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ON THE CD FRONT

FEB. 9, 2010

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
AM "Future Sons & Daughters" (producer: Charles Newman; Hear here) (Filter US Recordings, Feb. 9, 2010)
Bigga Haitian "Sak Pase" (includes a cover of "My Doorbell" by the White Stripe; producers: Brett Smith, Marc Lawrence; Hear here) (Walkup, Feb. 9, 2010)
Celtic Thunder "It's Entertainment!" (Hear here) (Celtic Thunder, Feb. 9, 2010)
Gerald Clayton "Two-Shade" (original compositions as well as his Grammy-nominated interpretation of Cole Porter's "All of You" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Con Alma"; Hear here) (Emarcy/Decca, Feb. 9, 2010)
Shannon Curfman "What You're Getting Into" (guests: Joe Bonamassa, Buckcherry's Stevie D.; Hear here) (Purdy, Feb. 9, 2010)
Fear Factory "Mechanized" (producers: Rhys Fulber, Fear Factory; Hear here; Vinyl) (Candlelight, Feb. 9, 2010)
Galactic "ya-ka-may" (guests: Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Rebirth Brass Band, Big Chief Bo Dollis, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Trombone Shorty, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl) (Anti-/Epitaph, Feb. 9, 2010)
The Goat & the Occasional Others (garage band formed by professional skateboarders) "The Goat Speaks" (Hear here) (Werewolf Heart, Feb. 9, 2010)
Go Find, The "Everybody Knows It's Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight" (Hear here) (U.K. - Morr Music, Feb. 8, 2010)
HIM "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice" (producer: Matt Squire; first single: "Heartkiller"; Hear here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl) (Sire, Feb. 9, 2010)
Hot Chip "One Life Stand" (Hear here; CD/DVD) (Astralwerks, Feb. 9, 2010)
Jaheim "Another Round" (first single: "Ain't Leavin' Without You"; Hear here) (Atlantic, Feb. 9, 2010)
Massive Attack "Heligoland" (producer: Neil Davidge; guests: Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey, Tunde Adebimpe; Hear here; Read here) (Virgin, Feb. 9, 2010)
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds "Live in Las Vegas" (2 CDs, 26 tracks; Dec. 12, 2009, show at the Theater for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino) (Bama Rags/RCA, Feb. 9, 2010)
Allison Moorer "Crows" (producer: R.S. Field; Hear here) (Rykodisc, Feb. 9, 2010)
New Whole Usuals, The "Every New Whole Usual Will Die [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Me and The Machine, Feb. 9, 2010)
Pantha Du Prince "Black Noise" (guests: Animal Collective's Noah Lennox, bassist Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem; Hear here; Vinyl) (Rough Trade, Feb. 9, 2010)
Ralph's World "All Around Ralph's World" (16 tracks; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Bar/None, Feb. 9, 2010)
Reckless Kelly "Somewhere in Time" (a tribute to the music of Pinto Bennett; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Yep Roc, Feb. 9, 2010)
Sade "Soldier of Love" (her first album in 10 years; producers: Sade, Mike Pela; first single: "Soldier of Love"; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) (Epic, Feb. 9, 2010)
Gil Scott-Heron "I'm New Here" (his first album in 15 years; producer: Richard Russell; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) (XL Recordings, Feb. 9, 2010)
Smile Smile "Truth on Tape" (Hear here) (Kirtland, Feb. 9, 2010)
TobyMac "Tonight" (producers: Toby McKeehan, Christopher Stephens, David Wyatt; first single: "City on Our Knees"; Hear here; Twitter; Vinyl) (ForeFront, Feb. 9, 2010)
Josh Turner "Haywire" (first single: "Why Don't We Just Dance"; Hear here; Deluxe edition) (MCA Nashville, Feb. 9, 2010)
Watson Twins, The "Talking to You, Talking to Me" (producers: J. Soda, Russell Pollard; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Vanguard, Feb. 9, 2010)
Daphne Willis "What to Say [MP3 Download]" (producers: Tim Lauer, Willis, Stephen Shirk, Gary Pascoza; first single: "Bluff"; Hear here) (Vanguard, Feb. 9, 2010)
Yeasayer "Odd Blood" (first single: "Ambling Alp"; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Secretly Canadian, Feb. 9, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Luther Allison "Songs From the Road [CD/DVD]" (MP3 Download) (Ruf, Feb. 9, 2010)
Buzzcocks "Another Music in a Different Kitchen" (2 CDs, 41 tracks; 1978 album; remastered, with previously unreleased tracks, John Peel sessions, associated singles, demos, backing tracks and live versions), "Love Bites" (2 CDs, 45 tracks; 1978 album; remastered, with previously unreleased tracks, John Peel sessions, associated singles, demos, backing tracks and live versions), "A Different Kind of Tension" (2 CDs, 38 tracks; 1978 album; remastered, with previously unreleased tracks, John Peel sessions, associated singles, demos, backing tracks and live versions) (Mute, Feb. 9, 2010)
Chris Cagle "Best of Chris Cagle" (Capitol Nashville/EMI, Feb. 9, 2010)
David Cassidy "I Think I Love You: Greatest Hits Live [CD/DVD]" (Cleopatra, Feb. 9, 2010)
Kenny Chesney "Greatest Hits II" (16 tracks) (BNA, Feb. 9, 2010)
Deep Purple "Fireball [180 Gram Vinyl]" (1971 album; remastered) (Friday Music, Feb. 9, 2010)
Neil Diamond "Hot August Night/NYC: Live From Madison Square Garden" (recorded in August 2008; Hear/see here) (Columbia, Feb. 9, 2010)
Sheena Easton "Take My Time [MP3 Download]" (1981 debut album; includes "Morning Train (Nine to Five)"; Read here) (EMI, Feb. 9, 2010)
Easybeats, The "The Complete Easybeats [Box set]" (6 CDs, 136 songs; contains all the albums, with bonus material; Hear here; Track list) (Australia - Albert Music, Feb. 8, 2010)
Enigma "The Platinum Collection" (3-CD set includes 11 previously unreleased tracks) (Virgin/EMI, Feb. 9, 2010)
Georgie Fame "Mod Classics: 1964-1966" (24 tracks; Hear/read here) (U.K. - Ace, Feb. 8, 2010)
Gentle Giant "Interview" (1976 album; remastered), "The Official 'Live' Gentle Giant: Playing the Fool" (1977 album; remastered) (Alucard, Feb. 9, 2010)
Daryl Hall & John Oates "Abandoned Luncheonette [Vinyl]" (1974 album; remastered) (Atlantic/Rhino, Feb. 9, 2010)
k.d. lang "Recollection" (2-CD best-of, plus 10 tracks that never appeared on albums; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Nonesuch, Feb. 9, 2010)
Abbey Lincoln "Through the Years [Box set]" (3 CDs, 37 tracks; Read here) (Hip-O Select, Feb. 9, 2010)
Marshall Tucker Band "Way Out West! Live From San Francisco, September 1973" (Ramblin'/Shout! Factory, Feb. 9, 2010)
Pretenders, The "Live in London [CD/DVD]" (Blu-ray; MP3 Download) (E1 Music, Feb. 9, 2010)
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes "Live in Boston 1978" (Varese Sarabande, Feb. 9, 2010)
Renata Tebaldi "Voce D'Angelo: A Portrait of Renata Tebaldi" (2 CDs) (Decca, Feb. 9, 2010)
Various artists "Ceremony: A New Order Tribute" (2 CDs, 32 tracks; benefits children's charity in memory of Factory Records founder Tony Wilson, who died in 2007) (24 Hour Service Station/MVD Audio, Feb. 9, 2010)
Various artists "Westbound Detroit Northern Soul" (26 tracks; Hear/read here) (U.K. - Kent/Ace, Feb. 8, 2010)
Various artists "Putumayo Presents Rhythm & Blues" (Hear here) (Putumayo, Feb. 9, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Bad Company "Bad Company: Hard Rock Live [DVD/CD]" (Blu-ray) (Image, Feb. 9, 2010)
Reba McEntire "CMT Invitation Only: Reba [DVD]" (taped live at Grand Ole Opry's historic Studio A, with interviews and two music videos) (The Valory Music Co., Feb. 9, 2010)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Susan Boyle "Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True [Hardcover]" (author: Alice Montgomery) (Overlook, Feb. 9, 2010)



FEB. 16, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Lloyd Brown ... Everybody Was in the French Resistance ... Now! ... Jason Falkner ... Freeway & Jake One ... Juliana Hatfield ... Matthew Ryan ... Story of the Year ... Tindersticks ... etc.; old stuff - Randy Newman ... Santana ... Deniece Williams ... Bill Withers ... etc.

FEB. 23, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Alkaline Trio ... David Broza ... Buggles ... Clem Snide ... Will Kimbrough ... Daniel Merriweather ... Carrie Newcomer ... Lucky Peterson ... John Pizzarelli ... The Rocket Summer ... Josh Thompson ... Butch Walker ... etc.; old stuff - Julian Cope ... Billy Joel ... Kansas ... Carole King ... Was (Not Was) ... etc.


MARCH 2, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Athlete ... Jamie Cullum ... Jason Derülo ... Raheem DeVaughn ... Peter Gabriel ... Groove Armada ... Lifehouse ... Marley's Ghost with Cowboy Jack Clement ... These New Puritans ... etc.; old stuff - Dire Straits ... Flogging Molly ... etc.

MARCH 9, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Gary Allan ... Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ... The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder ... Alberta Cross ... Frightened Rabbit ... Gorillaz ... The Knife ... Ted Leo and the Pharmacists ... Liars ... Ludacris & Shawnna ... Mimicking Birds ... Coco Montoya ... The Morning Benders ... Redman ... Standard Fare ... Serj Tankian ... etc.; old stuff - Jimi Hendrix ... Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ... My Bloody Valentine ... Pavement ... Peter, Paul & Mary ... Selena ... Stacey Q ... etc.

MARCH 16, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - The Disco Biscuits ... Drive-By Truckers ... Fun Lovin' Criminals ... One for the Team ... Seasick Steve ... Streetlight Manifesto ... The Whigs ... Gin Wigmore ... Peter Wolf ... etc.; old stuff - Dropkick Murphys ... The Runaways ... The White Stripes ... etc.

MARCH 23, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Airbourne ... Mose Allison ... Austins Bridge ... Bettie Serveert ... The Bird and the Bee ... Joe Bonamassa ... Harold Budd and Clive Wright ... The Dillinger Escape Plan ... Game ... Goldfrapp ... Monica ... Nada Surf ... Plies ... Scorpions ... Three 6 Mafia ... etc.; old stuff - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band ... The Flying Lizards ... Gloria Gaynor ... Merle Haggard ... Gladys Knight & The Pips ... Carl Perkins ... Elvis Presley ... Paul Revere & The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay ... The Three Degrees ... etc.

MARCH 30, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Joan Armatrading ... Erykah Badu ... Barenaked Ladies ... V.V. Brown ... The Grascals ... Alan Jackson ... Angélique Kidjo ... Lonestar ... Graham Parker ... The Revere ... Jon Secada ... Usher ... etc.; old stuff - Mariah Carey ... Alice Cooper ... Delerium ... The Doors ... Donna Fargo ... Amy Grant ... Edwin McCain ... Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ... Conway Twitty ... etc.


APRIL 6, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Balligomingo ... Barren Earth ... BoDeans ... David Byrne & Fatboy Slim ... Cypress Hill ... Jakob Dylan ... 8Ball & MJG ... Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ... Natalie Merchant ... Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez ... Martin Sexton ... She & Him ... Slash ... etc.; old stuff - David Bowie ... The Cure ... Robin Trower ... etc.

APRIL 13, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Jeff Beck ... Jason Castro ... Dru Hill ... Hoodoo Gurus ... Jo Dee Messina ... Willie Nelson ... Carrie Rodriguez ... etc.; old stuff - Helloween ... Bob Marley & The Wailers ... etc.

APRIL 20, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Alpha Rev ... The Apples in Stereo ... Roky Erickson and Okkervil River ... Kottonmouth Kings ... Shelby Lynne ... Ozomatli ... Ratt ... etc.; old stuff - AC/DC ... Hothouse Flowers ... Tommy James ... Tommy James and The Shondells ... etc.

APRIL 27, 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Wade Bowen ... Mary Chapin Carpenter ... Deftones ... Peter Frampton ... Jesse Malin and The St. Marks Social ... etc.; old stuff - Big Audio Dynamite ... The Cure ... The Stooges ... etc.

MAY 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Bleeding Through ... B.o.B. ... Toni Braxton ... Broken Social Scene ... Jamie Foxx ... Jessica Harp ... Leela James ... Keane ... Greg Laswell ... The New Pornographers ... Soulfly ... etc.; old stuff - Tony Bennett ... Darlene Love ... etc.

JUNE 2010

Highlights: New stuff - Chamillionaire ... Jack Johnson ... Eli "Paperboy" Reed ... etc.

JULY 2010

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