Category: NEWS

Sugar Red Drive is well on their way to success. The band has already opened for the likes of Seether and Theory of a Deadman, and the first single from their self-titled debut album, “One More Time,” was released to wide-spread acclaim. Now the boys from New York state have released a new single, the…

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The rousing Port O’Brien return with the new single ‘Leap Year’, one of the most immediate moments from their critically acclaimed album ‘Threadbare’. After an astounding gig at the Scala back in November and an extensive US tour, Port O’Brien will return to the UK for to play an intimate show at London’s borderline, in…

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On Wednesday, March 24th www.OwlCityMusic.com and VEVO are set to premiere the new music video for “Vanilla Twilight” — the second single off his Universal Republic debut — Ocean Eyes.   The awe inspiring video was the creative vision of Owl City’s Adam Young and it was shot in the Historic North Side district of…

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It is the dawn of a new era in the Kottonmouth Kingdom, and on April 20th, 2010, the Kottonmouth Kings will unleash their eleventh studio album Long Live The Kings.   For the release of this epic recording, the Kottonmouth Kings have reinvented themselves yet again by adding the Dirtball, who joins the fold as…

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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! Asher Roth “Seared Foie Gras with Quince…

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FANS WAIT HOURS TO SEE BEIBER Justin Bieber fans waited hours just to catch a glimpse of the young singer at his taping of The View yesterday.   Fans began waiting outside the studio on Sunday afternoon to get a look at the 16-year-old entering and leaving.   MTV News interviewed a bunch of fans…

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Reprise Records’ multi-platinum rock band Green Day will hit the road with support from AFI in August for a series of North American tour dates produced by Live Nation. This is the second leg of the band’s critically acclaimed U.S. tour in support of their current gold-certified album 21st Century Breakdown, which won a 2010…

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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! Drake “Shut It Down” feat. The Dream:…

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Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of San Francisco based punk rock group Heartsounds.   The band is scheduled to open up for punk legends and labelmates Bad Religion at House of Blues in West Hollywood, CA, on March 25 and House of Blues in Anaheim, CA, on April 2. Formed from the…

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Following the tremendous initial success of Bob Seger’s Early Seger Vol. 1 at Michigan-based retailer Meijer, Seger is broadening distribution of the album from beyond its Michigan introduction to the nation’s largest retailer. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 23rd, the collection will be available at all Walmart stores across the U.S. Early Seger Vol. 1, which…

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Atlantic recording group STONE TEMPLE PILOTS has announced the upcoming release of their hugely anticipated self-titled studio album “STONE TEMPLE PILOTS.”   This will be the first studio release since 2001’s certified gold “Shangri-La Dee Da.”   The new album — which will be released on MAY 25th — will render the magic that has…

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Classic rock legends Wishbone Ash will be performing a select number of US dates on their current major world tour that began this past October. Wishbone Ash embarked on an intensive 6-month tour plan, a ‘final fling’ taking the band ’round to next July in celebration of the 40th anniversary of its long career. Wishbone…

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On his just released mix-tape outing, the appropriately titled Town Bidness, Dubble R continues to bless the masses with his reality fueled street narratives, delivered in that all-too-familiar raspy vocal tone. On the thirteen track extravaganza, Rich enlists the help of a few of his homies and colleagues in the biz; Snoop Dogg [“I Fux…

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Live Nation, the international tour promoter for Lady Gaga’s The Monster Ball tour presented by Virgin Mobile, has confirmed due to exuberant fan demand, an additional 6 Monster Ball concert dates have been added to the previously announced North American itinerary. On Friday, sales were so brisk that a 3rd and final show was added…

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GAGA GETS SUED FOR $30.5-MILLION Lady Gaga is getting sued, and it’s for a large sum of money.   According to the Associated Press, songwriter and music producer Rob Fusari is claiming that he came up with her stage name, co-wrote some of her songs, and played a large role in her getting a record…

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The recent discovery of a fake Jah Cure Facebook page has forced Jah Cure’s management to take a zero tolerance in protecting Jah Cure’s intellectual property. The page which was connected to the email ‘universaljahcure@live.com’, since been taken down by Facebook, sought to lure unsuspecting fans and promoters with promises of dubs and information on…

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Singer and songwriter Tyler Hilton will release a new five-song EP, entitled Ladies & Gentlemen, on April 20th, 2010. Four tracks, “Sunset Blvd., “This World Will Turn,” “Keep On,” and “I Believe In You,” will be included on Hilton’s upcoming album The Storms We Share, which is due from Reprise Records late this Summer. The…

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Win a trip to see Dashboard Confessional in New York! There is a sweepstakes where you can get tickets to Dashboard Confessional’s concert at the Nokia Theater in NYC as well as airfare and hotel! The contest runs until Monday, March 22nd! Dashboard Confessional Sweepstakes: SKOPE IT HERE!

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New England-based, acoustic rockers, “Remember September,” have recently released their second CD, “The Roads We Travel.”   Having performed with a bevy of legendary artists including Chicago, .38 Special and Randy Travis, their tracks bring you on a fascinating musical journey about the male experience as seen through the eyes of five introspective observers. **BUY…

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GAGA MAKES BOY GEORGE BLUSH Lady Gaga is known for her outlandish behavior, and if you make Boy George blush, that only confirms how crazy you are.   British paper The Mirror reports that the former Culture Club frontman said that Gaga asked him to “sign her vagina” when they met at one of her…

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When a teenage comic book fanboy’s obsession takes over his life and he becomes a costumed super-hero named KICK-ASS — with no super-powers whatsoever — the results are the twisted, funny, high-octane adventure movie that opens in U.S. theatres on April 16th.   Preceding the movie on March 30th, DGC/Interscope Records, a unit of Universal…

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Word/Warner Bros. Records Artists and Platinum-Selling Group Point Of Grace (Shelley Breen, Leigh Cappillino, Denise Jones) are letting their fans know there is “No Changin’ Us” with their eighth studio album release of the same name. No Changin’ Us was released on Tuesday, March 9 to all digital and physical retailers and is the group’s…

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The Island Def Jam Music Group takes over the top of the charts with an explosion of album and singles releases — starting with the brand new album by Ludacris, THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES, debuting today at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and R&B/Hip-Hop chart, with first week sales of 137,000 copies.…

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LUDACRIS DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE Ludacris scores his fourth number one on the Billboard album chart as Battle of the Sexes debuts at the top, selling over 137-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.   The Gorillaz debut at number two with Plastic Beach selling over 112-thousand copies.   Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now slips down…

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Anna has rapidly become known across the US and all the way to Stockholm for her virtuosity as a pianist, singer and songwriter.

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MySpace debuts the brand new trailer for MALICE ‘N WONDERLAND, an original short film inspired by the new album from Snoop Dogg. The film stars Snoop, Jamie Foxx, Xzibit, Soulja Boy, Murs, Diplo, Mayer Hawthorne, MC Lyte, among many others. The movie will be released simultaneously on March 23rd with the More Malice CD including…

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On February 23rd, Finland’s hard-rock heroes HIM and Sire/Reprise teamed up with MTV Games and Harmonix to release a brand-new downloadable content of three HIM tracks, including their new single “Heartkiller,” for the Rock Bandâ„¢ Music Store in connection with HIM being Xbox’s featured artist for the month of March. The other downloadable tracks are…

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On the heels of their current single “Stylo” setting the record for the most successful YouTube Music Tuesday premiere to date, Gorillaz have now set two more career landmarks with their brand new third album, Plastic Beach: Selling more than 112,000 copies in the seven days since its March 9 U.S. Release on EMI’s Virgin…

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Phish will kick off an extensive summer tour on June 11th at Toyota Park in Chicago, IL. An online ticket request period is currently underway at http://phish.portals.musictoday.com/ and will end on Friday, March 26th, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, April 2nd. For full details, visit…

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LADY GAGA & BEYONCE MAKE HISTORY TOGETHER Lady Gaga and Beyoncé have made history with their new single “Telephone”.   According to Billboard, the two have tied the record for most number one songs on the Billboard Pop chart since the Nielsen BDS-based radio airplay chart launched in 1992. The pair joins Mariah Carey, who…

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In what will be his first true solo album, rock icon Slash will release his CD, SLASH, on April 6th, 2010. The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmeister, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows…

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Hip hop icon and Creative Chairman of Priority Records Snoop Dogg is preparing to add the role of superhero to his growing list of titles with the forthcoming release of More Malice: Deluxe Album and Movie on March 23rd.   Accompanying the eight song disc is a 40 minute mini-movie entitled “Malice N Wonderland The…

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Platinum selling artist Katrina “Trina” Taylor, the only female rapper to release a #1 album in 2008 with the release of her 4th album, “Still Da Baddest,” (Slip-N-Slide Records/EMI) is gearing up for the release of her highly anticipated 5th album titled “Amazin.’” The first single off the album is “Million Dollar Girl” featuring Diddy…

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I Declare War has officially been signed as the fifth band to Artery Recordings, the new joint venture between The Artery Foundation and Razor & Tie.   Founded in 2005, the death metal band is comprised of five guys in their 20s out of Seattle, Washington.   On June 1st, their self-produced album Malevolence will…

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Bieber Fever rules: As millions of fans count down the days until the March 23rd release of his second album, MY WORLD 2.0, platinum- selling pop singing sensation Justin Bieber announces his first headlining tour of North America. The “My World” Tour, presented by AEG Live and featuring Sean Kingston as special guest, will open…

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Grammy-nominated Robert Randolph & The Family Band’s highly anticipated new album We Walk This Road–the first since the band’s acclaimed 2006 effort, Colorblind–is set for release this June on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by the legendary T-Bone Burnett, the album continues the Sacred Steel tradition for which Randolph has earned wide praise, including the New…

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The Eagles will headline a concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA on Saturday, June 12th with special guests the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban. The Eagles – Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit — will perform hits from their more than 35-year career, such as “Hotel California,” “Desperado,” “Life In…

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Underground rap stalwart Murs reunites with 9th Wonder for ForNever, the pair’s third collaborative album.   The 10-track collection features “I Used To Luv Her,” a remake of Common’s mid-1990s classic, as well as “The Problem Is…”, a powerful examination of the struggle to make an honest living. “I think when I work with anybody,…

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GAGA ADDS TOUR DATES Lady Gaga just doesn’t seem to want to leave her life on the road.   According to Billboard.com, the North American leg of the pop star’s Monster Ball tour will now run from June 28th in Montreal, Canada through September 19th in Raleigh, North Carolina.   Tickets for the majority of…

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The Spill Canvas will release a brand-new five-song digital EP, entitled Realities, through all digital service providers on April 13th. A special physical edition, which includes an exclusive T-shirt, will be available for purchase during the band’s upcoming April tour as well as through The Spill Canvas’ website: www.thespillcanvas.com. An exclusive, limited edition pre-order package…

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