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Weeks ago, hip-hop’s elite gathered in a mid-town Manhattan hotel ballroom around the genre’s reigning boss – Rick Ross — in a show of unilateral respect and branding force befitting a man of his burgeoning stature. The occasion: the announcement of a July 31st release date for the most-anticipated album of 2012, Ross’ long-awaited God…

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After weeks of speculation and anticipation by fans, Southern California based No Sleep Records has announced they are joining forces with New England’s Topshelf Records to release a CD compilation, Topshelf vs No Sleep: 2,995 Miles Between Us, which will feature new, unreleased and rare music from Pianos Become The Teeth, No Trigger, Moving Mountains…

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G.O.O.D. Music, the independent record label formed by 18-time Grammy Award-winner (and 43-time Grammy nominee) Kanye West and signed to an exclusive long-term worldwide agreement last year with the Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG), has signed Teyana Taylor, the multi-talented young singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer/choreographer, and actress to G.O.O.D.’s expanding artist roster. Details of Teyana’s…

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The six song EP sonically delights with sputnik and ray-gun sounds, layered vocals and fuzzy pitch-bending guitars. While reminiscent of classics (Led Zeppelin I, Flash Gordon-era Queen), more modern sounds like that of The Black Keys, Wolfmother and Smashing Pumpkins abound on this heavy, lustful yet astral collection from this Little Man’s 6th release. Quick…

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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Erin McCarley “ELEVATOR”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Red-hot vocalist, songwriter, and performer LP, whose song “Into The Wild” has been memorably featured in Citibank’s “rock-climber” commercial, will release a studio version of the track, produced by Rob Cavallo and PJ Bianco, which will become available through all digital retail outlets on May 29th. The song is the title track from the New…

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Not Your Kind Of People, the highly anticipated new album from Garbage is available exclusively on iTunes (U.S. only) for one week, starting today. The band’s first album in seven years, Not Your Kind Of People will be available at all retailers starting next Tuesday, May 22, 2012. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/not-your-kind-of-people/id510742733 The band is currently on the…

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Rockers The Last Vegas have signed to FrostByte Media to release their fourth full-length album: BAD DECISIONS is set for a North American street date of August 28th.   Produced by Johnny K (Megadeth, Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Airbourne), the album was recorded in the band’s hometown of Chicago and contains the straight-up rock n’…

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Michigan rhymer, Prozak, has released his new video for the track “Wake Up You’re Dead” online at http://bit.ly/KiPM5R. Prozak pic: http://www.ricburnmedia.com/assets/Prozak_Photo.jpg The video features footage of Prozak performing at last year’s Gathering of Juggalos where he shared the stage with Busta Rhymes, Lil Jon, Xzibit, and Ice Cube. The video is the latest single from…

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Seminal ’90s indie-rock quartet Braid are proud to announce their upcoming Summer headline tour. Presented by FILTER Magazine and taking in nine evenings on both the East and West coasts of the U.S., the upcoming tour will begin on Tuesday, August 7 in Cleveland, OH, and culminate in a performance at Slim’s in San Francisco,…

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Univision Radio, the leading radio network serving Hispanic America, today announced that global superstar DJ and producer Tiësto has been added to the lineup of the H2O Music Festival taking place in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on June 9.   Tiësto is a performer who has transcended musical genres. With his globally syndicated Club…

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On May 8th, Mentos Rocks donated $10,000 in funding, new instruments and uniforms to Bancroft Middle School in Los Angeles. Singer, songwriter, Gold Record Recording Artist and Mentos Rocks Ambassador Andy Grammer surprised the students and joined them for a heartfelt performance of his hit songs, “Keep Your Head Up,” and “Fine by Me.” This…

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On August 28, the acclaimed West African jazz guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke will release Heritage, his dynamic third Blue Note album, which was co-produced by label mate Robert Glasper. Heritage finds Loueke–who was hailed by The New York Times as “a gentle virtuoso”–exploring a more electric sound with a new trio featuring Derrick Hodge on electric…

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“Punchline Drunk” is the second single off Mic Audio & Mixo’s’ latest Mixtape “Guten Tag!”. The video was recorded during the Stereo Boyz’ “Midwest Neighbors” Tour, with scenes in Chicago, New York and at the legendary MonkeyBarz cipher at Union Square. “PunchlineDrunk is a rap style we created, it’s the Stereo Boyz Drunken Master Style.…

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tabi Bonney releases his first visual, “Castle On A Cloud”, from his forthcoming album The Endless Summer. The Ski Beatz-produced track features vocals by Terri Walker and the video was directed by 6ix Shooter. The Endless Summer will be available for FREE download on May 17th. [youtube n1Z8duWCi5c nolink] http://www.facebook.com/tabibonney

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No Sleep Records is proud to announce that Worcester based hardcore outfit Mountain Man has joined their punk rock family with plans to release a new EP later this summer. Rising from the ashes of their former band Last Lights, whose budding career was unfortunately cut short due to the untimely death of their singer,…

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Alt-rock trio Ben Folds Five have launched an interactive pre-sale campaign on PledgeMusic to enable fans to participate in the release of their forthcoming album. Fans will receive exclusive videos, tracks, photos and blogs and will be the first to receive the new album. Throughout the campaign, Ben Folds Five will be raising awareness and…

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Fast rising Berlin rock band KADAVAR will release its self titled debut Kadavar in North America on July 10 via Tee Pee Records. Boasting an absolutely killer sound that will find immediate appeal with fans of Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Sir Lord Baltimore, Witchcraft and Graveyard, KADAVAR’s thunderous gloom sounds as if it was “dug out…

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Fans of   R&B songstress, Shire’, need wait no more for the release of her new single “Beg U Not To Go” now on iTunes. Some may remember Shire`from her former Island/Def Jam all girl group, LovHer, or Trey Songz remix of “Mojo” featuring Freeway (the theme to his BET special). Several producers and top…

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PLM is set to release the new Eliot Lipp album, Shark Wolf Rabbit Snake, on May 22, 2012. This release has Lipp breaking new ground with his ever-evolving production style. He has developed a unique sound that is completely its own yet sticks with the PLM axiom of genre bending originality. The album incorporates everything…

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Jamaican born, London resident Big Chain has released his new summer anthem “Party Time”, video directed by Morgan Keys. Born and raised in St. Catherine, Jamaica, Big Chain’s influences includes the likes of Bob Marley, Regina Belle and 2Pac, he has sung on numerous sound systems and appeared on many live shows. “Party Time” is…

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Today, the Magnetic Fields premiered the new video for “Quick!” from their new album Love at the Bottom of the Sea. Directed by James Spinney, and showcasing vocals from Shirley Simms’ with harmonies from Claudia Gonson, “Quick!” is one of the standout tracks from an album described by Blackbook as “the band’s most consistently entertaining…

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Montreal-based rapper muGz will release his debut digital EP, Gone One Day (G.O.D) (Blackrose Music / Aquarius Records), on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Self produced and recorded in various Montreal studios, the EP contains seven tracks including the first single, “The Dream.” Full track listing below. “I woke up one morning and had the vision…

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Rapper J-Lie calls on Dip Set capo Jim Jones for an assist on “Get It on the Low”, a single from his forthcoming mixtape, Ears First, Hearts Next, due later this month. “I am here to get the attention of your ears first and then your heart next,” J-Lie says of the project. “‘Get It…

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Bonnaroo and YouTube are excited to announce Bonnaroo365, (http://youtube.com/bonnaroo365). Set to launch on May 7, 2012, Bonnaroo 365 will take the approach of the festival that Rolling Stone named as “one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll” and evolve it from an annual terrestrial event into a digital entertainment…

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The Wallflowers have announced they are back in the studio and putting the finishing touches on a long-awaited new studio album that will be released by Columbia Records this fall. Currently recording in Nashville at Dan Auerbach’s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye Sound studio, the new album finds frontman Jakob Dylan joining original band members…

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International metal giants Loudness have signed to FrostByte Media to release their new album EVE TO DAWN worldwide, ex-Japan; the offering is slated for a summer release, with exact dates per territory to be announced.   This marks the legendary Japanese band’s 26th studio album since their inception in 1981 (Loudness just celebrated their 30th…

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Grammy Award winning rock legend Joe Walsh takes the stage performing his new track “Lucky That Way” from his upcoming release in a BRAND NEW video (see below). Analog Man, Walsh’s first solo album in in two decades, will be released June 5th. SKOPE IT HERE! http://joewalsh.com

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Thousands of Verizon employees heard a message from Steve Earle last week calling out Verizon Communications for hitting up workers for another $20,000 a year in compensation cuts while posting another record earnings quarter this year.   As part of Shareholder Spring, nearly 1,000 workers, students and progressive activists demonstrated inside and outside Verizon’s annual…

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Renowned rapper and producer, Aesop Rock, is preparing to wax poetically to throngs of fans across North America this summer as he makes his way across the continent touring in support of his upcoming release, Skelethon. The New York-bred, San Francisco-based master of all flows atypical is set to kick off his tour, along with…

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In Adopt the Arts’ pursuit of music education being made available to all children, in the face of adversity and the school districts trying to pull the arts from the school to save a buck, a bunch of well-known music, movie and Internet stars have gotten together to create an entertaining, hilariously funny and straight…

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So-Cal alternative rockers The Dirty Heads have announced the initial run for their co-headlining summer tour with Matisyahu. The band will be spreading their signature rock/reggae/hip-hop sound that that is synonymous with its good vibes on this 40 plus city US jaunt beginning in Washington, DC on July 8th. Fans can visit the band’s website…

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Now, Now and Trans- Records are excited to present the music video for the single “Thread,” from their impressive sophomore album Threads (March 2012). The band have drawn attention from a broad spectrum of supporters in the press, as well as fans who ended up streaming the album over 350,000 times on Spotify this past…

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Jersey City, NJ, native Cito [aka CitoOntheBeat] is an acclaimed music producer and beatmaker for Fabolous, Red Cafe, Asap Rocky, Trey Songs, Jadakiss, Cobra Starship and many more. His first mixtape “P.I.N.K.S.T.E.R.” is scheduled for release this summer. [youtube Cz3fP3b0MLY nolink] http://youtu.be/Cz3fP3b0MLY www.citoonthebeat.com

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Cool Nutz is excited to release his latest album, The Cook Up. The album, which was originally released through retail this past August is now being made available to fans for free download, via Cool Nutz’ Jus Family Records. With nine solo albums under his belt and a career that spans nearly 20 years, Cool…

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Dada Life has outdone themselves once again on the brand new video for their hit track “Rolling Stones T-Shirt.” Just when you think it’s all about a great dance beat and some eye candy, Dada Life shock you with their own twisted strip tease! [youtube WyE99hBLnvA nolink] www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyE99hBLnvA “Rolling Stones T-Shirt” is out now on…

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Philadelphia indie-folk trio Good Old War is heading back out on the road, this time joining Counting Crows on the first leg of their summer tour, The Outlaw Roadshow. Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz teamed up with Ryan Spaulding (http://www.rslblog.com/) to handpick the bands and venues that they loved.   Spaulding said, “Sitting down and…

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An unrestrained universe of sound that reimagines the compelling rhythms of yesteryear in combination with sublime, 21st century grooves. The commitment to both tradition and craft has inspired a new genre of House replete with flamboyant arrangements and magnetic beats that seamlessly conjoin to create a colorful, refined, authentic soundscape. Each track is imbued with…

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To help raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/rapper Everlast (aka Erik Schrody, who has a two-year-old daughter with CF) is supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through the sale of the song “Long Time.” From May 8 through May 22, each 99-cent iTunes download of “Long Time” will spur a 65 cent…

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“I love older music, the stripped-down, straight-forward approach,” says Snow Keim, one of the two brothers and founding members of The Blakes. “But we don’t want to replicate the past. We’ve tried really hard to push ahead and still do our own thing. We’re classic in who we are, but we sound modern in the…

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