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Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
BROTHER ALI OFFERS TEASER VIDEO & MP3 FOR “US”
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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.
JAPAN’S SHONEN KNIFE OFFER NEW VIDEO & MP3 FOR “SUPER GROUP”
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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.
BOYS LIKE GIRLS RELEASE VIDEO FOR “LOVE DRUNK†STARRING ASHLEY TISDALE
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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.
SNOB DOODLE
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Welcome to another edition of Snob Doodle.
THE BLOODY BEETROOTS & THE COOL KIDS PRESENT “AWESOME” MP3
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The Bloody Beetroots are dropping their long-awaited debut album, Romborama, on September 8th.
P!ATD RELEASE NEW SINGLE “NEW PERSPECTIVE”
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Panic! At The Disco brings back the ! and returns with a “New Perspective”.
GAVIN’S OLDER BROTHER JOEY PREPS SOPHOMORE ALBUM / AUDIO
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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…
NEW DAVID GRAY SINGLE “FUGITIVE”
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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.
KELLER WILLIAMS’ FAN FAVORITE “DOOBIE IN MY POCKET” AVAILABLE
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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’.
THE JUNCTION UNLEASH MUSIC VIDEO FOR “MY LOVE WAS THERE”
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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.
TIESTO DEBUTS NEW SINGLE “I WILL BE HERE”
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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.
KID CUDI NEW VIDEO FEAT KANYE & COMMON
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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.
AUGUST 2009 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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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.
SISTER HAZEL’S SINGLE “TAKE A BOW” FROM ‘RELEASE’
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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.
VANDAVEER OFFER NEW MP3 & VIDEO
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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.
MEESE & THE FRAY PRANK EACHOTHER / VIDEOS
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Denver band Meese just wrapped up a tour with hometown friends The Fray alongside Jack’s Mannequin.
TERENCE BLANCHARD STREAMS TWO SINGLES FROM NEW ALBUM ‘CHOICES’
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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…
GOODIES FROM DJ HERO RENEGADE EDITION FEAT JAY-Z & EMINEM
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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.
PRISCILLA RENEA RELEASES “DOLLHOUSE” FIRST SINGLE OFF DEBUT ALBUM
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Pop-soul singer/songwriter and YouTube pheonm has a style whose sounds unite like an iPod on shuffle.
CAVO RELEASE VIDEO FOR “CHAMPAGNE”
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Quickly rising alternative rock band, CAVO, prepares to release their debut album, Bright Nights * Dark Days, on August 11th!
FEVER RAY “TRIANGLE WALKS” REX THE DOG REMIX AUDIO & VIDEO
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Fever Ray, aka Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife, released the Rex The Dog remix of “Triangle Walks” on all digital download sites July 28, 2009.
KRISTINA TRAIN PREVIEWS HER BLUE NOTE DEBUT ‘SPILT MILK’
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On October 20, Blue Note Records will release Spilt Milk, the debut album from singer Kristina Train.
VIC CHESNUTT OFFERS MP3 OF “CHAIN”
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Vic Chesnutt is announcing a North American tour with a band consisting of mbrs of Fugazi and Godspeed You! Black Emperor in support of his new record, “At The Cut,” out Sept 22 on Constellation records. The album features the same players as the touring band.
NEIL YOUNG’S VAPOR RECORDS PRESENTS JETS OVERHEAD / MP3’S
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Victoria, BC quintet Jets Overhead released their second full-length, No Nations, on June 23 via Vapor Records. The ten-song album is available online and in-stores.
INTRODUCING DIGIMUSICBIDS.COM
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Since the debut of online sales powerhouses such as eBay.com and Amazon.com, consumers have benefited from greater access to more choices and more control over the pricing structure.
STOLI MEETS THE MAN & MEANING BEHIND REQUIEM FOR DELINQUENCY
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My next guest is a musician in the purest of forms. After listening to his new album, ‘Hobs End’ it was amazing to me to find out that the band, Requiem for Delinquency, is a one man classically trained composer named Faron Chance Morrison. The music that RFD creates might not be for Top 40…
PROMO CLIPS OF ELVIS PRESLEY ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
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Share the excitement of Elvis Presley’s earth shattering introduction to the nation in these three unforgettable episodes from The Ed Sullivan Show, now on DVD for the first time ever, and experience for yourself why Elvis became the legendary King of Rock and Roll!
U-N-I VIDEO FOR “LAND OF THE KINGS”
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Green Label Sound, the free exclusive singles label, announces the release of its latest music video from Inglewood rap duo U-N-I. Directed by Tomas Whitmore, the video features U-N-I’s Green Label Sound single, “Land of the Kings.”
CINEMA BIZARRE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I CAME TO PARTY”
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Dance-rock anthem “I Came to Party” will be the first single from Cinema Bizarre’s upcoming release BANG! A collaboration between Cinema Bizarre and “digital rock” artist Space Cowboy, “I Came to Party” features pulsing beats and an infectious hook.
NEW SLAYER SINGLE “HATE WORLDWIDE” / VIDEO
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Last October, one of Slayer’s brand new songs, “Psychopathy Red,” leaked online, and since then the song has been streamed more than a half-million times.
ALBERTA CROSS RELEASE FIRST SINGLE “LEAVE US AND FORGIVE US”
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Alberta Cross are poised for the release of their much-anticipated full-length debut, Broken Side of Time, set for release September 22 on ATO Records.
THEY ARE CALLING FRANK TURNER A LEGEND IN THE MAKING / MP3 / VIDEO
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If you haven’t heard of Frank Turner yet, do yourself a favor and check him out right now. If you’re a fan of good music, you’ll like him.
ENTER SHIKARI “NO SLEEP TONIGHT” VIDEO
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ENTER SHIKARI has just released their video for “No Sleep Tonight” off the album Common Dreads.
HONOR SOCIETY PREMIERE “WHERE ARE YOU NOW” MUSIC VIDEO
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HONOR SOCIETY’S new video for the single “WHERE ARE YOU NOW,” featured in the summer music-comedy BANDSLAM. Rising newcomer HONOR SOCIETY was recently hailed as “a breakout band to watch” by RollingStone.com and is currently on tour with the Jonas Brothers while simultaneously headlining its Full Moon Crazy Tour.
1 MP3 & 2 NEW VIDEOS FROM DEAD CONFEDERATE
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Dead Confederate is currently compiling live material from shows recorded in 2008/2009 for digital and possible limited edition vinyl release that will include rarely performed covers as well as the band’s original material.
STOLI CHATS WITH THE WORLD’S GREATEST DANCEHALL GROUP T.O.K
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I must admit that I was excited all week long to post this next interview. As a huge fan of dancehall I have been following TOK for many years now since ‘My Crew, My Dawgs.’ TOK is back with their new album, ‘Our World’ coming out on August 25th on VP Records. Their single “Guardian…
DATAROCK NEW VIDEO “TRUE STORIES”
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In celebration of their sophomore album RED (September 1), DATAROCK is taking over North America with a 26-city tour that beings on Friday, August 28 in Montreal and ends on Saturday, October 3 in Seattle.
PAUL DAMIAN HOGAN OFFERS ‘THE HUT’ FREE ONLINE
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Paul Damian Hogan the Third leads Frances, a Brooklyn-based multi-instrumental band spinning intricately-orchestrated, quirky pop gems.
ROY HARGROVE NEW SINGLE FROM ‘EMERGENCE’ / AUDIO
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Acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Roy Hargrove realizes a lifelong dream with the August 25th release of Emergence (Groovin’ High/Emarcy), his first big band album.
