Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Kehlani,” Kehlani – April 24
“HIGH SPEED,” The High Curbs – May 1
“Long Wave Home,” Jesca Hoop – May 1
“Conversando Con La Luna,” Anthony Almonte – May 15
“Carry the Light,” Peter Frampton – May 15
“Nowhere, NW,” Mountain of Youth – May 15
“REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE,” Genesis Owusu – May 15
“Face the Feeling,” Jobi Riccio – May 15
“Gravity Freeze,” Little Barrie – May 22
“Blue Morpho,” Ed O’Brien – May 22
“Reason to Believe,” Kip Moore – May 29
“Susto Stringband (Volume Two),” SUSTO – May 29
“I Built You a Tower,” Death Cab for Cutie – June 5
“Dinner Party,” Niall Horan – June 5
“Tell Me It’s a Dream,” Rosa Walton – June 5
“Roses,” Widowspeak – June 5
“Isle of Hope,” Duane Betts – June 12
“After the Astronaut,” Butthole Surfers – June 26
Reissues
“Michael: Songs from the Motion Picture,” Michael Jackson – April 24
“Knackology: The Zen Recordings,” The Knack – May 8
“Town and Country,” Humble Pie – May 15
“The B-Funk (Deluxe Edition),” Beverley Knight – May 15
“Let the Sunshine In / The Soul City & Bell Albums 1967-1974,” The 5th Dimension – May 22
“It’s In Our Blood,” Red Rockers – May 22
“Who Do You Love? The Recordings 1967-1972,” Quicksilver Messenger Service – May 29
Music Books
“Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: The Original Story by the Flaming Lips,” The Flaming Lips – Sept. 1
“John Mellencamp: The Songbook: 50 Years in Words and Music,” John Mellencamp – Sept. 29
“A Whole Lotta History: One Direction and the Sound That Shaped a Generation,” Jason Lipshutz – Nov. 3
“TMI: Memoirs of a Go-Go,” Jane Wiedlin – Nov. 10
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“WOW!,” Tim Izzard & The Dizztractions (Hear here; Tim Izzard Music)
“Superconsciousness,” Imaad Wasif (producer: Lewis Pesacov; new single: “We Are Hunters”; Hear here; Voidist Records)
Hearts of fire creates love desire
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Some Bridges, Jo Dee Messina
Through the Looking Glass, Crown Lands
The Wretch, Fit For An Autopsy
Elevator, Fantastic Cat
Terrestrials, Pond
Look Out Below, Reckoners
Garlands, Gem Club
Eight Bucks & Change, Andy Hedges
Rent, Eric Gabriel
Buscando un Novio, La Doña
Roxton, Hooper
It’s a Bear!, Verse Metrics
Bridges Burn, Elegant Weapons
Where to Start, Kyle Morgan
Pushing Forty, Ellie Heath
Wild Dogs, Taylor Bickett
Horrible Wonder, Allegories
The Ether, TANGIENTS
Midday Pilates, Local the Neighbour
Booth Shot Abraham, Jeff Daugherty
My Last Name, Brad Kaylor & Mineral Bluff Revue
Humanity (Magic Wands Remix), Killing Kind
I’ve Got Them Blues, 7 Mile Bluegrass
News at the Party, Libby Ember
Your Hat, Lee Newton
Starve, Identity Crisis
What Are You Worth, Gottlieb
Time Bomb, My Cousin’s Girlfriend’s House
Mute Love, Mathis Akengin
Diamonds and Gold, Angeles
Many Moons, JBNG
Succubus, Malice in Thunderland
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Wayne Perkins (1970s-era guitarist nearly joined The Rolling Stones)
Kiki Shepard (longtime co-host of “Showtime at the Apollo”)
Dolores Keane (traditional Irish folk singer)
Phil Campbell (Motörhead guitarist)
Cicero Blake (Chicago blues/soul legend)
This Week In … 1963
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Walk Like a Man,” The Four Seasons
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “He’s So Fine,” The Chiffons (from No. 19 to No. 10)
Highest Debut (No. 58) – “Young Lovers,” Paul & Paula
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Over the Mountain (Across the Sea),” Bobby Vinton (from No. 87 to No. 56)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Back at the Chicken Shack, Part 1,” Jimmy Smith
No. 1 Album – “Days of Wine and Roses,” Andy Williams
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Summer Holiday,” Cliff Richard and the Shadows
No. 1 Album – “Summer Holiday,” Cliff Richard and the Shadows
In Canada
(Source: CHUM Chart)
No. 1 Song – “The End of the World,” Skeeter Davis
* first Canadian album chart launched in 1964
Music News
> Harry Styles’ ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart | Billboard
> The Taylor Swift Effect: U.S. Vinyl Sales Top $1 Billion for the First Time Since 1983 | The Guardian
> Dave Grohl Says That Losing Taylor Hawkins ‘Threw Our World Upside Down’ | Rolling Stone
> Lorde Leaves Universal Music Group | Pitchfork
> Music’s Most Famous Phone Number, 867-5309, Is Now a Free Cancer Helpline | Closer Weekly
> Spice Girls’ 30th Anniversary Reunion Goes Down in Flames | The Daily Beast
Tour + Festival News
> Paul McCartney Announces 2026 Concerts | Ultimate Classic Rock
> Rod Stewart Announces Six Additional Performances at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | Caesars Entertainment
> Judy Collins Announces Farewell Tour | Variety
> Jay-Z to Headline Roots Picnic 2026 in Philadelphia | Philly Voice
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.