Another Friday is here and I am in a great mood. I feel like partying & just having a good time this weekend. My guests this week know how to do just that. Please meet Balla and Russtown Representaz. These four friends are reppin Ruston, LA. I caught wind of them after hearing the single…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 2010
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KANYE GETS 5 MICS FROM THE SOURCE We’ve just learned Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy has received the highest ranking from The Source magazine. The “Power” rapper claimed five mics for his project, which sits at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart. You can check out the full review of…
EMPIRES NEW VIDEO FOR “BANG”
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Check out this awesome new video from Chicago five-piece EMPIRES and their stimulating new song “Bang.”
INSANE CLOWN POSSE FIRST CHARITY DRIVE VIDEO
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“’Sugar Slam’s Super Live Toy Drive’ is Targeting Juggalos to Donate New Winter Necessities and Toys for Children in Need by Giving Away an Exclusive Psychopathic Family CD to Each Donator.” Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records’ first charity event, “Sugar Slam’s Super Live Toy Drive” is giving away an exclusive holiday CD, Holiday Heat,…
FRANK TURNER TO RELEASE NEW EP ON DECEMEBER 7
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Somewhere in between his performances at this year’s Coachella, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo and his just wrapped tour with Social Distortion the critically acclaimed British singer-songwriter Frank Turner found time to record the five song Rock & Roll EP, which is scheduled for release on December 7, just in time for the holidays. …
LLOYD SIMON HELPS LAUNCH THETAPMUSIC.COM
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TheTapMusic.com is an exciting digital music platform for exposing underground and new artists from all over the world. With over 15 years experience in licensing we aim to add value by connecting artists not just with fans and the industry, but also with brands for licensing opportunities! http://thetapmusic.com
TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCES NEEDTOBREATHE FOR TOUR
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Taylor Swift announced today that NEEDTOBREATHE has been added as a featured artist to the North American dates of her TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011. Since the 2006 release of their debut album on Atlantic Records, NEEDTOBREATHE has enjoyed great success across several radio formats, and played more than 1,000 live shows, increasing…
R. KELLY PREVIEWS ALBUM VIA FACEBOOK
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R. Kelly’s new album, Love Letter, is dropping on 12/14, but they have it up now exclusively on his Facebook where you can stream the entire album! SKOPE IT HERE!
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 2010
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LADY GAGA TO RELEASE NEW SONG IN FEBRUARY Lady Gaga announced that in February, she will release a new single off her highly anticipated album, Born This Way. Gaga broke the news to fan site Lady-Gaga.net and added that the album is like “bad kids going to church, having fun on a higher level.”…
YELAWOLF RELEASES HOME TOWN VIDEO
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Alabama-born rapper, YELAWOLF, recently released his debut album titled Trunk Muzik 0-60. In light of his release, Yelawolf, also known as Catfish Billy, has created a short video showing off his home town of Gadsden, Alabama, where he talks about his inspirations in music, where he first got started as a rapper, and shows us…
KOTTONMOUTH KINGS HELP LOCAL FOOD BANKS
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California based Kottonmouth Kings have announced they will assist local food banks this year with their annual “Jingle Bowls” Christmas tour dates. Kottonmouth Kings are encouraging fans to bring non-perishable foods items to donate to local food banks on their upcoming ‘Jingle Bowl’ shows in San Diego, Anaheim and Tempe, AZ in December. KOTTONMOUTH…
DECEMBER 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.
RASKAL RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “I PROMISE”
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Hit song “I Promise” is presently burning up the local charts. Raskal, a young and promising artist is at the forefront of local entertainment, when asked what inspired him to write this song his response was, “I was at work one day and one of my co-workers mentioned the words I Promise and that is…
SKOPE LIVE! / GUITAR HERO TOURNAMENT MONDAY NIGHT – WIN $100 CASH!
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Skope Live! & Fleming Entertainment will be hosting a second Guitar Hero Tournament in Waltham, MA at the Ninety Nine Restaurant this Monday January 3, 2011. The winner gets $100 CASH with a 15 player minimum! There will be other cool giveaways through the night as well.
SNOOP DOGG RELEASES BRAND NEW SONG FOR PRINCE WILLIAM’S BACHELOR PARTY
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Today, international superstar and music icon, Snoop Dogg is releasing his brand new single entitled “Wet” via www.SnoopDogg.com at 4:20 pm PST, an anthem made for Prince William’s bachelor party and all bachelor parties around the world to follow. It is the second single to release from Snoop Dogg’s forthcoming 11th studio album entitled,…
HEINALI AND MATT FINNEY MAKE AN ARTISTIC INTERNET CONNECTION
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Ukrainian composer Heinali and American poet Matt Finney have never met each other in person. Their internet collaboration has produced two acclaimed eps and now they are working on their third album.
KEREN ANN PREVIEWS “MY NAME IS TROUBLE”
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Singer-songwriter-composer-producer-engineer Keren Ann has announced a March 22 release date for 101, her fourth album to be released on EMI’s Blue Note Records in the U.S. and her sixth solo album overall.
SELF-TITLED ARIA AWARD-WINNING ALBUM GOES PLATINUM
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With an ARIA Award winning, self-titled album that surpassed Platinum sales, plus a platinum single (“Plans”) and forthcoming appearance on the Big Day Out, the claim is not quite as far fetched as it may sound. [youtube 4OcpSOUYjlE nolink] At the 2010 ARIA Awards, Birds Of Tokyo not only received 6 nominations, but walked…
RICO LOVE PRODUCES NEW HAL LINTON HIT
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Check out the brand new video, “Southern Hospitality”, from R&B Crooner Hal Linton. Hal is currently working on his album Return From The Future. Hal is also fresh off of tour the Budweiser Superfest Tour featuring Kem, Jaheim, and other acts Hal Linton “Southern Hospitality” (Prod. Rico Love) [youtube QwYgTlew-pA nolink]
CORINNE BAILEY RAE TO RELEASE THE LOVE EP
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Following on the heels of her recent digital single “Is This Love,” GRAMMY winning artist Corinne Bailey Rae will release The Love EP on January 25th, 2011, on Capitol Records. The Love EP is a five-song collection of covers that Bailey Rae calls an “homage to some of my favorite musicians, as well as a…
TOBY MORSE TEAMS UP WITH TRAVIS BARKER
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Legendary drummer Travis Barker along with FSAS (Famous Stars and Straps) has teamed up with the ‘One Life One Chance’ (OLOC) organization headed by Toby Morse, the front man of the punk rock band H20. OLOC is an organization that promotes a Drug Free culture. Toby introduces today’s youth to his friends who all live…
A BIRTHDAY SONG FOR THE “LITTLE DRAGON”
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What happens when two fans of Bruce Lee from different parts of the world first “meet” online? They decide to write a musical tribute to their idol. And which is what happened when Hong Kong-based music marketing executive Hans Ebert, Chairman of We-Enhance Inc and Yorkshire-born singer-songwriter Jon Harrison, based in the UK, have done…
PJ HARVEY NEW ALBUM OUT FEBRUARY 15, 2011
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PJ Harvey’s eighth studio album ‘Let England Shake’ is set to be released on the February 15, 2011 on Vagrant Records in the U.S. ‘Let England Shake’ was recorded in a 19th Century church in Dorset with long time collaborator Flood who co-produced the album with PJ Harvey, John Parish and Mick Harvey. The record…
FEEDING THE HUNGER
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With the release of “H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2), which dropped on November 23rd, Lloyd Banks feels like a brand new artist all over again and hopes to “regenerate the energy from 2004”.
JUNIP ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN DATES FOR 2011
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JUNIP originally formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, ten years ago by José González (guitar, vocals), Elias Araya (drums) and Tobias Winterkorn (organ/moog). Junip have periodically gathered together and recorded when schedules permitted, but this is the first time all the members have focused exclusively on the band. Tuesday 1 February — LONDON — Scala ( £11)…
RUMBLETONE IS NOT EXPECTING A WHITE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR
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Today on Cyber Monday it is important to take a break from all the shopping and perhaps take in some new music. As the weather goes from 75 to 25 degrees here in New England it is nice to know that Hawaii based Rumbletone can offer a sound that can warm us up. I caught…
RICK SHAFFER RELEASES VIDEO FOR “NECESSARY ILLUSION”
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Tarock Music has released a video to support Rick Shaffer’s solo album, “Necessary Illusion.” The video of the album’s title track was produced in the UK by filmmakers Peter McAdam and Davey Mills as their first visual collaboration.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29th, 2010
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IT’S THE BEGINNING FOR THE PEAS The Black Eyed Peas new album, The Beginning, arrives in stores tomorrow. The effort is the highly-anticipated follow-up to their multi-platinum album, The E.N.D., which has sold over 2.8-million copies to date. The E.N.D. debuted at number one on the Billboard album chart and included the number…
CURT SMITH RELEASES ‘THIS IS CHRISTMAS’
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Curt Smith, co-founder of seminal music group Tears for Fears, will release “This Is Christmas,” his first original holiday song, on November 29, 2010. Smith is releasing “This Is Christmas” via his KOOK Media label as a standalone single, which will be available in digital format from iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other online retailers. It…
Brennan Dylan, Bullet Ride
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Rock and electronica collide like never before on Brennan Dylan’s exciting new album Bullet Ride. This debut instrumental album from Dylan gives you the best of both worlds from rock guitar to dance-heavy beats. I remember hearing in the 70s that you either were a rocker or a disco junkie; could not be…
Intended Creation, Awake
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What I love about Indie artists is that they take risks and that they have no set boundaries or limitations holding them back. A big-time record company isn’t telling these musicians what they should play and how it should sound. The outcome is usually downright raw and unpredictable, which I simply love! Intended…
FRENCH EXPORT LA FEMME OFFER FREE MP3
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As La Femme prepares to for their first U.S. gigs, the band remains an enigma. Hailing from Paris, the group walks the line between erotic avant-pop and lo-fi surf rock.
JUSTIN JONES TO OPEN FOR BADLY DRAWN BOY
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9:30 Records is proud to announce that Justin Jones will be playing with Badly Drawn Boy for eleven dates. Justin grew up in a collection of cabins, trailers, and campers known as Rawley Springs, VA. He believes, like many musicians, that in a career like theirs, you don’t do it for the money, because…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Bubba Sparxxx “Georgia”
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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! Bubba Sparxxx “Georgia”: SKOPE IT HERE!
FRIEND SLASH LOVER RELEASES “FIRE AWAY” MP3
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A stronger, smarter music is in our future and FRIEND SLASH LOVER is a preview into what lies ahead. With the release of their six-track EP As American as Ones and Zeros, this groundbreaking Los Angeles group is ready to expand the minds of the listening public as they break away from the standards…
LEMMY THE MOVIE TRAILER
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Wanted to give you the early head’s up on the release of an eye-opening (and ear-damaging!) new documentary on Motorhead’s Lemmy coming out next year. Entitled: ‘Lemmy: 49% Mother F**cker. 51% Son of a B*tch.’ the film will be released in February 2011 following its premiere at SXSW earlier this year and showings at film…
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS NEW SINGLE FEAT LUDACRIS
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“Tonight” is the follow up single to the smash hit “I Like It”. It is the second single off of his Bilingual Album Euphoria available everywhere. [youtube LDtYkOrV4-E nolink] www.enriqueiglesias.com
BEN TAYLOR TO TOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH JAMES TAYLOR IN 2011
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Ben Taylor is currently completing his new album, Listening, for release in 2011 to coincide with a world-wide tour. The year will begin with Ben and his father James Taylor sharing the stage in what promises to be a magical evening of music performed on their first ever tour together (tour dates below).…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 2010
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THE BLACK EYED PEAS TALK STADIUM TOUR The Black Eyed Peas are planning on doing a stadium tour to support their new album, The Beginning, which arrives on Tuesday. After a test-run through stadiums in South America earlier this month, will.i.iam told Billboard.com that the Peas are planning on creating a very big show.…
ENGLISHMAN’S OFFERS MP3 OFF SELF-TITLED DEBUT
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Englishman is the song-vehicle for Lexington, KY native Andrew English (The Scourge of the Sea). From the first handcrafted EP, Taxidermy (2009), through a flurry of east-coast traveling and some handsome compliments, Englishman’s first complete album is here.
