Not much jumps out this week as being of special interest to cool people.

Everlast has a new album, White Trash Beautiful, which rates as perhaps the top new item of interest. His last album blew, but the memory of the classic Whitey Ford Sings the Blues makes me interested in hearing him out.

The Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings sounds just geeky enough to make me want to hear. The likes of Pete Seeger and Leadbelly sing lots of sea chanteys and such what.

Avril Lavigne has her second album out this week, Under My Skin. Her teenie bopper stuff doesn't do much for me, but she's better than most of her ilk artistically- though that's setting the bar low.

Apparently she has ditched the producers that brought her to the dance, concentrating more on making the record between her and the band. I appreciate at least the intention of musical seriousness in the gesture. Whether or not it'll get her another decent record is questionable.

Under My Skin is currently the #1 CD at Amazon.

Wilson Phillips has a new album of covers of California songs. It does not really look like a particularly interesting set of choices, but does feature a guest appearance from Papa Brian on "In My Room." Might be worth a listen: the girls can actually frickin' sing. With their pedigrees, they ought to be the best singers in the business.

There's also a new John Williams soundtrack for Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, if you're the kind of person who digs John Williams.

This week's major releases, from All Music Guide:

Avril Lavigne Under My Skin Arista
Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Teen Pop

Wilson Phillips California Columbia
Styles: Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary

Kenny Barron Quintet Images Sunnyside
Styles: Modern Creative, Hard Bop, Post-Bop

Dave Brubeck Private Brubeck Remembers Telarc
Styles: Mainstream Jazz

Bumblebeez 81 Printz Geffen
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop

Tony C. & The Truth Demonophonic Blues Lava
Styles: Blues-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Al Casey Cookin': The Smooth Guitar and Organ Sounds of Al Casey Sundazed
Styles: Instrumental Pop, Lounge

Danny Cohen Dannyland Anti
Styles: Experimental Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental, Pop Underground

Deborah Coleman What About Love? Telarc
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Contemporary Blues

Graham Colton Band Drive Strummer
Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

James Cotton Baby, Don't You Tear My Clothes Telarc
Styles: Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Contemporary Blues

Jan Davis Boss Guitar: The Best of Jan Davis Sundazed
Styles: Instrumental Rock, Surf

Skeeter Davis Blueberry Hill/The End of the World Collectables
Styles: Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Pop, Country-Rock, Traditional Country

De La Soul Live at Tramps, NYC 1996 Rhino
Styles: Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop, East Coast Rap

eighth blackbird Beginnings Cedille
Styles: Contemporary Chamber Music

Electric Masada 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 4 Tzadik
Styles: Jewish Music, Post-Bop, World Fusion

Everlast White Trash Beautiful Island
Styles: Alternative Rap

Holly Golightly Down Gina's at 3 Sympathy for the Record Industry
Styles: Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival

The Grateful Dead Rockin' the Rhein With The Grateful Dead Rhino
Styles: Album Rock, Country-Rock, Jam Bands

Tamyra Gray The Dreamer 19. Records
Styles: Urban, Teen Pop

LaShell Griffin Free Sony Urban Music/Epic
Styles: Contemporary Gospel, Contemporary R&B

Hiromi Brain Telarc
Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Fusion

Hothouse Flowers Greatest Hits Rhino
Styles: Celtic Rock, College Rock, Pop/Rock

Waylon Jennings The Complete MCA Recordings MCA Nashville
Styles: Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Traditional Country

Keane Hopes and Fears Interscope
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Britpop

Petr Kotik From the Depth of Silence: Orchestral Music of Somei Satoh Mode
Styles: Contemporary Orchestral Music

Lisa Loeb/Elizabeth Mitchell Catch The Moon Artemis
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Buddy & Julie Miller Love Snuck Up Hightone
Styles: Americana, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Roots Rock, Rock & Roll

Mr. Big Greatest Hits Rhino
Styles: Guitar Virtuoso, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop-Metal

Monster Magnet Monolithic Baby! [Bonus DVD] SPV
Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Stoner Metal

Original Soundtrack Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Sunset/Nonesuch/Atlantic
Styles: Film Music, Original Score

Pedro the Lion Achilles Heel Jade Tree
Styles: Indie Rock

Johnathan Rice Extended Player 24:26 [EP] Warner Brothers
Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Julie Roberts Julie Roberts Mercury
Styles: Contemporary Country, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Scorpions Box of Scorpions Hip-O
Styles: Heavy Metal, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Album Rock

Skinny Puppy The Greater Wrong Of The Right Hunter
Styles: Industrial Dance, Industrial

Slipknot Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses Roadrunner
Styles: Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Rap-Metal

Spyro Gyra The Deep End Heads Up
Styles: Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz

Lara St. John Re: Bach Sony
Styles: Contemporary Crossover

Michael Stern Charles Ives: Universe Symphony Col Legno
Styles: Modern Orchestral Music

Al Stewart Greatest Hits Rhino
Styles: Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, British Folk-Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock

Three Dog Night The Complete Hit Singles Utv
Styles: AM Pop, Pop/Rock

Various Artists Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Smithsonian Folkways
Styles: Sea Shanties, Traditional Folk

Various Artists The Contemporary Records Story Contemporary
Styles: Avant-Garde Jazz, Bop, Cool, Early Creative, Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Standards, Swing, West Coast Jazz

Various Artists Poul Ruders: Fairytale; Sonata No. 2; De Profundis; Concerto in Pieces Bridge
Styles: Contemporary Chamber and Orchestral Music