"Plastic Beach" (guests: Bobby Womack, Mos Def, De La Soul, Little Dragon, Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; first single: "Stylo"; Hear here; Read here; CD/DVD; MP3 Download)
(Virgin, March 9, 2010)
Isles & Glaciers
"The Hearts of Lonely People [EP]" (supergroup featuring members of Chiodos, Pierce The Veil, Emarosa, The Receiving End of Sirens, etc.; producer: Casey Bates; Hear here)
(Equal Vision, March 9, 2010)
Jason & The Scorchers
"Halcyon Times" (their first album of new material since 1996; producers: Jason & The Scorchers, Brad Jones; guests: Dan Baird, The Wildhearts' Ginger, Tommy Womack; Hear here)
(Courageous Chicken Music, March 9, 2010)
Knife, The
"Tomorrow, In a Year" (a 2-CD electro-opera about Charles Darwin, in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock; Hear here; Read here)
"25" (on this 2-CD, 25-song set, she reworks love songs from her 25-year career; guests: Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Cockburn, Chris Smither, John Gorka, Catie Curtis, etc.; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)
"Elect the Dead Symphony" (orchestral interpretation of his "Elect the Dead" album, with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra; recorded in March 2009; Hear here; CD/DVD; Vinyl)
(Serjical Strike/Reprise, March 9, 2010)
Titus Andronicus
"The Monitor" (producer: Kevin McMahon; guests: members of The Hold Steady, Wye Oak, Vivian Girls and Ponytail; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)
Highlights: New stuff - The Disco Biscuits ... Drive-By Truckers ... Fun Lovin' Criminals ... One for the Team ... Graham Parker ... Standard Fare ... Streetlight Manifesto ... The Whigs ... Gin Wigmore ... etc.; old stuff - Bellamy Brothers ... The B-52's ... Dropkick Murphys ... Billy Joel ... Kansas ... The Runaways ... Sly & The Family Stone ... The Stranglers ... Swollen Members ... The White Stripes ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Mose Allison ... Austins Bridge ... Bettie Serveert ... The Bird and the Bee ... Joe Bonamassa ... Harold Budd and Clive Wright ... The Dillinger Escape Plan ... Goldfrapp ... Mindy McCready ... Monica ... Nada Surf ... Scorpions ... She & Him ... 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 ... Saliva ... The Three Degrees ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Joan Armatrading ... Melissa Auf der Maur ... Erykah Badu ... Barenaked Ladies ... Black Francis ... V.V. Brown ... The Grascals ... Alan Jackson ... Redman ... The Revere ... Seasick Steve ... Jon Secada ... Usher ... etc.; old stuff - Mariah Carey ... Alice Cooper ... Delerium ... The Doors ... Donna Fargo ... Amy Grant ... Helloween ... Edwin McCain ... Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ... Conway Twitty ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Balligomingo ... Barren Earth ... BoDeans ... David Byrne & Fatboy Slim ... Jakob Dylan ... Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ... Angélique Kidjo ... Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez ... Sally Seltmann ... Martin Sexton ... Slash ... Peter Wolf ... etc.; old stuff - Black Sabbath ... David Bowie ... Ray Charles ... Cheap Trick ... The Cure ... Doves ... Judy Garland ... Roy Orbison ... Robin Trower ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Jeff Beck ... Jason Castro ... Coheed and Cambria ... Dru Hill ... Merle Haggard ... Matt Pond PA ... Natalie Merchant ... Jo Dee Messina ... MGMT ... Carrie Rodriguez ... etc.; old stuff - Arcadia ... Frankie Goes to Hollywood ... Bob Marley & The Wailers ... The Stooges ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Airbourne ... Alpha Rev ... The Apples in Stereo ... Aqualung ... David Benoit ... Cornershop ... Cypress Hill ... Roky Erickson and Okkervil River ... Everest ... Mark Hummel ... Kottonmouth Kings ... Shelby Lynne ... Kate Nash ... Willie Nelson ... Ozomatli ... Ratt ... Trombone Shorty ... Rufus Wainwright ... etc.; old stuff - AC/DC ... Amen ... John Denver ... Duran Duran ... Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli ... Grateful Dead ... Hot Tuna ... Tommy James ... Tommy James and The Shondells ... Jonny Lang ... Jim Moray ... Pantera ... Poco ... Chuck Willis ... Johnny Winter ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Wade Bowen ... Jim Brickman ... Bullet For My Valentine ... Mary Chapin Carpenter ... Daddy Yankee ... Peter Frampton ... Gogol Bordello ... Hole ... Ashlyne Huff ... Lonestar ... Jesse Malin and The St. Marks Social ... etc.; old stuff - Big Audio Dynamite ... Céline Dion ... Carole King ... KMFDM ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Asia ... Michael Bolton ... Toni Braxton ... Broken Social Scene ... Zac Brown Band ... Court Yard Hounds ... 8Ball and MJG ... Flaming Lips ... Free Energy ... Godsmack ... The Hold Steady ... Carole King & James Taylor ... Kings of Modesty ... Greg Laswell ... Sergio Mendes ... Minus the Bear ... The New Pornographers ... Nonpoint ... Papa Roach ... Josh Ritter ... Soulfly ... Tonic ... Paul Weller ... Lucy Woodward ... Chely Wright ... etc.; old stuff - Ashford & Simpson ... Atlanta Rhythm Section ... Tony Bennett ... Christopher Cross ... Extreme ... Darlene Love ... Dolly Parton ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - As I Lay Dying ... Boyce Avenue ... Jessica Harp ... Hoodoo Gurus ... Keane ... Jim Lauderdale ... Meat Loaf ... The National ... Taproot ... We Are the Fallen ... etc.; old stuff - Judas Priest ... Kris Kristofferson ... Little Feat ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Audio Bullys ... Band of Horses ... The Black Keys ... Regina Carter ... Susan Cowsill ... Crash Test Dummies ... Macy Gray ... LCD Soundsystem ... Anne McCue ... Tracey Thorn ... etc.; old stuff - Philip Bailey ... Bloodstone ... The Isley Brothers ... The Rolling Stones ... Sum 41 ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Beth Nielsen Chapman ... Framing Hanley ... Hank III ... Leela James ... Bettye Lavette ... Plies ... The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band ... Smashing Pumpkins ... Stone Temple Pilots ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Clay Aiken ... Chamillionaire ... Chase Coy ... Renée Fleming ... Jamie Foxx ... The Futureheads ... Good Old War ... Herbie Hancock ... Jack Johnson ... Konono No. 1 ... Lil Jon ... The Melvins ... Grace Potter and the Nocturnals ... Eli "Paperboy" Reed ... Rooney ... The Roots ... Setting Sun ... Stars ... Three 6 Mafia ... "Toy Story 3" film soundtrack ... Clay Walker ... etc.
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