Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Pink Elephant,” Arcade Fire – May 9
“Instant Holograms On Metal Film,” Stereolab – May 23
“Rock N’ Roll You Won’t Save Me (Live),” GROUPLOVE – May 30
“Copper Changes Color,” Caamp – June 6
“Trash Classic,” Frankie and the Witch Fingers – June 6
“I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away,” Hayden Pedigo – June 6
“Never Enough,” Turnstile – June 6
“2.0,” Brett Young – June 13
“Super Love 3,” Dorio – June 20
“Raspberry Moon,” Hotline TNT – June 20
“as I watch my life online,” late night drive home – June 27
“Begin Again, Again,” J Mahon – June 27
“The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed,” The Reds, Pinks and Purples – July 4
“Utopia,” Gwenno – July 11
“All Smiles Tonight,” Poor Creature – July 11
“The Fateful Symmetry,” Mark Stewart – July 11
“Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes,” Robert Jon & The Wreck – Aug. 22
“Rainy Sunday Afternoon,” The Divine Comedy – Sept. 19
New Music Friday: April 11, 2025
Music Books
“Book_Title_Goes_Here: 25 years of deadmau5,” deadmau5 – Aug. 12
“Sound System: The Political Power of Music,” Dave Randall – Aug. 20
“Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music (50th Anniversary Edition),” Greil Marcus – Sept. 16
“The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting,” Mark Stielper – Oct. 14
“Bread of Angels: A Memoir,” Patti Smith – Nov. 4
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Live At The Legion,” Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton (Hear here; Reprise)
“I’m Normal People,” Joe Normal (Hear here; Joe Normal)
On my way, I don't know where I'm going
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Dancing On Volcanoes, Gwenno
Achilles, The Divine Comedy
all i need / in my mind, Loyle Carner
What You Need, Danko Jones
Shapeshift, HAAi feat. KAM-BU
Postman, Mo Lowda & the Humble
Mud, The Talbott Brothers
What Else, Paige Barnard
MOTHERSGUILT, Burnt Tapes
So Long, Dropsonic
BE WITH YOU, Black Polish
The Sun Is Shining, Echo Riders
Why Do I Wake Up Every Morning?, Michele Ducci
Your Brand New Bathing Suit, Are We Hunting
Wild Woman (L.O.N REMIX), Ger Carriere
Two Souls Apart, Pillek
Are You Ready, Moving Into Tucson
White Magnolia, Bernadette Connors
Your Drug, Sean Nicholas Savage feat. Marci
Sweet and Slow, Teenage Joans
Misery, Mikayla Menzies
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Alice Tan Ridley (NYC subway singer turned “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist at age 63 and mother of “Precious” actress Gabourey Sidibe)
Rubby Pérez (Dominican merengue singer)
William “Bill” Finn (Tony Award-winning writer and composer of “Falsettos”)
Clem Burke (Blondie drummer)
Dave Allen (bassist and Gang of Four co-founder)
This Week In … 1969
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Dizzy,” Tommy Roe
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Hair,” The Cowsills (from No. 35 to No. 18)
Highest Debut (No. 61) – “I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself),” James Brown
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “My Way,” Frank Sinatra (from No. 69 to No. 41)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Johnny One Time,” Brenda Lee (peaked at No. 42)
No. 1 Album – “Wichita Lineman,” Glen Campbell
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” Marvin Gaye
No. 1 Album – “Goodbye,” Cream
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In,” The 5th Dimension
No. 1 Album – “Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording),” various artists
Music News
> No Fakes Act Reintroduced in Congress With Support From Google, RIAA, More | Variety
> ‘Metallica Saved My Life’ Documentary Teaser Celebrates Four Decades of Fandom Family | Rolling Stone
> Original Beatles Drummer Pete Best Announces Retirement | Rolling Stone
> Jennifer Lopez to Host 2025 American Music Awards on CBS | The Wrap
> Janis Ian On Career That Began At Age 14, And Bonds With Janis Joplin, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone & More | Deadline
Tour + Festival News
> blink-182 Announces Missionary Impossible Tour | People
> LCD Soundsystem Add North American Tour Dates | Pitchfork
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.