Updates + Additions
New Releases
“You’re Not a Ghost Anymore: FAITH,” Joseph Arthur – April 3
“Volumes: One (Selections From Music Concerts 2019-2023 6 Piece Band),” Bon Iver – April 3
“Face Myself,” Alfie Boe – April 10
“Magische Töne,” Jonas Kaufmann – April 10
“More Country Than You,” Alex Miller – April 10
“Kammerkonzert,” Squarepusher – April 10
“The End is Not the End,” Atreyu – April 24
“… Beginning of the End,” Portrayal of Guilt – April 24
“Long Long Road,” Ringo Starr – April 24
“Maitreya Corso,” Maya Hawke – May 1
“By a Thread,” Resilia – May 1
“children of divorce,” Valley Boy – May 1
“It’s Easy to Let the Thoughts Gain Ground,” Will White – May 1
“Let X=X,” Laurie Anderson & Sexmob – May 8
“WIRED,” Basement – May 8
“Train on the Island,” Aldous Harding – May 8
“Living Proof,” Robin Beck – May 15
“Fondness, Etc.,” Shakey Graves – May 15
“Beauty Land,” Greg Mendez – May 29
“Ain’t Dead Yet,” Joshua Ray Walker – May 29
“Wandering Star,” Haylie Davis – June 5
“When Does This Place Become Our Scene,” Hammok – June 5
“Doctrine of Love,” Jalen Ngonda – June 5
“Sweating Someone Else’s Fever,” Hard-Fi – June 19
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Vinyl
“200 km/h in the Wrong Lane,” t.A.T.u. – March 27
“‘S Make It,” Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – April 10
“Songs the Lord Taught Us,” “Psychedelic Jungle” and “Bad Music for Bad People,” The Cramps – April 10
“Danzig,” “Danzig II: Lucifuge,” “Danzig III: How the Gods Kill” and “Danzig 4,” Danzig – April 10
“Epilogue: Live At The Edmonton Folk Music Festival,” Warren Zevon – April 17
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Mercury Falling (Expanded Edition),” Sting (Download; 1996 album; 19 bonus tracks: B-sides, rare remixes and non-album tracks, including “Moonlight,” from the 1995 film “Sabrina”; Hear here; A&M / UMe)
“The North (B-Sides),” matchbox twenty (five-song EP; Hear here; Rhino / Atlantic)
“Who Goes There?,” The Riptides (Canadian pop-punkers’ four-song EP; Hear here; Pirates Press Records)
“Temple of the Stars,” Opal Ocean (Melbourne-based guitar duo’s third album; Hear here; Opal Ocean)
“Incarnate,” FALSE FIGURE (Hear here; Cruel Subordination Records)
“Black Bird,” Destinie Lynn (L.A.-based Americana singer-songwriter’s debut album; producer: Nick Bullock; Hear here; Destinie Lynn Music)
“Knots & Chains,” Lone Assembly (Swiss goth quartet’s debut album; Hear here; Irascible Records)
“Whiskey & Sunsets,” Katie Fee (four-song EP; Hear here; Midwest Town Records)
“Null Guide,” The Fair Attempts (Hear here; Starwing Digital)
All you've got is this moment / Twenty-first century is yesterday
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
What Lies Ahead (Bright-Side Mix), Peter Gabriel
Who Loves the Sun (from Hulu comedy-drama series “Sunny Nights”), Matt Berninger & Rosanne Cash
Little Miss Lovely, Suzi Quatro
How the Fire Started, Eric Nam
What’s In My Bag, PUNCHBAG
In Death We’ve Just Begun, Ryan Lott & Poppy
Mutt That Bih, The Scythe
Sunset II, SUSS
Self Improvement, foamboy
WHITE FLAG, Colby Acuff
Busy Boy, RESCENE
Dog, Cobrah
Animal, HOLOSOIL
Corolla, Birds of Bellwoods
Felt a Spark, Yeek
As He Would, akaOCDs
Crave Me, KATERINA X
Driftin’, Joey Quiñones
Look for the Moon, Keith Carne
Needle Guy, Dylan Brady
Someone’s Watching, VOXX
Money Can’t Buy Me Love, Andrew Deevey
You Don’t Knock, Darin & Brooke Aldridge feat. John Cowan
Stargazer, Moving Into Tucson
banging my head, The Undercover Dream Lovers
Maybe, Nali & Coi Leray
STING, Presley & Taylor
Vestige, Under Exile
love is a skill like painting or taxidermy, Two-Man Giant Squid
Crushin’ on You, B Victorious
Pieces of Time, The Riflebirds of Portland
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Roy Book Binder (blues-folk singer-songwriter)
Mike Vernon (producer and British blues champion)
Bob Power (hip-hop engineer and producer)
Roscoe Robinson (The Blind Boys of Alabama)
John Hammond (blues singer-guitarist)
Len Garry (member of The Quarrymen with Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
Neil Sedaka (legendary singer-songwriter/pianist)
This Week In … 2003
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “All I Have,” Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Excuse Me Miss,” Jay-Z (from No. 35 to No. 24)
Highest Debut (No. 46) – “I Can,” Nas
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Get Busy,” Sean Paul (from No. 82 to No. 65)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Breathe,” Télépopmusik
No. 1 Album – “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” 50 Cent
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Beautiful,” Christina Aguilera
No. 1 Album – “Come Away With Me,” Norah Jones
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “The Ketchup Song,” Last Ketchup
No. 1 Album – “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” 50 Cent
Music News
> Harry Styles Opens Up About How Liam Payne’s Death Affected Him: ‘Live Your Life to the Fullest’ | Variety
> Bruce Johnston To Step Away From The Beach Boys Touring After 61 Years | Noise11
> Tearful Sebastian Bach Got Dee Snider’s ‘Full Blessing’ to Front Twisted Sister | Consequence
> Barbra Streisand in Talks for Oscars Performance to Honor Robert Redford | Variety
> Paul McCartney Admits Anger at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lies | LOUDER
> Courtney Love Teases Hole Reunion Tour with Melissa Auf der Maur | NME
> Forever No. 1: Neil Sedaka, ‘Breaking Up Is Hard to Do’ + ‘Laughter in the Rain’ + ‘Bad Blood’ | Billboard
Tour + Festival News
> Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman Reunite As The Guess Who for U.S. Tour ‘To Rebuild What the Fake Band Broke Down’ | Billboard
> Metallica Expands Sphere Residency Into 2027 | Ultimate Classic Rock
> Charli xcx, the Strokes, the xx, and More Performing at Outside Lands 2026 | Pitchfork
> Gorillaz Announce Fall Tour Dates | Under the Radar
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