24
Aug
2004
• Two new CD projects are raising funds to promote peace. Last week a re-make of the 1960s
hit "Wake Up Everybody" by Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes was released as a single,
featuring an all-star line-up of Faith Evans, Missy Elliott, Jamie Foxx, Jaheim, and Nate Dogg. A full-length CD is due next month with this new version as its title track, benefiting the voter-registration organization America Coming Together. Featuring contributions from Lenny Kravitz, Jurassic 5, The Roots, and Emmylou Harris, the disc also includes Yoko Ono's newly recorded Orange Factory re-mix of "Give Peace a Chance 2004," featuring new post-9/11 lyrics, Ben Jelen's take on "Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution" by Tracy Chapman, and Everclear's spin on the classic "This Land Is Your Land."
• After receiving more than 500 submissions, The Peace Not War Music Project has selected the tracks that will make up Peace Not War Volume 2, due the first week in October, and is soon to launch all 500 songs on its Web site's "Peace Jukebox." Protest songs from Ani DiFranco, Sonic Youth, Spearhead, Jane's Addiction, Lyrics Born & Lateef, Le Tigre, and Lifesavas head the two-CD set.
• Master musicianship rules next month as three "super groups" release new CDs. Born at 2002's Bonnaroo Festival, Primus founder Les Claypool's new foursome features players from two other "P" bands - Bernie Worrell of Parliament and Buckethead and Brain of Praxis. Calling themselves Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, the group's debut album, The Big Eyeball in the Sky, is set for release on Prawn Song/Red Ink Records.
• The Tone Center Records imprint is the place to indulge six-string fetishes with its upcoming A Guitar Supreme: Giant Steps in Fusion Guitar. Featuring Eric Johnson, Greg Howe, Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, and Frank Gambale, this new project interprets saxophone compositions by John Coltrane into jazz-fusion guitar workouts.
• The power trio Jelly Jam promises more riff-a-holic adventures with next month's sophomore release, simply entitled 2, on the Inside Out Records label. Made up of Ty Tabor of King's X, Rod Morgenstein of The Dixie Dregs, and John Myung of Dream Theater, the new album continues the bond originated as members of Platypus.
Television Alert:
The Late Show with David Letterman welcomes the immensity of the Polyphonic Spree on Friday night, LL Cool J on Monday, and The Clarks on Tuesday; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Toots & The Maytals on Friday; Jimmy Kimmel Live features The Cure on Thursday overnight and Tenacious D on Friday overnight. This Sunday's 2004 MTV Video Music Awards boast performances by Usher, Jessica Simpson, Jet, Yellowcard, and Hoobastank.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, August 31:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Daevid Allen - Gentle Genie (Mister E) acoustic acid-folk collection from the Gong founder
Asia - Silent Nation (Inside Out) all new
The Beatnuts - Milk Me (Penalty) with guests Greg Nice, Rahzel of The Roots, Tony Touch, and Gab Gotcha
Bionic - Deliverance (Thorp) featuring vocalist Jonathan Cummins of The Doughboys
Bjork - Medulla (Elektra) this new album is vocal-only, with guests Rahzel of The Roots, Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle/Fantomas, and Robert Wyatt of Soft Machine
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - Halo Star (Projekt) the group's ninth album
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" (Drag City) three-track CD EP featuring alternate versions
Boxer Rebellion - Boxer Rebellion (Creep Records) brutal hardcore with reggae influences
Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company (Concord) duets collection with Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, James Taylor, and more
Judy Collins - Judy Collins Sings Songs of Leonard Cohen: Democracy (Elektra/Rhino) featuring three new recordings
Trent Dabbs - Quite Often (Terminus/Sweet Tea) debut
DJ Harry - Collision (Sci Fidelity) adventurous dance music with the heart of a jam band
E.S.T. - Seven Days of Falling (215 Records) with a bonus DVD of the jazz trio live in Stockholm
Further Seems Forever - Hide Nothing (Tooth & Nail)
Gluecifer - Automatic Thrill (Steamhammer) Norwegian rock recently touring with Monster Magnet
Good for Cows - Bebop Fantasy (Asian Man) free-jazz instrumental recordings featuring Mr. Bungle's touring percussionist, Ches Smith
Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand (Scat) special 10th-anniversary re-issue
Guitar Wolf - Loverock (Narnack) jet-fueled Japanese punk with lyrics translated into English in the booklet
Headset - Space Settings (Plug Research) new hip-hop adventures from Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel
Jedd Hughes - Transcontinental (MCA Nashville) featuring a cover of Gram Parsons' "Luxury Liner" by this country artist from Australia
I Am X - Kiss + Swallow (Recall Records) solo debut from Chris Corner of Sneaker Pimps
Is What? - You Figure It Out (Hyena) Cincinnati's own fusion of free jazz and hip-hop featuring MC and human beat box Napoleon Maddox
John 5 - Vertigo (Shrapnel) solo instrumental album from this guitarist whose résumé includes Marilyn Manson and David Lee Roth
J.U.F. - Gogool Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat (Stinky) super cool and sexy melting pot of Punjabi, Arabic, and Bulgarian melodies simmering alongside DJ beats into a Gypsy dub sweat fest
Joan of Arc - Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain ... (Polyvinyl)
LL Cool J - DEFinition (Def Jam)
Mastodon - Leviathan (Relapse) also available in a deluxe edition featuring a 5.1-channel audio DVD
Ian Moore - Luminaria (Yep Roc) blessed with a heavenly voice to match his lyrical sense, this one's a singer-songwriter gem in the Southern gothic tradition
Mum/Hey - Dreams Never Die (Fat Cat/Bubblecore) split CD with an accompanying 44-page comic book
New Guitar Summit - New Guitar Summit (Stony Plain) all-star swing blues band with Jay Geils and Duke Robillard
Tara Jane O'Neil - You Sound, Reflect (Quarterstick)
The Prodigy - "Girls" (XL Recordings) new single
Resident Evil: Apocalypse - original motion picture soundtrack (Roadrunner) featuring an acoustic version of "End of the World" by Cold, and a re-mix of "The Outsider" by A Perfect Circle
Chris Rock - Never Scared (Geffen) featuring "Crackers," a musical parody of OutKast's "Hey Ya"
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Manual Dexterity Soundtrack Volume 1 (Gold Standard Laboratories) hypnotic new solo album from the Mars Volta founder, with guest John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jordan Rudess - Rhythm of Time (Magna Carta) driving prog-rock wizardry from the Dream Theater keyboardist, with guest guitarists Joe Satriani, Steve Morse, and Greg Howe, and vocalist Kip Winger
Jill Scott - Beautifully Human, Words & Sounds, Volume 2 (Hidden Beach/Epic) with covers of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and OutKast's "The Way That You Move"
Signer - The New Face of Smiling (Carpark) second album from New Zealand's Bevan Smith
Sister Hazel - Lift (Sixthman)
Soul Asylum - After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom (Columbia Legacy) yes, performing for a North Dakota town's senior prom in 1997
the START - Initiation (Nitro) label debut featuring electrifying vocalist Aimee Echo
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara (Columbia Legacy)
Trashcan Sinatras - Weightlifting (Spin Art) also available in a deluxe edition featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD of the band's performance at KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" radio program
Zolar-X - Timeless (Alternative Tentacles) pogo-jittered punk rock meets interplanetary glam, complete with spacesuits and antennae feelers, in this fun re-issue of lost recordings from the late 1970s
various artists - Lamb: Back to Mine (DMC) handpicked after-hours collection featuring Martina Topley-Bird, Nina Simone, Dr. John, and more
• After receiving more than 500 submissions, The Peace Not War Music Project has selected the tracks that will make up Peace Not War Volume 2, due the first week in October, and is soon to launch all 500 songs on its Web site's "Peace Jukebox." Protest songs from Ani DiFranco, Sonic Youth, Spearhead, Jane's Addiction, Lyrics Born & Lateef, Le Tigre, and Lifesavas head the two-CD set.
• Master musicianship rules next month as three "super groups" release new CDs. Born at 2002's Bonnaroo Festival, Primus founder Les Claypool's new foursome features players from two other "P" bands - Bernie Worrell of Parliament and Buckethead and Brain of Praxis. Calling themselves Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, the group's debut album, The Big Eyeball in the Sky, is set for release on Prawn Song/Red Ink Records.
• The Tone Center Records imprint is the place to indulge six-string fetishes with its upcoming A Guitar Supreme: Giant Steps in Fusion Guitar. Featuring Eric Johnson, Greg Howe, Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, and Frank Gambale, this new project interprets saxophone compositions by John Coltrane into jazz-fusion guitar workouts.
• The power trio Jelly Jam promises more riff-a-holic adventures with next month's sophomore release, simply entitled 2, on the Inside Out Records label. Made up of Ty Tabor of King's X, Rod Morgenstein of The Dixie Dregs, and John Myung of Dream Theater, the new album continues the bond originated as members of Platypus.
Television Alert:
The Late Show with David Letterman welcomes the immensity of the Polyphonic Spree on Friday night, LL Cool J on Monday, and The Clarks on Tuesday; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Toots & The Maytals on Friday; Jimmy Kimmel Live features The Cure on Thursday overnight and Tenacious D on Friday overnight. This Sunday's 2004 MTV Video Music Awards boast performances by Usher, Jessica Simpson, Jet, Yellowcard, and Hoobastank.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, August 31:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Daevid Allen - Gentle Genie (Mister E) acoustic acid-folk collection from the Gong founder
Asia - Silent Nation (Inside Out) all new
The Beatnuts - Milk Me (Penalty) with guests Greg Nice, Rahzel of The Roots, Tony Touch, and Gab Gotcha
Bionic - Deliverance (Thorp) featuring vocalist Jonathan Cummins of The Doughboys
Bjork - Medulla (Elektra) this new album is vocal-only, with guests Rahzel of The Roots, Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle/Fantomas, and Robert Wyatt of Soft Machine
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - Halo Star (Projekt) the group's ninth album
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" (Drag City) three-track CD EP featuring alternate versions
Boxer Rebellion - Boxer Rebellion (Creep Records) brutal hardcore with reggae influences
Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company (Concord) duets collection with Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, James Taylor, and more
Judy Collins - Judy Collins Sings Songs of Leonard Cohen: Democracy (Elektra/Rhino) featuring three new recordings
Trent Dabbs - Quite Often (Terminus/Sweet Tea) debut
DJ Harry - Collision (Sci Fidelity) adventurous dance music with the heart of a jam band
E.S.T. - Seven Days of Falling (215 Records) with a bonus DVD of the jazz trio live in Stockholm
Further Seems Forever - Hide Nothing (Tooth & Nail)
Gluecifer - Automatic Thrill (Steamhammer) Norwegian rock recently touring with Monster Magnet
Good for Cows - Bebop Fantasy (Asian Man) free-jazz instrumental recordings featuring Mr. Bungle's touring percussionist, Ches Smith
Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand (Scat) special 10th-anniversary re-issue
Guitar Wolf - Loverock (Narnack) jet-fueled Japanese punk with lyrics translated into English in the booklet
Headset - Space Settings (Plug Research) new hip-hop adventures from Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel
Jedd Hughes - Transcontinental (MCA Nashville) featuring a cover of Gram Parsons' "Luxury Liner" by this country artist from Australia
I Am X - Kiss + Swallow (Recall Records) solo debut from Chris Corner of Sneaker Pimps
Is What? - You Figure It Out (Hyena) Cincinnati's own fusion of free jazz and hip-hop featuring MC and human beat box Napoleon Maddox
John 5 - Vertigo (Shrapnel) solo instrumental album from this guitarist whose résumé includes Marilyn Manson and David Lee Roth
J.U.F. - Gogool Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat (Stinky) super cool and sexy melting pot of Punjabi, Arabic, and Bulgarian melodies simmering alongside DJ beats into a Gypsy dub sweat fest
Joan of Arc - Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain ... (Polyvinyl)
LL Cool J - DEFinition (Def Jam)
Mastodon - Leviathan (Relapse) also available in a deluxe edition featuring a 5.1-channel audio DVD
Ian Moore - Luminaria (Yep Roc) blessed with a heavenly voice to match his lyrical sense, this one's a singer-songwriter gem in the Southern gothic tradition
Mum/Hey - Dreams Never Die (Fat Cat/Bubblecore) split CD with an accompanying 44-page comic book
New Guitar Summit - New Guitar Summit (Stony Plain) all-star swing blues band with Jay Geils and Duke Robillard
Tara Jane O'Neil - You Sound, Reflect (Quarterstick)
The Prodigy - "Girls" (XL Recordings) new single
Resident Evil: Apocalypse - original motion picture soundtrack (Roadrunner) featuring an acoustic version of "End of the World" by Cold, and a re-mix of "The Outsider" by A Perfect Circle
Chris Rock - Never Scared (Geffen) featuring "Crackers," a musical parody of OutKast's "Hey Ya"
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Manual Dexterity Soundtrack Volume 1 (Gold Standard Laboratories) hypnotic new solo album from the Mars Volta founder, with guest John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jordan Rudess - Rhythm of Time (Magna Carta) driving prog-rock wizardry from the Dream Theater keyboardist, with guest guitarists Joe Satriani, Steve Morse, and Greg Howe, and vocalist Kip Winger
Jill Scott - Beautifully Human, Words & Sounds, Volume 2 (Hidden Beach/Epic) with covers of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and OutKast's "The Way That You Move"
Signer - The New Face of Smiling (Carpark) second album from New Zealand's Bevan Smith
Sister Hazel - Lift (Sixthman)
Soul Asylum - After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom (Columbia Legacy) yes, performing for a North Dakota town's senior prom in 1997
the START - Initiation (Nitro) label debut featuring electrifying vocalist Aimee Echo
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara (Columbia Legacy)
Trashcan Sinatras - Weightlifting (Spin Art) also available in a deluxe edition featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD of the band's performance at KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" radio program
Zolar-X - Timeless (Alternative Tentacles) pogo-jittered punk rock meets interplanetary glam, complete with spacesuits and antennae feelers, in this fun re-issue of lost recordings from the late 1970s
various artists - Lamb: Back to Mine (DMC) handpicked after-hours collection featuring Martina Topley-Bird, Nina Simone, Dr. John, and more
