New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Lee Aaron (Canadian rocker) | “Fire and Gasoline” (first single: “Tom Boy”; Hear here; MP3) | (Big Sister / ILS / Caroline) |
| Amon Amarth (Swedish metal kings) | “Jomsviking” (producer: Andy Sneap; first single: “First Kill”; Hear here; See here; Deluxe Edition; MP3) | (Metal Blade) |
| American Head Charge | “Tango Umbrella” (the Minneapolis hard rock/industrial metal band’s first full-length album since 2005; producer: Dave Fortman; Hear here; MP3) | (Napalm) |
| Sarah Aroeste | “Ora de Despertar” (or “Time to Wake Up,” an all-original Ladino [Judeo-Spanish] children’s album; producer: Shai Bachar; Hear here; MP3 ) | (Aroeste Music) |
| Artillery (Danish power thrash metallers) | “Penalty By Perception” (first single: “In Defiance of Conformity”; Hear here; MP3) | (Metal Blade) |
| Asking Alexandria | “The Black” (producer: Joey Sturgis; third single: “The Black”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Sumerian) |
| Eric Bachmann (of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers) | “Eric Bachmann” (guests: Jeremy Wheatley, Matthew Nelson, Jon Rauhouse, Tracey Wolf, Samara Waller, Wade Rittenberry, Liz Durrett; first single: “Mercy”; Hear here; MP3) | (Merge) |
| Bayonne (aka Roger Sellers) | “Primitives” (new single: “Appeals”; Hear here; MP3) | (Mom+Pop Music) |
| Beastmaker | “Lusus Naturae” (first single: “Burnt Offering”; Hear here; MP3) | (Rise Above) |
| Birdy | “Beautiful Lies” (first single: “Keeping Your Head Up”; Hear here; MP3 ) | (Atlantic) |
| Joe Bonamassa | “Blues and Desperation” (first single: “Drive”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (J&R Adventures) |
| Bri (urban inspirational singer Briana Babineaux) | “Keys to My Heart” (producer: Korey Bowie; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Marquis Boone Enterprises LLC / Tyscot) |
| Jim Brickman | “Pure Cinema” (13-song collection of contemporary movie songs on piano; Hear here) | (Green Hill Productions) |
| Lincoln Durham | “Revelations of a Mind Unraveling” (first single: “Bide My Time”; Hear here; MP3 ) | (Droog) |
| Elliphant (Swedish singer-songwriter) | “Living Life Golden” (collaborators: Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Rock City, Diplo, Skrillex, Dave Sitek; second single: “Step Down”; Hear here; MP3) | (TEN Music Group / Kemosabe) |
| exmagician (Belfast duo) | “Scan the Blue” (producers: exmagician, Rocky O’Reilly; first single: “Job Done”; Hear here; MP3) | (Bella Union) |
| Fake Moss (Swedish rockers) | “Under the Great Black Sky” (first single: “Wrap Me in Your Hate, Girl”; Hear here; MP3) | (Ad Inexplorata) |
| Anthony Hamilton | “What I’m Feelin'” (producers: Mark Batson, Salaam Remi, James Poyser; first single: “Amen”; Hear here; MP3) | (RCA) |
| Hammer Fight | “Profound and Profane” (See here; MP3) | (Napalm) |
| The Joy Formidable | “Hitch” (first single: “The Last Thing On My Mind”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (C’Mon Let’s Drift / Caroline) |
| Judas Priest | “Battle Cry” (recorded during the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany last year, in support of their 17th album “Redeemer of Souls”; See here; MP3; DVD; Blu-ray)  | (Epic) |
| King Crimson | “Live in Toronto” (two-CD set, recorded in November 2015) | (DGM) |
| Kiran Leonard (20-year-old multi-instrumentalist from Oldham, Greater Manchester) | “Grapefruit” (new single: “Pink Fruit I”; Hear here; MP3) | (Moshi Moshi) |
| Lontalius (aka New Zealand’s Eddie Johnston) | “I’ll Forget 17” (first single: “Glow”; Hear here; MP3) | (Partisan) |
| Metal Church | “XI” (the band’s 11th album marks the return of frontman Mike Howe; producers: Metal Church, Chris “The Wizard” Collier; first single: “No Tomorrow”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Rat Pak) |
| K. Michelle | “More Issues Than Vogue” (guest: Jason Derulo; first single: “Not a Little Bit”; Hear here; MP3) | (Atlantic) |
| Parker Millsap (Oklahoma singer-songwriter) | “The Very Last Day” (producers: Millsap, Gary Paczosa; guests: Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, Aoife O’Donovan; first single: “Pining”; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Okrahoma / Thirty Tigers) |
| Bob Mould | “Patch the Sky” (first single: “Voices In My Head”; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3) | (Merge) |
| Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band (Thai psych group) | “II” (producer: Josh Marcy; first single: “Phua Kao”; See here; MP3) | (Innovative Leisure) |
| Heather Nova | “The Way It Feels” (first single: “Girl on the Mountain”; Hear here; MP3) | (Saltwater Limited) |
| Lee Harvey Osmond (acid folk musician Tom Wilson) | “Beautiful Scars” (producer: Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Latent Recording / Megaforce / RED) |
| Plague Vendor (L.A. punk quartet) | “Bloodsweat” (mixed by Alan Moulder; first single: “Jezebel”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Epitaph) |
| Margo Price | “Midwest Farmer’s Daughter” (recorded at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Third Man) |
| Radical Face | “The Family Tree: The Leaves” (Hear here; MP3) | (Nettwerk) |
| The Ragbirds | “The Threshold & The Hearth” (Hear here; MP3) | (Rock Ridge Music) |
| Red Sky July | “The Truth and the Lie” (guest: Beth Nielsen Chapman; Hear here; MP3) | (Shadowbirds) |
| RJD2 (Philly hip-hop veteran) | “Dame Fortune” (guests: Son Little, Phonte Coleman, Blueprint, Jordan Brown; first single: “Peace of What”; Hear here; MP3) | (RJ’s Electrical Connections) |
| Haroula Rose (L.A. singer-songwriter) | “Here the Blue River” (producers: Jim White, Zac Rae, Luke Top; first single: “Songbird”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Little Bliss / Thirty Tigers) |
| Spiritual Beggars | “Sunrise To Sundown” (Hear here; MP3) | (InsideOut Music) |
| Take 6 | “Believe” (guest: Stevie Wonder; first single: “When Angels Cry”; Hear here; MP3) | (SoNo Recording Group) |
| The Thermals | “We Disappear” (producer: Chris Walla; first single: “Hey You”; Hear here; MP3) | (Saddle Creek) |
| Robin Trower | “Where Are You Going To” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (V-12) |
| Various artists | “American Psycho (Original London Cast Recording)” (music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik; cast: Matt Smith, Gillian Kirkpatrick, Cassandra Compton, Susannah Fielding, etc.; album release coincides with U.S. previews beginning March 24 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater at 236 W. 45th St. in New York City; Hear here; MP3) | (Concord) |
| Various artists | “Fargo: Year two (Songs from the Original MGM/FXP Television Series)” (15 tracks; Hear here; MP3), “Fargo: Year Two (Score from the Original MGM/FXP Television Series)” (music by Jeff Russo; MP3) | (Sony Classical) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 93” (44 tracks; See here; Track list) | (U.K. – Now Music) |
| White Denim | “Stiff (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Downtown) |
| ZAYN (formerly of One Direction) | “Mind of Mine” (first single: “Pillowtalk”; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (RCA) |
More Releases for March 25, 2016
$5 Albums: Lorde & More
… The Headphones Store … Judas Priest Giveaway … Spring Hits 2016
New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Sammy Adams | “The Long Way” (guests: Tiësto, B.o.B, Madison Love, Kat Nestal; Hear here) | (1st Round / RED, March 24) |
| RJ Comer (bluesy Americana-rock artist, formerly the frontman of Dance Hall Pimps) | “Nightly Suicide” (six-song EP; Hear here; See here) | (Growling Moon) |
| The Currys (Americana group) | “West of Here” (producers: Chris Keup, Stewart Myers; first single: “If I Find It”; Hear here) | (The Currys) |
| Dani’el | “The Book Final Chapter: Heaven Shall Be” (producers: Denis Fulir, Dani’el; first single: “Belteshazzar”; Hear here; See here) | (Dita Entertainment / Scentair) |
| Davina and the Vagabonds | “Nicollet and Tenth” (live album recorded at the Dakota in Minneapolis; Hear here; See here) | (Roustabout) |
| Domo Genesis (of Odd Future) | “Genesis” (guests: Wiz Khalifa, Tyler The Creator, Juicy J, Anderson .Paak, Mac Miller, etc.; first single: “Dapper”; Hear here) | (Odd Future) |
| Cameron Esposito | “Marriage Material” (the comedian’s first standup special, recorded in her hometown of Chicago; Hear here) | (Comedy Dynamics) |
| Nathan Flint | “Stay Here” (producers: Flint, Ben Davies; second single: “Sharbat Gula”; See here) | (The A&R Department) |
| Gramatik (Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Denis Jašarević) | “Epigram” (guests: Raekwon, Laibach, Orlando Napier, Adrian Lau, ProbCause, Luxas, Russ Liquid; Hear here) | (Lowtemp Music) |
| Hit Bargain (L.A. queencore quartet) | “Hit Bargain” (six-song EP; first single: “Circuits That Cannot Be Cut”; Hear here) | (Hit Bargain) |
| Giovanni James | “Whutcha Want” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Monkey Dope / Warner) |
| JoJo | “Magic” (guests: Riff Raff, Melo, Gizzle, OC Da Beast; Hear here) | (JoJo) |
| Natalie Lurie (Nashville musician) | “No Mercy in the Night” (four-song EP; first single: “I Was Gold”; Hear here; See here) | (Natalie Lurie Music) |
| Mark Mallman | “The End Is Not the End” (Hear here) | (Polkadot Mayhem) |
| Midnight Mob (NYC-based powerhouse rockers) | “Honest Brutal Glorious” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Midnight Mob) |
| Mt. Wolf (London-based trio) | “Hex” (four-song EP; first single: “Anacrusis”; Hear here) | (CRC Music) |
| NitroDive (Swedish punk-rock trio) | “Shock Treatment” (producer: Thomas “Plec” Johansson; first single: “Blitzkrieg Bop”; Hear here) | (Gain Music Entertainment) |
| Jason Paulson (Minneapolis roots rocker) | “Crow River Ramble” (Hear here) | (Campervan) |
| Princess Century (Toronto musician Maya Postepski) | “Rendezvous” (three-song EP; Hear here) | (Paper Bag) |
| Rare Futures (indie rock outfit fronted by multi-instrumentalist Matt Fazzi) | “This Is Your Brain on Love” (Hear here; See here) | (Cerebral Music Group / InTheClouds) |
| The Sun Days (Swedish indie-pop quintet) | “Album” (Hear here; Vinyl) | (Run For Cover) |
| Various artists | “I Saw the Light (Music From the Motion Picture)” (includes songs performed by Tom Hiddleston, who portrays Hank Williams in the biopic, which opens nationwide on March 25; See here) | (Legacy Recordings) |
| Mat Zo | “Self Assemble” (first single: “Soul Food”; Hear here) | (Mad Zoo) |
More Digital Releases for March 25, 2016
Remembering Phife Dawg … Band T-Shirts … $0.69 Song Store … Spring Reading Preview
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bonfire | “Pearls” (two-CD best-of; Read here; MP3) | (UDR Music) |
| Eric Clapton | “The Live Album Collection 1970-1980 [Vinyl]” (six-LP box set, featuring “Derek & The Dominos In Concert,” “Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert,” “E.C. Was Here” and “Just One Night”; Read here) | (Polydor / UMe) |
| Desmond Dekker | “The Best of Desmond Dekker” (two CDs) | (Trojan) |
| Bob Dylan | “The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall [Hybrid SACD]” (5.0 SurroundSound mix of Dylan’s Oct. 31, 1964, Halloween show in New York, with 56-page booklet; two CDs, 18 songs; Hear here) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Ella Fitzgerald | “Jazz At The Philharmonic: The Ella Fitzgerald Set” (22 songs) | (Verve) |
| Emile Ford & The Checkmates | “The Very Best of Emile Ford & The Checkmates” (two CDs, 50 songs; Read here) | (One Day Music) |
| Jeff Healey | “Heal My Soul” (lost album compiled by the Jeff Healey Estate to coincide with what would have been Healey’s 50th birthday on March 25, 2016; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Provogue) |
| Clarence “Frogman” Henry | “The Best of Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry” (two CDs, 30 songs; Read here) | (One Day Music) |
| Quincy Jones and His Orchestra | “Live in Ludwigshafen 1961” | (Jazzhaus) |
| Carole King | “Writer” (1970 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Kleeer | “Get Tough: The Kleeer Anthology 1978-1985” (two CDs, 28 songs; Hear here; Read here) | (BBR / Cherry Red) |
| Winfield Parker | “Mr. Clean: Winfield Parker at Ru-Jac” (23-song compilation; MP3) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Lee “Scratch” Perry | “The Best of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry” (two CDs) | (Trojan) |
| Louis Prima | “The Very Best of Louis Prima” (two CDs, 50 songs; Read here) | (One Day Music) |
| Todd Rundgren | “For Lack of Honest Work [A Live History, 1971-2006]” (three CDs, 43 songs) | (Edsel) |
| Todd Rundgren | “Live at the Forum, London 1994” (Read here; MP3) | (Esoteric Recordings / Cherry Red) |
| Santana | “Marathon (30th Anniversary Edition)” (1979 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Jack Scott | “The Very Best of Jack Scott” (two CDs, 50 songs; Read here) | (One Day Music) |
| Spinners | “Dancin’ and Lovin'” (1979 album, featuring “Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl”; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Allen Stone | “Radius (Deluxe Edition)” (2015 album; with seven bonus tracks; See/read here; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Various artists | “California Soul: Funk & Soul From The Golden State 1965-1975” (22 tracks) | (U.K. – BGP) |
| Various artists | “Kinked! Kinks Songs & Sessions 1964-1971” (26-track collection of songs that “got away” from Ray Davies but were recorded by other artists; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace) |
| Various artists | “Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970” (24 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Ace) |
| Various artists | “One Track Mind! More Motown Guys” (24 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Kent / Ace) |
| Various artists | The Rough Guide to a World of Psychedelia” (17 songs), The Rough Guide to South African Jazz” | (World Music Network) |
| Various artists | “Ultimate 60s” (four CDs, 80 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Sony) |
| Various artists | “Verdi: The Complete Works” (75-CD box set, originally released in 2013; Hear here; Read here) | (Decca) |
More Releases for March 25, 2016
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| B*Witched | “C’est la Vie – The Collection” (32 songs; Read here) | (Music Club Deluxe) |
| The Grahams | “Glory Bound (Deluxe Edition)” (2015 album, with four bonus tracks) | (12 South) |
More Digital Releases for March 25, 2016
Preorder “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” … Experience 4K … The Criterion Collection
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio: |
| Chuck Barris | “The Gong Show Movie [Blu-ray]” (1980 film; See here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Enrique Bunbury | “El Camino Más Largo [DVD]” (rockumentary about his 2010 U.S. tour; See here) | (Eagle Rock) |
| Cream | “Cream – Farewell Concert [DVD]” (1968 show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, with Yes and Rory Gallagher; See here) | (Gonzo Distribution) |
| Joel Hodgson, Michael J. Nelson, et al | “Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXV [DVD]” (four-disc set includes the stinker films “Teenage Cave Man,” “Being From Another Planet (aka Time Walker),” “12 To The Moon,” “Deathstalker and the Warriors From Hell”) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, et al | “The Hateful Eight [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (The Weinstein Company) |
| Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola | “Bicycle Thieves (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]” (1948 film; See/read here) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, et al | “Point Break [DVD]” (2015 film; 3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + DVD) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Leon Russell | “A Poem Is a Naked Person (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]” (unreleased documentary film, directed by Les Blank and shot between 1972 and 1974; See here; Read here; Blu-ray) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, et al | “Concussion [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray; 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Various artists | “Zydeco Crossroads: A Tale of Two Cities [Blu-ray]” (Robert Mugge’s 1994 film, featuring C.J. Chenier, Rosie Ledet, Buckwheat Zydeco, Nathan Williams, Chubby Carrier, Rockin Dopsie Jr., etc.; See here) | (Mug Shot Productions) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Blondie | “Blondie’s Parallel Lines (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Kembrew McLeod; Kindle) | (Bloomsbury Academic) |
| George Jones | “The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones” (Hardcover; author: Rich Kienzle; Kindle) | (Da Capo Press) |
| Frank Sinatra | “Frank Sinatra: A Celebration of the Music and Movies of Ol’ Blue Eyes” (Paperback; author: Ben Nussbaum) | (i5 Press) |
