Pause & Play Today: May 25, 2022
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Save Me,” Empress Of – June 24
“DRILL MUSIC IN ZION,” Lupe Fiasco – June 24
“Hour of Green Evening,” Goon – July 15
“From the New World,” Alan Parsons – July 15
“Blood Harmony,” Larkin Poe – Nov. 11
MUSIC BOOKS
“Soul Serenade: King Curtis and His Immortal Saxophone,” King Curtis – Oct. 15
“Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” Bono – Nov. 1
“Biblical: Rob Halford’s Heavy Metal Scriptures,” Rob Halford – Nov. 1
“Chuck Berry: An American Life,” RJ Smith – Nov. 8
“The Creative Act,” Rick Rubin – Jan. 10, 2023
“The Art of the Straight Line,” Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson – March 15, 2023
DVD / BLU-RAY
“Charmed: The Complete Series,” Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Brian Krause, et al – June 28
“The A-Team: The Complete Series,” George Peppard, Dwight Schultz, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, et al – June 28
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, et al – June 28
“Paramount Presents: Back to the Beach,” Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, et al – Aug. 9
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Don’t Forget, Sky Ferreira | 
Slaughterhouse, Chat Pile |
Anything Was Better, The Interrupters |
Bad Spell, Larkin Poe |
Deepest Darkness, Ocean Alley |
Dive Deep Down / This Is Going South, Dull
I’m Afraid I’ll Go To Heaven, Moon Walker
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Jessi Colter (79)
Leslie Uggams (79)
Charlie Harper [UK Subs] (78)
Frank Oz (78)
Klaus Meine (75)
Jean Millington [Fanny] (73)
Paul Weller (64)
Daz Dillinger (49)
Guy Lawrence [Disclosure] (31)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Herb Jefferies (1913-2014)
Clarence Burke Jr. [The Five Stairsteps] (1949-2013)
Marshall Lytle [Bill Haley & His Comets] (1933-2013)
Desmond Dekker (1941-2006)
Domenic Troiano [The Guess Who] (1946-2005)
Brad Nowell (1968-1996)
Eric Gale (1938-1994)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
RELEASED ON MAY 25 … IN 1973
“Tubular Bells,” Mike Oldfield (his debut album, when he was only 19 years old, featuring the title track; it sold modestly until it was used as the theme for the horror film “The Exorcist”; it stayed in the Top 10 on the U.K. chart for a full year, and later would reach No. 3 on the Billboard 200; it was also the first album released for a new label called Virgin Records; producers: Tom Newman, Simon Heyworth, Oldfield)
R.I.P.
Christine Ann Dickinson (music book author and former pop music critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Harry Styles’ New Album ‘Harry’s House’ Breaks A Vinyl Sales Record | Forbes
> Walmart Heirs to Launch Woodstock-Like Music Festival | The Wall Street Journal
> ABBA Say ‘Voyage’ Is Their Final Album | American Songwriter
> The All-Female Band Fanny Made History. A New Doc Illuminates It. | The New York Times
> Best Albums of 2022 (So Far) Podcast | Stereogum
About the Author
Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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