March 19, 2013
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Alpha Rev | “Bloom” (producer: Dwight Baker; first single: “Sing Loud”; Hear here; MP3) | (Kirtland) |
| Anthrax | “Anthems” (EP includes covers of “Anthem” by Rush, Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak,” AC/DC’s “TNT,” Cheap Trick’s “Big Eyes,” Boston’s “Smokin’,” Journey’s “Keep On Runnin’ “; Hear here; MP3) | (Megaforce, March 18) |
| KaiL Baxley (folk ‘n’ soul singer) | “Heatstroke/The Wind and the War” (Hear here; MP3) | (Forty Below) |
| The Black Crowes | “Wiser for the Time [MP3]” (26-song live collection, including a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Silver Arrow/Megaforce) |
| Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | “Specter At The Feast” (Hear here; MP3) | (Abstract Dragon/Vagrant) |
| Billy Bragg | “Tooth & Nail” (his first album in five years; producer: Joe Henry; first single: “Handyman Blues”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Deluxe Edition; MP3) | (Essential Music) |
| Clutch | “Earth Rocker” (producer: Machine; first single: “Earth Rocker”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Weathermaker Music) |
| The Copper Gamins (blues-garage rock duo) | “Los Niños de Cobre” (Hear here; MP3) | (Saustex) |
| Dirtyphonics (French electronic dance music quartet) | “Irreverence [MP3]” (guests: Liela Moss, Foreign Beggars, Modestep; Hear here) | (Dim Mak) |
| Jungle Rot (death metal band from Kenosha, Wis.) | “Terror Regime” (Hear/read here; MP3) | (Victory) |
| Kerli (L.A. singer-songwriter, producer) | “Utopia [MP3]” (seven-song EP; producer: Krief; Hear here; See here) | (Island) |
| Patrick Krief (longtime guitarist for The Dears) | “Hundred Thousand Pieces” (producer: Krief; Hear here) | (Rock Ridge Music) |
| The London Suede | “Bloodsports” (first single: “Barriers”; Hear here; MP3) | (Suede Ltd) |
| Lordi | “To Beast or Not To Beast” (producer: Michael Wagener; first single: “The Riff”; Hear here; MP3) | (The End) |
| Low | “The Invisible Way” (producer: Jeff Tweedy; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop) |
| Brian McKnight | “More Than Words” (guest: Colbie Caillat; first single: “Sweeter”; Hear here; MP3) | (eOne Music) |
| Kacey Musgraves | “Same Trailer Different Park” (producers: Musgraves, Shane McAnally, Luke Laird; first single: “Merry Go ‘Round”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mercury Nashville) |
| The Ocean Blue | “Ultramarine” (their first album in more than 10 years; producers: singer David Schelzel, drummer Peter Anderson; first single: “Sad Night, Where Is Morning?”; Hear here; See/read here; MP3) | (Korda) |
| Sam Page | “Breach [MP3]” (producer: Page; Hear here) | (Sam Page) |
| The Paranoid Style | “The Purposes of Music in General [MP3]” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Bar/None) |
| Kelly Richey (blues-rock guitarist) | “Sweet Spirit” (Hear here; MP3) | (Sweet Lucy) |
| Rival Sons | “Head Down” (released in the blues rock band’s native U.K. in September 2012; producer: Dave Cobb; first single: “Keep On Swinging”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Century Media) |
| Draco Rosa | “Vida” (includes duets with Shakira, Ricky Martin, Jose Feliciano, Mané, Romeo Santos, etc.; first single: “Més y Més”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Sony U.S. Latin) |
| Arrica Rose & the …’s | “Lucky [MP3]” (Hear here) | (pOprOck, March 22) |
| Josh Rouse | “The Happiness Waltz” (producer: Brad Jones; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Yep Roc) |
| Sasha | “Involver 3 “ (two CDs, 19 tracks; mix album features The XX, Little Dragon, Foals, ThermalBear, Blondes, Ananda Project, James Zabiela, Keep Shelly In Athens, etc.; Hear here) | (U.K. – Ministry of Sound, March 18) |
| Six Feet Under | “Unborn” (first single: “Zombie Blood Curse”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Metal Blade) |
| Rick Springfield | “Songs For the End of the World: Acoustic Version [MP3]” (Hear here) | (UMe) |
| The Staves (acoustic folk rock trio of sisters from Watford, England) | “Dead & Born & Grown [MP3]” (producers: Glyn Johns, Ethan Johns; Hear here) | (Atlantic) |
| Marnie Stern | “The Chronicles of Marnia” (first single: “Year of the Glad”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Kill Rock Stars) |
| Tear Out the Heart (metalcore band) | “Violence” (Hear here; MP3) | (Victory) |
| Tecla | “We Are the Lucky Ones” (first single: “Fake Tears”; Hear here; MP3) | (Mayimba Music) |
| Rich Thompson (jazz drummer) | “Less Is More” (Read here; MP3) | (Origin) |
| Justin Timberlake | “The 20/20 Experience” (first single: “Suit & Tie,” feat. Jay-Z; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (RCA) |
| William Tyler (of Lambchop) | “Impossible Truth” (producer: Mark Nevers; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Merge) |
| Various artists | “Spring Breakers [Film soundtrack]” (Selena Gomez-Vanessa Hudgens film opens March 22; See here; MP3) | (Big Beat/Atlantic) |
| Various artists | “The Walking Dead: AMC Original Soundtrack – Vol. 1 [TV soundtrack]” (Read here; MP3) | (Republic) |
| Walk Off the Earth | “R.E.V.O.” (an acronym for the band’s motto “Realize Every Victory Outright”; 10 original songs, plus a cover of Goyte’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Columbia) |
| Woodkid (French singer-musician Yoann Lemoine) | “The Golden Age [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Interscope) |
| Thalia Zedek Band | “Via” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Thrill Jockey) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Trace Adkins | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol Nashville) |
| Alien Ant Farm | “ICON” (best-of) | (Universal/UMe) |
| Duane Allman | “Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective [Box set]” (seven CDs, 129 tracks; Read here) | (Rounder) |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive | “Head On [MP3]” (1975 album) | (Mercury/UMe) |
| Bobby Bare | “The Real Thing / I Hate Goodbyes / Ride Me Down Easy” (1970, 1973 albums on one CD; remastered) | (Omni Recording Corp.) |
| The Beach Boys | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol) |
| Harry Belafonte | “Calypso [Hybrid SACD]” (1956 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Pat Benatar | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol) |
| blink-182 | “ICON” (best-of) | (Geffen/UMe) |
| Daryl Braithwaite | “Edge [MP3]” (1988 album), “Taste the Salt [MP3]” (1993 album), “Rise [MP3]” (1990 album), “Six Moons (The Best of Daryl Braithwaite 1988-1994) [MP3]” (1994 compilation) | (Columbia) |
| Chris Cagle | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol Nashville) |
| Glen Campbell | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol) |
| Captain & Tennille | “ICON” (best-of) | (A&M/UMe) |
| Belinda Carlisle | “ICON” (11-song best-of; MP3) | (Geffen/UMe) |
| Commodores | “Greatest Hits [MP3]” (1975 compilation) | (Motown/UMe) |
| Bing Crosby | “Bing in Dixieland” (1956-57 recordings), “El Señor Bing” (1960 album), “Return to Paradise Islands” (1963 album), “A Southern Memoir” (1975 album), “Seasons: The Closing Chapter” (1977 album), “Bing & Rosie: The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions,” “Bing Sings the Great American Songbook,” “Bing Sings the Sinatra Songbook,” “On the Sentimental Side,” “So Rare: Treasures From the Crosby Archive” | (Bing Crosby Enterprises/Universal) |
| Mary Cutrufello | “When the Night Is Through [MP3]” (1998 album) | (Mercury/UMe) |
| John Denver | “Live at Cedar Rapids 12/10/87” (two CDs, 30 songs; MP3) | (Relayer Friday) |
| Fats Domino | “Live From Austin TX” | (New West) |
| Electronic | “Electronic: Special Edition” (1991 album; remastered; two CDs, with previously unreleased versions and rarities; Read here) | (U.K. – EMI, March 18) |
| Everclear | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol) |
| Donna Fargo | “Winners [MP3]” (1986 album) | (Mercury/UMe) |
| Ella Fitzgerald | “Best of the BBC Vaults [CD/DVD]” | (Verve) |
| The Four Tops | “On Top & Reach Out [MP3]” (1966, 1967 albums; 24 songs), “Anthology [MP3]” (1983 compilation; 41 songs) | (Motown/UMe) |
| Merle Haggard | “Live From Austin TX” | (New West) |
| Susanna Hoffs | “Susanna Hoffs [MP3]” (1996 album) | (Mercury/UMe) |
| Inspiral Carpets | “Life: Extended Edition [CD/DVD]” (1990 album; remastered; the DVD contains their G-Mex performance “21790”; Read here) | (U.K. – Mute/EMI, March 18) |
| Quincy Jones and His Orchestra | “Quincy Plays For Pussycats [MP3]” (1965 album) | (Verve) |
| Kris Kristofferson | “Live From Austin TX” | (New West) |
| Level 42 | “Standing in the Light [MP3]” (1983 album), “Staring at the Sun [MP3]” (1988 album) | (Polydor/UMe) |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | “Live From Austin TX” | (New West) |
| Liberace | “ICON” (best-of) | (Universal) |
| New Found Glory | “ICON” (best-of) | (Geffen/UMe) |
| Poison | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol) |
| Elvis Presley | “Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (Legacy Edition)” (1973 album; remastered; two CDs; MP3) | (RCA/Legacy) |
| Otis Redding | “The Complete Stax/Volt Singles [Box set]” (four discs) | (Shout! Factory) |
| André Rieu | “ICON” (best-of) | (Universal/UMe) |
| Diana Ross | “Baby It’s Me [MP3]” (1977 album) | (Motown/UMe) |
| Diana Ross & The Supremes | “Let the Sunshine In [MP3]” (1969 album) | (Motown/UMe) |
| Something Corporate | “ICON” (best-of) | (Geffen/UMe) |
| The Temptations | “Psychedelic Shack [MP3]” (1970 album) | (Motown/UMe) |
| Tower of Power | “Bump City [MP3]” (1972 album), “Back to Oakland [MP3]” (1974 album), “Urban Renewal [MP3]” (1975 album), “In the Slot [MP3]” (1975 album) | (Rhino/Warner) |
| Ugly Kid Joe | “As Ugly As They Wanna Be [MP3]” (1991 album) | (Island/UMe) |
| Various artists | “The World Needs Changing: Street Funk & Jazz Grooves 1967-1976” (20 tracks; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Beat Goes Public, March 18) |
| The Who | “Join Together: Live Performances From the 1989 U.S. Tour [MP3]” (Hear here; Read here) | (Geffen/UMe) |
| Brian Wilson | “Brian Wilson [180-gram vinyl]” (1988 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Yes | “Going for the One [180-gram vinyl]” (1977 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe | “Les Misérables [DVD]” (2012 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Universal, March 22) |
| Paul Rudd | “This Is 40 [DVD]” (2013 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Universal, March 22) |
| Various artists | “Porky’s [Blu-ray]” (1982 film) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Various artists | “Love For Leon: A Benefit to Save the Barn [DVD/CD]” (two DVDs, two CDs; October 2012 tribute concert to the late Band member at the Meadowlands; the concert was directed by Don Was; contributors: Roger Waters, John Mayer, Joe Walsh, Gregg Allman, Grace Potter, Garth Hudson, Mavis Staples, etc.; See here; Blu-ray) | (ATO) |
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton | “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey [Kindle]” | (Grove Press) |
| Prince | “I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon [Hardcover]” (author: Touré; Kindle) | (Atria Books) |
Next week: March 26
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