MAY 9, 2006
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Accident Experiment, The (featuring former P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel) | "United We Fear" (Hear here) | (Rock Ridge Music, May 9, 2006) |
| Aggrolites, The | "The Aggrolites" (Hear here) | (Hellcat/Epitaph, May 9, 2006) |
| Art Brut | "Bang Bang Rock & Roll" (released last year in its native U.K.; U.S. version contains bonus tracks; Hear here) | (Downtown, May 9, 2006) |
| ATB | "DJ in the Mix 3" (2 CDs) | (Water Music, May 9, 2006) |
| Black Heart Procession, The | "The Spell" (Hear here) | (Touch & Go, May 9, 2006) |
| Burden of a Day | "Pilots & Paper Planes" (producer: Chris Dowhan) | (Blood and Ink, May 9, 2006) |
| Clear Static | "Clear Static" (producers: Jeff Pilson, Tommy Hendriksen) | (Maverick/Warner, May 9, 2006) |
| Harry Connick Jr. | "Harry on Broadway Act I" (2 CDs; includes original cast recordings from "The Pajama Game" and "Thou Shalt Not," with Kelli O'Hara) | (Columbia, May 9, 2006) |
| Danielson | "Ships" | (Secretly Canadian, May 9, 2006) |
| Kimya Dawson | "Remember That I Love You" (Read here; Hear here) | (K, May 9, 2006) |
| Dirty Pretty Things (led by the Libertines' Carl Barat) | "Waterloo to Anywhere" (producer: Dave Sardy; first single: "Bang Bang You're Dead"; Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. - Vertigo/Universal, May 8, 2006) |
| Casey Driessen | "3-D" | (Sugar Hill, May 9, 2006) |
| Forgive Durden | "Wonderland" | (Fueled By Ramen, May 9, 2006) |
| Gnarls Barkley (Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo) | "St. Elsewhere" (first single: "Crazy"; Read here) | (Downtown/Atlantic, May 9, 2006) |
| Grandaddy (group says it is breaking up) | "Just Like the Fambly Cat" (Read here) | (V2, May 9, 2006) |
| Jolie Holland | "Springtime Can Kill You" | (Anti-/Epitaph, May 9, 2006) |
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| I See Hawks in L.A. | "California Country" (guests: Chris Hillman, Rick Shea, Cody Bryant, etc.) | (Western Seeds, May 9, 2006) |
| Isley Brothers, The (featuring Ronald Isley, A.K.A. Mr. Biggs) | "Baby Makin' Music" (producers: Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal Jr., Troy Taylor, Tim and Bob; first single: "You're My Star") | (Def Soul, May 9, 2006) |
| Jagged Edge | "Jagged Edge" (producers: Jagged Edge's Brandon Casey and Brian Casey, plus Tha Corna Boyz, Dwayne Nesmith & Pierre Medor, Jermaine Dupri, Chad "Dr. Cuess" Elliot, Don Vito, Cheese; guests: John Legend, Bad Girl, Voltio, Big Duke of Boyz N Da Hood; first single: "So Amazing") | (Sony Urban Music/Columbia, May 9, 2006) |
| Joanna | "Let It Slide/This Crazy Life [CD-single]" | (A&M/Interscope, May 9, 2006) |
| KMFDM | "Ruck Zuck" (companion EP to their 2005 full-length release, "Hau Ruck"; Hear here) | (Metropolis, May 9, 2006) |
| Nick Lachey | "What's Left of Me" (first single: "What's Left of Me"; Read here) | (Jive, May 9, 2006) |
| Lansing-Dreiden | "The Dividing Island" (first single: "A Line You Can Cross") | (Kemado, May 9, 2006) |
| Little Annie | "Songs From the Coalmine Canary" (producers: Antony of Antony and the Johnsons, Joe Budenholzer; Hear here) | (Durtro Jnana, May 9, 2006) |
| Teena Marie | "Sapphire" (producer: Marie; first single: "Ooh Wee") | (Cash Money Classics, May 9, 2006) |
| Matmos | "The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast" (Read here) | (Matador, May 9, 2006) |
| McFly | "Just My Luck" (group appears as itself in the upcoming Lindsay Lohan film "Just My Luck"; Hear here) | (Universal, May 9, 2006) |
| MC Magic | "Magic City" | (Thump, May 9, 2006) |
| Eugene Mirman (comedian-writer) | "En Garde, Society! [CD/DVD]" | (Sub Pop, May 9, 2006) |
| Julia Murney (stars in the national tour of "Wicked") | "I'm Not Waiting" (producer: Andrew Lippa) | (Sh-K-Boom/Razor & Tie, May 9, 2006) |
| Northwest Royale | "Home Is Where the Hate Is" (producers: Chris Hanson, Northwest Royale) | (Rock Ridge Music, May 9, 2006) |
| Stephen Pearcy (ex-Ratt singer) | "Stripped" (March 27 acoustic show at the Key Club in West Hollywood, Calif.) | (, May 9, 2006) |
| Popa Chubby | "Stealing the Devil's Guitar" | (Blind Pig, May 9, 2006) |
| Rasheeda | "Georgia Peach" | (Big Cat, May 9, 2006) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Stadium Arcadium" (2-CD, 25-track set; producer: Rick Rubin; first single: "Dani California"; Hear here; Read here) | (Warner, May 9, 2006) |
| Serena-Maneesh | "Serena-Maneesh" | (Play Louder, May 9, 2006) |
| Paul Simon | "Surprise" (producers: Simon, Brian Eno; guests: Herbie Hancock, Bill Frisell; Read here) | (Warner, May 9, 2006) |
| Snow Patrol | "Eyes Open" (producer: Garrett Lee; guests: Martha Wainwright, Posies/Big Star member Ken Stringfellow; first single: "You're All I Have"; Read here) | (Interscope, May 9, 2006) |
| Stills, The | "Without Feathers" (producer: Gus "Van Go" Coriandoli; guests: Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew, Sam Roberts; Read here) | (Vice/Atlantic, May 9, 2006) |
| Suga Free | "Just Add Water" (with bonus DVD; Hear/read here) | (Bungalo/Universal, May 9, 2006) |
| Sugarplum Fairies | "Country International Records" (producers: Ken Coomer, Charlie Brocco; Hear/read here) | (Starfish, May 9, 2006) |
| Toots Thielemans | "One More for the Road" (guests: Oleta Adams, Jamie Cullum, Beth Hart, Lizz Wright, Madeleine Peyroux, etc.; Read here) | (Verve, May 9, 2006) |
| KT Tunstall | "KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza [CD/DVD]" (10-track disc, featuring acoustic versions of new material and alternate takes; with documentary DVD; Read here) | (U.K. - Relentless/EMI, May 8, 2006) |
| Jim Van Cleve | "No Apologies" (Hear here; Read here) | (Rural Rhythm, May 9, 2006) |
BTW: Van Cleve, a fiddler for Mountain Heart, played on "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood's multiplatinum-selling debut album. Van Cleve says getting to do a solo LP is like the end of a long journey and the beginning of another. The first part of the journey was "mentally gearing up for doing a record like this since soon after we started the band, Mountain Heart," Van Cleve tells P&P. "I'd been writing songs for a solo record for nearly the whole time I've been with Mountain Heart, but the band kept cutting them, so that would set me back another few months or so each time." His new journey is now looking forward. "I'm starting to look for other areas to explore musically," he says. "I love to push boundaries and surprise people. And I like the idea of being partly responsible for changing what they are 'allowed' to expect from acoustic music. I'm anxious to see where this will all end up one day, but I am really excited with where I'm at right now."
| Various artists | "Charmed: The Final Chapter [TV soundtrack]" (Hear here) | (Artists' Addiction/ Adrenaline/ADA, May 9, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Mission: Impossible III [film soundtrack]" (Tom Cruise movie opens May 5; See here) | (Hollywood, May 9, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Poseidon [film soundtrack]" (remake of the 1972 disaster film opens on May 12, starring Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum, Richard Dreyfuss; original score by Klaus Badelt; See here) | (Interscope, May 9, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Sail Away: The Songs of Randy Newman" (all-star tribute; contributors: Guster, Steve Earle, Marc Broussard, Del McCoury, etc.) | (Sugar Hill, May 9, 2006) |
| Wendy Waldman | "My Time in the Desert" (her first studio album since 1987's "Letters Home"; Hear here) | (Longhouse, May 9, 2006) |
| Neil Young | "Living With War" (the album attacks the Bush presidency; one track is titled "Impeach the President"; Read here) | (Reprise, May 8, 2006) |
| Hans Zimmer | "The Da Vinci Code [film soundtrack]" (Tom Hanks movie opens May 19; See here) | (Decca, May 9, 2006) |
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| Roy Acuff | "Great Train Songs: An American Legend" (1965 album) | (Varese, May 9, 2006) |
| America & Friends | "Live at the Ventura Theater" (with bonus DVD) | (Madacy, May 9, 2006) |
| Barbara Dane | "Traditional Years - Anthology of American Folk Songs" | (Empire Musicwerks, May 9, 2006) |
| Diamond Rio | "Greatest Hits II" | (Arista Nashville, May 9, 2006) |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | "Fuel Presents An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck" | (Fuel, May 9, 2006) |
| Chris Isaak | "Best of Chris Isaak" | (Rhino/Reprise, May 9, 2006) |
| Jellyfish | "The Best" (2 CDs; Track listing) | (U.K. - Virgin, May 8, 2006) |
| Kaskade | "Here & Now" (2-CD best-of) | (Om, May 9, 2006) |
| KoRn | "Live & Rare" | (Epic, May 9, 2006) |
| Barry Manilow | "Manilow II" (1974 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks), "Tryin' to Get the Feeling" (1975 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks), "Even Now" (1978 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Read here) | (Arista/Legacy, May 9, 2006) |
| Nicole C. Mullen | "Redeemer: The Best of Nicole C. Mullen" | (Word, May 9, 2006) |
| They Might Be Giants | "Severe Tire Damage" (1998 live album) | (Zoë/Rounder, May 9, 2006) |
| Marlo Thomas & Friends | "Free to Be ... You and Me" (1972 album; remastered) | (Arista/Sony Wonder/Legacy, May 9, 2006) |
BTW: "Friends" included Alan Alda, Harry Belafonte, Mel Brooks, Dick Cavett, Carol Channing, Shirley Jones, Diana Ross, etc.
BTW: The cast of the 1959-63 detective series on ABC included Bob Conrad and entertainers Connie Stevens and Poncie Ponce.
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Cheech & Chong | "Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams [DVD]" (1981 movie) | (Sony, May 9, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Facts of Life: The Complete First and Second Seasons [DVD]" (4 discs; NBC sitcom, 1979-81 seasons; Read here) | (Sony, May 9, 2006) |
| Various artists | "That '70s Show: Season Four [DVD]" (4 discs; Fox sitcom, 2001-02 season; Read here) | (Fox, May 9, 2006) |
| Whitesnake | "Live ... In the Still of the Night (Special Collector's Edition) [DVD]" (recorded in the U.K. in fall 2004; includes a bonus 10-song CD) | (Hip-O/Geffen/UME, May 9, 2006) |
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