Canibus treats his fans to another strong release off his latest album C of Tranquility, dropping October 5th on Interdependent Media. The album will feature prduction from DJ Premier, Jake One, The ARE, Scram Jones, Tha Bizness, and D/R Period.
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE FALL DATES
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Fountains Of Wayne have announced a select run of dates in late September and early October on the east and west coasts. The shows will include songs from their nearly-completed new album, the long-awaited follow up to 2007’s Traffic And Weather, due for release early next year. Marshall Crenshaw and Jill Sobule will open on…
INDIGO GIRLS FIRST HOLIDAY ALBUM
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For years, their voices have soared in harmony like the voices of a Christmas choir. Now, more than two decades into their career, Grammy-award winning duo Indigo Girls – Amy Ray and Emily Saliers – are set to release their first holiday record, specially packaged in holiday wrapping (and containing three surprise ornaments packed…
GUCCI MANE TO RELEASE FOLLOW-UP ALBUM
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Mr. Zone 6 better known as “Gucci Mane” will release his anticipated follow-up album, The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted, on September 28th via 1017 Bricksquad/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records. Led by the single “Gucci Time,” produced by and featuring Swizz Beatz, the album comes on the heels of his successful debut LP, 2009’s The State Vs.…
PHISH’S CORAL SKY SET FOR OCTOBER 19 RELEASE
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On October 19th, JEMP Records will release Coral Sky, a 2-DVD set capturing Phish’s November 2, 1996 performance at Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL. The complete, uncut concert was created from archival videotapes of the multi-camera lawn screen feed and the audio was mixed from multi-track masters in stereo PCM and 5.1…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2010
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BRITNEY SPEARS IN THE STUDIO Britney Spears is back in the studio working on new music. Sean Garrett told E! Online that he is going to work with Spears on the effort. Garrett co-produced and sang on “Toy Soldier” from Brit’s 2007 album, Blackout. The Pen said that the tunes he plans…
JIMMY RAE JAZZIN’ IT UP WITH CHELSEA BARATZ
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Prepare yourself as Chelsea Baratz brings to you her invigorating style of Soul Jazz. This young virtuoso is partial to her trusty sax, but she also sings & produces, plays drums, clarinet, piano and flute. This multi-talented & multi-dimensional musician doesn’t just give you the same old jazz; Chelsea throws in elements of…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVE: THRIVING IVORY LISTENING PARTY
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Thriving Ivory’s sophomore Wind-up album, Through Yourself & Back Again, reflects the lessons they’ve learned following the release of their successful self-titled debut. “Do you dream/That the world will know your name?” they asked prophetically in the band’s pop radio hit, “Angels On The Moon,” a song inspired by the heroics surrounding 9/11.
HOLY GRAIL CONFIRMED AS DIRECT SUPPORT FOR BLIND GUARDIAN
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Los Angeles rising star metal quintet Holy Grail has been confirmed as direct support for Blind Guardian’s fall North American tour kicking off on November 19th in Philadelphia, PA at the Trocadero. Holy Grail frontman James Paul Luna commented, “The Holy Grail guys and I are really pumped to go out with Blind Guardian.…
LIL BOOSIE TO RELEASE ALL-NEW MUSIC FROM ‘INCARCERATED’
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Almost a year after releasing his Top 10 album Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz, Southern underground rap star Lil Boosie will be releasing his follow-up effort Incarcerated on September 28th on Trill Entertainment/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records under less than ideal circumstances. The album, full of all new music, is led by the contemplative…
FARRAD RELEASES VIDEO FOR “MISUNDERSTOOD”
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Farrad has become a hot name because of his flexibility: club hits aren’t all he does. He’s comfortable with synthpop and disco, but he can also apply his pipes to dirty soul and heavy rock, too. For such an expressive instrument, Farrad’s voice is surprisingly sturdy — he can go toe to toe with big…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2010
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GAGA ANNOUNCES ALBUM TITLE Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga announced the name of her highly anticipated next album. While on stage accepting the award for Video of the Year, the pop star told the crowd that the project will be titled Born This Way, and then went on to…
STOLI SEES BIG THINGS AHEAD FOR DARIO BENITEZ
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I have been excited all weekend to introduce my guest for this week. I knew this musician was talented as I listened to his new album which is totally in Spanish and I did not even notice until I was halfway through. Allow me to introduce the next big thing, Dario Benitez. Dario has got…
FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE “HEAVY IN YOUR ARMS” VIDEO
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Following a phenomenal performance at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, Florence And The Machine debuts the new video today for “Heavy In Your Arms,” from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack.
The Rolling Stones 1969-1974 :The Mick Taylor Years
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The Rolling Stones 1969-1974 : The Mick Taylor Years tells the story behind what is often considered The Rolling Stone’s greatest period. Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St. and Goats Head Soup were all released during guitarist Mick Taylor‘s five year stint with the group. This DVD…
The Dirty Sample, Joshua’s Dreamixes
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The Dirty Sample, AKA Planit, is a Calgary-based emcee and producer with a plethora of vocal, instrumental and collaboration albums under his belt. His recently released Joshua’s Dreamixes ,a companion piece to Beauty and Poison, is a collection of remixed hip-hop songs from artists in Canada, the US, Japan…
KT TUNSTALL TO HIT THE ROAD
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Multi-platinum singer-songwriter and Grammy Award nominee KT Tunstall will launch a headlining tour of North America this fall that begins on October 31st in Portland, OR and criss-crosses the country throughout November before culminating in a show in New York City at Terminal 5 on December 1st. New York’s Hurricane Bells will appear as support…
CHECK OUT THE NEW METHODS OF MAYHEM VIDEO “TIME BOMB”
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Methods Of Mayhem’s new album A PUBLIC DISSERVICEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT will be released on Tuesday, September 21st via Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records and features Lee collaborating with the world. Lee and his team, including producer Scott Humphrey, singer-guitarist J3 and others, wrote and recorded the songs for the album, then made the core components of…
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND ANNOUNCES FALL ARENA TOUR
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Dave Matthews Band announces a fall 2010 U.S. arena tour. The outing will start on November 2nd at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY, and include the group’s first-ever concert at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY (November 3rd). In the middle of the tour, the band will play two consecutive two-night stands – Boston’s TD…
SNOOP DOGG TOUCHES DOWN WITH 7-ELEVEN
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7-Eleven, Inc. has scored Snoop Dogg as the fourth designer in their charitable “Coffee Cup With A Cause” program. Proceeds from Snoop’s cup will benefit the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL), a Los Angeles-based football club founded by the entertainer himself six years ago to help inner-city kids spend their free time in a…
CHARLIE WILSON “YOU ARE” POSTED ON FACEBOOK
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Back from his Grammy Nominated album Uncle Charlie, Charlie Wilson is gearing up to release his yet to be titled third solo album from Jive Records. His first single, ‘You Are’ produced by Charlie Wilson and P Music Group producer Wyl-E is the perfect love song that will surely become a wedding classic. …
THE DRESDEN DOLLS KICK OFF FALL US TOUR
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After a long hiatus, The Dresden Dolls are thrilled to announce their first live tour in 3 years! The pioneering and influential “punk cabaret” duo comprised of Amanda Palmer (piano, vocals) and Brian Viglione (drums, guitar, bass) will be kicking off a few weeks of dates starting on Halloween at Irving Plaza in NYC. The…
DEVON ALLMAN’S HONEYTRIBE, SPACE AGE BLUES
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Singer/guitarist Devon Allman continues to get acclaim, while carrying on the family’s blues roots with his interpretation of the blues. His current Honeytribe lineup features George Potsos on bass, and Gabriel Strange on drums. On this release, he’s also recruited Huey Lewis, Ron Holloway on sax, Bobby Yang on violin, Rick Steff on…
Ian Dury, Rare and Unseen
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Oi! Oi! There’s a new Ian Dury DVD produced by Wienerworld out. Ian Dury- Rare and Unseen chronicles Ian Dury’s time in Kilburn and the High Roads (including footage of him on the London Weekend Show), to his untimely death from liver cancer in 2000. Essentially, this DVD is Ian Dury telling…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, 2010
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GAGA BREAKS UP A FIGHT Lady Gaga doesn’t just perform onstage — she breaks up fights from there too. According to ContactMusic.com, at her show Tuesday night in Washington, D-C, a fight broke out while she was performing her tune “Just Dance.” Gaga halted the music and said, “Stop fighting. Do not fight…
DISTURBED’S ‘ASYLUM’ DEBUTS AT NO. 1 ON THE ‘BILLBOARD’ ALBUM CHART
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Disturbed have proven once again they are one of the country’s biggest hard rock bands with their new Reprise Records release Asylum, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. Asylum is the band’s fourth consecutive studio album to debut at No. 1, a feat achieved by only two other rock groups…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th, 2010
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RIHANNA UNLEASHES NEW SINGLE The wait is over! Rihanna just premiered a new single called “Only Girl (In The World)” from her upcoming fifth studio album. The project has been titled Loud, and Ri Ri promised on RihannaDaily.com that the effort will include material that’s “sassy, fun, flirty, energetic.” She added, “I didn’t want to…
THE BEATLES VIDEO & IMAGES FROM ED SULLIVAN SHOW
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When The Beatles stepped onto Sullivan’s New York stage on Sunday, February 9, 1964, to make their American TV debut, 86 percent of all TVs on at that hour–73 million Americans–tuned in. It was the most-watched program in history to that point and remains one of the most-watched programs of all time.
HARD WORK SURE PAYS OFF
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When people say the name ‘Bertell’in the dirty dirty South and beyond, the first thing they say is that he’s “one of the hardest working young artists in the industry”.
VOLARY INSPIRES STOLI THAT BREAST CANCER CANNOT KEEP A MUSICIAN DOWN
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Everyday when I wake up I try and focus on the positive in life and the fact that I am blessed with another day. My guest this week goes by the name of Volary and she currently resides in San Francisco, CA. I caught wind of Volary after giving a listen to her debut album,…
Sacred 13, Jagged Regrets
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Two words: HELL YEAH!!!!!! From beginning to end, this new record by Sacred 13 will draw you in and grab your attention. There should be absolutely no regrets for Sacred 13 as they give you an album worthy of greatness & success. Jagged Regrets gets ultimate respect from me, as a music…
THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE DEBUT “IN THE DARK” VIDEO
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Undoubtedly one of the most visually stunning and musically exciting bands to grace the scene in a long time, THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE have unleashed the video for the first single “In The Dark” from their upcoming album Pins And Needles release date: September 14, 2010 via Metropolis Records.
9TH PRINCE’S “SUMMER LOVE” VIDEO FEAT RZA, KINETC & OUTLINES
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Babygrande Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of 9th Prince’s new album “One Man Army.” No stranger to the game, 9th Prince is a founding member of Wu-Tang affiliate group Killarmy, brother to RZA and has once again teamed up with Babygrande to bring the rap game what it has been missing: raw…
JOHN LENNON GIMME SOME TRUTH: FULL TRACKLISTS AND COVER ART
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EMI Music unveils today the complete tracklists and cover art for a broad selection of remastered John Lennon albums and new collections to be released on CD and digitally on October 4th (October 5th in North America). Announced last month, EMI Music’s global John Lennon ‘Gimme Some Truth’ catalogue campaign is being overseen by Yoko…
FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI MAKING A NAME FOR HER MUSIC
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Fervent Records’ GRAMMY-nominated artist and reigning Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Francesca Battistelli is on top of the world right now with her debut album My Paper Heart topping the overall Christian/Gospel Album Chart for four weeks in a row, making her the highest selling female artist in the genre in five years.…
SHOUT! FACTORY TO RELEASE VIDEO GAMES LIVE: LEVEL 2
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Video Games Live, the explosive one-of-a-kind concert event featuring music from the greatest video games of all time as performed by top orchestras and choirs from around the world, is coming to video for the first time as Video Games Live: Level 2, set for release on CD, DVD, and DVD/Blu-ray on October 19 from…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: T-Pain feat. Rick Ross – “Rap Song”
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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! T-Pain feat. Rick Ross – “Rap Song”:…
ALICIA KEYS ANNOUNCES NEW PIANO SOFTWARE
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Guitar Center has featured Alicia Keys on the cover of their September “Hi-Tech Guide” issue to discuss the creative need and use of her Native Instruments piano software, “Alicia’s Keys.” Keys’ collaboration with Native Instruments in designing a virtual piano software is a first of its kind. The new and innovative software emulates Keys’ Yamaha…
SNOB DOODLE
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Snob Doodle took a few weeks off this summer. But fear not as he is back at it and as relentless & merciless as ever. That is excatly how we like it!
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2010
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EMINEM AND RIHANNA ARE STILL NUMBER ONE! Eminem and Rihanna’s huge summer hit “Love the Way You Lie” will remain on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a seventh straight week. Katy Perry is hot on their heels as her latest single, “Teenage Dream,” climbs up one spot to number two, while her…
