Sarah Kirkland Snider reveals the debut video for “The Lotus Eaters,” from her widely-acclaimed new release Penelope (out now on New Amsterdam Records), starring the album’s vocalist Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond. Shot at the East Point Lighthouse and an abandoned military base in New Jersey, the video captures Snider’s compelling story of a…
CITY HAZE / UNIVERSAL DEBUT VIDEO “TELL ME WHAT’S GOOD”
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One of Hip Hop’s best emerging artists, City Haze has released the official video to his Starr Scream Ent/Universal single “Tell Me What’s Good” featuing emerging R&B crooner K.O.
THE PUPPINI SISTERS RELEASE “SANTA BABY” MP3
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The Puppini Sisters, the three ladies that Prince Charles himself called “splendid” share their swingin’ and rockin’, sexy and eccentric take on the sassy holiday classic “Santa Baby”!
Richard Laviolette and the Oil Spills, All Of Your Raw Materials
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Richard Laviolette is probably the friendliest guy you’ve never met. Each of his down-home folk tunes are rich with a rugged and honest sensibility. And though he’d probably never back you up in any kind of scrap, he’d probably talk down the aggressor with his affectionate demeanour. On top of his affable, sunset-ready state of…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 2010
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DIDDY, NE-YO TO PERFORM AT THE AMAS We’ve just learned Ne-Yo and Diddy—Dirty Money have been announced as performers at the 2010 American Music Awards. The entertainers join previously confirmed performers including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher. Viewers will be able to watch the event live from…
WILL YOU ENJOY RASKAL’S MUSIC? “I PROMISE”
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I woke up this morning just feeling good that it is Friday and another weekend is here. As loyal readers know, we featured ABM this week who is the founder of Platinum Trini Ent. Well to help spread the word on the quality music & artists they are investing in I wanted to feature Trinidad’s…
SKOPE / DOOBIE BROTHERS SIGNED ACOUSTIC GUITAR
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The Doobie Brother’s musical legacy spans nearly four decades, from their classic 70’s hits “Listen to the Music,” “Black Water,” “Long Train Running” to their chart-topping new album World Gone Crazy, the band’s first release in over ten years. To celebrate their recent success the band is teaming up with Skope Magazine to give one…
DAVID BERKELEY OFFERS FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM
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While living in a 35-person village in the mountains of Corsica, David Berkeley wrote the most haunting and powerful music of his life. Upon returning to the U.S., he began recording a collection of these songs. The result, to be released on JANUARY 25, 2011, is Berkeley’s 4th studio album, Some Kind of Cure,…
METALLISTS HEAVEN BELOW OFFER FANS A FREE EP DOWNLOAD
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Having just wrapped up their 2010 Horns & Halos Tour (which included dates all the way from Texas to Florida, and New York to Canada), Heaven Below are thanking the many fans that attended their shows with an exclusive EP, available for download through their website – www.heavenbelow.com. Including a “Horns N’ Halo Tour Video,”…
FATHEAD RELEASES LIL WAYNE
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Fathead officials announced that they were releasing the Lil Wayne Fathead earlier than expected today because his millions of fans worldwide were demanding it. “We just kept getting bombarded by Weezy fans demanding that we release his Fathead immediately, so we caved and his Fathead is officially free”, said a Fathead spokesman.…
STEPH JONES OFFERS THE “BEAUTIFUL” VIDEO
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Here is the new music video for the single “BEAutiful” Directed by William Tiki and co stars Claudia Jordan and Paige Hurd from (everybody hates Chris). “Sexy comes in any color shape or size” is the theme for this video.
SHAKIRA STILL GOT IT
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In the midst of a sold out world tour that has been touted by The Hollywood Reporter as “90 minutes of foot stomping sizzle and flash,” Shakira’s newest album, Sale El Sol/The Sun Comes Out (Epic Records), debuted at # 1 on the U.S. Latin Music Chart and lands in the Top 10 on Billboard’s…
DEPRESSED BUTTONS ANNOUNCE FIRST EP
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Most commonly known as three-fifths of the influential indie synth outfit, The Faint, Clark Baechle, Todd Fink, and Jacob Thiele have begun their journey into the future of sound with their new project Depressed Buttons. The men behind the drums, vox and keyboards of the revered band were among the first to give punk…
WELCOME TO THE WRITING CAMP
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Let’s face it — raw writing talent doesn’t come around every day, and what also doesn’t come around every day is a trio of writers that have individually, and collectively, worked with some of music’s biggest hitmakers out today.
RACHEL HOLDER HAS HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH “CHRISTMAS EVE”
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Eighteen-year-old newcomer Country artist Rachel Holder has signed with Nashville-based independent label, All Entertainment, and has released a special holiday single titled “Christmas Eve.”
TRUE WIDOW SIGNS TO KEMADO RECORDS
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True Widow, the Dallas-based co-ed trio known for creating hauntingly beautiful heavy music, have signed to New York-based Kemado Records with an eye on a March 2011 release. The band, comprised of singer/guitar player DH Phillips,singer/bass player Nicole Estill and drummer Slim Texas, have described their music as “stonegaze” while numerous outlets have offered…
QUARTERFLY RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ADDICTION”
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Spartanburg, SC-based modern rock quartet Quarterfly will be releasing their third album, “Do You Believe,” on February 22, 2011 via Rock Ridge Music. “Do You Believe” was produced by hit-maker Greg Archilla (Buckcherry, Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Edwin McCain), reprising his association with the band for its 2007 release, “Quarterfly II.”
FAR EAST MOVEMENT “ROCKETEER” VIDEO
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Far East Movement, the group behind the club anthem “Like A G6,” have premiered the video for their new single “Rocketeer” featuring OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder. Directed by Marc Klasfeld (Flo-Rida, Jay-Z, Nelly), the clip tells the story of a dedicated boyfriend who would do anything to reach his girlfriend across the globe. [youtube RcmKbTR–iA…
JYJ FEATURE TAKES OVER BILLBOARD
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JYJ, which features three main members from arguably the biggest selling male vocal group in Asia “TVXQ” teamed up with A-list U.S. producers Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins for their global album debut “The Beginning.” The album was the Billboard Release of the Week last week, which included a JYJ cover wrap on and…
NOVEMBER 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.
NAUGHTY BY NATURE RELEASE NEW VIDEO “HEAVY IN MY CHEVY”
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Naughty by Nature premieres a video today for “Heavy In My Chevy” off of the recently released Naughty by Nature feat. Garden State Greats: The Mixtape. The video was directed by Rock Davis and Jay Rodriguez of Itchy House Films and features verses by Treach, B Wells and Tah G Ali.
Jukebox The Ghost, Everything Under The Sun
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It wouldn’t be fair to say that Jukebox The Ghost, a Philadelphia trio, write catchy songs. What would be fair to say is that if all three members had a cold, they’d probably sneeze out a pitch perfect pop-rock records, drenched in the kind of hooks that make modern rock radio programmers drool uncontrollably. Yes,…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2010
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KE$HA & TAYLOR SWIFT TOP iTUNES CHART Ke$ha’s new single, “We R Who We R,” tops the iTunes chart this week. The song is the first single off Cannibal, the companion album for her platinum debut Animal, which will be released on November 22nd. Far East Movement’s “Like a G6” featuring Cataracs &…
JAH CURE VIDEO LEAKED
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International Reggae artist Jah Cure is now the latest victim of intellectual property theft. Rickman Warren of Jamplified Records is now fuming after the leaking of the video of Jah Cure’s latest hit for the label “Never Say Never” on Friday of last week. The video, for the techno version of the song was…
JAMES BLUNT IS BACK WITH “STAY THE NIGHT”
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British troubadour James Blunt will be releasing his new album “SOME KIND OF TROUBLE” in the US on January 25th, 2011. The first single from the album, the infectious, acoustic driven “Stay The Night” is now available at all DSP’s.
G. LOVE RECORDS COUNTRY BLUES ALBUM
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G. Love has announced the details of his new album, Fixin’ To Die, set for release on February 22nd on Brushfire Records. Recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC, and produced by The Avett Brothers, this new body of work is arguably G. Love’s most sincere and candid work to date. After a chance…
DOES JACKYL OFFEND WITH NEW VIDEO FEAT DMC?
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Jackyl are ending 2010 with a bang by collaborating with R&R Hall of Fame legend DMC from Run DMC by releasing the single “Just Like A Negro.”
MATT & KIM RELEASE THIRD FULL-LENGTH ALBUM SIDEWALKS VIA FADER LABEL
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Today, Matt & Kim release their highly anticipated third full-length effort, Sidewalks, via FADER Label. Critical accolades have already poured in from SPIN, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Marie Claire, New York Magazine and Pitchfork, among others. Next Monday, Nov. 8th, the band will once again appear on Last Call with Carson Daly, performing “Silver Tiles,” which…
KAT MASLICH-BODE REALIZES SOLO DEBUT
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It’s been a Road of 6 for Kat Maslich-Bode, as in six years, the time it’s taken to complete her solo debut since parting in 2004 with Peter Bradley Adams, as the duo eastmountainsouth. The album, due January 18 via Mishara Music, is produced by Neilson Hubbard (Kim Richey, Strays Don’t Sleep, Matthew Perryman Jones)…
ABM OPENS STOLI UP TO THE PLATINUM TRINI SOUND
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Wow, November is already here, but the music does not stop. My guest today is a musician and entrepreneur whose music won me over after the first listen. After hearing ABM’s single, “Don’t Hate” I knew I had to have him on. ABM knows how to make reggae music with mass appeal but he also…
Forest City Lovers, Carriage
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For the past five years, Kat Burns has been making the kind of music that makes lonely, dimly-lit bedrooms that much more inviting. Her subtle drawl constantly finds itself atop rippling waves of quiet, persistent indie folk. Then there are the motifs, full of the kind of brutal honesty you’d want in your bedroom too.…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 2010
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KATY PERRY AND MAROON 5 TO PLAY WINDOWS PHONE LAUNCH Microsoft and AT&T will launch the new Windows Phone with free concerts featuring Katy Perry at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, and Maroon 5 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California on Monday. Tickets are available only at select AT&T stores in…
JUKE KARTEL NEW VIDEO “IF ONLY”
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Australian rockers Juke Kartel have released the music video for “If Only,” the first single from their US debut album Levolution (iTunes).
NSFW VIDEO FROM LARRY DVOSKIN
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Larry Dvoskin, multiple Grammy nominated musician and mega-producer, is breaking out from behind the mixing board and into the spotlight with the debut of his own project, the critically acclaimed, psychedelic “Life Is Strange”. The project is described by Dvoskin as a “musical tapestry of colored threads. Each song is meant to have a…
GREGG ALLMAN FIRST SOLO RECORD IN 14 YEARS
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Rounder Records is excited to announce that Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame legend Gregg Allman will release his first solo record in 14 years on January 18, 2011. Called Low Country Blues for the coastal Georgia region Allman calls home, the record was produced by T Bone Burnett, recorded at his Village Recorder studio…
MIA MAKES CAMEO IN HOLLYWOOD HOLT VIDEO
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Check out this video for Hollywood Holt’s “La La La Freestyle”, MIA makes an appearance. Red plastic cups and A-list cameos go hand in hand, apparently. Hollywood Holt has an album slated for release next year on Chocolate Industries. [vimeo 15520874 nolink]
CHRIS WILLIS SCORES BIG WITH “LOUDER (PUT YOUR HANDS UP)”
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Willis will also release an album consisting of remixes of “Louder (Put Your Hands Up)” that will drop November 2, 2010 as a digital only release. The album consists of remixes from the world’s top producers/DJs including: Laurent Wolf, Wawa, Mig and Rizzo, Eddie Amador, Lost Daze and many more!
DEVOTCHKA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Denver based group DeVotchKa is set to release their new album 100 Lovers via Anti- Records on February 15th. For this, their fifth record, the band again headed to the vastness of the Arizona desert with producer Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Neko Case). The resulting work is as epic as the landscape in which it was…
DIDDY – DIRTY MONEY FEATURING DRAKE IN NEW VIDEO
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Diddy – Dirty Money have premiered their latest music video featuring Young Money rapper, Drake. Diddy gets his heart broken in the Gil Green (Akon, Flo Rida, Jay Sean) directed clip which helps tell the story behind “Loving You No More.”
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY’S NEW VIDEO “OVERLORD”
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Black Label Society has partnered with VEVO for the world premiere of BLS’ hysterical new video “Overlord.” As of today, Monday, November 1st, the video can be viewed here. The video, directed by Master Cylinder, finds guitar legend Zakk Wylde and his Black Label Society in a satire of 70’s Kung Fu movies.…
