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Want to help promote Karina's debut album, FIRST LOVE, meet the rising R&B star in person, and maybe even win a Nintendo Wii? Well then join KARINA'S ONLINE STREET TEAM!
To join the online street team, send an email to onlinestreetteam@meetkarina.net with your full name, city and state, and age. You'll then be a part of the official online street team that helps promote Karina's debut album, FIRST LOVE. And...if you're up to the challenge, then become a STREET TEAM CAPTAIN! As a street team captain your job will be to coordinate the tasks of other street team members.
We are looking for street team captains in Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH, Louisville, KY; Indianapolis, IN; and Raleigh, NC. Your goal will be to bring as many fans as possible to see Karina perform live in each of the cities as part of the "RUSS BUSS TOUR".
If you want to become a captain, send an email to onlinestreetteam@meetkarina.net with "STREET TEAM CAPTAIN" written in the subject. The street team captain who brings the most fans to one of the Karina dates on the "RUSS BUSS TOUR" will win a Nintendo Wii. So what are you waiting for? If you live IN or NEAR one of those cities, join today!!!
R.E.M. -- which is singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills -- are counting down the time to the release of Accelerate, their 14th studio album, on a website, http://www.ninetynights.com. The site, which launched on January 1st, features a new high-definition video snippet each day that can be downloaded then edited, embedded, or manipulated however the user wishes. Each snippet is being posted in high-resolution HD format and available for download for a period of 24 hours before being archived on the site as a low-resolution stream. The clips were shot by noted French filmmaker Vincent Moon, who has worked with Arcade Fire, The Shins and The National among other artists.
In what is set to be an active year for the band, R.E.M. has also so far announced two upcoming live appearances. The band will headline the Langerado Music Festival on March 8th at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in South Florida, and will also perform at Stubb's Bar-B-Que on March 12th during the annual South-by-Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX.
R.E.M. will also be touring North America this May and June in support of Accelerate. The band will be joined by support acts Modest Mouse and The National. R.E.M. will headline the Langerado Music Festival on March 8th at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in South Florida.
Accelerate, R.E.M.'s 14th studio album, was recorded in Vancouver, Canada, Dublin, Ireland and Athens, Georgia last spring with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee, who is noted for his work with U2 (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb), as well as Snow Patrol, Bloc Party and Kasabian. In October 2007, the band released a live CD/DVD -- the first ever of their 27-year career, entitled R.E.M. Live.
One of rock's best-selling and most critically acclaimed bands, the multiple Grammy-winning trio, along with original drummer Bill Berry, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2007.
R.E.M. tour dates with Modest Mouse & The National:
May
23 Vancouver Deer Lake Park
29 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
31 Berkeley The Greek Theatre
June
03 Denver Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06 Chicago United Center
08 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre
10 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
11 Washington, DC Merriweather Post Pavilion
13 Boston Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
14 Long Island Jones Beach Theater
18 Philadelphia Mann Center for the Performing Arts
19 New York City TBA
21 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre
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The Smirnoff Signature Mix Series website is now live. Check it out at http://www.SmirnoffSignatureMixSeries.com
The Smirnoff Signature Mix Series is a campaign pairing three acclaimed rappers with some serious beatmakers to create new versions of iconichip-hop songs. Internationally renowned artists Common, Q-Tip, and KRS One are joining musical forces with Just Blaze, Cool & Dre, and DJ Premier to remix Common's "The Light," A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight," and Boogie Down Productions' seminal "Criminal Minded."
"I'm honored to have the opportunity to revisit one of my signature songs and give it a breath of fresh air," said KRS One.
The site launches with KRS One and DJ Premier's "Criminal Minded '08 (Smirnoff Signature Mix)." The next release in the series will be Common and Just Blaze's "The Light '08," debuting on Tuesday, February 26th. And on the following Tuesday, March 4th, snatch up Q-Tip and Cool & Dre's "Midnight '08." Be sure to keep checking the site for exclusive videos and content.
To download the tracks for free, check out http://www.SmirnoffSignatureMixSeries.com
STREAMS: KRS One and DJ Premier - Criminal Minded '08 (Smirnoff Signature Mix)
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QuickTime: http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/smirnoff/criminal_minded_clean.mov
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Morrissey has announced his forthcoming “Greatest Hits” compilation will be released in the United States on March 25 and will be his first album for Decca. The CD entered the UK charts at #5 this week. “Greatest Hits” will be released in three versions; a regular jewel box version of 15 tracks, a deluxe limited edition version of the 15 tracks that features a “Live at the Hollywood Bowl” bonus CD with nine tracks recorded in California on June 8 2007 including a US exclusive and as a double vinyl LP.
The collection spans Morrissey’s stellar 20-year solo career as a true original, and one of the world’s greatest musical talents. Every song on “Greatest Hits” is a UK Top 20 single. Nine of these are UK Top 10 hits. Two new songs are included – the new single “That’s How People Grow Up” and “All You Need Is Me” - recorded with Jerry Finn, producer of 2004’s widely acclaimed Billboard Top 20 album “You Are The Quarry”. Morrissey is currently working with Finn on his new studio album, the follow-up to 2006’s UK #1/Billboard Top 20 album “Ringleader Of The Tormentors”. Morrissey will tour Europe this year and a new studio album is due out in the fall.
“Greatest Hits” track listing:
1. First Of The Gang To Die
2. In The Future When All’s Well
3. I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
4. Irish Blood, English Heart
5. You Have Killed Me
6. That’s How People Grow Up (NEW)
7. Everyday Is Like Sunday
8. Redondo Beach
9. Suedehead
10. The Youngest Was The Most Loved
11. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
12. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
13. All You Need Is Me (NEW)
14. Let Me Kiss You
15. I Have Forgiven Jesus
“Live At The Hollywood Bowl” bonus CD track listing:
1. The Last of the Famous International Playboys
2. The National Front Disco
3. Let Me Kiss You
4. Irish Blood, English Heart
5. I Will See You in Far-off Places
6. First of the Gang to Die
7. I Just Want to See the Boy Happy
8. Life is a Pigsty
US Only BONUS TRACK: That’s How People Grow Up (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
This weekend was a special one. Besides being a 3-day weekend, I was given a brand new ZUNE from my wife. My birthday is coming up in March and my woman was so generous to let me get the ZUNE early enough to fill it with music for our cruise in April. It is funny because the same woman who bought me my first Ipod was now buying me a ZUNE. I know that you are asking why would she do that? Well to be honest when I got the Ipod I did not have the best of computers. It was a dinosaur that I used to create Skope Magazine so it had seen better days. I was able to download whatever music I already had onto my Ipod but that was it. So I was stuck with 270 songs. When you work out 4 times a week like my wife & I do, those songs get played out quick. Last year I ditched the PC and gave it to one of the movers that moved us from Boston to Melrose, MA. I then treated myself to a new Windows Vista laptop. Now I really could not use my Ipod. I knew I needed to get down with the ZUNE and fast. I have no problem with that, as I have always been more of an MS guy anyway. So I get the ZUNE from Best Buy, grab a six-pack of Bud Light, a little bourbon and I am ready to play. I am not the most technological, but the ZUNE was very easy to set up. They really make it very easy for anyone. It works perfectly with the Vista, which I was very happy about. So now two days later I am in love with my ZUNE. I gave my Ipod to my wife, which she was very happy about. I have already spent over $100 in downloads. I bought downloads from 50 Cent, DJ Khaled, Fall Out Boy, Matchbox 20, Cassidy, and much more! When I was growing up I was a huge music consumer. I am back to where I was at 12 years old. I love that I can just buy the songs that I like and ignore the ones that I don’t. The fact that I also work at Skope will make sure that I am exposed to all sorts of new music. I wonder if I will ever buy a CD again? As of now I doubt it but one thing for sure I will continue to buy from ZUNE’s marketplace. I cannot wait to go home & do some more downloads. The music industry is healthy in the Friedman household! www.zune.net PS: Any cool Podcasts, video, or download suggestions please send them along!
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Singer-songwriter and guitarist Tristan Prettyman and Virgin Records have donated "War Outta Peace," a track from Tristan's upcoming album Hello, to the non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation [BEF], which has used it in a DVD demonstrating the benefits of renewable energy to the organization's partners and supporters.
Virgin Records connected Prettyman with the BEF, which sells carbon-offsetting renewable energy certificates, called Green Tags, to replace traditional polluting sources of electricity with clean, secure, and renewable sources of energy that come from solar and wind power from across North America.
For donating "War Outta Peace," Prettyman will receive 30 Solar Green Tags from the BEF. Each Solar Green Tag represents one megawatt-hour of photovoltaic solar electricity and offsets approximately 1,295 pounds of CO2 emissions that would otherwise have been produced from electricity created from burning fossil fuels.
Prettyman's contribution to the BEF was a no-brainer for the eco-minded artist, who supported enough solar energy certificates from the organization to offset energy consumed in the recording of Hello - the San Diego, Calif., native's second album, which will be released by Virgin Records on April 15. The certificates for Hello offset approximately 38,000 pounds of CO2 emissions, the reduction equivalent of planting fives acres of trees or taking four cars off the road for one year.
"I was happy to donate my song to the Bonneville Environmental Foundation," Prettyman says. "It's just another way I can do my part for the environment." Prettyman drives a Toyota Highlander Hybrid, is an avid recycler, and purchases biodegradable cleaning products for her home. "I also have a little composting pile in my backyard, use canvas bags at the grocery store, and try to buy as many organic and fair-trade-certified items as possible."
"Madly," the first single from Hello, went to radio last month and Prettyman has confirmed spring tours for February 14 to March 7 (supporting G. Love & Special Sauce) and a headline run from March 19 to April 27. She will also appear on Last Call with Carson Daly on March 18.
For more about the Bonneville Environmental Foundation's Green Tags program, please visit: www.greentagsusa.org.
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By: Stoli Razz Last night (2/14) as we all know was the coveted night of love. Love was in the air in Boston that is for sure. I was invited by my friends at Goodman Media to take my Valentine to see the opening night of Romeo & Juliet at the Wang Theater in Boston, MA. This performance was being done by the world famous, Boston Ballet. Now I know what many of you are thinking, why is Skope sending someone to see a ballet? Well you see at Skope, we go by the motto, “For The Love of Music.” One thing this ballet had was amazing music. We started out our night at California Pizza Kitchen in the theatre district. I am a sucker for their pizza and appetizers. I actually used to wait tables there while in college. The theatre is right across the street from the Wang so it was perfect. We arrived at 6:45 pm and immediately were greeted by a very polite woman who had our tickets waiting. We then headed right to the bar for some wine to help get us in the mood. You cannot bring alcohol into the theater so you have to maximize your drinks before heading to your seat. No problem for The Razz! The show began right on time at 7:15 pm. For those that have never been, the Wang Theater is gorgeous in every way. We had perfect seats right in the middle and the place was packed. I had a feeling it would be sold out. There is no reason for me to recite the classic story of Romeo & Juliet. Everyone knows how the story begins and sadly ends. But what I can talk about is the details that went into the show. The scenery first of all was authentic. It really looked like the performers were in Verona, Italy. You could imagine that the scene was taking place in Italy in the 1400’s. The performers were brilliant. The dancing and singing were so well in sync with the music it went without a glitch. This show had a nice amount of sword fighting which was cool. It was rather action packed for a ballet. The ladies were very attractive and they played their roles perfectly. There was no dialogue, which was nice as it lets the audience improvise what is going on. The music tells the story of what is happening. The show ran until about 9:30 with two intermissions. It did not seem too long though as there was a lot of action. After the show was over, I felt very cultured. It was a new experience for me and I cannot wait to do it again. If you are in Boston or coming to our fine city go take that special someone and see Romeo & Juliet, it’s well worth it! Performance Schedule: Tickets on sale now - visit Telecharge.com Thursday, February 14 and February 28 at 7pm Friday, February 15 and February 29 at 8pm Saturday, February 16 and March 1 at 2pm and 8pm Sunday, February 17 at 2pm and 7pm Sunday, March 2 at 2pm www.bostonballet.org
By: Michael Friedman
When I started Skope in 2000, I was a naive and optimistic college student. It was an interesting time as I was studying music industry at Northeatsern University in Boston. I was concerned that when I graduated I would have no music industry contacts for a job in the biz after graduation.
Now here we are in 2008. I am 28 years old and am married. I am so very happy with everything in my life. I love my wife and I know that nomatter what we will have a very nice life together. Alot of people do not knopw this but I also work 40 hours a week at Children's Hospital in Boston. I really like my job here and it allows me to do Skope & manage Access Control - Security as well. I used to be ashamed of that within the music industry but now I embrace it as something that not everyone could do. Its nice to have work that I enjoy and a passion project as well.
I am also very proud of Skope. My grandfather & I have invested over $400K into this company. We built it up from scratch to what you see on the newsstands and online today. We really started Skope with no knowledge of anything except that I love music and I love being involved with the music biz.
As of now we have various revenue streams and increasing revenues. I have learned that you can have the best magazine, staff, & website but without those big marketing numbers, you just cannot compete. Every issue and every month we grow alittle bit and that keeps me going. As long as Skope stays on an upward direction there is reason to continue on.
I truly believe in Skope I just feel that in this day and age it takes time to catch on. Skope is so diverse and so real that people do not get it at first. My grandfather always tells me that Skope will be a $10 million company. I listen and believe he is right.
Going through this chapter of my life has taught me so much. I have so much repect for those that have taken a risk. People of all forms take risks from musicians to businessmen. Without risk there is no reward. People who have put it all on the line and have made it work.
When I look back on why I started Skope it was never to get rich. I am the type of person who does not need much anyway. I started Skope to make a mark in the music business and to provide talented people solid jobs.
My idols coming up were and still are David Geffen, Clive Davis, Steve Rifkind, Lyor Cohen, Marc Ecko, & Dave Mays. If I can even be placed in the same regard as one of them, I will be happy.
I still am not sure what the purpose of this was, but in this day of the BLOG, I figured why not?!
By: Michael Friedman
CEO/Publisher
Skope Magazine was concocted in the spring of 2000 in a classroom at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Michael Friedman, a music industry major, wanted to create a media company that focused on musicians that were very talented but being ignored by the mainstream media. For the class project Michael drew up a business plan that would start his media company as a magazine and branch off from there.
Michael’s father Neil Friedman took a trip up to Boston to enjoy a beautiful Saturday. While at Joe’s on Newbury Street, Michael told Neil all about his plans. He explained that if executed properly this company could fill a major niche for a lot of frustrated music enthusiasts on a global scale. Neil was very interested and decided to chat with Michael’s grandfather Irwin Friedman about it. My grandfather who had faith & trust in me decided to become my partner in making this venture, a successful journey into the publishing & music world.
At the time, Michael was working as a bartender at California Pizza Kitchen in Boston. He had engaged some of the other servers to come in with him and help develop the company. After weeks of spreading the word and attracting help Michael came up with the name. The media company was to be called Skope Entertainment Inc. The first step was to create Skope Magazine.
In January of 2001, Skope Magazine was born. It was black & white, 20 pages, and filled with musicians, emcees, and bands from Boston. Michael took 1,000 copies and gave them out for free throughout Northeastern and at live music venues in Boston. Ozzie’s Pizza in Brighton, MA was the first advertiser to believe & advertise in Skope Magazine.
Word began to spread and college students from all over the city wanted to get involved. Skope was a great opportunity for students to get real world experience & gain college credits. Within 2 issues, Skope was attracting major & indie label talent from all over the US to be featured in the magazine. Michael would produce a new issue on a Bi-Monthly basis. When he was not in class or waiting tables he was selling ADS, soliciting features, and producing Skope Magazine.
In April of 2001, the second phase of Skope Entertainment Inc was launched. Skopemagazine.com had come to the Internet. The website was designed to be a supplement to the magazine. It gave readers all over the world an opportunity to check out Skope online. Michael posted news, features, giveaways, and anything that he knew his readers would be interested in.
In November of 2002 Michael decided that it was time to celebrate all that Skope had accomplished. It was decided that the next phase of Skope was ready to be launched. This phase came to be known as Skope Live! Skope Live! is the live music concert promoter division of SEI. Since the first show in which Jon Brown’s Body sold out Harper’s Ferry in Allston, MA, Skope Live! has put on shows throughout the northeast at such venues as Bill’s Bar, The Middle East, The Cutting Room, FELT, and The All Asia.
In March of 2004 Michael had grown weary of the black & white version of Skope Magazine. He always saw Skope as an international venture that enthusiasts could enjoy from Amsterdam to Miami. He decided it was time to add pages, gloss, & lots of color. In April of 2004 the first full color edition came out. This new upgrade made Michael realize that this magazine was good enough for retail and should no longer be given out for free. Within weeks, meetings were set up with Newbury Comics and Tower Records in New England. Both chains agreed to sell the magazine at $1 to start. Skope began attracting top cover stories as The Donnas, Young Buck, D-12, Thrice, Fall Out Boy, The Dresden Dolls, just to name a few. Sales at retail were strong and subscriptions began to come in from across the US. Skope had now gone from a free local publication to a regional magazine with a domestic subscriber base.
By January of 2006 Skope Magazine had grown to over 60 pages and was selling quite well at Newbury Comics & Tower. In May of 2006, Michael was offered a contract through Ingram Periodicals for national distribution in all bookstores that Ingram services. These bookstores included Barnes & Noble, Hastings, Borders, and many more. Michael was thrilled, as he knew Skope would now get the chance to compete on a national level. The hot cover stories kept coming with My Chemical Romance, Ludacris, Linkin Park, Taking Back Sunday and much more!
In May of 2007, CTC Magazines in Canada contacted Skope to see about taking on distribution of Skope on the newsstands beyond just bookstores. This was going to make Skope available in even more outlets, which was crucial considering Skope’s demand. Michael brought on a whole new staff to help take Skope to the next level. He knew that if Skope was going to compete he was going to need help in all areas of this blossoming media conglomerate.
Today, almost 6.5 years after the first Skope Magazine was published, Skope has become an impressive company. The magazine is sold in retail on an international level for $3.99 US. The magazine is now 108 pages, full color & gloss. A new staff was brought on board to raise the level of excellence & readership and take it to the next level. Skopemagazine.com is clocking over 500K hits per month. The website now has features, Podcasts, radio, ADS, news, giveaways, blogs, columns, tour dates, forums, & much more. Skope Live! is still putting on some of the most fun live music shows. They have also teamed up with Autism Speaks to help raise money for a great cause while people party the night away.
The story of Skope Entertainment Inc continues to this day so get on board and join the fun!
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