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Rob Carlton is now featured on GHS Strings website as an endorsee. This is a huge honor as only a select group of musicians are featured on the GHS Strings website. GHS Strings produce a full line of strings for fretted instruments: electric, acoustic and classical guitar; electric bass; banjo; mandolin; pedal and steel guitar…

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Twenty years ago, hip hop artist/activist KRS-One wrote an inspiring op-ed in The New York Times “A Survival Curriculum for Inner City Kids,” in which he addressed the city’s failings to take care of its most needy; in the article, he also mentioned how he’d spent many of his formative years in the 1970s in…

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Be sure to check out the new music video for the song “Sugar Pill” from The Bravery below. This particular video was directed by the band’s bass player Mike Hindert, the same person who directed the band’s previous chilling clip for “Hatefuck.” The new album by The Bravery, Stir The Blood, comes out on December…

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The number-one selling duo in music, Daryl Hall and John Oates, are appearing as themselves on the hit comedy, THE CLEVELAND SHOW this Sunday, November 22nd at 8:30pm ET/PT. Cleveland (Mike Henry) celebrates his first Thanksgiving with his new family, as well as his own parents, Cookie (guest voice Francis Callier) and Freight Train (guest…

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Deathrow Records CEO, President Lara Lavi has just been granted a temporary restraining order against the Canadian financial group, New Solutions Financial Corp and it’s CEO Ron Ovenden by the New York Supreme Court County of New York.   The court order will keep outside interests from attempting to act on behalf of the iconic…

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JUSTIN GOES TO SEE LEONA Leona Lewis played a special concert on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, the day her sophomore album Echo came out in stores, and she had a pretty prominent musician come to her show.   According to the L-A Times, Justin Timberlake took in the show from Lewis’ private table where…

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Ever wonder why you haven’t been approached by a major label? The truth is, if you haven’t been approached by a label yet there’s a legitimate reason why?

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The 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is confirmed for June 10-13! The four-day music and camping festival will once again be held on our beautiful, 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, 60 miles southeast of Nashville.   Check back soon for lots of surprises – We’ll be announcing our spectacular 2010 line up and more…

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Motion City Soundtrack — Justin Pierre, Josh Cain, Matt Taylor, Tony Thaxton and Jesse Johnson — are gearing up for their major label debut — My Dinosaur Life — due out January 19th on Columbia Records.   In anticipation of the new album, the band released their first new song “Disappear” from the album on…

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On the heels of unprecedented performances at the World Series and the New York Yankees’ victory parade, JAY-Z has scored a # 1 Billboard HOT 100 single with “Empire State Of Mind.”   Featuring Alicia Keys, the song has become an unofficial hometown anthem.   This is the first time JAY-Z has topped the Billboard…

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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! D.V. ALIAS KHRYST DISSING DRAKE: SKOPE IT…

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In 1962, an unknown group from Liverpool walked into Abbey Road Studios in London to record their debut single. Over the next eight years, they would create what many consider to be the greatest collection of studio recordings of the 20th century. THE BEATLES ON RECORD, a new documentary premiering on HISTORY on Wednesday, November…

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Alkaline Trio has announced the birth of Heart & Skull, the band’s own label formed in partnership with Epitaph Records. The band will release its seventh album through Epitaph/Heart & Skull in early 2010. Commenting on the formation of the new imprint, named for the band’s longstanding logo, Alkaline Trio singer/guitarist Matt Skiba said, “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! WORDSMITH “You Never Know”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Pop-punk pioneers New Found Glory have announced an acoustic tour with Dashboard Confessional this fall in support of their latest release Not Without A Fight. Tickets for the intimate shows will be available through a special presale that begins Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 5:00PM (local time).   By buying tickets through the presale, you will…

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U2 have just released three never before seen interview clips on MySpace Music, AOL’s Spinner, and The Wall Street Journal to coincide with the 25th anniversary of their creative breakthrough release, The Unforgettable Fire. The largest rock band in the world sat down to discuss their favorite tracks from the album, what they really thought…

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Aussie quartet Wolfmother have just confirmed “White Feather” as the second single from sophomore album Cosmic Egg. “White Feather,” which the band recently played on the UK’s Later with Jools Holland, has been described by critics as a track with a, “heavy-funky groove” (LA Times), “crammed with brilliantly crunch riffs” (BBC) and “immensely likeable” (Pop…

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On December 15th, Warner Bros. Records will release Sounds Like This Live 2, an EP featuring stripped-down versions of five songs from Eric Hutchinson’s full-length debut, Sounds Like This, which entered Billboard’s Heatseekers chart at No. 1 in September of 2007. More than two years later, Sounds Like This is the second best-selling album on…

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Tokio Hotel sat down with MTV’s Buzzworthy Blog to answer questions from their biggest fans. Watch the video clips to find out their thoughts on religion, pranks and celebrity crushes. Tokio Hotel’s new album Humanoid is available on iTunes now. MTV Shows MTV Shows

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JAY-Z NABS FOURTH NUMBER ONE HIT! Jay-Z earns his fourth number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as his “Empire State of Mind” collaboration with Alicia Keys jumps five spots to the top spot.   The song also marks Keys’ fourth number one song on the chart.     NO BEST NEW ARTIST…

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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! Them Concrete Boyz “Hey How You Doing”…

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Chicago-based rock violinist and advocate for freedom of all kinds EMILIE AUTUMN has extended her inaugural U.S. Asylum tour in support of the recent release of the Deluxe Edition release of her seminal album OPHELIAC on The End Records. Her not-to-be-missed two hour plus live show is an extravagant event involving music, burlesque, fire, trapeze,…

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Phish will cap off an extraordinary 2009 – which included its first performances in over four years and the release of Joy, which Rolling Stone hailed as “a genuinely great album” – with four consecutive shows at American Airlines Arena in Miami on December 28th, 29th, 30th and 31s. Phish will perform three sets on…

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ROBBIE WILLIAMS, one of Britain’s most talented entertainers and singer-song writers, releases his new album Reality Killed The Video Star digitally on Astralwerks today. The CD version will be released on November 17 and will be enhanced to allow the user access to exclusive bonus content when the disc is inserted into a computer. The…

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Backyard Tire Fire will release Good to Be on February 16, 2010 through the band’s own Kelsey Street Records with distribution provided by Thirty Tigers/RED.   Good to Be was produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin, who makes an appearance on every track on the album. Good to Be is a culmination of guitarist/vocalist, Ed…

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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! Cage the Elephant “Back Against The Wall”:…

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“Sometimes you have to be grateful for the things you already have.” With Kam Moye’s new video for “Let’s Be Honest,” the North Carolina emcee continues to display his down to earth sensibilities, and now finds himself fleshing out those sentiments with a strong set of visuals. [youtube _54mi8aAT5c nolink] www.myspace.com/supastition

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The MuseBox is proud to announce the release of Daisy McCrackin’s debut The Rodeo Grounds. The six-song EP — which evokes shades of Beth Orton, Joni Mitchell and Lisa Hannigan — is being released via Aeronaut Records (Juliette Commagére, Robert Francis, Nous Non Plus) Daisy grew up in San Francisco and survived the earthquake of…

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On November 12, 2009, Radric Davis, better known to his fans as Gucci Mane, was sentenced to 12 months in Fulton County Jail in Georgia due to a probation violation. Gucci was informed by the courts that he is eligible for release in 6 months or less. Gucci has given the following statement in regards…

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LADY GAGA LEAKED Lady Gaga’s The Fame Monster is currently streaming on MTV.com’s The Leak.   When the album hits shelves, it will be available in three general formats: the eight new songs as a stand-alone album called The Fame Monster, as well as in a deluxe edition packaged with her debut LP, and a…

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After years away from the music scene, William re-entered in a big way this year with his first CD of original material. Feeling that he lacked the necessary inspiration to write his own material he stopped playing for many years. However, earlier this year he found his inspiration (see below – Story behind the music)…

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Rockers Three Days Grace ask fans to use their hit single “Break” to create pump up videos or highlight reels for High School football teams.   The contest encourages fans to use still images, video and graphics and create a video to the bands’ song “Break.”   To compete, submit videos that highlight the football…

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Pearl Jam’s latest video for the track “Just Breathe” (Live at Austin City Limits) is now available online and in iTunes. Pearl Jam’s Austin City Limits performance airs next week Saturday, November 21. Check your local listings or austincitylimits.org for times. “Just Breathe (Live at ACL)” video link: SKOPE IT HERE!

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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! Sheek Louch “Everyday”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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French pop artist Sliimy’s cover of Britney Spears’ “Womanizer.” They shot the video on a white background; the principle was to print every image of the clip on white paper and cut them out. They gave the paper cut-outs to a wide variety of people on the streets of Los Angeles to hold during the…

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Visit http://www.zero7.co.uk/USTour09 for a chance to win Logitech goods from Zero 7. Retweet the webpage to be instantly entered. Three winners will win one of the following: Squeezebox Radio, Pure-Fi Anywhere 2, or Ultimate Earphones with Voice Capability.   Don’t miss Zero 7 when they kick off their North American tour on Nov. 26 in…

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Suburban Noize Records have inked a deal with New York hip-hop trio Blestenation. The group has been building a buzz throughout the hip-hop scene for the past few years touring alongside the likes of Bone Thugs – N – Harmony, Scarface, Killah Priest, and the Warped Tour, while working with everyone from Method Man and…

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TOM WAITS’ gold-certified triple-disc masterpiece ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS (Anti-) will be reinvented on December 8 as a limited edition vinyl set, complete with a deluxe 12″ booklet and six new bonus cuts. The collection totals 62 tracks over seven full length LPs, all pressed on 180 gram vinyl. (In the original CD collection,…

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Bill Cosby is now busy conquering the digital world. No stranger to bridging the generation gap, the legendary comedian became a newly branded digital force on Oct.19 when his virtual town hall meeting registered high-level traffic across several social media platforms. Those platforms include Ustream, Facebook, Twitter, Urban Radio station websites and Cosby’s own interactive…

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RECORD CLUB, the informal and irregular gathering of various musicians to record an album in one day’s time, has begun posting tracks from its third endeavor. The current album is SKIP SPENCE’s classic OAR and as reinterpreted by Beck, Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell. First track “Little Hands” is up now at Beck.com and new…

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