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The Death of Bunny Munro is Nick Cave’s first novel since his critically acclaimed debut, “And the Ass Saw the Angel”, which was first published in 1989.   Penguin is releasing a new edition this September to tie in with his new novel. The Death of Bunny Munro will be published in hardcover by Faber…

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In 2005, after celebrating five Top 20 singles, a #1 single in “Everything You Want” and a #4 for “You’re A God”, the group known as Vertical Horizon took a self imposed hiatus to pursue other interests. In 2007, recharged and refocused the band began writing and recording their new album, Burning The Days,” slated…

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Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin will be hitting the road for a solo tour, just him and a piano, this October. The tour will raise awareness about his deeply personal documentary Dear Jack which chronicles the year that Andrew, then 22, spent battling leukemia while trying to release Jack’s Mannequin’s 2005 debut album Everything in…

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After 28 years with Chicago, singer-songwriter-keyboardist Bill Champlin is parting ways with the classic jazz/rock band to focus once again on his solo career. The announcement comes on the heels of the August 4th release of No Place Left to Fall, Champlin’s first solo album in more than 10 years. The two-time GRAMMY ® award…

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Nickelback were forced to cancel their show in Toronto, Canada on Sunday night due to severe weather.   According to ContactMusic.com, the rockers were in their native country waiting to go on stage, but had to postpone their gig when lighting started to strike nearby, making it unsafe for them to perform.   Opening acts…

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We might be getting some new music from Bon Jovi and much sooner than we expected.   MelodicRock.com is reporting that the New Jersey rockers are going to release an album this November.   It’s set to coincide with the release of a new book and documentary about the band, both titled When We Were…

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Coldplay was forced to cancel their show in Tampa on Sunday due to “medical reasons.” The concert was set to be band’s last show on their North American tour.

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According to the Associated Press, a huge Michael Jackson tribute concert will take place in Vienna, Austria.   Jackson’s family is working with promoter World Awards Media to get a high-profile lineup of international stars to pay homage to the King of Pop.   The show will take place at the sprawling grounds of the…

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Aussie Rocker Nic Cester from JET collapsed tonight on stage at Q The Music Club Live At Hard Rock Café as part of the worldwide promotional tour for the band’s upcoming CD, SHAKA ROCK.   The singer had been unwell all day but insisted on coming to the gig and not letting fans down. JET…

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With their brand new album ‘Artwork’ coming out later this month, platinum-certified Reprise Records artists The Used have announced a nationwide headlining fall tour.   The month-long run, which kicks off October 9th in Las Vegas, NV and runs through November 14th in Portland, Oregon.  The Almost and TK will be supporting. Early critical acclaim…

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“I do see the film and the album as being together, as a unified thing,” says Noah and the Whale’s chief songwriter and singer Charlie Fink about the band’s new record and accompanying film, The First Days of Spring. “But the album very much came first — it has its own internal narrative.” Noah and…

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A new track from Wale called “Contemplate” has just surfaced and if it sounds familiar, it’s because the rapper sampled Rihanna’s “Question Existing.” Rap-Up.com reports Ri Ri may re-record her hook, which was originally featured on her 2007 Good Girl Gone Bad LP. Fans can expect “Contemplate” to appear on Wale’s upcoming debut album, Attention:…

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A three pack of songs from animated band Gorillaz arrives on Rock Band this week. Fans of the video game will also be able to download tracks from classic rock artists like The Band, Janis Joplin, and The Who this week as well.

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It’s not uncommon for celebrities to have crazed fans and stalkers, but those fans cross far over the line when they send death threats. According to NYDailyNews.com, a man named Leon Desmond Barrett has mailed multiple threatening letters to Beyonce, Jay-Z and football star Jerome Bettis. Barrett has allegedly sent nearly a dozen threats between…

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For the first episode of his new talk show, Jay Leno has booked some big names in music.   On the premiere of The Jay Leno Show, Jay-Z will perform with Rihanna and Kanye West.   According to Access Hollywood, the trio will sing “Run This Town” when the series premieres on NBC September 14th…

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Words Records newest signing Satellites & Sirens released their debut digital-only EP All We Need is Sound. Featuring three tracks including the band’s first single and video, “Take Me Back,” the EP introduced the band’s unique 80’s-synth rock sound to music listeners via iTunes. The band is slated to release the Breaking the Noise EP…

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World-renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE will begin work on its long-awaited, fifth studio album and follow-up to 2007’s Death is This Communion this August.   The esteemed band will commence pre-production in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman (Metallica, Slayer, Johnny Cash) and the goal of capturing “the ultimate High on Fire experience.”  …

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It’s official, after all of the buzz and great fan and industry feedback about Hip Hop Artist Plies’ latest single BECKY, which has been his biggest single to date, we are excited to announce the official release date of his much anticipated 4th album “Goon Affiliated.”   Plies’ new album “Goon Affiliated” will drop on…

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Los Angeles’ Nico Vega announce a fresh round of tour dates today, beginning with several shows in California- including an appearance at Sunset Junction in Silver Lake- followed by a fall tour with UK alt-rockers Placebo starting on September 12th in Portland, OR. w/ Placebo: 9/12 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theatre 9/13 — Seattle,…

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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! MICHAEL JACKSON “DANCING MACHINE (POLO DA DON…

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Omaha, NE-based Capgun Coup will release their sophomore album, Maudlin, November 3, 2009 on Team Love Records.   While Capgun Coup’s 2007 debut, Brought To You By Nebraskafish, was a wonderfully motley snapshot collection of their evolution as a band, Maudlin is focused and lyrically personal.   The new album is often a satiric commentary…

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On September 29th, the Atlanta based Southern Rock outlaws, Blackberry Smoke, will be releasing their album titled Little Piece of Dixie through BamaJam Records, a new imprint of Stroudavarious Records. This is the second full length release of the group’s career, but the first for BamaJam Records. Country music has seen its share of Southern…

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Capitol Records breakthrough dance-rock band Hockey have been making impressive first impressions with music fans, bloggers and mainstream media around the globe with a non-stop touring schedule leading up to the October 6th release of their debut album Mind Chaos.   The Portland, OR based quartet have toured the UK with both Passion Pit and…

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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! RICH KID$ FT. LUDACRIS & LIL’SCRAPPY “PATNA…

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Paul McCartney’s August 5 & 6 stand at Boston’s Fenway Park has set the record for highest ever two-day attendance for a concert in the history of the storied ballpark.   Commenting on the extensive set list, which featured classics spanning decades of Beatles, Wings and solo material–including the recent Electric Arguments album released under…

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Platinum-selling Jive Records artist Three Days Grace will be releasing their third album Life Starts Now on September 22. The album was recorded in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and reunites the band with producer by Howard Benson. “Break” the first single from Life Starts Now will be released to radio. The Toronto-based rock band is comprised…

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Boise, Idaho’s Built to Spill, one of modern rock’s most endearing and enduring iconic rock mainstays, will hit the road for an extensive U.S. headlining tour beginning in August. The tour – which kicks off on August 20th with a show in Oregon with Warner Bros. Records label-mates The Flaming Lips – criss-crosses the country…

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Cincinnati master of funk Freekbass is getting ready to head out west for a road trip beginning August 13 in Bozeman, MT and conluding August 22 in Arcata, CA. Thursday, August 13 : Zebra Cocktail Lounge / Bozeman, MT Friday, August 14 : Charlie’s Place / Babb, MT Saturday, August 15 : Aurorafest / Polebridge,…

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Miley Cyrus is trying to raise money for her charity, the Pappy Cyrus Family Foundation, in the form of an auction.   What exactly can you bid on?   Well you can win the chance to be Miley’s roadie for a day!   There actually won’t be any work involved, but you will get the…

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A lengthy snippet of Whitney Houston’s new song “Million Dollar” has surfaced on YouTube. The Swizz Beatz-produced and Alicia Keys-written track is said to be the next single off Houston’s highly anticipated comeback album, I Look To You. SKOPE IT HERE!

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If you want to know a little more about Chester Bennigton’s new band Dead By Sunrise, head to LinkinPark.com now. Fans will find a video on the site where Bennington and the band talk about how the group got together. The Dead By Sunrise album, Out of Ashes, is due out this fall.

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Apparently, people just can’t get enough seeing Lil Wayne Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, Pleasure P and Jeremih on the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival tour, because ten new dates have been added. The show will now run through a grand total of 32 cities and will close on September 6th.   Be sure to get…

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TMZ reports Wrigley’s has officially severed all ties with Chris Brown. The gum manufacturer initially suspended the singer’s ad when the allegations against him first broke back in February, however, it looks like this is one endorsement deal that Breezy has no chance of getting back.

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Couldn’t make it to the “East Coachella” in it’s second year this time around? Well, we can’t supply you the experience of stomping through the mud and being poured on by buckets of rain, but we got the pictures! PICTURES AT THE SKOPE GALLERY PHOTOS BY GREG JACQUIN  

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Very cool music video directed by the late Heath Ledger for Modest Mouse’s “King Rat”. Check it out. It shows that Ledger had a lot of talent besides being a superb actor.

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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! TLM aka The Lyrical Maze “Times Up”:…

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Creed, one of the most successful rock bands of the past decade, has announced all four of the original band members are back together for a summer tour and new album set to release this Fall titled “Full Circle”.   Since their formation, Creed has sold close to thirty-five million albums and millions of concert…

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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 WAYNE   “IM SO FLY” (RMX):…

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Answering the call from fans across the ocean, Classical Harp duo HARPTALLICA has announced a three week tour comprising dates in Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium and United Kingdom. AUG-SEPT 2009 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES : AUG.20 LUBBENAU, GERMANY @ KULTURHOF AUG.21 HAMBURG, GERMANY @ BALLROOM-HAMBURG AUG.22 GOUDA, HOLLAND @ DE GONZ AUG.23 HIGH WYCOMBE, UK @…

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American singer-songwriter Brendan Benson embarks on a North American tour August 17th starting at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom.   The tour advances the release of Benson’s critically acclaimed fourth full-length album, My Old, Familiar Friend (August 18, ATO Records).   The first leg of the tour will also make stops in Chicago, Ann Arbor,…

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