Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Broken View,” Sam Barber – April 3
“Two Shades of Blue,” Robben Ford – new release date: April 17
“HOPE!!,” Angélique Kidjo – April 24
“It’s 10PM … Do You Know Where Your Sisters Are? Live from The O2, London,” Scissor Sisters – April 24
“Middle of Nowhere,” Kacey Musgraves – May 1
“Into Oblivion,” Venom – May 1
“These Are the Days,” Michaela Anne – May 8
“Look For Your Mind!,” The Lemon Twigs – May 8
“A Man of Two Worlds,” Midge Ure – May 8
“The Holy Sun Opera House,” The Holy Sun Opera House – May 15
“American Stories,” Rostam – May 15
“Ghosts in the Park,” Bruce Soord – May 15
“Wasted Potential,” Skylar Grey – May 22
“Hold Onto Me Infinity,” Hyd – May 22
“Be Sweet to Me,” Violet Grohl – May 29
“The Moth,” Devin Townsend – May 29
“Eden Project 25 / 07 / 2023,” The Who – May 29
“Coin-O-Matic,” Deer Tick – June 5
“Grits & Glory,” Albert Castiglia – July 31
“soft pop,” Amy Shark – July 31
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Reissues
“Eden (Deluxe Edition)” and “Amplified Heart (Deluxe Edition),” Everything But the Girl – April 3
“Analogue (20th Anniversary Edition),” a-ha – April 17
“Begin Here (Mono Remastered),” The Zombies – April 17
“Weller at the BBC, Vol. 2,” Paul Weller – April 24
“One of These Nights (Expanded Edition),” Eagles – May 1
DVDS + Blu-ray
“Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience,” Stray Kids – April 21
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Everything’s Fine,” Sam Lewis (his seventh album; Hear here; Loversity Records)
“Will You Take Me As I Am?,” Mary Middlefield (her second album; Hear here; Mary Middlefield)
“The Somnambulist,” Lunar and The Deception (U.K.-based quartet’s debut album; producer: Michael Rendell; Hear here; X-Ray Sound)
“Hope and Recreation,” The Gold Tips (Hear here; The Gold Tips)
“Of Ghosts and Gods,” Sons of Town Hall (Hear here; Sons of Town Hall)
“Fantasy,” Justin Sconza (Chicago-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s sixth album; Hear here; Justin Sconza)
“Healing Revenge,” City Builders (Toronto-based pop artist Grace Turner’s seven-song debut EP; Hear here; City Builders)
“The Restless Night,” Aman Dhesi (Toronto-based indie pop artist’s debut album; producer: Mark Zubek; Hear here; Zedd Records)
“Rebirth,” Chloe Trujillo (four-song EP; Hear here; Chloe Trujillo)
“Keep Going,” Ken Whiteley (Canadian folk legend’s 37th album; Hear here; Pyramid Records)
Why in the world are we here? / Surely not to live in pain and fear?
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Dry Spell, Kacey Musgraves
Look How Far …, Modest Mouse
Get Go, Arlo Parks
Come, Skylar Grey
Danielle, Black Nile
Star, Iceage
Unglued, Katie Alice Greer
Lines, Lucy Frost
The Powerball, GAY MEAT
Lone Tree of Your Heart, Allen Dobb
Bang Bang, The Noise Who Runs
a little less evil, Siena Fantini
Super Senior (Smooth Stones), Jared Fullerman
Miles Away, Patience Please
Erase Me, HVNTED
Hope it Up, AJLEXICO
Fall In Luv, DDK feat. LITFRANK
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
David Brigati (Joey Dee and the Starliters member and brother of The Rascals’ Eddie Brigati)
Tommy DeCarlo (Boston singer who replaced founding member Brad Delp)
Augie Meyers (a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados)
Country Joe McDonald (1960s counterculture rock legend)
This Week In … 1983
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson
Biggest Movers Within the Top 40 – “Fall in Love With Me,” Earth, Wind & Fire (from No. 27 to No. 21) and “Come On Eileen,” Dexys Midnight Runners (from No. 31 to No. 25)
Highest Debut (No. 73) – “Love My Way,” Psychedelic Furs
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Der Kommissar,” After the Fire (from No. 55 to No. 31)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “New Frontier,” Donald Fagen
No. 1 Album – “Thriller,” Michael Jackson
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Tyler
No. 1 Album – “War,” U2
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” Culture Club
No. 1 Album – “Built for Speed,” Stray Cats
Music News
> Enhypen Member Heeseung To Depart K-pop Group and Remain Under Label As Soloist | The Hollywood Reporter
> Dionne Warwick Taps Cynthia Erivo, Kehlani & More High-Profile Partners for Final Album ‘DWuets’ | Billboard
> Long Lost George Michael Film and Live Album Set for Release Later This Year | The Guardian
> Bon Jovi Music Biopic in the Works at Universal | Variety
> Spotify Says More Than 1,500 Artists Earned Over $1 Million in Royalties Last Year | Variety
> Billie Eilish to Make Feature Acting Debut in ‘The Bell Jar’ | IndieWire
Tour + Festival News
> John Fogerty Announces Legacy Tour Dates with Steve Winwood | JAM Broadcasting
> Wynonna Judd, Melissa Etheridge To Team Up On Co-Headlining Run | iHeartCountry Radio
> Fear Factory Headlining U.S. Tour With Darkest Hour | The Nu-Metal Agenda
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