June 28, 2011

New stuff

Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Betty Black (fronted by singer-songwriter Sylvia Gordon)	“Slow Dance [MP3 Download]” (six-song EP; producers: Gordon, Benjamin Gilbert; Hear here)	(Frau Pink Productions/KID Recordings, June 28, 2011)
Beyoncé	“4” (first single: “Run the World [Girls]”; Hear here)	(Music World Music/Columbia, June 28, 2011)
Big Sean	“Finally Famous: The Album” (single: “My Last,” featuring Chris Brown; Hear here)	(Finally Famous/Def Jam, June 28, 2011)
Burn Halo	“Up From the Ashes” (producer: Colby Wedgeworth; first single: “Tear It Down”; Hear here; See here)	(Rawkhead/ILG, June 28, 2011)
David Cook	“This Loud Morning” (first single: “The Last Goodbye”; Hear here; CD/DVD)	(S19 Recordings/RCA, June 28, 2011)
Curren$y	“Weekend at Burnie’s” (producers: Monsta Beatz, Rahki, Havoc, Magnedo7, Dirk Pate; guests: Young Roddy, Trademark, International Jones; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Jet Life Recordings/Warner, June 28, 2011)
Billy Ray Cyrus	“I’m American” (guests: Amy Grant, Jamey Johnson, Craig Morgan, Darryl Worley; first single: “Runway Lights”; Hear here; Read here)	(Buena Vista, June 28, 2011)
Duane Eddy	“Road Trip” (producers: Eddy, Richard Hawley; Read here)	(U.K. – Mad Monkey/EMI, June 27, 2011)
Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla	“Moscow” (2 CDs; recorded live at the Moscow Theatre, Russia, in 2010; See here)	(Earmusic, June 28, 2011)
Marianne Faithfull	“Horses and High Heels” (released in the U.K. in February 2011; producer: Hal Willner; guests: Lou Reed, Dr. John, Wayne Kramer; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)	(Naïve, June 28, 2011)
Luis Fonsi	“Tierra Firme” (first single: “Gritar”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download)	(Universal Latino, June 28, 2011)
Jeff Golub Band, The (featuring Henry Butler)	“Three Kings” (a tribute to the music of Albert, B.B. and Freddie King; producers: Golub, Bud Harner; guests: Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth; Hear here)	(eOne Music, June 28, 2011)
Selena Gomez & the Scene	“When the Sun Goes Down” (first single: “Who Says”; Hear here)	(Hollywood, June 28, 2011)
Handsome Furs	“Sound Kapital” (producers: Howard Bilerman, Arlen Thompson; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)	(Sub Pop, June 28, 2011)
Jolie Holland	“Pint of Blood” (producers: Holland, Shahzad Ismaily; Hear here; Vinyl)	(Anti-/Epitaph, June 28, 2011)
Eilen Jewel	“Queen of the Minor Key” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)	(Signature Sounds Recordings, June 28, 2011)
Junior Battles	“Idle Ages [MP3 Download]” (producer: Steve Rizun; first single: “Seventeen”; Hear here)	(Paper + Plastick, June 28, 2011)
Limp Bizkit	“Gold Cobra” (their first album since 2005; producers: David Schiffman, Fred Durst, Wes Borland; Hear here; Read here)	(Interscope, June 28, 2011)
Michael Martin Murphey	“Tall Grass & Cool Water: Cowboy Songs VI — Buckaroo Bluegrass III” (producers: Michael Martin Murphey, Ryan Murphey; guests: Pat Flynn, Ryan Murphey, Troy Engle, Mike Bubb; first single: “The Ballad of Jesse James”; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Rural Rhythm, June 28, 2011)
No Surrender	“Medicine Babies [MP3 Download]” (producers: former Tricky muse singer Costanza Francavilla, Radioclit; guest: TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe; first single: “Godda Get It”; Hear here)	(ZerOKilled Music, June 27, 2011)
Dolly Parton	“Better Day” (first single: “Together You & I”; Hear here; Read here)	(Dolly, June 28, 2011)
Queensrÿche	“Dedicated to Chaos” (producer: guitarist Kelly Gray; Hear here; Read here; Special edition; MP3 Download)	(Roadrunner/Loud & Proud, June 28, 2011)
SBTRKT	“SBTRKT” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)	(XL Recordings, June 28, 2011)
Shabazz Palaces	“Black Up” (producer: Knife Knights.plcrs; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl)	(Sub Pop, June 28, 2011)
Taking Back Sunday	“Taking Back Sunday” (producer: Eric Valentine; first single: “Faith [When I Let You Down]”; Hear here; Read here)	(Warner, June 28, 2011)
There For Tomorrow	“The Verge” (producer: Michael “Elvis” Baskette; first single: “Hunt Hunt Hunt”; Hear here)	(Hopeless, June 28, 2011)
Thievery Corporation	“Culture of Fear” (Hear here; MP3 Download)	(ESL Music, June 28, 2011)
Various artists	“Rave on Buddy Holly” (all-star tribute to Buddy Holly, featuring Paul McCartney, The Black Keys, Patti Smith, Kid Rock, Lou Reed, Florence + the Machine, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Julian Casablancas, Fiona Apple, Cee Lo Green, etc.; Hear/read here)	(Fantasy/Concord, June 28, 2011)
Various artists	“Red Hot + Rio 2” (a modern tribute to late ’60s Brazilian Tropic&eaacute;lia movement; contributors: John Legend, Os Mutantes, Mia Doi Todd, Devendra Banhart, Beck, Aloe Blacc, Angelique Kidjo, Los Van Van, Brazilian Girls, etc.; Hear here)	(eOne Music, June 28, 2011)
Gillian Welch	“The Harrow & The Harvest” (producer: David Rawlings; Hear here; Read here)	(Acony, June 28, 2011)
White Wives	“Happeners” (first single: “Indian Summer, Indian Summer”; Hear here; Vinyl)	(Adeline, June 28, 2011)
Ben Williams (winner of the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Bass Competition)	“State of Art” (Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Concord Jazz, June 28, 2011)
Graham Wright (Tokyo Police Club keyboardist)	“Shirts Vs Skins” (producers: Dean Marino, Jay Sadlowski; Hear here)	(File Under: Music, June 28, 2011)

Reissues

Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Bread	“The Best of Bread [Vinyl]” (1973 album; remastered)	(Friday Music, June 28, 2011)
Buddy and the Juniors (Buddy Guy with Junior Wells and Junior Mance)	“Buddy and the Juniors” (1969 album; remastered; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Verve/Hip-O Select, June 28, 2011)
Alice Cooper	“Old School: 1964-1974 [Box set]” (4 CD, DVD, vinyl, 7-inch, 64-page book, etc.)	(Bigger Picture, June 28, 2011)
Alicia Keys	“Songs in A Minor: Deluxe Edition” (2001 album; two discs, with previously unreleased and original bonus material; also available in 2-CD, 1-DVD Collector’s Edition and Vinyl)	(J/Legacy, June 28, 2011)
Left Banke, The	“Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina” (1967 album; remastered; Read here; Vinyl)	(Sundazed, June 28, 2011)
Teena Marie	“Lady T: Expanded Edition” (1980 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here; MP3 Download), “Irons in the Fire: Expanded Edition” (1980 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here; MP3 Download), “First Class Love: Rare Tee” (2-CD, 26-song set of early recordings from nearly two years before working with Rick James; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Motown/Hip-O Select, June 28, 2011)
Paul McCartney	“Run Devil Run” (1999 album; remastered)	(MPL/Concord, June 28, 2011)
Red Krayola (Houston psychedelic-rock group)	“God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It” (1968 album)	(Snapper, June 28, 2011)
Various artists	“The Best of Soul Train Live” (featuring performances by Stevie Wonder, Al Green, James Brown, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, etc.)	(Time Life, June 28, 2011)
Various artists	“Putumayo Kids Presents Kids World Party”	(Putumayo Kids, June 28, 2011)

DVD/Blu-ray

Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Bad Company	“Live at Wembley [DVD]”	(Eagle Rock, June 28, 2011)
Deep Purple	“Phoenix Rising [DVD]” (documentary on the group’s show at Tokyo’s Budokan on Dec. 15, 1975; See here; DVD/CD; Blu-ray)	(Eagle Rock, June 28, 2011)
Doobie Brothers, The	“Live at the Greek Theatre 1982: Farewell Tour [DVD]” (See here; Read here; CD)	(Eagle Rock, June 28, 2011)
Various artists	“Music Video Exposed: The Groundbreaking Videos of Wayne Isham [DVD]” (includes interviews, plus full-length videos by Metallica, Def Leppard, Howard Jones, Judas Priest, Whitney Houston, etc.; See here), “Music Video Exposed: The Groundbreaking Videos of David Mallet [DVD]” (includes interviews, plus full-length videos by AC/DC, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Queen, Def Leppard, etc.), “Music Video Exposed: The Groundbreaking Videos of Russell Mulcahy [DVD]” (includes interviews, plus full-length videos by the Buggles, Bonnie Tyler, Culture Club, Duran Duran, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Spandau Ballet, etc.; See here), “Music Video Exposed: The Collection [DVD]” (3 discs, featuring all of the above)	(eOne Music, June 28, 2011)
Eddie Vedder	“Water on the Road: Eddie Vedder Live [Blu-ray]”	(Universal Republic, June 28, 2011)

Music Books

Subject/ Author(s):	Title:	Publisher/Due date:
Keith Moon	“Goodnight Keith Moon: A Parody! [Hardcover]” (authors: Bruce Worden, Clare Cross)	(Word of Mouth, July 1, 2011)
Denise Sullivan	“Keep On Pushing: Black Power Music from Blues to Hip-Hop [Paperback]”	(Lawrence Hill Books, July 1, 2011)

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