JULY 2010
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Call the Cops, Call the Cops (Myspace Records) The self-titled debut from an OC-based emo-electro boyband is destined to piss off the poor downtrodden Vans Warped Tour attendees who stupidly bring their girlfriends. Past that there may actually be something in this band’s future, although what more could you really ask for in life…
Dead To Me, African Elephants
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Punk and reggae, with their socially conscious roots, have long been two genres that go down rather well in a mix. And while African Elephants, the second full-length from this San Francisco four piece might lack a certain punch as far as production is concerned, the effortless, punchy harmonies sound as close to The Clash…
KHALID RIVERA RELEASES PULSATING NEW VIDEO “WHO DO U LOVE?”
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After a successful debut album with the breakout hits, Every Nite and Salvation, Two-Time #1 LOGO Music Video Recording Artist, Khalid Rivera, releases the brand new pulsating single and video, “Who Do U Love.”
SHELOOM BREAK OUT WITH “BOLERO” MP3
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Canadian Jordon Zadorozny, formerly of Blinker the Star, and Italian producer and musician Filippo Gaetani (Sting, Miles Davis, Al Di Meola) have come together across an ocean to share a single musical vision they call SheLoom.
LOVEHEAD RELEASE “ROCK N ROLL STAR” MP3 / VIDEO
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Lovehead’s debut Indie album Vanity Project was recorded in London in 2009 but conceived by school friends in Scotland in the 1990s.
NUKE THE SOUP RELEASE VIDEO FOR “YIN AND YANG”
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Ocean-inspired Indie group Nuke the Soup is releasing the official music video on YouTube for their catchy yet profound single “Yin and Yang,” a song exploring how the most complimentary of relationships are sometimes filled with frustration. The track can be found on Nuke the Soup’s surf-inspired debut CD, Make Waves Not War.
STEEL TRAIN OFFER TWO MP3’S OFF NEW ALBUM
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Since the beginning of 2010, Steel Train, known and loved for their unhinged live shows, has already completed tours with Tegan & Sara and had mesmerizing performances at this year’s Coachella and Bamboozle festival, a set Spin.com hailed as one of the “11 Best Moments of Bamboozle.”
DISTURBED’S NEW SINGLE BLAZING UP THE ROCK RADIO CHARTS
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Multi-platinum hard rock band Disturbed have scored their highest chart entry position at Active Rock radio to date with the No. 5 bow of “Another Way To Die,” the electrifying new single from their upcoming album Asylum. This is the best debut on the Active chart for any song since Linkin Park’s “What I’ve Done”…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 29th, 2010
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GAGA AND BEYONCE WIN BET AWARDS Lady Gaga took home her first BET Award over the weekend. Gaga and Beyonce won Video of the Year for their collaboration on the song “Video Phone.” The “Bad Romance” singer took to her Twitter account to thank her fans for the honor. GAGA DEBUTS A NEW…
DEAD CONFEDERATE SHARES STUDIO FOOTAGE
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As previously announced, Dead Confederate will return with their sophomore album, Sugar, on August 24th via TAO Recordings/Old Flame. Sugar was recorded by John Agnello (The Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.) and as Dead Confederate’s Hardy Morris (guitar/lead vocals) explains, “We’re a loud, big-sounding band, and wanted the album to be fun and…
Lithium Seven, Something Else Is Waiting
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Lithium Seven prove that the musical bond cannot be broken on their new album, Something Else Is Waiting. The chemistry is strong here as all four members mix together to make up one big compound that is Li 7. The band’s magic formula is further enhanced by their eclectic style that includes: pop,…
AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU KOLLER OF SICK OF IT ALL
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Trends come and go, but Sick Of It All has stood the test of time; waiving the flag of pure New York hardcore for the last 25 years- unwavering to the world around them. Selling hundreds of thousands of albums worldwide, and gaining a rabidly loyal fan base with a DIY work ethic and relentless…
MAE REUNION AND TOUR ANNOUNCED
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In 2007, Mae released their first and only major label album entitled SINGULARITY. Shortly thereafter, the band announced the departure of longtime keyboardist, ROB SWEITZER and bassist, MARK PADGETT. After three full length albums, both critical and fan acclaim, worldwide touring, and over a half million album sales, the music world breathed a collective gasp…
