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AUG. 3, 2010

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Arcade Fire "The Suburbs" (producer: Markus Dravs; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) (Merge, Aug. 3, 2010)
Autolux "Transit Transit" (group's first album since its 2004 debut; producers: Autolux; Hear here; Vinyl) (TBD Records, Aug. 3, 2010)
Black Crowes, The "Croweology" (double album of acoustic material, featuring its recognizable songs and the band's catalog picks; Hear/read here; Vinyl) (Silver Arrow/Megaforce, Aug. 3, 2010)
Buckcherry "All Night Long" (producers: Marti Frederiksen, guitarist-songwriter Keith Nelson; first single: "All Night Long"; Hear here; Deluxe edition) (Eleven Seven Music, Aug. 3, 2010)
Dr. John and the Lower 911 "Tribal" (guests: Derek Trucks, Allen Toussaint, the late Bobby Charles; Hear here) (429, Aug. 3, 2010)
Gaelic Storm "Cabbage" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Lost Again, Aug. 3, 2010)
Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big guitarist) "Fuzz Universe" (includes a cover of Todd Rundgren's "Blue Orpheus"; Hear here) (Shrapnel, Aug. 3, 2010)
Guster "Do You Love Me? [MP3 Download]" (first single from their forthcoming album, "Easy Wonderful," out Oct. 5) (Aware/Universal Republic, Aug. 3, 2010)
Justin Grant (Northern Irish crooner) "Could You Cry For Me [MP3 Download]" (first single from forthcoming album; Hear here) (mbop, Aug. 2, 2010)
House of Heroes "Suburba" (producer: Mark Lee Townsend; first single: "Elevator"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Gotee, Aug. 3, 2010)
JLS (British quartet was runner-up in the 2008 edition of "The X Factor") "JLS" (six-song EP; producers: Cutfather, Fraser T. Smith; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Jive, Aug. 3, 2010)
Linkin Park "The Catalyst [MP3 Download]" (first single from their forthcoming album, "A Thousand Suns," out Sept. 14) (Warner, Aug. 3, 2010)
Los Lobos "Tin Can Trust" (includes a cover of Grateful Dead's "West L.A. Fadeaway"; producer: multi-instrumentalist Steve Berlin; guest: Susan Tedeschi; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Shout! Factory, Aug. 3, 2010)
Magic Numbers, The "The Runaway" (producers: guitarist Romeo Stodart, Valgeir Sigurðsson; Hear here; Deluxe edition) (Heavenly Recordings, Aug. 3, 2010)
Katie Melua "The House" (producer: William Orbit; first single: "The Flood"; Hear here) (Universal Motown, Aug. 3, 2010)
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band (Seattle rock quintet) "Where the Messengers Meet" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Lost Oceans, Aug. 3, 2010)
Planet Jedward (Irish singing twins were contestants on 2009 edition of "The X Factor") "Planet Jedward" (producer: Louis Walsh; Hear here) (U.K. - Universal, Aug. 2, 2010)
Reel Big Fish "A Best of Us ... For the Rest of Us" (new versions of their hits and fan favorites, plus a bonus 14-song acoustic disc; originally sold via Best Buy stores; Read here) (Rock Ridge Music, Aug. 3, 2010)
Rose's Pawn Shop "Dancing on the Gallows [MP3 Download]" (producer: Ethan Allen; Hear here) (Rose's Pawn Shop, Aug. 3, 2010)
RPA & The United Nations of Sound (Richard Ashcroft's new band) "United Nations of Sound" (producer: No ID; See here) (U.K. - Parlophone/EMI, Aug. 2, 2010)
Secondhand Serenade "Hear Me Now" (producers: Aaron Johnson, frontman John Vesely; first single: "Something More"; Hear here) (ILG/Glassnote, Aug. 3, 2010)
Squeeze "Spot the Difference" (new versions of 14 of their 1970s and '80s hits; Hear here; Read here; see related reissue below) (XOXO, Aug. 3, 2010)
Ryan Star (contestant on CBS' "Rock Star: Supernova") "11:59" (producers: Matt Serletic, Howard Benson; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Atlantic, Aug. 3, 2010)
Various artists "The Kids Are All Right [Film soundtrack]" (movie opened July 9; featuring tracks by Beck, David Bowie, Metric, MGMT, etc.; Hear here; See here) (Lakeshore, Aug. 3, 2010)
Various artists "NOW That's What I Call Music! 76" (2 CDs, 46 tracks) (U.K. - EMI, Aug. 2, 2010)
Versus "On the Ones and Threes" (Hear here; Vinyl) (Merge, Aug. 3, 2010)
Wavves "King of the Beach" (producer: Dennis Herring; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Fat Possum, Aug. 3, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Rusty Anderson (lead guitarist for Paul McCartney) "Born on Earth" (2009 album; Read here) (Megaforce, Aug. 3, 2010)
Benny Goodman "Ultimate Big Band Collection: Benny Goodman" (10 tracks; MP3 Download) (Sony Masterworks, Aug. 3, 2010)
Gov't Mule "Mulennium" (3-CD, 26-song live set, recorded at the Roxy in Atlanta on Dec. 31, 1999; MP3 Download) (Evil Teen, Aug. 3, 2010)
Billy Idol "Rebel Yell [24 KT + Gold CD]" (1983 album) (Audio Fidelity, Aug. 3, 2010)
Lady Gaga "Lady Gaga: The Remix" (featuring 10 songs from "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster"; Vinyl; MP3 Download), "The Cherrytree Sessions" (three-song live EP; MP3 Download) (Streamline/KonLive/ Cherryree/Interscope, Aug. 3, 2010)
Level 42 "Living It Up [Box set]" (4 CDs of singles, lost tracks, unreleased demos and new acoustic versions to celebrate their 30th anniversary; Read here; MP3 Download) (Hip-O, Aug. 3, 2010)
Jeff Lorber "Step By Step" (1985 album; remastered, with four bonus remixes) (Wounded Bird, Aug. 3, 2010)
Loudness "Best of Loudness 8688: Atlantic Years" (16 tracks; originally issued in Japan), "Masters of Loudness: No. 7 1996" (2 CDs, 29 tracks; originally issued in Japan) (Wounded Bird, Aug. 3, 2010)
Manhattans, The "Black Tie/Love Talk" (1981, 1979 albums on one CD; remastered) (U.K. - Expansion, Aug. 2, 2010)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra "Ultimate Big Band Collection: Glenn Miller" (10 tracks; MP3 Download) (Sony Masterworks, Aug. 3, 2010)
Queens of the Stone Age "Rated R: Deluxe Edition" (2000 album, with a second CD of B-sides and live material; MP3 Download) (Interscope/UMe, Aug. 3, 2010)
Railway Children, The "Recurrence" (1988 album; remastered, with bonus track "Second Nature"), "Native Place" (1990 album; remastered, with bonus track "So Right") (U.K. - Ether, Aug. 2, 2010)
Squeeze "Play [MP3 Download]" (1991 album) (Warner/Rhino, Aug. 3, 2010)
Sublime "Greatest Hits [MP3 Download]" (10 tracks) (Gasoline Alley/UMe, Aug. 3, 2010)
Ten Years After "Think About the Times: The Chrysalis Years, 1969 to 1972" (3 CDs, 48 tracks; Track list) (U.K. - EMI, Aug. 2, 2010)
Various artists "Book a Trip: The Psych Pop Sounds of Capitol Records" (26 tracks; Track list) (U.K. - Now Sounds, Aug. 2, 2010)
Various artists "A Complete Introduction to Disco, 1970-1980 [Box set]" (4 CDs, 64 tracks; Track list) (U.K. - Universal, Aug. 2, 2010)
Various artists "Ultimate Big Band Collection: Great Theme Songs" (10 tracks; MP3 Download) (Sony Masterworks, Aug. 3, 2010)
Stevie Woods "Take Me to Your Heaven" (1981 album), "The Woman in My Life" (1982 album), "Stevie Woods" (1983 album) (Wounded Bird, Aug. 3, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Michael Jackson, Diana Ross "The Wiz [DVD]" (1978 film, with three bonus MP3s) (Universal, Aug. 3, 2010)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Classic Albums: Damn the Torpedoes [DVD]" (a close-up look at the 1979 album; Blu-ray) (Eagle Rock, Aug. 3, 2010)
Elvis Presley "Elvis On Tour [DVD]" (award-winning documentary on his 1972 concert tour; Blu-ray) (Warner, Aug. 3, 2010)
Various artists "The Breakfast Club (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]" (1985 film; Read here) (Universal Studios, Aug. 3, 2010)
Various artists "Diary of a Wimpy Kid [DVD]" (2010 film; Blu-ray) (20th Century Fox, Aug. 3, 2010)
Various artists "Kick-Ass [DVD]" (2010 film; Blu-ray) (Lionsgate, Aug. 3, 2010)
Various artists "Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music — 40th Anniversary [DVD]" (Warner, Aug. 3, 2010)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Beatles, The "The Beatles: A 16-Month 2011 Calendar [Wall calendar]" (Day Dream, Aug. 1, 2010)
Madonna "Madonna 2011 [Wall calendar]" (Day Dream, Aug. 1, 2010)
Dave Mustaine "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir [Hardcover]" (author: Joe Layden; Kindle) (It Books, Aug. 3, 2010)
Buck Owens "Buck Owens: The Biography [Hardcover]" (author: Eileen Sisk) (Chicago Review Press, Aug. 1, 2010)

MUSIC GAMES

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Various artists "Disney Sing It: Family Hits [Nintendo Wii]" (Disney, Aug. 3, 2010)

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