Pause & Play Today: July 20, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Aisles,” Angel Olsen – Aug. 20
“GOOD TIME,” Niko Moon – Aug. 27
“Regrowth,” Sampology – Sept. 3
“Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow the Rules – The Paramour Session,” Rufus Wainwright – Sept. 10
“You Don’t Know,” Lizzie Loveless – Sept. 17
“Horizons/East,” Thrice – Sept. 17
“The Sound of Yourself,” Mac McCaughan – Sept. 24
“I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico,” various artists – Sept. 24
“Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay – Oct. 15
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REISSUES
“Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (12/10/71),” Grateful Dead – Oct. 1
VINYL
“Greatest Mambos,” Pérez Prado – Aug. 27
“Blue (25th Anniversary Edition),” LeAnn Rimes – Nov. 4
MUSIC BOOKS
“Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age,” Casey Rae – Sept. 15
“Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There,” Marc Myers – Nov. 9
“Rap Is Risen: New York Photographs 1988-2008,” Sue Kwon – Nov. 16
DVD / BLU-RAY
“Totally Amazing,” Engelbert Humperdinck – Aug. 27
“High Sierra (The Criterion Collection),” Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, et al – Oct. 12
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Pale Blue Dot,” The Mangoes (See here; The Mangoes)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Fulton, Steve Gunn
Dawn Bends, Mac McCaughan feat. Yo La Tengo
Fade, Sadie Campbell
Pushing Away, Junior Mesa
Coda 21, HD-4884
Big Bad World, Anjulie
Silence Is Golden, Blunt Bangs
Balafô Douma, N’famady Kouyaté’
U Don’t Give a Fuck, Daniel Loumpouridis
Runaway, Alyssa Scott
Father O’ Father, Fire Follows
Sick of Me, Molly Hanmer & The Midnight Tokers
Dirty Cheap Hotel, Abe Grossman
Moments of a Lifetime, Cole Merkosky
Ve La Ve La, Charlie Luis
Closer to You, Bradley Allen Coco
YesterYear, Chez feat. Jdcarder
The Joke, Lizzie Loveless
TOUR DATES
> Clairo w/ Arlo Parks
> Thievery Corporation
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
John Lodge (78)
T.G. Sheppard (77)
Kim Carnes (76)
Carlos Santana (74)
Jay Jay French (69)
Paul Cook [Sex Pistols] (65)
Mick McNeil [Simple Minds] (63)
Dig Wayne [JoBoxers] (63)
Radney Foster (62)
Stone Gossard (55)
Vitamin C (52)
Andrew Stockdale [Wolfmother] (45)
Elliott Yamin (43)
Mike Kennerty [The All-American Rejects] (41)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Chester Bennington (1976-2017)
Wayne Carson (1943-2015)
Artie Traum (1943-2008)
Gary Kellgren (1939-1977)
RELEASED ON JULY 20 IN … 1965
“Like a Rolling Stone,” Bob Dylan (his most successful single, it peaked at No. 2 in the U.S., and Rolling Stone listed it at No. 1 in its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list; featuring Mike Bloomfield on electric guitar and Al Kooper on Hammond organ; producer: Tom Wilson; Columbia)
R.I.P.
Jerry Granelli (jazz drummer played on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” as part of Vince Guaraldi Trio)
Martin Kahan (1980s-’90s music video director)
MUSIC HEADLINES
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> Brian Wilson Announces Tour, Drops Demos, Rarities on New Website | Rolling Stone
> Farm Aid Announces 2021 Benefit Concert Lineup & Details | JamBase
> Just How Big Will Olivia Rodrigo’s Grammy Night Be? | Billboard
> Raye and Polydor Part Ways After Album Dispute | BBC News
> Alison Krauss & More to Be Inducted into Bluegrass Hall of Fame | Billboard