Plastic Beach the new album from Gorillaz, will be released by Virgin on 9 March, 2010. The album is preceded by first single Stylo (featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack) which will receive its radio broadcast premiere tonight and will be available for download January 26. When reached with news of the leak that…
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Smoke Bulga “Writing On The Wall (Dissing Benzino)”
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FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO
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Check out the behind the scenes look at The Friday Night Boy’s video for “Stupid Love Letter”! The video will premiere on Friday, January 22nd on MTVu and MTVu.com. The band will also be headlining the “Once It Hits Your Lips” Tour beginning January 23rd. “Stupid Love Letter” is also featured on the When…
SNOOP DOGG RETURNS WITH “MORE MALICE: DELUXE ALBUM AND MOVIE” ON MARCH 23RD
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Snoop Dogg announced today that he will release the follow up to his latest release entitled More Malice: Deluxe Album and Movie on March 23rd. The new album will feature 5 songs from the previously released “Malice N Wonderland” along with 5 entirely new songs and 2 remixes. Included with More Malice will…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Drew Danburry “Religion of Me”
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THE HONORARY TITLE’S JARROD GORBEL RELEASES SOLO EP
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Jarrod Gorbel, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter behind esteemed indie act The Honorary Title, announces the self-release of a solo EP. “Ten Years Older” will be available digitally on January 19th, 2010. The collection, recorded in New York, is a taste of what is to come with Gorbel’s approaching full-length solo album, Devil’s Made A…
SCION AND METALINSIDER.NET TEAM NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR THE NO LABEL NEEDED CONTEST AND SERIES
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The No Label Needed Contest and Series presented by Scion, in collaboration with MetalInsider.net, will help one band leave labels behind and take on the industry all on their own. The series will show readers how it’s done, all while helping one special contest-winning band get ahead in a spectacular way. From 1/20 NOW…
COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 LINE-UP
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The 11th COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL will feature a mix of artists ranging from Pavement, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Tiësto, Faith No More, Deadmau5, David Guetta, MGMT and Public Image Limited. Set for Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at the beautiful…
GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE LIVE CHAT TODAY – 1/20/10
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Tune in to Justin.tv tomorrow at 3pm PST for a live chat with Green River Ordinance! The Texas rockers will be answering fans’ questions about their upcoming headlining tour, new single “Come On,” and current release Out of My Hands. “Come On” recently cracked Top 20 on Billboard’s Hot Adult Rock chart and…
MATT AND KIM PLAY COACHELLA 2010
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The band will perform Sunday, April 18th which also features a headlining performance by the Gorillaz and sets by Thom York, Pavement, Phoenix, Spoon, and Julian Casablancas among others. Matt and Kim had a whirlwind 2009. They released their sophomore album Grand (FADER Label), performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, won Breakthrough Video at the…
BRAD PAISLEY TO HEADLINE 7TH ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL AT GILLETTE STADIUM
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For six years running, the New England Country Music Festival at Gillette Stadium has been the hottest summer concert in New England, selling out the stadium in as little as 15 minutes. Today Kraft Entertainment announced that the New England Country Music Festival will return for a seventh year in 2010, featuring an incomparable lineup…
KORN AND ROB ZOMBIE TO TOP BILL ON THIRD ANNUAL ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL
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The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL featuring KORN and ROB ZOMBIE will kick off Saturday, July 10 in San Bernardino, CA and will roll through 24 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August (a full itinerary will be announced in the coming weeks). Mayhem presale tickets go on sale April…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20th, 2010
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MTV’S HOPE FOR HAITI NOW CONCERT LINE-UP Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Sting, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, and Taylor Swift will all perform at MTV’s Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief on Friday. The show will also feature…
V V BROWN DATES
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Following a year’s worth of continuous praise from her home base in the U.K., echoed by enthusiastic plaudits from Stateside media tastemakers, the warm-voiced, strikingly visual singer-songwriter V V BROWN will give U.S. audiences a bigger taste of her talents later this month, when she plays her North American debut live shows. These appearances coincide…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Snoop Dogg Feat Jay Z “I Wanna Rock (The Kings G-Mix)”
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ROB SWIFT RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “RABIA”
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Master turntablist Rob Swift has strived to expand the definition of Hip Hop since his first release in the mid-90’s. In an age where creating an iTunes play list is the sole prerequisite for being called a DJ, Swift’s boundary-pushing new release, The Architect, is a refreshing reminder that the 1’s and 2’s are…
LISTENER DRIVEN RADIO GROUNDBREAKING NEW ‘CROWDCASTING’ INTERACTIVE PLATFORM
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Ever dream that you had your own radio station where you could call the shots and play whatever you feel like? Imagine the fun you’d have and the impact your own cool, diverse musical tastes would have on thousands, maybe millions of listeners! Dream no more. Now, thanks to Listener Driven Radio you and your…
WILLIE NELSON SIGNS WITH ROUNDER RECORDS
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Rounder Records is pleased to announce the signing of American legend, songwriter, actor, and social activist, Willie Nelson. Nelson is the creative genius behind many chart toppers including “Crazy,” “Hello Walls,” “Red Headed Stranger,” and “Stardust.” His career has spanned six decades and more than 200 albums. He is the President and…
CYPRESS HILL SIGN WITH PRIORITY RECORDS/EMI
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Legendary hip-hop/rock group CYPRESS HILL have signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Priority/EMI and are gearing up for the April 6th release of RISE UP, their first new studio album in six years. The deal is the first artist signing by Priority Records Creative Chairman Snoop Dogg. “My role as Creative Chairman of Priority Records…
VAMPIRE WEEKEND RELEASE NEW SONGS FOR GUITAR HERO
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Today, a new Vampire Weekend three-song track pack is available for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. The popular band returns to the Guitar Hero franchise with the Vampire Weekend Track Pack featuring two songs – “Cousins” and “Holiday” – from their brand-new album Contra as well as “The Kids Don’t Stand a…
DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS’ LIVE IN LAS VEGAS
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On February 9th, Bama Rags/RCA Records will release Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’ Live In Las Vegas, a 2-CD set capturing their December 12, 2009 show at the Theater for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The concert was the culmination of “An Acoustic Weekend with Dave Matthews…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 15th, 2010
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KE$HA TOPS BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART Ke$ha tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth straight week with “TiK ToK.” Meanwhile, another song off her number one album Animal, “Blah Blah Blah” featuring 3Oh!3, is this week’s biggest debut, coming in at number seven. Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” holds steady at number two,…
MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK COMING TO NEWBURY COMICS IN BOSTON
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Motion City Soundtrack announce a US headlining tour in support of their highly-anticipated new album and major label debut – My Dinosaur Life – due out January 19th on Columbia Records. The tour kicks-off with a hometown show at First Avenue in Minneapolis and Motion City Soundtrack will be joined by fellow rockers Set…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Diplo Presents: “Free Gucci”
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REMEDY DRIVE TO HIT THE ROAD WITH MERCYME
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Dove Award-nominated rock band Remedy Drive is gearing up for a busy spring with a slot on the popular Rock and Worship Roadshow Tour, along with one of Christian music’s biggest names, MercyMe. “We are thrilled to be on the Roadshow with Remedy Drive this spring,” says MercyMe’s Bart Millard. “They bring so much energy…
RHINO TO RELEASE ‘SHUTTER ISLAND’ SDTRK
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Paramount Pictures presents SHUTTER ISLAND, the latest film from Oscar ®-winning director Martin Scorsese. Premiering February 19 in theaters nationwide, the suspense thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, and Michelle Williams. Laeta Kalogridis wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Produced by Robbie Robertson, the film’s haunting double-disc soundtrack features…
LALI PUNA ANNOUNCE FIRST ALBUM OF NEW MATERIAL IN OVER FIVE YEARS
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More than half a decade has elapsed since the release of Faking The Books, Lali Puna’s third (and hitherto most recent) long-player, but the band’s impact on the climate of electronic rock music remains palpable. Along with sister-group The Notwist, this Munich-based quartet has helped map out the musical landscape for modern, experimentally minded…
STATEMENT BY WYCLEF JEAN ON HAITI EARTHQUAKE
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The following is a statement by Wyclef Jean on yesterday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti: “Haiti yesterday faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake — and several very strong aftershocks — struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince. I cannot stress enough…
WE WILL MISS YOU TEDDY PENDERGRASS
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TEDDY PENDERGRASS, one of the leading soul singers of all time and R&B’s reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and ‘80s, died last night following a prolonged illness. (March 26, 1950-January 13, 2010) The legendary, Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter, whose powerful vocals helped define The Sound of Philadelphia, first with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes…
HIM ANNOUNCE SPRING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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Finland’s hard-rock heroes HIM have announced that they will tour North America this spring in support of their upcoming new album Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice, which will be released by Sire Records on February 9th, 2010. The headlining trek begins March 26th in Philadelphia and criss-crosses the continent before finishing up in New…
CORY CHISEL AND THE WANDERING SONS AND DAWES TOUR DATES
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Black Seal and ATO Records are thrilled to announce the Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons and Dawes co-headlining winter tour. The dates will kick off on February 5th at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, CA, and loop around the country, culminating with a show in the Dawes’ hometown of Los Angeles, CA, on…
LIZZY BORDEN SETS UP THREE CALIFORNIA DATES
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LIZZY BORDEN announces three exclusive California dates to start off 2010. These first of the New Year shows will be a best of LIZZY BORDEN, incorporating songs from the entire catalog including the latest record Appointment With Death. “These will be the first headlining shows on the west coast that we’ve done in a long…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 14th, 2010
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KE$HA TOPS BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART Ke$ha bows at number one on the Billboard album chart as her debut album, Animal, sold over 151-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. The album knocks Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream out of the top spot to number two after six weeks at the summit. Boyle’s…
PRIORITY RECORDS CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2010
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Following the December 8 release of Snoop Dogg’s tenth studio album, Malice N Wonderland, Priority Records will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2010 with a year-long catalog campaign showcasing the legendary gangsta rap label’s most influential artists and recordings. Snoop Dogg, Priority’s Creative Chairman, will oversee the release of several commemorative catalog titles, beginning…
JOHN VARVATOS DESIGNS T-SHORTS FOR 52ND GRAMMY AWARDS
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The Recording Academy and TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles unveiled an innovative advertising campaign for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards, airing live on CBS Jan. 31, 8 — 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. The fully integrated campaign, titled “We’re All Fans,” highlights music fans’ unprecedented impact in the current digital age. “Music connects us all and while it comes…
PAPER TONGUES “RIDE TO CALIFORNIA” WIDGET
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Out of Charlotte, North Carolina comes PAPER TONGUES, a seven piece outfit that fuses massive rock n’ roll melodies with fiery hip hop. With a sound entirely their own, Paper Tongues is set to release their debut album via A&M/Octone featuring the first single, “Ride To California.” The band has put together an eclectic mix…
TMBG WINTER 2010 DATES
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2009 was a remarkable year for They Might Be Giants. After releasing Here Comes Science, the follow-up to the Grammy-winning Here Come The 123s, the band embarked on a highly successful national tour, playing for both kids and adults, as well as performing their renowned album Flood front to back in select cities. 2010 looks…
THE BRIAN JONSTOWN MASSACE RETURNS WITH ‘WHO KILLED SGT. PEPPER?’
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre is back and set to release their tenth studio album, Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? on February 23rd. The 13-track album was recorded throughout 2009 in Iceland and Berlin and features Spaceman 3 legend Will Carruthers on bass, vocalist Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir and a variety of international musicians contributing textures not previously…
SICK PUPPIES RELEASE TRAILER FOR “ODD ONE” VIDEO
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Australian trio Sick Puppies have just released a trailer for their upcoming “Odd One” music video, which features the band performing at a Los Angeles Skate Park. “Odd One” is the second single off of the band’s new album Tri-Polar, which was released last year. The first single “You’re Going Down” was featured on the…
DROPKICK MURPHYS LIVE AT FENWAY PARK IN BOSTON
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DROPKICK MURPHYS continue their tradition of supporting Boston sports teams. On New Year’s Day, the band performed their hit, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” before the NHL Winter Classic hockey game between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. This year, the annual outdoor hockey game and pre-game performances–nationally televised on NBC–were held at Boston’s…
