Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Time and Patience,” Tift Merritt – Aug. 29
“2000: In Search of the Endless Sky,” Fleshwater – Sept. 5
“SISTER,” Frost Children – Sept. 12
“God Made the Highway,” Lawn – Sept. 19
“Kaleidoscopic Visions,” Tom Skinner – Sept. 26
“Dumb Luck,” Moon Panda – Oct. 3
“Hoodoo Telemetry,” Vernon Reid – Oct. 3
“Worldwide,” Snõõper – Oct. 3
“Blight,” The Antlers – Oct. 10
“For Myself and For You,” Olivia Barton – Oct. 10
“The Hand You’ve Been Dealt,” Joker’s Republic – Oct. 10
“St. Paul & The Broken Bones,” St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Oct. 10
“Paw,” Avery Tucker – Oct. 10
“Far From Nowhere,” Josienne Clarke – Oct. 17
“Vendrán Suaves Lluvias,” Silvana Estrada – Oct. 17
“THE LUCK and STRANGE CONCERTS,” David Gilmour – Oct. 17
New Music Friday: Aug. 1, 2025
Reissues
“Honest Dollar (Deluxe Edition),” NRBQ – Sept. 5
“It’s Time (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition),” Michael Bublé – Sept. 12
“Something More Than Free (10 Year Anniversary Edition),” Jason Isbell – Oct. 3
“Free World: The Best of Kirsty MacColl 1979-2000,” Kirsty MacColl – Oct. 3
“Veronica Electronica,” Madonna – CD: Oct. 10
Music Books
“When Rock Met Hip-Hop: How Run-DMC, Aerosmith, Anthrax, The Beastie Boys, and More Crossed Cultural and Musical Boundaries,” Steven Blush – Jan. 8, 2026
“On the Record: Music that Changed America,” Anna Harwell Celenza – March 24, 2026
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Sorry!,” Propter Hawk (four-song EP; Hear here; Propter Hawk)
“Angel of the Apocalypse,” Darcie Haven (six-song EP; Hear here; GYROstream)
“spittake (deluxe),” meg elsier (2024 album; with six bonus tracks; Hear here; Bright Antenna)
“Pleaser,” Pretty Bitter (Hear here; Tiny Engines)
“desperate flower,” Welcome Strawberry (Hear here; Cherub Dream)
“Soli Deo Gloria,” Homeboy Sandman & Sonnyjim (Hear here; Dirty Looks / We Buy Gold)
“Julian Cubillos,” Julian Cubillos (Hear here; Ruination Record Co.)
“Silver Dreamer,” Upset Boy and the Queens (four-song EP; Hear here; Big Upset)
One likes to believe in the freedom of music
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Lover Girl, Laufey
Circulate, The Starting Line
Die Kanone, Laibach feat. Bijelo Dugme
Una canción para ti, David Sin Ley
Yearning, Double Tiger & Sly & Robbie
Unstoppable, DAVIS
Care If I Ride?, Of The Dell
The Light, Somebody Someone
Say It Again, Shawn Lee & Kelly Finnigan
Oh Deed (On Gummy Weed), Remy Nova
The Rules, Adult Leisure
Snap Out of It!, Holly Hebe
Not Gonna Fit In, Danny Miles
Fake Gravity, Mark Winters
sister sister, Ariel
Old Habits, Ross Flora
Something Between You & I, Joel Andrew B
Pretty When I Cry, ALEIA
Blue Skies, Sunny Luwe
Lethe River, The Inadequates
Black Avalanche, One Hundred Moons
On My Mind, Beta Trip
Lay Your Head On Me, Somewhere In Between
chapter III: love alchemy, Luminiah
A Mouthful of Blood, Andrew Adkins
I Hope, Tedy
I’m Not the One, Bunch of Ace
Coal Town, Flatt Out Blue
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Paul Mario Day (original Iron Maiden vocalist)
Tom Lehrer (influential satirist of the 1950s and ’60s)
Michael Ochs (top archivist of rock ‘n’ roll photos)
Sally Tiven (blues/soul guitarist-songwriter)
James “Sandy” Pinkard Jr. (country singer-songwriter and one half of Pinkard & Bowden)
This Week In … 2005
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Back Then,” Mike Jones (from No. 37 to No. 28)
Highest Debut (No. 66) – “Shake It Off,” Mariah Carey
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “This Is How a Heart Breaks,” Rob Thomas (from No. 95 to No. 70)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Welcome to Jamrock,” Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley (peaked at No. 55)
No. 1 Album – “TP-3: Reloaded,” R. Kelly
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “You’re Beautiful,” James Blunt
No. 1 Album – “Back to Bedlam,” James Blunt
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Inside Your Heaven,” Carrie Underwood
No. 1 Album – “Monkey Business,” Black Eyed Peas
Music News
> Thousands Line Streets For Ozzy Osbourne’s Funeral As Emotional Sharon Osbourne & Family Pay Respects | Deadline
> Rare Jeff Buckley Live Footage To Screen With New Doc | SPIN
> Jess Glynne ‘Sick’ Over White House’s Use of ‘Hold My Hand’ in Jet2 Holiday Meme | People
> John Michael Montgomery Announces His Final Concert: ‘It’s Time to Bring It All Back Home’ | People
Tour + Festival News
> The Hives Announce Intimate U.K. Album Releases Shows | NME
> Everclear Celebrare ‘Sparkle and Fade’ With Full Album Tour Down Under | Billboard
> Erykah Badu Celebrating 25th Anniversary Of ‘Mama’s Gun’ With Fall Tour | Pollstar
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