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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)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
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)


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)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
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)

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