Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Surfing the Web with the Alien,” Mike Huguenor – June 27
“How Long Can It Last,” Jeanines – June 27
“The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall,” Steve Hackett – July 11
“Now Would Be a Good Time,” Folk Bitch Trio – July 25
“Attack Attack! II,” Attack Attack! – Aug. 8
“A Matter of Time,” Laufey – Aug. 22
“Alienation,” Three Days Grace – Aug. 22
“No One Was Driving the Car,” La Dispute – Sept. 5
“Arctic Moon,” The Chameleons – Sept. 12
“Pantheon,” Dance Gavin Dance – Sept. 12
“THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!,” JADE – Sept. 12
“We’re Never Getting Out,” Deaf Havana – Oct. 3
“ANGELS CALLING,” Solence – Oct. 3
“by them, by you, by me,” Harmless – Oct. 17
New Music Friday: May 16, 2025
Vinyl
“Greatest,” Duran Duran – Oct. 24
Music Books
“Cat on the Road to Findout,” Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Oct. 7
“Tom Petty: The Life & Music,” Gillian G. Gaar – Nov. 4
“What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome: The Authorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle,” Justin Townes Earle – Jan. 13, 2026
“Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton,” Martha Ackmann – Jan. 20, 2026
DVD + Blu-ray
“Give Me a Word: The Collective Soul Story,” Collective Soul – July 8
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“The Last of Us,” Pearl Jam (four-song EP of tracks featured on HBO’s “The Last of Us”; Hear here; Monkeywrench)
“NOW PROJECT vol.1,” MONSTA X (10 songs that were released between 2021 and 2023, rerecorded to include member Shownu, who was absent during that time due to his mandatory military service; Hear here; Starship Entertainment)
“Rise Up,” Takes an Army (four-song EP; Hear here; Middletown Records)
“The Texas Primadonna,” Tiffany Stringer (five-song EP; Hear here; On Tour; Futures Music Group)
“Revenant City,” Steve Dadaian (Hear here; Steve Dadaian)
“Be Free,” Nayla Savannah (R&B/alternative singer-songwriter’s second album; Hear here; Nayla Savannah)
I can't shake off my city blues / Every way I turn I lose
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Deep End, The Lemonheads
iris, mgk & Julia Wolf … a cover of Goo Goo Dolls
Puta / Sola, Arca
Faithfully, Steve Perry feat. Willie Nelson
Young, Little Simz
Waylon, Billy Gilman
We Don’t Have to Be Alone, Thee Sacred Souls
One Million, Rocket
What’s Lost, Jeanines
Groucho Marx / Selling Swords, Liquid Mike
Mess With My Head, The Stray Pursuit
future music, Harmless
Hope, Dynasty
Blood on the Bottom Line, Aaron Marlowe
Quick Trips, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett
Holy Rebel, Gasoline Lollipops
Kicking Drugs, Cedarsmoke
Frozen, Bridges Ablaze
Moments, Mangoo, Alex Pizzuti & Mark Neve
See Her, Adult Leisure
I Like, Ferris Pier & Brother Leo
Palace of Sunflowers, Oropendola
Be Alive, Monique Angele
Anna Called, Pascale Cheron
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
John Edwards (lead singer of the Spinners, from 1977-2000)
Johnny Rodriguez (pioneering Mexican-American country singer)
Jon Gordon (guitarist played the guitar solo on Suzanne Vega’s “Luka”)
This Week In … 1981
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Morning Train (Nine to Five),” Sheena Easton
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “America,” Neil Diamond (from No. 39 to No. 27)
Highest Debut (No. 71) – “Nobody Wins,” Elton John
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Is It You,” Lee Ritenour (from No. 80 to No. 65) and “You Make My Dreams,” Daryl Hall & John Oates (from No. 82 to No. 67)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Limelight,” Rush (peaked at No. 55)
No. 1 Album – “Paradise Theatre,” Styx
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Stand and Deliver,” Adam and the Ants
No. 1 Album – “Kings of the Wild Frontier,” Adam and the Ants
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Morning Train (9 to 5),” Sheena Easton
No. 1 Album – “Face Dances,” The Who
Music News
> Lord Buffalo Drummer ‘Forcibly Removed’ From Plane and Detained by Border Patrol; Band Cancels European Tour | Variety
> Bruce Springsteen Calls Trump Administration ‘Corrupt, Incompetent, and Treasonous’ | Variety
> Pink Floyd Land First U.K. No. 1 Album in Over a Decade with ‘Live at Pompeii’ | Billboard
Tour + Festival News
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