Pause & Play Today: Aug. 12, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“The Roadside EP,” Billy Idol – Sept. 17
“Motorheart,” The Darkness – new release date, preorder links, Nov. 19
“Raise the Roof,” Robert Plant | Alison Krauss – Nov. 19
Artist Merch Shop: See the New Arrivals. »
REISSUES
“Torches X (Deluxe Edition),” Foster the People – Nov. 12
“Elvis Back in Nashville,” Elvis Presley – Nov. 12
“Oasis Knebworth 1996,” Oasis – Nov. 19
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
papercuts, Machine Gun Kelly
Think About You, Ladyhawke
Music Again, Saint Etienne
Octopus, Starrgazy
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Ron Mael [Sparks] (76)
Mark Knopfler (72)
August “Kid Creole” Darnell (71)
Pat Metheny (67)
Danny Shirley [Confederate Railroad] (65)
Roy Hay [Culture Club] (60)
Sir Mix-A-Lot (58)
Tanita Tikaram (52)
Matt Thiessen [Relient K] (41)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Richie Hayward (1946-2010)
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Christie Allen (1954-2008)
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Luther Allison (1939-1997)
John Cage (1912-1992)
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
RELEASED ON AUG. 12 IN … 1991
“Metallica,” Metallica (their fifth studio album, featuring “Enter Sandman,” “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,”, “Wherever I May Roam” and “Sad But True”; it’s one of the biggest-selling albums in history, selling more than 16 million copies in the U.S. alone; it also won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance; producers: James Hetfield, Bob Rock, Lars Ulrich; Elektra)
MUSIC HEADLINES
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> The Weeknd Shares Playlist of Artists That Inspired His Next Album | Hypebeast
> The Best and Worst of Hall & Oates, According to Daryl Hall | Vulture
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Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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