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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! DALLAS BLOCKER “ROCK YA BODY”: SKOPE IT…

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Catch a sneak peek of Debi Nova’s sizzling video for “Drummer Boy.” The infectious track was co-written by the Costa Rican superstar and will appear on her forthcoming album release, Luna Nueva.   “Drummer Boy” embodies the combination of irresistible Latin rhythms and potent pop smarts found on her full-length debut due out this spring.…

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World-renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE premieres the eight minute title track from its forthcoming new album Snakes for the Divine today via SPIN.   The colossal song sees the Oakland band at the peak of its powers, injecting a progressive mien into its steamroller sound while legendary guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike conjures symbols…

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Comic Book Heroes’ (CBH) new single “Move Out of the Way” off their Take A Seat EP has been chosen by ESPN as the featured song for the network’s coverage of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season beginning with the telecast from Daytona International Speedway   on Saturday, February 13, on ESPN2. To kick off…

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KE$HA TALKS “BLAH BLAH BLAH” VIDEO Ke$ha recently shot a video for “Blah Blah Blah,” along with the boys of 3Oh!3, who appear on the club anthem. Ke$ha told MTV News at the shoot, “The whole concept of the video was a bunch of douche-y guys macking on me as usual, and me making them…

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Celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli are set to release their new album, Fire Away, April 20th on Mercer Street Records / Downtown Records. Fire Away is the Grammy Award-winning band’s fifth studio full length, and first for the NYC based Mercer Street Records / Downtown Records. Produced by acclaimed producer Tony Berg, Fire Away features…

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Electrifying St. Louis rock band Story of the Year have announced a headlining US spring tour with Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, After Midnight Project and Monty Are I in support of their forthcoming album, The Constant, which is due out on February 16 via Epitaph Records.   Ticket pre-sales begin at 3:00PM (local…

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More than 200 bands from around the country competed for the once-in-a-lifetime experience, and Boston-based Mission Hill earned it.   Mission Hill is in Ho Chi Minh City, performing at the Hard Rock Cafe 5 nights a week until March 5.   They’ll return to put finishing touches on their full length record, due April…

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Codeine Velvet Club, the new musical project from The Fratellis’ Jon Lawler and singer/songwriter Lou Hickey, will release their self-titled US debut April 6th on Dangerbird Records.   The collaboration began when Lawler, taking a break from whirlwind touring and recording with The Fratellis, teamed up with Hickey to work on a track – the…

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Cult rock heroes Alkaline Trio have debuted their new video for the first single and title track from their forthcoming album This Addiction, due out February 23, today on MySpace.com.     [myspace 102762445 nolink] www.alkalinetrio.com

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Menudo Entertainment LLC, New World Booking, Jeffery Wiener and Oscar Llord/Creative Icons are pleased to announce that in relation to all legal disputes conducted in 2009, a mutual agreement has been reached and any complaints and/or legal matters have been withdrawn without prejudice to the parties.   It was also established that there was no…

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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: THE HASTY PUDDING MAN OF THE YEAR Justin Timberlake was roasted at Harvard University on Friday night, as he was honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. The Grammy and Emmy award winner received his pudding pot from the nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe Friday night.     Hasty Pudding Theatricals…

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Gavin Hayes (vocals, guitar), Drew Roulette (bass, moog, speak & spell, samples), Mark Engles (guitar) and Dino Campanella (drums, keyboards)–is currently holding a remix contest of “Gathering Pebbles” from their critically acclaimed THE PARIAH, THE PARROT, THE DELUSION album.   It was released June 9, 2009 on their own Ohlone Recordings through Warner Music Group’s…

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The second annual Harvest of Hope Fest (HOH) is proud to announce a second round of artist confirmations. Kid Sister, Matt Pond PA, Port O’Brien, Dead Confederate, 7 Seconds, Gringo Star, Smoke of Fire, We are the Union, Avi Buffalo, Cheap Girls, Broadway calls, Japanther, Crime in Stereo, Yesterday’s ring and The Dig are all…

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Gibson Guitar, the world’s premiere musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, has announced the availability of the much anticipated Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul. Through a career that spans stints with Ronnie Montrose, Van Halen, and his own prominent solo work, Sammy Hagar has been the force behind a total of 60…

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Finnish Love Metallers HIM are now streaming their seventh studio album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice on their Myspace profile. The album, which was produced by Matt Squire (The Used, All Time Low, Saosin) was recently described by frontman Ville Valo as being “the most sexual album we’ve ever made”.   Ville also added…

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pureNRG, one of the most popular tween groups in the Christian music industry, has announced their plans to bring the group’s musical career to a close at the end of 2010. As a farewell and thanks to their fans, the pop trio will be releasing a Best Of CD/DVD collection on July 20 exclusively through…

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Vanguard Records and Barnes & Noble, Inc, the world’s largest bookseller, have teamed up to offer Daphne Willis’ CD, What To Say, exclusively for three months beginning on February 9th.   Consumers will be able to purchase the physical CD only at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide beginning on February 9th for ninety days. Simultaneously,…

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Broadcast Architecture’s Smooth Jazz Network announced today that it will air the World Premiere of the new album Soldier Of Love from Sade, the weekend of February 6th, prior to its retail release date next week.   The nationally broadcast world premiere is being produced and distributed by the Smooth Jazz Network ® and will…

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Warner Bros Records has announced the release of breakthrough UK band biffy clyro’s new album Only Revolutions. The follow up to 2007’s Puzzle, Only Revolutions will be available exclusively on iTunes beginning March 9, 2010.   3/06 — The Marquee — Tempe, AZ 3/07 — House of Blues — San Diego, CA 3/09 — Troubadour…

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Growing, the experimental Brooklyn-based trio comprised of Joe DeNardo, Kevin Doria, and recently added member Sadie Laska (IUD), have debuted the first installment in a series of six video vignettes previewing select tracks from their forthcoming full-length PUMPS. Premiering yesterday at The Fader, the videos for “Hormone” and “Drone Burger” visualize the songs intensively processed…

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Legendary west coast rappers Cypress Hill have unveiled a preview clip of their upcoming music video for “It Ain’t Nothin.” The short clip that launched today features the members of the iconic group returning to the hip-hop game to bring real rap music to the forefront. Check out the video here and get a sneak…

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Kicking off a selection on Canadian dates earlier this month, playing a sold-out show with Phoenix at Vancouver’s Cultural Olympiad, the You Say Party! We Say Die! live show is one not to miss. You Say Party! We Say Die! “Glory” from the album XXXX. from Paper Bag Records on Vimeo. YOU SAY PARTY! WE…

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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! Paul Wall “I’m On Patron”: SKOPE IT…

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Los Angeles rising star metal quintet Holy Grail will head in to the studio this month to record their debut album, CRISIS IN UTOPIA, due out on Prosthetic Records in late Spring. Acclaimed producer/remixer/musician Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle) will be at the production helm. With monster vocals, not one, but two…

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The Who is gearing up for their Super Bowl halftime performance and CBS Interactive is running a contest in support of The Who’s Greatest Hits Album.   They are giving away some amazing prize packs including a Gibson guitar! The contest ends on February 12th, so be sure to enter before then. The Who Giveaway:…

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KE$HA’S SEVENTH STRAIGHT WEEK AT NUMBER ONE Ke$ha scores a seventh week at number on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “TiK ToK.”   Meanwhile, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” climbs one spot to number two, which is now the song’s highest rank to date. Rising one notch to number three is Young Money’s “BedRock” featuring…

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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! J BLAKK “Catch Up”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Coming off the heels of a very successful partnership with NBC Universal for their “Countdown to Vancouver” Olympic promotional campaign, Grammy nominated artist Matisyahu is set to perform his hopeful and uplifting anthem “One Day” as part of the LiveCity Vancouver! and Canada/ Whistler Village Square Stage outdoor free concert celebrations. NBC Universal has been…

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Skope Magazine is teaming up with MeowPoww Media again this year to put on another killer event during SXSW. We have Friday and Saturday reserved at our venue and we have all our sponsors working hard to make this year better than the past. I know you’ll have a list of artists down for the…

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Top Dog/Atlantic recording artist Uncle Kracker has announced details of his upcoming US headline tour.   The Detroit-based singer-songwriter will kick off the “Happy Hour Tour” on March 11th with a home state show at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan.   Dates will then continue through April. The tour comes as Uncle Kracker’s current…

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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! Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More”: SKOPE IT…

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Australian rockers JET have announced a run of headlining dates with support from The Crash Kings. The North American trek will begin in Toronto, ON on March 5 at The Opera House. In the midst of their third trip around the world to support their new album, Shaka Rock, the band will be performing on…

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On the heels of the announcement of his forthcoming CD ‘Scratch My Back’ set for release March 2, Peter Gabriel announced several North American shows.   The shows will feature Peter performing two sets in concert with a 54-piece orchestra, no drums, no guitar. The first set will feature songs from the recent album, and…

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LADY A TOPS BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART Lady Antebellum’s second album, Need You Now, debuts at number one on the Billboard album chart, selling a whopping 481-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s the biggest debut sales week for any album since Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream bowed atop the list with 701-thousand copies in…

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Never Shout Never’s Christofer Drew will chat with fans and perform acoustically on MTV.com’s “Buzzworthy Blog” in a special live event that begins streaming at http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/ at 3 pm EST on Thursday, February 4th.   Fans around the world can log on to http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/ on Thursday for the opportunity to chat with Drew live from…

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In a recent interview with MTV, music industry icon Randy Jackson reveals how the eclectic North Carolina-based group Paper Tongues got their big break. According to Jackson, Paper Tongues singer Aswan North approached the American Idol judge while he was eating lunch at an LA restaurant, knowing he was also a musician and would appreciate…

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Establishing his own spot amongst the ranks of East Coast hip-hop’s seminal figures, DJ/producer Statik Selektah utilized his turntabling skills and ingenuity in PR and promotions to break some of the region’s most promising artists, bearing his own influence on the national mixtape circuit. Born January 23, 1982 in Lawrence, MA, Patrick Baril was exposed…

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Murdoc from Gorillaz has just hacked into AOL Radio’s Top Alternative station. Rumor is he may be playing songs from the new Gorillaz album ‘Plastic Beach,’ due out in stores March 9. So what are you waiting for?! Click the link below to start listening to Murdoc’s pirate radio broadcast right now. http://bit.ly/aq7B8f

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