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ON THE CD FRONT

JAN. 6, 2009

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
BPA, The (Norman Cook-led project) "I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat [Amazon.com exclusive]" (first single: "Toe Jam," featuring David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal; Hear here; See here) (Southern Fried, Feb. 3, 2009)
David Carbonara "Mad Men: Original Score Vol. 1 [TV soundtrack]" (Hear here) (Lionsgate, Jan. 6, 2009)
Chatham County Line "Chatham County Line" (producer: Chris Stamey) (Yep Roc, Jan. 6, 2009)
Glasvegas "Glasvegas" (Hear here) (Columbia, Jan. 6, 2009)
Gourds, The "Haymaker!" (Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Yep Roc, Jan. 6, 2009)
The King Khan & BBQ Show "Animal Party [EP]" (with 15-page coloring book; Hear here) (Fat Possum, Jan. 6, 2009)
Erin McCarley "Love, Save the Empty" (producer: Jamie Kenney; first single: "Pony [It's OK]"; Hear here) (Universal Republic, Jan. 6, 2009)
Neil Sedaka "Waking Up Is Hard to Do" (children's album; tracks include "Where the Toys Are," "Happy Birthday Number Three" and "Lunch Will Keep Us Together"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Razor & Tie, Jan. 6, 2009)
Various artists "Undone: A MusicFest Tribute to Robert Earl Keen" (2 CDs; contributors: Reckless Kelly, Chris Knight, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers, Cory Morrow, Matt Powell, etc.) (Right Ave/Dickson Productions, Jan. 6, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Big Country "Rarities IV [MP3 Download]" (Track, Jan. 5, 2009)
Fireman, The (Paul McCartney/Youth) "Electric Arguments [Vinyl LP]" (2008 album; 2 LPs) (ATO, Jan. 6, 2009)
Hue & Cry "The Collection" (18 tracks; Track listing; Hear here) (U.K. - EMI Gold, Jan. 5, 2009)
Majesty Crush "I Love You in Other Cities: The Best of Majesty Crush 1990-1995" (Hear here) (Full Effect, Jan. 6, 2009)
Ike & Tina Turner "The Collection" (18 tracks) (U.K. - EMI Gold, Jan. 5, 2009)
UFO "Werewolves of London" (2 CDs; live album from 1998 tour; Hear here) (U.K. - Mischief Music, Jan. 5, 2009)
Various artists "Jason Nevins Presents Ultra Dance 10" (Ultra, Jan. 6, 2009)
Various artists "Total Club Hits 2" (Thrive, Jan. 6, 2009)
Various artists "Workers' Playtime: Archive Wartime Radio Recordings" (rare BBC broadcast recordings from World War II, featuring music, comedy and variety) (CD41, Jan. 6, 2009)
Kim Wilde "Together We Belong [MP3 Download]" (2007 EP) (Caroline/EMI, Jan. 6, 2009)
Céline Dion "Céline Sur Les Plaines [DVD]" (3-hour concert celebrating Quebec's 400th anniversary at The Plains of Abraham in Quebec City in 2008) (Select Canada, Jan. 6, 2009)
Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing (Live in Germany 1979) [DVD]" (Immortal, Jan. 6, 2009)
Charles Mingus Quintet "Live in Berlin 1972 [DVD]" (See here) (ImproJazz, Jan. 6, 2009)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Steve Knopper "Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Rise and Fall of the Record Industry in the Digital Age [Hardcover]" (Free Press, Jan. 6, 2009)



JAN. 13, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Crooked X ... Heather Headley ... (hed) p.e. ... Syleena Johnson ... Kreator ... Too Pure to Die ... The Derek Trucks Band ... Varsity Fanclub ... etc.; old stuff - Bee Gees ... Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon ... Dan Fogelberg ... Indigo Girls ... Arthur Lee ... Love ... Van Morrison ... Steve Perry ... Run-D.M.C. ... Spin Doctors ... Peter Tosh ... etc.

JAN. 20, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Antony and the Johnsons ... Combichrist ... Lisa Hannigan ... Jane Monheit ... Ben Nichols ... The Odds ... Reel Big Fish ... Umphrey's McGee ... Matt York ... etc.; old stuff - Air Supply ... Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass ... Babyface ... Mariah Carey ... John Coltrane ... Miles Davis ... Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band ... Emerson, Lake & Palmer ... Aretha Franklin ... Genesis ... Billie Holiday ... Hüsker Dü ... Etta James ... North Mississippi Allstars ... Dolly Parton ... Charley Pride ... Raymond Scott ... Frank Sinatra ... Swervedriver ... etc.

JAN. 27, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - The Bird and the Bee ... Toni Childs ... Damon Fowler Group ... Franz Ferdinand ... Hoobastank ... It Dies Today ... LeATHERMOUTH ... Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes ... Mark Olson & Gary Louris ... Reneé Olstead ... Sepultura ... Duncan Sheik ... Bruce Springsteen ... etc.; old stuff - Ashford & Simpson ... Big Country ... Jim Brickman ... James Brown ... Johnny Cash ... Cher ... Commodores ... The Jacksons ... Alan Parsons Project ... Rush ... etc.


FEB. 3, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Dierks Bentley ... Black Gold ... Bow Wow ... The BPA ... Cannibal Corpse ... Melinda Doolittle ... Ruthie Foster ... The Fray ... Hatebreed ... Roger Manning Jr. ... The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus ... The Von Bondies ... Wynonna ... etc.; old stuff - Air Supply ... Angelo Badalamenti ... Bulletboys ... Tevin Campbell ... Chicago ... Rita Coolidge ... Bill Cosby ... Christopher Cross ... Dokken ... The Isley Brothers ... The James Gang ... Julian Lennon ... Leona Lewis ... Little Feat ... Ministry ... Morrissey ... Maria Muldaur ... Graham Nash ... Prince ... Otis Redding ... Simply Red ... Randy Travis ... Gino Vannelli ... etc.

FEB. 10, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Lily Allen ... Brothers of the Southland (Jimmy Hall, Henry Paul, Bo Bice) ... Busta Rhymes ... Missy Elliott ... Warren G ... India.Arie ... Jorma Kaukonen ... Ben Lee ... Van Morrison ... Michael Martin Murphey ... Red ... Miranda Lee Richards ... Dex Romweber Duo ... Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers ... Bobby Valentino ... etc.; old stuff - Randy Bachman & New Guitar Summit ... Glen Campbell ... Buddy Holly ... Annie Lennox ... moe. ... etc.

FEB. 17, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead ... Erykah Badu ... Bo Benton ... Fake Problems ... Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 ... Tommy Keene ... Living Things ... Gurf Morlix ... Morrissey ... New Found Glory ... Lionel Richie ... Sam Roberts ... Thursday ... M. Ward ... William Elliott Whitmore ... etc.; old stuff - Weather Report ... etc.

FEB. 24, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Black Lips ... Joe Bonamassa ... JJ Cale ... Green River Ordinance ... Hatebreed ... The Japanese Popstars ... Lamb of God ... Jake Owen ... etc.; old stuff - The Band ... Cowsills ... Deep Purple ... Flamin' Groovies ... Jay & The Techniques ... The Pozo-Seco Singers ... Starbuck ... etc.


MARCH 3, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Bell X1 ... Neko Case ... Justin Townes Earle ... Grandmaster Flash ... Anne Heaton ... Raul Malo ... Buddy & Julie Miller ... The Prodigy ... The Soundtrack of Our Lives ... U2 ... The Whip ... etc.

MARCH 10, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Madeleine Peyroux ... etc.; old stuff - Gary U.S. Bonds ... Steve Earle ... Kid Rock ... Jean-Luc Ponty ... Savoy Brown ... etc.

MARCH 17, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Kelly Clarkson ... Jupiter Rising ... The Love Willows ... etc.; old stuff - Nick Lowe ... Willie Nelson ... etc.

MARCH 24, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - The Decemberists ... Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks ... Indigo Girls ... Novel ... Alecia Nugent ... Röyksopp ... etc.; old stuff - Stevie Nicks ... Pearl Jam ... Labi Siffre ... etc.

MARCH 31, 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Steve Forbert ... Great Lake Swimmers ... Diana Krall ... Marie Osmond ... Keith Urban ... etc.; old stuff - Amazing Rhythm Aces ... Michael Bolton ... Sir Douglas Quintet ... etc.

APRIL 2009

Highlights: New stuff - Chimaira ... Ramblin' Jack Elliott ... Lady Sovereign ... Dave Matthews Band ... Vienna Teng ... etc.

MAY 2009




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