Category: FEATURES

Times are tough all over but Chicago rap duo, Dude N Nem, have come up with the perfect solution to treating that special someone like a queen, without breaking the bank.

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The Answering Machine have been hailed as Manchester’s ‘most likely to..’ since their fledgling introduction back in Autumn 2006. Back then the band were a fresh-faced trio, armed solely with a canon of jittery, indie-pop gold and a drum machine.

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November is here and Snob Doodle is back at it. This month Snob Doodle takes on none other than Michael Buble’. We wonder if or how  Mr Buble’ will respond?

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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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British singer-songwriter Frank Turner continues his mesmerizing courtship of the US with the video premiere for the title track from his critically acclaimed new album Poetry of the Deed.  

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Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Anya Marina has premiered her brand new video for “Satellite Heart,” her contribution to The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack. Directed by Scott Coffey, the video was shot outside of Portland, Oregon.

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Tallahassee-rockers Mayday Parade are currently co-headlining the AP Fall Ball Tour with The Academy Is… and on this close-to-home-town date of the tour, we were able to sit down with the band and talk about being back in the sunshine state, and what bands they’ll be going on tour with very soon.

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Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme and John Paul Jones – aka Them Crooked Vultures – have confirmed November 17 as the release date of their eponymous debut album in the United States and Canada on DGC/Interscope Records.

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7dayBinge plans to release its debut, self-titled album via digital download portals on December 8, 2009, with hard copy release to follow on January 26, 2010.   The group includes Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down on bass, Jon Nicholson of the Muzik Mafia on guitar and vocals, Kenny Olson of Kid Rock’s band on…

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My next guest is a musician coming out of Brooklyn, NY. I caught wind of Teleseen after thoroughly enjoying his new album, ‘Fear Of The Forest.’ Teleseen merges dub and reggae with elecrtonic music like I have never heard before. The album is 10 songs that you can just press play on your CD player…

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Rock icons FILTER return to the airwaves with their new song “Fades Like A Photograph,” which will hit Rock Radio this week.   The track will be featured in the upcoming big-budget action thriller 2012 and its accompanying soundtrack. 2012 stars John Cusack and was directed by Roland Emmerich. The soundtrack will be released Nov.…

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Almanac is the incredible new album from the Brooklyn, NY/Pennsylvania duo Brian Lightbody and Tom Asselin. This is the band’s first proper full-length, being released onto the world November 10, 2009 via the La Société Expéditionnaire collective.

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The Academy Is… are currently returning to the music scene co-headlining on the 2009 Alternative Press Fall Ball Tour with Mayday Parade. We were able to sit down with bassist Adam Siska, in a very lengthy interview.

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Exclusive photos from the set of Toni Braxton’s new music video for “Yesterday” are now posted on www.tonibraxton.com! We also have an audio stream for “Yesterday.” All Skope can say is WOW!

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In partnership with the Concord Music Group, Playing For Change announced the launch of a new record label that will support releases from select artists associated with the global music and multi-media collective Playing For Change. The first artist signed to Playing For Change Records/Concord Music Group is legendary New Orleans street performer “Grandpa” Elliott…

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Hip-hop/pop/soul duo God-des and She are proud to announce the upcoming release of their third album, Three. Produced entirely by Brian Hardgroove of Public Enemy fame, the album will be released on November 3, 2009 via G&S Records.

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The video was filmed in Toronto and directed by   Scott Weintraub, who’s also directed the band’s other videos   such as “All You Did Was Save My Life”, “Angels/Losing/Sleep”, and “Where Are You?”

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As the world focuses today on the previously unreleased rehearsal footage that has been transformed into Michael Jackson’s“This Is It” tour documentary, legendary producers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees KENNY GAMBLE and LEON HUFF are giving fans an earlier, intimate look at the budding megastar they deeply loved and mentored for 35…

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Richard Hawley will release the single “Open Up Your Door” on December 1, 2009.

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In 1978, The Clean were the seeds of New Zealand punk. They carved out a big sandbox for everyone to play in, and their influence resonated not only in NZ but around the world.

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Hell Yeah! The first full cut from the highly anticipated new CD/DVD, “Desperate Measures” 6 crazy MC’s, 6 live records, 6 new studio recordings, and 60 minutes of HU live and uncut. Preorder now on itunes!! In stores and online Nov 10!

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Fan Death have returned with another colorful fantasy based video, directed this time by vocalist Dandilion Wind Opaine.   Watch the girls encounter scores of bizarre characters resembling certain influential personalities before riding off into the sunset with the big man himself.

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The brand new video for the title track of Lissy Trullie’s album Self-Taught Learner is available for viewing.

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In support of the release of Broken, their upcoming tour, and the imminent HOWL-iday, they’ve released the ghoulish and unsettling new video for their song “Unbalanced Pieces,” directed by Hiro Murai.

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The Watson Twins will unveil their sophomore release Talking To You, Talking To Me on Vanguard Records February 9, 2010, their most ambitious album to date.

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The boys of Bamboo Shoots are a Cinderella story come true. The New Jersey born four piece had their futures all planned when MTVu threw them a curveball and announced them the winners of their Best Music on Campus contest.

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Down With Webster’s new album Time to Win, Vol. 1 is in stores now. This Canadian seven-member ensemble has been making music since meeting in grade school 10 years ago. They played on the 2009 Vans Warped Tour and are opening for Forever the Sickest Kids from Nov. 6 — 15. Their new single “Rich…

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After almost an entire year of silence, The Academy Is… showed they are ready to return in full force.

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  Puddle of Mudd, the Los Angeles-based quartet known for huge rock radio singles, is gearing up to release their fourth studio album entitled Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate.  

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My next guest is a musician by way of Dublin, Ireland. This musician goes by the name of Mahoney and he is ready to show the US music lovers that his music is as good as a pint of Guinness. Mahoney recently released his solo album, ‘Love Child.’ I gave it a listen and it…

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Please take a moment to watch Ryan Star’s raw and emotional new video for “Breathe.” “14 Million Americas are unable to find full-time jobs in this economy” Bureau of Labor Statistics!

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Of all the fans out there, Nine Inch Nails fans may be, if not most, at least one of the most devoted.

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Fueled By Ramen recording group The Swellers have announced plans to hit the road with ska-punk pioneers Less Than Jake this winter on the Warped Tour 15th Anniversary tour.

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Nashville based hard rockers Day Of Fire’s latest release, Losing All, is set to hit stores on January 26th 2010. The album features 13 ambitious, high energy rock songs, including the first single, “Lately.”  

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Motown Records is releasing Jackson 5 I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters which features 12 unreleased tracks including new songs as well as alternate versions of Jackson 5 classics.

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Check out the new music video from Canadian Songstress Serena Ryder for her single “All For Love.” From her US debut album Is It O.K. in stores November 3rd.

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So Icey/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records are pleased to announce the release of Gucci Mane’s first major release, The State Vs. Radric Davis.   The long-awaited album will make its way into stores December 8, 2009.

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Produced within the four walls of a former DDR radio station in East Berlin, The Rakes released their third album, ‘Klang’, digitally on October 20th in the US.

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Coming off her third No. 1 single, “Waking Up in Vegas,” multi-platinum Capitol singer-songwriter KATY PERRY is set to put her unique signature on yet another defining signpost of global pop culture, releasing her upcoming appearance on MTV: UNPLUGGED in CD + DVD set in one package on November 17, 2009.

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Recorded, written, produced, and performed nearly entirely by herself (with assistance from some of her Crown City Rockers bandmates), Natural Phenomena is a look into a world that few people are lucky enough to have, quite literally, at their fingertips.

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