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MAY 27, 2008

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Angel Band "With Roots & Wings" (producer: Lloyd Maines; Hear here) (Appleseed, May 27, 2008)
Charlatans, The "You Cross My Path" (producers: The Charlatans, James Spencer; Hear here; Read here) (U.K. - Cooking Vinyl, May 26, 2008)
Brooke Fraser "Albertine" (Hear here) (Wood & Bone, May 27, 2008)
Sean Garrett "Turbo 919" (first single: "Grippin'," featuring Ludacris; Hear here) (Bet I Penned It Music/Interscope, May 27, 2008)
Al Green "Lay It Down" (producers: The Roots' ?uestlove, keyboardist James Poyser; guests: John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae, Anthony Hamilton; Read here) (Blue Note, May 27, 2008)
John Hiatt "Same Old Man" (producer: Hiatt; Hear here; Read here; also available with a DVD or as MP3 Download) (New West, May 27, 2008)
Keak Da Sneak "Deify" (guests: Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Daz Dillinger, Alchemisy, Jacka of thbe Mo Figaz, Chino Bling; first single: "In Front of Yo Momma's House"; Hear here) (Broke City, May 27, 2008)
Cyndi Lauper "Bring Ya to the Brink" (her first full-length album of new material in 12 years; producers: DJ Rich Morel, Lauper; first single: "Set Your Heart"; Hear/see here; Read here) (Daylight/Epic, May 27, 2008)
Lil' Kim "Ms. G.O.A.T.: Greatest of All Time" (producers: Mister Cee, Trackmasters, DJ Whoo Kid; guests: Nate Dogg, Maino, Sha; Hear here) (Money Maker, May 27, 2008)
Midnight Juggernauts "Dystopia" (Hear here; See here) (Astralwerks, May 27, 2008)
Mike Ragogna "Summerland" (producers: John X Volaitis, Christopher Holden; guests: Dobie Gray, keyboardist/string arranger Steve Welch, guitarist Fino Roverato; first single: "Waiting for the Plane to Land"; Hear here) (Trafficbeat Entertainment, May 27, 2008)

BTW: "This is a socially conscious album that, even considering the subject matter, also tries to be entertaining and uplifting," Ragogna tells P&P. "It was recorded over a year and a half and the cover features the Ferris wheel that was auctioned recently on eBay. The song 'Home' is a duet with ı60s and ı70s pop icon Dobie Gray, and it emphasizes two main points, to bring the troops home and completely restoring New Orleans, which is still devastated in some locales. There is a companion video with genuine New Orleans footage and itıs featured on the enhanced portion of the CD."

Rehab "Sittin' At a Bar" (Hear here) (Epic, May 27, 2008)
Jenny Scheinman (violinist-composer) "Jenny Scheinman/Crossing the Field" (2 CDs; the second disc is all instrumental; Hear here) (Koch, May 27, 2008)
Spiritualized "Songs in A&E" (first album in five years; 18 tracks; Hear here) (Spaceman/Universal, May 27, 2008)
36 Crazyfists "The Tide and Its Takers" (producer: guitarist Steve Holt; Hear here) (Ferret Music, May 27, 2008)
Usher "Here I Stand" (guests: Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Nelly, Lil Wayne; first single: "Love in This Club"; Hear here; Read here) (LaFace/Zomba, May 27, 2008)
Various artists "Sex and the City [film soundtrack]" (opens in theaters May 30; includes songs by Fergie, Indie.Arie, Jem, Al Green, Joss Stone, Jem, Jennifer Hudson, etc.; See here) (New Line, May 27, 2008)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Byrds, The "Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971" (Sundazed, May 27, 2008)
Mark Isham "The Best of Mark Isham" (Lakeshore, May 27, 2008)
Peggy Lee "The Lost '40s & '50s Capitol Masters" (2 CDs) (Collectors' Choice, May 27, 2008)
Larry Norman (former People frontman, who died in 2008, is considered the father of Christian rock) "Rebel Poet, Jukebox Pioneer: The Anthology" (20 tracks) (Suma, May 27, 2008)
Pogues, The "Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Poguemahone!! The Pogues Box Set" (5 CDs; Read here) (U.K. - Rhino, May 26, 2008)
PF Sloan "Here's Where I Belong: The Best of the Dunhill Years 1965-1967" (U.K. - Big Beat, May 26, 2008)
Smithereens, The "Live at the Court: Greatest Hits and More" (Koch, May 27, 2008)
Van der Graaf Generator "The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome" (1977 album; its last studio LP until a 2005 reunion; Read here) (U.K. - Caroline, May 26, 2008)
Various artists "Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents The Coolest Songs in the World! Volume 5" (spotlight on the women of garage rock; i.e. The Dollyrots, The Pipettes, The Launderettes and Hell on Heels) (Wicked Cool/RED Distribution, May 27, 2008)
Various artists "Putumayo Presents Café Cubano" (Putumayo, May 27, 2008)
Bobby Womack "The Best of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years" (22 tracks) (Capitol/EMI, May 27, 2008)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Ian Gillan "Live in Anaheim [DVD]" (Immergent, May 27, 2008)
Olivia Newton-John "Olivia Newton-John and the Sydney Symphony: Live at the Sydney Opera House [DVD]" (Shock Exports, May 27, 2008)
Jennifer Saunders "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything [DVD]" (9 discs; contains Series 1 to 5, plus the 2002 and 2004 Christmas specials; Read here) (BBC Video, May 27, 2008)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Pattie Boyd "Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me [Paperback]" (co-author: Penny Junor) (Three Rivers Press, May 27, 2008)
Alice Cooper "Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's Life and 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict [Paperback]" (authors: Keith and Kent Zimmerman) (Three Rivers Press, May 27, 2008)
Kerry L. Smith "Encyclopedia of Indie Rock [Hardcover]" (Read here) (Greenwood Press, May 30, 2008)
Sonic Youth "Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth [Hardcover]" (author: David Browne) (Da Capo Press, May 26, 2008)

BTW: "Goodbye 20th Century" ia "an extensively researched biography based on new interviews with the band as well as roughly 100 family members, artistic and childhood friends, fellow musicians, business associates, and former members," Browne tells P&P. "The book takes readers from the Lower East Side of the late '70s to the offices of Geffen Records in the '90s and up to Northampton, Mass., where Kim Gordon's and Thurston Moore are now based, complete with new, behind-the-scenes details of the band's creative and professional lives.

"Along the way, readers will hear from everyone from Jim O'Rourke, Glenn Branca and Richard Edson, to Sofia Coppola, who was inspired to become a director thanks to Sonic Youth, and Danny Elfman, Gordon's high school boyfriend. The book also contains 65 photographs, many of them never before published and dating back to their childhoods."

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