Pause & Play Today: March 15, 2022
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“My Failed Songwriting Career: Volume 2 EP,” Andy Partridge – April 8
“Outdated Emotion,” Delbert McClinton – May 13
“Sage Motel,” Monophonics – May 13
“Heavy Pendulum,” Cave In – May 20
“Fables in a Foreign Land,” John Doe – May 20
“Simple Things,” Chris Standring – May 20
“Inside Out,” Tourist – May 20
“Every Five Seconds,” The Fixx – June 3
“Mississippi Son,” Charlie Musselwhite – June 3
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REISSUES
“Sway: The Best of Carla Olson & Mick Taylor,” Carla Olson & Mick Taylor – April 8
“And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ (50th Anniversary Edition),” Michael Nesmith – May 13
VINYL
“Breaking Point,” Freddie Hubbard – May 6
“Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins,” Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins – May 13
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Live Y in Dub,” The Pop Group with Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell MBE (three-song EP, recorded in 2021 at the Coventry Cathedral Ruins; Hear here; Mute)
“Trip and Shift,” Black House Crush (new single: “Best Served Cold”; Hear here; Mindless Sound)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
A Man Without a Name, Colin Hay |
where does the party go?, Uffie |
Texas Blue (Loretta + Texas River Song), Jess Williamson |
Outside Air, Young Prisms |
Talk Shows, Low Hummer |
The Same Time, Don Brownrigg |
All the Chi in Tina, Eve’s Twin Lover |
Besos Arma, Cristina Malakhai
Long Way Home, Junior
Woman Like You, Lucky Dinero feat. Stephen Voyce |
The Wanting Hour, Cellophane Riot
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Charles Lloyd (84)
Phil Lesh (82)
Mike Love (81)
Sly Stone (79)
Howard Scott (76)
Ry Cooder (75)
Dee Snider (67)
Sananda Maitreya [aka Terence Trent D’Arby] (60)
Bret Michaels (59)
Rockwell (58)
Mark McGrath (54)
Mark Hoppus (50)
Matt Thomas [Parmalee] (48)
will.i.am (47)
DJ Joseph Hahn [Linkin Park] (45)
Young Buck (41)
Ethan Mentzer [The Click Five] (40)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Mike Porcaro (1955-2015)
Terry Lightfoot (1935-2013)
Hardrock Gunter (1925-2013)
Smiley Culture (1963-2011)
Nate Dogg (1969-2011)
Mikey Dread (1954-2008)
Ann Sothern (1909-2001)
Tim Maia (1942-1998)
Bud Freeman (1906-1991)
Lester Young (1909-1959)
RANDOM LYRICS
“I used to be a rolling stone, you know
If the cause was right”
RELEASED ON MARCH 15 … IN 1988
“Naked,” Talking Heads (their eighth and final album, “[Nothing But] Flowers” and “Blind”; producers: Steve Lillywhite, Talking Heads; guests: Johnny Marr, Kirsty MacColl, Eric Weissberg, Wally Badarou, et al; Fly / Sire)
MUSIC HEADLINES
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> Olivia Rodrigo, BTS and Billie Eilish to Perform at Grammys | The New York Times
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