Pause & Play Today: May 31, 2022
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“All There Is,” Ina Forsman – July 1
“The Gabbard Brothers,” The Gabbard Brothers – July 15
“About Last Night …,” Mabel – July 15
“Mortem Solis,” Krisiun – July 29
“Vibrating,” Collective Soul – release date, Aug. 12
“Anomaly,” What So Not – Sept. 16
“Weather Alive,” Beth Orton – Sept. 23
REISSUES
“Harry Nilsson: A’s and B’s,” Harry Nilsson – July 8
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“AGUILERA,” Christina Aguilera (Hear here; Apple Music; Sony Music Latin)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
Daylight, Vory feat. Kanye West | 
You Got the Silver, Cat Power … a cover of The Rolling Stones |
My Place, My Time, Bobby Oroza |
Wishful Information, Tuomo & Markus |
O2, Shooks | See here
GREEN LIGHT, Merlyn Wood |
Girlfriend, Chloe Styler | See here
Mr Regular, What So Not, Oliver Tree & Killer Mike
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Clint Eastwood (92)
Lenny Welch (84)
Peter Yarrow (84)
Augie Meyers (82)
Jimmy Cliff (76)
Junior Campbell [Marmalade] (75)
Karl Bartos [Kraftwerk] (70)
Tommy Emmanuel (67)
Corey Hart (60)
Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels (58)
Diesel (56)
Ed Adkins [The Derailers] (55)
Christian McBride (50)
Scott Klopfenstein [Reel Big Fish] (45)
Andy Hurley [Fall Out Boy] (42)
Waka Flocka Flame (36)
Normani Hamilton [Fifth Harmony] (26)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Roky Erickson (1947-2019)
Rubén Juárez (1947-2010)
Robert Quine (1941-2004)
Johnnie Taylor (1934-2000)
Elsbeary Hobbs [The Drifters] (1936-1996)
Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
RANDOM LYRICS
“What is wrong in my life
That I must get drunk every night”
RELEASED ON MAY 31 … IN 1994
“Ill Communication,” Beastie Boys (their fourth album, featuring “Sabotage,” “Get It Together,” “Sure Shot” and “Root Down”; it was their second LP to top the Billboard chart and their second triple platinum-selling album; producers: Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr.; Grand Royal / Capitol)
R.I.P.
Krishnakumar Kunnath, aka KK (Indian singer-composer)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Harry Styles Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With ‘As It Was,’ Debuts 3 Songs in Top 10 | Billboard
> ‘Combat Rock’: The Album That Killed The Clash | The Telegraph
> Why Is Vinyl Getting So Expensive? | Billboard
> ‘Stranger Things 4’ Sends Kate Bush 1985 Song “Running Up That Hill” Soaring on Spotify | The Hollywood Reporter
> Halsey Gets a Release Date for ‘So Good’ Single That Fueled TikTok Debate, as Label Promises ‘Open Dialogue’ | Variety
> Angel Olsen Sees Your Pain | The New Yorker
> Why Tears For Fears Deserves Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Consideration | Salon
> We Tracked What Happens After TikTok Songs Go Viral | Vox
TOUR NEWS
> Jon Anderson Announces ‘Close to the Edge’ 50th Anniversary Tour | Ultimate Classic Rock
> Jimmy Eat World Are Hitting the Road Again This Fall | Rolling Stone
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