Updates + Additions
New Releases
“The Melancholy Season,” Benmont Tench – March 7
“Nu Delhi,” Bloodywood – March 21
“What Remains,” Pop Evil – March 21
“When the Distance is Blue,” Macie Stewart – March 21
“Apex,” W.E.T. – March 28
“Good Morning, Sunshine,” Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters – April 4
“Who Believes in Angels?,” Elton John & Brandi Carlile – April 4
“Alex,” Daughter of Swords – April 11
“There Is No Space for Us,” Hawkwind – April 18
“Journey Through Life,” Femi Kuti – April 25
“Crying the Neck,” Patrick Wolf – April 25
“Animaru,” Mei Semones – May 2
“True Electric,” Röyksopp – new release date: May 9
“Felt Better Alive,” Peter Doherty – May 16
“Earcandy,” Miso Extra – May 16
“Character Traits,” Logan Richard – May 23
“Everywhere I Went Led Me to Where I Didn’t Want to Be,” Tom Grennan – Aug. 15
New Music Friday: Feb. 7, 2025
Vinyl
“The Magic of Ju-Ju,” Archie Shepp – March 14
“Say It Loud!,” Lou Donaldson – March 21
“Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith,” Rahsaan Roland Kirk – March 21
“Serenade to a Soul Sister,” Horace Silver – March 21
“Venus and Mars (50th Anniversary Half-Speed Master),” Wings – March 21
“Siamese Dream,” Smashing Pumpkins – April 11
Gifts
Deals
Decorations
Greeting Cards
Flowers
Candy
Music Books
“Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music,” Debbie Gibson – Sept. 9
“Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist,” Daniel Pollack-Pelzner – Sept. 9
“The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told,” Bill Janovitz – Oct. 7
“Taylor’s Version: How Taylor Swift Captured our Hearts and Conquered the World,” Stephanie Burt – Oct. 14
“What Mattered Most: A Memoir,” Ty Herndon – Nov. 4
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Journey To Voltus B,” HENGE (Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Cosmic Dross)
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Mud, Waxahatchee
I Been, Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist
Gold Rush, Lucius
BETTER, Låpsley
Never Want to Say Goodbye, R.O. Shapiro
Revelation, The Knocks & Dragonette
Dumb Feeling, Mei Semones
FUGH SHI., REDD.
Milk & Honey, Tash Sultana
Antarctica, Ian North
Wrong Tree, The Lightning Struck
Drowning, Shurr Jr.
All for Nothing, Novelists
Time Won’t Wait, Propter Hawk
Song For a Poet, The Young Mothers
Let’s Go Below, Bandits on the Run feat. Eric Farber
10 Feet Tall, Current Swell
Dance Around It, Annabel Gutherz
This Kind of Rain, Blue Cactus & Kate Rhudy
The Fool, Y Is Nature
Pale and Thin, Alcotomic
Gonna Need a Vacation, Fine China
I Dreamed a Beach, Cubzoa
Mess With My Emotions, Spiders
Grateful Vibes, Pillek
A Dreamer’s Dream, Blue Foundation
Tales of a Mountain Child, Magon
Die Deko, Odd Couple
Like an Angel, Marsha Swanson
Take Care, Chorus of Courage feat. Cindy Doire
My Religion, Sohodolls
Tails, Teenage Priest
Slave to the Voices, Molosser Crude
Insanity Funk, Danda Funk
Through the Dark, Silence the Echo
State of Innocence, Jeff Vidov
History, Marseille
Purple Haze (Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Style), Ancient Future
The Sign of a Man, The Moonlandingz
Holy Like You, Peyton Parrish
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Mike Ratledge (keyboardist and founding member of Soft Machine)
David Edward Byrd (famed rock and Broadway poster artist)
Olga James (“Carmen Jones” actress and singer)
Susan Alcorn (pedal steel virtuoso)
Laury Jane McGarrigle (Canadian songwriter-musician)
This Week In … 1976
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Love Rollercoaster,” Ohio Players
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Squeeze Box,” The Who (from No. 26 to No. 19)
Highest Debut (No. 88) – “Let Your Love Flow,” Bellamy Brothers
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Grow Some Funk of Your Own,” Elton John (from No. 55 to No. 31)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “That’s Why I Love You,” Andrew Gold
No. 1 Album – “Gratitude,” Earth, Wind & Fire
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Mamma Mia,” ABBA
No. 1 Album – “The Very Best of Slim Whitman,” Slim Whitman
Music News
> Black Sabbath Announces ‘Final’ Concert, ‘Back to the Beginning,’ With Metallica, Slayer and More | Variety
> Grammys 2025: Kacey Musgraves Speaks Out on Alleged Beyoncé Diss After Viral Reaction | E! News
> Grammy Weekend Raises $24 Million for Wildfire Relief and Other Causes | Variety
> Complete Grammy Winners List | HYPEBEAST
> Spotify Stock Jumps After Reporting Its First Full Year of Profitability | Yahoo! Finance
> FireAid Has Raised More Than $100 Million So Far for L.A. Fire Relief Efforts | Variety
Tour + Festival News
> Beyoncé Reveals Cowboy Carter Tour Dates | Variety
> Bonnie Raitt Details Summer 2025 Tour Dates With Jimmie Vaughan | JamBase
> Julien Baker and Torres Announce Joint U.S. Tour | Pitchfork
> The Black Keys Announce ‘No Rain No Flowers’ Tour After Canceled 2024 Trek | Billboard
> Phish, Noah Kahan, Jack White & More to Headline Bourbon & Beyond 2025 | Billboard
> BLACKPINK Tease 2025 World Tour | NME
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