Paul Henry Smith, a classically trained conductor who studied with Leonard Bernstein and Sergiu Celibidache, will play his computer-based digital orchestra using Nintendo Wii controllers in an eclectic concert of orchestral classics, video game music, and new student works. Animated Watercolor, by Jeremy Spindler: SKOPE IT HERE! A piece for several instruments, by…
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: DRAKE FT. EMINEM, KANYE WEST, & LIL WAYNE “FOREVA”
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BEKAY DROPS HIS DEBUT VIDEO
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The road to “Hunger Pains” continues with Bekay’s debut video for his single “Brooklyn Bridge” featuring the legendary Masta Ace (prod. by DJ Babu). This is the first single/video in promotion for the release of his long awaited album, Hunger Pains (11.10.09). The video also contains an intro snippet to his follow up single…
BOSTON BALLET BEGINS A NEW ERA AT THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE
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Boston Ballet readies itself for the premiere season at The Boston Opera House with the completion of the orchestra pit renovation at the historic theatre. The company’s move to The Boston Opera House for all season performances and the holiday classic The Nutcracker, marks a significant milestone in Boston Ballet’s history and the continued revitalization…
THE DOORS SHAKE THE BIG APPLE TO ITS CORE
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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…
MUTEMATH’S NEW ALBUM DEBUTS AT NO. 18 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 200 CHART
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New Orleans’ rock innovators MUTEMATH have scored their first-ever Top 20 album. Armistice, the band’s second album for Teleprompt/Warner Bros. Records has debuted at No. 18 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart this week, selling 18,473 units. It is also currently the No. 3 Overall Digital and Alternative album, the No. 4 Rock album, and…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Lunic “Him”
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AWESOME NEW REPUBLIC LIVE AT DIM MAK PARTY
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Miami, Florida band to watch Awesome New Republic released a short documentary of their recent adventure in Los Angeles. The band’s colorful electro-pop is a perfect backdrop to the sun and waves, but really, it’s the footage of their explosive live show that leaves a lasting impression. Stick around to the 1:30 mark to…
‘FROWNLAND’ AVAILABLE ON SEPTEMBER 29TH / TRAILER
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First-time director Ronald Bronstein describes his extraordinary film as “a rotten egg lobbed with spazmo aim at the spotless surface of the silver screen.” Be forewarned: Frownland has garnered both passionate raves and scathing denunciation, while festival screenings have ended in screaming matches between patrons. It is strong stuff, yes, but none of its notorious…
SISTER HAZEL’S LATEST ENTERS BILLBOARD TOP 200 AT #37
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Sister Hazel, the Gainesville, Florida, rock five-piece, released their latest album, entitled “Release,” last week on indie label Rock Ridge Music, and the record has entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #37. This is the highest chart number for any Sister Hazel album ever on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart: …
MARCY PLAYGROUND AND INDABA MUSIC INVITE MUSICIANS AND FANS TO BE INCLUDED ON NEW ALBUM
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Innovative popular rockers MARCY PLAYGROUND and INDABA MUSIC (www.indabamusic.com), the leading suite of online tools for musicians, are excited to announce a Studio Access program that will give independent musicians and fans around the world the opportunity to be included on the band’s next album and to get paid for their work. Instrumental parts (stems)…
BIOPIC OF BEATLES MANAGER BRIAN EPSTEIN
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Most people know a lot about the lives of the members of The Beatles, but what about the life of their manager, Brian Epstein? Well a new film promises to shed light on him. According to Variety, a script about Epstein’s life has been picked up by producer David Permut. The movie,…
REBA TOPS BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART
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Reba McEntire scores her second number one album on the Billboard album chart with Keep On Loving You, which sold over 96-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The country queen replaces George Strait’s Twang, which slides to number two in its second week. Third Eye Blind’s new album Ursa Major bows at number…
PATRICK STUMP ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE
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Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump was arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday night on an outstanding warrant for driving without a license. Stump was held on 15-thousand dollars bail and his mugshot made it onto TMZ.com. He told MTV News, “I didn’t want to give up my Illinois driver’s license and was unaware that…
SEE ERIC HUTCHINSON FOR FREE
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Eric Hutchinson is going to be giving a free acoustic performance and he wants you to be a part of it. On Monday at noon in Roseville, Minnesota, the singer-songwriter will be playing at the Best Buy. Be sure to get there early if you want a good spot to see Eric. …
LIP-SYNCH FOR ROB THOMAS
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Rob Thomas is about to release his song “Someday” as his new single and he wants you to upload a video of yourself lip-synching it. If your vid if selected, you could see yourself singing on the matchbox twenty frontman’s Web site and MySpace! Head to RobThomas.com for all the details.
BULGARIA PROTESTS MADONNA
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The European leg of Madonna’s Stick & Sweet tour is getting protested yet again. According to USAToday.com, this time it’s a group of Orthodox Church officials in Bulgaria who are saying that letting the Queen of Pop perform in the country is disrespectful to Christianity. Just as was the case when people in…
MORPHINE ‘AT YOUR SERVICE’ OUT OCTOBER 6
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Singer Mark Sandman coined the phrase “low rock” to describe the sonorous, languid groove he created with the acclaimed Boston band Morphine. Sadly, the band’s time together was cut short in 1999 when Sandman suffered a heart attack in Italy while onstage with Morphine and died on the way to the hospital. A decade later,…
ERNIE HALTER “WHISPER” LIVE AUDIO
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Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Ernie Halter will be releasing a live album, entitled “Ernie Halter: Live,” on September 8th. Initially, the album will be available exclusively on iTunes, with CDs available beginning September 20th at Halter’s live shows. The album includes eleven tracks recorded on tour in 2009 over the course of a month…
GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE SCRIPT / VIDEO
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The Script’s new music video for “Breakeven” isn’t out quite yet, but Teen.com got a behind-the-scenes look at the shoot. Watch Danny and Mark talk about the video concept, fan-submitted videos and what is was like performing with a green screen. When asked whose world they would like to look into, Mark answered U2…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: NITTY GRITTY “SEXUAL HEALING”
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Victims Of Circumstance “This Riot Used To Be A Party”
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PREVIEW ARCTIC MONKEYS ALBUM AT LALA.COM
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Produced by Josh Homme in the Mojave Desert and Los Angeles and James Ford in Brooklyn, Humbug features 10 new Arctic Monkeys’ songs. Hear Humbug at LaLa: SKOPE IT HERE!
THE CREEPSHOW TO MAKE YOU RUN FOR YOUR LIFE THIS FALL
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Hellcat Records is proud to announce the signing of Canada’s loudest psychobilly punkrock band The Creepshow, and plans to release the band’s second album Run For Your Life, for the first time ever in the US, on October 27. Formed in 2005, The Creepshow have already shared the stage with now-labelmates Tiger Army, Rancid…
MASSIVE ATTACK SET TO RELEASE NEW EP ON OCTOBER 6TH
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Legendary trip-hop duo Massive Attack have announced the release of their first new material in three years – an EP of four new tracks due for release on October 6th from Virgin Records. The lead song “Splitting The Atom” features Robert Del Naja (3D), Grant Marshall (Daddy G) and Horace Andy, while TV…
KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN THREE YEARS
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It’s hard to tell if the King Khan & BBQ Show is more famous than they are infamous. Since the 2004 release of their first self-titled debut, the King Khan & BBQ Show has earned itself a place in rock’ n’ roll history by inspiring both insanity (fervor for the band’s live show has occasionally…
MIKE DOUGHTY NEW ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 6
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When Mike Doughty released his second official solo album, 2008’s Golden Delicious, the reaction from fans was intense. “Some hated it, some loved it better than Soul Coughing,” Doughty says. “I tend to take sharp left turns. Every time I put out a record, the audience seems to like what I did two years ago…
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD AND ATREYU CO-HEADLINE NATIONAL CLUB TOUR
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Modern rock renegades Hollywood Undead and Orange County rockers Atreyu, two of today’s most captivating live bands boasting a powerful mix of rock, metal and rap, have announced a co-headlining national club tour. The tour kicks off on October 16th in Lubbock, Texas through November 21st at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. …
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Jay Z “Reminder”
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POTLUCK & D12 TOUR DATES
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The reunited D12 and Humboldt County hip-hop duo Potluck have kicked off the “Dazed and Dirty” Tour, which is scheduled to crisscross the country through the end of September. Underrated from Potluck has offered the following update from the road: D12 & POTLUCK “DAZED & DIRTY” TOUR: Aug 21 – Lake Elsinore CA @ Trevi…
WOODSTOCK BOX ROCKS THE CHARTS
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Much as original organizers of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair were amazed when nearly half a million people descended on Bethel, New York, in 1969, the success of Rhino’s new WOODSTOCK–40 YEARS ON: BACK TO YASGUR’S FARM boxed set has exceeded all expectations. The collection debuted at #120 on the Billboard Top 200 chart…
NELLY FURTADO REACHES HER FIRST #1 ON THE LATIN RADIO CHARTS
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Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and producer, Nelly Furtado, who was No.1 seller in 2007 with album “Loose,” is back and taking the radio charts by storm. Her single “Manos Al Aire” is No.1 this week in the US and Puerto Rico on the Rhythm chart. The single is also an international hit in countries…
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS FIRST SINGLE “IN YOUR HEART”
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A Place To Bury Strangers release “In Your Heart,” the first single from their sophomore album, “Exploding Head” on August 25th, 2009. The digital-only single includes the album track, remixes from Cereal Spiller and Vince Clarke and the exclusive b-side “Strictly Looks.” The “Exploding Head” album release follows on October 6, 2009. STREAM THE…
OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE STREAMED LIVE ON YOUTUBE
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Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department, today announced that YouTubeâ„¢ will stream live the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival to viewers in the US. The live webcast will be featured on youtube.com/outsidelands beginning Friday, August 28th – Sunday, August 30th.…
EVERY TIME I DIE’S ARTWORK COMES TO LIFE IN NEW VIDEO
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Buffalo’s hardest rocking band, Every Time I Die, have unveiled a down-n-dirty, art-infused video for the band’s first single, “Wanderlust,” from their forthcoming album, New Junk Aesthetic, which is due out Sept. 15. [myspace 62369103 nolink]
EMPEROR OF THE SUN’S LUKE STEELE FEATURED ON NEW JAY-Z ALBUM
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On the eve of Empire Of The Sun’s highly anticipated debut live performances at Australia’s Parklife festival next month, comes the exciting news that Emperor Luke Steele will appear on the forthcoming new Jay-Z record while also celebrating UK Gold album sales for Walking On A Dream. Luke Steele joins an elite line-up of artists…
TRACK LISTING FOR MADONNA’S ULTIMATE CD COMPILATION
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Warner Bros. Records has confirmed the final track listing for Madonna’s upcoming “Celebration” CD — The “Ultimate” Compilation – and “Celebration: The Video Collection” DVD — both scheduled to be released on September 28/29th. The songs, which were selected by Madonna and her fans, have all been exquisitely remastered. “Celebration” will be available…
DEF LEPPARD MAN SLAMS ‘90S MUSIC
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Def Leppard are pretty partial to ‘80s music and don’t think much of the music that followed. Singer Joe Elliott spoke about it with Billboard.com, saying, “We’re ten years past the Nineties and the Nineties were a huge disappointment to the Nineties kids, I believe.” Joe explains, “If you look at the bands…
SAVING ABEL ANNOUNCE TOUR
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Saving Abel are set to headline the Class of 2009 tour this fall. The trek, which also features Red, Pop Evil and Taddy Porter, gets underway on October 27th in San Antonio, Texas and finishes up at the end of the year. The concept behind this new annual tour is to bring together rock artists…
COLBIE CAILLAT TALKS NEW ALBUM
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Colbie Caillat’s new album Breakthrough hit shelves yesterday, and she spoke to the New York Post about the making of the record. She talked about how her breakthrough was being able to get over her fear of performing on stage and she even went into how she chose the songs that would be on…
