Category: FEATURES

THE BLACK CROWES will release their new studio CD, Before the Frost… on September 1, 2009.  

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Sick Puppies’ have just released a new video for their hit single “You’re Going Down,” which also served as the theme for WWE’s Extreme Rules PPV broadcast last month. The band decided to take a less predictable route to back the popular fight anthem.

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Daniel Merriweather is a big voice in the new soul scene, making his way from the UK (Top 10 on Singles charts) and bringing it with Love and War (J Records/Allido) this fall.

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Calvin Harris has confirmed the highly anticipated successor to gold selling debut album ‘I Created Disco’. Having successfully returned with two #1 singles ‘Dance Wiv Me’ (with Dizzee Rascal) and ‘I’m Not Alone’, Calvin will release new album ‘Ready For The Weekend’ through Ultra Records on October 6th.

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Paolo Nutini just released the video for his new single “Coming Up Easy.”  

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Beginning the week of August 10, IFC.com will be featuring the video for “And Then I Dreamt of Yes.”

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INFECTED MUSHROOM’s video for “Smashing the Opponent,” the first single from their new album LEGEND OF THE BLACK SHAWARMA out on September 8 via Perfecto Records.

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Like notable musicians before him, singer-songwriter Cory Chisel forged his first connection to the power of song through the music he heard and made in church.

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Mathematics. Russian Literature. Psychology. San Diego-based songwriter Anya Marina grew up around academic ephemera and subjects that, fair or not, aren’t exactly famous for fostering creativity, or launching pop music careers.

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In its fifteen long, hot, sweaty, punk-driven years, the Vans Warped Tour has been a staple in almost any music fan’s summer plans, and we have your coverage from its rainy-n-muddy stop in West Palm Beach, FL!

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Good morning music lovers. The free download of Coldplay’s new live album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, is now available.

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VIOLENT SOHO is an Australian punk-grunge band hailing from Brisbane’s suburb of Mansfield, who has a unique sound with raging riffs, battering-ram guitars, vocals obscured by haze and distortion, and a rhythm section so powerful it threatens to flatten buildings.

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“The End” is near! Currently adding the final touches to the 2010 album, “Shady Retreat”, Peasant is giving us a sneak peak of what is to come with a brand new single entitled “The End”.

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Skope was able to catch up with both John Cook and Kyle Burns of the pop-punk band Forever The Sickest Kids at the Vans Warped Tour, and we brought back an interview with the “kids”!

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UK alt-pop sensation, MIKA, has just released his video for “We Are Golden,” the first single from his forthcoming album of the same name.

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Grammy-nominated alternative outfit, SKILLET, prepare to release AWAKE, the follow up to their 2006 breakthrough project, Comatose.

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In the summer of 1995, one song was inescapable. Blasting from cars, parks and parties, Blahzay Blahzay’s “Danger” became New York hip-hop’s most memorable anthem, reaching #1 on the Billboard Rap Single Charts.

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STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS, have a new album out now called “The Birth” and you can pick up the vinyl (which includes a free digital download card).

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Rob Murat, a New York-bred R&B singer, composer, and producer, is very proud to announce the release of his debut album, So Much To Say.

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On their riveting and keenly-anticipated fourth album, Leaving Wonderland… in a fit of rage, Marcy Playground return to action in triumphant fashion.

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A profound personal glimpse into a vulnerability seldom seen or heard in music, Us touches on the strengths and flaws of the human condition, exploring drug abuse, divorce, homophobia and many more topics that most people are scared to touch in their own lives, much less on an album for the world to see.

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Shonen Knife is the legendary all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, and early punk rock acts, such as The Beach Boys and The Ramones, the trio plays stripped-down songs with infectious melodies and simplistic, exuberant lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.  

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With the release of their sophomore album Love Drunk still more than a month away, Boys Like Girls are already generating tremendous excitement on multiple levels.

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Welcome to another edition of Snob Doodle.

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The Bloody Beetroots are dropping their long-awaited debut album, Romborama, on September 8th.  

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Panic! At The Disco brings back the ! and returns with a “New Perspective”.

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New York based singer/songwriter Joey DeGraw combines strong clever lyrics with rootsy rock sounds in his much-awaited release, Say Something Strong (August 18, 2009). With his distinctive raw gravely voice and in-your-face honesty, the rocker’s second album is sure to prove popular with fans looking forward to the follow-up to his debut album, Midnight Audio…

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Here is the new single “Fugitive” from David Gray’s upcoming release Draw the Line out on Downtown Records/Mercer Street Records September 22.

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Everyone’s favorite one-man-band, Keller Williams, is preparing to officially release his new studio album, ODD, on August 12, 2009. He’s spent the last 10 weeks releasing the songs track by track through his brand new, fan-oriented download feature, ‘The Once A Week Freek’.

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Brampton band The Junction unleash new music video for “My Love Was There” the first single off new album, Another Link in the Chain.

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The world’s biggest DJ and critically-acclaimed producer, Tiësto, joins forces with Australian electro pop-stars Sneaky Sound System for the new single, ‘I Will Be Here’.   This original Tiësto production debuted on Pete Tong’s Essential Selection on BBC’s Radio 1 on July 17th and   released this Tuesday July 28th on Ultra Records.

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The moment you’ve all been waiting for…Kid Cudi’s video for his second single, “Make Her Say” featuring Kanye West and Common.

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Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have got ten 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.

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Sister Hazel, the Gainesville, Florida, rock five-piece, will be releasing their new studio album, “Release,” on August 18, 2009 on Rock Ridge Music.  

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Vandaveer’s sophomore effort, Divide & Conquer, touches upon similar themes found in Grace & Speed, winding timeworn themes of love & death, malice & goodwill, despair & perseverance into (mostly) four-minute vignettes.

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Denver band Meese just wrapped up a tour with hometown friends The Fray alongside Jack’s Mannequin.

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Concord Jazz is proud to announce the signing of three-time Grammy award winning trumpet player and composer Terence Blanchard. With more than 29 albums to his credit, Blanchard has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score composers of his generation.   Blanchard’s new album Choices will be released on…

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Start the party with the DJ Heroâ„¢ Renegade Edition Featuring JAY-Z and EMINEM.   In addition to the DJ Hero game, the Renegade Edition includes a premium Renegade turntable controller, hardshell turntable carrying case that converts to a performance-ready DJ stand, and an exclusive JAY-Z and EMINEM 2-CD pack featuring unreleased tracks.

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Pop-soul singer/songwriter and YouTube pheonm has a style whose sounds unite like an iPod on shuffle.

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Quickly rising alternative rock band, CAVO, prepares to release their debut album, Bright Nights * Dark Days, on August 11th!

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