JUNE 27, 2006
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Afroman | "Drunk 'n' High" | (Siccness, June 27, 2006) |
| Answer, The | "Rise" (Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. - Albert Productions, June 26, 2006) |
| Authority Zero | "Rhythm and Booze" (acoustic live album; Read here) | (Zero Crew, June 27, 2006) |
| Hector Bambino | "Roc La Familia & Hector Bambino 'El Father' Present Los Rompe Discotekas" (first single, "Here We Go Yo," featuring Jay-Z) | (Roc La Familia/Def Jam, June 27, 2006) |
| David Benoit | "Full Circle" | (Peak, June 27, 2006) |
BTW: For "Full Circle," Benoit tells P&P that he wanted "to return to a recording format that I was very comfortable with, which is basically using the best studio musicians, the best studio and the best producers to record a CD of original, melodic and rhythmic compositions played on a Steinway concert grand piano.
"This record represents a return to my musical roots in contemporary jazz, thus the title, 'Full Circle.' "
| Billy Talent | "Billy Talent II" (producers: Gavin Brown, guitarist Ian D'sa; first single: "Devil in a Midnight Mass"; Hear here) | (Atlantic, June 27, 2006) |
| Brand New Heavies, The (with N'Dea Davenport) | "Get Used to It" (Hear here) | (Delicious Vinyl, June 27, 2006) |
| Carpathian Forest | "Fuck You All!!!!" | (Season Mist America, June 27, 2006) |
| Ray Cash | "C.O.D. (Cash on Delivery)" (Hear here) | (Gheto-O-Vision/Columbia, June 27, 2006) |
| Gilbert Castellanos | "Underground" | (Seedling, June 27, 2006) |
| Catch 22 | "Permanent Revolution" | (Victory, June 27, 2006) |
| Coral Sea, The | "Volcano and Heart" (Hear here) | (Hidden Agenda/Parasol, June 27, 2006) |
| Crazy Frog | "More Crazy Hits" (Read here) | (U.K. - Gusto/Universal, June 26, 2006) |
| Dashboard Confessional | "Dusk and Summer" (producer: Don Gilmore; guest: Adam Duritz; first single: "Don't Wait"; Hear here; Read here) | (Vagrant/Interscope, June 27, 2006) |
| Dead Celebrity Status | "Blood Music" (producer: Danny Saber; guests: Joss Stone, Dave Navarro, Steven Perkins, Bif Naked, Twiggy Ramirez, DJ Lethal; Hear here) | (Bodog Music, June 27, 2006) |
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| Deicide | "The Stench of Redemption" (Hear here) | (U.K. - Earache, June 26, 2006) |
| Kris Delmhorst | "Strange Conversation" (Hear here) | (Signature, June 27, 2006) |
| Jesse DeNatale | "Soul Parade" | (Jackpine Social Club, June 27, 2006) |
| Dry Kill Logic | "The Magellan Complex" (producers: Scrap 60; Read here) | (Psychodrama/Repossession, June 27, 2006) |
| George Duke | "In a Mellow Tone" | (Bizarre Planet, June 27, 2006) |
| Catherine Feeny | "Hurricane Glass" (producer: Sebastian Rogers; Hear here) | (U.K. - Tallgrass/Universal, June 26, 2006) |
| Michael Franks | "Rendezvous in Rio" (guests: Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Jimmy Haslip, etc.) | (Koch, June 27, 2006) |
| Good Riddance | "My Republic" (enhanced; producer: Bill Stevenson; Read here) | (Fat Wreck Chords, June 27, 2006) |
| Hacienda Brothers | "What's Wrong With Right" (producer: Dan Penn; Read here) | (Proper American, June 27, 2006) |
| John Lee Hooker Jr. | "Cold As Ice" (Read here) | (Telarc, June 27, 2006) |
| Hope of the States | "Left" (Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. - Columbia, June 26, 2006) |
| Ray Wylie Hubbard | "Snake Farm" | (Sustain, June 27, 2006) |
| Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple/Black Sabbath) | "Music for the Divine" (producer: Ryan Hewitt; guests: Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante and Chad Smith; Read here) | (Frontiers, June 27, 2006) |
| iLiKETRAiNS | "Progress Reform [EP]" (Hear here) | (U.K. - Fierce Panda, June 26, 2006) |
| iiO | "Poetica" (first single: "Kiss You"; Hear here) | (Made, June 27, 2006) |
BTW: Surely you remember "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)," perhaps the best dance song of 2002? DJ/producer/songwriter Markus Moser tells P&P that touring and work on "Poetica" kept them busy the past four years. "It was not intended to delay the release for so long," he says. "However, now that it's done we couldn't be happier with the outcome." He says he and singer Nadia Ali knew what they wanted to do from the start. "We wanted to make an album where each song is different and equally powerful. Something we would listen to ourselves in the car, iPod, or when hanging with friends."
| India.Arie | "Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship" (guests: Akon, Rascal Flatts, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Victor Wooten; first single: "I Am Not My Hair"; Hear here; Read here) | (Motown, June 27, 2006) |
| Mike Keneally Band | "Guitar Therapy Live" (Hear here) | (Exowax Recordings, June 27, 2006) |
| Sammy Kershaw | "Honky Tonk Boots" (producer: Buddy Cannon; Hear/read here) | (Category 5, June 27, 2006) |
| Lord Jamar (of Brand Nubian) | "The 5% Album" (guests: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Papa Wu, Jamar's son Young Lord J; Hear here) | (Babygrande, June 27, 2006) |
| Lostprophets | "Liberation Transmission" (first single: "Rooftops [A Liberation Broadcast]"; Hear here) | (Columbia, June 27, 2006) |
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| Bobby Lyle | "Hands On" (guest: Peabo Bryson) | (Heads Up, June 27, 2006) |
| Katharine McPhee (2006 "American Idol" runner-up) | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny [CD-single]" | (19 Recordings Ltd./RCA, June 27, 2006) |
| Brad Mehldau Trio | "House On Hill" | (Nonesuch, June 27, 2006) |
| Metal Church (new drummer: Jeff Plate) | "A Light In The Dark" (producer: guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof; includes a new version of "Watch the Children Pray," as a tribute to vocalist David Wayne, who died in May 2005; Read here) | (Steamhammer, June 27, 2006) |
| Moonshine Bandits | "Prohibition" (guests: Bubba Sparxxx, Celly Cel, Jay Tee, etc.; Hear here) | (Independent Music Network, June 27, 2006) |
| Morning After Girls, The | "Shadows Evolve" (released in native Australia in November; Hear here) | (U.K. - Best Before, June 26, 2006) |
| Tim O'Reagan (The Jayhawks) | "Tim O'Reagan" (Hear here) | (Lost Highway, June 27, 2006) |
| Pet Shop Boys | "Fundamental" (producer: Trevor Horn; first single: "Minimal"; Hear here; Read here; also available with bonus CD of remixes; WIN A FREE COPY!) | (Rhino, June 27, 2006) |
| Grant-Lee Phillips | "nineteeneighties" (semi-acoustic covers of songs by The Pixies, Joy Division, R.E.M., The Cure, Robyn Hitchcock, The Church, Nick Cave, New Order, Echo and The Bunnymen and The Smiths; Hear here) | (Zoë/Rounder, June 27, 2006) |
| Plan B | "Who Needs Actions When You Got Words" (Hear here) | (U.K. - Pet Cemetery/679 Recordings, June 26, 2006) |
| Julie Roberts | "Men & Mascara" (first single: title track; Hear here) | (Mercury Nashville, June 27, 2006) |
| Roger Sanchez | "Come With Me" | (Ultra, June 27, 2006) |
| Shawnna | "Block Music" (guests: Lil Wayne, Too $hort, Ludacris, I-20, Field Mob's Smoke, Bobby Valentino, Shreefa; first single: "Gettin' Some" - Hear here) | (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South, June 27, 2006) |
| Kierra Kiki Sheard | "This Is Me" (Read here) | (EMI Gospel, June 27, 2006) |
| Jonah Smith | "Jonah Smith" (producer: Lee Townsend; guests: Garth Hudson, Bill Frisell, Carrie Rodriguez, the Mason Brothers; Hear here) | (Relix, June 27, 2006) |
| Spores, The | "Imagine the Future" (first single: "[Don't] Kill Yourself"; Hear here) | (SideCho, June 27, 2006) |
| Tha Dogg Pound | "Cali Iz Active" (Hear here) | (Doggy Style/Koch, June 27, 2006) |
| Wayman Tisdale | "Way Up!" | (Rendezvous, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Superman Returns: Original Motion Picture Score [film soundtrack]" (movie opens June 30; score by John Ottman; See here; Hear here) | (Rhino, June 27, 2006) |
| Warrant | "Born Again" (first album of new material in 10 years; Hear/read here) | (MTM Music, June 27, 2006) |
| Peter White | "Playin' Favourites" | (Columbia, June 27, 2006) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Ian Anderson | "The Ian Anderson Collection" (2 CDs) | (Fuel, June 27, 2006) |
| Shirley Bassey | "Fuel Presents An Introduction to Shirley Bassey" | (Fuel, June 27, 2006) |
| Beach Boys, The | "Good Vibrations - 40th Anniversary [CD-single]" (five different versions of the song, plus its original U.S. B-side, "Let's Go Away for a While") | (Capitol/EMI, June 27, 2006) |
| Björk | "Surrounded [DualDisc Brick]" (includes all seven of her albums, with some including videos; Read here) | (Rhino, June 27, 2006) |
| Blind Faith | "Blind Faith" (1969 album; remastered) | (U.K. - Polydor, June 26, 2006) |
| Church, The | "Sometime Anywhere" (1994 album; remastered) | (Lemon, June 27, 2006) |
| Alex De Grassi | "Pure Alex De Grassi" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, June 27, 2006) |
| Dr. Dre | "Death Row Classics: Chronicles" | (Death Row, June 27, 2006) |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | "In the Hot Seat" (1994 album) | (U.K. - Sanctuary, June 26, 2006) |
| Michael English | "In Christ Alone: Greatest Hits" | (Curb, June 27, 2006) |
| Flying Burrito Brothers | "Flying Again/Airborne" (1975, 1976 albums) | (Acadia, June 27, 2006) |
| Judy Garland | "The Essential Judy Garland" | (Capitol/EMI, June 27, 2006) |
| John Gorka | "Pure John Gorka" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, June 27, 2006) |
| Michael Hedges | "Pure Michael Hedges" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, June 27, 2006) |
| John Holt (of The Paragons) | "I Can't Get You Off My Mind: 18 Greatest Hits at Studio One" | (Heartbeat/Rounder, June 27, 2006) |
| Walter Jackson | "It's All Over: The OKeh Recordings, Vol. 1" (with previously unreleased tracks) | (Kent, June 27, 2006) |
| Kickstands, The | "Black Boots and Bikes" (1964 album) | (Sundazed, June 27, 2006) |
| B.B. King | "Gold" (2 CDs) | (Hip-O/UME, June 27, 2006) |
| Knights, The | "Hot Rod High" (1964 album) | (Sundazed, June 27, 2006) |
| Leah Kunkel (younger sister of "Mama" Cass Elliott) | "Leah Kunkel" (1979 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (U.K. - Rev-Ola, June 26, 2006) |
| J.B. Lenoir | "Fuel Presents An Introduction to J.B. Lenoir" | (Fuel, June 27, 2006) |
| Megadeth | "Countdown to Extinction [Ultradisc II 24 KT Gold CD]" (1992 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (Mobile Fidelity Koch, June 27, 2006) |
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| Thelonious Monk | "The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings" (2 CDs; features collaborations with John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins; Read here) | (Riverside, June 27, 2006) |
| Van Morrison | "Pay the Devil" (2006 album, with "Live in Nashville" DVD) | (Lost Highway, June 27, 2006) |
| Nightnoise | "Pure Nightnoise" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, June 27, 2006) |
| Gary Puckett and The Union Gap | "The New Gary Puckett and The Union Gap Album/The Gary Puckett Album" (1969, 1971 albums on one disc, with seven bonus tracks) | (U.K. - GottDiscs, June 26, 2006) |
| Rip Chords, The | "Summer U.S.A.! The Best of The Rip Chords" | (Sundazed, June 27, 2006) |
| Sons of the Pioneers, The | "Classic Cowboy Songs" | (Varese, June 27, 2006) |
| Specials, The | "Greatest Hits" | (Big Eye/Cleopatra, June 27, 2006) |
| Dusty Springfield | "Gold" (2 CDs) | (Hip-O/UME, June 27, 2006) |
| Cat Stevens | "Chronicles [box set]" (3-CD set features the albums "Mona Bone Jakon," "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Teaser and the Firecat") | (A&M/UME, June 27, 2006) |
| Liz Story | "Pure Liz Story" | (Windham Hill/Legacy, June 27, 2006) |
| Ted Taylor | "The Ever Wonderful: OKeh Uptown Soul 1962-1966" | (Cherry Red, June 27, 2006) |
| Richard Thompson | "1,000 Years of Popular Music [box set]" (with DVD) | (Cooking Vinyl, June 27, 2006) |
| Dwight Twilley | "Twilley/Scuba Divers" (1979, 1982 albums on one disc; remastered, with two bonus tracks) | (Raven, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Alberta: Wild Roses Northern Lights" | (Smithsonian Folkways, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Beyond the Sea: 50 Summer Classics" (2 CDs; Track listing) | (U.K. - BMG TV, June 26, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Classic Canadian Songs From Smithsonian Folkways" (30 tracks, with 32-page booklet) | (Smithsonian Folkways, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Country & West Coast: The Birth of Country Rock" (Read/hear here) | (Big Beat U.K., June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Dub Specialist - Version Dread: 18 Dub Hits From Studio One" | (Heartbeat/Rounder, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Garagemental! Ultra Rare Garage and Psych Rock from the 60s: The Cuca Records Story Volume 2" (Track listing) | (Ace, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Gatecrasher Forever" (2 CDs) | (U.K. - Gatecrasher, June 26, 2006) |
| Various artists | "In Fine Style: 50,000 Volts of Trojan Records" (2 CDs; DJ Spooky mines 34 tracks from the reggae label's archives) | (Trojan/Sanctuary, June 27, 2006) |
BTW: "This mix is a combination of the old, the new, and the in between," according to DJ Spooky. "That's kind of the point: DJ culture in the 21st century is as much about the soundsystem as the playlist. I wanted to make a mix that reflected that: old and new."
| Various artists | "The New York Sound: From the East Coast to the Future" (Read/hear Track listing) | (BGP, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Rockin' Bones: 1950s Punk & Rockabilly [box set]" (4 CDs; 101 tracks recorded from 1954 to 1969; Read here) | (Rhino, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter 1" (2 CDs; Read here) | (U.K. - Mute, June 26, 2006) |
| Various artists | " '60s Gold" (2 CDs) | (Hip-O/UME, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Soul of Disco Vol. 2" (2 CDs) | (U.K. - Z, June 26, 2006) |
| Various artists | "US vs. UK Punk" | (Sanctuary, June 27, 2006) |
BTW: Track listing - UK Punk: "Anarchy in the UK" (demo), Sex Pistols; "Teenage Kicks," The Undertones; "Neat Neat Neat," The Damned; "What Do I Get" (live), Buzzcocks; "Oh Bondage Up Yours!," X-Ray Spex; "London Lady" (live), The Stranglers; "One Hundred Punks," Generation X; "Hersham Boys," Sham 69; US Punk: "Beat on the Brat," Ramones; "Personality Crisis" (live), New York Dolls; "Sonic Reducer," Dead Boys; "Born to Lose" (remix), Johnny Thunders; "Iım Bored," Iggy Pop; "We Got the Neutron Bomb," The Weirdos; "TV Party," Black Flag; "Institutionalized," Suicidal Tendencies.
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Randy Brecker | "Some Skunk Funk [Hybrid SACD]" (November 2003 concert with brother Michael) | (Telarc, June 27, 2006) |
| Deep Purple | "Music in Review 1969-1976 [DVD]" | (Classic Rock Legends, June 27, 2006) |
| Dillinger Escape Plan | "Miss Machine: The DVD [DVD]" | (Relapse, June 27, 2006) |
| Green Day | "The Ultimate Film Review [DVD]" | (Classic Rock Legends, June 27, 2006) |
| Jim Jones | "A Day in the Fastlife [DVD]" | (Koch, June 27, 2006) |
| Led Zeppelin | "Music in Review [DVD]" | (Classic Rock Legends, June 27, 2006) |
| Minutemen, The | "We Jam Econo: The Story of The Minutemen [DVD]" (Read here) | (Plexifilm, June 27, 2006) |
| My Chemical Romance | "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm! [DVD]" (an unauthorized biography) | (Music Video Distributors, June 27, 2006) |
| Slade | "Slade Live! The Ultimate Review [DVD]" | (Classic Rock Legends, June 27, 2006) |
| Slightly Stoopid | "Live in San Diego November 25 & 26 2005 [DVD]" | (Shout! Factory, June 27, 2006) |
| Smiths, The | "Under Review: An Independent Critical Analysis [DVD]" | (Sexy Intellectual/Music Video Distributors, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll [DVD]" (1987 film; 2 discs) | (Image, June 27, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Look At All the Love We Found Live: A Tribute to Sublime [DVD]" | (Music Video Distributors, June 27, 2006) |
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