OCT. 19, 2010
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Allstar Weekend
"Suddenly Yours" (first single: "Come Down With Love"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Hollywood, Oct. 19, 2010)
Big Nod
"Grind Mode [MP3 Download ]" (producers: Blak & L. Wattz, The LaBeaud Boys, Ole-E, Skeet, Sherm, M-80; guests: G LaBeaud, Ole-E, Zay, Kymberly Hill, Suga Brown; first single: "Top Model" ; Hear here )
(Dirty South Entertainment, Oct. 19, 2010)
Bombastic Meatbats featuring Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot drummer)
"More Meat" (Hear here )
(Warrior/Bungalo/ UMGD, Oct. 19, 2010)
Joe Brooks
"Constellation Me" (first single: "Superman"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Lava/Universal Republic, Oct. 19, 2010)
Bo Burnham
"Words Words Words" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Comedy Central, Oct. 19, 2010)
Josie Cotton
"Pussycat Babylon" (includes two new mixes of "Johnny Are You Queer?"; Hear here )
(The Great American Music Co./Redeye, Oct. 19, 2010)
Miley Cyrus
"Hannah Montana Forever [TV soundtrack ]" (songs from the final season, featuring duets with Sheryl Crow, Iyaz and Billy Ray Cyrus; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Walt Disney, Oct. 19, 2010)
Extra Lens, The (featuring Mountain Goats' John Darnielle)
"Undercard" (Hear/read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Merge, Oct. 19, 2010)
Gigi w/ Material
"Mesgana Ethiopia" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(MOD Technologies, Oct. 19, 2010 - label founded by Bill Laswell)
Girl in a Coma
"Adventures in Coverland" (covers of Ritchie Valens, Selena, The Beatles, Joy Division, Patsy Cline, David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Buffalo Springfield, with two original songs; Hear here ; See here )
(Blackheart, Oct. 19, 2010)
Mike Gordon (Phish bassist)
"Moss" (producers: Gordon, Jared Slomoff; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download ; see related Phish releases below)
(Rounder, Oct. 19, 2010)
Gram Rabbit
"Miracles & Metaphors" (first single: "Candy Flip"; Hear here )
(Cobraside Distribution, Oct. 19, 2010)
How to Dress Well
"Love Remains" (Hear here ; See here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Lefse, Oct. 19, 2010)
Ima Robot
"Another Man's Treasure" (first single: "Ruthless"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Werewolf Heart, Oct. 19, 2010)
Elton John/Leon Russell
"The Union" (featuring songs written by Bernie Taupin; producer: T Bone Burnett; guests: Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Booker T., Robert Randolph, Jim Keltner, Jay Bellerose, Dennis Crouch, Marc Ribot, Keefus Ciancia; first single: "If It Wasn't for Bad" ; Full stream ; Read here ; CD/DVD , featuring two bonus tracks and a "Making of" documentary by Cameron Crowe; MP3 Download )
(Decca, Oct. 19, 2010)
Kings of Leon
"Come Around Sundown" (producers: Angelo Petraglia, Jacquire King; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(RCA, Oct. 19, 2010)
Local H
"Local H's Awesome Mix Tape #1" (seven-song, all-covers EP; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(G&P, Oct. 19, 2010)
Massy Ferguson (Seattle alt-country/rock group)
"Hard Water" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Spark & Shine, Oct. 19, 2010)
Danbert Nobacon & the Bad Things (former Chumbawamba vocalist)
"Woebegone" (Hear here )
(Verbal Burlesque, Oct. 19, 2010)
Steven Page (ex-Barenaked Ladies singer)
"Page One" (producers: Steven, John Fields; guests: Pete Thomas, Esthero, Glen Phillips, Kevin Fox, Prince's NPG brass section, The Hornheads, the late Will Owsley, etc.; first single: "Indecision"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Zoë/Rounder, Oct. 19, 2010)
Carl Palmer
"Working Live — Volume 3" (featuring the 22-minute "Pictures at an Exhibition"; MP3 Download )
(Eagle, Oct. 19, 2010)
Liz Phair
"Funstyle" (her first album in five years; 2 CDs, 21 songs; producer: Phair; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Rocket Science, Oct. 19, 2010)
Philistines Jr., The
"If a Band Plays in the Woods ... ?" (group's first album in nine years; producer: frontman Peter Katis; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Tarquin/EmBarque, Oct. 19, 2010)
Shakira
"Sale el Sol" (English translation: "The Sun Comes Out"; features her World Cup anthem, "Waka Waka [This Time for Africa]"; new single: "Loca"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Sony Music Latin, Oct. 19, 2010)
Rod Stewart
"Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Volume V" (featuring covers of "That Old Black Magic," "Beyond the Sea," "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "I Get a Kick Out of You," etc.; producers: Richard Perry, Stewart, Clive Davis, Lauren Wild; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(J, Oct. 19, 2010)
Sugarland
"The Incredible Machine" (producers: Sugarland, Byron Gallimore; first single: "Stuck Like Glue"; Hear here ; CD/DVD ; MP3 Download )
(Mercury Nashville, Oct. 19, 2010)
Kirsten Thien
"Delicious" (producer: Erik Boyd; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Screen Door, Oct. 19, 2010)
Third Day
"Move" (producer: Paul Moak; first single: "Lift Up Your Face"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Essential, Oct. 19, 2010)
Times of Grace (Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz with KsE original vocalist Jesse Leach)
"Strength in Numbers [MP3 Download ]" (first single off debut album "The Hymn of a Broken Man," out Jan. 18, 2011 ; producer: Dutkiewicz; Hear here )
(Roadrunner, Oct. 19, 2010)
Martina Topley-Bird
"Some Place Simple" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Honest Jon's/Ipecac, Oct. 19, 2010)
Tye Tribbett
"Fresh" (guests: Isaac Caree, Israel Houghton, Mali Music, Lowell Pye, etc.; first single: "Fresh" ; Hear here )
(Axis Music/Columbia, Oct. 19, 2010)
Various artists
"The Rocky Horror Glee Show [TV soundtrack ]" (themed episode airs Oct. 26 on Fox; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Columbia, Oct. 19, 2010)
Various artists
"Video Games Live: Level 2 — Volume 2" (featuring the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra; DVD ; Blu-ray )
(Shout! Factory, Oct. 19, 2010)
Ben Weaver
"Mirepoix and Smoke" (producers: Neil Strauch, Weaver; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Bloodshot, Oct. 19, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Anúna
"The Best of Anúna"
(Danu/Goldenrod, Oct. 19, 2010)
Beatles, The
"The Beatles/1962-1966" (2 CDs, 26 songs; 1973 album; remastered; 2 CDs/T-Shirt ), "The Beatles/1967-1970" (2 CDs, 28 songs; 1973 album; remastered; Read here ; 2 CDs/T-Shirt ; see related books below)
(Apple/EMI, Oct. 19, 2010)
Joe Bonamassa
"Joe Bonamassa Live From the Royal Albert Hall" (2 CDs, 19 songs; DVD ; Blu-ray ; MP3 Download )
(J&R Adventures/Fontana, Oct. 19, 2010)
Brick
"Waiting On You" (1980 album; remastered, with bonus long versions of "Dazz" and "Dusic")
(Funkytowngrooves, Oct. 19, 2010)
Robert Brookins
"In the Night" (1986 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks)
(Funkytowngrooves, Oct. 19, 2010)
Chic
"Nile Rodgers Presents The Chic Organization: Boxset, Vol. 1 / 'Savoir Faire' " (4-CD set containing Chic hits and rarities and Rodgers-produced hits by other artists; See here )
(Europe - Rhino France, Oct. 18, 2010)
Church, The
"Of Skins and Heart" (1981 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; MP3 Download ), "The Blurred Crusade" (1982 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; MP3 Download ), "Deep in the Shallows: The Classic Singles Collection" (2 CDs, 34 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Second Motion, Oct. 19, 2010)
Bob Dylan
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings [Box set ]" (featuring his first eight albums, with a 60-page book; Vinyl ), "The Best of The Original Mono Recordings" (15-song version; MP3 Download ), "Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9 — The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964" (2 CDs, 47 songs, including 15 previously unreleased; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 19, 2010)
Duncan Faure (lead singer of the Bay City Rollers)
"Anthology" (2 CDs)
(Global Recording Artists, Oct. 19, 2010)
Full Force
"Full Force" (1985 album; remastered, with four bonus remixes)
(Funkytowngrooves, Oct. 19, 2010)
Thelma Houston
"Breakwater Cat/Never Gonna Be Another One" (1980, 1981 albums on one CD; remastered)
(Funkytowngrooves, Oct. 19, 2010)
Billy Joel
"52nd Street [24 KT + Gold CD ]" (1978 album; remastered)
(Audio Fidelity, Oct. 19, 2010)
k.d. lang & the reclines
"a truly western experience: 25th Anniversary Edition [CD/DVD ]" (1984 album; remastered, with rarities and previously unreleased tracks; MP3 Download )
(Bumstead Productions, Oct. 19, 2010)
Eloise Laws
"Eloise" (1977 album; remastered, with two bonus remixes)
(Funkytowngrooves, Oct. 19, 2010)
Lemonheads, The
"Come On Feel The Lemonheads [MP3 Download ]" (1993 album)
(Atlantic/Rhino, Oct. 19, 2010)
Morrissey
"Bona Drag: 20th Anniversary Edition" (1990 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks; Read here )
(EMI, Oct. 19, 2010)
Phish
"The White Tape" (1998 album; MP3 Download ; see related Phish DVD below)
(JEMP, Oct. 19, 2010)
Iggy Pop & James Williamson
"Kill City" (1977 album; MP3 Download )
(Alive, Oct. 19, 2010)
Elvis Presley
"The Complete Elvis Presley Masters [Box set ]" (30 CDs with all 711 master recordings, includin 103 rarities; Read here )
(RCA/Legacy, Oct. 19, 2010)
Jennifer Rush
"Best of: 1983-2010"
(Europe - Sony, Oct. 18, 2010)
Ravi Shankar & George Harrison
"Ravi Shankar George Harrison Collaborations [Box set ]" (3 CDs, 1 DVD, containing Shankar material produced by Harrison; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Dark Horse/Rhino, Oct. 19, 2010)
Soft Boys, The (featuring Robyn Hitchcock)
"A Can of Bees" (1979 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Vinyl ; MP3 Download ), "Underwater Moonlight" (1980 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Yep Roc, Oct. 19, 2010)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The
"Orange + Experimental Remixes EP" (1994 album, with a second disc featuring the extended 10-track European version of the EP plus four rarities; remastered), "Acme + Acme Plus" (1998 album, with a second CD containing the 19-track promo-only "Xtra-Acme USA," with three bonus tracks; remastered)
(Majordomo/Shout! Factory, Oct. 19, 2010)
Tammi Terrell
"Come On and See Me: The Complete Solo Collection" (2 CDs, 50 tracks; Hear/read here ; MP3 Download )
(Hip-O Select, Oct. 19, 2010)
Various artists
"The Rounder Records Story [Box set ]" (4 CDs, 87 tracks; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Rounder, Oct. 19, 2010)
Wiggles, The
"Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles" (34 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Razor & Tie, Oct. 19, 2010)
Stevie Wonder
"Music of My Mind [24 KT + Gold CD ]" (1972 album; remastered)
(Audio Fidelity, Oct. 19, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Big Country
"Final Fling: Glasgow Barrowlands + Live in Berlin [DVD ]"
(Classic Studio, Oct. 19, 2010)
Mariah Carey
"Merry Christmas: The Yule Log DVD [DVD ]"
(Sony Legacy, Oct. 19, 2010)
Johnny Cash
"Christmas With Johnny Cash: The Yule Log DVD [DVD ]"
(Sony Legacy, Oct. 19, 2010)
Leonard Cohen
"Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes [DVD ]"
(Chrome Dreams, Oct. 19, 2010)
Pee-wee Herman
"Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Complete Collection [DVD ]" (11 discs)
(Image, Oct. 19, 2010)
Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor
"Moulin Rouge! [Blu-ray ]" (2001 film, directed by Baz Luhrmann)
(20th Century Fox, Oct. 19, 2010)
Barry Manilow
"A Christmas Gift of Love: The Yule Log DVD [DVD ]"
(Sony Legacy, Oct. 19, 2010)
Motörhead
"Attack in Switzerland: Live 2002 [DVD ]"
(IMV Blueline, Oct. 19, 2010)
Phish
"Coral Sky [DVD ]" (2-disc set captures their Nov. 2, 1996, performance at Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach)
(JEMP, Oct. 19, 2010)
Elvis Presley
"Elvis' Christmas Album: The Yule Log DVD [DVD ]"
(Sony Legacy, Oct. 19, 2010)
REO Speedwagon
"Not So Silent Night: The Yule Log DVD [DVD ]"
(Sony Legacy, Oct. 19, 2010)
Various artists
"Free to Be You and Me: Special 36th Anniversary Edition [DVD ]" (Marlo Thomas' 1974 children's special featured Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack, etc.; See here )
(Henstooth Video, Oct. 19, 2010)
Various artists
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show (35th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray ]" (1975 film)
(20th Century Fox, Oct. 19, 2010)
Yes
"Yes Acoustic [DVD ]"
(Classic Studio, Oct. 19, 2010)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Beatles, The
"A Day in the Life of The Beatles [Hardcover ]" (author: photographer Don McCullin)
(Rizzoli, Oct. 19, 2010)
John Cage
"Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage [Hardcover ]" (Kindle )
(Knopf, Oct. 19, 2010)
Richard Carlin
"Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways [Kindle ]"
(HarperCollins, Oct. 19, 2010)
Bob Dylan
"Bob Dylan by Greil Marcus: Writings 1968-2010 [Hardcover ]" (author: Greil Marcus)
(PublicAffairs, Oct. 19, 2010)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
"Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy [Hardcover ]" (author: Ken Sharp; Kindle )
(MTV, Oct. 19, 2010)
Anil Prasad (music journalist)
"Innerviews: Music Without Borders [Paperback ]" (Read here )
(Abstract Logix Books, Oct. 19, 2010)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
"The Red Hot Chili Peppers: An Oral/Visual History [Hardcover ]" (author: Brendan Mullen; Kindle )
(It Books, Oct. 19, 2010)