05
Aug
2003
· Cover fever is the diagnosis this coming Tuesday, with three new releases boasting nifty interpretations that leave me stroking my chin in curiosity. Wynonna Judd's new album, What the World Needs Now Is Love on the Curb imprint, features covers of Elvis Presley's hit "Burning Love" and - dig this - guest guitarist Jeff Beck on her take on Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is.
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· Also on the country side of the tracks is Dirt on the Angel, the new solo album from Bad Livers founder Danny Barnes. The Terminus Records set features guests Bill Frisell and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell and covers of Beck's "Loser," The Faces' "Ooh La La," and the traditional "Keep My Skillet Good & Greasy."
· Jazz multi-instrumentalist Jason Crosby weaves his jam-band chops throughout his new album, Four Chords & Seven Notes, on the newly re-born Artists House imprint. After he toured last year with the bluesy Susan Tedeschi, she returned the favor by lending her voice to a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Love's in Need of Love Today."
· Also in the cover spirit is this Tuesday's release of Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The 17-track collection gathers a who's-who of female blues and roots artists, gloriously reaching out and up with the jubilee of the late gospel singer. Highlights include Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers' sway of "Nobody's Fault but Mine," Bonnie Raitt's chilling slide guitar on "My Journey to the Sky" with Maria Muldaur, Janis Ian's finger-picking of "This Train," and the CD-ROM clip of Tharpe performing on TV Gospel Time in the 1960s. Other artists on the M.C. Records set include Toshi Reagon, Michelle Shocked, Tracy Nelson, and Phoebe Snow.
· Other interesting cover treats are promised later this fall with three indie bands sharing their takes on personal favorites. Portastatic's upcoming Autumn Was a Lark album on the Merge label will feature new studio tracks and rare acoustic radio-session covers of Bruce Springsteen's "Growin' Up," Ronnie Lane's "One for the Road," and Badfinger's "Baby Blue." Minty Fresh Records reports that Papas Fritas' new collection of rarities, Pop Has Freed Us, will feature covers of Tom Verlaine's "Flash Lightning" and Fleetwood Mac's "Book of Love." And Detroit's twin-drum punk-blues party assault, The Dirtbombs, have announced that their upcoming Dangerous Magical Noise features gotta-hear covers of Robyn Hitchcock's "Executioner of Love" and Brian Eno's "King's Lead Hat."
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Jewel tonight, Tom Petty on Thursday, and Nappy Roots on Monday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Dashboard Confessional on Thursday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Smash Mouth this evening overnight, LL Cool J on Thursday overnight, The Black Keys on Friday overnight, and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell on Monday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson on Thursday overnight and The Donnas on Friday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guests this weekend are Jay-Z, Beyonce Knowles, and Lenny Kravitz.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, August 12:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
A3 - Power in the Blood (One Little Indian) with a bonus acoustic CD in the first pressing featuring "Woke Up This Morning" from The Sopranos
Bachelor Party - original motion picture soundtrack (Superfecta) first time on CD for this new-wave gem featuring R.E.M., Oingo Boingo, Jools Holland, and The Fleshtones
Martin Barre - Stage Left (Fuel 2000) debut solo album from the Jethro Tull guitarist
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo - Go (Bel Chiasso) all new
The Break/Let It Burn - split EP (Doghouse) with three new songs from both New Jersey bands
Judy Collins - Wildflower Festival (Wildflower) with Arlo Guthrie, Tom Rush, and Eric Andersen
Elvis Costello - Get Happy, Trust, and Punch the Clock (Rhino) two-CD expanded deluxe-edition re-issues from 1980, 1981, and 1984, respectively
Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar (Vagrant)
Dishwalla - Live from the Flow State (Immergent)
DJ Craze - Rugged Radio Saturday (Audio Research) singles and rarities from the three-time DMC champion
DJ Keoki - Clash (Hypnotic) mix CD with Golden Boy and Hungry Wives
Herman Dune - Mash Concentrate Metal Mushroom (Shrimper)
Europa 51 - Abstractions (Lo Recordings) new from Andy Ramsay and Simon Johns of Stereolab, with enhanced video footage and the 25-minute short film "Top Ten of Everything"
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Little Worlds (Columbia) three-CD set with guests The Chieftains, Bobby McFerrin, and Branford Marsalis
Flesh for Lulu - Long Live the New Flesh (Superfecta) CD re-issue of the band's 1987 album with four bonus tracks and liner notes by Nick Marsh
The Franchise - Original Inevitable (Vanishing Point) featuring former members of Plankeye and Fanmail
Gene Loves Jezebel - Exploding Girls (Bless Momma) all new with a political theme
Guff - Engine Trouble (Go Kart) Athens, Georgia, melodic punk rock
Terry Hall & Mushtao - The Hour of Two Lights (Honest Jon's/Astralwerks) new collaboration between the former Fun Boy 3 and Specials vocalist and the Middle Eastern founder of Fun-Da-Mental
HiM - Many in High Places Are Not Well (Bubblecore) new from Doug Scharin of Codeine and June of '44, with guests Adam Pierce of Mice Parade, Ron Mazurek of Isotope 217, and Senegalese kora player Abdou M'boup
Killing Joke - Killing Joke (Epic/Red Ink) with guest Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and production by Gang of Four's Andy Gill
Ben Lee - Hey You, Yes, You (F2 Music) all new and produced by Dan the Automator
Ludacris - Chicken & Beer (Def Jam)
The Pastels - The Last Great Wilderness (Geographic/Domino) music written for the British film featuring guest vocalist Jarvis Cocker of Pulp on the co-written "I Picked a Flower"
Sarah Pierce - Love's the Only Way (Little Bear/Valley) featuring a cover of The Youngbloods' "Get Together"
The Raveonettes - Chain Gang of Love (Columbia) full-length release
Arundhati Roy - Come September (Alternative Tentacles) spoken-word CD from the author of the Booker Prize-winning The God of Small Things on her writing process and current politics
Diane Schuur - Midnight (Concord Jazz) co-written with Barry Manilow
Sentridoh - Lou B's Wasted Pieces 87-93 (Shrimper) CD re-issue of a rare cassette-only release from the early 1990s, now with bonus material
Spoon - The Way We Get by (12XU Records) seven-track EP featuring rare radio performances
Stigmato Inc. - Reality Check (Utensil Recordings) domestic release of this cool, jazzy electronica from Barcelona, Spain, incorporating flute and trumpet
These Arms Are Snakes - This Is Meant to Hurt You (Jade Tree) new from former members of Kill Sadie and Botch
various artists - Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music (Lion's Gate) five-DVD set featuring music stars in performance and sketch comedy
various artists - Soul Tribute to the Beatles (Vanguard) with contributions by Otis Reading, Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, and Earth, Wind, & Fire
various artists - Too Young to Die (Deep Elm) benefit label sampler CD to support the recognition and prevention of suicide, featuring Appleseed Cast, Slowride, and Pop Unknown
· Also on the country side of the tracks is Dirt on the Angel, the new solo album from Bad Livers founder Danny Barnes. The Terminus Records set features guests Bill Frisell and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell and covers of Beck's "Loser," The Faces' "Ooh La La," and the traditional "Keep My Skillet Good & Greasy."
· Jazz multi-instrumentalist Jason Crosby weaves his jam-band chops throughout his new album, Four Chords & Seven Notes, on the newly re-born Artists House imprint. After he toured last year with the bluesy Susan Tedeschi, she returned the favor by lending her voice to a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Love's in Need of Love Today."
· Also in the cover spirit is this Tuesday's release of Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The 17-track collection gathers a who's-who of female blues and roots artists, gloriously reaching out and up with the jubilee of the late gospel singer. Highlights include Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers' sway of "Nobody's Fault but Mine," Bonnie Raitt's chilling slide guitar on "My Journey to the Sky" with Maria Muldaur, Janis Ian's finger-picking of "This Train," and the CD-ROM clip of Tharpe performing on TV Gospel Time in the 1960s. Other artists on the M.C. Records set include Toshi Reagon, Michelle Shocked, Tracy Nelson, and Phoebe Snow.
· Other interesting cover treats are promised later this fall with three indie bands sharing their takes on personal favorites. Portastatic's upcoming Autumn Was a Lark album on the Merge label will feature new studio tracks and rare acoustic radio-session covers of Bruce Springsteen's "Growin' Up," Ronnie Lane's "One for the Road," and Badfinger's "Baby Blue." Minty Fresh Records reports that Papas Fritas' new collection of rarities, Pop Has Freed Us, will feature covers of Tom Verlaine's "Flash Lightning" and Fleetwood Mac's "Book of Love." And Detroit's twin-drum punk-blues party assault, The Dirtbombs, have announced that their upcoming Dangerous Magical Noise features gotta-hear covers of Robyn Hitchcock's "Executioner of Love" and Brian Eno's "King's Lead Hat."
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Jewel tonight, Tom Petty on Thursday, and Nappy Roots on Monday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Dashboard Confessional on Thursday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Smash Mouth this evening overnight, LL Cool J on Thursday overnight, The Black Keys on Friday overnight, and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell on Monday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson on Thursday overnight and The Donnas on Friday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guests this weekend are Jay-Z, Beyonce Knowles, and Lenny Kravitz.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, August 12:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
A3 - Power in the Blood (One Little Indian) with a bonus acoustic CD in the first pressing featuring "Woke Up This Morning" from The Sopranos
Bachelor Party - original motion picture soundtrack (Superfecta) first time on CD for this new-wave gem featuring R.E.M., Oingo Boingo, Jools Holland, and The Fleshtones
Martin Barre - Stage Left (Fuel 2000) debut solo album from the Jethro Tull guitarist
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo - Go (Bel Chiasso) all new
The Break/Let It Burn - split EP (Doghouse) with three new songs from both New Jersey bands
Judy Collins - Wildflower Festival (Wildflower) with Arlo Guthrie, Tom Rush, and Eric Andersen
Elvis Costello - Get Happy, Trust, and Punch the Clock (Rhino) two-CD expanded deluxe-edition re-issues from 1980, 1981, and 1984, respectively
Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar (Vagrant)
Dishwalla - Live from the Flow State (Immergent)
DJ Craze - Rugged Radio Saturday (Audio Research) singles and rarities from the three-time DMC champion
DJ Keoki - Clash (Hypnotic) mix CD with Golden Boy and Hungry Wives
Herman Dune - Mash Concentrate Metal Mushroom (Shrimper)
Europa 51 - Abstractions (Lo Recordings) new from Andy Ramsay and Simon Johns of Stereolab, with enhanced video footage and the 25-minute short film "Top Ten of Everything"
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Little Worlds (Columbia) three-CD set with guests The Chieftains, Bobby McFerrin, and Branford Marsalis
Flesh for Lulu - Long Live the New Flesh (Superfecta) CD re-issue of the band's 1987 album with four bonus tracks and liner notes by Nick Marsh
The Franchise - Original Inevitable (Vanishing Point) featuring former members of Plankeye and Fanmail
Gene Loves Jezebel - Exploding Girls (Bless Momma) all new with a political theme
Guff - Engine Trouble (Go Kart) Athens, Georgia, melodic punk rock
Terry Hall & Mushtao - The Hour of Two Lights (Honest Jon's/Astralwerks) new collaboration between the former Fun Boy 3 and Specials vocalist and the Middle Eastern founder of Fun-Da-Mental
HiM - Many in High Places Are Not Well (Bubblecore) new from Doug Scharin of Codeine and June of '44, with guests Adam Pierce of Mice Parade, Ron Mazurek of Isotope 217, and Senegalese kora player Abdou M'boup
Killing Joke - Killing Joke (Epic/Red Ink) with guest Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and production by Gang of Four's Andy Gill
Ben Lee - Hey You, Yes, You (F2 Music) all new and produced by Dan the Automator
Ludacris - Chicken & Beer (Def Jam)
The Pastels - The Last Great Wilderness (Geographic/Domino) music written for the British film featuring guest vocalist Jarvis Cocker of Pulp on the co-written "I Picked a Flower"
Sarah Pierce - Love's the Only Way (Little Bear/Valley) featuring a cover of The Youngbloods' "Get Together"
The Raveonettes - Chain Gang of Love (Columbia) full-length release
Arundhati Roy - Come September (Alternative Tentacles) spoken-word CD from the author of the Booker Prize-winning The God of Small Things on her writing process and current politics
Diane Schuur - Midnight (Concord Jazz) co-written with Barry Manilow
Sentridoh - Lou B's Wasted Pieces 87-93 (Shrimper) CD re-issue of a rare cassette-only release from the early 1990s, now with bonus material
Spoon - The Way We Get by (12XU Records) seven-track EP featuring rare radio performances
Stigmato Inc. - Reality Check (Utensil Recordings) domestic release of this cool, jazzy electronica from Barcelona, Spain, incorporating flute and trumpet
These Arms Are Snakes - This Is Meant to Hurt You (Jade Tree) new from former members of Kill Sadie and Botch
various artists - Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music (Lion's Gate) five-DVD set featuring music stars in performance and sketch comedy
various artists - Soul Tribute to the Beatles (Vanguard) with contributions by Otis Reading, Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, and Earth, Wind, & Fire
various artists - Too Young to Die (Deep Elm) benefit label sampler CD to support the recognition and prevention of suicide, featuring Appleseed Cast, Slowride, and Pop Unknown
