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MARCH 21, 2006

Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Ambulette"The Lottery [EP]" (Astralwerks, March 21, 2006)
Anti-Flag"For Blood and Empire" (Hear here) (RCA, March 21, 2006)
Apathy"Eastern Philosophy" (producers: Apathy, Demigodz, etc.; guests: Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, Blue Raspberry; Hear here) (Babygrande, March 21, 2006)
Army of the Pharaohs (featuring Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, 7L & Esoteric, Outerspace, Celph Titled, Apathy, etc.)"Jedi Mind Tricks Presents:   Army of the Pharaohs' The Torture Papers" (first single: "Tear It Down") (Babygrande, March 21, 2006)
Richard Ashcroft (former Verve singer)"Keys to the World [CD/DVD]" (released in U.K. in January; producers: Ashcroft, Chris Potter; first single: "Break the Night With Colour"; Read here) (Virgin, March 21, 2006)
Balance"Young & Restless" (SMC Recording, March 21, 2006)
Band of Horses"Everything All the Time" (Sub Pop, March 21, 2006)
Gus Black"Autumn Days" (guests: Dave Palmer, Luther Russell, David Henry, Nickel Creek's Sarah Watkins, Brian Jonestown Massacre's Sara Tucek; first single: "Certain Kind of Light"; Hear here) (Cheap Lullaby, March 21, 2006)

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Luka Bloom"Innocence" (Cooking Vinyl, March 21, 2006)
Bizzy Bone"The Story" (Real Talk, March 21, 2006)
Boysetsfire"The Misery Index: Notes From the Plague Years" (Equal Vision, March 21, 2006)
Cannibal Corpse"Kill" (producer: Erik Rutan; Read here) (Metal Blade, March 21, 2006)
Chicago"Chicago XXX" (first all-original studio album since 1991; producer: Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus; first single: "Feel"; Hear here; Read here) (Rhino, March 21, 2006)
Joey DeFrancesco"Organic Vibes" (Concord, March 21, 2006)
Dion"Bronx in Blue" (released in January via The Orchard) (Razor & Tie, March 21, 2006)
Eastern Youth"365-Step Blues" (Five One Inc., March 21, 2006)
Editors"The Back Room" (released in U.K. in July 2005) (The FADER Label/Kitchenware, March 21, 2006)
Essex Green"Cannibal Sea" (Merge, March 21, 2006)
Evil Beaver"Models of Virtue" (producer: Evil Beaver; guest: Gene Trautmann, formerly of Queens of the Stone Age; first single: "Believin' Deceivin' "; Hear/read here) (E. Lago Entertainment Group Hollywood, March 21, 2006)
Faktion"Faktion" (producers: Justin Thomas, Brett Hestia; first single: "Take It All Away"; Hear here) (Roadrunner, March 21, 2006)
Follow the Train"A Breath of Sigh" (Darla, March 21, 2006)
From Fiction"Bloodwork" (Last Gang, March 21, 2006)
From First to Last"Heroine" (producer: Ross Robinson; guest: Wes Borland) (Epitaph, March 21, 2006)
Further Seems Forever"Hope This Finds You Well" (Tooth & Nail, March 21, 2006)
Teddy Geiger"Underage Thinking" (producer: Billy Mann; first single: "Confidence [For You I Will]" - Hear here; Read here; also available as DualDisc) (Columbia, March 21, 2006)
Howe Gelb (of Giant Sand)" 'Sno Angel Like You" (Hear/read here) (Thrill Jockey, March 21, 2006)
Ben Harper"Both Sides of the Gun" (2 CDs; Read here) (Virgin, March 21, 2006)
Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders (Foo Fighters drummer)"Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders" (Hear here; Read here) (Thrive, March 21, 2006)
Helltrain"Route 666" (Jimmy Franks, March 21, 2006)
Herod"Rich Man's War ... Poor Man's Fight" (Hear here) (Lifeforce, March 21, 2006)
Honor By August"Drowning Out the Television" (producer: Ted Comerford; Hear here) (Honor By August, March 21, 2006)
Hurt"Vol. 1" (drummer Evan Johns is son of producer-engineer Andy Johns; producer: Eric Greedy; first single: "Rapture"; Hear/read here) (Capitol, March 21, 2006)
Karate High School"Arcade Rock" (producer: Paul McGuire; Read here) (EVO/Universal, March 21, 2006)
Kulcha Don"It's All About You" (first single: "Drive You Crazy," featuring Beenie Man - See here) (RuffNation Music, March 21, 2006)
Kutless"Hearts of the Innocent" (enhanced; first single: "Shut Me Out"; Hear here) (BEC, March 21, 2006)
Loose Fur (Jeff Tweedy with Jim O'Rourke, Glenn Kotche)"Born Again in the U.S.A." (Read here) (Drag City/Caroline, March 21, 2006)
Kathleen Madigan"In Other Words" (Warner, March 21, 2006)
Mates of State"Bring It Back" (Barsuk, March 21, 2006)
MC Lars"The Graduate" (Nettwerk, March 21, 2006)
Men, Women & Children (led by Glassjaw guitarist Todd Weinstock)"Men, Women & Children" (producers: Mike Mogis, Josh Abraham; Read here) (Reprise, March 21, 2006)
Sophie Milman"Sophie Milman" (released in her native Canada in late 2004; Read/hear here) (Koch, March 21, 2006)
M-1"Dead Prez Presents M-1: Confidential [DualDisc]" (Koch, March 21, 2006)
Moth"Immune to Gravity" (High Wire Music, March 21, 2006)
Murs and 9th Wonder"Murray's Revenge" (Record Collection, March 21, 2006)
My Chemical Romance"Life on the Murder Scene [CD/DVD]" (live album) (Reprise, March 21, 2006)
New Amsterdams, The"Story Like a Scar" (producer: Roger Moutenot; Hear here) (Vagrant, March 21, 2006)
No Trigger"Canyoneer" (Nitro, March 21, 2006)
Gary Numan"Jagged" (Hear here) (Metropolis, March 21, 2006)
Steve Oliver"Radiant" (Koch, March 21, 2006)

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Outfield, The"Any Day Now" (first single: "It's All About Love"; Hear/read here) (Sidewinder Music, March 21, 2006)
Prince"3121" (first single: "Te Amo Corazón [I Love You Sweetheart]"; Read here) (Universal, March 21, 2006)
Quasi"When the Going Gets Dark" (Touch & Go, March 21, 2006)
Marky Ramone"Start of the Century" (Fuel, March 21, 2006)
Kenny Rogers"Water & Bridges" (first single: "Can't Unlove You"; Read here) (Capitol Nashville, March 21, 2006)
Jim Rotondi"Iron Man" (Criss Cross, March 21, 2006)
Josh Rouse"Subtítulo" (Nettwerk, March 21, 2006)
Röyksopp"Röyksopp's Night Out [EP]" (live in Oslo in November 2005) (Astralwerks, March 21, 2006)
Tom Russell"Love & Fear" (producer: Gurf Morlix; Hear here; Read here) (HighTone, March 21, 2006)
Harry Shearer"Dropping Anchors" (musical ode to Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Ted Koppel, Aaron Brown) (Courgette, March 21, 2006)
Sounds, The"Dying to Say This to You" (producer: Jeff Saltzman; Read here) (Scratchie/New Line, March 21, 2006)
Take 6"Feels Good" (producer: Mark Kibble; Hear here) (Take 6/Bayside Distribution, March 21, 2006)
Television Personalities, The"My Dark Places" (group's first album in 11 years; Hear here; Read here) (Domino, March 21, 2006)
Urban Mystic"Ghetto Revelations: II" (producers: Kay-Gee, Scott Storch; guests: Paul Wall, Stack$; first single: "It's You"; Hear here) (SoBe Entertainment/Warner, March 21, 2006)
Various artists"Now Latino" (Warner Strategic Marketing, March 21, 2006)
Dale Watson"Whiskey or God" (Palo Duro, March 21, 2006)

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Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Black 47"Bittersweet Sixteen" (retrospective, with two new tracks; Read here) (Gadfly, March 21, 2006)
Brand New Heavies"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Warner, March 20, 2006)
Catatonia"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Warner, March 20, 2006)
Nat "King" Cole"Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959 [box set]" (11 CDs) (Bear Family, March 21, 2006)
Communards"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Warner, March 20, 2006)
Elvis Costello"The Juliet Letters" (1993 album, with the Brodsky Quartet; 2 CDs; remastered, with bonus tracks) (Rhino, March 21, 2006)
Coven"Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls" (1969 album) (Collectables, March 21, 2006)
Chris de Burgh"Much More Than This [box set]" (4-CD anthology) (U.K. - Mercury, March 20, 2006)
Everly Brothers, The"The Platinum Collection, Vol. 2" (U.K. - Warner, March 20, 2006)
Everything But the Girl"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Atlantic, March 20, 2006)
Fine Young Cannibals"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Warner, March 20, 2006)
Hothouse Flowers"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Warner, March 20, 2006)
Incognito"20th Century Masters: The Best of Incognito - The Millennium Collection" (Hip-O/UME, March 21, 2006)
Jan & Dean"Popsicle" (1966 album; remastered) (Sundazed, March 21, 2006)
Howard Jones"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Elektra, March 20, 2006)
Beverley Knight"Voice: The Best of Beverley Knight" (U.K. - EMI, March 20, 2006)
Lifetime"Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey" (2 CDs of singles, rarities, demos; Read/hear here) (Jade Tree, March 21, 2006)
Herbie Mann"An Introduction to Herbie Mann" (Fuel, March 21, 2006)
Mclusky"Mcluskyism" (best-of) (Too Pure/Beggars Banquet, March 21, 2006)
Nana Mouskouri"20th Century Masters: The Best of Nana Mouskouri - The Millennium Collection" (Hip-O/UME, March 21, 2006)
Anne Murray"I'll Be Seeing You [DualDisc]" (2004 album; 2 CDs) (Capitol, March 21, 2006)
Phil Perry"Heartbeats: Classic Love Songs" (Shanachie, March 21, 2006)
Iggy Pop"Blah-Blah-Blah" (1986 album; produced by David Bowie) (Fontana International, March 21, 2006)
Lou Rawls"The Best of Lou Rawls" (Blue Note, March 21, 2006)
Chris Rea"The Platinum Collection" (U.K. - Warner, March 20, 2006)
Neil Sedaka"The Show Goes On: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka" (2 CDs; includes five new tracks; Read here) (International - Universal, March 21, 2006)
Soft Parade, The"Floating World Live (Bremen 1975)" (Hear/read here) (Moonjune/City Hall, March 21, 2006)
Southern Culture on the Skids"Doublewide and Live" (enhanced; November 2004 shows at Chapel Hill, N.C.'s Local 506) (Yep Roc, March 21, 2006)
Sweet"SweetLife" (2002 album; Hear here) (Friday Music, March 21, 2006)
Them"Gold" (2 CDs) (U.K. - Universal, March 20, 2006)
Three Dog Night"It Ain't Easy/Naturally" (1970 albums on one CD) (Gott Discs, March 21, 2006)
Various artists"Atlantic R&B, Volume 1: 1947-1952," "Atlantic R&B, Volume 2: 1952-1954," "Atlantic R&B, Volume 3: 1955-1957," "Atlantic R&B, Volume 4: 1958-1960," "Atlantic R&B, Volume 5: 1961-1965," "Atlantic R&B, Volume 6: 1965-1967," "Atlantic R&B, Volume 7: 1967-1969," "Atlantic R&B, Volume 8: 1970-1974," (U.K. - Atlantic, March 20, 2006)
Johnny "Guitar" Watson"Giant" (1978 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Hear/read here), "Bow Wow" (1994 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Hear/read here) (Shout! Factory, March 21, 2006)
John Williams & The Boston Pops"20th Century Masters: The Best of John Williams & The Boston Pops - The Millennium Collection" (Hip-O/UME, March 21, 2006)
Yellowjackets"20th Century Masters: The Best of The Yellowjackets - The Millennium Collection" (Hip-O/UME, March 21, 2006)

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Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Bill Anderson with The Po'Folks Band"40 Years of Hits: Live [DVD]" (Varese, March 21, 2006)
Black Crowes, The"Freak 'N' Roll ... Into the Fog [DVD]" (August 2005 shows at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium) (Eagle Rock, March 21, 2006)
David Bowie"Serious Moonlight [DVD]" (September 1983 show in Vancouver, filmed by David Mallet; Read here) (EMI, March 21, 2006)
Willy DeVille"Live in the Lowlands [DVD]" (taped at Paradiso Club in Amsterdam in fall 2005; Read here) (Eagle Vision, March 21, 2006)
Sally Field"The Flying Nun: The Complete First Season [DVD]" (4 discs; ABC sitcom, 1967-68 season) (Sony, March 21, 2006)
Brother Dave Gardner"Collector's Edition [DVD]" (Laugh.com, March 21, 2006)
Green Day"Classic Albums: Dookie [DVD]" (1994 album) (Eagle Vision, March 21, 2006)
Guns N' Roses"Classic Albums: Appetite for Destruction [DVD]" (1987 album) (Eagle Vision, March 21, 2006)
Charleton Heston, Yul Brynner"The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Edition) [DVD]" (1956 film; 3 discs) (Paramount, March 21, 2006)
William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger"Stalag 17: Special Collector's Edition [DVD]" (1953 film) (Paramount, March 21, 2006)
Megadeth"Arsenal of Megadeth [DVD]" (2-disc anthology; Read here) (Capitol/EMI, March 21, 2006)
Teddy Pendergrass"Teddy! Live in '79 [DVD]" (Read here) (Shout! Factory, March 21, 2006)
Pink Floyd"Classic Albums: Wish You Were Here [DVD]" (1975 album) (Eagle Vision, March 21, 2006)
Queen"Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera [DVD]" (1975 album) (Eagle Vision, March 21, 2006)
Otis Rush & Friends"Live at Montreux 1986 [DVD]" (featuring Eric Clapton and Luther Allison) (Eagle Vision, March 21, 2006)
Usher"In the Mix [DVD]" (2005 film) (Lions Gate, March 21, 2006)
Various artists"Chicken Little [DVD]" (2005 film) (Walt Disney, March 21, 2006)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s):Title:Publisher/Due date:
Louis Armstrong"Louis Armstrong's New Orleans [Hardcover]" (author: Thomas Brothers) (W.W. Norton, March 20, 2006)
Peggy Lee"Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee [Hardcover]" (author: Peter Richmond) (Henry Holt and Co., March 21, 2006)
Pixies, The"Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies [Paperback]" (authors: Josh Frank, Caryn Ganz) (St. Martin's Griffin, March 21, 2006)

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