[su_highlight background=”#f29999″]UPDATES / ADDITIONS[/su_highlight]
NEW RELEASES
“Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar – May 13
Title TBA, BTS – June 10
“Janky Star,” Grace Ives – June 10
“In the Wild,” The Interrupters – Aug. 5
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REISSUES
“Civilian,” Gentle Giant – May 20
“NOW That’s What I Call Pride,” various artists – May 20
“Living In Clip (25th Anniversary Edition),” Ani DiFranco – July 29
VINYL
“Live at Glastonbury 2007,” Amy Winehouse – June 3
“Live At Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981,” Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones – Aug. 19
“Kenny Burrell,” Kenny Burrell – Oct. 7
“Feelin’ the Spirit,” Grant Green – Oct. 7
“Live from A&R Studios, New York, August 26, 1971,” The Allman Brothers Band – Oct. 14
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[su_highlight background=”#f29999″]TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS[/su_highlight]
Mike Vickers [Manfred Mann] (82)
Robert Christgau (80)
Walt Richmond [The Tractors] (75)
Jim Scholten [Sawyer Brown] (70)
Les Pattinson [Echo & The Bunnymen] (64)
Mark Tremonti (48)
Trina (48)
Nathan Sykes (29)
Getting caught up …
April 17 Birthdays: Buster Williams (80), Jan Hammer (74), Michael Sembello (68), Afrika Bambaataa (65), Maynard James Keenan (58), Liz Phair (55), Redman (52), Victoria Beckham (48), Avi Kaplan (33)
[su_highlight background=”#f29999″]IN REMEMBRANCE[/su_highlight]
April 18:
Deon Jackson (1946-2014)
Cordell “Boogie” Mosson [Parliament-Funkadelic] (1952-2013)
Storm Thorgersen (1944-2013)
Dick Clark (1929-2012)
Bernard Edwards (1952-1996)
April 17:
Danny Federici (1950-2008)
Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007)
Earl King (1934-2003)
Linda McCartney (1941-1998)
Felix Pappalardi (1939-1983)
Red Allen (1908-1967)
Eddie Cochran (1938-1960)
[su_highlight background=”#f29999″]RELEASED ON APRIL 18 … IN 1975[/su_highlight]
“Fandango!,” ZZ Top (their fourth album was half live and half new studio recordings, featuring “Tush” and “Heard It on the X”; producer: Bill Haim; London)
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[su_highlight background=”#f29999″]RELEASED ON APRIL 17 … IN 1982[/su_highlight]
“Planet Rock,” Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force (producer: Arthur Baker; one of the most influential hip-hop records of all time; Tommy Boy)
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[su_highlight background=”#f29999″]R.I.P.[/su_highlight]
David Freel (Swell)
Keith Grayson, aka DJ Kay Slay
[su_highlight background=”#f29999″]MUSIC HEADLINES[/su_highlight]
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