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JUNE 3, 2008

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Accidental, The "There Were Wolves" (Hear here) (Thrill Jockey, June 3, 2008)
Adem "Takes" (Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Domino, June 3, 2008)
Ashanti "The Declaration" (producers: Babyface, L.T. Hutton, Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes, Dr. Dre, etc.; first single: "Switch," featuring Nelly; Hear here; Read here; also available as MP3 Download) (The Inc., June 3, 2008)
Baskervilles "Twilight" (producer: Mitch Easter; first single: "Caught in a Crosswalk"; Hear here) (Secret Crush, June 3, 2008)
Benny Benassi "Rock'N'Rave" (2 CDs; Hear here) (Ultra, June 3, 2008)
Bitter:Sweet "Drama" (includes "The Bomb," theme song for the ABC series "Lipstick Jungle"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Quango, June 3, 2008)
Peter Cincotti "East of Angel Town" (producers: David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jochem van der Saag; first single: "Goodbye Philadelphia"; Hear here; See here) (Warner, June 3, 2008)
Disturbed "Indestructible" (producers: Disturbed; Hear here; Read here; also available as MP3 Download, with three bonus tracks) (Reprise, June 3, 2008)
Dr. John and the Lower 911 "City That Care Forgot" (album rails against the U.S. government's post-Katrina policies; Read here) (429/The Savoy Label Group, June 3, 2008)
Fleet Foxes "Fleet Foxes" (Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Sub Pop, June 3, 2008)
Funk Brothers, The "Live in Orlando" (New Year's Eve 2007 concert by Motown's legendary house band; DVD version out June 17; also available as MP3 Download) (Eagle, June 17, 2008)
Futureheads, The "This Is Not the World" (producer: Youth; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (nul recordings, June 3, 2008)
Jean Grae "Jeanius" (producer: 9th Wonder; Hear here) (Blacksmith/Warner, June 3, 2008)
Ed Harcourt "The Beautiful Lie" (released in the U.K. in June 2006; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Dovecote, June 3, 2008)
Lalah Hathaway "Self Portrait" (producer: Rex Rideout; guests: Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Rahsaan Patterson; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Stax, June 3, 2008)
Brendan James "The Day Is Brave" (producer: Mikal Blue; Hear here) (Decca/Velour, June 3, 2008)
Jewel "Perfectly Clear" (country-oriented album; producers: Jewel, Big & Rich's John Rich; first single: "Stronger Woman," which goes to country radio Feb. 11; Hear here; Read here) (Valory Music/Big Machine, June 3, 2008)
John5 (Marilyn Manson/Rob Zombie guitarist) "Requiem" (first single: "Sounds of Impalement"; Hear here) (Adrenaline/60 Cycle Hum, June 3, 2008)
Journey (new singer: Arnel Pineda) "Revelation [CD/DVD]" (2 CDs, the first of which has 11 new songs; the second contains 11 rerecorded classics; the DVD is a live concert; producer: Kevin Shirley; Hear here; Read here) (Nomota, June 3, 2008 - sold at Wal-Mart stores)
Kaskade "Strobelite Seduction" (first single: "Move for Me"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Ultra, June 3, 2008)
Ladytron "Velocifero" (producers: Ladytron, Alessandro Cortini, Vicarious Bliss; first single: "Ghosts"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Nettwerk, June 3, 2008)
Tim Lang "Okay Now" (producer: Scott Mathews; Hear here) (Indykota, June 3, 2008)
Little Brother "... and justus for all" (guests: Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Kardinal Offishall, Cormega, Rhymefest, etc.; Hear here) (Hall of Justus, June 3, 2008)
Little Pieces "Little Pieces" (producers: Eric Furlong, Little Pieces; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (One Eleven, June 3, 2008)
Steve Lukather (Toto guitarist) "Ever Changing Times" (producers: Lukather, Steve MacMillan; guests: Leland Sklar, Joseph Williams, Steve Porcaro, Trev Lukather, Tina Lukather, Bill Champlin, Lenny Castro, etc.; Hear here) (Ride, June 3, 2008)
Madonna "4 Minutes [double disc 12-inch vinyl]" (Hear here) (Maverick/Reprise, June 3, 2008)
Jesse Malin "Mercury Retrograde [MP3 Download]" (live album recorded at New York's Mercury Lounge in December 2007; Read here) (Adeline, June 3, 2008)
Aimee Mann "@#%&*! Smilers" (producer: Paul Bryan; first single: "Freeway"; Hear here; See here; Read here; also available as special edition and MP3 Download) (SuperEgo, June 3, 2008)
Man Raze (Def Leppard's Phil Collen, Girl's Simon Laffy, Sex Pistols' Paul Cook) "Surreal" (first single: "Turn It Up"; Hear here) (VH1 Classics, June 3, 2008)
Bret Michaels (of Poison) "Rock My World" (first single: "Go That Far"; Hear here) (VH1 Classics, June 3, 2008)
Mother Truckers, The "Let's All Go to Bed" (enhanced; Hear here) (Funzalo, June 3, 2008)
Opeth "Watershed" (producers: singer-guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt, Jens Bogren; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Roadrunner, June 3, 2008)
Oppenheimer "Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It" (Hear here) (Bar/None, June 3, 2008)
Paper Rival "Dialog" (Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Photo Finish, June 3, 2008)
Pinetop Perkins "Pinetop Perkins and Friends" (guests: B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Sardinas, etc.; Read here; also available as MP3 Download) (Telarc Blues, June 3, 2008)
Sam Phillips "Don't Do Anything" (Hear here) (Nonesuch, June 3, 2008)
Pinker Tones, The "Wild Animals" (Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Nacional, June 3, 2008)
Gavin Rossdale (of Bush) "WANDERlust" (producer: Bob Rock; guests: wife Gwen Stefani, Josh Freese, Chris Traynor, Paul Bushnell, Jamie Muhoberac; first single: "Love Remains the Same"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Interscope, June 3, 2008)
Shearwater "Rook" (first single: "Rooks"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Matador, June 3, 2008)
George Stanford "Big Drop" (producers: Stanford, John Alagia, Dave Tozer, Eric Ivan Rosse, Brian Maloud; first single: "My Own Worst Enemy"; Hear here; See here; Read here; also available as MP3 Download) (Smash/Mercury, June 3, 2008)
Stepsonday "Little Light" (producers: Nick Rucker, stepsonday; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (One Eleven, June 3, 2008)
Subtle "ExitingARM" (Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Lex, June 3, 2008)
Wayman Tisdale "Rebound" (guests: Toby Keith, Dave Koz, Brian Simpson, Marvin Sapp; first single: "Throwin' It Down"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Rendezvous, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "In the Heights [original Broadway cast recording]" (2 CDs; 23 tracks of Latin, salsa and hip-hop-infused music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars in the musical; producers: Andres Levin, Kurt Deutsch; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Ghostlight, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "NOW That's What I Call Music! 28" (Capitol, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "Vans Warped Tour '08" (2 CDs; featuring Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Motion City Soundtrack, Goldfinger, Bedouin Soundclash, Greeley Estates, Horrorpops, etc.; Hear here) (ADA, June 3, 2008)
Virgins, The "The Virgins" (band's songs were popularized by the CW series "Gossip Girl"; Hear here; also available as MP3 Download) (Atlantic, June 3, 2008)
Weezer "Weezer (Red Album)" (producers: Rick Rubin, Jacknife Lee; first single: "Pork & Beans"; Hear here; Read here; also available in deluxe edition and MP3 Download) (Geffen, June 3, 2008)
Young Sinatras "This Day!" (Hear here) (Water Music, June 3, 2008)
Your Highness Electric (featuring ex-members of Christiansen) "The Grand Hooded Phantom" (Hear/read here) (Longhair Illuminati, June 3, 2008)
Zutons, The "You Can Do Anything" (producer: George Drakoulias; first single: "Always Right Behind You"; Hear here) (U.K. - Deltasonic/Columbia, June 2, 2008)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Nat Adderley "Work Song" (1960 album; remastered) (Riverside, June 3, 2008)
Beach Boys, The "Surfin' Safari/409 [MP3 Download]" (with a bonus live version of "409") (Capitol, June 3, 2008)
Big Country "Why the Long Face" (1995 album) (U.K. - Castle Music, June 2, 2008)
Karla Bonoff "Columbia Collection" (2 CDs; contains three albums - 1977's "Karla Bonoff," 1979's "Restless Nights" and 1982's "Wild Heart of the Young," all remastered) (U.K. - Acadia, June 2, 2008)
Boy George "Classic Masters [MP3 Download]" (12 tracks) (Virgin, June 3, 2008)
Chris Brown "Exclusive [CD/DVD]" (2007 album; with a DVD of tour footage) (Jive, June 3, 2008)
Building 429 "Glory Defined: The Best of Building 429" (15 tracks; also available as MP3 Download) (Word Entertainment, June 3, 2008)
Neneh Cherry "Homebrew [MP3 Download]" (1992 album) (Virgin, June 3, 2008)
Cream "Those Were the Days [box set]" (4 CDs, 62 tracks) (U.K. - Universal, June 2, 2008)
EMF "The Remixes [MP3 Download]" (12 tracks) (EMI, June 3, 2008)
Faith No More "Angel Dust [MP3 Download]" (1992 album), "King For a Day, Fool For a Lifetime [MP3 Download]" (1995 album) (Warner/Rhino, June 3, 2008)
Freddie and the Dreamers "The Very Best of Freddie and the Dreamers" (29 tracks) (U.K. - EMI Gold, June 2, 2008)
Goose Creek Symphony, The "The Same Thing Again" (unreleased recordings from the 1970s; Hear here) (Bo, June 3, 2008)
Daryl Hall & John Oates "Our Kind of Soul" (2003 album) (U-Watch, June 3, 2008)
Coleman Hawkins "The Hawk Flies High" (1957 album; remastered) (Riverside, June 3, 2008)
Hootie & the Blowfish "The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish (1993 Thru 2003)" (17 tracks) (Atlantic/Rhino, June 3, 2008)
Keith Jarrett "Somewhere Before: The Keith Jarrett Anthology - The Atlantic Years 1968-1975" (2 CDs) (Welt Packet, June 3, 2008)
Jesus Jones "The Remixes [MP3 Download]" (12 tracks) (Capitol, June 3, 2008)
Elton John "Elton John" (2 CDs; 1970 album; the second disc contains piano demos of eight of the album's tracks plus piano demos for five tracks that never made the album, plus non-album cuts, BBC sessions and more), "Tumblewood Connection" (2 CDs; 1971 album; the second disc contains 13 additional tracks including previously unreleased cuts, demos, etc.) (Island/Mercury, June 3, 2008)
JoBoxers "Doing the Boxerbeat: The Anthology" (2 CDs; 32 tracks; Hear here) (U.K. - Castle Music, June 2, 2008)
KMFDM "Extra Volume 1" (2 CDs, 37 tracks; 12-inch vinyl singles, CD singles and alternate versions) (Metropolis, June 3, 2008)
Neal McCoy "The Very Best of Neal McCoy" (20 tracks) (Rhino, June 3, 2008)
Minus the Bear "They Make Beer Commercials Like This" (2004 EP; with one bonus track) (Suicide Squeeze, June 3, 2008)
Wes Montgomery "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" (1960 album; remastered) (Riverside, June 3, 2008)
Gary Numan "Exile" (1997 album; Read here), "Pure" (2000 album; Read here) (Eagle, June 3, 2008)
Pimp C "Greatest Hits" (Asylum, June 3, 2008)
P.O.D. "Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years" (Atlantic/Rhino, June 3, 2008)
Pretenders, The "The Singles" (16 tracks; 1987 album) (Rhino, June 3, 2008)
Radiohead "The Best of" (2 CDs; includes 13 tracks not included on Radiohead albums; also available as single disc and MP3 Download; see related DVD below) (Capitol, June 3, 2008)
Johnny Rodriguez "Greatest Hits" (Gusto, June 3, 2008)
Sonny Rollins "Freedom Suite" (1958 album; remastered) (Riverside, June 3, 2008)
Selecter "Selecter Acoustic: Requiem for a Black Soul" (2004 album; Hear here) (U.K. - Snapper, June 2, 2008)
Soul II Soul "Classic Masters [MP3 Download]" (12 tracks) (Virgin, June 3, 2008)
Cat Stevens "On the Road to Find Out [box set]" (4 CDs, 79 tracks) (U.K. - Island, June 2, 2008)
Rod Stewart "Encore: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Vol. 2" (18 tracks) (Warner/Rhino, June 3, 2008)
Tea Leaf Green "Taught to Be Proud" (2005 album; with three bonus tracks) (Surf Dog, June 3, 2008)
Traveling Wilburys "Volume One" (1988 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; also available as MP3 Download), "Vol. 3" (1990 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; also available as MP3 Download) (Warner/Rhino, June 3, 2008)
McCoy Tyner "Fly With the Wind" (1976 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) (Milestone, June 3, 2008)
Ultravox "Vienna [MP3 Download]" (1980 album) (Caroline/EMI, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "Annie: The Broadway Musical - 30th Anniversary Production" (2 CDs; disc 1 contains the complete 1978 Broadway cast recording, with bonus tracks; disc 2 features "Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge," plus three bonus tracks recently recorded by former cast members) (Time Life, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "The Jewish Songbook: The Heart and Humor of a People" (Read here) (Shout! Factory, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "Malt Shop Memories [box set]" (4 CDs; Read here) (Time Life, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "'90s Rock" (18 tracks) (Time Life, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock" (Capitol, June 3, 2008)
Amy Winehouse "Frank" (2 CDs; 2003 album; the second disc contains demos, B-sides and remixes) (Universal, June 3, 2008)
XYZ "XYZ" (1989 album; remastered, with one bonus track) (Axe Killer, June 3, 2008)
Zombies, The "The Zombies and Beyond" (the best of the Zombies, Argent and solo material) (U.K. - Universal, June 2, 2008)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Click Five, The "Modern Minds and Pastimes: Tour Edition [DVD]" (2 discs) (Atlantic, June 3, 2008)
Clint Eastwood "Dirty Harry: Ultimate Collector's Edition [DVD]" (7 discs; contains all five "Dirty Harry" films, a documentary, hardcover book, etc.) (Warner, June 3, 2008)
Low "You May Need a Murderer [DVD]" (Plexifilm, June 3, 2008)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark "OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More [DVD]" (Eagle Rock, June 3, 2008)
Radiohead "The Best of [DVD]" (Capitol/EMI, June 3, 2008)
U2 "Rattle and Hum [Blu-ray]" (1988 film) (Paramount, June 3, 2008)
Various artists "TCT: Concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall [DVD]" (2007 shows featuring The Who, The Cure, Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Judas Priest, Bloc Party, etc.; See here) (Time Life, June 3, 2008)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Black Eyed Peas "Black Eyed Peas: An Unauthorized Biography [Paperback]" (author: Jake Brown) (Amber Communications Group, June 1, 2008)
Jimmy Buffett "The Jimmy Buffett Concert Handbook: The Unauthorized Guide [Hardcover]" (authors: Elizabeth Encarnacion, John Encaracion) (Cider Mill Press, June 3, 2008)
Patsy Cline "Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline [Paperback]" (author: Ellis Nassour) (Chicago Review Press, June 1, 2008)
Heart "Heart ... In the Studio [Paperback]" (author: Jake Brown) (ECW Press, June 1, 2008)
Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth) "No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980. [Hardcover]" (co-author: Byron Coley; introduction by Lydia Lunch; Read here) (Abrams Image, June 1, 2008)
Elvis Presley "Elvis From Memphis to Hollywood [Paperback]" (authors: Alan Fortas, Alanna Nash) (Aurum Press, June 1, 2008)
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Red Hot Chili Peppers ... In the Studio [Paperback]" (author: Jake Brown) (Amber Communications Group, June 1, 2008)

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