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NOV. 9, 2010

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Alter Bridge "AB III" (producer: Michael "Elvis" Baskette; first single: "Isolation"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Alter Bridge Recordings, Nov. 9, 2010)
Bad Books (Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra) "Bad Books" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Razor & Tie, Nov. 9, 2010)
Susan Boyle "The Gift" (holiday album; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Syco Music/Sony BMG, Nov. 9, 2010)
Cellophone "The Fear [MP3 Download]" (producer: Alain Minguez; Hear here) (Cellophone, Nov. 8, 2010)
Chickenhawk "Modern Bodies" (Hear here) (U.K. - Brew, Nov. 8, 2010)
Concretes, The (Swedish indie pop band) "WYWH [MP3 Download]" (contains a bonus track; Hear here; See here) (Friendly Fire Recordings, Nov. 9, 2010)
Conjure One (electronic-music project from Rhys Fulber, of Front Line Assembly and Delerium) "Exilarch" (first single: "Like Ice"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Nettwerk, Nov. 9, 2010)
Cradle of Filth "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Nuclear Blast, Nov. 9, 2010)
Electric Owls "Cullowhee Songs [MP3 Download]" (four-song EP; Hear here) (Vagrant, Nov. 9, 2010)
El Ten Eleven "It's Still Like a Secret [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Fake Record Label, Nov. 9, 2010)
Fern Knight (psych-folk quartet) "Castings" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (VHF, Nov. 9, 2010)
Floacist, The (Floetry founder Natalie Stewart) "Floetic Soul" (producers: JR Hutson, Chris "Big Dog" Davis; guests: Raheem DeVaughn, Musiq Soulchild, Lalah Hathaway; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Shanachie, Nov. 9, 2010)
Julia Fordham & Paul Reiser "Unusual Suspects [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Muttley Bosco, Nov. 9, 2010)
Gregory and the Hawk "Leche" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (FatCat, Nov. 9, 2010)
Cee-Lo Green "The Lady Killer" (first single: "F**k You"; Hear here) (Elektra/Atlantic, Nov. 9, 2010)
GWAR "Bloody Pit of Horror" (first single: "Zombies, March!"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Metal Blade, Nov. 9, 2010)
Hellogoodbye "Would It Kill You?" (first single: "When We First Met"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Wasted Summer/Rocket Science, Nov. 9, 2010)
Helloween "7 Sinners" (Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Europe - The End, Nov. 8, 2010)
Jamiroquai "Rock Dust Light Star" (producers: frontman Jay Kay, Charlie Russell, Brad Spence; first single: "White Knuckle Ride") (U.K. - Mercury, Nov. 8, 2010)
Quincy Jones "Q: Soul Bossa Nostra" (guests: Usher, Ludacris, Akon, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, T-Pain, Robin Thicke, LL Cool J, John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Three 6 Mafia, David Banner; first single: "Strawberry Letter 23"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Qwest/Interscope, Nov. 9, 2010)
Kid Cudi "Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager" (producers: Kid Cudi, Ratatat, Dot da Genius, Jeff Bhasker, The Neptunes, Rashad "Ringo" Smith, No I.D.; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) (G.O.O.D. Music/Universal Motown, Nov. 9, 2010)
Kylesa "Spiral Shadow" (producer: Phillip Cope; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Season of Mist, Nov. 9, 2010)
Trey Lockerbie "Light Therapy [MP3 Download]" (four-song EP; Hear here) (Trey Lockerbie, Nov. 9, 2010)
Lance Lopez "Salvation From Sundown" (producer: Jim Gaines; Hear here; MP3 Download) (MiG Music, Nov. 9, 2010)
Dave Matthews Band "Live in New York City" (2 CDs, 21 songs; July 17, 2010, concert at Citi Field) (RCA, Nov. 9, 2010)
Reba McEntire "All the Women I Am" (producer: Dann Huff; first single: "Turn on the Radio"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Valory Music Group, Nov. 9, 2010)
Molice "Catalystrock" (English version of album released in Japan, with two bonus tracks; Hear/read here; MP3 Download) (Good Charamel, Nov. 9, 2010)
Aaron Neville "I Know I've Been Changed" (producer: Joe Henry; Hear here; MP3 Download) (EMI Gospel, Nov. 9, 2010)
Nitzer Ebb "Industrial Complex" (industrial-electro pioneers end 15-year recording hiatus; guest: Martin Gore; first single: "Promises"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Artists' Addiction, Nov. 9, 2010)
Notekillers "We're Here to Help" (Hear here; Vinyl) (Prophase Music, Nov. 9, 2010)
Powerworld "Human Parasite" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Steamhammer/SPV, Nov. 9, 2010)
Animal Prufrock (co-creator of Bitch and Animal) "congratulations; thank you + I'm sorry" (producer: Ani DiFranco; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Righteous Babe, Nov. 9, 2010)
Jonathan Richman "O Moon, Queen of Night on Earth" (Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Vapor, Nov. 9, 2010)
Todd Sharpville (British bluesman) "Porchlight" (2 CDs; guests: Duke Robillard, Kim Wilson, Joe Louis Walker; Hear here; MP3 Download) (MIG Music, Nov. 9, 2010)
Shonen Knife "Free Time" (English version of album released in Japan, with two bonus tracks; Hear/read here; MP3 Download) (Good Charamel, Nov. 9, 2010 - label founded by Goo Goo Dolls' Robby Takac)
Amy Speace "Into the New: Alternates, Leftovers & Orphans [EP]" (seven songs; Hear here) (Wildflower, Nov. 9, 2010)
Ronnie Spector "Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas Ever" (five-song EP; producers: Bobby Eli, Johnny Gale; Read here; CD) (Bad Girl Sounds/The Orchard, Nov. 9, 2010)
Twista "The Perfect Storm" (guests: Chris Brown, Ray J, Lloyd, Yo Gotti, Waka Flaka Flame, Raekwon, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Get Money Gang Entertainment, Nov. 9, 2010)
Underoath "Ø (Disambiguation)" (Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) (Solid State/Tooth & Nail, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn" (all-star lineup includes Sheryl Crow, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Paramore, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Steve Earle, the White Stripes, Lucinda Williams, etc.; MP3 Download) (Columbia Nashville, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "NOW That's What I Call Music! 36" (20 songs; MP3 Download) (Capitol, Nov. 9, 2010)
Virgin Steele "The Black Light Bacchanalia" (Hear here; Vinyl) (Steamhammer/SPV, Nov. 9, 2010)
Weekend "Sports" (Hear here; Stream; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Slumberland, Nov. 9, 2010)
Wild Orchid Children (Seattle psych-prog group) "The Wild Orchid Children Are Alexander Supertramp" (Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Equal Vision, Nov. 9, 2010)
Cassandra Wilson "Silver Pony" (producers: Wilson, John Fischbach; guests: Ravi Coltrane, John Legend; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Blue Note, Nov. 9, 2010)
Yule Logs, The "Walked With a Reindeer [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Yule Logs, Nov. 9, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Syd Barrett "An Introduction to Syd Barrett" (18 tracks, including 2010 remixes by David Gilmour; See here; MP3 Download) (EMI/Harvest, Nov. 9, 2010)
Syd Barrett "The Madcap Laughs [MP3 Download]" (1970 album; 19 tracks), "Barrett [MP3 Download]" (1988 album; 19 tracks), "Opel [MP3 Download]" (1988 album; 20 tracks) (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 9, 2010)
Bon Jovi "Bon Jovi Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection" (2-CD set will feature some new songs, including "What Do You Got?"; Read here; Single CD; MP3 Download) (Island, Nov. 9, 2010)
Bing Crosby "The Crosby Christmas Sessions" (19 songs, including 10 previously unreleased tracks; see related DVD below) (Collectors' Choice, Nov. 9, 2010)
Dio "Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987" (2 discs; remastered; Hear here) (Niji Entertainment Group, Nov. 9, 2010)
Lita Ford "Stiletto" (1990 album; remastered) (U.K. - BGO, Nov. 8, 2010)
Hawthorne Heights "Midwesterners (The Hits)" (16 songs; MP3 Download) (Victory, Nov. 9, 2010)
Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan "In Session ... [CD/DVD]" (See here; DVD) (Stax, Nov. 9, 2010)
King Crimson "In the Court of the Crimson King [Box set]" (1969 album; 5 CDs of bonus material, plus a DVD-A; 200 gram vinyl) (Discipline, Nov. 9, 2010)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Damn the Torpedoes: Deluxe Edition" (1979 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with nine rarities; Blu-ray Audio, with bonus download; MP3 Download) (Geffen/UMe, Nov. 9, 2010)
Poison "Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection" (2 CDs) (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 9, 2010)
Elvis Presley "Viva ELVIS: The Album" (vocal re-imagining of Elvis Presley's hits, inspired by Cirque du Soleil's Vega show, celebrating his 75th birthday year; See here; Read here) (RCA/Legacy, Nov. 9, 2010)
Queensrÿche "Empire: 20th Anniversary Edition [CD/DVD]" (1990 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks, plus a second disc of 10 previously unreleased live songs from a 1990 show at London's Hammersmith Odeon; Read here; MP3 Download) (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 9, 2010)
REO Speedwagon "This Time We Mean It/R.E.O." (1975, 1976 albums on one CD; remastered) (U.K. - BGO, Nov. 8, 2010)
Blake Shelton "Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton" (15 songs; first single: "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"; MP3 Download) (Reprise, Nov. 9, 2010)
String Cheese Incident, The "Rhythm of the Road: Volume One, Incident in Atlanta — 11.17.00" (3 CDs) (SCI Fidelity, Nov. 9, 2010)
Thirty Seconds to Mars "This Is War: Deluxe Edition [CD/DVD]" (2009 album, with three bonus tracks, including "Hurricane," featuring Kanye West, and a DVD of music videos) (Virgin, Nov. 9, 2010)
Uniques, The "Absolutely Rock Steady" (18-song best-of; Hear here; Read here) (Pressure Sounds, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "C'est Chic! French Girl Singers of the 1960s" (240 songs; Hear/read here) (U.K. - Ace, Nov. 8, 2010)
Various artists "The Complete Christmas Celebration [Box set]" (7 CDs; MP3 Download) (Deutsche Grammophon, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "I Love J-Rock" (10-song compilation of Japanese female-fronted rock bands, led by Shonen Knife; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Good Charamel, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "NOW That's What I Call the 1990s: The Alternative Collection" (18 songs; MP3 Download) (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan, Season 3" (2 CDs, 50 songs; Hear/read here; Box set) (U.K. - Ace, Nov. 8, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Jean-Michel Basquiat "The Radiant Child [DVD]" (documentary on the rock-star artist, who died in 1988 at age 27; features original music by Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz of Beastie Boys; See/read here) (New Video/Arthouse Films, Nov. 9, 2010)
Bing Crosby "Bing Crosby: The Television Specials, Volume Two — The Christmas Specials [DVD]" (2 discs) (Infinity Entertainment, Nov. 9, 2010)
Depeche Mode "Depeche Mode: Tour of the Universe — Barcelona 20/21:11:09 [Blu-ray]" (2 discs) (Mute, Nov. 9, 2010)
Rolling Stones, The "Ladies & Gentlemen ... The Rolling Stones [DVD]" (3-disc numbered box set) (Eagle, Nov. 9, 2010)
TobyMac "Moving Pictures [DVD]" (Forefront, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 [DVD]" (filmed June 26 at Chicago's Toyota Park, featuring B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Jeff Beck, Jonny Lang, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood, ZZ Top, etc.; See here; Blu-ray) (Rhino, Nov. 9, 2010)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Adam Bradley, Andrew DuBois "The Anthology of Rap [Hardcover]" (Yale University Press, Nov. 9, 2010)
Daniel Lanois "Soul Mining: A Musical Life [Hardcover]" (Kindle) (Faber & Faber, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various editors "2011 Songwriter's Market [Paperback]" (34th edition) (Writer's Digest Books, Nov. 8, 2010)

MUSIC GAMES

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Various artists "Glee Karaoke Revolution [Nintendo Wii]" (Konami, Nov. 9, 2010)
Various artists "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Nintendo Wii]" (also available for DS) (SVG Distribution, Nov. 9, 2010)

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