21
Sep
2004
• Uncannily timed with the recent death of Johnny Ramone, two new documentary films are telling
the story of the three-chord foursome from Forest Hills, Queens, with one film recently debuting in New York and the other arriving on DVD next week. A traveling art-theater film, End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, will open in 10 Midwestern cities in October. The Magnolia Pictures release chronicles these godfathers of punk from their humble CBGB beginnings to the deaths of Joey and Dee Dee to the band's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The Image Entertainment DVD, Ramones Raw, brings the Blitzkrieg Bop right into your living room with more than five hours of material. Surviving member Marky Ramone served as executive producer, and highlights include eight rare television appearances, vintage concert footage from 1980, personal video archives, and guest cameos by Carly Simon, Bono and U2, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and "Grandpa" Al Lewis of The Munsters fame.
• More New York City state of mind can be found in the just-released concert CD Lightning in a Bottle, filmed and recorded there last February. Director Martin Scorsese produced the superstar concert event, entitled a Salute to the Blues, after getting deep in the history of the genre in his own PBS television series. Benefiting the Blues Music Foundation, the night was full of interesting duets and collaborations, as with Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile" performed by vocalist Angelique Kidjo and guitarists Vernon Reid, Keb Mo', and Buddy Guy. Other cool covers on the Columbia Legacy set include Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the Slim Harpo classic "I'm a King Bee," and india.arie's spin on Billie Holiday's signature song, "Strange Fruit." Look for the film version to open in theaters in select cities October 15.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Ashlee Simpson tonight and Patti Scialfa on Friday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Elvis Costello this evening, Mos Def on Thursday, Queen Latifah on Monday, and Tom Waits on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien also offers its stage to Elvis Costello this Friday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Ari Hest on Friday overnight; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn boasts Nelly on Thursday overnight and the return of Tears for Fears on Monday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, September 28:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Devendra Banhart - Nino Rojo (Young God) more music from the Rejoicing in the Hands sessions and enhanced CD video
Luka Bloom - Before Sleep Comes (Bar None) domestic release of this new album
Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather (Columbia) all new, featuring a live cover of Pee Wee King's "Tennessee Waltz"
Phil Collins - Love Songs: A Compilation Old & New (Atlantic) with his take on the Temptations' "My Girl" and Curtis Mayfield's "I've Been Trying"
Cream - Disraeli Gears: The Deluxe Edition (Polydor) expanded two-CD re-issue with mono and stereo versions, demos, and BBC sessions
The Delgados - Universal Audio (Chemikal Underground) their fifth album of smart Scottish pop, stripped of strings and back to basics
Everclear - Ten Years Gone: The Best of (Capitol) featuring two previously unreleased songs
Marianne Faithfull - The Mystery of Love (Hut) featuring songs co-written with PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, and Blur's Damon Albarn
Frausdots - Couture, Couture, Couture (SubPop) stunning new melodic pop collaboration of former Guns 'n' Roses backup singer Michelle Loiselle and Brent Rademaker of Beachwood Sparks and Further
Jerry Garcia - After Midnight (Rhino) three-CD set recorded at Kean College in New Jersey, featuring covers of the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come"
God Lives Underwater - Up Off the Floor (Locomotive/Megaforce) new album recorded under dark times
Heiruspecs - A Tiger Dancing (Razor & Tie) sample-free old-school hip-hop from Minneapolis
The Hideous Sun Demons - The Hideous Sun Demons (Magna Carta) instrumental jams from David Lee Roth's touring band
Interpol - Antics (Matador)
Tony Iommi & Glenn Hughes - The 1996 Dep Sessions (Sanctuary) lost recordings from the Black Sabbath and Deep Purple patriarchs
Kitchen - Foreign Objects (Damaged Goods) new from Ryan Seagrist of Discount and Amanda MacKinnon of Bis
Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La (Warner Bros)
Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle (Geffen) with guests Mos Def, Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, and Common
Ladder 49 - original motion picture soundtrack (Hollywood) featuring new music from Robbie Robertson
Stephen Lynch - Live at the El Ray (Razor & Tie) DVD concert from this outrageous comedic songsmith heard on Opie & Anthony's radio show, featuring six previously unreleased songs
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin' (Island) two-CD deluxe edition expanded with previously unreleased songs and a dozen live tracks from 1973
Mayonnaise - Mayonnaise (Lunatic Works) new from Crispin Hunt of the Longpigs and producer DJ Howie B
Mekons - Heaven & Hell (Cooking Vinyl/Spin Art) two-CD anthology featuring a bonus video of "Ghosts of American Astronauts"
Barrett Martin - The Painted Desert (Fast Horse) world-beat rhythms inspired by 12 deserts all over the world, in this new direction from the Skin Yard and Screaming Trees drummer
Travis Morrison - Travistan (Barsuk) solo debut from the former Dismemberment Plan vocalist, with guests John Vanderslice and Death Cab for Cutie's Jason McGerr
Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express - Turn the Pigeons Loose (Cooking Vinyl/Spin Art) the Green on Red founder recorded live in San Francisco in 2000
Queen Latifah - The Dana Owens Album (Flava Unit/Interscope) with guests Missy Elliott, Al Green, and Herbie Hancock, this new album collects jazz, pop, and soul covers such as The Mamas & The Papas' "California Dreamin'" and Diane Washington's 1949 hit "Baby Get Lost," alongside other personal-jukebox selections by Cannonball Adderly and Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
R.E.M. - "Leaving New York" (Warner Bros) the first single from the group's upcoming album
Shark Tale - original motion picture soundtrack (DreamWorks) featuring Missy Elliott's and Christina Aguilera's team take on Rose Royce's classic "Car Wash"
Nancy Sinatra - To Nancy, with Love (Attack/Sanctuary) with guests Bono and the Edge from U2, Elvis Costello, Jon Spencer, Calexico, Morrissey, Pete Yorn, and Pete Thomas of The Attractions
Social Distortion - Sex, Love, & Rock & Roll (Time Bomb) the group's first new studio recordings since 1996
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Damage (Sanctuary) with guests Chuck D of Public Enemy, James Chance, Martina Topley-Bird, and the late Elliott Smith; look for this in its limited-edition "matchbox" packaging
Joss Stone - Mind, Body, & Soul (S-Curve) with guests Nile Rodgers of Chic and ?uestlove of The Roots
Supergrass - 10: The Best of Supergrass (Capitol) with a bonus live CD in the first pressing
various artists - Headbangers Ball: Volume 2 (Roadrunner) two-CD set with Probot, Megadeth, Korn, 3 Inches of Blood, and more
Violent Femmes - Rock!!!!! (Cooking Vinyl/Spin Art) re-issue from 1995
Tony Joe White - The Heroines (Sanctuary) with guests Lucinda Williams, Shelby Lynne, and Emmylou Harris
Brian Wilson - Smile (Nonesuch) his lost pop manifesto recorded with the Stockholm Strings & Horns ensemble; look for a Showtime TV documentary on October 5
Wolf Eyes - Burned Mind (SubPop) black-static white-noise trio from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wu-Tang Clan - Disciples of the 36 Chambers (Sanctuary) live CD recorded at the Rock the Bells Festival
• More New York City state of mind can be found in the just-released concert CD Lightning in a Bottle, filmed and recorded there last February. Director Martin Scorsese produced the superstar concert event, entitled a Salute to the Blues, after getting deep in the history of the genre in his own PBS television series. Benefiting the Blues Music Foundation, the night was full of interesting duets and collaborations, as with Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile" performed by vocalist Angelique Kidjo and guitarists Vernon Reid, Keb Mo', and Buddy Guy. Other cool covers on the Columbia Legacy set include Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the Slim Harpo classic "I'm a King Bee," and india.arie's spin on Billie Holiday's signature song, "Strange Fruit." Look for the film version to open in theaters in select cities October 15.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Ashlee Simpson tonight and Patti Scialfa on Friday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Elvis Costello this evening, Mos Def on Thursday, Queen Latifah on Monday, and Tom Waits on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien also offers its stage to Elvis Costello this Friday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Ari Hest on Friday overnight; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn boasts Nelly on Thursday overnight and the return of Tears for Fears on Monday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, September 28:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Devendra Banhart - Nino Rojo (Young God) more music from the Rejoicing in the Hands sessions and enhanced CD video
Luka Bloom - Before Sleep Comes (Bar None) domestic release of this new album
Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather (Columbia) all new, featuring a live cover of Pee Wee King's "Tennessee Waltz"
Phil Collins - Love Songs: A Compilation Old & New (Atlantic) with his take on the Temptations' "My Girl" and Curtis Mayfield's "I've Been Trying"
Cream - Disraeli Gears: The Deluxe Edition (Polydor) expanded two-CD re-issue with mono and stereo versions, demos, and BBC sessions
The Delgados - Universal Audio (Chemikal Underground) their fifth album of smart Scottish pop, stripped of strings and back to basics
Everclear - Ten Years Gone: The Best of (Capitol) featuring two previously unreleased songs
Marianne Faithfull - The Mystery of Love (Hut) featuring songs co-written with PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, and Blur's Damon Albarn
Frausdots - Couture, Couture, Couture (SubPop) stunning new melodic pop collaboration of former Guns 'n' Roses backup singer Michelle Loiselle and Brent Rademaker of Beachwood Sparks and Further
Jerry Garcia - After Midnight (Rhino) three-CD set recorded at Kean College in New Jersey, featuring covers of the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come"
God Lives Underwater - Up Off the Floor (Locomotive/Megaforce) new album recorded under dark times
Heiruspecs - A Tiger Dancing (Razor & Tie) sample-free old-school hip-hop from Minneapolis
The Hideous Sun Demons - The Hideous Sun Demons (Magna Carta) instrumental jams from David Lee Roth's touring band
Interpol - Antics (Matador)
Tony Iommi & Glenn Hughes - The 1996 Dep Sessions (Sanctuary) lost recordings from the Black Sabbath and Deep Purple patriarchs
Kitchen - Foreign Objects (Damaged Goods) new from Ryan Seagrist of Discount and Amanda MacKinnon of Bis
Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La (Warner Bros)
Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle (Geffen) with guests Mos Def, Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, and Common
Ladder 49 - original motion picture soundtrack (Hollywood) featuring new music from Robbie Robertson
Stephen Lynch - Live at the El Ray (Razor & Tie) DVD concert from this outrageous comedic songsmith heard on Opie & Anthony's radio show, featuring six previously unreleased songs
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin' (Island) two-CD deluxe edition expanded with previously unreleased songs and a dozen live tracks from 1973
Mayonnaise - Mayonnaise (Lunatic Works) new from Crispin Hunt of the Longpigs and producer DJ Howie B
Mekons - Heaven & Hell (Cooking Vinyl/Spin Art) two-CD anthology featuring a bonus video of "Ghosts of American Astronauts"
Barrett Martin - The Painted Desert (Fast Horse) world-beat rhythms inspired by 12 deserts all over the world, in this new direction from the Skin Yard and Screaming Trees drummer
Travis Morrison - Travistan (Barsuk) solo debut from the former Dismemberment Plan vocalist, with guests John Vanderslice and Death Cab for Cutie's Jason McGerr
Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express - Turn the Pigeons Loose (Cooking Vinyl/Spin Art) the Green on Red founder recorded live in San Francisco in 2000
Queen Latifah - The Dana Owens Album (Flava Unit/Interscope) with guests Missy Elliott, Al Green, and Herbie Hancock, this new album collects jazz, pop, and soul covers such as The Mamas & The Papas' "California Dreamin'" and Diane Washington's 1949 hit "Baby Get Lost," alongside other personal-jukebox selections by Cannonball Adderly and Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
R.E.M. - "Leaving New York" (Warner Bros) the first single from the group's upcoming album
Shark Tale - original motion picture soundtrack (DreamWorks) featuring Missy Elliott's and Christina Aguilera's team take on Rose Royce's classic "Car Wash"
Nancy Sinatra - To Nancy, with Love (Attack/Sanctuary) with guests Bono and the Edge from U2, Elvis Costello, Jon Spencer, Calexico, Morrissey, Pete Yorn, and Pete Thomas of The Attractions
Social Distortion - Sex, Love, & Rock & Roll (Time Bomb) the group's first new studio recordings since 1996
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Damage (Sanctuary) with guests Chuck D of Public Enemy, James Chance, Martina Topley-Bird, and the late Elliott Smith; look for this in its limited-edition "matchbox" packaging
Joss Stone - Mind, Body, & Soul (S-Curve) with guests Nile Rodgers of Chic and ?uestlove of The Roots
Supergrass - 10: The Best of Supergrass (Capitol) with a bonus live CD in the first pressing
various artists - Headbangers Ball: Volume 2 (Roadrunner) two-CD set with Probot, Megadeth, Korn, 3 Inches of Blood, and more
Violent Femmes - Rock!!!!! (Cooking Vinyl/Spin Art) re-issue from 1995
Tony Joe White - The Heroines (Sanctuary) with guests Lucinda Williams, Shelby Lynne, and Emmylou Harris
Brian Wilson - Smile (Nonesuch) his lost pop manifesto recorded with the Stockholm Strings & Horns ensemble; look for a Showtime TV documentary on October 5
Wolf Eyes - Burned Mind (SubPop) black-static white-noise trio from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wu-Tang Clan - Disciples of the 36 Chambers (Sanctuary) live CD recorded at the Rock the Bells Festival
