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MAY 12, 2009

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Afroman "Frobama (Head of State)" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Hungry Hustler/Fontana, May 12, 2009)
Barenaked Ladies "Barenaked Ladies Live at Universal Studios 03/07/2009 [MP3 Download]" (20 tracks) (Desperation, May 12, 2009)
Better Than Ezra (new drummer: Michael Jerome) "Paper Empire" (first single: "Absolutely Still"; Hear here; Read here) (Ezra Dry Goods, May 12, 2009)
Burden of a Day "OneOneThousand" (producer: Joey Sturgis; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Rise, May 12, 2009)
Cam'ron "Crime Pays" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Asylum/WMG, May 12, 2009)
Children "Hard Times Hanging at the End of the World" (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) (Kemado, May 12, 2009)
Chingy "1st Quarter [MP3 Download]" (guests: Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Trey Songz, H.B. Monte; Hear here) (Gracie/EMI, May 12, 2009)
Church, The "Untitled #23" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Unorthodox, May 12, 2009)
Stanley Clarke Trio, The "Jazz in the Garden" (Hear here; See here) (Heads Up, May 12, 2009)
Graham Coxon (Blur guitarist) "The Spinning Top" (producer: Stephen Street; first single: "Sorrow's Army"; Hear here; Read here) (U.K. - Transcopic, May 11, 2009)
Crisis in Hollywood "Safe and Sound [MP3 Download]" (producer: Bayside's Anthony Raneri; Hear here; Read here) (Financial, May 12, 2009)
Crystal Method, The "Divided By Night" (guests: She Wants Revenge frontman Justin Warfield, Matisyahu, Peter Hook, Emily Haines, Meiko, Samantha Montgomery, Jason Lytle, LMFAO; first single: "Drown in the Now"; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Tiny e, May 12, 2009)
Datsuns, The "Headstunts" (producers: The Datsuns; Hear here) (Cooking Vinyl, May 12, 2009)
Candy Dulfer "Funked Up & Chilled Out" (producer: Thomas Bank; Hear here) (Heads Up, May 12, 2009)
Durutti Column, The "Love in the Time of Recession" (Hear here) (Fulfill, May 12, 2009)
Steve Earle "Townes" (covers of songs written by his friend and mentor, the late Townes Van Zandt; producer: Earle; guests: Tom Morello, Earle's wife Allison Moorer; Hear here; Read here; 2-CD deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (New West, May 12, 2009)
Jeremy Enigk (former Sunny Day Real Estate singer) "OK Bear" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Lewis Hollow, May 12, 2009)
Green Day "21st Century Breakdown" (producer: Butch Vig; first single: "Know Your Enemy"; Hear here; Read here) (Reprise, May 15, 2009)
Hill Country Revue "Make a Move" (collective formed by Cody Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars; Hear here) (Razor & Tie, May 12, 2009)
Hooters, The "Both Sides Live" (2 CDs; disc 1 was recorded at Philadelphia's Electric Factory; disc 2 is titled "The Secret Sessions (Acoustic)," an in-studio concert; will be released stateside on July 21) (International - Hooters Music, May 11, 2009)
Hanne Hukkelberg "Blood From a Stone" (Hear here) (Nettwerk, May 12, 2009)
Maxïmo Park "Quicken the Heart" (producer: Nick Launay; first single: "The Kids Are Sick Again"; Hear here; Vinyl) (Warp, May 12, 2009)
Meat Puppets "Sewn Together" (Hear here; Vinyl) (Megaforce, May 12, 2009)
Fabio Musta "Passport" (guests: Jeru The Damaja, Termanology, Slum Village's T3, Guilty Simpson, Reks, etc.; Hear here) (Babygrande, May 12, 2009)
Alecia Nugent "Hillbilly Goddess" (producer: Carl Jackson; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Rounder, May 12, 2009)
Operation Aloha (14-member supergroup features members of Maroon 5, Gomez and Phantom Planet, etc.) "Operation Aloha [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Operation Aloha, May 12, 2009)
Iggy Pop "Préliminaires" ((French-language, jazz-infused album inspired by Michel Houellebecq's 2005 novel "The Possibility of an Island"; will be released stateside June 2; producer: Hal Cragin; See here; Read here) (International - EMI France, May 12, 2009)
J.R. Richards (Dishwalla singer) "A Beautiful End" (Hear here; Read here; Twitter) (J.R. Richards, May 12, 2009)
Roman Candle "Oh Tall Tree in the Ear" (producers: Jason Lehning, Chris Stamey; Hear here) (Carnival Recording Company, May 12, 2009)
Carina Round "Things You Should Know [MP3 Download]" (5-song EP; Hear here) (Carina Round, May 12, 2009)
David Serby "Honkytonk and Vine" (Hear here) (Harbor Grove, May 12, 2009)
Justin Trawick "Starting Over" (producers: Wes Wikel, David Jennings, Trawick.; guests: Jean Finstad, Ben Tufts; Hear here) (Justin Trawick, May 14, 2009)
Utada "This Is the Day" (producers: Stargate, Tricky; first single: "Come Back to Me"; Hear here) (Island, May 12, 2009)
Paul Wall "Fast Life" (first single: "Bizzy Body"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Asylum/WMG, May 12, 2009)
Wooden Birds, The "Magnolia" (Hear here; Vinyl) (Barsuk, May 12, 2009)
Dan Zanes and Friends "Smile Smile Smile [MP3 Download]" (Festival Five, May 12, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Amazing Rhythm Aces "The Very Best of the Amazing Rhythm Aces" (17-track collection includes two songs by frontman Russell Smith) (Varese Vintage, May 12, 2009)
Anthrax "Fistful of Metal [Vinyl]" (25th anniversary edition of 1984 album; 3 LPs) (Megaforce, May 12, 2009)
Black Label Society "Hangover Music, Vol. VI" (2004 album) (Eagle, May 12, 2009)
Buckinghams, The "Time & Charges [MP3 Download]" (1967 album), "In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow [MP3 Download]" (1968 album; with 9 bonus tracks) (Sundazed, May 12, 2009)
Cate Brothers "Born to Wander: The Crazy Cajun Recordings" (Broadside, May 12, 2009)
Dandy Warhols, The "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia [MP3 Download]" (2000 album) (Capitol/EMI, May 12, 2009)
Darkness, The "Permission to Land [MP3 Download]" (2003 album; includes "I Believe in a Thing Called Love") (Atlantic, May 12, 2009)
Dr. Hook "The Best of Dr. Hook [MP3 Download]" (18 tracks) (Capitol/EMI, May 12, 2009)
Dr. John "Who Was Mac Rebennack?" (early recordings, mostly for the Ace label) (The Great American Music Co./Redeye, May 12, 2009)
Bill Evans Trio "Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings, June 1980 [Box set]" (6 CDs, recorded three months before the jazz pianist's death on Sept. 15, 1980; Hear here) (Nonesuch, May 12, 2009)
Jim Ford "Jim Ford: The Unissued Capitol Album" (1970 album; Read here) (Bear Family, May 12, 2009)
Grateful Dead "The Very Best of Grateful Dead [MP3 Download]" (17 tracks) (Grateful Dead/Rhino, May 12, 2009)
Al Green "Al Green Gets Next to You" (1971 album; remastered), "Livin' For You" (1973 album; remastered), "The Belle Album" (1977 album; remastered) (Hi/Fat Possum, May 12, 2009)
Guess Who, The "Wheatfield Soul" (1969 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks, including two singles released on Nimbus 9 in Canada before the band signed to RCA; two of the bonus tracks have never been on CD before) (Iconoclassic, May 12, 2009)
Cyndi Lauper "X2: She's So Unusual/True Colours" (1983, 1986 albums) (Epic/Legacy, May 12, 2009)
Lindisfarne "Lindisfarne At The BBC: The Charisma Years 1971-1973 [MP3 Download]" (36 tracks) (EMI, May 12, 2009)
Lulu "Lulu Sings To Sir With Love [MP3 Download]" (1967 album) (Epic/Legacy, May 12, 2009)
John Mayall "Moving On" (1973 album), "Ten Years Are Gone" (1973 album) (Lemon, May 12, 2009)
Motels, The "All Four One/Little Robbers" (1982, 1983 albums on one disc; remastered) (U.K. - BGO, May 11, 2009)
Saint Etienne "Foxbase Alpha: Deluxe Edition" (1991 album; 2 CDs, 27 tracks; second disc contains B-sides, mixes and five previously unrelease songs), "Continental: Deluxe Edition" (1997 compilation, originally released in Japan only; 2 CDs, 27 tracks; Read here) (U.K. - Heavenly/Universal, May 11, 2009)
Savage Garden "X2: Savage Garden/Affirmation" (1997, 1999 albums) (Columbia/Legacy, May 12, 2009)
Simon & Garfunkel "X2: Bookends/Sounds of Silence" (1968, 1966 albums) (Columbia/Legacy, May 12, 2009)
Peter Tosh "X2: Legalize It/Equal Rights" (1976, 1977 albums) (Columbia/Legacy, May 12, 2009)
Various artists "The Complete Goldwax Singles: Volume 1, 1962-1966" (2 CDs, 58 tracks; Track listing) (U.K. - Ace, May 11, 2009)
Various artists "Hits With Strings and Things: Hot 100 Instrumentals From 1956-1965" (28 tracks; Hear/read here) (U.K. - Ace, May 11, 2009)
VNV Nation "Reformation 1 [CD/DVD box set]" (contain live tracks, footage, remixes and rarities; Hear here) (Anachron America, May 12, 2009)
Jennifer Warnes "The Hunter [Audiophile Gold CD]" (1992 album; Hear here; Read here) (Cisco Music, May 12, 2009)
Steven Wright "I Have a Pony: Deluxe Anniversary Edition [CD/DVD]" (the Grammy-winning 1985 album with the TV special; Read here) (Reprise, May 12, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Cecilia Bartoli "Handel: Semele [DVD]" (Blu-ray) (Decca, May 12, 2009)
Mike Myers, Dana Carvey "Wayne's World [Blu-ray]" (1992 film), "Wayne's World 2 [Blu-ray]" (1993 film) (Paramount, May 12, 2009)
Queen "Rock in Rio [DVD]" (See here) (Hudson Street, May 12, 2009)
Return to Forever "Return to Forever Returns — Live at Montreux 2008 [DVD]" (Blu-ray) (Eagle Rock, May 12, 2009)
3 Mo' Divas (sopranos Nova Y. Payton and Jamet Pittman and mezzo-soprano Laurice Lanier) "3 Mo' Divas [DVD]" (Blu-ray) (Acorn Media, May 12, 2009)
U2 "U2: A Rock Crusade — An Unauthorized Story on U2 [DVD]" (Infinity Entertainment, May 12, 2009)
Various artists "Kill the Record Labels [DVD]" (documentary film directed by Charles Rand and T. Thomas, featuring hip-hop artists expressing their views on the state of the industry; See here) (Focus Media Entertainment/MVD Visual, May 12, 2009)
Various artists "The Roots: The True Reggae Anthology [DVD]" (See here) (Lyric DVD Magazine, May 12, 2009)
Yardbirds, The "Legend of the Yardbirds: 1964-1968 [DVD]" (Hudson Street, May 12, 2009)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Clay Hayes (owner of GigPosters.com) "Gig Posters Volume 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century [Paperback]" (Quirk Books, May 13, 2009)
Earl J. Hess and Pratibha A. Dabholkar "Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece [Hardcover]" (University Press of Kansas, May 12, 2009)
John Lennon "I Met the Walrus: How One Day with John Lennon Changed My Life Forever [Hardcover]" (author: Jerry Levitan; Read here) (Collins Design/HarperCollins, May 12, 2009)
Mixerman "The Daily Adventures of Mixerman [Hardcover]" (Read here) (Backbeat Books, May 15, 2009)
Les Paul "The Modern Era of the Les Paul Legacy: 1968-2007 [Hardcover]" (author: Robb Lawrence; Read here) (Hal Leonard, May 15, 2009)
Jimmie Rodgers "Meeting Jimmie Rodgers: How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century [Hardcover]" (author: Barry Mazor; Read here) (Oxford University Press, May 15, 2009)
Suze Rotolo "A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties [Paperback]" (Broadway, May 12, 2009)
Sonic Youth "Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth [Paperback]" (Da Capo Press, May 11, 2009)

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