AUG. 31, 2010
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
American Bang
"American Bang" (producer: Bob Rock; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Reprise, Aug. 31, 2010)
Kyle Andrews
"Kangaroo [EP ]" (six songs, including "You Always Make Me Smile" from Holiday Inn's "Stay You" campaign; Hear here )
(Elephant Lady, Aug. 31, 2010)
Atom Smash
"Love Is in the Missile" (producer: Paul Trust; first single: "Do Her Wrong" ; Hear here )
(Jive, Aug. 31, 2010)
Bobby Bare Jr.
"A Storm — A Tree — My Mother's Head" (producers: Bare, David Vandervelde; Hear here ; Read here )
(Bloodshot, Aug. 31, 2010)
Doug Benson
"Hypocritical Oaf [CD/DVD ]" (recorded live on April 20 at the Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Comedy Central, Aug. 31, 2010)
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
"Junky Star" (producer: T Bone Burnett; Hear here ; Vinyl )
(Lost Highway, Aug. 31, 2010)
Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket guitarist)
"All Birds Say" (Hear here )
(ATO, Aug. 31, 2010)
Dillon Campbell (son of Glen Campbell)
"Save Yourself [MP3 Download ]" (four-song EP; Hear/read here )
(Silver Zipper, Aug. 31, 2010)
Comeback Kid
"Symptoms + Cures" (producers: Eric Ratz, Kenny Luong; first single: "Do Yourself a Favor"; Hear here )
(Victory, Aug. 31, 2010)
Contortionist, The
"Exoplanet!" (producer: Unearth's Ken Susi; Hear here )
(Good Fight Music, Aug. 31, 2010)
Devil's Brigade (Rancid's Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong with X's DJ Bonebrake)
"Devil's Brigade" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Hellcat/Epitaph, Aug. 31, 2010)
Micky Dolenz
"King for a Day" (covers of Carole King-penned songs; producer: Jeff Foskett; Hear here ; Read here )
(Gigatone Entertainment, Aug. 31, 2010)
Fabolous
"There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music Mixtape" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Def Jam, Aug. 31, 2010)
Film School
"Fission" (producer: frontman Greg Bertens; first single: "When I'm Yours"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Hi-Speed Soul, Aug. 31, 2010)
Goo Goo Dolls
"Something for the Rest of Us" (producer: Tim Palmer; Hear here )
(Warner, Aug. 31, 2010)
Jarrod Gorbel (formerly of The Honorary Title)
"Devil's Made a New Friend" (producer: Blake Sennett; first single: "I'll Do Better"; Hear here )
(Gorbel Music/Burning House, Aug. 31, 2010)
Heart
"Red Velvet Car" (their first album since 2004's "Jupiter's Darling"; producer: Ben Mink; singles: "WTF" and "Hey You"; Hear here ; See here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Legacy Recordings, Aug. 31, 2010)
Roy Jay
"Fairfax Avenue" (guests: Counting Crows guitarist David Immergluck, Rob Wasserman; Hear here )
(Rock Ridge Music, Aug. 31, 2010)
Lyfe Jennings
"I Still Believe" (producers: T-Minus, Jennings; guests: Fabolous, Bobby V, Ludacris, Anthony Hamilton, Jazmine Sullivan, etc.; single: "Statistics" ; Hear here )
(Asylum/Warner, Aug. 31, 2010)
Jenny and Johnny (Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and boyfriend Johnathan Rice)
"I'm Having Fun Now" (first single: "Big Wave" ; Hear here ; Vinyl , with bonus CD)
(Warner, Aug. 31, 2010)
Sammy Kershaw
"Better Than I Used to Be" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Rocket Science, Aug. 31, 2010)
Klaxons
"Surfing the Void" (producer: Ross Robinson; Hear here ; Read here )
(U.K. - Polydor, Aug. 30, 2010)
McGuffey Lane
"10" (Hear here )
(Lick, Aug. 31, 2010)
Molice
"Catalystrock [MP3 Download ]" (English version of album released in Japan, with two bonus tracks; Hear/read here )
(Good Charamel, Aug. 31, 2010 - label founded by Goo Goo Dolls' Robby Takac)
Murderdolls
"Women and Children Last" (first single: "My Dark Place Alone"; Hear here ; CD/DVD ; MP3 Download )
(Roadrunner, Aug. 31, 2010)
Papa Roach
"Time For Annihilation ... On the Road and On the Record" (producer: David Bendeth; first single: "Kick in the Teeth"; Hear here )
(Eleven Seven Music, Aug. 31, 2010)
Philip Selway (Radiohead drummer)
"Familial" (guests: Lisa Germano, Sebastian Steinberg, Glenn Kotche, Patrick Sansone; Hear here ; Vinyl/CD )
(Nonesuch, Aug. 31, 2010)
Portico Quartet
"Isla" (producer: John Leckie; Hear here ; See here )
(Real World, Aug. 31, 2010)
Rabbit!
"Connect the Dots" (Hear here )
(Rock Salt Songwriters, Aug. 31, 2010)
Calvin Richardson
"America's Most Wanted" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(NuMo/Shanachie, Aug. 31, 2010)
Stan Ridgway
"Neon Mirage" (guests: Dave Alvin, Pietra Wexstun, Ralph Carney, Rick King, the late Amy Farris; Hear here ; Read here )
(A440, Aug. 31, 2010)
Amanda Shaw
"Good Southern Girl" (includes covers of Sam Cooke's "That's It I Quit" and Jefferson Starship's "Git Fiddle"; producer: Trina Shoemaker; Hear here )
(Poorman Mayfield Music Group, Aug. 31, 2010)
Shonen Knife
"Free Time [MP3 Download ]" (English version of album released in Japan, with two bonus tracks; Hear/read here ; see related reissue below)
(Good Charamel, Aug. 31, 2010)
Sahara Smith
"Myth of the Heart" (overseen by T Bone Burnett and producer Emile Kelman; Hear here ; See here )
(Playing in Traffic, Aug. 31, 2010)
Stereoside
"Stereoside" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Bieler Bros., Aug. 31, 2010)
Street Dogs
"Street Dogs" (producers: bassist Johnny Rioux, Rick Barton; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Hellcat/Epitaph, Aug. 31, 2010)
10 Years
"Feeding the Wolves" (producer: Howard Benson; first single: "Shoot It Out"; Hear here ; Deluxe edition )
(Universal Republic, Aug. 31, 2010)
Terrible Things
"Terrible Things" (group features ex-Taking Back Sunday Fred Mascherino, Josh Eppard of Coheed and Cambria and Hot Rod Circuit' sAndy Jackson; producer: Jason Elgin; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Universal Motown, Aug. 31, 2010)
Richard Thompson
"Dream Attic" (producers: Thompson, Simon Tassano; guests: Pete Zorn, Michael Jerome, Taras Prodaniuk, Joel Zifkin; Hear here )
(Shout! Factory, Aug. 31, 2010)
Various artists
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Music from the Original FX Series [MP3 Download ]" (19 tracks)
(Extreme Music, Sept. 1, 2010)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Music! 35" (20 tracks; MP3 Download )
(EMI, Aug. 31, 2010)
Various artists
"Sondheim on Sondheim [Original Broadway cast recording ]" (featuring Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams and Tom Wopat; 2 CDs; Hear here )
(PS Classics, Aug. 31, 2010)
Various artists
"Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is ... Awesome! Volume 2"
(Filter U.S., Aug. 31, 2010)
Kirk Whalum
"Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway" (guests: Lalah Hathaway, Musiq Soulchild, Rick Braun, Jeff Golub, Christian McBride, Robert Randolph; MP3 Download )
(Rendezvous, Aug. 31, 2010)
Weepies, The
"Be My Thrill" (first single: "I Was Made For Sunny Days" ; Hear here ; Read here )
(Nettwerk, Aug. 31, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
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ABBA
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Polydor/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Bryan Adams
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(A&M/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Patti Austin
"Every Home Should Have One" (1981 album; includes "Baby, Come to Me"; remastered)
(Friday Music/Ryko, Aug. 31, 2010)
Erykah Badu
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Bay City Rollers
"The Greatest Hits" (21 tracks)
(U.K. - Sony, Aug. 30, 2010)
James Brown
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Polydor/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Johnny Cash
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Mercury Nashville/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Patsy Cline
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(MCA Nashville/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Cranberries
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Island/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Culture Club
"Greatest Hits [CD/DVD ]"
(U.K. - Virgin, Aug. 30, 2010)
Miles Davis
"Bitches Brew: Legacy Edition" (1970 album; remastered; 2 CDs plus DVD; MP3 Download ), "Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition" (3 CDs, with DVD and 180-gram double gatefold vinyl)
(Columbia/Legacy, Aug. 31, 2010)
Neil Diamond
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Geffen/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Gloria Estefan
"The Essential Gloria Estefan 3.0" (3 CDs)
(Sony Legacy, Aug. 31, 2010)
Marvin Gaye
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Vince Gill
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(MCA Nashville/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Hoobastank
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Island/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Janet Jackson
"Icon: Number Ones" (12-song best-of)
(A&M/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Jackson 5, The
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Etta James
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Geffen/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Rick James
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
France Joli
"Witch of Love" (1985 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks)
(Gold Legion, Aug. 30, 2010)
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KISS
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(Mercury/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Patti LaBelle
"The Essential Patti LaBelle 3.0" (3 CDs)
(Sony Legacy, Aug. 31, 2010)
Gerald Levert
"The Best of Gerald Levert" (17 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Rhino, Aug. 31, 2010)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(Geffen/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
MFSB
"Philadelphia Freedom/Summertime" (1975, 1976 albums on 2 CDs; remastered)
(U.K. - Edsel, Aug. 30, 2010)
Motörhead
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Sanctuary/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Nirvana
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Geffen/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Buck Owens
"All-Time Greatest Hits"
(Time Life, Aug. 31, 2010)
Smokey Robinson
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Vicki Sue Robinson
"Movin' On" (1979 album; remastered)
(Gold Legion, Aug. 30, 2010)
Diana Ross & The Supremes
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Rush
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Mercury/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Crispian St. Peters
"Follow Me" (1966 album, including "The Pied Piper"; remastered, with six bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Decca, Aug. 30, 2010)
Boz Scaggs
"Moments: Deluxe Edition" (1971 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks), "Other Roads: Deluxe Edition" (1988 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks)
(Friday Music/Ryko, Aug. 31, 2010)
Shonen Knife
"fun! fun! fun! [MP3 Download ]" (2007 English version of album released in Japan; Hear/read here )
(Good Charamel, Aug. 31, 2010 - label founded by Goo Goo Dolls' Robby Takac)
Simon & Garfunkel
"The Essential Simon & Garfunkel 3.0" (3 CDs)
(Sony Legacy, Aug. 31, 2010)
Joyce Sims
"Come Into My Life: The Very Best of Joyce Sims" (2 CDs, 27 tracks)
(Warlock, Aug. 31, 2010)
Frank Sinatra
"September of My Years" (1965 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks - a live version of "This Is All I Ask" and an alternate version of "How Old Am I?"; MP3 Download )
(Concord, Aug. 31, 2010)
Rod Stewart
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Mercury/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Styx
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(A&M/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Temptations, The
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(Motown/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Three Dog Night
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(Geffen/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
Various artists
"I Love J-Rock [MP3 Download ]" (10-song compilation of Japanese female-fronted rock bands, led by Shonen Knife; CD due Nov. 9 ; Hear here )
(Good Charamel, Aug. 31, 2010)
Various artists
"Salsa: A Musical History [Box set ]" (4 CDs, 56 tracks)
(Fania, Aug. 31, 2010)
Hezekiah Walker
"The Essential Hezekiah Walker 3.0" (3 CDs)
(Sony Legacy, Aug. 31, 2010)
Don Williams
"Icon" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; Single CD )
(MCA Nashville/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
"Weird Al" Yankovic
"The Essential 'Weird Al' Yankovic 3.0" (3 CDs)
(Sony Legacy, Aug. 31, 2010)
Trisha Yearwood
"Icon" (12-song best-of)
(MCA Nashville/UMe, Aug. 31, 2010)
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Beatles, The
"Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison? [DVD ]" (See/read here )
(Highway 61/MVD Visual, Sept. 1, 2010)
Bee Gees
"One Night Only: Anniversary Edition [DVD ]" (1997 cable TV special)
(Eagle, Aug. 31, 2010)
Beyoncé
"Beyoncé: The Ultimate Performer [DVD ]"
(Music World Entertainment, Aug. 31, 2010)
Leonard Cohen
"Bird on a Wire [DVD ]" (1974 documentary; includes backup vocals by Jennifer Warnes; Read here )
(Tony Palmer, Aug. 31, 2010)
Judy Garland
"The Judy Garland Show: Volume 5 [DVD ]" (with guests Diahann Carroll, Steve Allen and Mel Tormé)
(Classic World, Aug. 31, 2010)
Jane's Addiction
"Live Voodoo [DVD ]" (filmed Halloween night 2009 at Voodoo Experience in New Orleans; Blu-ray )
(Eagle, Aug. 31, 2010)
Various artists
"The Best of Soul Train [DVD ]" (3-disc set marks the show's 40th anniversary, featuring performances by Aretha Franklin, Sly & The Family Stone, The Isley Brothers, The O'Jays, Bill Withers, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, etc.; See here ; Read here ; 1 DVD )
(Time Life, Aug. 31, 2010)
Various artists
"Legends of the Canyon [DVD ]" (subtitled "The Music and Magic of 1960s Laurel Canyon," featuring Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Mamas & the Papas, Buffalo Springfield, Joni Mitchell, The Byrds, Neil Young, America; See here )
(Image, Aug. 31, 2010)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
John Coltrane
"Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews [Hardcover ]" (author: Chris DeVito)
(Chicago Review Press, Sept. 1, 2010)
Mick Houghton
"Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label [Paperback ]"
(Jawbone Press, Sept. 1, 2010)
James Jolly
"The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2011 [Paperback ]" (revised edition)
(Gramophone Publications, Sept. 1, 2010)
Christopher Knowles
"The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll: The Mysterious Roots of Modern Music [Paperback ]" (author: Chris DeVito)
(Viva Editions, Sept. 1, 2010)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley's Wailers [Paperback ]" (author: John Masouri; Kindle )
(Omnibus Press, Sept. 1, 2010)
Rick Meyerowitz
"Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great [Hardcover ]"
(Abrams, Sept. 1, 2010)
Bruce Springsteen
"Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision [Paperback ]" (author: Louis P. Masur)
(Bloomsbury Press, Aug. 31, 2010)