In partnership with the Concord Music Group, Playing For Change announced today the launch of a new record label that will support releases from select artists associated with the global music and multi-media collective Playing For Change. The first artist signed to Playing For Change Records/Concord Music Group is legendary New Orleans street performer “Grandpa”…
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MOBY TO DONATE CA LIVE PROCEEDS TO CA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS
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Award-winning recording artist Moby has announced that he will donate the proceeds of his three California tour dates to help that state’s struggling domestic violence shelters. Since Governor Schwarzenegger eliminated all State funding for shelter services in a July line-item veto, six California shelters have been forced to close, and dozens of others have laid…
PRETTY RICKY NEW ALBUM OUT NOVEBER 17
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Heartthrobs and best-selling group Pretty Ricky are back and ready to once again show the world why they are one of the most formidable groups in music history. The video for “Tipsy In Dis Club,” the first single from their upcoming self-titled album, premiered today on BET’s highly-rated 106 and Park in the Top 10…
T-PAIN APOLOGIZES TO JAY-Z
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T-Pain has released apology record to Jay-Z titled “More Careful.” The Auto-tune champ freestyles over Drake and Trey Songz’ “Successful” as he tries to end the feud. Check it out at Rap-Up.com now. SKOPE IT HERE!
WAYNE READIES NO CEILING MIXTAPE
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MTV News reports Lil Wayne has completed six tracks on his much anticipated No Ceiling mixtape. Mack Maine told MTV that Weezy couldn’t resist the urge to put out a tape especially since there are a lot of hot beats out that Wanye wants to put his stamp on. In addition, the Young Money exec…
DAVID GRAY TALKS NEW ALBUM
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It had been four years between albums for David Gray, but now the singer-songwriter is back with his latest effort, Draw The Line. He opened up to USAToday.com about the disc, saying that it “feels like a new beginning” and that he had “such joy in the writing of it.” Read the whole…
THE BRAVERY NEW VIDEO IS NSFW
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The Bravery’s song “Hatefuck” is from their new album “Stir The Blood,” which will be out on November 10. The rather disturbing video was directed by the band’s bass player Mike Hindert and stars his sister and brother-in-law. This song, as you may guess by its very title, is not the first single off the…
BLACK EYED PEAS AND RICHARD BRANSON OFFER AWESOME GETAWAY
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The Black Eyed Peas have partnered with Richard Branson’s newest airline – V Australia – to create an once-in-a-lifetime experience to benefit the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Australia. Now available through eBay auction, people can bid for the chance to fly from Los Angeles on V Australia to Melbourne where, after a…
LUKE MULHOLLAND AND HIS BAND EMBARK ON EAST COAST FALL TOUR
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THE LUKE MULHOLLAND BAND has been privileged enough to be taken under the wing of many of rock’s most legendary acts: Blue Oyster Cult, Dave Mason, Sister Hazel, and Bon Jovi. This year, they’ve continued to learn from the masters – Mulholland has been touring with Marshall Tucker Band and Dickey Betts this…
BLACK LIPS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “LET IT GROW”
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Black Lips, perhaps the world’s most nefariously consistent live band and raucous pioneers for a new generation of psychedelia-steeped garage rock have released their fourth video from 200 Million Thousand (VICE Records). For the searing gem “Let It Grow”, director Matt Dilmore filmed exclusively with the late 90’s kids camera Vidster, creating a unique…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Kill Hannah “Tokyo”
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PAUL MCCARTNEY LIVE IN NYC DVD COMING NOVEMBER 17
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Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, will be immortalized November 17 when Hear Music/Concord Music Group releases Good Evening New York City. This momentous musical experience will be available in two formats: a 3-disc (2…
JEFFREE STAR “BEAUTY KILLER” DEBUTS AT #2 ON BILLBOARD’S HEATSEEKERS CHART
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Jeffree Star’s debut album Beauty Killer debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart this week. It also debuted at #7 on the Dance/Electronic chart and #122 on Billboard’s Top 200. The video for lead single “Prisoner” is being shot in LA next week. “Prisoner” is undeniably catchy, it has the ability to seduce anyone vulnerable…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: FIEND “TRAP SPOT” (Clean)
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TAKING BACK SUNDAY SET TO RELEASE ‘LIVE FROM BAMBOOZLE ’09’
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Taking Back Sunday has announced, via takingbacksunday.com, the release of Live From Bamboozle ’09. The digital album will be available exclusively on iTunes starting October 6, 2009. Live From Bamboozle’09 captures the band playing to a crowd of over 30k fans at the 2009 Bamboozle Festival, which took place in Rutherford New Jersey on May…
METALLICA TO OFFER SINGLE-TRACK DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
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Launched in March 2004, www.livemetallica.com has enabled fans to purchase and download full live sets of Metallica’s concerts, often within hours of the final encore. After more than 300,000 downloads (and no two set lists the same since the site’s launch more than five years ago), the fans began to clamor for the ability to…
PEARL JAM TOPS BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART
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Pearl Jam debuts at number one on the Billboard album chart this week with their ninth studio album, Backspacer, which sold over 189-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers. Last week’s number one album, Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, slips to number two moving 134-thousand units, bringing its three week sales total to over 908-thousand…
KANYE SPAZZED OUT OVER CHICKEN
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Vibe.com reports during Common’s benefit show last weekend in Los Angeles, Kanye West exploded after he wasn’t offered food while in the dressing room backstage. West blurted, “Why wasn’t I offered chicken? You want me to perform for free, [and] everyone is eating… why am I not eating?” When he finally received his food he…
SHINS SINGER AND DANGER MOUSE FORM BROKEN BELLS
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According to Pitchfork.com, Shins frontman James Mercer has formed a new band with Danger Mouse, and they call themselves Broken Bells. Their debut album is expected out early next year. The Shins singer and the Gnarls Barkley member are committed to the project promising more music past the debut record.
TAYLOR SWIFT TO APPEAR ON JOHN MAYER ALBUM
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According to CountryMusicIsLove, Taylor Swift will be featured in a song on John Mayer’s upcoming album, Battle Studies. Mayer started tweeting last March about wanting to record with Taylor and now her voice will be heard on the track “Half Of My Heart.” Mayer says this album is different from his most recent release because…
WEAVER NAMED EVP OF ATLANTIC RECORDS
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Kevin Weaver has been promoted to Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Records Group, it was announced by Atlantic Records Group Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman and Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald. The Los Angeles-based Weaver, who began his music career with Atlantic in 1994, was most recently Senior Vice President of the company. In his post,…
AAR CANCEL TOUR DATES
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The All-American Rejects are sorry to announce the cancellation of three upcoming show dates–two dates in support of Blink-182 and one headlining date in Atlantic City. Lead Singer Tyson Ritter sustained an injury while on tour and is taking necessary precautions for a speedy recovery. The All-American Rejects will return to the stage…
THE HOT RATS DEBUT & TOUR COMING JANUARY 2010
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Clear your holiday playlists: Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey of Supergrass have teamed up with producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich to bring you the must-have party record of 2010 (and beyond) with Turn Ons, their debut as THE HOT RATS, scheduled for release January 19 on Fat Possum. Having whipped festival crowds into rock and roll…
50 CENT TOPS NEW YORK TIMES’ BEST SELLERS LIST
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According to his official fan site, 50 Cent’s latest project, The 50th Law book, debuted on top of the New York Times’ best-sellers list last week. The book gives readers advice on how to make successful business moves and financial gain. You can get yours today via Amazon.com now.
SHAKIRA GETS REMIXED!
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According to Rap-Up.com, T-Pain has released the official remix to Shakira’s hit single “She Wolf.” The Auto-tune laced track is definite a must-listen! SKOPE IT HERE!
GWEN AND GAVIN’S HOME OK AFTER BREAK IN
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According to reports Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s London home was broken into over the weekend. But it turns out only the bottom part of the home, which the couple rent out, was burgled. The police say the couple’s upstairs residence remained untouched but a number of items were stolen from the bottom…
NEW ROD STEWART DISC
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Rod Stewart will be releasing his new album Soulbook on October 27th. On the effort, Stewart covers sixties and seventies soul classics and has duets with Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder and more. Head to RodStewart.com for more.
NUDE GAGA PROMO
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A promo video to promote the upcoming Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga and Kanye West has was posted on West’s blog. “What Happened To All The Rock Stars?,” West wrote on his blog, “The Fame Killed Them!” The 31 second clip shows a man carry a nude Gaga in slow motion before…
MILEY & PEARL JAM TOP ITUNES DOWNLOADS
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Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” climbs to the number one spot on iTunes singles chart after three straight weeks at number two. The song was downloaded more than any other song on the site last week beating out “Watcha Say,” by Jason DeRulo, “I Gotta Feeling,” by the Black Eyed Peas, “Paparazzi,” by…
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PERSON L TO RELEASE NEW RECORD
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Academy Fight Song is proud to announce the release of Person L’s second full-length record, The Positives, on November 17th. In anticipation of the forthcoming release, the band will be exclusively premiering the new album’s title track on their Myspace page today, September 29th. Following the DIY nature of Initial, Person L’s 2008 self-released…
AFM PRESIDENT LEE ON NET NEUTRALITY & MUSICIANS
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“The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) applauds FCC Chairman Genachowski for announcing his intention to open a rulemaking proceeding to ensure that the Internet remains open and neutral. “A free and open Internet is necessary so that musicians and artists can effectively distribute their work. Artists of all levels…
LEVON HELM REMAINS ON VOCAL REST FOLLOWING NEGATIVE BIOPSY RESULTS
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Rock icon, Levon Helm, who released his second solo album, Electric Dirt in June, lost his voice earlier this summer while on tour. Doctors discovered a lesion on his vocal cords and attributed it to acid reflux. The lesion was then removed via laser. A biopsy was done and revealed NO CANCER.…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: AVI BUFFALO “RACCOON”
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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! AVI BUFFALO “RACCOON”: SKOPE IT HERE!
INCITE DEBUT ALBUM COMING OCTOBER 20
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New metal-monsters INCITE will release their debut album THE SLAUGHTER in stores, destroying a city near you October 20th on I Scream Records. This hard-hitting debut was produced by Logan Mader (Devildriver, Cavalera Conspiracy and Divine Heres). Singer Richie Cavalera founded INCITE in 2004 with band-mates Dis (guitar), Luis Marrufo (bass) and Zak Sofaly…
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH AAR
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Go behind-the-scenes with The All-American Rejects on the set of their new video for “I Wanna.” In true Rejects fashion, the Paul Hunter (Lenny Kravitz, Gwen Stefani) directed clip promises to be the ultimate party with kegs, mounds of bubbles, a kiddie pool, and even two pigs on set. Check out the clip here…
JAY SEAN HITS ONE MILLION PLATINUM SINGLE MILESTONE WITH SMASH DEBUT ‘DOWN’
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Cash Money/Universal Republic UK singer Jay Sean has turned his silky, sultry “Down” (featuring Cash Money Icon Lil Wayne. ) into incandescent platinum, with the #1 single minted this week at the coveted 1 million mark, certified by the RIAA. The breakthrough hit has scored the year’s most impressive array of milestones for a…
TORI AMOS NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCED
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After nearly two decades writing and recording some of her generation’s most emotionally powerful music, Tori Amos will release her first seasonal album, Midwinter Graces, on November 10 via Universal Republic. A follow up to Tori’s critically acclaimed studio album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin, Midwinter Graces will find Tori reworking and expanding on classic carols…
NEW ALBUM FROM JOHN CLINEBELL OUT OCTOBER 25
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Southern California talent, John Clinebell, is set to release his album, Make It Land, on October 25. According to Stardum Entertainment Magazine, “John Clinebell is an artist to watch out for as the Summer turns to Fall and his infectious songs continue to permeate the consciousness of music listeners throughout California and the world.” Make…
AMAZING BABY RELEASES EXCLUSIVE TRACK FOR GREEN LABEL SOUND
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Green Label Sound, a free exclusive singles label, today released its latest track “Supreme Being” by New York City psych-rock band Amazing Baby. “Supreme Being” is a mix of melodic prog and swirling indie rock, and is available via free download exclusively at www.greenlabelsound.com. Link to download “Supreme Being”: SKOPE IT HERE!
