20
May
2003
· This Tuesday brings the most guest-list-heavy CD in recent memory, with Rhino Records' release of Small World Big Band Volume Two: More Friends from Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Fueled by big-band boogie-woogie, the album features classic standards such as "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" with the Stereophonics and a take on Bob Dylan's "You Got to Serve Somebody" with vocalist Marianne Faithfull.
Holland, the former Squeeze keyboardist, is in good company with guests Tom Jones, Bono of U2, Ray Davies of The Kinks, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, Robert Plant, Jeff Beck, and the late soul sensation Edwin Starr. Other odd collaborators include Jimmy Cliff, Norah Jones, George Benson, Dionne Warwick, Badly Drawn Boy, Huey from the Fun Lovin' Criminals, and The Blind Boys of Alabama.
· More guest-list mania has my ears perked for a number of upcoming releases. This Tuesday's release of Street Child by Elan bears the Silverlight Records imprint and guests Slash, Alan Weatherhead of Sparklehorse, and David Lowery of Cracker. Due June 3 from Roadrunner Records is a two-CD set from Junkie XL, entitled Radio XL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin, featuring guests Gary Numan, Chuck D of Public Enemy, and Terry Hall of the Specials. Killing Joke is back this summer with a new album, Axis of Evil, produced by Andy Gill of the Gang of Four, and featuring special guest Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. Grohl also drops in on Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur's solo debut, with Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age and Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees. Speaking of Queens of the Stone Age, Homme's upcoming Desert Sessions 9/10 on the Ipecac imprint will feature Polly Jean Harvey, Vandals drummer Josh Freese, and Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson. Limp Bizkit's upcoming Panty Sniffer album isn't due now until September, but boasts guests Snoop Dogg, Bubba Sparxx, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, and Page Hamilton of Helmet. Soul diva Patti LaBelle is back with a new album featuring guests Prince and Lenny Kravitz. The Robert Cray Band's upcoming Time Will Tell, due in July on the Sanctuary label, features the original Sly & the Family Stone horn section. Michael Franti and Spearhead's latest, Everyone Deserves Music, is due later this summer on the iMusic imprint and boasts reggae legends Sly & Robbie. Liz Phair's upcoming self-titled set is due in late June and features special guests Prince bassist Wendy Melvoin and Pete Yorn. Also due in late June is Hotel Paper by Michelle Branch, with guests Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction and Sheryl Crow. U.K. electronic dup Death in Vegas is back with Scorpio Rising on June 17, and the Sanctuary Records release features guests Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star, Paul Weller of the Jam, and Liam Gallagher of Oasis. Sadly diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, Warren Zevon is set to release My Dirty Life & Times this summer on the Artemis label, with guests John Waite of The Babys, Don Henley of The Eagles, Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Dwight Yoakam, and Bruce Springsteen.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Staind tonight, Boomkat on Monday, and India.Arie on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts 3 Doors Down tonight, Liam Lynch on Thursday, and Widespread Panic on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Queens of the Stone Age this evening overnight, Longwave on Friday overnight, and Sean Paul on Monday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn serves up Bowling for Soup on Monday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Christina Aguilera.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, May 27:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Brian Jonestown Massacre - Space Girl & Other Favorites (Committee to Keep Music Evil) CD reissue of this 1993 vinyl-only rarity with over an hour of bonus tracks
Cardia - Cardia (Silverthree) featuring members of Shudder to Think and the Verve Pipe
Carmelize - Thank You, Uncle Tom (Head Fulla Brains)
Anny Celsi - Little Black Dress (Ragazza Music)
Cuts - 2 Over Ten (Birdman) psychedelic garage pop from Oakland, California
Ex Models - Zoo Psychology (Frenchkiss)
Mary Fahl - The Other Side of Time (Sony Classical) new from the October Project vocalist
Fin Fang Foom - With the Gift Comes the Curse (Lovitt Records)
Flying Lizards - Secret Dub Life of the Flying Lizards (Mister E)
Neil Michael Hagerty - The Howling Hex (Drag City) new from the Royal Trux founder
Helicopter Helicopter - Wild Dogs With X-Ray Eyes (Initial) pop rock from Boston
Norman Jay - Desert Island Mix (Journeys By DJ) mix CD tossing tracks from B.T. Express, Hall & Oates, Voices of East Harlem, and Ballistic Brothers
Joan of Arc - In Rape Fantasy & Terror Sex We Trust (Perishable) with guests Graeme Gibson of the Boas and Rob Mazurek of Isotope 217
Kaito - Band Red (Spin Art)
EG Knight - Southern Comfort (Blue South) featuring keyboardist Chuck Leavell
Led Zeppelin - DVD (Atlantic) two-DVD set of live concert footage from 1970, 1973, 1975, and 1979
Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won (Atlantic) live three-CD set mixing two concerts from 1972
The London Suede - Introducing the Band (Music Video Distributors) two-hour live DVD featuring backdrop films by the late Derek Jarman and his production team
Marked Men - Marked Men (Rip Off) from the ashes of the Reds
Paddy McAloon - I Trawl the Megahertz (EMI/Liberty) new classical album from the Prefab Sprout founder
Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night (Warner Bros) his first all-acoustic solo album, featuring a cover of the Norah Jones hit "Don't Know Why"
O.A.R. - In Between Now & Then (Lava) with a bonus DVD in the first pressing featuring a live recording of "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker"
Pineforest Crunch - Panamarenko (Crying Bob/Zip Records) Swedish jangle-pop ensemble
The Real McKenzies - Oot & Aboot (Honest Don's)
Serart - Serart (Serjaical Strike) the first release from Serj Tankian of System of a Down on his own boutique label, and featuring a 14-minute experimental film, Sun Angle Calculator
Skin - Flesh Wounds (EMI U.K.)
· More guest-list mania has my ears perked for a number of upcoming releases. This Tuesday's release of Street Child by Elan bears the Silverlight Records imprint and guests Slash, Alan Weatherhead of Sparklehorse, and David Lowery of Cracker. Due June 3 from Roadrunner Records is a two-CD set from Junkie XL, entitled Radio XL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin, featuring guests Gary Numan, Chuck D of Public Enemy, and Terry Hall of the Specials. Killing Joke is back this summer with a new album, Axis of Evil, produced by Andy Gill of the Gang of Four, and featuring special guest Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. Grohl also drops in on Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur's solo debut, with Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age and Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees. Speaking of Queens of the Stone Age, Homme's upcoming Desert Sessions 9/10 on the Ipecac imprint will feature Polly Jean Harvey, Vandals drummer Josh Freese, and Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson. Limp Bizkit's upcoming Panty Sniffer album isn't due now until September, but boasts guests Snoop Dogg, Bubba Sparxx, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, and Page Hamilton of Helmet. Soul diva Patti LaBelle is back with a new album featuring guests Prince and Lenny Kravitz. The Robert Cray Band's upcoming Time Will Tell, due in July on the Sanctuary label, features the original Sly & the Family Stone horn section. Michael Franti and Spearhead's latest, Everyone Deserves Music, is due later this summer on the iMusic imprint and boasts reggae legends Sly & Robbie. Liz Phair's upcoming self-titled set is due in late June and features special guests Prince bassist Wendy Melvoin and Pete Yorn. Also due in late June is Hotel Paper by Michelle Branch, with guests Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction and Sheryl Crow. U.K. electronic dup Death in Vegas is back with Scorpio Rising on June 17, and the Sanctuary Records release features guests Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star, Paul Weller of the Jam, and Liam Gallagher of Oasis. Sadly diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, Warren Zevon is set to release My Dirty Life & Times this summer on the Artemis label, with guests John Waite of The Babys, Don Henley of The Eagles, Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Dwight Yoakam, and Bruce Springsteen.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Staind tonight, Boomkat on Monday, and India.Arie on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts 3 Doors Down tonight, Liam Lynch on Thursday, and Widespread Panic on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Queens of the Stone Age this evening overnight, Longwave on Friday overnight, and Sean Paul on Monday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn serves up Bowling for Soup on Monday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Christina Aguilera.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, May 27:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Brian Jonestown Massacre - Space Girl & Other Favorites (Committee to Keep Music Evil) CD reissue of this 1993 vinyl-only rarity with over an hour of bonus tracks
Cardia - Cardia (Silverthree) featuring members of Shudder to Think and the Verve Pipe
Carmelize - Thank You, Uncle Tom (Head Fulla Brains)
Anny Celsi - Little Black Dress (Ragazza Music)
Cuts - 2 Over Ten (Birdman) psychedelic garage pop from Oakland, California
Ex Models - Zoo Psychology (Frenchkiss)
Mary Fahl - The Other Side of Time (Sony Classical) new from the October Project vocalist
Fin Fang Foom - With the Gift Comes the Curse (Lovitt Records)
Flying Lizards - Secret Dub Life of the Flying Lizards (Mister E)
Neil Michael Hagerty - The Howling Hex (Drag City) new from the Royal Trux founder
Helicopter Helicopter - Wild Dogs With X-Ray Eyes (Initial) pop rock from Boston
Norman Jay - Desert Island Mix (Journeys By DJ) mix CD tossing tracks from B.T. Express, Hall & Oates, Voices of East Harlem, and Ballistic Brothers
Joan of Arc - In Rape Fantasy & Terror Sex We Trust (Perishable) with guests Graeme Gibson of the Boas and Rob Mazurek of Isotope 217
Kaito - Band Red (Spin Art)
EG Knight - Southern Comfort (Blue South) featuring keyboardist Chuck Leavell
Led Zeppelin - DVD (Atlantic) two-DVD set of live concert footage from 1970, 1973, 1975, and 1979
Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won (Atlantic) live three-CD set mixing two concerts from 1972
The London Suede - Introducing the Band (Music Video Distributors) two-hour live DVD featuring backdrop films by the late Derek Jarman and his production team
Marked Men - Marked Men (Rip Off) from the ashes of the Reds
Paddy McAloon - I Trawl the Megahertz (EMI/Liberty) new classical album from the Prefab Sprout founder
Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night (Warner Bros) his first all-acoustic solo album, featuring a cover of the Norah Jones hit "Don't Know Why"
O.A.R. - In Between Now & Then (Lava) with a bonus DVD in the first pressing featuring a live recording of "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker"
Pineforest Crunch - Panamarenko (Crying Bob/Zip Records) Swedish jangle-pop ensemble
The Real McKenzies - Oot & Aboot (Honest Don's)
Serart - Serart (Serjaical Strike) the first release from Serj Tankian of System of a Down on his own boutique label, and featuring a 14-minute experimental film, Sun Angle Calculator
Skin - Flesh Wounds (EMI U.K.)
