MAY 23, 2006
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Angels & Airwaves (side project of blink-182's Tom DeLonge) | "We Don't Need to Whisper" (first single: "The Adventure"; Hear here; Read here) | (Geffen, May 23, 2006) |
| As Fast As | "Open Letter to the Damned" (producers: Matt Wallace, Brian Malouf, Howard Benson; Hear here) | (Octone/J, May 23, 2006) |
| Bedroom Walls | "All Good Dreamers Pass This Way" (producer: Rafter Roberts; Hear here) | (Baria, May 23, 2006) |
| Michael Bolton | "Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around" (includes a duet with his fiancee, "Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan; Hear here: Windows, Real Audio, QuickTime) | (Passion Music/Concord, May 23, 2006) |
| Bronze Nazareth | "The Great Migration" (first single: "The Pain"; Hear here) | (Babygrande, May 23, 2006) |
| Susan Cagle | "The Subway Recordings" (producer: Jay Levine; first single: "Shakespeare" - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio, QuickTime) | (Columbia, May 23, 2006) |
| Classic Crime, The | "Albatross" (Hear here) | (Tooth & Nail, May 23, 2006) |
| Slaid Cleaves | "Unsung" (Hear here) | (Rounder, May 23, 2006) |
| Coachwhips | "Double Death" (Hear here) | (Narnack, May 23, 2006) |
| Current 93 (David Tibet was formerly in Psychic TV) | "Black Ships Ate the Sky" (guests: Marc Almond, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Antony, Pantaleimon; Hear here) | (Durtro, May 23, 2006) |
| Damone | "Out Here All Night" (producers: Damone; Hear here) | (Island, May 23, 2006) |
| Da Muzicianz (Ying-Yang Twins' D-Roc with his two younger brothers) | "Da Muzicianz" (producers: Mr. Collipark, Cheezy; Hear here) | (TVT, May 23, 2006) |
| Def Leppard | "Yeah!" (22 covers, including "Kick Out the Jams," "Roxanne," "Hanging on the Telephone" and "Drive-In Saturday"; Read here) | (Island, May 23, 2006) |
| Delaware | "Lost in the Beauty of Innocence" (Hear here) | (MTG, May 23, 2006) |
| Ditty Bops, The | "Moon Over the Freeway" ( Hear here) | (Warner, May 23, 2006) |
| Dixie Chicks | "Taking the Long Way" (producer: Rick Rubin; guests: Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell, Larry Knechtel, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith; Hear here; Read here) | (Open Wide/Columbia, May 23, 2006) |
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| Dr. John | "Mercernary" (covers of Johnny Mercer songs; Hear here) | (Blue Note, May 23, 2006) |
| Dub Trio | "New Heavy" (enhanced; guest: Mike Patton; Hear here) | (ROIR, May 23, 2006) |
| End of Fashion | "End of Fashion" (producer: Dennis Herring; first single: "O Yeah"; Hear here) | (Capitol, May 23, 2006) |
| Entity | "Locked Doors" (Hear here) | (D1. Music, May 23, 2006) |
| Escape the Fate | "There's No Sympathy for the Dead [EP]" (producer: Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Read here) | (Epitaph, May 23, 2006) |
| Hacker, The | "A.N.D.N.O.W ..." | (Uncivilized World/Koch, May 23, 2006) |
| Halifax | "The Inevitability of a Strange World" (Hear here) | (Drive-Thru, May 23, 2006) |
| Halou | "Wholeness & Separation" (Hear here) | (Vertebrae, May 23, 2006) |
| Heavy Blinkers, The | "The Night and I Are Still So Young" (first single: "Try Telling That To My Baby"; Hear here; See here) | (Cooking Vinyl, May 23, 2006) |
BTW: No doubt, one listen to The Heavy Blinkers and you'll hear hints of "Pet Sounds," the definitive Beach Boys that was released 40 years ago next month. Jason MacIsaac, lead singer-songwriter for the seven-member band from Halifax, tells P&P that he bought "Pet Sounds" when he was 20 "and it completely made me re-evaluate everything that I was doing musically. While my colleagues were falling deeper and deeper under the spell of Kurt Cobain, I became immersed in a world of prepared piano, strings, harmony, reverb, bizarre chordal voicing etc., etc. My songwriting and productions started developing by leaps and bounds when I started studying that album." Other than The Heavy Blinkers, are there any other bands dabbling in this kind of melodicism? "There are a handful of original groups that get it right," MacIsaac says. "Artists like the high llamas, Stereolab or Super Furry Animals use the 'Pet Sounds' aesthetic, but not necessarily the sounds. There is nothing I like less than hearing an album and saying 'Pet Sounds' within the first 10 seconds of the album having started."
| Danko Jones | "Sleep Is the Enemy" (first single: "First Date"; Hear here) | (Razor & Tie, May 23, 2006) |
| Judge Jules (BBC Radio One DJ) | "Proven Worldwide" (first single: "So Special"; Hear here ;Read here) | (Koch, May 23, 2006) |
| Jamie Kennedy | "Unwashed: The Stand-Up Special" | (Image, May 23, 2006) |
| Kidz Bop Kids | "More Kidz Bop Gold: The Greatest Hits of All Time Sung By Kids for Kids" | (Razor & Tie, May 23, 2006) |
| Less Than Jake | "In With the Out Crowd" (producer: Howard Benson; Hear here; Read here) | (Warner, May 23, 2006) |
| Liquid Soul | "One-Two Punch" | (Telarc, May 23, 2006) |
| Marion Meadows | "Dressed to Chill" | (Heads Up, May 23, 2006) |
BTW: Meadows, a soprano saxophonist, tells P&P that for his ninth album, and fourth for Heads Up, he sought "to continue with the integrity that I've set out for myself. It's a challenge. I set a certain bar and each record is a progression, a step up from the next."
| Mission of Burma | "The Obliterati" (Hear here; Read here) | (Matador, May 23, 2006) |
| Juana Molina | "Son" (Hear here) | (Domino, May 23, 2006) |
| Murder By Death | "In Bocca al Lupo" (producer: J. Robbins; Hear/read here) | (Tent Show, May 23, 2006) |
| Ocrilim | "Anoint" (Hear here) | (I & Ear, May 23, 2006) |
| Don Omar | "King of Kings" (guests: Miri Ben-Ari, Yandel) | (Machete Music, May 23, 2006) |
| Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk (punk-rock supergroup) | "Osaka Popstar [CD/DVD]" (Misfits' John Cafiero, Jerry Only, with Marky Ramone, Black Flag's Dez Cadena, Richard Hell & the Voidoids' Ivan Julian; first single: "Wicked World"; Hear/read here) | (Misfits/Rykodisc, May 23, 2006) |
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| Pet Shop Boys | "Fundamental" (includes the Diane Warren-penned "Numb"; producer: Trevor Horn; first single: "Minimal"; Read here; also available with bonus tracks; U.S. release date is June 27) | (U.K. - Parlophone/EMI, May 22, 2006) |
| Phoenix | "It's Never Been Like That" (Hear here) | (Astralwerks, May 23, 2006) |
| Gracie Potter and the Nocturnals | "Nothing But the Water [CD/DVD]" | (Ragged Company, May 23, 2006) |
| Purple City | "Purple City" | (Babygrande, May 23, 2006) |
| Raised Fist | "Sound of the Republic" (producer: Daniel Bergstrand; Hear here) | (Burning Heart/Epitaph, May 23, 2006) |
| Steven Seagal & Thunderbox | "Mojo Priest" | (Ark 21, May 23, 2006) |
| Shooting At Unarmed Men (featuring ex-Mclusky member Jon Chapple) | "Yes! Tinnitus!" | (Too Pure/Beggars Banquet, May 23, 2006) |
| Sierra Swan | "Ladyland" (producer: Linda Perry; guest: Aimee Mann; Hear here) | (Custard/Interscope, May 23, 2006) |
| Anjani Thomas | "Blue Alert" (producer: Leonard Cohen; Hear here) | (Columbia, May 23, 2006) |
| Tiger Baby | "Noise Around Me" (includes a bonus cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart"; Hear here) | (Souvenir, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "American Idol Season 5 Encores [TV soundtrack]" (performances from finalists in the Fox reality series) | (19 Recordings/RCA, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Big Star, Small World" (all-star tribute to Big Star; contributors: Matthew Sweet, Wilco, The Posies, Juliana Hatfield, Teenage Fanclub, etc.) | (Koch, May 23, 2006) |
| VCR | "Power Destiny" (Hear here) | (SideOneDummy, May 23, 2006) |
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| Various artists | "A Prairie Home Companion [film soundtrack]" (Robert Altman movie, in theaters June 6, features original music by "Prairie" host Garrison Keillor and his Shoe Band, plus tracks from co-stars Lindsay Lohan, Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin; See here; Read here; also available with DVD of musical outtakes) | (New Line, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "WWE: Wreckless Intent [TV soundtrack]" (entrance theme music performed by hardcore rock, alternative and hip-hop artists; Read here) | (Columbia, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "X-Men: The Last Stand [film soundtrack]" (movie opens May 26; score by John Powell; See here) | (Varese Sarabande, May 23, 2006) |
| Vetiver (includes Devendra Banhart) | "To Find Me Gone" (producer: Thom Monahan; Hear here) | (DiCristina Stair Builders, May 23, 2006) |
| Rhonda Vincent | "All American Bluegrass Girl" (producers: Vincent, Darrin Vincent; guests: Dolly Parton, Bobby Osborne) | (Rounder, May 23, 2006) |
| Walkmen, The | "A Hundred Miles Off" (producers: The Walkmen; Hear here; Read here) | (Record Collection, May 23, 2006) |
| Wreckers, The (Michelle Branch with Jessica Harp) | "Stand Still, Look Pretty" (producers: John Leventhal, John Shanks, Paul Worley; first single: "Leave the Pieces"; Read here; also available with DVD) | (Maverick/Warner Nashville, May 23, 2006) |
| Yellowjackets | "Twenty Five [CD/DVD]" (the DVD features more than three hours of video, including a live concert recorded last fall in Florio, Italy, plus retro concert footage, videos and interviews) | (Heads Up, May 23, 2006) |
| Yo Gotti | "Back 2 Da Basics" (Hear here) | (TVT, May 23, 2006) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Will Ackerman | "Pure Will Ackerman" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Allman Brothers Band, The | "Eat a Peach: Deluxe Edition" (1972 album) | (Mercury/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Beck | "Odelay" (1996 album; remastered, with bonus track "Diskobox") | (Japan - Geffen, May 22, 2006) |
| Jim Brickman | "Pure Jim Brickman" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Roy Buchanan | "The Definitive Collection" | (Polydor/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Candlebox | "The Best of Candlebox" | (Rhino/Warner, May 23, 2006) |
| Johnny Cash | "Personal File" (49 previously unreleased tracks; Read here) | (Columbia/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
BTW: In a small vault behind his home studio in Hendersonville, Tenn., Cash kept some of his most prized possessions. Inside were hundreds of tapes - demos from songwriters, album masters, multitracks from his ABC variety series and some boxes simply marked "Personal File." These, according to Legacy, are Cash's most intimate sessions, recorded mostly in 1973 - just his voice and an acoustic guitar, singing songs and telling stories.
| Eric Clapton | "Eric Clapton: Deluxe Edition" (1970 album; Read here) | (Polydor/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Miles Davis | "Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions [box set]" | (Prestige, May 23, 2006) |
| Delaney & Bonnie | "Home" (1969 album; remastered) | (Stax/Fantasy, May 23, 2006) |
| Pat DiNizio (of The Smithereens) | "This Is Pat DiNizio" (Hear here) | (Varese, May 23, 2006) |
| Dr. John | "Fuel Presents An Introduction to Dr. John" | (Fuel, May 23, 2006) |
| Doobie Brothers, The | "The Definitive Collection" (2 CDs) | (U.K. - Rhino/Warner, May 22, 2006) |
| Elephant's Memory | "Songs From Midnight Cowboy" (1969 album; Read here) | (U.K. - Gemma, May 22, 2006) |
BTW: The New York-based Elephant's Memory contributed several songs for the landmark 1969 film, including "Jungle Gym Zoo" and "Old Man Willow." They also backed John Lennon and Yoko Ono on the 1972 album "Sometime in New York City" and on appearances on "The Mike Douglas Show" and "The Dick Cavett Show." The group had one chart hit, "Mongoose," which reached No. 50 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1970.
| Feeder | "The Singles" | (U.K. - EMI, May 22, 2006) |
| Foghat | "Rock & Roll Outlaws" (1974 album), "Tight Shoes" (1980 album), "Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce" (1981 album), "In the Mood for Something Rude" (1982 album), "Zig-Zag Walk" (1983 album) | (Wounded Bird, May 23, 2006) |
| Sammy Hagar | "Marching to Mars" (997 album; remastered) | (Motown/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| John Lee Hooker | "The Definitive Collection" | (Chess/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Mark Isham | "Pure Mark Isham" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Kansas | "Works in Progress [CD/DVD]" (best-of; Read here) | (Compendia, May 23, 2006) |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips | "Gold" (2 CDs) | (Hip-O/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Leadbelly | "The Legend of Leadbelly: Tradition Years" | (Empire Musicwerks, May 23, 2006) |
| Huey Lewis & The News | "Greatest Hits" (also available as CD/DVD combo, featuring music videos) | (Capitol, May 23, 2006) |
| Luciano | "Gold: The Very Best of Luciano" | (Jet Star, May 23, 2006) |
| Cheryl Lynn | "In the Night/Instant Love" (1981, 1982 albums on one disc) | (Collectors' Choice, May 23, 2006) |
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| Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett | "Beyond the Fringe [original Broadway cast recording]" (1962 album; 3 CDs) | (DRG, May 23, 2006) |
| John Jacob Niles | "An Evening With John Jacob Niles: Tradition Years" | (Empire Musicwerks, May 23, 2006) |
| Harry Nilsson | "Son of Schmilsson" (1972 album; remastered, expanded), "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night" (1973 album; remastered, expanded), "Everybody's Talkin': The Very Best of Harry Nilsson" | (RCA/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Poison | "The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock - Deluxe Tour Edition [CD/DVD]" (2006 album; Hear here) | (Capitol/EMI, May 23, 2006) |
| Brian Protheroe | "Pinball and Other Stories" (best-of; Track listing; Hear here) | (U.K. - EMI, May 22, 2006) |
| Lionel Richie | "Time" (1997 album; remastered) | (Mercury/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Diana Ross | "Diana" (1980 album; remastered) | (Motown/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia | "Well-Matched: The Best of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia" (Read here) | (Fantasy, May 23, 2006) |
| Shadowfax | "Pure Shadowfax" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| George Strait | "Ten Strait Hits" | (MCA/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Tears For Fears | "Songs From the Big Chair: Deluxe Edition" (1985 album; 2 CDs; remastered; see related DVD below) | (Mercury/UME, May 23, 2006) |
BTW: Second disc of rarities includes "Broken," "Empire Building," "Pharaohs," "Sea Song," "Big Chair," "Conflict," "Marauders" and "When in Love With a Blind Man."
| Tuck & Patti | "Pure Tuck & Patti" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Uriah Heep | "Look at Yourself" (1971 album; remastered) | (MCA/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Best of '60s Soul" | (Madacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Big Band: Remixed + Reinvented" (Hear/read here) | (Sunswept, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Eisenhower Blues: Post-War Urban Blues Classics From the Eisenhower Era (1952-1960)" | (Empire Musicwerks, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Essential Hollywood" (2 CDs) | (Columbia/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Forever Neil Diamond" (Diamond-written songs covered by other artists, including the Box Tops' "Ain't No Way" - Hear here: Windows Media, QuickTime; Read here) | (Shout! Factory, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Give 'Em the Boot V" | (Hellcat/Epitaph, May 23, 2006) |
BTW: Track listing (*=unreleased) - "Tattoo," Rancid; "Warriors Code," Dropkick Murphys; "Cold Concrete," Time Again; "Swift Silent Deadly," Tiger Army; *-"Act the Part," The Unseen; "Crazy," The Slackers; *-"The Sinner," Left Alone; "Funky Fire," The Aggrolites; "Crawl Straight Home," HorrorPops; *-"Another Generation," Roger Miret and The Disasters; *-"Widow Maker," The Heart Attacks; "Pamint De Mort," Mercy Killers; *-"I'm No Different," Westbound Train; "The Kids Aren't Quiet On Sharmon Palms," Lars Frederiksen and The Bastards; *-"I'm A C%$t," Orange; "Driller Killer," Nekromantix; *-"Victim of Hate," Static of Thought; *-"Day and Night," Los Difuntos.
| Various artists | "Punk Rock! 20 Classic Punk Bands From the World of Mystic Records" | (Varese, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Road Tested: The Ultimate Driving Album" (2 CDs; Read here) | (Time Life, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "West Coast Sock Hop: The Arvee Records Story" | (Empire Musicwerks, May 23, 2006) |
| Muddy Waters | "The Definitive Collection" (see related DVD below) | (Chess/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Faron Young | "Fuel Presents An Introduction to Faron Young" | (Fuel, May 23, 2006) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| America | "America - Live at the Sydney Opera House [DVD]" | (Rhino, May 23, 2006) |
| Bugaloos, The | "The Bugaloos: The Complete Series [DVD]" (3 discs; Saturday-morning children's program, 1970; Read here) | (Rhino, May 23, 2006) |
| Byrds, The | "The Notorious Byrd Brothers [Hybrid SACD]" (1968 album) | (Mobile Fidelity Koch, May 23, 2006) |
| Tim Daly, Steven Weber, Crystal Bernard | "Wings: Seasons One & Two [DVD]" (4 discs; NBC sitcom, 1990-91 seasons; Read here) | (Paramount, May 23, 2006) |
| Faith No More | "You Fat B**tards: Live at the Brixton Academy, London/Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Videos [DVD]" (one disc) | (Rhino, May 23, 2006) |
| PJ Harvey | "PJ Harvey on Tour - Please Leave Quietly [DVD]" | (Island, May 23, 2006) |
| Keith Jarrett | "Tokyo Solo [DVD]" | (ECM, May 23, 2006) |
| Steve Martin | "Cheaper By the Dozen 2 [DVD]" (2005 film) | (Fox, May 23, 2006) |
| Ricky Nelson, et al | "The Ozzie & Harriet TV Collection [DVD]" (5-disc set includes selected episodes from all seasons of the ABC sitcom, which ran from 1952-1966) | (Passport, May 23, 2006) |
| Pink | "Live in Europe [DVD]" | (LaFace, May 23, 2006) |
| Son Volt | "Son Volt Live: 6 String Belief [DVD]" (recorded live at the Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C., on Sept. 23, 2005; features 5.1 and stereo mixes) | (Transmit Sound/Legacy, May 23, 2006) |
| Tears For Fears | "Scenes From the Big Chair [DVD]" (1985 documentary, concert performance) | (Mercury/UME, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Dirty Dozen: Two-Disc Special Edition [DVD]" (1967 film; cast includes singer Trini Lopez) | (Warner, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "High School Musical: Encore Edition [DVD]" (2006 Disney Channel original movie) | (Buena Vista, May 23, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies [DVD]" | (Lions Gate, May 23, 2006) |
| Muddy Waters | "Muddy Waters Classic Concerts [DVD]" (featuring three concerts, including his legendary 1960 Newport Jazz Festival performance; Read here) | (Reelin' In The Years Productions/Hip-O, May 23, 2006) |
| Wendy O. Williams | "Bump 'N Grind - Live [DVD]" | (Cherry Red, May 23, 2006) |
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