Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Supergrass on Thursday, Constantine Maroulis on Friday, and Liz Phair on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman boasts Hootie & the Blowfish on Friday and Beck on Tuesday; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson features Robert Plant on Friday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live bows down to the Queens of the Stone Age this Friday overnight; and Austin City Limits presents Sheryl Crow this weekend.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, October 5:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change.
Fiona Apple- Extraordinary Machine (Epic)
Andy Bell- Electric Blue (Sanctuary) new solo album from the Erasure co-founder, featuring duets with Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters and Claudia Brucken of Propaganda
The Beta Band- The Best of (Astralwerks) two-CD collection featuring live tracks recorded last year at Shepherds Bush Empire
The Beta Band- Film: The Best of (Astralwerks) companion DVD featuring four short films and the video for "Squares," inspired by the 1978 film Capricorn One
The Black Keys- Live (Fat Possum) DVD featuring a bonus video of the band's "10 AM Automatic" video, directed by comedian David Cross
James Blunt- Back to Bedlam (Custard/Atlantic) the domestic release of this smash UK hit; on tour later this month with Jason Mraz
Boduf Songs- Boduf Songs (Kranky) self-produced recordings by Mat Sweet, a hypnotic guitarist from Southampton, England, who brings to mind the daybreak quality of David Gilmour, Nick Drake, and the Durruti Column
The Chumscrubber- original motion picture soundtrack (Lakeshore) with music from Phantom Planet, Cat Power, Placebo, Rooney, and more
Deftones- B Sides & Rarities (Maverick) CD and DVD set featuring acoustic versions and covers of songs by The Cure, Helmet, Jawbox, The Smiths, and - dig this - Sade!
Mark Eitzel- Candy Ass (Cooking Vinyl) in collaboration with Calexico on "Praskovia"
Melissa Etheridge- Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (Island) featuring a cover of Tom Petty's "Refugee"
The Fall- Fall Heads Roll (Narnack) new studio album also available in two LP formats - a 180-gram audiophile pressing and a cool marble-vinyl edition
Franz Ferdinand- You Could Have It So Much Better (Domino/Epic) also available in DualDisc, look for limited pressings to feature a bonus three-track CD EP highlighted by an acoustic version of "What You Meant"
Paula Frazer- Leave the Sad Things Behind (Birdman) third solo album from the former Tarnation vocalist
Goal!- original motion picture soundtrack (Big Brother) featuring a previously unreleased Oasis track and a remix by UNKLE
Jimmy Eat World- The Stay On My Side EP (Interscope) five tracks including a cover of Heatmiser's "Half Right"
Curt Kirkwood- Snow (Little Dog) solo debut from the Meat Puppets founder
Steve Lawler- Lights Out 3 (Global Underground) two CDs of his trademark "twisted house" sound, mixing tracks by Nick K, Swain & Snell, Suicide Sports Club, and more
Lichens- The Psychic Nature of Being (Kranky) solo experimental recordings by Robert Lowe, recently joining the group TV on the Radio, creating music for a modern-day, white-noise spaghetti Western
Living Things- Ahead of the Lions (Jive) debut from three brothers from St. Louis, recorded by Steve Albini
John Lydon- The Best of British £1 Notes (Virgin) anthology of tracks from Public Image Ltd. and a dance mix of the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen"
My Morning Jacket- Z(ATO/RCA) also available in a special vinyl LP issue in a gatefold sleeve featuring a bonus track
Nickelback- All the Right Reasons (Roadrunner) with guest Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top
O.A.R.- Stories of a Stranger(Lava) produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, with guests Toby Lightman and Bernie Worrell
Sinéad O'Connor- Throw Down Your Arms (That's Why There's Chocolate & Vanilla) produced by the legendary Sly & Robbie, this new collection of reggae covers including Bob Marley's "War" and Peter Tosh's "Downpressor Man" is released on her new artist-owned label, named for a frequent expression by her late manager
Ozzy Osbourne- Under Covers (Epic) individual issue of this fourth disc in his Prince of Darkness box set, expanded with new covers of the Moody Blues' "Go Now," John Lennon's "Woman," and Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way"; look for the DualDisc to feature the storytelling revelations in "My Dinner with Ozzy"
Liz Phair- Somebody's Miracle (Capitol)
Pixies- Pixies Sell Out (Rhino Home Video) DVD compiled from performances in seven cities from last year's reunion tour
Elvis Presley- And the Rest Is History (Sony BMG Strategic) new three-CD anthology featuring a Paul Oakenfold remix of "Rubberneckin'" and the previously unreleased "I'm a Roustabout"
Talking Heads- DualDisc Brick Box (Rhino) collecting all eight of their studio albums recently expanded in these new DualDisc versions, housed in a must-see white-plastic molded case
Tiger Saw- Sing! (Kimchee) cool new collaborative project from Dylan Metrano of Newburyport, Maine, directing a lovely 15-piece choir and orchestra from the local indie-rock community, producing a joyous yet somber "musical" of the mind
The Tossers- The Valley of the Shadow of Death (Victory) Irish revival music smashed up with straight-on punk rock
various artists - I Love Guitar Wolf... Very Much (Narnack) tribute CD with cover salutes from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, J. Mascis & the Fog, Puffy Amiyumi, Porch Ghouls, and more