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Shakira’s new video for “She Wolf” features the Latin songstress working with real-life wolves.   According to MTVNews.com, the singer had to keep her composure while wolves circled and sniffed at her heels.   She said that one of the animals was, well, a lone wolf explaining, “He was a little bit of an antisocial…

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Ne-Yo told MTV News that Rihanna fans shouldn’t expect the altercation between Ri Ri and Chris Brown to be referenced on her upcoming album. The “Closer” singer is working on Rihanna’s new project, however he refuses to write a bash song directed at Breezy because he feels it shouldn’t “be glorified.” Ne-Yo added that even…

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, the esteemed Finnish Heavy Metal band that features frontman and modern day Guitar Hero Alexi Laiho will release a full album of cover tunes containing 17 impressive remakes of the group’s all-time favorite songs this fall.   Titled Skeletons in the Closet, the record will drop on September 22, 2009 via Spinefarm…

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Ryan Daniel’s debut country CD, Love Life and Memories, includes a memorable track titled Unknown Soldier.   Written about 15 years ago by Bob Dellaposta and Todd French, Unknown Soldier is a timeless patriotic song and the perfect fit for a Memorial Day playlist!   “The song hit me because I served 10 years in…

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Steel Panther has just unleashed their video for “Community Property” – a classy ballad about love and being on tour. Check it out! This is the ditry version of the video and it is 100% NSFW. Enjoy! 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! NatStar “I Know”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Charging onto the world stage from their strategic bunker in Boston (USA), newly signed The Vital Might are poised to conquer and destroy the modern Indie and Progressive Rock landscape. On their second full length CD release, “Red Planet” from 10t Records, the band’s unique sonic palette is on full display with a winning mixture…

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In celebration of the bands 20th year in the music business, Eugene, Oregon’s horn-heavy, genre-bending, multi-platinum-selling Cherry Poppin’ Daddies are giving store shelves a double shot of musical goodness in September:   both “Susquehanna” and “Skaboy JFK: the Skankin’ hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies” are scheduled for release on September 29, 2009, on Rock…

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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! LIVING COLOUR “BEHIND THE SUN”: SKOPE IT…

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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! Lou Barlow “Gravitate”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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U2 has just unveiled their video for “I’ll Go Crazy If I don’t Go Crazy Tonight”! The David O’Reilly animated video makes its debut today on YouTube.com! SKOPE IT HERE!

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Guitarist extraordinaire Kaki King is proud to announce The Exhibition, an art project that involves 16 artists and random King fans taking an actual guitar and creating original visual pieces inspired by one of her songs. The project, which began this past spring, culminates on August 7th at Littlefield Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, at 7pm.…

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Certainly one of the most feel-good rock n’ roll comeback stories of recent times is that of Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. The band, considered a major influence for a generation of hard rockers including Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Guns N’ Roses, was the subject of a critically acclaimed, must-see rock-doc, ‘Anvil! The Story of…

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F-Stop Music/Atlantic recording artist Matt Hires has announced details of his eagerly anticipated debut album.   “TAKE US TO THE START” — which includes the single, “Honey, Let Me Sing You A Song” — will be released exclusively through iTunes on July 28th.   The album will then arrive in stores everywhere on August 25th.…

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The pride of Chicago, platinum-plus and Grammy-nominated hip-hop veteran TWISTA, has stirred up another unstoppable summer storm out of the Windy City, as his sixth studio album, ‘CATEGORY F5,’ released last week on Get Money Gang Entertainment/EMI Label Services, enters the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart at No. 1, Top R&B Albums chart at No.…

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DrewReports.com reports 50 Cent is planning a five city book tour with co-author Robert Greene to support his 50th Law novel. The trek will kick off in September, making stops in major cities like Los Angeles, Washington D.C and Atlanta. You can pre-order The 50th Law at Amazon.com now, as it officially hits shelves on…

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The Dave Matthews Band will be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman, not once, but twice!   DMB will be performing on the late night staple on Monday and then again on Friday, July 31st.   The show airs weeknights at 11:35 Eastern on CBS.

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According to the Associated Press, Marc Anthony has teamed up to become a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins.   Anthony is now in business with Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, who also bought a small stake in the club last month.   New Dolphins owner Stephen Ross also began a partnership…

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OneRepublic just released their latest single on iTunes and it features a familiar voice.   The song is called “Come Home” and singing alongside frontman Ryan Tedder is none other than Sara Bareilles.   The singer-songwriter took to her Web site to blog about being asked to be a part of the song.   The…

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Kelly Clarkson has just announced plans to head out on a fall tour in support of her hit album All I Ever Wanted.   The original American Idol champion’s trek will kick off in Uncasville, Connecticut on October 2nd and hit 32 cities before wrapping up in Hollywood, Florida on December 13th.   Kelly will…

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It’s official!   To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Metallica, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Friends, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin and others will take part in a two-day long celebration at New York’s Madison Square Garden.   It all takes place…

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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda will host a solo exhibition titled Glorious Excess (Dies) at the Japanese American National Museum in L-A starting on August 29th. The show is the follow-up to his 2008 exhibition, Glorious Excess (Born), which featured paintings and digital works. According to LinkinPark.com, his work for this piece is “larger, broader and…

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MTV News reports 50 Cent would “love to” do a joint album with Eminem, however, he told MTV that they’ve never “seriously discussed making an album together.” Further, the mogul added that if it were ever to come to fruition, the project would have to be divided to where “half of it was his and…

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The Kings of Leon have just announced that they will be heading out on a North American summer headlining tour, kicking off August 7th at Lollapalooza in Chicago.   It will take the boys all over the U-S and Canada before wrapping up in Nashville, Tennessee on October 16th.   For all the dates and…

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We all know Chris Brown is currently working on his upcoming Graffiti album, and it looks like a mid-tempo track titled “ABC’s” has leaked. It is unknown as to if the cut will make the final tracklisting, nevertheless, you can find it online. SKOPE IT HERE!

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While promoting his album in London, Jay-Z dismissed Chris Brown rumors on Tim Westwood’s radio show. Hov claimed he had nothing to do with Breezy not performing at the 2009 BET Awards. The rapper said that would’ve been a “sucker move” and explained “if I have a problem with Chris Brown, I got a problem…

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According to RollingStone.com, it looks like Mariah Carey’s Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel won’t be arriving this summer. The album was initially scheduled to hit shelves on August 25th, however the project has been delayed until September 15th. Mi Mi tweeted that she is still in the studio making sure it comes out just right.…

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Daughtry will debut at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart as their sophomore album, Leave This Town, sold over 269-thousand units, according to Nielsen Soundscan.   For Daughtry, the new album marks his second number one on the chart.   Maxwell’s Blacksummers’night falls from the top spot to number two, the…

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At the Cut, the latest effort from Athens, GA-based singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, is due September 22 on Constellation Records. A collaboration with Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto and members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion, At the Cut is the follow-up to Chesnutt’s 2007 collaborative recording with the same group, North Star Deserter, lauded…

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Glassnote Records is proud to introduce Greensboro, North Carolina’s JONAS SEES IN COLOR to the world with the release of the band’s self-titled debut, out September 29th. Jonas Sees In Color joins the independent label’s growing roster, which also boasts Secondhand Serenade, Justin Nozuka, Phoenix and The Temper Trap. The six-piece rock band recorded the…

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Sufjan Stevens premiered The BQE, a film and musical suite exploring New York City’s infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival in November 2007. The critically applauded performance featured 36 performers including a band, a wind and brass ensemble, string players, a horn section, projected film footage of the expressway…

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Saddle Creek has announced the signing of Lawrence, KS-based Old Canes and will release the band’s sophomore album, Feral Harmonic, on October 20, 2009. While folk music at heart, Feral Harmonic is far from traditional, with the songs drawing elements from different influences such as indie and even punk rock. The album explores transcending fear,…

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It is with our deepest regrets to report the news that Jim Rose of Jim Rose Circus received a brutal beating with a metal chair, wielded by WWE wrestler Kizarny, at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana this past weekend.   “His already fragile neck has been injured even further” reported doctors who have advised…

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Gossip announce U.S. headlining tour in support of their new album Music For Men.     The tour kicks off in Washington, DC at 9:30 Club on October 7 and runs through October 30 at Vino’s in Little Rock, AR (see below for full itinerary).   Produced by multi Grammy Award winner Rick Rubin, Music…

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