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.
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
INTERVIEW WITH ADAM SISKA OF THE ACADEMY IS…
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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.
TONI BRAXTON IS BACK WITH “YESTERDAY”
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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!
“GRANDPA” ELLIOTT PRESENTS “SUGAR IS SWEET” / VIDEOS
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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…
BRIAN HARDGROOVE PRESENTS GOD-DES AND SHE / MP3
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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.
OUR LADY PEACE NEW VIDEO “THE END IS WHERE WE BEGIN”
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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?”
LEGENDARY PRODUCERS KENNY GAMBLE AND LEON HUFF RELEASE NEWLY DISCOVERED MICHAEL JACKSON CANDID STUDIO FOOTAGE
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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…
RICHARD HAWLEY VIDEO “FOR YOUR LOVER, GIVE SOME TIME”
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Richard Hawley will release the single “Open Up Your Door” on December 1, 2009.
THE CLEAN RELEASE NEW VIDEO “IN THE DREAMLIFE YOU NEED A RUBBER SOUL”
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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.
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD PERFORM “CITY” LIVE
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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!
FAN DEATH RELEASE “REUNITED” VIDEO
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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.
LISSY TRULLIE VIDEO FOR “SELF-TAUGHT LEARNER”
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The brand new video for the title track of Lissy Trullie’s album Self-Taught Learner is available for viewing.
SOULSAVERS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “UNBALANCED PIECES”
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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.
WATSON TWINS RELEASE “U-N-ME” SINGLE
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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.
BAMBOO SHOOTS COVER BLACK EYED PEAS / MP3
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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.
DOWN WITH WEBSTER OFFER NEW SINGLE “RICH GIRL$”
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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…
LIVE: THE ACADEMY IS… PERFORM FOR A SOLD-OUT CROWD IN FORT LAUDERDALE
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After almost an entire year of silence, The Academy Is… showed they are ready to return in full force.
PUDDLE OF MUDD NEW SINGLE “SPACESHIP” FROM ‘VOLUME 4: SONGS IN THE KEY OF LOVE & HATE’ OUT DECEMBER 8
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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.
MAHONEY POURS STOLI A PINT AND TELLS OF HIS US AMBITIONS
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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…
RYAN STAR USES MUSIC TO FIGHT UNEMPLOYMENT
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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!
NINE INCH NAILS FANS PRODUCE “THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL: LIVE AT WEBSTER HALL”
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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.
THE SWELLERS TOUR WITH LESS THAN JAKE / VIDEO
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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.
DAY OF FIRE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM JANUARY 26, 2010 / MP3
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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.”
JACKSON 5 LISTENING PARTY
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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.
SERENA RYDER NEW VIDEO FOR “ALL FOR LOVE”
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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.
GUCCI MANE’S FIRST MAJOR LABEL RELEASE “THE STATE VS. RADRIC DAVIS” OUT DECEMBER 8, 2009
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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.
THE RAKES OFFER “THAT’S THE REASON” MP3 / US DATES
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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.
KATY PERRY ‘MTV UNPLUGGED’ TRAILER
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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.
KAT O1O OFFERS “EUCALYPTUS” SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM ‘NATURAL PHENOMENA’
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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.
SINATRA LIVE IN NEW YORK LISTENING PARTY
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On November 3, Rhino Records celebrates Frank Sinatra with a five-disc boxed set of previously unreleased live performances. Sinatra: New York highlights performances recorded between 1955 and 1990 at iconic New York City Venues such as the Manhattan Center, Carnegie Hall, and Madison Square Garden.
YEAH YEAH YEAHS BARE IT ALL IN NEW ITUNES ORIGINAL
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Nine years into their career, your favorite New York trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs did an iTunes Original featuring perfect-for-fans interviews, and stripped down versions of the band’s songs, new and old.
SNOB DOODLE
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We are 11 days away from Halloween but Snob Doodle is already annoyed by the holiday music. If he is feeling like this now we can only imagine what is in store for Christmas.
JARED EVAN PRESENTS THE VIDEO FOR “FROZEN”
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Here is the first visual off Jared Evan’s “Radio In My Head” Mixtape titled “Frozen” which is also featured on Lebron James’ “More Than A Game” Soundtrack.
YURA YURA TEIKOKU OFFER “DEKINAI” MP3 FROM NEW ALBUM
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Yura Yura Teikoku are a bonafide institution at home, arguably the only ‘underground’ psychedelic group in Japan to have achieved ‘overground’ success.
THURSDAY DEBUT VIDEO FOR “CIRCUITS OF FEVER”
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Visionary New Jersey rock sextet Thursday has released a new music video for the song “Circuits of Fever” from their critically acclaimed album, Common Existence, on Spinner.com.
LOUISIANA CA$H PRESENTS “WALK WIT A DIP” VIDEOS
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It’s tough to argue with Louisiana Ca$h’s assertion after watching the video for his smash debut single “Walk Wit A Dip.”
UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC SIGNS ‘GOSSIP GIRL’ LEIGHTON MEESTER / AUDIO
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Superstar actress Leighton Meester, best known for her starring role on the CW’s ‘Gossip Girl’, is taking on the music world and she’s doing it full-throttle!
SINGER/SONGWRITER STACIE ROSE TELLS STOLI HOW SHE & HER FANS ARE REINVENTING “DIY†WITH PLEDGE MUSIC
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When I woke up this morning I knew that it was going to be a great week for ‘Skoped Out.’ This week I get to feature my next guest who I feel is one of the most exciting female singer/songwriters today. I fell for the music of Stacie Rose in 2006 when I found her…
DETAILS ON THE LADY GAGA’S NEW ALBUM, THE FAME MONSTER
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On November 24th, Lady Gaga will be re-releasing her debut album The Fame, as a brand new double-disc release titled The Fame Monster.
PEACHES RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “I FEEL CREAM”
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As her sixth video from I Feel Cream, something tells me Peaches has a lot of time on her hands. Directed by Kinga Burza.
