Feature: New CDs
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New Album Releases 07/22/08: U2, David Bowie, Miley Cyrus, Nine Inch Nails, Paul Weller, Black Sabbath, CSNY, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Fred Frith & More — Everything old is new again.
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New Album Releases 07/15/08: Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, David Banner, Nas, The Hold Steady, Terry Adams, & More — The biggest, best bargain out there this week isn't even on the list.
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New Album Releases 07/08/08: Beck, Patti Smith/Kevin Shields, Albert Hammond, Jr., Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Melvins, & More— Saleski's back, plus Josh Hathaway on the new Beck. Did we mention Saleski's back?
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New Album Releases 07/01/08: Celebrate America With Willie Nelson, Plus: G-Unit, John Mayer, Los Lonely Boys, My Chemical Romance & More— Happy 4th Of July!
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New Album Releases 06/24/08: Motley Crue, Ry Cooder, Sigur Ros, Three 6 Mafia, RZA/Bobby Digital, Babyshambles, Anthony David, Jessie Baylin, Watermelon Slim & More— Motley F'n Crue, dude.
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New Album Releases 06/17/08: Coldplay, Judas Priest, The Offspring, My Brightest Diamond, Teddy Thompson & More— The big news this week? That would be Coldplay, Coldplay, and Coldplay.
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New Album Releases 06/10/08: My Morning Jacket, Walter Becker, Jakob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Martha Wainwright, Alanis Morissette and More— Alanis Morissette just got dumped again. And you know what that means...
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New Album Releases 06/03/08: Weezer, Fleet Foxes, Jewel, Radiohead, Aimee Mann, Gavin Rossdale, Dr. John & The Lower 911 & More— A short, but sweet list this week.
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New Album Releases 05/27/08: Usher, John Hiatt, Al Green, Return To Forever, Cyndi Lauper, Bobby Womack & More— Meet the new guys...well, sorta'.
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New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)— Here's mud in yer' eye...plus, Tom Johnson has a lesson in arithmetic.
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New Album Releases 05/13/08: Death Cab For Cutie, Jason Mraz, Old 97s, Foxy Brown, Robert Cray, Bill Frisell— I guess there's always June...
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New Album Releases 05/06/08: Neil Diamond, Elvis Costello, Last Shadow Puppets, Clay Aiken, Barenaked Ladies, Toby Keith, & More— I think just about everybody has a favorite Neil Diamond song, don't they?
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New Album Releases 04/29/08: Madonna, Steve Winwood, Portishead, The Roots, Def Leppard, Mudcrutch, Zappa Plays Zappa & More — How old is too old?
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New Album Releases 08/22/08: Billy Bragg, Flight Of The Conchords, Replacements Reissues, Ashlee Simpson, Barry Adamson, Elbow, Stanley Jordan, Love, Marilyn Crispell and More— Some good new reasons to belatedly celebrate national record store day.
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New Album Releases 04/15/08: Mariah Carey, Air, Frank Black, Eden Brent, Rush, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Carole King, Southside Johnny— Mimi is back. But what about the new live Rush? And looky here, we got a live Southside Johnny...
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New Album Releases 04/08/08: Nine Inch Nails, The Breeders, Marc Ribot, Eric Avery, Was (Not Was), James, And Not A Whole Lot Else— Yep, you guessed it. Another slow week.
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New Album Releases 04/01/08: R.E.M., Black Keys, Stones, Van Morrison, Joe Satriani, Sevendust, Moby, Dream Theater & More— We're back...and the floodgates have opened.
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New Album Releases 03/18/08: Muse, The Kills, The Bravery, Daniel Lanois, Meredith Monk, Pugwash, Reissues Aplenty & More— The offerings are a little underwhelming this week. But we do have Daniel Lanois, and the return of Saleski and TJ.
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New Album Releases 03/11/08: Snoop Dogg, Kelis, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Randy Jackson, POTUSA, The Vines...NOW! That's What I Call A Slow Week— Sometimes you gotta' play the hand you are dealt.
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New Album Releases 03/04/08: Black Crowes, Carlene Carter, Gutter Twins, Alan Jackson, Stephen Malkmus, Jackson Browne, Doug Wimbish, Autechre, Plus Reissues by Skynyrd, The Doors, Elvis Costello & More— Boyd taps into the mainstream, while Saleski and TJ venture into obscuro-world.
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New Album Releases 02/26/08: Here Come The Ladies With Janet, Erykah, And Dolly; Plus Cowboy Junkies, China Forbes, Death Angel & More— Lets hear it for the ladies...
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New Album Releases 02/19/08: Ray Davies, Nick Lowe, Raveonettes, Gary Louris, American Music Club, Marc Ribot & More— A Kink, a Jayhawk, a guy nicknamed Basher, and Saleski's Choice. Because there are always choices...
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New Album Releases 02/12/08: Michael Jackson Celebrates Thriller's 25th, Plus: Women Rockers Cover Neil Young, Widespread Panic, Dan Baird, Guru, Monster Magnet, Free Form Funky Freqs, Robert Pollard — New versions of classics like "Billie Jean" featuring todays stars don't excite me much. But there's no doubt that Thriller warrants the treatment.
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New Album Releases 02/05/08: Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson, k.d. lang, Bob Mould, Kenny G, KRS-One, Lenny Kravitz, Nick Cave/Warren Ellis, Iron Maiden, Killing Joke Reissues & More — A busy week... plus Saleski's Choice and Tom Johnson's Pick(s).
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New Album Releases 01/29/08: Joe Jackson, Shelby Lynne, The Mars Volta, Beck, Pat Metheny, Van Morrison Expanded Reissues— Joe gets Rainy, Shelby gets Dusty, Van and Beck get expanded, and Saleski's choice is... surprise, surprise... by Pat Metheny.
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New Album Releases 01/22/08: Introducing Our Weekly Picks by Mark Saleski And Tom Johnson (Plus Cat Power, Drive-By Truckers, Liam Finn, And More) — Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes.
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New Album Releases 01/15/08: Ringo, Eels, Juno Soundtrack, Lead Another Slow Week— If this is the calm before the storm, then bring on the hurricane.
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New Album Releases 01/08/08: Marah, Medeski Martin & Wood, Johnny Cash, Ultimate Grammys, Lotsa Reissues And More— Welcome to the first New Album Releases column of 2008.
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New Album Releases 12/18/07: Closing Out The Year With Mary J. Blige, Rivers Cuomo, Johnny Depp Sings— With a very short list this week, we will see you all again on January 8, 2008. And to all a good night.
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New Album Releases 12/11/07: Wu-Tang Clan; Box Sets From Pink Floyd And Radiohead; More Hits from The Stones, Sevendust, Spice Girls; And Lots And Lotsa Jazz— This week sure looks like "Merry Christmas," and as they say in show business, "That's All Folks!"
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New Album Releases 12/04/07: Christmas Rapping With Ghostface Killah, Eazy E & NWA, 2-Pac, Scarface, Too $hort, Wyclef Jean; Plus David Bowie, Blake Lewis— Just when you thought they were done, the labels ask "why wrap your presents this year when you can...rap them?"
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New Album Releases 11/27/07: Welcome To The Weeks Of New Music Purgatory (With All Due Respect To Chuck D, Alcoholics Unaminous, Common, CunninLynguists, Ian Gillan, And The Ultimate Grammy Collection) — This is what you've got for this year my friends, so learn to live with it.
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New Album Releases 11/20/07: Ranking The Reissues With U2, Genesis, Nine Inch Nails, And More Led Zeppelin, Plus New Music From Jordin Sparks, Sebastian Bach, And More— The bulk of this week's new album releases aren't really new at all. Can you say "ka-ching?"
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New Album Releases 11/13/07: The Return Of Duran Duran Plus: The Killers, The Hives, Alicia Keys, Led Zeppelin, Robyn Hitchcock, Queensryche, James Taylor, Celine Dion, And More — If there is any one thing which can be said of this week's crop of new releases, there is something here for everybody.
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New Album Releases 11/06/07: And The (Greatest) Hits (And Other Reissues) Keep On Comin': Gram Parsons, Van Morrison, Nas, Plus New Music From Jay Z & David Byrne— Nothing says Christmas quite like the ka-ching! of a fresh new batch of greatest hits and reissue packages.
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New Album Releases 10/30/07: Hell Has Officially Frozen Over: The Eagles, Britney, Avenged Sevenfold, Joy Division Soundtrack/Reissues, And More — The Eagles have risen from a twenty eight year grave, while Britney attempts to recover from a four year hangover.
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New Album Releases 10/23/07: All Is Well Again In New Release Land: Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Carrie Underwood, Dave Gahan, Rob Zombie, Plant/Krauss And More— After a couple of slow weeks, it is our happy duty to report that all is once again well in new release land.
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New Album Releases 10/16/07: R.E.M., Luther, Hendrix, The Queen Of Soul, And More Reissues Than You Can Shake A Christmas Tree At— Is this really the best the record industry can do?
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New Album Releases 10/09/07: Kid Rock, Puddle Of Mudd, And Christmas Lead A Slow Week— Kid Rock finds his Rock & Roll Jesus, while Josh Groban, Patti Labelle, and the Isleys gear up for his birthday.
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New Album Releases 10/02/07: Broooce! (Plus Dylan, Fogerty, PJ Harvey, Dashboard Confessional, Annie Lennox & More)— It's crunch time, as the much anticipated return of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band leads the pack this week.
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Tuesday New Album Releases 9/25/07: This Week It's All About Joni (Plus Foo Fighters, Miles, will.i.am, Chaka Khan, And More) — Christmas may be months away, but for the record business its time to let the games begin.
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New Album Releases, 9-11-2007: 50 Cent, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney— There's a new album from Kanye West, the whiningest little bitch in the land.
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New Album Releases, 8-28-2007: Lyle Lovett, Ben Harper, Ringo Starr— Lyle Lovett and his Large Band make with the swingtime.
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New Album Releases, 8-21-2007: Vee Jay Box Set, Ronnie and the Del MCoury Band, Travis Tritt Scheduled for Camp Mimi— You gotta love the Del MCoury band playing Dylan's "Man Gave Names to All the Animals."
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New Album Releases, 8-14-2007: Linda Thompson, Thelma Houston, High School Musical 2 Soundtrack— Best bet this week is Linda Thompson's Versatile Heart.
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New Album Releases, 8-7-2007: Peter Case, Billy Joe Shaver, Public Enemy— The ghost of Johnny Cash helped Billy Joe Shaver write "Everybody's Brother".
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New Album Releases, 7-31-2007: Born Again Floozies, Dave Davies, Bratz soundtrack— Decent citizens abhor the Born Again Floozies
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New Album Releases, 7-24-2007: Prince Rogers Nelson, The Simpsons Soundtrack, Hanson, Billy Ray Cyrus— Prince sticks it to The Man!
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New Album Releases, 7-17-2007: Suzanne Vega, Teddy Thompson, Chemical Brothers— Reckon wonder what a highbrow English interpretation of "Walking the Floor Over You" might sound like?
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New Album Releases, 7-10-2007: Crowded House, They Might Be Giants, Smashing Pumpkins— Neil Finn's house gets crowded again, and they might be tame giants
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New Album Releases, 7-3-2007: Velvet Revolver, Kelly Rowland, John Coltrane at Newport— How about we look at pictures of Kelly Rowland while actually listening to John Coltrane at Newport?
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New Album Releases, 6-26-2007: Sinead O'Connor, Nick Lowe, Beastie Boys, Kelly Clarkson— The release of a new Sinead O'Connor album is always a day of glorious, holy celebration.
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New Album Releases, 6-19-2007: White Stripes Rule, Beware A Bon Jovi In The Grass— Jack White's rule continues, but beware Enemies of The People and their depraved counterrevolutionary activities
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New Album Releases, 6-12-2007: Toby Keith, Fabolous, Enrique Iglesias— We got some gangster rap this week, plus Toby Keith for the crackers, and some Enrique Iglesias for the ladies.
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New Album Releases, 6-5-2007: Porter Wagoner, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen— Also in this week's big payload are albums from Rihanna, Marilyn Manson, and a June Carter tribute featuring Elvis Costello
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New Album Releases, 5-29-2007: Richard Thompson, R Kelly, The Get Quick— New Richard Thompson, and R Kelly doubles up with Kid Rock and Snoop Dogg
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New Album Releases, 5-22-2007: Ozzy Osbourne, Maroon 5, Joan Osborne— Ozzy Osbourne has a new album called Black Rain. It's his first proper new album since before his dumb MTV reality sitcom.
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New Album Releases, 5-15-2007: Steve Nieve, Gretchen Wilson, Wilco, Linkin Park— Wilco has Sky Blue Sky. I would be more likely to call their undistinguished songwriting Sucky Bland Sucky
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New Album Releases, 5-8-2007: Bjork, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Elliott Smith— Bjork was fascinating to watch doing a couple of these songs recently on SNL with her all-female Icelandic brass band et al.
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New Album Releases, 5-1-2007: Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Warren Zevon, Rush— A good hook and a comprehensible lyrical point will do you more good than a MySpace blog for "Pip" or "Isabel."
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New Album Releases, 4-24-2007: Mavis Staples, John Prine-Mac Wiseman, Arctic Monkeys, Lou Reed— Ry Cooder produces a Mavis Staples record, including back from Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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New Album Releases, 4-10-2007: Christopher Titus, Nekromantix, Bright Eyes— Christopher Titus made one of the best sitcoms ever, so I might be interested in hearing from The Fifth Annual End of the World Tour
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New Album Releases, 4-3-2007: Kings of Leon, Martina McBride, Hillary Duff, Fountains of Wayne— Top thing to take a chance on is a vicious rock band from Nashville, plus Hilary Duff is not a stupid spoiled whore
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New Album Releases, 3-27-2007: Macy Gray, Ego Plum, Tim McGraw, Warren Zevon re-issues— Macy Gray is surely the greatest R&B female artist of her generation, and all hail Ego Plum and The Rat King.
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New Album Releases, 3-20-2007: Modest Mouse, Willie Nelson - Ray Price - Merle Haggard, Hannah Montana, Joss Stone— Johnny Marr joins Modest Mouse, and hot three way action with Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price.
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New Album Releases, 3-13-2007: The Roches, Graham Parker, Uncle Earl— It's always re-assuring to see Graham Parker looking healthy and pissed off.
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New Album Releases, March 6, 2007: Ry Cooder, Stooges, Mary Chapin Carpenter— Ry Cooder is heading for the Animal Farm with My Name Is Buddy.
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New Album Releases, Feb. 27, 2007: Daryle Singletary, Raekwon, Radio Moscow— Nothing to see here this week. Please move along.
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New Album Releases, 2-20-2007: Charlie Louvin, Arab Strap, JJ Grey & Mofro— Seventy-nine year old Charlie Louvin has his first new album in 10 years.
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New Album Releases, 2-13-2007: Lucinda Williams, Sting— Sting is a modern day Renaissance man - like such luminaries as Navin R Johnson
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New Album Releases, January 30, 2007: Norah Jones, Harry Connick Jr, Katharine McPhee— The Allman Brothers singing "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" sounds promising.
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New Album Releases, 1-23-2007: John Mellencamp, Pretty Ricky, The Good, the Bad & the Queen— It's over a month since the winter solstice and the days are getting longer and brighter - as is the schedule of new album releases.
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New Album Releases, 1-16-2007: America, Crowded House, Wanda Sykes, and the Smithereens meet the Beatles— We're riding through the desert on a mission with no name, and America has remembered its name.
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New Album Releases, 1-9-2007: Mos Def's Contractual Obligation and vintage live Johnny Cash— We've got vintage 1987 live Johnny Cash, and John Waite sings "Missing You" with Alison Krauss.
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New Album Releases, 12-26-2006: Rocky Balboa, Adolphus Hailstork— Nothing to see here this week - please move along.
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New Album Releases, 12-19-2006: Amy Winehouse, Nas, Trick Daddy— Amy Winehouse's new "You Know I'm No Good" is one of the best songs of the year.
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New Albums, 12-12-2006: Fantasia Barrino, Taylor Hicks, Sonic Youth— There are two new American Idol albums this week - and that's the "good" part
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New Album Releases, 12-5-2006: Gwen Stefani, Eminem Presents, Danny Elfman— Eminem presents an album of various new guys, Gwen Stefani, and soundtracks for Charlotte's Web, Apocalypto, Breaking and Entering, and Bully
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New Album Releases, 11-28-2006: Public Enemy, Ying Yang Twins— New albums by Public Enemy and Ying Yang Twins, whoop-de-doo!
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New Album Releases, 11-21-2006: Snoop Dogg, Christ Daughtry, Beatles for Vegas, and the Ramones for kids— I'd be right interested in hearing Josie Cotton attacking "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker."
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New Album Releases, 11-14-2006: Yusuf Islam, Tenacious D, The Game— Steven Demetre Georgiou alias Cat Stevens alias Yusuf Islam has a new album
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New Album Releases, 11-7-2006: Eric Clapton, Josh Groban, Keith Urban— As music goes this week, I'm most impressed with Josh Groban's tight pants on the album cover.
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New Album Releases, 10-31-2006: The Who, Meatloaf, Borat, Kevin Federline— Even my cat sings along with "Throw the Jew Down the Well."
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New Album Releases, 10-24-2006: Aimee Mann, Alabama, My Chemical Romance— The indistinguished Montgomery Gentry adding hip-hop beats to their "country" music does not inspire hope.
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New Album Releases, 10-17-2006 - Vince Gill, Ruben Studdard, Diddy— Yee-haw! Vince Gill swings a big stick this week with a huge career moment - four CDs of new songs.
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New Album Releases 10-10-2006: Jimmy Buffett, Rod Stewart— Rod Stewart made a decent musical contribution by providing the rock-and-roll Judas figure to inspire the '70s punk rock movement.
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New Album Releases, 10-4-2006: Lindsey Buckingham, Beck, The Killers, Sean Lennon— The top pick this week is Under the Skin, Lindsey Buckingham's first album in 14 years.
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New Album Releases, 9-26-2006: Weird Al Yankovic, Solomon Burke, Scissor Sisters, Janet Jackson— Weird Alfred Matthew Yankovic, cause he's Straight Outta Lynwood, and he will hurt you
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New Album Releases, 9-19-2006: Diana Krall, Chingy, Clay Aiken, Indigo Girls, Jesse McCartney— An album with cover versions of Richard Marx and Celine Freakin' Dion qualifies Aiken as a non-uniformed terrorist combatant not covered by the Geneva Convention.
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New Album Releases, 9-15-2006: Bob Seger, Justin Timberlake, Los Lobos, Lionel Richie— The devil, in league with the Anti-Christ's ruling committee, drives a hard bargain. The poor man's Wham doesn't stand a chance.
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New Album Releases 9-5-2006: Beyonce, Audioslave, Kinky Friedman— Beyonce should form a supergroup with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson.
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New Album Releases 8-29-2006: Bob Dylan's Shoebox, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Pet Sounds Redux— Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a fine Pet Sounds anniversary package, and Bob Dylan's doing the laundry again.
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New Album Releases, 8-22-2006: Pirate Ballads, Paris Hilton, OutKast— Richard Thompson, Bono and Sting sing sea chanteys, and Paris Hilton is a musician?
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New Album Releases, 8-15-2006 - Christina Aguilera, Trace Adkins— In parts of this Christina Aguilera's trying to make like Fiona Apple. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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New Album Releases, 8-8-2006: Ani Difranco, Slayer, Gin Blossoms— Slayer are apparently opposed to Jesus Christ, war, and melody. If you hate all those things, this may be your bag.
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New Album Releases, 8-1-2006: DMX, Kill Hannah— New DMX: This opus apparently breaks artistic ground by exploring the theme of women as bitches, and also the popping of caps into the asses of gang-bangers.
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New Album Releases, 7-25-2006 - Tom Petty, New York Dolls, Linda Rondstadt— Tom Petty kicks ass and Linda Rondstadt makes a Cajun record, plus new New York Dolls album after 30 years.
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Billy Ray Cyrus, Lisa Germano: New Album Releases, Week of 7-18-2006— When the best thing I come up with for the title listing of the week's new releases is Billy Ray Cyrus, that means it's thin pickins'.
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Thom Yorke: New Album Releases, 7-11-2006— This week we get new Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Thom Yorke, and a groovy Aretha Franklin live re-issue.
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India.Arie, Afroman, Thelonious Monk: New Album Releases, 6-27-2006— Two CDs of Thelonious Monk in the studio with John Coltrane, 1957. Man needs to hear something like that.
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Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson Atlantic Box: New Album Releases, 6-20-2006— Smokey Robinson singing Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" should be sweet.
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Del McCoury, Joan Jett: New Album Releases, Week of 6-13-2006— Del McCoury's gospel The Promised Land, Joan Jett and the REAL "Sinner" having a famous religious conversation with Sam Phillips.
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Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick, Ice Cube - New Album Releases, Week of 6-6-2006— Elvis and the Katrina survivor wrote five new songs, to go with Elvis singing Toussaint classics as the author plays piano on it all.
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Ralph Stanley, Les Claypool, Rescue Me: New Album Releases, 5-30-2006— Now, I'm not saying Ralph Stanley rates up there with visionary artists like the Dixie Chicks...
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Dixie Chicks Album, Dark Day for America: New Album Releases, 5-23-06— Remember, if you buy the new Dixie Chicks album, then the terrorists have won.
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Carnie Wilson, Jewel, Tool, Pearl Jam: New Album Releases, 5-2-2006— There's a REAL record coming out next week. You might want to save your money for Paul Simon's Surprise.
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Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, Poetry on Record, Thank You For Smoking Soundtrack— New album releases for the week of 4-18-2006.
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Calexico, Toby Keith, Capitol Unfixes Beatles Catalogue— New Album Releases, Week of 4-11-2006
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New Album Releases, Week of 3-21-2006— A new Prince album — and even some fresh Elvis Costello goodies. It's the first day of spring and life is good.
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New Album Releases, Week of 3-14-2006— This week, Devo 2.0 corrupts the youth, Etta James sings "Purple Rain" and Donald Fagen makes an album!
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New Album Releases, Week of 3-7-2006— Van Morrison, Cheap Trick, Public Enemy, and a few others share this week's spotlight.
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New Album Releases, Week of 2-14-2006— The best looking item here is The Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos. They have just about enough A-material to make one good fat CD, and this seems to represent just about right.
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New Album Releases, Week of 2-7-2006— As to real music, there's a huge, intimidating 5 CD box set of Richard Thompson live material, covers, rarities, etc.
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New Album Releases, Week of 1-24-2006— Big pick this week of new music looks like Roseanne Cash, with her new Black Cadillac album.
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New Album Releases, Week of 1-17-2006— Not much in new music this week. Best bets are some Nina Simone re-masters, such as Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit.
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New Album Releases, Week of 1-10-2006— Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases
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New Album Releases, Week of 12-20-2005— As you might expect, it's slim pickings for new music the week of Christmas. Top pick amongst cool people seems to be Ryan Adams new 29 album. It's...
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New Album Releases, Week of 12-13-2005— Anyone caught buying a Bo Bice album is just BEGGING for a trip to Camp Mimi.
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New Album Releases, Week of 12-6-2005— Being the wicked man that I am, I was all set to start mocking this new Katrina benefit album, Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast. ...
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New Album Releases, Week of 11-29-2005— Pickings are looking mighty slim this week. We're obviously entering the sallow period, as all the pre-Christmas releases are pretty well out there now. And the one major...
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New Album Releases, Week of 11-22-2005— Ray Davies has a five song EP Thanksgiving Day, in anticipation of his first solo album coming in February. Enya's first album in five years is Amarantine, and it's currently...
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New Album Releases, Week of 11-15-2005— Obviously the big news this week is the super duper deluxe 3 disc 30th anniversary re-issue of Bruce Springsteen's magnum opus Born to Run. It's number #1 at...
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New Album Releases, Week of 11-8-2005— Way the top new item of interest this week is the rebirth of Neil Diamond. He's got 12 Songs coming out on Sony. Produced by Rick Rubin, this...
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New Album Releases, Week of 11-1-2005— Top likely candidate among new releases this week, Public Enemy's New Whirl Odor hits general release after a month as a Best Buy exclusive. Burt Bacharach has a new album, At...
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New Album Releases, Week of 10-25-2005— Looking a little thin this week, but I could go for Randy Travis singing gospel, so this new Glory Train collection sounds like it might be worth hearing. Also, Brian...
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New album releases, week of 10-18-2005— I think Millard Fillmore was president when last Stevie Wonder managed to put out an album.
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New Album Releases, Week of 10-11-2005— Girl power continues to rule again in this week's new releases. The true queen of all time and space, Dolly Parton continues her rule of the universe with the...
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New Album Releases, Week of 10-4-2005— New albums this week include Sinead O'Connor, Fiona Apple, Liz Phair, Melissa Etheridge and Celine Dion. Is it a feminist conspiracy?
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New Album Releases, Week of 9-27-2005— There are quite a few intriguing box sets this week, and numerous big name albums from Neil Young and Gretchen Wilson among others. Surprisingly, a recording of a live jazz concert...
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New Album Releases, Week of 9-20-2005— File under: "If you loved me, you'd buy me this": Rhino's putting out Ray Charles' Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959). By way of new recordings, Genius and Friends is...
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New Album Releases, Week of 6-13-2005— The Big Kahuna, Sir Paul McCartney has a new album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard this week. Reviews have been pretty strong. I haven't formed any strong...
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New album releases, week of 9-6-2005— The Rolling Stones have A Bigger Bang out this week, their first new album in eight years. It's #1 at Amazon naturally, and getting nearly totally good reviews. ...
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New album releases, week of 8-30-2005— Macy Gray has a new CD and DVD Live in Las Vegas. Usually, I'm pretty skeptical of live albums. However, Macy Gray is the singingest chick walking the...
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New album releases, week of 8-23-2005— File under "Keeping It Real": David Allan Coe wrote his first album in prison. The long out of print 1968 debut album Penitentiary Blues is now on CD...
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New album releases, week of 8-16-2005— Multi-disc sets of Yo-Yo Ma and the Ramones lead the week. The world needs two CDs of The Essential Yo-Yo Ma. The Ramones are on their umpteenth repackage,...
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New album releases, week of 8-9-2005— Top o' the pile this week: Richard Thompson has a new album out this week, Front Parlour Ballads. A new Thompson album is always a good reason...
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New album releases, week of 8-2-2005— JUNE CARTER CASH RULEZ!!!
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New album releases, week of 7-26-2005— Best likely new thing on which you might take a chance is Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records from Brian Setzer. These are all covers apparently,...
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New album releases, week of 7-19-2005— Top new album pick of interest is the soundtrack for the 1981 Bill Murray classic Stripes. Apparently it is only now that they are for the first time...
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New album releases, week of 7-12-2005— Top cool guy likely pick for the week is The Del McCoury Band The Company We Keep. This guy knows what he's doing. Plus, you have to love...
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New album releases, week of 7-5-2005— Looks like a pretty light release week. Perhaps the Missy Elliott album The Cookbook might be worth a listen. Also, OK, so there was a 70s album by...
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New album releases, week of 6-28-2005— Rhino records has a promising sounding 3 CD Rickie Lee Jones box set, Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology. This gives a pretty nice selection of 47 tracks, including some...
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New album releases, week of 6-21-2005— Looks like pretty thin gruel this week in new album releases. The appeal of the Smashing Pumpkins 99% eluded me, but Billy Corgan has his first proper solo album,...
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New album releases, week of 6-14-2005— Perhaps the most musically interesting new album this week is Chavez Ravine, by Ry Cooder. He's doing his ethnomusicological thing centering on the music of a specific LA neighborhood...
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New album releases, week of 6-7-2005— Praises be to the God of your choice, this week we get a new White Stripes album, Get Behind Me Satan. After the Elephant opus, and Jack White's contribution...
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New album releases, 5-31-2005— The main big new release this week is Don't Believe the Truth from everlovin' Oasis. Early reviews seem to be pretty good. Four years on, they've finally come up with...
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New album releases, week of 5-24-2005— If'n you're feeling the need to get your grunge on, Audioslave has a new album this week, Out of Exile. As this album already ranks #6 on Amazon, apparently...
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New album releases, week of 5-17-2005— The idea of how much Toby Keith cheeses off the pinkos entertains me more than his actual music. Word is that his new Honkytonk University album tones down the...
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New album releases, week of 5-10-2005— There's nothing in the new releases this week that blows my skirt up. Probably the biggest thing is the new Dave Matthews Band album Stand Up. I've always...
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New album releases, week of 5-3-2005— If you're into boring tuneless loud noise presented as "music," then this should be a big week for you. Specifically, we get a new Nine Inch Nails opus With...
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New album releases, week of 4-26-2005— Well, we definitely gots us some interesting pickings in new album releases this week. The must-have for cool people is Ben Folds second solo album, Songs for Silverman. ...
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New album releases, week of 4-19-2005— Loudon Wainwright III has a new album out this week that sounds interesting, Here Come the Choppers. I'm particularly interested in hearing "Hank and Fred," a tribute to Misters...
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New album releases, week of 4-12-2005— The freaks of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band have a best of album out containing cuts from all of their albums, This Is the Dirty Dozen Brass Band Collection. ...
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New album releases, week of 4-5-2005— A couple of famous chicks have albums this week, not that their music is what either one is particularly known for. Famous rap hooker Faith Evans has a new...
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New album releases, week of 3-29-2005— Beck has the big deal release this week. The #1 album at Amazon, Guero involves the Dust Brothers again, who produced the classic Odelay lo those many years ago....
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New album releases, week of 3-22-2005— There doesn't look to be a hell of alot you couldn't live without in this week's new album releases. Perhaps maybe, Billy Idol's Devil's Playground will have a worthwhile...
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New album releases, week of 3-15-2005— Reverend Al Green has a new album on Blue Note, Everything's OK. That sounds promising. By the titles, it apparently is not specifically a gospel album. Rhino has a...
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New album releases, week of 3-8-2005— If I were to give 50 Cent my $15, I'd be expecting a crack rock in return. It'd have more lasting value than his "music."
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New album releases, week of 3-1-2005— Solomon Burke has a new album out this week - Make Due With What You've Got - which should rate a listen. Don Was produced it, and it includes...
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New album releases, week of 2-22-2005— Tori Amos has a new album out this week, The Beekeper. Obviously any full fledged new studio album from Miss Tori will be the must-hear album of the week. The...
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New album releases, week of 2-15-2005— They Might Be Giants have their second official "childrens" album on the Disney label. Here Come the ABCs ought to be worth a listen, though I note with some...
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New album releases, week of 2-8-2005— There's a new album from Lee Ann Womack, There's More Where That Came From. Also, Brian McKnight has Gemini, and 3 Doors Down puts out their third album, Seventeen...
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New album releases, 2-1-2005— There's a new Motley Crue album this week, Red, White & Crue. That's probably slightly less boring than another Nanci Griffith artistic masterwork. On the other hand, Rhino has a...
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New album releases, week of 1-25-2004— The pace picks up a little in new music releases this week. Top cool pick for the week: Now That Sounds Kosher!. It surveys the history of...
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New album releases, week of 1-18-2004— It's the dead of winter, and there doesn't seem to be even one vaguely interesting new album. One thing that would be halfway worthwhile is the Rhino Handmade Sweet...
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New album releases, week of 1-11-2005— No likely significant new releases this week. A couple of weeks after Christmas just ain't prime time to drop a big one. Living Colour has a vintage 1989...
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New album releases, week of 12-14-2004— What are they going to do for #10, mic his coffin and loop the sounds of worms chewing to make rhythm tracks?
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New album releases, week of 12-7-2004— Stuff's all pretty much out for the Christmas season, so we're looking at some re-issues and dregs for the rest of the year. Rhino does have a two disc re-issue of...
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New album releases, week of 11-30-2004— One might be skeptical of the severalth live reunion oldies album, but Simon & Garfunkel Old Friends Live on Stage might likely be the exception. Paul Simon has repeatedly...
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New album releases, week of 11-16-2004— Neil Young has a greatest hits album out today. Young has shown remarkable restraint over the years in not loading up bunches of compilation albums. This is his...
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New album releases, week of 11-9-2004— Looks like another week of thin gruel. Elton John does have a new album, though. Peachtree Road might be worth a listen. His recent albums have been...
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New album releases, week of 10-26-2004— Ew-wee, but just the titles listing for this Sony 4 CD set Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans really makes me feel all tingly....
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New album releases, week of 10-19-2004— Alright, this week's new album releases don't look like much. Plus, we've got an election going on and I've got places to BE. So, let's keep this short...
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New album releases, week of 10-12-2004— Bestest likely new album pick this week comes from Duran Duran. Astronaut is the first new recording from the original lineup since 1985. In theory, Duran has always...
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New album releases, week of 10-5-2004— Rand help me, but I'm real interested in the new William Shatner album, Has Been. In my defense, however, note that the songs are written by Ben Folds. ...
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New album releases, week of 9-28-2004— This week, Brian Wilson finally dishes up a little album called Smile. Thirty-something years and several breakdowns later, he's actually finished the damned thing and put it out. ...
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New album releases, week of 9-21-2004— Let us begin this week's consideration of new releases with a prayer of thanks to the creator for the magnificent bounty of not one, but TWO new Elvis Costello albums....
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New album releases, week of 9-14-2004— Definite most interesting release this week: Peter Case has a new album, Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile. It appears to be 13 new songs, plus several re-workings of...
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New album releases, week of 9-7-2004— Not a damned thing strikes me out of the new releases. Highlights this week would be some Sammy Davis Jr and Fleetwood Mac re-issues. Maybe there'll be something...
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New album releases, week of 8-31-2004— Not much exciting in this week's new releases. Bjork has a new album, Medulla, which apparently is pretty much all vocals and samples, with very little live instrumentation. ...
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New album releases, week of 8-24-2004— Yee-haw, but we've got some stuff worth getting excited about this week in the new album releases. For starters, Junior Brown definitely rates the pick of the week with...
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New album releases, week of 8-18-2004— Mavis Staples has a new gospel album out on Alligator this week, Have a Little Faith. This is my most promising new pick of the week. Also, you might count...
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New album releases, week of 8-10-2004— There's not a damned thing in the new entries this week that looks even vaguely interesting. Oh wait, 2Pac has a live album! Granted, he never wrote a...
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New album releases, week of 8-3-2004— Among all new entries, the only thing that jumps out at me this week is Los Lobos' Ride This: The Covers EP. I'm pretty curious about what they've...
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New album releases, week of 7-27-2004— Top pick of interest this week: KD Lang always has an interesting angle. This time out with Hymns of the 49th Parallel, she's interpreting the songs of fellow...
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New album releases, week of 7-20-2004— The lone likely pick among actual new music is The Hives Tyrannosaurus Hives album, their follow up to the righteous "Hate To Say I Told You So." There's a two disc...
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New album releases, week of 7-13-2004— In the way of actual new albums this week, best likely hip pick would be They Might Be Giants' The Spine. They sometimes get dismissed as some kind of...
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New album releases, week of 7-6-2004— Folks, I have to say that there doesn't seem to be even ONE release on the schedule this week that looks like it would be worth bothering with. Maybe...
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New album releases, week of 6-29-04— If anyone really loved me, they'd plunk down $135 to buy me the new Paul Simon Studio Recordings 1972-2000. They don't have track listings yet at Amazon, but this...
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New album releases, week of 6-22-04— This looks like an above average week for new albums. Top likely pick: Brian Wilson has a new album out on Rhino, Gettin' in Over My Head. His last album...
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New album releases, week of 6-15-2004— One obvious important new album release this week that will, as the ubiquitous ads say "stimulate blood flow to that special area": The Beastie Boys have their first new album...
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New album releases, week of 6-8-2004— Most likely gamble for music fans amongst this week's new releases would be an album from Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, Transatlantic Ping Pong. Also promising: a new album from Etta James,...
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New album releases, week of 6-1-2004— This week's "Cheap record company bastards ought to send Al a free review copy" pick is Black Power: Music of a Revolution.
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New album releases, week of 5-25-2004— Everlast has a new album, White Trash Beautiful, which rates as perhaps the top new item of interest.
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New album releases, week of 5-18-2004— Most promising new CD release this week is Patience, the first all new George Michael album in eight years. We'll see if he's still got it, or whether he's...
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New album releases, week of 5-11-2004— The most promising item in this weeks new CD releases looks like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Funeral for a Friend. It's a religiously oriented lineup, including such...
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New album releases, week of 5-04-2004— The new Los Lobos album sounds about the most interesting of these new items
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New album releases, week of 4-27-2004— A whole new album of Elvis compositions definitely rates a listen. Amazon buyers agree: This is currently the #1 selling CD at Amazon.com.
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New album releases, week of 4-20-2004— A promising new Prince album tops the weeks new-release list.
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Loretta Lynn's birthday and new album
— In fact, they got on so well that Jack White got her into the studio, and produced a whole new album- apparently all new Loretta original songs. Van Lear Rose will be released April 27.
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New album releases, week of 4-13-2004— Among this week's new album releases, cool people are especially anxious to hear the Kill Bill 2 soundtrack, particularly a rendition from somewhere of Johnny Cash singing "A Satisfied Mind."
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New album releases, week of 4-6-2004— Including new releases from Johnny Cash and Toots & the Maytals
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