16
Jul
2002
· 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.
Last year the vocals for a handful of new songs were posted on the official Public Enemy Web site, and fans were encouraged to download and manipulate them into their own recordings. From submissions from across the globe, the band has selected four of these tracks for inclusion on the CD, and has honorably given the fan collaborator producer credits and song-publishing royalties. Also home-grown are the liner notes by a U.K. fan and album artwork by a Maine artist. It's nice to see Chuck D and company reaching out for fan-base inclusion in such a clever and responsible way. Look for Revolverution on the SlamJamz/In the Paint imprint.
· Also fan-friendly (but excruciatingly expensive) is Metallica's current offer on the Internet auction service eBay. Bidding ends July 19 for a package that would allow the winner and a guest to sit in on the band's creative process by hanging out for a day at the group's private San Francisco studio. Airfare, hotel accommodations, rental car, and dinner with the band are included, but at press time the bidding has reached $41,000. Proceeds will go to charity.
· Def Leppard is back with its tenth album, simply titled X, this Tuesday on the Island Records label. The new album boasts different producers for each track and should be on the radar the weekend of August 2, when VH1 is airs the original movie Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story as well as the band's Storytellers, Rock Show '02, Ultimate Albums, and Behind the Music episodes.
· Now here's a hard one to wrap your head around. Pitch-a-Tent Records has announced next month's release of Tusk, an all-new Camper van Beethoven album. And yes, this project is a song-by-song tribute to the rather experimental Fleetwood Mac double-LP classic from 1979.
· Perhaps the Rolling Stones' tour launch in September is really all about publicizing the band's next media adventure, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards set to guest star on The Simpsons in November. The storyline is reported to feature Homer's trip to a rock-and-roll fantasy camp.
· My pick of the week is the recently released self-titled debut from the Twinemen, featuring saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Billy Conway, born from the ashes of Morphine after the death of Mark Sandman. Now fronted by singer Laurie Sargent, the band retains that wonderfully spooky Morphine quality, a shadowy lounge-jazz groove that seductively drains the room to a cool and sensual black and white. Self-recorded and issued on the band's own Hi-N-Dry Records imprint, this late-night creeper is the perfect soundtrack for that hot summer Rumblefish film-noir vibe, prowling alleyways and dark barroom corners.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Outkast on Friday and Destiny's Child on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Etta James tonight, Robert Plant on Thursday, and Dashboard Confessional on Monday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Wilco this evening overnight and Bonnie Raitt on Tuesday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly checks in with Apex Theory this evening overnight and Counting Crows on Thursday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Moby.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, July 23:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
32 Frames - 32 Frames (Revelation)
Aquanote - The Pearl (Naked Music/Astralwerks) debut album from Gabriel Rene
City of Sound - Beneath the Smooth Surface (Beyond) contemporary jazz from Michael Cunningham with guest guitarist Mike Stern
The Country Bears - original motion picture soundtrack (Disney) featuring seven tracks of new music by John Hiatt with guests Colin Hay of Men at Work and Don Henley of The Eagles
GBH - Ha Ha (Go Kart) all new from the U.K. hardcore icon that first brutalized its fans with City Baby Attacked by Rats in 1982
Richard X. Heyman - Basic Glee (Turn-Up Records) the fourth album from this infectious one-man pop powerhouse
I Am the World Trade Center - The Tight Connection (Kindercore) featuring covers of Blondie's "Call Me" and The Stone Roses' "Shoot You Down"
INDK - Kill Whitey (Go Kart) from the ashes of New York City's Choking Victim
Judas Priest - Live in London (SPV) DVD release recorded live at the Brixton Academy this past December
Toby Keith - Unleashed (Dreamworks) featuring the single "Courtesy of the Red White & Blue (The Angry American)"
Lil Wayne - 500 Degreez (Cash Money) new from the Hot Boys member
Steve Lukather - Candyman (DTS) 5.1-channel surround-sound release featuring guest Fee Waybill of The Tubes and a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Freedom"
Alan Merrill - Cupid Deranged (MEC Records) new and featuring a fresh recording of his often-covered classic "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," with guest bassist Dave Glover of Slade
My Big Fat Greek Wedding - original motion picture soundtrack (Columbia Legacy)
NAAM Brigade - Early in the Game (Artist Direct) MC trio from Philadelphia
Cheb Nasro - Departures (Mondo Melodia/Ark 21) the first U.S.-recorded album from the Algerian singer
Marc Olsen - December's Child (Dualtone) with wife Victoria Williams and fellow former Jayhawk Gary Louris
Shuggie Otis - In Session: Great Rhythm & Blues (Stardust) 23 tracks spotlighting his instrumental work with Richard Berry, Amos Milburn, Pee Wee Crayton, and Charles Brown
Stephen Pearcy - Social Intercourse (Triple X) solo debut from the Ratt vocalist
The Stryder - Jungle City Twitch (Equal Vision)
Trumethod Collectiv - Collection A (Lakeshore) hot nu-jazz from the U.K. featuring exclusive remixes by The Truby Trio, Aim, and the Black Science Orchestra
Trust Company - The Lonely Position of Neutral (Geffen) on tour with Korn in August and September
various artists - Ultimate Chill Out (Water Music) 27 tracks over two CDs with Nightmares on Wax, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Purple Penguin, and more
· Also fan-friendly (but excruciatingly expensive) is Metallica's current offer on the Internet auction service eBay. Bidding ends July 19 for a package that would allow the winner and a guest to sit in on the band's creative process by hanging out for a day at the group's private San Francisco studio. Airfare, hotel accommodations, rental car, and dinner with the band are included, but at press time the bidding has reached $41,000. Proceeds will go to charity.
· Def Leppard is back with its tenth album, simply titled X, this Tuesday on the Island Records label. The new album boasts different producers for each track and should be on the radar the weekend of August 2, when VH1 is airs the original movie Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story as well as the band's Storytellers, Rock Show '02, Ultimate Albums, and Behind the Music episodes.
· Now here's a hard one to wrap your head around. Pitch-a-Tent Records has announced next month's release of Tusk, an all-new Camper van Beethoven album. And yes, this project is a song-by-song tribute to the rather experimental Fleetwood Mac double-LP classic from 1979.
· Perhaps the Rolling Stones' tour launch in September is really all about publicizing the band's next media adventure, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards set to guest star on The Simpsons in November. The storyline is reported to feature Homer's trip to a rock-and-roll fantasy camp.
· My pick of the week is the recently released self-titled debut from the Twinemen, featuring saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Billy Conway, born from the ashes of Morphine after the death of Mark Sandman. Now fronted by singer Laurie Sargent, the band retains that wonderfully spooky Morphine quality, a shadowy lounge-jazz groove that seductively drains the room to a cool and sensual black and white. Self-recorded and issued on the band's own Hi-N-Dry Records imprint, this late-night creeper is the perfect soundtrack for that hot summer Rumblefish film-noir vibe, prowling alleyways and dark barroom corners.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Outkast on Friday and Destiny's Child on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Etta James tonight, Robert Plant on Thursday, and Dashboard Confessional on Monday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Wilco this evening overnight and Bonnie Raitt on Tuesday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly checks in with Apex Theory this evening overnight and Counting Crows on Thursday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Moby.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, July 23:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
32 Frames - 32 Frames (Revelation)
Aquanote - The Pearl (Naked Music/Astralwerks) debut album from Gabriel Rene
City of Sound - Beneath the Smooth Surface (Beyond) contemporary jazz from Michael Cunningham with guest guitarist Mike Stern
The Country Bears - original motion picture soundtrack (Disney) featuring seven tracks of new music by John Hiatt with guests Colin Hay of Men at Work and Don Henley of The Eagles
GBH - Ha Ha (Go Kart) all new from the U.K. hardcore icon that first brutalized its fans with City Baby Attacked by Rats in 1982
Richard X. Heyman - Basic Glee (Turn-Up Records) the fourth album from this infectious one-man pop powerhouse
I Am the World Trade Center - The Tight Connection (Kindercore) featuring covers of Blondie's "Call Me" and The Stone Roses' "Shoot You Down"
INDK - Kill Whitey (Go Kart) from the ashes of New York City's Choking Victim
Judas Priest - Live in London (SPV) DVD release recorded live at the Brixton Academy this past December
Toby Keith - Unleashed (Dreamworks) featuring the single "Courtesy of the Red White & Blue (The Angry American)"
Lil Wayne - 500 Degreez (Cash Money) new from the Hot Boys member
Steve Lukather - Candyman (DTS) 5.1-channel surround-sound release featuring guest Fee Waybill of The Tubes and a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Freedom"
Alan Merrill - Cupid Deranged (MEC Records) new and featuring a fresh recording of his often-covered classic "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," with guest bassist Dave Glover of Slade
My Big Fat Greek Wedding - original motion picture soundtrack (Columbia Legacy)
NAAM Brigade - Early in the Game (Artist Direct) MC trio from Philadelphia
Cheb Nasro - Departures (Mondo Melodia/Ark 21) the first U.S.-recorded album from the Algerian singer
Marc Olsen - December's Child (Dualtone) with wife Victoria Williams and fellow former Jayhawk Gary Louris
Shuggie Otis - In Session: Great Rhythm & Blues (Stardust) 23 tracks spotlighting his instrumental work with Richard Berry, Amos Milburn, Pee Wee Crayton, and Charles Brown
Stephen Pearcy - Social Intercourse (Triple X) solo debut from the Ratt vocalist
The Stryder - Jungle City Twitch (Equal Vision)
Trumethod Collectiv - Collection A (Lakeshore) hot nu-jazz from the U.K. featuring exclusive remixes by The Truby Trio, Aim, and the Black Science Orchestra
Trust Company - The Lonely Position of Neutral (Geffen) on tour with Korn in August and September
various artists - Ultimate Chill Out (Water Music) 27 tracks over two CDs with Nightmares on Wax, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Purple Penguin, and more
