01 Oct 2002

The Soft Boys Return with Stellar Album

By John James
• Two new pop psychedelic masterpieces have colored my mind with crackling fragility, mysterious aloofness, and the bite of crisp cider. This Tuesday brings the long-awaited return of The Soft Boys, re-formed last year to a sold-out concert tour.
17 Sep 2002

Top-Notch Soundtracks Set for Release

By John James
This Tuesday brings an avalanche of soundtrack CDs from upcoming films and music-fueled television dramas. Epic Records' release of the Moonlight Mile soundtrack is a well-conceived quilt of iconic hits and interesting choices.
10 Sep 2002

Labels Offer a DVD Mother Lode

By John James
• Record labels are unleashing DVDs at an increasing pace, well-conceived and generously filled with bonus material. Here's a healthy handful of new and forthcoming DVDs that demand attention. The Chrome Dreams imprint has just released its DJ's Complete Guide: All You Need To Know About the World of DJing, a British-produced step-by-step instructional DVD.
03 Sep 2002

The Who Beats the Bootleggers

By John James
• Taking Pearl Jam's idea and turning up the speed, The Who has announced that it will soon be issuing a series of CDs that documents each concert from the band's 2002 North American tour. Each two-CD set will bear the Encore series brand and is being made available by Eel Pie Records and TheMusic.
27 Aug 2002

Zeppelin Offers Live DVDs

By John James
• Three Led Zeppelin DVDs are due in mid-November on the European Warner Brothers imprint. Often bootlegged in their audio-only form, the discs promise some of the most exciting of the band's 1970s tours with Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Live at Earls Court, and Live At Knebworth.
13 Aug 2002

Bands Pony Up for Suicide Prevention

By John James
• Plea for Peace: Take Action is a new compilation benefit CD that will be released this coming Tuesday in support of the National Hopeline Network, a coast-to-coast suicide/crisis counseling organization. The two-CD set bears the imprints of the Asian Man and Sub City Records labels and features rare, live, or previously unreleased tracks from the Selby Tigers, Alkaline Trio, At the Drive-In, TSOL, Thursday, and more.
06 Aug 2002

Release Matches Music with Internet Animation

By John James
• Two state-of-the-art technologies come together this week in Flash Frames: The Best of Internet Animation, a DVD/CD-ROM release that shows off the best of do-it-yourself FLASH animation. With no slow loading, these vivid clips roll right out, each one more mesmerizing than the last.
30 Jul 2002

Party People Resurrect the Club Scene

By John James
• The carefree, drug-fueled excess of late-1980s British club scene is documented this Tuesday by the Essential/FFRR label as it releases the original motion picture soundtrack to 24 Hour Party People. The comedic film re-creates the famed era when punk rock evolved on the dance floor of the Hacienda club and in the Manchester sound of the Happy Mondays and other sweaty ravers.
16 Jul 2002

Bands Get in Touch with Fans

By John James
• This Tuesday Public Enemy releases what could be considered the first truly interactive album ever made. Entitled Revolverution, the 14-track CD is a collection of live tracks, remixes, and unique new material that boasts creative partnership with the band's fans.
02 Jul 2002

Death by Chocolate Offers Fresh, Sweet Confections

By John James
• Delightfully British in the campy flavor of go-go boots and paisley house dresses, my pick of the week is Zap the World by Death by Chocolate, released this coming Tuesday on the Jetset label. This fresh and sassy sophomore effort is fronted by Angela Faye Tillett, a time-traveling London pop girl channeling a splendidly droll vibe whether she's musing on the perfect scrumptiousness of Cinnamon Grahams cereal or her favorite "lime-green fitted blouse with rounded collar and puce cuffs.

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