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MARCH 3, 2009

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Barenaked Ladies "New Year's Eve at the Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI 12.31.08 [MP3 Download]" (31 tracks) (Desperation, March 3, 2009)
Beast "Beast" (Hear here; See here) (Verve Forecast, March 3, 2009)
Bell X1 "Blue Lights on the Runway" (Hear here; Read here) (Yep Roc, March 3, 2009)
Bitter Tears, The "Jam Tarts in the Jake" (Hear here) (Carrot Top, March 3, 2009)
Alison Brown "The Company You Keep" (Hear here) (Compass, March 3, 2009)
Neko Case "Middle Cyclone" (producers: Case, Darryl Neudorf; guests: M. Ward, Garth Hudson, Sarah Harmer, and members of The New Pornographers, Los Lobos, Calexico, The Sadies, Visqueen, The Lilys, Giant Sand; Hear here) (Anti-/Epitaph, March 3, 2009)
Drowning Pool "Loudest Common Denominator" (live album recorded in San Diego in 2008; See here) (Eleven Seven Music, March 3, 2009)
Justin Townes Earle "Midnight at the Movies" (Hear here; Vinyl LP) (Bloodshot, March 3, 2009)
Faust "C'est ... Com ... Com ... Compliqué" (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl LP) (Bureau B, March 3, 2009)
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate "Throw Down Your Heart/Tales From the Acoustic Planet Vol. 3/Africa Sessions" (Fleck's musical adventures take him to Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali; Hear here) (Rounder, March 3, 2009)
Grandmaster Flash "The Bridge: Concept of a Culture" (his first studio album since 1987; guests: KRS-One, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Big Daddy Kane, etc.; Hear here; Read here) (Adrenaline City/Strut, March 3, 2009)
Jesse Harris "Watching the Sky" (producer: Terry Manning; guests: Norah Jones, Manning, Mauro Refosco, Tony Scherr; Hear here) (Mercer Street, March 3, 2009)
Anne Heaton "Blazing Red [MP3 Download]" (producers: Heaton, HEM's Gary Maurer; Hear here) (Spill, March 3, 2009)
House of Heroes "The End Is Not the End" (producer: Mark Lee Townsend; Hear here) (Gotee, March 3, 2009)
Molly Jenson "Maybe Tomorrow" (producer: Greg Laswell; guest: Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman; Hear here) (Bully! Pulpit/Nettwerk, March 3, 2009)
Lindsay Katt "Picking Out Boxes" (producers: Mark Turrigiano, Katt; first single: "Heart Place"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Lindsay Katt, March 1, 2009)

BTW: "I am so proud to finally share this record with the world," Katt tells P&P. "I have poured the last three years into it, and feel it truly represents me as an artist and a person. It really does feel like my child, and I am so excited to watch it grow up, and see where life takes it. "

Low Frequency in Stereo, The "Futuro" (Hear here; Vinyl LP; MP3 Download) (Rune Grammofon, March 3, 2009)
Raul Malo "Lucky One" (producer: Steve Berlin; first single: "Hello Again"; Hear here) (Fantasy, March 3, 2009)
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band (former Small Faces/Faces keyboardist) "Never Say Never" (producer: McLagan; mixed by Glyn Johns; guests: Patty Griffin, the Tosca Strings; Hear here; Read here) (00:02:59, March 3, 2009)
Buddy & Julie Miller "Written in Chalk" (guests: Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl LP; MP3 Download) (New West, March 3, 2009)
Mavado "Mr. Brooks ... a better tomorrow" (Hear here) (VP, March 3, 2009)
Nashville Pussy "From Hell to Texas" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Spitfire, March 3, 2009)
Prodigy, The "Invaders Must Die" (first single: "Omen"; Read here; MP3 Download) (Take Me to the Hospital/Cooking Vinyl, March 3, 2009)
Revolting Cocks (RevCo) "Sex-O Olympic-O" (producer: guitarist Al Jourgensen; first single: "I'm Not Gay"; Hear here) (13th Planet/Megaforce, March 3, 2009)
Say Hi "Oohs & Aahs" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Barsuk, March 3, 2009)
Soundtrack of Our Lives, The "Communion" (2 CDs; Hear here; Read here) (Yep Roc, March 3, 2009)
Angus and Julia Stone "A Book Like This" (producer: Fran Healey; Hear here) (Nettwerk, March 3, 2009)
U2 "No Line on the Horizon" (the follow-up to 2004's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"; producers: Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite; first single: "Get On Your Boots"; Hear here; Read here; CD/Poster/Film Download; ; CD/Magazine/Film Download; Vinyl LP; Box set: CD/Poster/Book/DVD) (Interscope, March 3, 2009)
Various artists "Watchmen: Music From the Motion Picture [film soundtrack]" (includes My Chemical Romance's cover of "Desolation Row"; superhero movie opens March 6; Hear here; See here; Read here), "Watchmen: Original Motion Picture Score [film soundtrack]" (composed by Tyler Bates) (Reprise, March 3, 2009)
Seth Walker "Leap of Faith" (producer: Gary Nicholson; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Hyena, March 3, 2009)
Dallas Wayne "I'll Take the Fifth" (Hear here) (Smith Music Group, March 3, 2009)
Whip, The "X Marks Destination" (includes four bonus remixes; Hear here) (Razor & Tie, March 3, 2009)
Wild Light "Adult Nights" (producer: Rob Schnapf; Hear here) (StarTime International, March 3, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Johnny Cash "The Best of The Johnny Cash Show, 1969-1971" (eco-friendly packaging) (Columbia/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem "In Person at Carnegie Hall" (St. Patrick's Day 1963 concert; 2 CDs) (Columbia/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Clash, The "The Singles" (eco-friendly packaging) (Epic/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
John Coltrane "Standard Coltrane" (1958 album; remastered) (Prestige/Concord Jazz, March 3, 2009)
Bing Crosby "Bing Crosby Sings and Narrates Jack B. Nimble" (1955 album; Hear here) (Shout! Factory, March 3, 2009)
Chris Darrow "Chris Darrow/Under My Own Disguise [box set]" (1973 and 1974 albums, packaged with two 180-gram vinyl LPs, 2 CDs and a 48-page photo book; Hear here; Read here) (Everloving, March 3, 2009)
Blossom Dearie "Teach Me Tonight" (25 tracks) (U.K. - El/Cherry Red, March 2, 2009)
Deep Purple "Live at Long Beach 1976" (U.K. - Purple, March 2, 2009)
Electric Light Orchestra "All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra" (eco-friendly packaging) (Epic/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Family "Old Songs, New Songs: The Definitive Box Set" (5 CDs; Read here) (U.K. - Mystery Media, March 2, 2009)
Finnigan Bros. (Bread's Robb Royer with Mike and Sean Finnigan) "Finnigan Bros. Sessions 1990-92" (Hear here) (NashFilms, March 3, 2009)
Jan Hammer Trio, The "Maliny Maliny" (1968 album; Read here) (MPS, March 3, 2009)
Janis Joplin "18 Essential Songs" (eco-friendly packaging) (Coluimbia/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Alicia Keys "Unplugged" (2005 album; eco-friendly packaging) (J/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Shari Lewis "Hi Kids!" (1962 album; remastered) (Shout! Factory, March 3, 2009)
Little Jimmy Osmond "Killer Joe/Little Arrows" (1972, 1975 albums on one disc; remastered) (U.K. - 7T's, March 2, 2009)
New Kids on the Block "Greatest Hits" (eco-friendly packaging) (Columbia/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Marie Osmond "Paper Roses/In My Little Corner of the World" (1973, 1974 albums on one disc; remastered), "Who's Sorry Now/This Is the Way That I Feel" (1975, 1977 albums on one disc; remastered) (U.K. - 7T's, March 2, 2009)
Dolly Parton "Ultimate Dolly Parton" (eco-friendly packaging) (RCA/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Andre Rieu "Greatest Hits" (15 tracks; Hear here) (Denon, March 3, 2009)
Sonny Rollins "Worktime" (1955 album; remastered) (Prestige/Concord Jazz, March 3, 2009)
Rush "Retrospective 3 [CD/DVD]" (best of the group's Atlantic years; also available as DVD) (Atlantic, March 3, 2009)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The "Hot City: The 1974 Unreleased Album" (U.K. - MLP, March 2, 2009)
Thin Lizzy "Still Dangerous: Live at the Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977" (Read here) (VH1 Classics, March 3, 2009)
Lucky Thompson "New York City, 1964-65" (2 CDs) (Uptown Jazz, March 3, 2009)
311 "Greatest Hits '93-'03" (eco-friendly packaging) (Volcano/Jive/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Tribe Called Quest, A "Anthology" (eco-friendly packaging) (Jive/Legacy, March 3, 2009)
Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash "Argus: Through the Looking Glass" (2008 rerecording of the 1972 album) (U.K. - Mystic, March 2, 2009)
Various artists "Burt Bacharach: The First Book of Songs, 1954-58" (27 tracks; Read here) (U.K. - El/Cherry Red, March 2, 2009)
Various artists "The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971 [box set]" (5 CDs; Read here) (Hip-O Select, March 3, 2009)
Various artists "Total Dance 2009" (Thrive, March 3, 2009)
Sarah Vaughan "Everything I Have Is Yours" (1945 album; MP3 Download) (Shout! Factory, March 3, 2009)
Visage "Beat Boy" (1984 album; remastered; See here) (Cherry Pop, March 3, 2009)
Marty Willson-Piper (of The Church) "Nightjar [MP3 Download]" (2008 album) (Marty Willson-Piper, March 3, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Fountains of Wayne "No Better Place: Live in Chicago [DVD]" (filmed in 2005) (Shout! Factory, March 3, 2009)
Fourplay "Live in Cape Town [DVD]" (Image, March 3, 2009)
Phish "The Clifford Ball [DVD]" (7 discs; filmed Aug. 16-17, 1996) (Rhino, March 3, 2009)
Various artists "Beverly Hills Chihuahua [DVD]" (Walt Disney, March 3, 2009)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Alan Aldridge (design guru for the Beatles) "The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes: The Art of Alan Aldridge [Hardcover]" (Read here) (Abrams, March 1, 2009)
Louis Armstrong "Satchmo: The Wonderful World and Art of Louis Armstrong [Paperback]" (author: Steven Brower) (Abrams, March 1, 2009)
Bill Bruford "Bill Bruford: The Autobiography: Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks, and More [Paperback]" (Jawbone Press, March 1, 2009)
Alice Cooper "The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Alice Cooper: 10th Anniversary Edition [Paperback]" (author: Dale Sherman) (Collector's Guide Publishing, March 1, 2009)
Bob Dylan "The Songs He Didn't Write: Bob Dylan Under the Influence [Paperback]" (author: Derek Barker) (Chrome Dreams, March 1, 2009)
Dizzy Gillespie "To Be, or Not ... to Bop: Dizzy Gillespie [Paperback]" (author: Al Fraser) (University of Minnesota Press, March 6, 2009)
Rich Holly "Majoring in Music: All the Stuff You Need To Know [Paperback]" (Meredith Music, March 1, 2009)
Elton John "Elton John: The Biography [Paperback]" (author: David Buckley) (Chicago Review Press, March 1, 2009)
Madonna "Life with My Sister Madonna [Paperback]" (authors: Christopher Ciccone, Wendy Leigh) (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, March 3, 2009)
Bobby Owsinski, Dennis Moody "The Drum Recording Handbook [Paperback]" (includes instructional DVD) (Hal Leonard, March 3, 2009)
Joseph Schloss "Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-Hop Culture in New York [Kindle Edition]" (Oxford University Press, March 5, 2009)
Sonic Youth "Sonic Youth: Sensational Fix [Hardcover]" (Walther Konig, March 1, 2009)
Bruce Springsteen "Magic in the Night: The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen [Paperback]" (author: Rob Kirkpatrick) (St. Martin's Griffin, March 3, 2009)
Various authors "2009 Songwriter's Market [Paperback]" (32nd annual edition) (F&W Publications, March 1, 2009)
Stephen Webber "Turntable Technique: The Art of the DJ [Kindle Edition]" (Berklee Press, March 1, 2009)

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