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APRIL 5, 2005

Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Adema (Luke Caraciolli replaces vocalist Mark Chavez)"Planets" (first single: "Tornado") (Earache, April 5, 2005)
Blue Van, The"The Art of Rolling" (producers: Lutz Rahn, Mark Wills, The Blue Van; first single: "Revelation of Love" - Hear here) (TVT, April 5, 2005)
Books, The"Lost and Safe" (Tomlab, April 5, 2005)
Brainstorm"Liquid Monster" (Metal Blade, April 5, 2005)
Jenkins Brandon"Down in Flames" (Emergent, April 5, 2005)
British Sea Power"Open Season" (first single: "It Ended On an Oily Stage" - See here) (Rough Trade U.S., April 5, 2005)
Brian Bromberg"It's About Time: The Acoustic Project" (Artistry Music, April 5, 2005)
Beth Nielsen Chapman"Look" (released in U.K. last year) (Compass, April 5, 2005)
Kristin Chenoweth (starred in Broadway's "Wicked")"As I Am" (Sony/Integrity, April 5, 2005)
Corrosion of Conformity"In the Arms of God" (producer: John Custer) (Sanctuary, April 5, 2005)
Crystal Method, The"Community Service II" (multi-artist mix album; Hear/read here) (Ultra/3AM, April 5, 2005)
Despised Icon"The Healing Process" (Century Media, April 5, 2005)
Faith Evans"The First Lady" (producers: The Neptunes, Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans, Brian Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Carvin and Ivan; guests: Winans, Pharrell Williams, The Clipse's Pusha; first single: "Again" - Hear here via iTunes) (Capitol, April 5, 2005)
Eyeliners, The"No Apologies" (producer: Kenny Laguna; guests: Joan Jett, Thommy Price) (Blackheart, April 5, 2005)
Fantomâs"Suspended Animation" (Ipecac, April 5, 2005)

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Fischerspooner"Odyssey" (enhanced; guests: David Byrne, Linda Perry, Mirwais, late author-activist Susan Sontag; first single: "Just Let Go" - Hear here via iTunes; also available enhanced, with bonus tracks) (Capitol, April 5, 2005)
Fripp & Eno"The Equatorial Stars" (released in U.K. in August 2004; Hear/read here) (Inner Knot, April 5, 2005)
Great Lake Swimmers"Great Lake Swimmers" (Misra, April 5, 2005)
Tord Gustavsen Trio"The Ground" (ECM, April 5, 2005)
Scott Hamilton with Bill Charlap Trio"Back in New York" (Concord, April 5, 2005)
HammerFall"Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" (Nuclear Blast, April 5, 2005)
Fareed Haque Group"Cosmic Hug" (Magna Carta, April 5, 2005)
Hot Hot Heat"Elevator" (producer: Dave Sardy; first single: "Goodnight, Goodnight" - Hear here via iTunes; Read here) (Warner, April 5, 2005)
Damien Jurado"On My Way to Absence" (Secretly Canadian, April 5, 2005)
Tony Levin"Prime Cuts" (Hear/read here) (Magna Carta, April 5, 2005)
Charles Lloyd"Jumping the Creek" (ECM, April 5, 2005)
Lost City Angels"Broken World" (producers: Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie) (Stay Gold/Universal, April 5, 2005)
Magnolia Electric Co."What Comes After the Blues" (Secretly Canadian, April 5, 2005)
Keiko Matsui"Walls of Akendora" (with bonus DVD) (Narada Jazz, April 5, 2005)
Donnie McClurkin"Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs" (Verity, April 5, 2005)
Okkervil River"Black Sheep Boy" (Jagjaguwar, April 5, 2005)
Ellis Paul"American Jukebox Fables" (Philo/Rounder, April 5, 2005)
Pepper's Ghost"Shake the Hand That Shook the World" (Hybrid/RED, April 5, 2005)
Lisa Marie Presley"Now What" (first single: "Dirty Laundry" - Hear here via iTunes) (Capitol, April 5, 2005)
Reel Big Fish"We're Not Happy 'Till You're Not Happy" (producers: Shawn Sullivan, frontman Aaron Barrett; first single: a cover of Tracy Chapman's "Talkin' Bout a Revolution") (Jive, April 5, 2005)
Serena Ryder"Unlikely Emergency" (Isadora, April 5, 2005)
Diane Schuur featuring Caribbean Jazz Project"Schuur Fire" (Concord, April 5, 2005)
Self Against City"Take It How You Want It [EP]" (enhanced) (Rushmore/Sanctuary, April 5, 2005)
Shimmer"Shimmer" (producers: The A-Team) (Cake/RED Distribution, April 5, 2005)
Static Lullaby, A"Faso Latido" (producer: Lou Giordino) (Columbia, April 5, 2005)
Todd Thibaud"Northern Skies" (95 North, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004" (2 CDs) (Sanctuary, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"Buzzin' Fly Volume 2: Replenishing Music for the Modern Soul" (compiled and mixed by Everything But the Girl's Ben Watt) (Buzzin' Fly/Astralwerks, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"Music From The O.C.: Mix 4 [TV soundtrack]" (Fox drama series) (Warner, April 5, 2005)
Weather"Calling Up My Bad Side" (producers: The A-Team) (Cake/RED Distribution, April 5, 2005)
White Circle Crime Club"Written in Black" (Conspiracy, April 5, 2005)
Works, The"The Works" (Subliminal Sounds, April 5, 2005)
Eli Young Band"Level" (Emergent, April 5, 2005)

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Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Aaliyah"Ultimate" (3 CDs; with bonus DVD) (U.K. - Believe Music, April 4, 2005)
Arrows"A's, B's & Rarities" (20 tracks; Read here) (International - EMI Gold, April 5, 2005)
Blue Öyster Cult"Long Days Night [DualDisc]" (2002 album) (Silverline, April 5, 2005)
Blues Busters, The"Behold! The Anthology" (Trojan/Sanctuary, April 5, 2005)
Brandy"The Best of Brandy" (Atlantic/Rhino, April 5, 2005)
Buzzcocks"Trade Test Transmissions" (1993 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) (Castle U.S., April 5, 2005)
Martin Carthy"The Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through the Folk Revival [box set]" (Read here) (Free Reed, April 5, 2005)
Damned, The"Strawberries" (1982 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; released in U.K. on Feb. 28) (Castle U.S., April 5, 2005)
Dickies, The"Killer Klowns From Outer Space" (1988 soundtrack album; remastered; Read here) (Restless, April 5, 2005)
Fairport Convention"Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival [box set]" (Read here), "Fairport unConventional [box set]" (the official history of the group's first 35 years; Read here) (Free Reed, April 5, 2005)

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Faithless"Faithless Forever" (best-of) (U.K. - Cheeky/BMG, April 4, 2005)
Fall, The"A Part of America Therein, 1981" (remastered, with bonus tracks) (Castle U.S., April 5, 2005)
Gerry and The Pacemakers"A's, B's & EPs" (International - EMI Gold, April 5, 2005)
Happy Mondays"Greatest Hits" (U.K. - Elektra, April 4, 2005)
Billie Holiday"Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection [CD/DVD]" (2-CD set, marking what would have been her 90th birthday on April 7, 1915, features 42 remastered tracks from the Columbia, OKeh, Commodore, Decca, Verve, Brunswick, Clef, Capitol and Aladdin labels; DVD contains movie and TV performances and interviews) (Hip-O/Verve/UME, April 5, 2005)
Hot Chocolate"A's, B's & Rarities" (20 tracks; Read here) (International - EMI Gold, April 5, 2005)
Bob Marley & The Wailers"The Essential Bob Marley & The Wailers" (Trojan/Sanctuary, April 5, 2005)
Motörhead"Ace of Spades [DualDisc]" (1980 album) (Silverline, April 5, 2005)
Mud"A's, B's & Rarities" (23 tracks; Read here) (International - EMI Gold, April 5, 2005)
Pilot"A's, B's & Rarities" (22 tracks; Read here) (International - EMI Gold, April 5, 2005)
Suzi Quatro"A's, B's & Rarities" (21 tracks; Hear/read here) (International - EMI Gold, April 5, 2005)
Justin Roberts"Yellow Bus" (2001 album) (Carpet Square, April 5, 2005)
Rolling Stones, The"Made in the Shade" (1975 album), "Sucking in the Seventies" (1981 album) (Virgin/EMI, April 5, 2005)
Klaus Schulze"Picture Music" (1975 album; with bonus tracks), "En=Trance" (1988 album; with bonus tracks) (Inside Out U.S., April 5, 2005)
Selena"Unforgettable: Ultimate Edition" (with bonus DVD) (International - EMI, April 5, 2005)
Stiff Little Fingers"Inflammable Material" (1979 album; remastered, with bonus tracks), "Nobody's Heroes" (1980 album; remastered, with bonus tracks), "Hanx" (1980 live album; remastered, with bonus tracks), "Go For It" (1981 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) (Restless, April 5, 2005)
Supersuckers"Devil's Food: A Collection of Rare Treats & Evil Sweets!" (Mid Fi/Redeye, April 5, 2005)
Utopia"KSAN 95FM Live '79 [DualDisc]" (Silverline, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"Absolutely the Best of the '50s" (Fuel 2000, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"All Woman: The Platinum Collection" (3 CDs; 50 songs by female artists) (U.K. - Warner, April 4, 2005)
Various artists"Electro Bossa" (Water Music, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"Verve Remixed 3" (remixes of past Verve tracks), "Verve Unmixed 3" (original versions) (Verve, April 5, 2005)
Jesse Colin Young"On the Road" (1975 album; remastered), "Makin' It Real" (1993 album; remastered), "Swept Away" (1994 album; remastered) (Sheridan Square, April 5, 2005)

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Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Jennifer Garner"Elektra [DVD]" (2005 film) (Fox, April 5, 2005)
Dustin Hoffman"The Graduate [DVD]" (1967 film; music by Simon & Garfunkel) (MGM/UA, April 5, 2005)
Jay-Z"Fade to Black [DVD]" (Paramount, April 5, 2005)
Bill Maher"Be More Cynical [DVD]" (Warner, April 5, 2005)
Roy Orbison"Live From Australia [DVD]" (Image, April 5, 2005)
Runaways, The"Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways [DVD]" (Image, April 5, 2005)
Adam Sandler"Spanglish [DVD]" (2004 film) (Columbia TriStar, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"The Greatest American Hero - Season Two [DVD]" (ABC series; 1981 season) (Anchor Bay, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"Queer As Folk: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]" (Showtime series; 5 discs) (Showtime, April 5, 2005)
Various artists"Sideways [DVD]" (2005 film) (Fox, April 5, 2005)
Velvet Underground, The"Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII [DVD]" (Rhino, April 5, 2005)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s):Title:Publisher/Due date:
Perry Farrell, Jane's Addiction"Whores: An Oral Biography of Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction" (author: Brendan Mullen) (Da Capo Press, April 5, 2005)

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