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If you’ve stepped foot anywhere near London or Glasgow across the waters lately, the impact of GRUM’s music needs no introduction.

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The Wailing Wall’s first record, Hospital Blossoms, released free on the JDub Records website, was downloaded well over 15,000 times by new fans all around the world.   That project landed Jesse live spots on MTVU, WNYC Soundcheck, WFMU and Fearless Music TV. May Tour With Tim Fite May-17, Danbury, CT Heirloom Arts Theater May-18,…

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In preparation for the release of their forthcoming album, LeftBack, the North Carolina duo Little Brother is proud to release the album’s latest track, “So Cold,” featuring fellow Justus League emcee and long-time collaborator Chaundon. Produced by King Karnov, the song begins with a commanding drumbeat, wobbly bass line, and warped keyboard effects, shortly joined…

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Sony MASTERWORKS announces the signing of 4TROOPS.   Their debut self-titled CD will be available on May 11th with a portion of the proceeds from the sales to benefit veteran-related organizations.   Sony chose to release the album during Armed Forces Week (May 8-May 15) which honors Americans serving in all five services — Army,…

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HANSON is excited to announce the release of their new record, Shout It Out, on their own 3CG Records on June 8, 2010. Shout It Out is the three -time Grammy-nominated independent band of brothers’ fifth studio record. It’s a fantastically infectious collection of finely crafted, R&B-flavored pop-rock — an homage to the music that…

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LADY GAGA TWEETS SOME MORE Cole Goforth from Tennessee got sent home from school this week for wearing a Lady Gaga inspired T-shirt which read “I Heart Lady Gay Gay,” and the pop star is really taking the story to heart.   She wrote about the situation at length on Wednesday during the day on…

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Rush — Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart — is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting. Announced today, The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of…

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After a long legal battle with her label Roadrunner Records to get dropped, Amanda Palmer announced yesterday that she has been released from her contract.   In celebration, Amanda is very pleased to be able to — for the first time since the year 2003 — offer you a brand new and previously unreleased song…

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Masts Of Manhatta, Tracy Bonham’s first full-length album in five years, will be released on July 13th by Engine Room Recordings. Produced by Bonham, the album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Los Lobos, Lisa Germano) and features the Brooklyn-based Smokey’s Roundup, a trio led by guitarist Smokey Hormel (Tom Waits, Beck, Norah Jones),…

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BMI has expanded its tracking of live music performances to include smaller concert events, distributing royalties to additional songwriters, composers and music publishers.   The performing right organization will now pay performance royalties on the top 300 concert tours, events and festivals in America, as determined by Pollstar research, on a quarterly basis. The first…

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Musicians Allison Moorer and Steve Earle welcome into the world their first child, John Henry Earle.   John Henry was born on April 5th at 10:07am, weighing eight pounds, two ounces and measuring 21 inches long.     Moorer and Earle were married in 2005 and live in New York’s Greenwich Village. www.allisonmoorer.com & www.steveearle.com

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ADAM LAMBERT REMIX EP Adam Lambert will release Remixes, a six track digital EP containing remixed version of the first two singles off his debut album For Your Entertainment. Remixes will be made available exclusively at AdamOfficial.com on Friday and at all other digital service providers on Tuesday.   The album contains mixes from Jason…

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This one is from Alt-Country songstress Jennie Arnau and it’s her song, THE SPARROW & THE GODS, from her upcoming album CHASING GIANTS, out April 13th. Download THE SPARROW & THE GODS here: SKOPE IT HERE! www.jenniearnau.com

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Ax-slinger Gary Hoey is embarking on an exclusive run of tour dates with Jeff Beck and will perform acoustically an array of favorites. These shows come in the middle of Hoey’s spring run of National guitar clinics running up and down the East Coast. These clinics start April 6 in Allentown, PA and continue till…

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Ryko is proud to add singer-songwriter Matt White to its growing family. White, a superb songwriter, vocalist, pianist and guitarist, possesses a powerful vocal range that he uses fearlessly and a naturally charismatic personality that permeates his live and recorded performances.   From a musical family, White composed all the material on his second album…

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The summer just got hotter as Bon Jovi adds very special guest Kid Rock to select stadium concerts on their hugely successful “The Circle Tour.” Kid Rock will appear at the newly added fourth New Meadowlands Stadium concert on July 9th in East Rutherford, NJ; as well as Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA; Soldier Field…

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Lou Barlow + the missingmen will hit the road this summer in support of Lou’s most recent release, Goodnight Unknown. This will be the first chance to see Lou playing headlining shows with the missingmen since the new album came out!   Lou Barlow on Tour! 6/10 San Diego, CA   The Casbah 6/11 Tucson,…

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Danish rockers New Politics have recently unveiled a raucous video for their single, “Yeah Yeah Yeah”. The clip showcases the high energy trio of David Boyd (vocals), Soren (Guitar, Vox), and Poul (drums) performing the song in what appears to be a rehearsal space, with David Boyd showing off his insane dance moves. The band…

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Venerated metal road warriors Every Time I Die will be taking their mayhem inciting sound on tour, entertaining their rabid fan base along with Southern metal cohorts Norma Jean and Canadian punk-core Cancer Bats. Every Time I Die promise a monstrous set of crowd rousing favorites including songs from their latest masterwork New Junk Aesthetic,…

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Charlie Mars will embark on a headlining tour in support of his latest album, Like A Bird, Like A Plane, on May 11th at Pittsburgh’s Club Café. Before hitting the road, he’ll play two shows in Austin, TX:   He’ll kick off the 17th season of “Unplugged at the Grove” on April 15th…

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Rock icon Neil Young will hit the road for his first solo concerts in many years on the Twisted Road tour, which begins on May 18th and continues through June 8th. As an even rarer treat for fans, Young will play solo in several of the region’s classic theaters, offering a program of his classic…

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Universal Republic Records’ artist Owl City continues to garner accolades at an unprecedented pace in 2010, with the RIAA awarding his smash album Ocean Eyes platinum certification this week for selling more than a million units of his Universal Republic debut.

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Florida punk band Against Me! have announced the track-listing and release date for their upcoming new album White Crosses. The album, the band’s second for Sire Records, will be released on June 8th, 2010. Against Me! will also release a digital EP titled I Was a Teenage Anarchist, which will be available on iTunes beginning…

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LADY GAGA SPILLS MORE ON NEW ALBUM Has Lady Gaga written “the anthem for our generation?”   The pop star certainly seems to think so.   In a post on fan site GagaDaily.com, the “Bad Romance” singer said that she has “already written the first single for the new album,” that the record will be…

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Today is the day! “Radio Undead” is now live on iheartradio. Fans of Hollywood Undead have been waiting to hear the band’s customized radio station in partner with iheartradio.com, but the wait is over. Hours of music, handpicked by the band, can now be enjoyed by all. Listen in as the guys from the band…

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ALICIA KEYS, BEP & MORE ADDED TO IDOL GIVES BACK Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, The Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox and Jeff Beck will perform on Idol Gives Back, which airs Wednesday, April 21st at 8 PM on FOX.   Idol Gives Back has made history by raising over 140 million dollars for charity to…

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U2360 ° At The Rose Bowl will be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Interscope Records on June 3, coinciding with the band’s first U.S. show in 2010. U2360 ° At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year’s U2360 ° tour in support of their Grammy-nominated album No Line on The Horizon.…

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The madness of SXSW may be over, but thanks to Keds you can check out some performances you might have missed along the way. Teaming up with Solid Gold, Travis Barker, The Honey Brothers, Surfer Blood, Pharoahe Monch and many others to capture their performances and have them get crafty with Keds. SKOPE IT HERE!

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Focused on delivering the most individual, personal project of his career, Slash enlisted the services of producing partner Eric Valentine (Queens of Stone Age, The All-American Rejects) and compiled a rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) and drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and…

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After much anticipation and speculation, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard confirmed today plans to tour North America. Kicking off July 23, 2010 in Asheville, North Carolina, Clay and Ruben will bring their “Timeless” tour to 17 cities including appearances at famed venues such as New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, LA Nokia Live in Los Angeles, and…

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Daughtry will be performing this Saturday in Indianapolis (as a part of the Coke Zero Countdown) so  Skope wanted to let you know that fans will be able to watch this performance live on Facebook. To check out the Coke Zero Countdown, all your readers have to do is visit www.facebook.com/cokezero beginning at 1:45 PM…

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It is officially past March 30th and the curtains for Wordsmith’s “Vintage Experience” album have officially been lifted for the feature presentation. Broken up into 4 chapters with unique movie scores; the album plays out like a Movie on Wax. Featuring the singles “Hook-up Hotline,” “Tour Guide to New Bride” and “As the Art Fades…

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The charismatic and complex singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig is set to unleash his first new Danzig studio album in six years.   Deth Red Sabaoth, produced by Glenn and recorded in Los Angeles over the course of 2009, will be released on June 22, 2010 (Evilive/The End Records).   The 11-track collection, penned by Danzig, is…

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JUSTIN BIEBER JOINS LUDACRIS ON STAGE Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance during Ludacris’ set at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.   Bieber joined Luda for a version of their collaboration, “Baby.”   Justin took to his Twitter after the show and said: “Crazy night…got to surprise the crowd at the…

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On Monday, March 29, in anticipation of the 45TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, CBS.com premiered the first episode of Road to the ACM Awards, a four-part documentary series featuring country music star Josh Thompson. The web series gives fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Josh’s life on the road during his current nation-wide…

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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! Filip Filipi Feat Collie Buddz “Hurricane Ana”:…

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Atlantic recording artist Jason Castro has announced plans for his first-ever headlining tour.   The dates herald the release of his much-anticipated debut LP,   “JASON CASTRO,” which arrives in stores and at all online retailers on April 13th. Castro will kick off his first headlining tour in his home state of Texas with an…

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LA-based indie artist ACTIVE CHILD (a.k.a. songwriter/musician Pat Grossi) will release his highly-anticipated EP June 1st on Filter US Recordings. Titled Curtis Lane, the EP is ACTIVE CHILD’s first stateside offering; he released several singles in the UK to significant critical acclaim.   Track listing for Curtis Lane below.     In support of the…

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Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) April lineup of downloadable songs is sure to satisfy with huge rock bands and popular tracks for Guitar Hero ® 5 and Band Heroâ„¢ players this month.   With the addition of tracks from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fall Out Boy, Blur, The All-American Rejects, Saving Abel, Phoenix and Black Sabbath, the…

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The Dirty Heads are quoted by ROLLING STONE as one of the “Best New Bands of 2010” and have released a live music video for “Lay Me Down” featuring Rome of “Sublime with Rome” on Vevo.com. The video gives fans a taste of the reggae rockers energetic live performance and what is to come in…

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