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)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
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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)
Amazon.com Widgets
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)