New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim | “Live from Buenos Aires: Schumann, Debussy, Bartók” (Hear here) | (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Liv Ash | “Breaking All the Rules” (five-song EP; producer: Bryan Fowler; first single: “Falling in Love”; Hear here) | (Liv Ash, March 14) |
| AURORA (Norwegian singer-songwriter) | “All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Glassnote) |
| Beau (Brooklyn-based duo) | “That Thing Reality” (producer: Al O’Connell; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Kitsuné / Sony RED) |
| Cardiknox (L.A. dance-pop duo) | “Portrait” (first single: “Into the Night”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl, with download card; MP3; iTunes) | (Warner) |
| Citizen Way (contemporary Christian quartet) | “2.0” (first single: “When I’m With You”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Fair Trade Services / Columbia) |
| Matt Corby (singer-songwriter was a runner-up in “Australian Idol” in 2007) | “Telluric” (first single: “Sooth Lady Wine”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Elektra) |
| Desert Mountain Tribe (psych-rock trio) | “Either That or the Moon” (first single: “Runway”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Metropolis) |
| Erin “Dr. Shred” Detherage (Oklahoma-born rocker) | “The Shred Chronicles” (producer: Jana Righetti; guest: Righetti; first single: “Isolation”; Hear here) | (Gamma, March 15) |
| Emmy the Great | “Second Love” (producers: Dave McCracken, Ludwig Goransson; guests: Tom Fleming, Du Blonde, Leo Abrahams, Simon Oscroft, Henry Kwapis, O Karmina, Nick Trepka, Fyfe Dangerfield, Gabriel Bruce, Robin Moss; new single: “Dance w Me”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Bella Union) |
| Brian Fallon (of The Gaslight Anthem) | “Painkillers” (producer: Butch Walker; second single: “Nobody Wins”; Hear here; MP3) | (Island) |
| Christon Gray (Columbus, Ohio-based singer, rapper and producer) | “The Glory Album” (first single: “Open Door (See You Later)”; Hear here; MP3) | (Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA) |
| Keith Harkin | “On Mercy Street” (producers: Andy Wright, Gavin Goldberg; Hear here; iTunes) | (Keith Harkin / Busty Music) |
| Holy Wave | “Freaks of Nuture” (first single: “California Took My Bobby Away”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Burger) |
| Randy Houser | “Fired Up” (producer: Derek George; first single: “We Went”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Stoney Creek) |
| Information Society | “Orders of Magnitude” (includes covers of Heaven 17’s “[We Don’t Need This] Fascist Groove Thang” and Gary Numan’s “Praying to the Aliens”; Hear here) | (Hakatak) |
| Gavin James (Irish singer-songwriter) | “Bitter Pill” (producers: Fraser T. Smith, Cameron Blackwood; Hear here; MP3) | (Capitol) |
| Shooter Jennings | “Countach (for Giorgio)” (comprised of songs composed or inspired by producer-musician Giorgio Moroder; guests: Brandi Carlile, Marilyn Manson, Steve Young, Richard Garriott de Cayeux; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Black Country Rock) |
| Killswitch Engage | “Incarnate” (first single: “Strength of the Mind”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Roadrunner) |
| The KVB (U.K. electronic duo) | “Of Desire” (first single: “In Deep”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Metropolis) |
| Kendrick Lamar | “untitled unmastered.” (surprise album released digitally on March 4; Hear here; MP3)  | (Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope) |
| La Yegros (“The Queen of Nu Cumbia”) | “Magnetismo” (producers: King Coya, Daniel Martin; guests: Gustavo Santaolalla, Sabina Sciubba, Lindigo, Puerto Candelaria; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Soundway) |
| Little Green Cars (Irish quintet) | “Ephemera” (producers: Little Green Cars, Rob Kirwan; first single: “The Song They Play Every Night”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Glassnote) |
| Lucius (Brooklyn indie-pop outfit) | “Good Grief” (producer: Shawn Everett; first single: “Born Again Teen”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Mom+Pop Music) |
| Laura J Martin (Liverpudlian singer-songwriter) | “On the Never Never” (producer: Mark Nevers; first single: “Do It”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Shape / Kartel Music Group) |
| Nine Lashes | “Ascend” (producers: Aaron Sprinkle, Ian Eskelin, Barry Weeks; first single: “Galaxy”; Hear here; MP3) | (BEC Recordings) |
| Parachute | “Wide Awake” (producer: John Fields; first single: “What Side of Love”; Hear here; MP3) | (Vanguard) |
| Star & Micey (Memphis indie-soul quartet) | “Get ‘Em Next Time” (producer: Mark Niel; Hear here; MP3) | (Thirty Tigers) |
| The Silvers | “After the Laughter” (producers: Ricky Zero, Mick Orton; first single: “Running Away/Nothing Really Matters”; Hear here; See here) | (Genterine, March 15) |
| Chris Standring | “Ten” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Ultimate Vibe Recordings) |
| The Three Degrees | “Strategy: Our Tribute to Philadelphia” (new studio versions of Philly classics like “Love Train,” “Disco Inferno,” “If You Don’t Know Me By Now,” “T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia),” etc.; Hear here; Read here) | (SoulMusic / Cherry Red) |
| 3 Doors Down | “Us and the Night” (first single: “In the Dark”; Hear here; MP3) | (Republic) |
| Tanita Tikaram | “Closer to the People” (her first album in four years; first single: “Food on My Table”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (earMUSIC) |
| Various artists | “How to Get Away with Murder (Original Television Series Soundtrack)” (14-song set includes tracks by Hot Chip, IAMX, Zella Day, Chelsea Wolfe, Photek, etc.) | (Hollywood) |
| The Wild Feathers | “Lonely Is a Lifetime” (producer: Jay Joyce; first single: “Overnight”; Hear here; See here; iTunes) | (Warner) |
| Rita Wilson (actress and wife of Tom Hanks) | “Rita Wilson” (first single: “Along for the Ride”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition, with two extra tracks) | (Red Ant / BMG) |
| Pete Yorn | “ArrangingTime” (producer: R. Walt Vincent; first single: “Summer Was a Day”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Capitol) |
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New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bay Station | “Go Out and Make Some” (producers: Kwame Copeland, Deborah Crooks, Mike Stevens; guest: John Howland; first single: “Yes Baby”; Hear here) | (Bay Station, March 8) |
| Blondfire | “True Confessions EP” (five songs; See here) | (WAX LTD) |
| Pat Campo (L.A. rock/pop/electronic artist) | “Clouds in My Head” (producer: Campo; Hear here; See here) | (New Retalia) |
| Carey (East Nashville power-pop trio) | “Carey” (six-song EP; Hear here; See here) | (Old Flame) |
| Diamond Head | “Diamond Head” (British metal band’s first album since 2007; new lead singer: Rasmus Bom Anderson; Hear here) | (Diamond Head) |
| Justin Curt Engle | “It’s Like Murder” (producer: Marc. MDoc. Williams; See here) | (Indasoul Entertainment, March 15) |
| Juliet K | “All Unforgivable Things” (engineers: Paul Johnson, Kevin Blackler; guests: Oliver Mashburn of Swanky Tiger, James Mulhern of What Laura Says, Donald Ducote of Ancient History, Catherine Wolk of Verdigrls, Nathan Kamal of Stratus Quartet; first single: “Live With Me”; Hear here) | (Juliet K) |
| Jukebox the Ghost | “Thump Sessions” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Yep Roc) |
| Daniel Kushnir (acoustic blues/folk artist) | “Nothing Left to Give” (Hear here) | (Permanent Vacation) |
| Lawrence (NYC band) | “Breakfast” (producer: Eric Krasno; first single: “Do You Wanna Do Nothing With Me?”; See here) | (Same Wavelength, LLC) |
| Mellor (alt-rock quartet from Reading, U.K.) | “Damage / Joy” (four-song EP; producer: Mo Hausler; first single: “Dolly Daydream”; Hear here; See here) | (Mellor) |
| The Mining Co. | “Burning Sun & the Atomic Powers Within” (producers: frontman Michael Gallagher, Paco Loco; See here) | (The Mining Co.) |
| Steven Page (ex-Barenaked Ladies singer) | “Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct” (producers: Page, Craig Northey; Hear here) | (ole Media) |
| The Puppini Sisters | “The High Life” (producer: Fred DeFaye; first single: “Is This the High Life?”; Hear here) | (Millionaire) |
| The Raptor Trail (melodic prog trio) | “New World” (Hear here; See here) | (MBM Entertainment) |
| Andrew Roachford (of “Cuddly Toy” fame) | “Encore” (includes covers of “Family Affair,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Grandma’s Hands,” “Under the Bridge,” “Holding Back the Years,” etc.; Hear here) | (M3) |
| SBTRKT (British producer) | “Transitions” (Hear here) | (Young Turks Recordings) |
| Barrie Webb | “Requiem … ad Vitam Aeternam for Solo Trombone” (composed by Cain Katsumi Yokoyama, in response to the devastating earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011; producers: Stewart Worthy, Webb; first single: “Requiem … ad Vitam Aeternam”; Hear here; Read here) | (Horus Music) |
| Whosah (Minneapolis indie-pop band) | “Work” (four-song EP; producer: Chase Coy; first single: “Ghost Town”; Hear here; See here) | (Whosah) |
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Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| April Wine | “April Wine” (six-CD box set containing the band’s five albums for Capitol, 1978-1984, and a BBC concert from 1980) | (Europe – Caroline International) |
| Richard Barrett | “The Richard Barrett Story: Searching for a Hit 1954-1962” (31 songs; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| Big Star | “South West” (broadcast live on Southwestern University’s WLYX in Memphis in January 1975) | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| The Bluetones | “Expecting to Fly: 20th Anniversary Edition” (1996 album; remastered, with a second disc of previously unreleased material including demos, live and session tracks; Vinyl ) | (U.K. – 3 Loop Music) |
| David Bowie & Stevie Ray Vaughan | “Space Oddity: F.M. Broadcast 1983” (19 tracks, including “Heroes,” “Golden Years,” “Fashion,” “Let’s Dance,” “Life on Mars,” “Cat People” and “China Girl”) | (Laser Media) |
| Jeff Buckley | “You and I” (previously unreleased original versions of “Grace” and “Dream of You and I,” plus covers of Bob Dylan, Sly & The Family Stone, The Smiths, Led Zeppelin, etc.; all recorded during his first studio sessions after he signed with Columbia; Hear/read here; Vinyl ; MP3 ) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| The Byrds | “Lee Jeans Living Rock Concert 1969” (with bonus cuts) | (All Access) |
| The Cars | “The Elektra Years, 1978-1987” (six-disc box set; remastering overseen by Ric Ocasek; Vinyl box set) | (Rhino) |
| Gene Chandler | “Duke of Earl: The Gene Chandler Story 1961-1962” (31 tracks; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| Cheap Trick | “Raising Hell: The 1970s” (four-CD set includes two radio broadcasts, from Oct. 8, 1977, in the band’s hometown of Rockford, Ill., and at Chicago’s International Amphitheater on June 16, 1979), “Turn on the Radio: The 1980s” (two CDs, 35 songs; two radio broadcasts, from Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wis., on July 3, 1982, and Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 1, 1987) | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Floyd Cramer | “On the Rebound: The Nashville ‘A’ Team Collection” (two CDs, 66 songs; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| Charlie Daniels Band | “Saratoga Showdown: The New York Broadcast, 1979” (two CDs, 16 songs) | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Miles Davis | “The Lost Broadcast: Fillmore West April 9th 1970 – The Full Show” | (Left Field Media) |
| Jimmy Dean | “Big Bad John: The Original LP – Plus All His Hit Singles 1953-1962” (28 tracks; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| Maynard Ferguson | “Body & Soul” (1986 album; remastered), “Big Bop Nouveau” (1989 album; remastered) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Mickey Gilley | “The Definitive Hits Collection” (two CDs, 39 songs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Hall & Oates | “Ultrasonic Studios 1973: The New York Broadcast” (FM broadcast came just a week after the release of “Abandoned Luncheonette”) | (Good Ship Funke) |
| Waylon Jennings | “Return of the Outlaw: The Abbott, Texas Broadcast: 1973” | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | “The Lost 1978 Broadcast” (with Charlie Daniels and Dickey Betts) | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Herbie Mann | “Live at the Whisky 1969: The Unreleased Masters” (two CDs, 12 songs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Dave Mason | “The Columbia Years: The Definitive Anthology” (two CDs, 30 songs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | “Transmission From a Small Town: The Full Belmont, Indiana Broadcast: 1987” (16 songs) | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Willie Nelson & Leon Russell | “Riding the Northeast Trail: The New Jersey Broadcast, 1979” (two CDs, 40 songs) | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Odetta | “Odetta Sings Ballads & Blues: Early Album Collection” (two CDs, 49 tracks; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| Little Junior Parker | “Next Time You See Me … And All the Hits: The Complete Singles 1952-1962” (two CDs, 50 songs; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| Teddy Pendergrass | “TP (Expanded Edition)” (1980 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red) |
| Queensrÿche | “Storming Detroit: Live 1984 Radio Broadcast” (74-minute show broadcast on WLLZ-FM from Harpo’s) | (Parallel Lines) |
| Eddi Reader | “The Best of Eddi Reader” (two CDs, 30 songs; Track list) | (Reveal) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | “Woodstock 1994: Live Broadcast From Saugerties, New York” | (Sonic Boom) |
| Lou Reed | “Ultrasonic: The New York Broadcast, 1972” | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Brenda Russell | “Two Eyes (Expanded Edition)” (1983 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red) |
| Various artists | “The First Hot 100 of the ’60s” (four-CD set features the complete Billboard Hot 100 chart from Jan. 4, 1960; Read here; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | “Atlanta Sunset: The Georgia Broadcast 1986” (includes two songs with Lonnie Mack) | (FM Concert Broadcasts) |
| Mal Waldron | “The Recordings, Part One: 1956-1957” (eight complete albums on four CDs), “The Recordings, Part Two: 1957-1961” (eight complete albums on four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| Larry Young (jazz organist) | “In Paris: The ORTF Recordings” (two-CD set of previously unreleased live and studio material from 1964-65; MP3) | (Resonance) |
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DVD / Blu-ray
| Cast/artist: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, et al | “The Big Short [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Paramount) |
| Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, et al | “Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (HBO Studios) |
| The Dollyrots | “Family Vacation: Live In Los Angeles! [DVD/CD]” | (Arrested Youth) |
| Tina Fey, Amy Poehler | “Sisters [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Universal Studios) |
| Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, et al | “Brooklyn [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Jason Lee, Tony Hale, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, et al | “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| The Muppets | “The Muppet Show Season One [DVD]” (including the pilot episode), “The Muppet Show Season Two [DVD]” (24 episodes on four discs, featuring guests Steve Martin, Peter Sellers, Elton John, Julie Andrews, etc., plus “The Muppets Valentine Special” from January 1974), “The Muppet Show Season Three [DVD]” (four discs, including the 1969 documentary “Muppets on Puppets”) | (Walt Disney) |
| Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, et al | “The Manchurian Candidate (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]” (1962 film; Read here; Blu-ray) | (Criterion Collection) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Bob Dylan | “Bob Dylan: Experience the World’s Greatest Singer-Songwriter” (Hardcover; author: Brian Southall) | (Carlton Books) |
| Woody Guthrie | “Woody Guthrie and the Dust Bowl Ballads” (Hardcover; graphic novel; author/artist: Nick Hayes) | (Abrams ComicArts) |
| Led Zeppelin | “Led Zeppelin: Experience the Biggest Band of the 70s” (Hardcover; author: Chris Welch) | (Carlton Books) |
| Michelle Leon | “I Live Inside: Memoirs of a Babe in Toyland” (Hardcover) | (Minnesota Historical Society Press) |
| New Order | “The Blue Monday Diaries: In the Studio with New Order” (Paperback; author: Michael Butterworth) | (Plexus Publishing) |
| Jimmy Page | “No Quarter: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page” (Hardcover; author: Martin Power) | (Omnibus Press) |