Fast-rising heavy psych rock band MONDO DRAG has just released its debut album, New Rituals. The Davenport, Iowa-based quintet’s mind-expanding new record is in stores now — on CD and limited edition red LP — via Alive Records. Merging exciting psychedelic rock with an electric blues edge, MONDO DRAG delivers a sound that references…
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DELUKA REMIXES KE$HA’S SMASH HIT “TIK TOK”
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After tackling a few mash ups of their own with Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Miike Snow, Deluka takes Ke$ha’s smash hit TiK ToK to a whole ‘nother level! Mixing their own signature electronic sound and throwing in some nice little Deluka touches to the TiK ToK video, the band turned out an amazing…
PARAMORE UNVEIL “SPRING TOUR”
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Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore has unveiled details of its upcoming headline tour. The tour is set to kick off on April 26th with a home state show at Tennessee’s Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Dates will then continue through mid-May (see attached itinerary). Support will come from Relient K and fun. Pre-sale…
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND HAITI RELIEF PROJECT
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In an initiative to assist in providing long-term support to the people of the earthquake-ravaged nation of Haiti, Dave Matthews Band has established the Bama Works Haiti Relief Fund. Proceeds from The Haiti Relief Project, a five-song digital EP from the group, and a new limited edition t-shirt featuring its cover art, will benefit the…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Duece Poppi’s “Go Poppi Go”
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THE BIRD AND THE BEE TO RELEASE “GUILTLESS PLEASURES VOL. 1: A TRIBUTE TO DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES”
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the bird and the bee, the duo of singer Inara George and multi-instrumental/producer Greg Kurstin, are set to release Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates, on EMI’s Blue Note Records on March 23. Following up 2009’s Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, the acclaimed band’s third full-length album…
GOLDFRAPP ANNOUNCES HOLLYWOOD BOWL APPEARANCE JUNE 27, 2010
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Musical pioneers Goldfrapp announce their brand new single ‘Rocket’ to be released through Mute March 9th 2010. Fizzy with inspiration, ‘Rocket’ is a goose-bump brilliant tune and is taken from the duo’s fifth album ‘Head First’, released on March 23, 2010. Celebrating the release of “Head First” Goldfrapp will make their long-awaited Hollywood Bowl debut…
CIRCA SURVIVE RETURN WITH HEADLINE TOUR
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Atlantic recording group Circa Survive has unveiled their first touring plans of the year. The Doylestown, Pennsylvania-based quintet’s upcoming run of shows will kick off at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC, on March 11th, with dates continuing through the end of the month (see attached itinerary). Tickets will go on sale this Saturday,…
NIKKI SIXX RADIO SHOW WIDGET
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In anticipation of the launch of the Sixx Sense radio show, we have a new widget available for posting and sharing on your site. This flash widget will be updated with new content – video, audio and photos from the show as time goes on. If you want to check it out first or direct…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th, 2010
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KELLY CLARKSON LOVES THE U-K Kelly Clarkson is playing six shows in the U-K in February, and the original American Idol can’t wait. According to British paper The Daily Star, Clarkson said that English people “are really mad and go nuts…they are easily my best audience.” She also said that she has some…
THE BURNED GETS STOKED BY SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE
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It would be easy to say the debut album by The Burned is hot and why not? It’s an incendiary self-titled first effort by singer/songwriter Kurt Baumann featuring12 tracks of mesmerizing lyricism and melodies that assert that someone with enough talent and a burning vision can still tell a good story with a good song.…
GUITAR HERO’S FEBRUARY DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT LINEUP
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Guitar Hero cranks up the heat in February with a strong lineup of weekly downloadable songs that are sure to satisfy fans’ musical appetites. For the first time in a music video game, master tracks from popular heavy metal band Black Sabbath are hitting center stage. In addition, top bands 30 Seconds To Mars, Breaking…
WOLFMOTHER “CALIFORNIA QUEEN” LIVE
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Live from The Coronet in London comes another epic performance from Wolfmother! In the just released footage Wolfmother, led by head Wolfie Andrew Stockdale, rip through “California Queen,” a track from their newly released album Cosmic Egg. The video debuted on the band’s official site www.Wolfmother.com, which will also be the home of additional footage…
SHIROCK TEAMS WITH HOLLISTER CO. FOR VALENTINE’S DAY SHOPPING SPREE CONTEST
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Nashville rock band SHIROCK has teamed up with Hollister Co. to run a promotional contest. “Win a Hollister Co. Valentine’s Day Shopping Spree from Shirock” gives SHIROCK fans and Hollister fans the chance to win $50, $100, and $250 gift certificates to Hollister plus SHIROCK T-Shirts, CDs, and other prizes. The contest launches on January…
PAPER TONGUES “RIDE TO CALIFORNIA” VIDEO
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Rock/hip-hop fusion act, Paper Tongues, have released the music video for their first single, the high-octane track “Ride to California.” The clip captures the explosive energy of the North Carolina band’s live performances, and showcases their eclectic look and sound. Watch the video now, and, for a limited time, download the song for free via…
B-REAL OFFERS NEW MP3 FROM CYPRESS HILL
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Here is your chance to get a brand new Cypress Hill joint off their upcoming record Rise Up, due out on April 6. The song is called “It Ain’t Nothin’” and you can download it for free for a limited time at cypresshill.com. Click here to enter your information and download now! The album features…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Soulja Boy “Pretty Boy Swag”
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THE CONSTELLATIONS SET TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT
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The Constellations will release their debut album Southern Gothic on EMI’s Virgin Records on June 8. Rising stars of the Atlanta scene, the band–which is fronted by charismatic vocalist Elijah Jones–is set for a breakout year in 2010. Southern Gothic was produced by Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), and features guest appearances by…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th, 2010
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HOPE FOR HAITI NOW HAS RAISED OVER 66-MILLION DOLLARS Hope for Haiti Now has raised more than 66-million dollars for Haiti relief and recovery efforts. The figure includes proceeds from sales of the Hope for Haiti Now album, a collection of live performances from last week’s global telethon that today became the first-ever digital-only…
New Yeasayer single O.N.E. mp3 download
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The new Yeasayer album Odd Blood is set for a February 9, 2010 release from Secretly Canadian. Just two weeks shy of release, Odd Blood is whipping up an absolute frenzy. They have released the second mp3 single off the album for free download, the song “O.N.E.”. The band’s two New York shows this February…
GIBSON GUITAR SPEAKS OUT ON PRICE FIXING SUIT
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“Gibson Guitar Corp. is one of many manufacturers and organizations in the Musical Instrument Industry that has been named a party to approximately 30 lawsuits that claim they conspired to artificially increase and fix the prices of musical instruments. These lawsuits stemmed from an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission that lasted several years…
R&S RECORDS’ NEW ROCK IMPRINT PREPARES TO RELEASE THE PLEA
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This year is going to prove to be an exciting year for music lovers worldwide when the instantly-addictive sound of an Irish quartet called The Plea releases. The Ballyliffen, Ireland based band will be bringing their sound mixed with Northern Soul and rock, distilling its influences so deftly their songs sound both fresh and…
KAKI KING SIGNS WITH ROUNDER RECORDS
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Rounder Records is pleased to announce the signing of singer & guitarist extraordinaire Kaki King. Named a “Guitar God” by Rolling Stone, King has spent the past decade gathering critical acclaim and fan admiration. King received a Golden Globe nomination for her contribution to the musical score of the 2007 film Into the…
SERJ TANKIAN ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE SCREENINGS OF ‘ELECT THE DEAD SYMPHONY’
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Reprise Records and Serj Tankian have teamed up with theatrical distributor Cinema Purgatorio to present a series of nationwide screenings of Tankian’s Elect the Dead Symphony – a very special orchestral interpretation of Tankian’s critically acclaimed solo debut Elect the Dead. The dynamic one-off performance was recorded and filmed in HD by six cameras at…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: LYFE JENNINGS “BUSY”
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MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th, 2010
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TAYLOR SWIFT AND HOPE FOR HAITI NOW TOP iTUNES CHART Taylor Swift dethrones Ke$ha on the iTunes chart as her single, “Today Was a Fairytale,” is the most-downloaded tune on the site. Ke$ha’s huge hit, “Tik Tok,” comes in at number two, just ahead of Justin Bieber’s “Baby” featuring Ludacris, “Hey Soul Sister” from…
Listen Up: Hesta Prynn “Can We Go Wrong”
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Hesta Prynn is putting the final touches on her solo album. Produced by Chuck Brody (Lykke Li, J.Lo, Ra Ra Riot and Wu Tang Clan) with help from Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara, and Eric Gardner (Gnarls Barkley) is providing drums. Formerly of the hip-hop group Northern State, Hesta’s new sound pits euphoric beats…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Ke$ha ft. NatStar “TIK TOK” (Remix)
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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE SUMMER OUTING
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Dave Matthews Band will launch an extensive North American summer tour with a two-night stand at The Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT (May 28th and 29th). An online ticket request period begins this Thursday, January 28th, and continues through Monday, February 8th, at: http://www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com/. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on February…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Bun B ” Hit That Lick Remix”
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NEW LP FROM LITTLE BROTHER APRIL 2010
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Favorites of fans and critics alike, Little Brother, the North Carolina duo of Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh, is proud to finally confirm the release of an album people have been waiting on for years. LeftBack, which will be the fourth album of Little Brother’s illustrious career, will be available April 20th via Hall Of…
DIGICEL AND SHAGGY COLLABORATE ON SONG TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HAITI
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Digicel today announced details of its collaboration with international reggae artist, Shaggy, and renowned producer, Christopher Birch, to write and produce a song — Rise Again — to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. Rise Again is a Caribbean song, which was written and performed by Caribbean artists for the people of Haiti.…
DIRTBALL BECOMES A KOTTONMOUTH KING / VIDEO
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The Kottonmouth Kings have revealed the next era in their ongoing legacy by announcing the addition of the group’s newest member, the Dirtball. This notorious party monster has been a label mate of Kings for years, releasing a series of cult classic albums under the Suburban Noize banner and doing countless tours alongside the group.…
DIPLO TO MIXES GUCCI MANE’S “COLD WAR” MIXTAPE SERIES
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Legendary Philadelphia DJ Diplo has announced that he will remix Gucci Mane’s acclaimed Cold War mixtape series. The Grammy nominated producer and songwriter (M.I.A’s “Paper Planes,” 2008) signed on for the project to support the release of Gucci Mane’s The State Vs. Radric Davis in light of the rapper’s recent legal woes. The remix album…
THRIVE RECORDS SIGNS DEAL WITH ISLAND DEF JAM
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Thrive Records, whose hit-driven Total series and ThriveMix series contributed to the company’s ranking as Billboard’s #1 U.S. independent dance label for the second year in a row in 2009, has signed an exclusive worldwide multi-year production and distribution (p&d) deal with Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ), it was announced today by Steve Bartels,…
DEVO TO PERFORM AT THE VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER GAMES
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DEVO, one of post modern rock’s most visionary and influential bands, have been invited to perform live at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on Feb 22, 2010. This performance will conclude a Victory Ceremony and will be broadcast live on NBC Networks. It’s your duty as citizens of the earth to tune…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 26th, 2010
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MTV’S HOPE FOR HAITI NOW DREW 83 MILLION VIEWERS MTV’s Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, drew a cumulative audience of more than 83 million viewers and a gross average audience of more than 24 million viewers in the United States, according to Nielsen Media Research. The telethon has now…
SURFER BLOOD KICKS OFF TOUR WITH FLORIDA HOME STATE SHOWS
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Surfer Blood is kicking off their US tour next week by playing a string of Florida home state shows. Surfer Blood’s highly anticipated debut album Astro Coast is out now. Surfer Blood call West Palm Beach home and, while still in their early 20s, have penned an album worth of catchy, summery indie songs that…
ROD STEWART’S BLUE MOON RISES
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If ONCE IN A BLUE MOON hasn’t exactly been the Holy Grail for the Rod Stewart faithful, it’s only because they didn’t know what they were missing — until now. Recorded in the summer of 1992 with producer Trevor Horn, this unique collection of covers captures Stewart at his interpretive best — his magnificent voice…
WATCH THE CHIEFTAINS/RY COODER IN A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK
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The Chieftains’ Paddy Moloney and Ry Cooder bring together the musical souls of two nations, Ireland and Mexico, in a mini documentary exploring the making-of their new album ‘San Patricio’ (March 9 / Hear Music/Concord Music Group). Watch the video now on Nat Geo Music at National Geographic.com: http://bit.ly/6rXCM2
