28
Jun
2005
· With the fever of television's Hit Me Baby One More Time thrusting stars of the 1980s back into the spotlight, Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine is preparing to drop her solo debut in September. She's also taking on lead-vocal and guitar duties for the album, Light Years, which will bear the imprint of her own All for One Records label.
Cool guests are plentiful, with Ace Frehley of KISS, Pete Thomas of Elvis Costello's Attractions, Clem Burke of Blondie, and Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses.
· Drive-Thru Records has announced that its new salute to Bob Dylan is ready for release next month. Entitled Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute, the two-CD set is a labor of love for the label's owner, who selected a list of 40 songs for the invited artists to choose from. Hoping to turn on a younger generation to the iconic songwriter, the lineup is quite varied, with Jason Mraz reporting "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," the RX Bandits turning in "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," and I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business strolling down "Positively Fourth Street." Other artists involved include Cerys Matthews, Steel Train, Something Corporate, and House of Fools.
· Speaking of covers, this Tuesday brings one of the most unusual cover collections ever in the import-only release of Recovers by Albert Kuvezin & Yat Kha. Not familiar? No problem, as not many readers are from Tuva - a remote country in southern Siberia that's home to the unique style of "throat singing." Using their skulls as reverberation chambers for the deep bass tones originating in the throat, this group tackles a host of classic-rock staples long considered criminal and corruptive of Tuvan youth. Intrigued? Try to wrap your mind around the group's spin - or should I say hum - on Bob Marley's "Exodus," the Rolling Stones' "Play with Fire," or Motorhead's "Orgasmatron." Other tracks getting this wild treatment include Kraftwerk's "Man Machine," Captain Beefheart's "Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles," Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart," and Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks."
· Looking for something even more bizarre? Sony Music will release Songs from the Crystal Cave stateside this fall, already a hit in Italy and France, from none other that actor/martial-arts master Steven Seagal. A guitarist and songwriter his entire life, the album shows the influence of his world travels with guests Tyrone Downie and Al Anderson of the Wailers, Indian singer Kavita Subramaniam, and - dig this - Stevie Wonder blowing harmonica on "My God."
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Nelly on Friday and Ringo Starr on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts the Foo Fighters on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brian leashes Widespread Panic on Thursday overnight and Le Tigre on Friday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson boasts Fountains of Wayne on Thursday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Martha Wainwright on Friday overnight and Ben Folds and Kaki King on Tuesday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live features the Transplants on Tuesday overnight; and Austin City Limits offers Jonny Lang and Chuck Prophet this weekend.
New Releases ComingTuesday, July 5:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change.
Absentee- Donkey Shock (Memphis Industries) six-track CD EP featuring the song "My Dead Wife" that morphs into a cover of "You're the One That I Want" from the Grease soundtrack
The Church- Forget Yourself (Silverline) re-issue of this album from last year, now expanded as a DualDisc with 5.1-channel surround sound and a video for "Song in Space"
The Early November- For All of Us (Drive-Thru) acoustic CD EP
Missy Elliott- The Cookbook (Atlantic) with guests Mike Jones, Slick Rick, and Mary J. Blige
Lauren Ellis- Feels Like Family (Silverline) CD re-issue in the expanded DualDisc format, featuring a cover of Muddy Waters' "Just to Be with You"
Fantastic Four- original motion picture soundtrack (Wind Up) with music by Velvet Revolver, Joss Stone, Taking Back Sunday, and Ben Moody
Grateful Dead- Truckin' Up to Buffalo (Monterey Video) DVD filmed in 1989
In Stereo- Death Before Emo (New School) six-track CD EP from former members of Lights Out and Nuclear Saturday
Nine Pound Hammer- Mulebite Deluxe (Acetate) featuring Scott Luallen and Blaine Cartwright of Nashville Pussy, this collection of lost sessions features covers of songs by the Flaming Groovies, Golden Earring, Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, the Dead Boys, and Dwight Yoakam
The Number 12 Looks Like You- Nuclear.Sad.Nuclear (Eyeball) brutal hardcore in need of a hug
Prong- The Vault (Locomotive) two-DVD set with more than four hours of live performances from Sweden, Germany, and Buffalo, New York
Reigning Sound- Live at Maxwell's (Telstar) featuring covers of Sam Cooke's "I Need You Now" and The Oblivians' "Bad Man"
Sufjan Stevens- Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty) debuting in 2003 with his CD Michigan, this new CD continues Stevens' goal to record an album for each of the 50 states; a quirky, endearing rock opera of 22 songs that touch and flutter on Chicago's "broad shoulders," the Sears tower, and child-killer John Wayne Gacy Jr.
Throwdown- Vendetta (Trustkill) with a bonus DVD in the first pressing
Jeff Wayne- Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "War of the Worlds" (Columbia Legacy) timed for the new film version staring Tom Cruise, this "rock-opera" re-issue from 1978 features Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, and actor Richard Burton; also available in a six-CD and bonus-DVD box set with dance remixes, studio outtakes, and interviews
Daniel Wylie- Postcards (Measured) import-only second solo album from the frontman of the Cosmic Rough Riders
various artists - Anti-State: Anarcho-Punk Vol. 2 (Overground) with Flux of Pink Indians, Chumbawamba, Subhumans, Toxic Waste, and more
various artists - Italian Café (Putumayo) with multi-language liner notes and coffee-drink recipes, this cool compilation serves up classic Italian songs of the 1940s, '50s, and '60s to send you on a mental vacation to a romantic sidewalk café
various artists
Wendy Williams Brings the Heat: Volume 1 (Virgin) exclusive and hit tracks selected by the New York City radio DJ
· Drive-Thru Records has announced that its new salute to Bob Dylan is ready for release next month. Entitled Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute, the two-CD set is a labor of love for the label's owner, who selected a list of 40 songs for the invited artists to choose from. Hoping to turn on a younger generation to the iconic songwriter, the lineup is quite varied, with Jason Mraz reporting "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," the RX Bandits turning in "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," and I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business strolling down "Positively Fourth Street." Other artists involved include Cerys Matthews, Steel Train, Something Corporate, and House of Fools.
· Speaking of covers, this Tuesday brings one of the most unusual cover collections ever in the import-only release of Recovers by Albert Kuvezin & Yat Kha. Not familiar? No problem, as not many readers are from Tuva - a remote country in southern Siberia that's home to the unique style of "throat singing." Using their skulls as reverberation chambers for the deep bass tones originating in the throat, this group tackles a host of classic-rock staples long considered criminal and corruptive of Tuvan youth. Intrigued? Try to wrap your mind around the group's spin - or should I say hum - on Bob Marley's "Exodus," the Rolling Stones' "Play with Fire," or Motorhead's "Orgasmatron." Other tracks getting this wild treatment include Kraftwerk's "Man Machine," Captain Beefheart's "Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles," Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart," and Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks."
· Looking for something even more bizarre? Sony Music will release Songs from the Crystal Cave stateside this fall, already a hit in Italy and France, from none other that actor/martial-arts master Steven Seagal. A guitarist and songwriter his entire life, the album shows the influence of his world travels with guests Tyrone Downie and Al Anderson of the Wailers, Indian singer Kavita Subramaniam, and - dig this - Stevie Wonder blowing harmonica on "My God."
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Nelly on Friday and Ringo Starr on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts the Foo Fighters on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brian leashes Widespread Panic on Thursday overnight and Le Tigre on Friday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson boasts Fountains of Wayne on Thursday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Martha Wainwright on Friday overnight and Ben Folds and Kaki King on Tuesday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live features the Transplants on Tuesday overnight; and Austin City Limits offers Jonny Lang and Chuck Prophet this weekend.
New Releases ComingTuesday, July 5:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change.
Absentee- Donkey Shock (Memphis Industries) six-track CD EP featuring the song "My Dead Wife" that morphs into a cover of "You're the One That I Want" from the Grease soundtrack
The Church- Forget Yourself (Silverline) re-issue of this album from last year, now expanded as a DualDisc with 5.1-channel surround sound and a video for "Song in Space"
The Early November- For All of Us (Drive-Thru) acoustic CD EP
Missy Elliott- The Cookbook (Atlantic) with guests Mike Jones, Slick Rick, and Mary J. Blige
Lauren Ellis- Feels Like Family (Silverline) CD re-issue in the expanded DualDisc format, featuring a cover of Muddy Waters' "Just to Be with You"
Fantastic Four- original motion picture soundtrack (Wind Up) with music by Velvet Revolver, Joss Stone, Taking Back Sunday, and Ben Moody
Grateful Dead- Truckin' Up to Buffalo (Monterey Video) DVD filmed in 1989
In Stereo- Death Before Emo (New School) six-track CD EP from former members of Lights Out and Nuclear Saturday
Nine Pound Hammer- Mulebite Deluxe (Acetate) featuring Scott Luallen and Blaine Cartwright of Nashville Pussy, this collection of lost sessions features covers of songs by the Flaming Groovies, Golden Earring, Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, the Dead Boys, and Dwight Yoakam
The Number 12 Looks Like You- Nuclear.Sad.Nuclear (Eyeball) brutal hardcore in need of a hug
Prong- The Vault (Locomotive) two-DVD set with more than four hours of live performances from Sweden, Germany, and Buffalo, New York
Reigning Sound- Live at Maxwell's (Telstar) featuring covers of Sam Cooke's "I Need You Now" and The Oblivians' "Bad Man"
Sufjan Stevens- Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty) debuting in 2003 with his CD Michigan, this new CD continues Stevens' goal to record an album for each of the 50 states; a quirky, endearing rock opera of 22 songs that touch and flutter on Chicago's "broad shoulders," the Sears tower, and child-killer John Wayne Gacy Jr.
Throwdown- Vendetta (Trustkill) with a bonus DVD in the first pressing
Jeff Wayne- Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "War of the Worlds" (Columbia Legacy) timed for the new film version staring Tom Cruise, this "rock-opera" re-issue from 1978 features Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, and actor Richard Burton; also available in a six-CD and bonus-DVD box set with dance remixes, studio outtakes, and interviews
Daniel Wylie- Postcards (Measured) import-only second solo album from the frontman of the Cosmic Rough Riders
various artists - Anti-State: Anarcho-Punk Vol. 2 (Overground) with Flux of Pink Indians, Chumbawamba, Subhumans, Toxic Waste, and more
various artists - Italian Café (Putumayo) with multi-language liner notes and coffee-drink recipes, this cool compilation serves up classic Italian songs of the 1940s, '50s, and '60s to send you on a mental vacation to a romantic sidewalk café
various artists
Wendy Williams Brings the Heat: Volume 1 (Virgin) exclusive and hit tracks selected by the New York City radio DJ
