Category: NEWS

BEYONCE WINS BIG AT MTV EMAS Beyonce won three awards at the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, which also marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.   At the event, which was held at Berlin’s O2 World Arena, Bey won for Best Singer, Best Song for “Halo” and Best Video…

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Mötley Crüe have announced plans for an updated version of their Greatest Hits, including a special never before heard remix of “The Animal In Me” and the Grammy nominated “Saints of Los Angeles” from the hit Saints Of Los Angeles album. The remix of “The Animal In Me” comes from an interpretation by James Michael,…

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Add another T.K.O. to TECH N9NE’s scorecard. The Billboard Chart results are in after K.O.D.’s first week of release: #1 Indie Album, #2 Rap Album, #14 in Top 200, #16 iTunes Album Overall. Complementing TECH N9NE’s audio attack is an equally impressive visual assault: After an Oct. 27 All Day Premiere, Tech’s “Leave Me Alone”…

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Ultimate fans can find a ‘better life’ with 3 Doors Down with the release of “The Ultimate Pack,” announced today.     The Ultimate Pack is available now, and includes six gems that are the perfect holiday gift for the 3 Doors Down fan: Limited Edition Re-Mastered Green Vinyl “The Better Life” LP with new…

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Hollywood Undead have just posted live video footage from their upcoming CD/DVD release Desperate Measures. The performance showcases the 6 crazy MC’s performing the popular song “No Other Place” to a fan packed venue. The band’s high energy performance gives fans a peek at what they can expect on 11/10 when the CD/DVD package releases…

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Multi-platinum, 2009 American Music Award nominee Shinedown and multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Papa Roach announce co-headlining dates. Two of today’s biggest bands in rock, each delivering #1 rock hits this year (Shinedown’s “Second Chance” and “Sound Of Madness” and Papa Roach’s “Lifeline”) will kick off the tour December 5th in Highland Heights, KY. Tickets for Highland Heights,…

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Acclaimed post-hardcore heavy rockers Norma Jean signs with Razor & Tie and plans a 2010 album release.   The band will headline the “Explosions 2009” US tour in late November through December.   Norma Jean will play their breakthrough album Bless The Martyr and Kiss the Child in its entirety on select dates. This is…

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In celebration of All Souls Day, Them Crooked Vultures a/k/a Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme and John Paul Jones are giving it away: As of midnight, “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” is available as a FREE download at iTunes. No obligation to buy anything. “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” Free on iTunes: SKOPE IT HERE!

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The word is out: EVERCLEAR is back, better than ever, and ready to re-connect with their audience.   Frontman Art Alexakis has gone back to basics: recruiting a new band, releasing In A Different Light, a new album that reinterprets the Everclear songbook with some fresh surprises, and finally returning to the road, to the…

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Ben J and Legacy of The New Boyz will join multi-platinum recording artist Chris Brown on an 18-city North American Tour.   When “You’re A Jerk” hit the internet earlier this summer, the group had no idea how fast the song would pick up.   Within days of uploading, youth across the country were recording…

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Let It Beat is finally here. The sophomore album release from Shwayze drops today and the guys do not want you to forget. The Malibu-based duo have just posted a short video to remind all of the Shwayze fans out there to pick up the new release in-stores today. The feel good album includes the…

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Rhino and Bright Midnight Archives unleash four inspired performances from The Doors’ final tour with LIVE IN NEW YORK. The latest addition to the band’s acclaimed series of archival concert releases, this six-disc collection contains all four of The Doors’ performances — in their entirety — recorded in 1970 at the Felt Forum in New…

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Priscilla Renea’s album doesn’t come out til 12/1, but she’s keeping busy with some new covers. Check out this mash-up cover of Chris Brown’s “I Can Transform Ya” and Owl City’s “Fireflies”:   [youtube JtIL70MxvPM nolink]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and that means music legend Kenny Rogers will once again be embarking on his highly acclaimed annual holiday tour, bringing his exceptional talent and signature sound to stages across America.   The 2009 edition of the Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits Tour featuring Rebecca Lynn Howard will…

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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! DJ WHOO KID AND DJ SCREAM PRESENT…

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Lou Dog, from Suburban Noize recording group the Kottonmouth Kings, has been named the new assistant director for the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). “I am proud of the appointment and I am prepared to continue lending my energy and resources towards the advancement of the…

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are to release Live, a 2-DVD, 1 CD set on 16th November 2009 on the band’s own Abstract Dragon label. The DVD features over two hours of live concert footage from three sold out shows in Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow. The footage documents the end of the band’s 2007 tour in…

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L.A. five-piece Rooney is gearing up to release a new, limited-pressing EP, Wild One and will embark on a national headlining tour beginning November 27th at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre, in support.   Fans can get a first listen to Wild One as the EP will be available exclusively at these upcoming shows before…

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With no better way to kick-off Halloween, AFI brings fans a golden performance of “Veronica Sawyer Smokes” live from mtvU’s Ulalume festival. The Morrissey-esque track comes from AFI’s newly released album, Crash Love which also features the single “Medicate.”

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With the COMBINATION of three musical forces coming together to forge one new sound, Kick It Out, the latest release from platinum selling recording artists Boom Boom Satellites featuring Tahj Mowry and Flo-Rida has already began to infiltrate radio airwaves. With what many program directors have begun referring TO as rock-hop, Kick It Out is…

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Sugar Red Drive have unveiled the music video for their single, “One More Time,” from their self-titled debut album. The dark and ominous clip captures the band’s raw energy and is a great example of why Sugar Red Drive is building a buzz in the rock scene. [youtube kKCsJuGOV4Q nolink] www.myspace.com/sugarreddrive

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This is the first Liars album to be recorded entirely in the USA since 2004’s “They Were Wrong, So We Drowned” and sees Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross taking inspiration from fringe characters lured to LA and the resulting subcultures and alternate spaces that they generate. “Sisterworld” is Liars’ own space, completely devoid…

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Introduction to the Bay Area pop star known as Eye’z. The video was directed & edited by Damon Jamal. For those that do not know, Eye’z is an up and coming musician who has the voice, looks, and ambition to be a star. This video is a great intro to what is coming from Eye’z!…

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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! The Subjects “Functioning People”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Alternative rock band Weezer and Allstar Products Group, marketer and distributor of the Snuggie, America’s favorite “blanket with sleeves,” have joined forces to create the official Weezer Snuggie.   It will be launched today and will bear the band’s trademark “Weezer” logo.   This latest addition to the Snuggie collection will allow fans of the…

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Sire Records’ recording artist Jack’s Mannequin, led by Andrew McMachon, will hit the road in December as very special guests of Weezer. They will also be part of an exclusive WRXP show along with Phoenix and Manchester Orchestra on December 2nd at the Hammerstein Ballroom   in New York City. In addition, Jack’s Mannequin will…

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As part of its ongoing Archives Performance Series with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young, Reprise Records will release Dreamin’ Man Live ’92, on December 8, 2009, on CD, while the vinyl pressing will be released on January 12, 2010.     The album is a complete live performance of Young’s album Harvest Moon drawn from various…

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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! Jump Clubb Covers Elliot Smith’s “Los Angeles”:…

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Pierced Arrows, the Portland-based trio comprised of legendary members Fred and Toody Cole of the seminal punk band Dead Moon have announced their signing to VICE Records for the release of their sophomore LP Descending Shadows on February 2nd.     Descending Shadows expands on their fervently rough signature sound, recorded at Portland’s Buzz or…

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Paramount Pictures presents in association with Cold Springs Pictures and DW Studios Up In The Air, a film by Jason Reitman — the Oscar ®-nominated director of Juno. Due in theaters nationwide this December, the film stars George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizer and consummate modern business traveler who, after years of staying…

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Right off the heels of releasing their debut album Lovesick Electric on October 27th, Nashville natives Hot Chelle Rae are premiering the brand new video for their single “I Like To Dance.”   HCR just finished up touring the month of October with Third Eye Blind, and have a handful of tour dates lined up…

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LADY GAGA SETS ANOTHER RECORD Lady Gaga is the first artist in the 17-year history of Billboard’s Pop Songs chart to notch four number one singles from a debut album, as “Paparazzi” rises two spots to the summit.   Gaga’s “Just Dance,” “Poker Face” and “LoveGame” also topped the Pop chart earlier this year.  …

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Today, the innovative i4c Campaignâ„¢, an initiative of the holding company TouchPoint Trust Group, announces its first partner in the movement to build a better future: the 2010 Lilith Tour. Lilith Fair founders Sarah McLachlan, Dan Fraser, Marty Diamond and Terry McBride have targeted a $3 million investment partnership for the Lilith i4c Campaign. i4c…

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The mind-bending band that gave us what is largely considered the decade’s most viewed music video (even the Simpsons parodied it), the treadmill-manned “Here It Goes Again” is back. Never content to rest on their laurels, OK Go is preparing to tread anything but familiar territory with their upcoming new album, Of The Blue Colour…

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Boston Ballet’s beloved production of The Nutcracker, New England’s holiday tradition for over 40 years, takes the stage at the beautifully restored Boston Opera House, November 27 — December 27, 2009. All 34 performances of this season’s production are presented by State Street Corporation. The 2009 Nutcracker will feature the entire Company, more than 250…

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The uber popular electro-pop duo Röyksopp are bringing their much buzzed about live show to the US for four exclusive dates. This will be Röyksopp’s, Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland’s first US dates in over 4 years. Adding to the critical acclaim, legends and superstars alike are raving about Röyksopp’s eclectic sound. Kanye West, Elton…

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Legendary musician Carlos Santana will help raise food, funds and awareness for America’s hungry children during the November performances of his multi-year resident show entitled Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits, at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. During the eight Santana performances in November, presented by AEG Live,…

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RIHANNA’S TRACKLISTING REVEALED RapRadar.com has gotten their hands on the official tracklisting to Rihanna’s upcoming Rated R album. Be sure to get your copy when it drops November 23rd. 1. “Mad House” 2. “Wait Your Turn” 3. “Hard” featuring Young Jeezy 4. “Stupid In Love” 5. ROCKSTAR 101” featuring Slash 6. “Russian Roulette” 7. “Fire…

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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! Lil Cease & DJ Delz Presents Junior…

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Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey and Rob Pope–collectively known as Spoon–have confirmed the release date of their first album in over two years and seventh overall: Transference will be released in the U.S. on Merge Records on the 26th of January 2010. Produced by the band, Transference is made up of 11 new gems…

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