Category: FEATURES

JAMES APOLLO confirms two NYC live shows in January 2010 to preview new songs from his upcoming EP and new album. The five song EP, HOW HARD A HEART OF GOLD CAN BE will be available on February 2nd, 2010 and features songs from Apollo’s fourth full length album, THE DAYS, released in May 2010.

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Legendary West Coast, Bay Area rapper MACSHAWN100 is getting back to business, with a brand new single, studio album, and a deal with Snoop Dogg and Priority Records.

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Iconic Finnish rockers HIM have just released a new video for “Heartkiller,” the first single off their upcoming album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice.

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I will be the first to say that social networking is a huge tool for bands & musicians. What other technology has allowed musicians to network & promote globally for nothing more than their time & effort. The only issue that I see is oversaturation. I decided to take this further and interview Laurena Campos,…

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Fans of the Barenaked Ladies rejoice – new music has arrived. “You Run Away,” the first single from the Ladies’ latest album All In Good Time, debuted on the band’s website to acclaim from fans both new and old.  

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In the recent announcement for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, acclaimed Montreal group Beast was recognized for their first-ever Grammy nomination in the category of Best Short Form Video for “Mr. Hurricane”.

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Jonathan Richman has announced a new run of shows with drummer Tommy Larkins. These twenty-seven shows, including a four-night residence in Austin, TX and a three-night stand at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY will kick off another full year of touring.

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I am ashamed to admit that before sitting with Munir to do this interview, I actually had no idea why Slant was even called Slant. For an ace journalist, that’s pretty unacceptable. Promising to keep my embarrassing secret, Slant guitarist Munir explained it to me. “If you look up the definition, it’s to view something…

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I could kick myself over and over again for declining invitations to see Pale in concert. When you live in Los Angeles, you get used to the over saturation of every kind of band, from your garden variety garage band to your headlining acts. All it took was the first note of the first song…

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What I didn’t expect while interviewing MostArt was to have my own tape recorder turned against me. Unconventional to say the least, it would be the start of an interview unlike any other I’d ever done before; yet fitting considering the fact that MostArt is unlike any artist I’ve ever heard before. MostArt’s music is…

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Talented musicians come a dime a dozen. They’re the soundtrack to every dive bar and street corner, cruise ship and four star hotel across the continental US.

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This year belongs to Razor, with the recent release of his debut mixtape “Mr. M-I-A”. Highlights include the two smash hits “Feelin’ Myself” & “Holla”. Other highlights include “For U” feat. Shawnna & Rick Ross, “$100 Fan”, “Rock Music”, and “Hustla’s Hymn” feat. Akon & Young Jeezy.

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Peanizles is ready for another year of offering Skope readers a smile and a good laugh. This new strip is a great way to start  that  off. Congrats to Don Mathias on the engagement!

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A new year is upon us and with that comes a fresh slate for Snob Doodle. I wonder what his resolution for 2010 is?!

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Boston’s State Radio kick off their winter 2010 tour on January 13, in support of their latest album, ‘Let It Go’ (Ruff Shod Records), a fiery, inspired collection of raw rock and roll.  

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Worker Bee’s debut album, Tangler, is what the band made it to be and whatever the listener wants it to be. This ethos has been instated since the first conception of the band came together in San Jose, California in 2006.

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VICE Records are pleased to announce the signing of Brooklyn, NY-based trio Growing, kicking off 2010 with the release of their new album PUMPS on April 6th with a free download for the transcendent album track “Hormone” available now.

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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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Until recently, Jason Boesel sat behind the drum kit for artists like Rilo Kiley and Bright Eyes, but he’s “ready to step out front” (Paste) in 2010 with his solo debut ‘Hustler’s Son,’ set for Jan 12 release via Team Love. The album features top shelf guests like David Rawlings, Benmont Tench, Orenda Fink, and…

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Warner Bros. Records/Degenerate Records comic Arj Barker releases his debut comedy album, LYAO, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, after the Comedy Central special debuts Sunday, Jan. 24. LYAO will be available on CD/DVD and standalone DVD.

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Andrew W.K. spoke to ongoing allegations that he is either part of a conspiracy or a victim of a huge spider’s web of corporate entertainment plots. In an unedited personal statement Andrew has stated the following in response to the claims made against him:

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Las Vegas rockers TAKING DAWN have just released a hot new video for the song “Time To Burn”, the first single off of their debut album, Time To Burn, in-stores on January 26th via Roadrunner Records. The clip includes everything from hot chicks to break dancers and even a hilarious spoof on the infamous Kanye…

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Please see the Omarion “Legacy” videos below. Basically this series takes you on a journey from his early days with B2K to his successful solo career featuring exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage of Omarion on the set of his music videos, tours and discussing his music career.  

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Before we get started I want to wish all ‘Skoped Out’ readers a very happy 2010! My first guest of the new year is a musician by the name of Chris Towzey. As a Buddhist and perpetual student of music and life, Chris Towzey offers amusing, insightful lyrics, stylized musical themes and passionate songwriting, to…

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are set to release their fifth studio album, Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, on the 8th March 2010.  

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Maxfield Gast, Eat Your Beats (Militia Hill Records) Philly-based acid-jazz trio incorporating hip-hop, breakbeat and drum n bass into a 70s/80s sound… wait, it’s not as sloppy and convoluted as I just made it sound.   It’s compartmentalized — songs for generic asphalt Jay-Z beats, songs for generic breakbeats, you get the idea; from what…

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Devyne Stephens, Chairman and Founder of UpFront Megatainment Worldwide, presented a generous gift to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta during Stephens’ Annual Christmas Gala, Puttin’ on the Ritz: The Top Hat Affair. Closing out the $43 million capital campaign needed by the end of this year for the revitalization of Children’s at Hughes Spalding, his $300,000…

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Pissed off, weird and obsessed with serial killers and fantasy movies since childhood, bored Chicagoan Timothy Tsurutani has found a suitable outlet for his girlish falsetto, cannibalistic savagery and his obsession with noise breakouts in COKE RATS.

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On December 24, Glen Hansard of the Swell Season was joined by fellow Irishmen Bono, Damien Rice and Mundy for a busking session on Dublin’s famed Grafton Street.  

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Kid Sister is the latest hip-hop starlet to pose for a peta2 anti-fur ad! In the ad, she poses next the tagline “Fur? I Don’t Think So.”

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Filth, sex, and glamour. Those words can sum up what New York City’s-own Semi Precious Weapons are all about.

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I always say it but music is best performed by those that do it for the love rather than the money & fame. If the music is good, the money & fame will come. My next guest is the definition of doing it for the love. Coming out of lovely Visalia, California is Carmelo Rosado…

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The song, “Bruised Water,” is a mashup of Chicane’s hit “Saltwater” with Natasha Bedingfield’s “I Bruise Easily,” and is off Chicane’s comprehensive greatest hits collection, The Best of Chicane, out now on Ultra Records in celebration of his twelve years of influential dance and pop music.

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Shooter Jennings’ new single, Wake Up! is available tomorrow from your favorite digital music store, including iTunes! “Wake Up” is the first single from the forthcoming album “Black Ribbons”, set for release March 3rd, 2010.

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Songwriter, Justin Faircloth explains the origins of the song:

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If you haven’t heard the song or seen the “video” here is The new Sanchez Ft. Tiger Woods song called   Won’t Surrender, off of his New   album Now and Forever due out Febuary 9, 2010.

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If you’re a regular follower of siamusic on Twitter than you already know that she posted a link to her new video yesterday for the song, “You’ve Changed,” directed by Dennis Liu!  

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Battery Records has signed Washington, DC based rapper, D.C. Don Juan. The label is set to launch his first single, “Lookie Looky,” and is now proud to release the official video for the song.

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In support of her new record The Fall, a Norah Jones widget is now available for Skope Magazine readers to stream the single and watch the video for “Chasing Pirates” as well as keep up-to-date on the latest Norah news.  

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For all “Skoped Out” readers that love themslves some soul/R&B music my next guest has got your number. I caught wind of Ihsaan Khatim after receiving an advance copy of his new EP, ‘Speak Life.’ I played the track, “Pump Our Brakes” and that was all I needed to hear. Ihsaan is the real deal…

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