Category: FEATURES

At first listen, Girls in Trouble projects an upbeat, care free indie-folk feel which carries each track from beginning to end. What’s less apparent is the underlying concept: telling the stories of obscure Biblical women through a song cycle.   Lushly produced, and artfully arranged with strings, upright bass, and electric guitar, the self-titled debut…

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Breaking Benjamin has just premiered their new video for “I Will Not Bow” on MySpace. The video for the hard-hitting rock track features new footage from the upcoming action thriller movie Surrogates starring Bruce Willis.

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Is there any better way to kick off the week than with a new Snob Doodle?

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The indie dance-pop phenoms Cobra Starship descended on West Palm Beach last night amongst rabid teenage fandom. This was their hometown show for Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez, who grew up in Boca Raton.

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Check out “Let’s Just Fall In Love Again”, the first single from former American Idol Contestant Jason Castro’s upcoming debut album.

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Maybach Music Group founder and rap star Rick Ross has touched down in Kingston, Jamaica to launch his artist Magazeen to the dancehall community.

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Although BOOSIE is best known nationally for the breakout singles “Wipe Me Down” featuring Webbie and Fox and “Zoom” featuring Young Joc, the truth is that Boosie has been a major star on the Southern underground rap circuit for almost seven years now.  

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Universal Motown Records will release MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE I on Tuesday, August 25th. It is the first batch of music to be unveiled from Universal Motown’s innovative five-part digital suite of remixes paying homage to the most thrilling entertainer of all time.

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Chris Marsol, a San Francisco-based alt/rock/soul artist, is proud to announce the release of his new album, Butterflies, Lipstick, And Hand Grenades. The album, Marsol’s sophomore effort, will be available October 20 via Clear Label Records.

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Check out the latest track from The Record Life called “Step On Your Own.”   The song appears on The Souldier EP which is available at digital retailers now.    

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Hailing from Toronto, the group DANKO JONES (lead vocals/guitars), JOHN CALABRESE (bass), DAN CORNELIUS (drums) have achieved hard rock hero status in Europe.

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My next guest has been making alot of noise with his hit video & single, “Kiss My Black AMEX.” Draft is his name and he comes from Chicago. He is the first artist signed to super-producer, Dean F.R.E.A.K Farmer’s, F Records. His video has been viewed over 20 million times and his stock is rising…

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Wax Tailor is back with his third album ‘In The Mood For Life’ which encompasses his immediately identifiable sound of Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul, Funk and 60s Pop blended into melancholic melodies which associated him with the likes of DJ Shadow, RJD2, Avalanches, etc with his debut album ‘Tales of The Forgotten Melodies’.

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Mission Hill has sent Skope an MP3 of their single, “Forever Anyway” which is tied into Boston lyrically. This band is made up of all Boston residents and Mission Hill is an infamous neighborhood in the city.  

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Alberta Cross has just released a music video for their song “ATX” off their debut album Broken Side of Time (due out September 22 on ATO Records).

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EZRA CAREY releases his debut album, The Fire Keeps Us Warm, on August 25, 2009 through Bladen County Records. Ezra Carey will perform at Doug Fir in Portland, OR on Friday, August 28, 2009 with The Mint Chicks, The Ascetic Junkies, and Bodhi.

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BYO Records (Better Youth Organization), the seminal Southern California punk label, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with the release of ‘Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records.’  

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Hockey’s new video for “Song Away” featuring break-out stars Charlyne Yi (Paper Heart, Knocked Up) and Paul Rust (I Love You Beth Cooper, Inglorious Basterds) premiered today on Myspace music.

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Terra Terra Terra have now released their sophomore album Mind Like A Man, Soul Like A Child via Round Kid/Bonded Records.

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MadTV comedian Bobby Lee recently auditioned for a spot in the rock band After Midnight Project; luckily cameras were there to capture the madness that ensued!  

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British dance-pop sensation Little Boots, known to her family and friends as Victoria Hesketh, is without question the most talked-about new UK pop star of the year. The Blackpool-born singer first captured attantion as a member of electro-indie combo Dead Disco.

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CHESTER BENNINGTON, lead singer for multi-platinum, two-time Grammy-winning rock band LINKIN PARK, has put the finishing touches on OUT OF ASHES, the debut album from his new band DEAD BY SUNRISE. The album is tentatively scheduled for a fall release through Warner Bros. Records.

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Leah Andreone may have been out of the limelight for quite some time…but there is a good reason for it. Taking her time, the singer is ready to put forward her best work yet on Avalanche, her new album that comes out September 1!

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SUNBEARS! are an indie/psychedelic/electronic pop duo from Jacksonville, Florida. After forming in January of 2008, SUNBEARS!, Jonathan Grant Berlin (vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, programming) and Jared Chase Bowser (drums), recorded their first EP, which they named For Everyone!

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MySpace Music is exclusively debuting a 10-minute documentary on the making of Pearl Jam’s new record, “Backspacer,” out September 20.  

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Skope Entertainmment Inc and Don Mathias are very excited to announce that Peanizles is back!

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With Cosmic Egg hatching in just under two months, Wolfmother have finally decided to share their new single, “New Moon Rising” with the world.

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“Relator” is the first single from their upcoming album Break Up. Slated for a September 15 release on Atco Records, an imprint of Rhino Entertainment, Break Up is a deeply emotive yet hook-filled duets album about a tempestuous relationship. For more information, visit www.thebreakupalbum.com

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Thirsty Ear Recordings is excited to announce the release of DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid’s latest manifesto titled “The Secret Song.” Set for an Oct. 6 release, the new record marks DJ Spooky’s sixth full-length album and will feature guest appearances from notable artists and musicians such as Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, The Jungle…

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NYC singer-songwriter Tim Williams is poised to release his sophomore album, Careful Love, digitally on October 20, 2009 via Dovecote Records (Ed Harcourt, Mason Proper, Trevor Giuliani).

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Recorded live at New York’s Madison Square Garden in August, 2008, experience Neil Diamond Hot August Night/NYC   on DVD — the entire show beginning to end – 25 career-spanning hits from Neil’s phenomenal four-night sold-out run at the fabled concert hall.  

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My next guest is a an artist by the name of Nodd Morris. Nodd was born & raised in Martha’s Vineyard, MA. His latest release, ‘The Movie’ is a follow up to his debut ‘Burning Bridges.’ The album was produced by Marc Frigo and it is a nice mix of indie, folk, and rock. Besides…

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Grammy winning, Oscar nominated, Golden Globe winning, recording artist Queen Latifah is releasing her new album Persona on August 25, 2009.

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Mittens on Strings are a band of friends who have been playing music together in some shape or form since 2000. While the line-up has shifted around since its inception, the bonds are still there, with everyone, past and present, putting their musical two-cents into the newest and most accomplished recording they’ve made, Let’s Go…

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The go-to keyboard player for Ben Harper, Natalie Merchant (Tigerlily), Macy Gray, Michael Franti, G. Love and others is releasing his self-titled album via Vapor Records on October 6.    

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The band’s first full length album, Love Like This (Razor & Tie), will hit stores on October 13th. Produced by Matt Grabe (The Maine, A Rocket to the Moon), the album has additional production by Matt Squire (3OH!3, Taking Back Sunday, Panic at the Disco) and also features a track co-written with Dave Katz and…

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The All-American Rejects have just released a four track EP of remixes of their hit single “I Wanna.” The EP includes remixes by Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus as well as DiscoTech, DJ Spider and Eli Escobar.

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Port O’Brien is pleased to announce the release of their third album, threadbare, this October 6th on TBD Records (Radiohead, White Rabbits).  

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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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