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JULY 1, 2008

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Alkaline Trio "Agony & Irony" (first single: "Help Me"; Hear here; also available in deluxe edition and MP3 Download) (Epic, July 1, 2008)
Another Big Machine "Another Big Machine" (first single: "Brand New Kind of Love"; Hear here) (Rising Storm/Fontana, July 1, 2008)
Bumblefoot (Guns 'N Roses guitarist) "Abnormal" (Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Bald Freak Music, July 1, 2008)
Dirty Pretty Things "This Is Where the Truth Begins" (first single: "Tired of England"; Hear here; Read here) (U.K. - Vertigo, June 30, 2008)
Earlimart "Hymn and Her" (producers: Earlimart's Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray, with Andrew Lynch; Hear here; Read here; also available as MP3 Download) (Majordomo/Shout! Factory, July 1, 2008)
Go West "Futurenow" (British duo's first studio album since 1992; first single: "Let Love Come"; See here) (U.K. - Borough Music, July 1, 2008)
G-Unit "T.O.S.: Terminate on Sight" (Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (G-Unit, July 1, 2008)
Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella in "High School Musical") "Identified" (first single: "Sneakernight"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Hollywood, July 1, 2008)
Los Lonely Boys "Forgiven" (producer: Steve Jordan; first single: "Staying With Me"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Or Music/Epic, July 1, 2008)
John Mayer "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles" (2 CDs; also available on DVD) (Columbia, July 1, 2008)
Night Ranger "Hole in the Sun" (band's first album in a decade; producers: Night Ranger; first single: "You're Gonna Hear From Me"; Hear here) (VH1 Classic, July 1, 2008)
John Powell "Hancock [film soundtrack]" (Will Smith's superhero movie opens July 2; See here; Read here) (Varese Sarabande, July 1, 2008)
Relient K "The Birds and The Bee Sides" (2 CDs; 13 new songs, plus B-sides and demos; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Gotee, July 1, 2008)
Thrillseekers, The "Nightmusic, Volume 3" (Hear here) (Water Music, July 1, 2008)
Tickle Me Pink (bassist Johnny Schou, 22, was found dead on July 1, 2008) "Madeline" (producer: Lee Miles; first single: "Typical"; Hear here; See here; also available as MP3 Download) (Wind-up, July 1, 2008)
Various artists "Meet Dave [film soundtrack]" (Eddie Murphy movie opens July 11; See here; Read here) (Varese Sarabande, July 1, 2008)
Varsity Fanclub "Future Love [MP3 Download single]" (teen boy band's debut album expected in January 2009; Hear here) (Capitol, July 1, 2008)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Walter Beasley "Walter Beasley" (1987 album; remastered) (Verve, July 1, 2008)
Angela Bofill "The Definitive Collection [MP3 Download]" (17 tracks) (Arista, July 1, 2008)
Brothers Four, The "Greatest Hits [MP3 Download]" (Columbia, July 1, 2008)
James Brown "Gravity [MP3 Download]" (1986 album; includes "Living in America") (Volcano, July 1, 2008)
Norman Brown "Just Between Us" (1992 album; remastered) (Verve, July 1, 2008)
Peabo Bryson "Super Hits [MP3 Download]," "Through the Fire [MP3 Download]" (1994 album) (Columbia/Legacy, July 1, 2008)
George Carlin "What Am I Doing in New Jersey?" (1988 live album) (Rhino Flashback, July 1, 2008)
John Coltrane "Dakar" (1957 album; remastered; also available as MP3 Download) (Prestige, July 1, 2008)
Colourfield, The "Virgins and Philistines [MP3 Download]" (1984 album; with bonus tracks), "Deception [MP3 Download]" (1989 album; with four bonus tracks) (Chrysalis/EMI, July 1, 2008)
Sonny Criss "This Is Criss!" (1966 album; remastered, with one bonus track; also available as MP3 Download) (Prestige, July 1, 2008)
Miles Davis "The Musings of Miles" (1955 album; remastered; also available as MP3 Download) (Prestige, July 1, 2008)
George Duke "Faces in Reflection" (1974 album; remastered) (Verve, July 1, 2008)
Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters "Surrounded By Love" (1991 album; also available as MP3 Download) (Hepcat, July 1, 2008)
Everclear "Slow Motion Daydream [MP3 Download]" (2003 album) (Capitol, July 1, 2008)
Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets "Talk to You By Hand" (1981 album; also available as MP3 Download) (Hepcat, July 1, 2008)
Red Garland Trio "Groovy" (1957 album; remastered; also available as MP3 Download) (Prestige, July 1, 2008)
Jaki Graham "Breaking Away [MP3 Download]" (1986 album; 25 tracks, including the Todd Rundgren-penned "Mated," her U.K. hit duet with David Grant and several remixes) (Caroline/EMI, July 1, 2008)
Kansas "Two for the Show: 30th Anniversary Edition" (2 CDs; 1978 live album; includes 11 previously unreleased live tracks; also available as MP3 Download) (Columbia/Legacy, July 1, 2008)
Angélique Kidjo "Keep on Moving: The Best of Angélique Kidjo" (Wrasse, July 1, 2008)
Modern Jazz Quartet, The "Concorde" (1955 album; remastered; also available as MP3 Download) (Prestige, July 1, 2008)
Van Morrison "Veedon Fleece" (1974 album; remastered), "Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast" (1985 album; remastered), "No Guru, no Method, no Teacher" (1986 album; remastered), "Enlightenment" (1990 album; remastered), "A Night in San Francisco" (1994 album; 2 CDs; remastered), "The Healing Game" (1997 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) (Polydor/UME, July 1, 2008)
My Chemical Romance "The Black Parade Is Dead!" (double live album) (Reprise, July 1, 2008)
Willie Nelson "Stardust: Legacy Edition" (2 CDs; 1978 album; the second disc contains other standards he has recorded since "Stardust"; also available as MP3 Download) (Columbia/Legacy, July 1, 2008)
Dolly Parton "The Tour Collection [box set]" (4-CD, 80-track career retrospective coincides with her U.K. tour) (U.K. - RCA, June 30, 2008)
Size 14 "Size 14 [MP3 Download]" (1997 album) (Volcano, July 1, 2008)
Various artists "Dance Party Remix" (Water Music, July 1, 2008)
Various artists "Going Back: A Collection of Rhythm & Blues [MP3 Download]" (Fantasy, July 1, 2008)
Zombies, The "Odessey & Oracle {Revisited}: The 40th Anniversary Concert" (recorded at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London in March 2008; 2 CDs; Read here) (U.K. - Redhouse, June 30, 2008)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Neil Diamond "The Thank You Australia Concert: Live 1976 [DVD]" (filmed at the Sydney Sports Stadium; See here; Read here) (Eagle Rock, July 1, 2008)
Lamb of God "Walk with Me in Hell [DVD]" (2 discs) (Epic, July 1, 2008)
Lou Reed "Live! [DVD]" (Hudson Street, July 1, 2008)
Donna Summer "Disco Queen [DVD]" (1998 concert at Manhattan's City Center) (Hudson Street, July 1, 2008)
Various artists "Mad Men: Season One [DVD]" (AMC TV series, 2007 season; theme song, "A Beautiful Mine," by RJD2; Read here) (American Movie Classics, July 1, 2008)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Alex James (bassist for Blur) "Bit of a Blur: The Autobiography [Paperback]" (Little, Brown Book Group, July 3, 2008)
Jimi Hendrix "'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky - Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child [Hardcover]" (author: David Henderson) (Atria, July 1, 2008)
Anders Martensson "Local Heroes: The Asbury Park Music Scene [Hardcover]" (photographer: Jorgen Johansson) (Rivergate Books, June 30, 2008)
Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices) "Town of Mirrors: The Reassembled Imagery of Robert Pollard [Hardcover]" (the best of Pollard's visual art and lyrics/poetry) (Fantagraphics, June 30, 2008)
Various artists "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Songbook [Paperback]" (Hal Leonard Corporation, July 3, 2008)
Ronnie Wood "Ronnie [Paperback]" (Pan Books, June 30, 2008)

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