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What do independent musicians all have in common with one another? ABILITY + PASSION = NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH. You need experienced professionals standing behind you all the way. [youtube 9KIWV7fItG0 nolink] Consider us your roadies – we work behind the scenes to help you get your music to your fans, so you can stay where…

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Dischord veteran, ALKEM creator, and drummer extraordinaire Ben Azzara picks up his sticks and hits the skins behind singer/songwriter Ted Watts, and aided by musical and technical prodigy, Blaine Misner, created the impulse debut album by The Love Load entitled The Human Resourceful. While the band and record are new, the players are neither new…

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Art of Dying have released the lyric video for their next single, “Sorry.” This will be the third single off the band’s major label debut, Vices and Virtues. The first single “Die Trying” was a Top 5 Active Rock hit and the follow up single “Get Thru This” made it into the Top 15 on…

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The Mascot Label Group has announced an April 24 release date for Walter Trout’s 21st album Blues For The Modern Daze.   The offering displays the contemporary guitar legend returning to his hard-core blues roots, with songwriting at a creative and personal zenith. Blues For The Modern Daze is Trout’s sixth recording for Provogue Records,…

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Entrepreneur, artist and musician Shane Sweet and his band Sandbox are embarking on a tour to support their new album “Me and Him and Horse” (BrainMuscleMedia), set for a March 27, 2012 release.. Shane explains, “Our traveling band is seven people deep and we play songs from both ‘Me & Him and Horse,’ as well…

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Lords of Acid, the Belgian electro-industrial outfit who turned the dance music world on its ear in 1991 with the legendary single “I Sit On Acid,” return with their first album in over eleven years, Deep Chills, which is slated for an Apr. 10 release on Metropolis Records.   NSFW Deep Chills Cover Art:  …

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LIGHTS rolls out her new video for the song “Banner”, the second official single from her acclaimed album Siberia. Directed and conceptualized by Sean Michael Turrell (MSTRKRFT, Tegan & Sara) the clip places Lights in a Road Warrior-inspired post-apocalyptic world. She travels through a vast desert and encounters a pick-up truck of dirty-faced young vagabonds…

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Grammy Award-winner Rodney Crowell and New York Times Best Selling author Mary Karr are scheduled to release KIN, SONGS BY MARY KARR AND RODNEY CROWELL on Vanguard Records on June 5, 2012. Produced by Joe Henry, Kin marks the first collaboration between the two writers and is Karr’s entry into the world of music. Long…

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Australian-born singer/songwriter Emily O’Halloran has just returned to Los Angeles from the UK where she has released her new album “Morphine & Cupcakes” to rave reviews.   Awarded 3 stars by prestigious music mag Q and 4 stars by Rock & Reel andM Magazine called the record a “Hollywood Noir version of the Music City.”…

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Los Angeles modern rockers Attaloss are releasing their self-titled album on April 10, 2012, via Rock Ridge Music/Warner Music Group/ADA.   Their new record showcases two sides of the band, the high energy blown out rock side and the stripped down acoustic side.   Although the band name is a play on a common phrase…

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Clay Aiken treats fans to a newly packaged collection of heartfelt songs with Steadfast, to be released March 29th on Decca.   Steadfast revisits the best of 2010’s release Tried and True, featuring selected cuts from that record alongside a newly recorded, original song/radio single, “Bring Back My Love.” Rounding out the disc are thoughtful…

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Fresh off his massive sold out Mothership Tour, the five-time Grammy nominated producer Skrillex commenced a takeover of clubs on the East and West Coasts on January 24th. The Los Angeles and New York dates featured a different club and line-up each night.   His Check Yo Pony Tail 2 event at Echoplex in LA…

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Rewind 94.9 (WREW-FM) is using Listener Driven Radio’s LDR.Takeover platform to give control of the radio station to Tri-State listeners every weeknight! Beginning tonight, You Play It! presented by Skyline Chili on Rewind 94.9 lets listeners pick every single song played every Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. You Play It! combines…

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HooplaHa, an innovative new video website, is set to connect the world by sharing video stories with inspiring messages, guaranteed to make you smile!   The Entertainer is a motivating story that profiles singer-songwriter Julian Velard as he shares his passion and commitment for doing what he loves most–entertaining. Julian is a talented American pianist…

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Austin Indie mainstays Quiet Company have released their official video for their second single “You, Me & the Boatman.” [youtube eG1ty-M2pwQ nolink] The video, directed by Josh Sobel, features the band performing behind a fierce acid wash filled with colors and textures that highlight the songs enormous sounds and grinding melodies. The band is currently…

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Van Halen has just posted brand new video of David Lee Roth interviewing Eddie & Alex Van Halen in the studio during the making of the new album, A Different Kind of Truth. Eddie and Alex describe in detail the stories behind their musical upbringing and journey to Southern California. [youtube bb4jIyoOGtk nolink]

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It is a song that has the aural sweep of Stairway To Heaven, moving seamlessly from soft to hard rock, from singable melody to jamming lead guitar. In the middle, a message about dealing with loneliness,how to cope when you are feeling like you are where you don’t belong, not quite resolved with the final…

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Metallica, in conjunction with friends C3 Presents, today announced the creation of Orion Music + More, a new annual music, arts, and lifestyle festival founded and headlined by the band, a natural progression for a band that has headlined legendary festivals around the world for years.   Orion Music + More will take place June…

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The Holocaust can be an emotional subject to bring up.   Its impact on the global psyche has been felt for generations.   Yet, it is a necessity for younger generations to learn what the survivors and their families went through, as the saying goes: “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat…

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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! [youtube hLUvTx1FGww nolink]

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Kid Ink has announced on his Twitter page that the name of his upcoming debut record will be “Up & Away”. The record drops this spring. Kid Ink released the official single from the record, “Time Of Your Life” today on iTunes. iTunes link: http://t.co/KSruGLMk https://twitter.com/kid_ink

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On Monday 9th April M. Ward will release his Bella Union debut ‘A Wasteland Companion’ and we are very pleased to be able to share with you the new video for ‘The First Time I Ran Away’. Directed by Joel Trussell — who also directed M.Ward’s video for Post War cut ‘Chinese Translation’ – this…

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NikonInc. and Warner Music Group are uniting to host a star-studded residency at the upcoming South by Southwest ® Music & Media Conference (SXSW ®) in Austin, Texas.   “The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon” will make its home at Austin’s famed La Zona Rosa, with two days and three nights of showcase performances slated…

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Like a fire that consumes all before it was recorded mostly live with producer Duane Lundy (Jim James, Daniel Martin Moore, Ben Sollee) over a 12 day period at his Lexington, Kentucky studio. The recording process was inspired by Phil Spector era recordings and early twentieth century folk songs and hymns, such as on the…

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On February 21, Dubliner James Vincent McMorrow will release We Don’t Eat – a five-track EP available at all digital retailers.   The EP features the title track along with audience favorite cover tunes, Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” (which has been downloaded over 72,000 times already in the UK) and Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.” We…

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PepsiCo today released details about its iconic Pepsi ad to air during Super Bowl XLVI, which will be broadcast on NBC.   Pepsi also announced digital partnerships that will enhance fans’ Super Bowl experience on-line. The new ad titled “King’s Court” features Melanie Amaro, THE X FACTOR 2011 winner, singing for multi Grammy-winning music legend…

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Louisville singer/songwriter JOEL HENDERSON will release Locked Doors & Pretty Fences on April 10, 2012, on TroubleCure Records.     This is his first full-length, full-band CD and the follow up to the intimate “Always Willing to Take Me In” released in 2011 and “The High Risk EP” that was released a few years earlier.…

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AtticTV plays the best music videos on the web right in your browser in an awesome “kick-back and relax” manner. It’s like MTV for the web. Music lovers just have to pick a music genre they like, and the best music videos from that genre will start playing all day long. Users can also favorite…

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The Parlotones will release their fourth studio album, Journey Through the Shadows, on May 8th via Sovereign Entertainment USA.   The new album was recorded in Johannesburg and Cape Town during the final months of 2011 and includes 12 brand new tracks of their undeniable romantic and anthemic rock sound, while offering several surprises along…

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Blix Street Records will release Irish singer Cathy Jordan’s debut solo album, ALL THE WAY HOME, on March 13, 2012. A driving force in the internationally renowned Irish traditional band Dervish, Jordan is a singer, musician and composer whose cultural and musical roots are entrenched in the Midlands of Ireland and whose influences stretch across…

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As promised, Eric Turner has delivered the official music video today for his new single, “Angels & Stars.” The street art inspired video also stars rappers Lupe Fiasco and Tinie Tempah (who are featured on the track), and was shot in Los Angeles by director P.R. Brown (Skylar Grey, John Mayer, Alicia Keys). “Angels &…

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F.Stokes is campaigning his way to perform on the Ellen DeGeneres show.   Being a positive man who has continuously set goals and then puts his mind to achieving them, this will be no different.   He explains his reasoning behind wanting to perform on Ellen by saying, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show represents the diverse…

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Taproot will release their sixth full length album, The Episodes, on April 10th, 2012. The forthcoming effort is produced by Tim Palatan who previously worked with the band on 2010’s highly successful Plead the Fifth. The Episodes, nearly six years in the making, is a complexly developed concept album. Bassist Phil Lipscomb spoke on the…

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Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros have announced that they are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their debut album, Up From Below.   After an early session in Bogalusa, LA, the band has been recording at their studio in Ojai, CA.   The album, which is self-produced, will be released on May…

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World Wrestling Entertainment (aka WWE) has awarded MGK’s “Invincible” as main event wrestler John Cena’s theme song at pop-extravaganza Wrestlemania XXVIII taking place April 1, 2012 at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL.   “Invincible” is running in WWE Wrestlemania XXVIII promotional advertisements and will serve as John Cena’s song of the evening when…

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Shane Harper has just unveiled his official video for his latest single, “Rocketship,” which comes from Harper’s upcoming album, which will exclusively be released through Target on February 14th. “The process of writing a song, recording, and then shooting a video for it is really an incredible experience,” said Shane. “I hope everyone enjoys watching…

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