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JULY 13, 2010

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Admiral Radley (members of Grandaddy and Earlimart) "I Heart California" (Hear/see here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (The Ship, July 13, 2010)
Marc Almond "Varieté" (his first studio album of self-written material in 10 years; Hear here; MP3 Download) (U.K. - SFE/Cherry Red, July 12, 2010)
Back Ted N-Ted "The Mirror [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Modern Art, July 13, 2010)
Blue Giant "Blue Giant" (producer: frontman Kevin Robinson; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Vanguard, July 13, 2010)
Tracy Bonham "Masts of Manhatta" (producer: Bonham; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Engine Room Recordings, July 13, 2010)
Chatham County Line "Wildwood" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Yep Roc, July 13, 2010)
Crowded House "Intriguer [CD/DVD]" (group's first album since 2007; producer: Jim Scott; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Fantasy/Concord, July 13, 2010)
Curren$y "Pilot Talk" (producers: Ski Beatz, Mos Def, Nesby Phips, Monsta Beatz; guests: Jay Electronica, Mos Def, Wiz Khalifa, Devin the Dude, Mikey Rocks, Stalley, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, July 13, 2010)
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse "Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse Present 'Dark Night of the Soul'" (guests: Iggy Pop, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys, Jason Lytle, Julian Casablancas, Black Francis, David Lynch, James Mercer, Nina Persson, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Capitol, July 13, 2010)
Great Big Sea "Safe Upon the Shore" (producer: Steve Berlin; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Rounder, July 13, 2010)
HELLYEAH (metal supergroup featuring members of Pantera, Mudvayne, Nothingface, Damageplan) "Stampede" (producers: drummer Vinnie Paul, Sterling Winfield; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) (Epic, July 13, 2010)
Hey Champ "Star [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Townie, July 13, 2010)
Innocence Mission, The "My Room in the Trees" (producer: The Innocence Mission; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Badman Recording Co., July 13, 2010)
Just Surrender "Phoenix" (producers: Lou Giordano, Ace Enders; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Razor & Tie, July 13, 2010)
Kent "En Plats I Solen" (producers: Kent, Stefan Boman; Hear here) (Europe - RCA, July 12, 2010)
KoRn "KoRn III: Remember Who You Are" (producer: Ross Robinson; Hear here; See here; Read here; CD/DVD; MP3 Download) (Roadrunner, July 13, 2010)
Jane Krakowski (Tony Award winner stars in NBC's "30 Rock") "The Laziest Gal in Town" (MP3 Download) (DRG, July 13, 2010)
Kula Shaker "Pilgrims Progress" (producer: frontman Crispian Mills; first single: "Peter Pan R.I.P"; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (U.K. - Strange Folk, July 12, 2010)
Lonesome River Band "Still Learning" (Hear here) (Rural Rhythm, July 13, 2010)
Tony Lucca "Rendezvous With the Angels" (guests: Sara Bareilles, Lady Antebellum guitarist Jason "Slim" Gambill; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Rock Ridge Music, July 13, 2010)
Maine, The "Black & White" (producer: Howard Benson; single: "Growing Up"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Sire/Warner, July 13, 2010)
M.I.A. "/\/\/\Y/\" (titled "Maya"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (N.E.E.T./Interscope, July 13, 2010)
Morcheeba (reunited with original vocalist Skye Edwards) "Blood Like Lemonade" (Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (PIAS America, July 13, 2010)
New Politics (Brooklyn-based, Denmark-born rock trio) "New Politics" (producer: Dave Sardy; first single: "Yeah Yeah Yeah"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (RCA, July 13, 2010)
Newsboys (new singer: Michael Tait, formerly of dc Talk) "Born Again" (first single: "Born Again"; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) (Inpop, July 13, 2010)
Jerrod Niemann "Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury" (first single: "Lover, Lover"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville, July 13, 2010)
Ready Set, The "I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming" (first single: "Love Like Woe"; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Decaydance/Sire, July 13, 2010)
Red Horse (Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky) "Red Horse" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Red House, July 13, 2010)
Roswell Six "Terra Incognita: A Line in the Sand" (guests: Sass Jordan, Kansas' Steve Walsh, ex-Saga member Michael Sadler; Hear here; MP3 Download) (ProgRock, July 13, 2010)
School of Seven Bells "Disconnect From Desire" (producer: band member Benjamin Curtis; first single: "Babelonia"; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Vagrant/Ghostly International, July 13, 2010)
Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants (lead guitarist of Foo Fighters) "Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants" (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Le Coq Napoleon/RCA, July 13, 2010)
Stimulator (fronted by Susan Hyatt, ex-London Pillbox) "Lovelier in Black [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Stimulator, July 13, 2010)
Sting "Symphonicities" (symphonic versions of some of his solo and Police hits; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Deutsche Grammophon, July 13, 2010)
Sun Kil Moon "Admiral Fell Promises" (Hear here) (Caldo Verde, July 13, 2010)
Paul Wall "Heart of a Champion" (producers: Travis Barker, Beanz N Kornbread; first single: "I'm on Patron"; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (SwishaHouse/Asylum, July 13, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Alabama "Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live" (MP3 Download) (RCA/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Blue Öyster Cult "Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live" (MP3 Download) (Columbia/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Bow Wow Wow "Bow Wow Wow" (best-of, with B-sides and rarities) (U.K. - Cherry Red, July 12, 2010)
Jim Brickman "The Essential Jim Brickman" (2 CDs, 33 tracks; MP3 Download) (Sony Masterworks, July 13, 2010)
U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (died June 28 at age 92) "Mountain Fiddler" (1977 bluegrass album; Hear/read here) (County, July 13, 2010)
Johnny Cash "Setlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash Live" (MP3 Download) (Columbia/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Cheap Trick "Setlist: The Very Best of Cheap Trick Live" (MP3 Download) (Epic/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Concrete Blonde "Bloodletting: 20th Anniversary Edition" (1990 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks, including "I Want You," the long-unavailable B-side of "Joey"; MP3 Download) (Shout! Factory, July 13, 2010)
Alice Cooper "Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper [MP3 Download]" (2001 album; 22 tracks) (Rhino/Warner, July 13, 2010)
Deep Purple "Made in Japan [180 gram audiophile vinyl]" (2 LPs; 1972 album; remastered) (Friday Music, July 13, 2010)
Dio "Stand Up and Shout: The Anthology [MP3 Download]" (2003 album; 29 tracks) (Rhino, July 13, 2010)
Everything But the Girl "Love Not Money [MP3 Download]" (1985 album), "The Language of Love [MP3 Download]" (1990 album) (Rhino/Atlantic, July 13, 2010)
Isley Brothers, The "It's Your Thing" (1969 album; remastered; first time on CD in the U.S.) (Iconoclassic, July 13, 2010)
Etta James "The Essential Etta James" (2 CDs, 31 tracks; MP3 Download) (Sony Masterworks, July 13, 2010)
Jefferson Airplane "Setlist: The Very Best of Jefferson Airplane Live" (MP3 Download) (RCA/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Judas Priest "Setlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest Live" (MP3 Download) (Epic/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Kansas "Leftoverture [180 gram audiophile vinyl]" (1976 album; remastered) (Friday Music, July 13, 2010)
Kansas "Setlist: The Very Best of Kansas Live" (MP3 Download) (Epic/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Tommy Keene "You Hear Me: A Retrospective 1983-2009" (2 CDs, 41 songs; MP3 Download) (Second Motion, July 13, 2010)


Kutless "The Beginning: A Kutless Anthology" (3 CDs, 35 tracks; MP3 Download) (BEC Recordings/EMD, July 13, 2010)
Matt Bianco "Sunshine Days: The Official Greatest Hits" (16 songs; best-of, with new tracks and remixes) (U.K. - earMUSIC, July 12, 2010)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult "Sinister Whisperz, Volume One: The 'Wax Trax' Years (1987-1991)" (13 tracks; Read here; Limited Box, with bonus live CD) (Rustblade/MVD Audio, July 13, 2010)
Willie Nelson "Setlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson Live" (MP3 Download) (Columbia/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Ted Nugent "Setlist: The Very Best of Ted Nugent Live" (MP3 Download) (Epic/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Paper Lace "And Other Bits of Material/First Edition" (1974, 1975 albums on 2 CDs; 31 tracks) (U.K. - 7T's, July 12, 2010)
Quiet Riot "Setlist: The Very Best of Quiet Riot Live" (MP3 Download) (Epic/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
R.E.M. "Fables of the Reconstruction: 25th Anniversary Edition" (1985 album; remastered, with a second CD of 14 previously unreleased demos; Read here; MP3 Download) (Capitol/I.R.S., July 13, 2010)
REO Speedwagon "Setlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon Live" (MP3 Download) (Epic/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Scarface "Greatest Hits [MP3 Download]" (18 tracks) (Rap-A-Lot/Virgin, July 13, 2010)
Scritti Politti "Absolute (Best of Scritti Politti)" (featuring two new songs; Hear here) (U.K. - Virgin/EMI, July 12, 2010)
Sixpence None the Richer "Early Favorites" (MP3 Download) (Indieblu Music, July 13, 2010)
Sly & The Family Stone "Stand!" (1969 album; with bonus tracks; MP3 Download); "There's a Riot Goin' On" (1971 album; with four bonus tracks; MP3 Download) (Epic/Legacy, July 13, 2010)
Sylvain Sylvain & The Criminals "Bowery Butterflies ('78 Vintage NYC Rock & Roll Gems)" (1978 album) (GB Music, July 13, 2010)
Various artists "Best of Yep Roc Singles [MP3 Download]" (13 tracks) (Yep Roc, July 13, 2010)
Various artists "... Next Stop Is Vietnam — The War on Record: 1961-2008 [Box set]" (13 CDs, 334 tracks, with 304-page book; Hear/read here) (Bear Family, July 13, 2010)
Various artists "Putumayo Presents Tribute to a Reggae Legend" (a tribute to Bob Marley; Hear here) (Putumayo, July 13, 2010)
Various artists "Rock 'N' Roll High School [MP3 Download]" (1979 film soundtrack album) (Rhino/Warner, July 13, 2010)
Various artists "You Baby: Words & Music By P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri" (25 tracks, featuring The Turtles, the 5th Dimension, Herman's Hermits, The Mamas & the Papas, The Searchers, Barry McGuire, etc.; Hear/read here) (U.K. - Ace, July 12, 2010)
Westworld "Beatbox Rock 'N' Roll: Greatest Hits" (1997 best-of; 22 tracks) (U.K. - Cherry Pop, July 12, 2010)
Kim Wilde "Teases & Dares" (1984 album; remastered, with 16 bonus tracks, including 12-inch and extended mixes), "Another Step" (1986 album; remastered, with 17 bonus tracks, including 12-inch and extended mixes) (U.K. - Cherry Pop, July 12, 2010)
Johnny Winter "The Progressive Blues Experiment/Johnny Winter" (1968, 1969 albums on one CD) (Raven, July 13, 2010)
X "Under the Big Black Sun [Vinyl]" (1982 album; remastered) (Porterhouse, July 13, 2010)
Yanni "The Essential Yanni" (2 CDs, 32 tracks; MP3 Download) (Sony Masterworks, July 13, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Mission, The "The Mission: The Final Chapter [DVD]" (3 discs; recorded at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, in early 2008) (SPV, July 13, 2010)
Neil Young "Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) [DVD]" (10 discs; Blu-ray) (Reprise, July 13, 2010)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Fred Goodman "Fortune's Fool: Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Music, and an Industry in Crisis [Hardcover]" (Kindle) (Simon & Schuster, July 13, 2010)
Anne Grimes "Stories from the Anne Grimes Collection of American Folk Music [Hardcover]" (Ohio University Press, July 15, 2010)
Jimi Hendrix "Hendrix 2011 Wall Calendar [Calendar]" (NMR, July 15, 2010)
NMR "On This Day in ... Music: 2011 Daily Trivia Calendar [Box calendar]" (NMR, July 15, 2010)
Danny Seraphine (drummer for Chicago) "Street Player: My Chicago Story [Hardcover]" (Wiley, July 13, 2010)
Rob Sheffield "Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut [Hardcover]" (Kindle) (Dutton Adult, July 15, 2010)

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