NOV. 4, 2008
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Alvin and The Chipmunks
"Undeniable" (includes covers of "Shake Your Groove Thing," "Livin' on a Prayer," "Three Little Birds" and "All the Small Things"; producers: DeeTown, Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman; Hear here )
(Razor & Tie, Nov. 4, 2008)
BTW: The band has parted ways with longtime frontman Alvin; they're auditioning his replacement at www.chipmunkaudition.com .
"The last time I yelled ALVIN!, he was nowhere to be found," says longtime Chipmunks songwriter/producer David Seville. "I mean, he usually makes me do it three times. After that, we work it out. But no. Then I saw that item on Perez Hilton about him and Miley Cyrus dining out at Geisha House with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. I've been in this business since 1958. I know a guy who's looking to make a solo record when I see one."
Alvin could not be reached for comment. "Theodore and I have seen this sort of thing before," says brother and band mate Simon. "Success is going to his little furry head." "Dude thinks he's a movie star," adds Theodore.
Black Moth Super Rainbow
"Drippers" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Graveface, Nov. 4, 2008)
Andrea Bocelli
"Incanto" (Hear here ; also available with DVD )
(Decca, Nov. 4, 2008)
Sarah Brightman
"A Christmas Symphony"
(EMI/Manhattan, Nov. 4, 2008)
Harry Connick Jr.
"What A Night! A Christmas Album"
(Columbia, Nov. 4, 2008)
Burton Cummings
"Above the Ground" (producer: Cummings; Hear here )
(Sony/BMG Canada, Nov. 4, 2008)
Benjy Davis Project
"Dust" (producer: David Z; Hear here ; See here )
(Rock Ridge Music, Nov. 4, 2008)
Darren Deicide
"The Jersey Devil Is Here" (Hear here )
(Ever Reviled, Nov. 4, 2008)
Dragonette
"Galore" (released last year in their native Canada and Britain; producer: bassist Dan Kurtz; first single: "I Get Around"; Hear here ; See here )
(I Surrender/RED, Nov. 4, 2008)
Jeff Dunham
"Don't Come Home for Christmas" (Hear here )
(Image, Nov. 4, 2008)
End of the World, The
"French Exit" (Hear here )
(Flameshovel/Pretty Activity/Touch & Go, Nov. 4, 2008)
Fall From Grace (won Fuse TV's battle of the bands)
"Sifting Through the Wreckage" (producers: Terry Date, Greig Nori; guest: Himsa's John Pettibone; Hear here )
(Bunk Rock, Nov. 4, 2008)
Hinder
"Take It to the Limit" (producer: Brian Howes; first single: "Use Me"; Hear here ; Ecard ; Read here ; also available with DVD )
(Universal Republic, Nov. 4, 2008)
honeyhoney
"First Rodeo" (first single: "Little Toy Gun"; Hear here )
(Universal Republic/IronWorks, Nov. 4, 2008 - IronWorks is Keifer Sutherland's label)
Illinois
"The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe, Chapter 1 [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here ; See here )
(+1, Nov. 4, 2008)
Little Joy
"Little Joy" (producer: Noah Georgeson; Hear here )
(Rough Trade, Nov. 4, 2008)
George Lynch
"Souls of We" (Hear here )
(Shrapnel, Nov. 4, 2008)
Morel
"The Death of the Paperboy" (2 CDs; Hear here )
(Outsider Music, Nov. 4, 2008)
Jacqui Naylor
"You Don't Know Jacq" (first single: "Celebrate Early and Often"; Hear here )
(Ruby Star/Ryko, Nov. 4, 2008)
ohGr (of Skinny Puppy)
"Devils in My Details" (Hear here )
(SPV, Nov. 4, 2008)
Randy Owen (lead singer of Alabama)
"One on One" (producer: John Rich; Hear here ; see related book below)
(Broken Bow, Nov. 4, 2008)
Brad Paisley
"Play" (vocal and instrumental album; guests: B.B. King, Vince Gill, the late Buck Owens, Steve Wariner; Hear here ; Read here )
(Arista Nashville, Nov. 4, 2008)
Q-Tip
"The Renaissance [MP3 Download ]" (guests: Norah Jones, D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq, Amanda Diva; first single: "Gettin' Up"; Hear here ; MP3 Download ; Read here )
(Universal Motown, Nov. 4, 2008)
Shiny Toy Guns
"Season of Poison" (producers: Shiny Toy Guns; first single: "Ricochet"; Hear here )
(Universal Motown, Nov. 4, 2008)
Shitdisco
"The Emanator" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Downtown, Nov. 4, 2008)
Skepticism
"Alloy" (Hear here )
(Red Stream, Nov. 4, 2008)
Mavis Staples
"Mavis Staples Live: Hope at the Hideout"
(Anti-/Epitaph, Nov. 4, 2008)
Tipsy
"Buzzz" (Hear here )
(Ipecac Recordings, Nov. 4, 2008)
Travis
"Ode to J. Smith" (producer: Emery Dobyns; first single: "Something Anything"; Hear here )
(Red Telephone Box/Fontana, Nov. 4, 2008)
Various artists
"Rewiring Genesis: A Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (2 CDs; producer: Mark Hornsby; Hear here ; Read here )
(ProgRock, Nov. 4, 2008)
Various artists
"Soul Men [film soundtrack ]" (Samuel L. Jackson movie opens Nov. 7; also stars Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes, who died within a day of each other in August; soundtrack features Hayes, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, etc.; Hear here ; See here ; Read here ; )
(Stax, Nov. 4, 2008)
Various artists
"Twilight [film soundtrack ]" (vampire-human love story opens Nov. 21; tracks by Robert Pattinson, Muse, Linkin Park, Iron & Wine, Collective Soul, etc.; Hear here ; Hear here ; See here )
(Chop Shop/Atlantic, Nov. 4, 2008)
Hezekiah Walker & LFC
"Souled Out" (recorded live at the Love Fellowship Tabernacle in Bensalem, Pa.; producer: Donald Lawrence; Hear here )
(Verity, Nov. 4, 2008)
Warship
"Supply & Depend" (producer: Andrew Schneider; Hear here )
(Vagrant, Nov. 4, 2008)
Mark Wills
"Familiar Stranger" (producer: Brett James; Hear here )
(Tenacity, Nov. 4, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Ace of Base
"Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos [CD/DVD ]" (16 hits, 13 remixes and 17 videos; first single: "Wheel of Fortune 2009"; Hear here ; new studio album and worldwide tour due in 2009)
(Europe - Playground Music, Nov. 3, 2008)
Boyzone
"Back Again ... No Matter What" (2-CD best-of; Read here )
(U.K. - Polydor, Nov. 3, 2008)
Dennis Brown
"The Best of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years"
(Heartbeat/Rounder, Nov. 4, 2008)
George Carlin
"Carlin on Campus" (1984 album makes its CD debut)
(Laugh.com, Nov. 4, 2008)
Rodney Dangerfield
"Rodney Dangerfield: Greatest Bits"
(Shout! Factory, Nov. 4, 2008)
Girlschool
"Legacy" (Read here )
(Wacken/SPV, Nov. 4, 2008)
Don McLean
"Prime Time/Chain Lightning/Believers" (1977, 1978 and 1981 albums on 2 CDs; remastered), "Greatest Hits - Live!/For the Memories" (1982, 1989 albums on 2 CDs)
(U.K. - Edsel, Nov. 3, 2008)
Alan Parsons Project
"Eye in the Sky [MP3 Download ]" (1982 album)
(Arista, Nov. 4, 2008)
Lou Reed
"Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse" (recorded Dec. 15-16, 2006, in Brooklyn)
(Matador, Nov. 4, 2008)
Cat Stevens
"Tea for the Tillerman: Deluxe Edition" (1970 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with bonus tracks), "Teaser and the Firecat: Deluxe Edition" (1971 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with bonus tracks)
(A&M/UME, Nov. 4, 2008)
Switchfoot
"The Best Yet" (18-track set includes "This Is Home," from Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"; Hear here )
(Credential Recordings/ Columbia/Legacy, Nov. 4, 2008)
Thompson Twins
"A Product of .../Set" (1981, 1982 albums on 2 CDs, with bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Edsel, Nov. 3, 2008)
Various artists
"The Best of the Soul Girls, Volume 1" (Track listing )
(Fuel, Nov. 4, 2008)
Various artists
"Break-A-Way: The Songs of Jackie DeShannon, 1961-1967" (DeShannon songs covered by other artists; Read here )
(U.K. - Ace, Nov. 3, 2008)
Various artists
"The Golden Age of American Popular Music, Volume 2" (28 rare tracks from 1956-1965; Read here )
(U.K. - Ace, Nov. 3, 2008)
Various artists
"J&S Harlem Soul" (24 tracks; Read here )
(U.K. - Kent/Ace, Nov. 3, 2008)
Various artists
"Music From The Television Series 'The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.' " (featuring music by Dave Grusin)
(Varése Vintage, Nov. 4, 2008)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Music! 25 Years" (3 CDs, 60 tracks)
(U.K. - EMI, Nov. 3, 2008)
Various artists
"The Original Eight Mile: Westbound Records 40th Anniversary" (20 tracks; Read here )
(U.K. - Westbound/Ace, Nov. 3, 2008)
Steve Walsh (lead singer of Kansas)
"Shadowman" (2005 album)
(ProgRock, Nov. 4, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Arctic Monkeys
"Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo [DVD ]" (See here )
(Domino, Nov. 4, 2008)
Boys Like Girls
"Read Between the Lines [DVD ]" (live performances)
(Image, Nov. 4, 2008)
Duran Duran
"Classic Albums: Rio [DVD ]" (2 discs; an in-depth look at the 1982 album)
(Eagle Rock, Nov. 4, 2008)
Tenacious D
"The Complete Master Works 2 [DVD ]" (2 discs)
(Sony, Nov. 4, 2008)
Randy Travis
"Christmas From the Pecos [DVD ]" (live performances at Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad, N.M., plus a look at Carlsbad's "River of Lights" Christmas tradition)
(Image, Nov. 4, 2008)
Various artists
"Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music [DVD ]" (2001 concert aired originally on the WB Television Network, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews, Alanis Morissette, Lou Reed, Shelby Lynne, etc.)
(Eagle Rock, Nov. 4, 2008)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Beatles, The
"Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America [Paperback ]" (author: Jonathan Gould)
(Three Rivers Press, Nov. 4, 2008)
Clash, The
"The Clash [Hardcover ]"
(Grand Central Publishing, Nov. 4, 2008)
Bob Dylan
"Hollywood Foto-Rhetoric: The Lost Manuscript [Hardcover ]" (photographer: Barry Feinstein; Read here )
(Simon & Schuster, Nov. 4, 2008)
Randy Owen
"Born Country: How Faith, Family, and Music Brought Me Home [Hardcover ]" (co-author: Allen Rucker)
(HarperOne, Nov. 4, 2008)