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Selene Vigil-Wilk, best known as the riveting front woman for acclaimed Seattle indie band 7 Year Bitch, will make her solo debut with That Was Then, due out September 14th. She’ll release the album on indie label, Tuck and Roll Music. That Was Then marks her first release since 7 Year Bitch disbanded in the…

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WHITESNAKE have officially announced that bassist URIAH DUFFY & drummer CHRIS FRAZIER are going their separate ways from the band after a fun filled & successful journey together. WHITESNAKE wish URIAH & CHRIS every success in pursuing their individual musical careers & express their sincere gratitude for the exceptional contribution they both made to the…

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MILEY CYRUS GOES GLOBAL TONIGHT Miley Cyrus will take the stage tonight at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California for a show that will be steamed live around the world.   The live stream event will begin around 10:30 PM Eastern.   The next day, the concert will be archived and made available…

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Keytar-wielding synth-pop sensation LIGHTS has announced the Sire Records release of her new EP, LIGHTS. ACOUSTIC., on July 20, 2010.   The stripped-down collection of songs includes “River,” “February Air” and “Saviour” off her full length debut The Listening, as well as a cover of Rancid’s “Fall Back Down” and a never before recorded track…

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American Bang have just released a new, interactive widget for their fans! You can check out both of their music videos for “Whiskey Walk” and “Wild & Young,” as well as exclusive photos of the band and updates from their official Twitter (@americanbang). Download the widget to your MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and more right here.

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Hartford post-punkers MAKE DO AND MEND (MDAM) hit the studio last week to record their full-length debut, which will be released later this year via Paper + Plastick Records, in conjunction with the band’s long-standing label, Panic Records. With plans to be locked away until July 6th, the quartet will split time with co-producers Nick…

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Universal Republic rockers Anberlin will release their much-buzzed about fifth studio album, Dark Is The Way, Light is a Place,on September 21st. The band recorded it at Nashville’s renowned Blackbird Studio with Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine), who won the GRAMMY ® award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical earlier…

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The video was shot in ATL and features a dance battle w/ Sophia Fres, T-Pain and the Nappy boy dancers. This made for the dancefloor track will be featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming summer 3D movie release “STEP UP 3D” premiering August 6. The track is available now on iTunes and Amazon. [myspace…

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Creed has announced that to kick off the summer “20-10 Tour,” the band will perform a special show at the Hard Rock on July 26 to benefit the victims of the recent Tennessee floods.   Creed has pledged to donate 100% of their Nashville concert’s proceeds to local charity organization, Hands On Nashville (HON), which…

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At the forefront of the hardcore/dark metal movement for nearly three decades, recently announced a special nine-city concert trek that kicked off yesterday in Norfolk, VA.   The dates, played to usher in the release of Deth Red Sabaoth (evilive/The End Records),Danzig’s first new studio album in six years, will feature long-time Danzig cohort, guitarist…

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Just last Tuesday June 8th, rapper Plies dropped his fourth album Goon Affiliated, which has created such a national buzz that it’s currently ranked #1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop chart as well as #1 on Billboard’s Rap chart. On top of that, Plies’ Goon Affiliated is also #5 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, ranked before Justin…

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JUSTIN BIEBER DEBUTS NEW VIDEO ON SYTYCD Justin Bieber’s new video for “Somebody To Love” featuring Usher made its world premiere during the first live results show of So You Think You Can Dance last night.   Bieber has sold more than five-million albums worldwide and reached number one in 17 countries with his latest…

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Following the June 18th opening of the feature film Jonah Hex, Reprise Records will release a 6-track EP from Mastodon from the film’s original motion picture score Jonah Hex on June 29th, 2010.     Jonah Hex features an original score by Reprise recording artists Mastodon and Oscar-nominated composer Mario Beltrami (The Hurt Locker, 3:10…

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Within 48 hours of its debut, the Live Phish app was the #1 Top Paid Music App on the iTunes Store. Fans purchasing the $3.99 app at iTunes will receive a free MP3 show download at LivePhish.com (a $10 value) and can access free streams of entire Phish concerts from the LivePhish.com archives. The Live…

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MILEY CYRUS MTV LIVE CONCERT STREAM Miley Cyrus will celebrate the release of her new album, Can’t Be Tamed, with a free global live stream of her concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California across a number of MTV Networks’ Music and Logo Group websites on Monday.   The Can’t Be Tamed…

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Eagles of Death Metal bassist Brian O’Connor has been diagnosed with cancer, and is undergoing treatment in Los Angeles. He will undergo surgery today and will begin chemotherapy in three weeks. When Brian alerted members of his vast family of bands of his diagnosis, a human chain of support formed immediately. Members of Eagles of…

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Frontier(s) is set to release their debut album There Will be No Miracles Here on the Arena Rock Record Company August 10th.   Chris Higdon has been here before.   The powerful set of pipes that engraved the bombastic flair of Elliott – and previous to that, Falling Forward, – into the tender consciousness of…

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It was the Scream heard throughout Los Angeles when Grammy Award-winning rock legend OZZY OSBOURNE led a Dodger Stadium crowd of over 52,000 in setting a new Guinness World Records achievement for the longest scream by a crowd. The Friday night (June 11) scream–during the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim–was recorded and…

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After earning rave reviews opening for artists like The Low Anthem and The Tallest Man on Earth this spring, songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff is stepping out on his own for a headlining tour of the western United States. Rateliff has been on the road for the past several months performing songs off his debut album, In…

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After killing it at the top of the Hype Machine charts with their remix of La Roux’s Bulletproof, Hyper Crush are back with a brand new video for their track AYO produced by none other than DIPLO! [youtube igknD2vOQX8 nolink] After playing to a sold out crowd in their hometown at famed LA venue The…

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TRAVIE McCOY TO TOUR WITH RIHANNA AND KE$HA Travie McCoy will join Rihanna on her hugely anticipated Last Girl On Earth Tour, set to hit the road beginning on July 2nd in Auburn, Washington.   The trek — which also features special guest Ke$ha — will then wind its way across North America, culminating August…

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Multi-platinum singer-songwriter KT Tunstall will release her third studio album, entitled Tiger Suit, on September 28th, 2010, on Virgin Records. After a highly successful worldwide tour, the eco-minded Tunstall began demo-ing songs for Tiger Suit (a title inspired by a dream) in 2009 at the solar-powered recording studio she has built at her home in…

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David Andrew Sitek; guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer for TV On The Radio, as well as such   critically-acclaimed and popular bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars and Scarlett Johansson’s album of Tom Waits covers,   announces his new project Maximum Balloon. Featuring a collective of guest artists Maximum Balloon’s self titled set will be…

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Southern California’s Avenged Sevenfold have just unveiled the artwork for their upcoming album, Nightmare, which in-stores on July 27th. The band will also be releasing a special limited edition of their upcoming album on Warner Bros. Records. Nightmare was produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem) and mixed by noted engineer Andy Wallace. Please see…

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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! Tino Coury “Diary”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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After playing sold out shows across Europe and making history in The Persian Gulf, “The Ultimate Thriller” — The Michael Jackson Tribute spectacular, is launching the US leg of their world tour on Friday, June 25th at 8 PM, the anniversary of Michael’s passing, at The Lynn Auditorium.   The Ultimate Thriller gives MJ fan’s…

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Interpol will release their fourth, self-titled, studio record on September 13th through their own newly formed label, Soft Limit. The New York-based band announced the news of the album to fans on their website last week. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, produced by Interpol, and mixed with Alan Moulder at…

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Hey Champ are proud to present the video for “Neverest” a single off their forthcoming full-length debut Star.   The provocative Matthew Lessner (Dirty Projectors, The Raveonettes, Foreign Born, Local Natives) directed cut should have viewers dropping their jaws while finding themselves developing a Flipper fetish faster than lightning. [youtube qUu58ZAp6Z0 nolink] www.HeyChamp.com

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Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that its highly anticipated games Call of Duty ®: Black Opsâ„¢, DJ Hero ® 2, Guitar Hero ®: Warriors of Rock and True Crime ®: Hong Kong will feature music from some of the most popular and successful recording artists including Grammy ® Award winners Usher, Eminem, Soundgarden,…

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A year ago platinum selling group O.A.R. launched the first-ever co-write contest through Twitter. Designed to find fans that the band would collaborate with to create a new song, hundreds of O.A.R. fans submitted their lyrics, 140 characters at a time, to the band’s Twitter page. The band chose 3 winning verses, a chorus, and…

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The L.A.-centric jerkin’ phenom has produced its share of homegrown high school stars in record time, but none has come to symbolize the movement’s independent, entrepreneurial spirit more than Compton’s YG.   His signing to the Island Def Jam Music Group, and the June 9th iTunes release of “Toot It and Boot It,” YG’s Def…

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A decade after her revered debut album Dirty Harriet dropped, the hard-hitting lyricist Rah Digga is announcing that her new album,Classic, will hit the streets on September 14, 2010. This sophomore follow up is rife with the ambidextrous vernacular that has ranked her unquestionably among the best MCs of all-time.   Classic features production exclusively…

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Rounder Records is pleased to announce that Robert Plant is back with Band of Joy, his first album since 2007’s six time Grammy ® Award winning Raising Sand (Rounder).   Band of Joy was recorded in Nashville with a stellar cast of musicians and will be released on September 14. A timeless plunge into authentic…

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In celebration of pre-order launch at B9store.com for the upcoming full-length album Lock & Key, Cruel Hand has unveiled a short documentary they made while they recorded the album this past Spring!   [youtube Payr055KZI8 nolink] Additionally, Cruel Hand is equally excited to announce a US tour later this summer with Bane, Trapped Under Ice…

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FERGIE FLIRTS WITH NELSON MANDELA Does Nelson Mandela have a crush on Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas?   According to the Associated Press, the BEP frontwoman, who was in South Africa for the World Cup kickoff concert, said that the former president flirted with her, and that it was one of the “best moments”…

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Australian artist Gurrumul was forced to cancel his upcoming US tour due to illness, it was announced today.   The platinum selling and award-winning singer/songwriter will remain at home in North East Arnhem Land under a doctor’s supervision and a full recovery is expected. Ticket holders should apply for refund from point of purchase. Gurrumul…

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For 15 glorious years, from the launch of their first indie UK singles in 1994 (“Supersonic,” “Shakermaker,” “Live Forever,” “Cigarettes & Alcohol,” “Whatever”) to their final shows together in the summer of 2009 — Oasis defined the essence of British Rock and Roll.   Their attitude and stark drama revitalized and reignited a UK music…

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Check out R. Kelly’s amazing performance of “Sign of a Victoy” with the Soweto Spiritual Singers at the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa! [youtube T4k46ZTmBQo nolink]   Go team Brazil!

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Punk Rock band DRIVE A have just released a new webisode that was filmed at a recent stop on their Bamboozle Roadshow tour with All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, and Third Eye Blind. The clip features lead singer Bruno Mascolo singing down in the pit with fans, and when he starts to get a…

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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! DJ Suss-One: Tribute Mixtape To Big Pun…

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