07
Sep
2004
• The first fruit from the collaboration of Nancy Sinatra and Morrissey hits store shelves next week,
with the Morrissey-penned "Let Me Kiss You" CD single on Attack/Sanctuary Records. A full-
length album, To Nancy, with Love, is due at the end of this month and features a star-studded guest list, with Bono and the Edge from U2, Elvis Costello, Jon Spencer, Pete Yorn, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, and Dennis Diken of the Smithereens.
• Back to school brings the return of test-taking anxiety, but I've found one online test that's a real rock 'n' roll hoot. Calling itself "the ultimate music magazine," Blender has created a 42-part scandalous quiz that tests your knowledge on the intoxicated life and crimes of rock and rap royalty, proving that fact is often crazier than fiction. Check it out at (http://www.blender.com/quiz/), and see how well you score at the truth about such defining moments as drug overdoses, Playboy appearances, alien possession, and guru envy. From James Brown's bizarre behavior under arrest to Jack White's slugfest on Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies, all the poor judgments and felonies perpetrated by the biggest stars are laid out in this hilarious time-waster. As Snoop Dogg rapped back in 1993, "Murder was the case," indeed.
• Canada's Bullseye Records imprint has just released a new two-CD tribute to the Beatles, entitled It Was 40 Years Ago Today. Collecting 50 tracks by generally obscure artists from across North America, a few notables include Al Kooper of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Dee Long of Klaatu, Jeff Jones of Red Rider, and Andrew Gold (do you remember "Thank You for Being a Friend" from 1978?). Packaged to mimic The White Album, highlights include the human-beat-box tones of Cadence on "Drive My Car," Frank Soda's punchy "I Feel Fine," and the vocal harmonies of The Oohs' take on "You're Gonna Lose That Girl."
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Marc Broussard this evening; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Avril Lavigne on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Scissor Sisters on Friday overnight and Crossfade on Tuesday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live offers Jill Scott on Tuesday overnight; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn boasts Jet this evening overnight, and Alice Cooper on Tuesday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, September 14:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Augie March - Strange Bird (Spin Art) domestic issue of this complex and thrilling Australian gem from 2002
The John Butler Trio - What You Want (Lava) CD EP from this Australian smash, featuring a cover of the Beatles' "Across the Universe" plus rare and acoustic tracks
Citizen Cope - The Clarence Greenwood Recordings (RCA) with guests Carlos Santana and Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Cowboy Jack Clement - Guess Things Happen That Way (Dualtone) all-new from the 73-year-old legendary performer, songwriter, and producer, with guests Johnny Cash and The Jordanaires, and a countrified cover of the Rolling Stone's "No Expectations"
Cream - Disraeli Gears: The Deluxe Edition (Polydor) expanded two-CD re-issue
The Datsuns - Outta Sight/Outta Mind (V2) with producer John Paul Jones
Embrace - Out of Nothing (Independiente) featuring a song co-written with Chris Martin of Coldplay
Fairport Convention - Over the Next Hill (Compass) all-new studio album
Floorian - What the Buzzing (Committee to Keep Music Evil) pop space rock from Cleveland
Fu Manchu - Start the Machine (DRT) all new
Gov't Mule - Deja Voodoo (ATO/RCA) guitar-head's glee from Warren Haynes and the newly solidified foursome
Don Grusin - The Hang (Sovereign Artists) available on CD or DVD, this new album crosses jazz, Latin, and world rhythms with Lee Ritenour, Patti Austin, Sadao Watanabe, and more
Helmet - Size Matters (Interscope) the return of Page Hamilton, with former members of Anthrax and White Zombie
Jack Irons - Attention Dimension (Breaching Whale) solo debut from the Pearl Jam drummer, with guests Flea, Les Claypool, and - dig this - bandmate Eddie Vedder on a nightmare cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond"
Los Lonely Boys - Texican Style: Live in Austin (Epic) DVD release of the band's appearance at this past spring's South by Southwest festival
Mary McCaslin - A Life & Time (Philo/Rounder) new from the acclaimed folk fingerpicker, featuring a cool acoustic cover of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' on"
Brad Mehldau - Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch) featuring the jazz pianist's take on Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" and Nick Drake's "Things Behind the Sun"
Mission of Burma - A Gun to the Head (Ryko) 16-track collection
Joni Mitchell - Dreamland (Warner Strategic) 17-track career anthology featuring new original paintings, complete lyrics, and liner notes by director Cameron Crowe
Nelly - Sweat and Suit (Fo Real/Universal) two separate albums, one upbeat and one down low and slow, with guests Tim McGraw, Christina Aguilera, Snoop Dogg, and Ron Isley
Polly Paulusma - Scissors in My Pocket (One Little Indian) highly anticipated debut from this British singer-songwriter
Perfect - Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe (Ryko) lost album from 1995 featuring former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson
Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love (Rounder) featuring covers of Leonard Cohen's "Dance Me to the End of Love" and Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"
The Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy (DTS Entertainment) DVD-Audio re-issue featuring exclusive re-mixes, videos, and an interview
The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (Maverick/XL Recordings) with guests Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, Kool Keith, Princess Superstar, and Noel and Liam Gallagher
Q-Burns Abstract Message - Future Past Tense (Eighth Dimension) re-mix collection of tracks by Beef Wellington, Rabbit in the Moon, Tetris, and more
Silkworm - It'll Be Cool (Touch & Go) dark, driving, and dangerous sweat-rock that reminds me of the Gang of Four meets Crazy Horse
The Silos - When the Telephone Rings (Dualtone) excellent new rock-pop-Americana with guests Dennis Cronin of Lambchop and guitarist Richard Lloyd
Singapore Sling - Life Is Killing My Rock 'n' Roll (Stinky) buzzing sonic overdrive from Iceland
The Sleeping - Believe What We Tell You (One Day Savior) new from the ashes of Skycamefalling
Slingshot Dakota - Keener Sighs (Immigrant Sun) innocent indie pop from this Long Island three-piece
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - "Burn It Off" (Mute) seven-inch single
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez - Angel of the Morning (Texas Music Group) seven-track CD EP featuring a new duet recording of his classic title track
Tegan & Sara - So Jealous (Vapor Records) new release on Neil Young's boutique label, and performing with him at the Farm Aid Benefit concert in Seattle on September 18
The Thrills - Let's Bottle Bohemia (Virgin) with guests Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Van Dyke Parks, and the eyebrow-raising track, "Whatever Happened To Corey Haim?"
Sally Timms - In the World of Him (Touch & Go)
Twin Engine - Twin Engine (Sound City) CD re-issue of this lost album from 1971 featuring guests Sneaky Pete Kleinow of the Flying Burrito Brothers and Clarence White and Chris Hillman of The Byrds
Twinemen - Sideshow (Hi-N-Dry) second album from former Morphine saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Billy Conway
Way Out West - Don't Look Now (Distinct'ive) now a trio with the addition of vocalist Omi
Paul Weller - Studio 150 (V2) terrific, eccentric all-covers collection including Neil Young's "Birds," Sister Sledge's "Thinking of You," and an organ-infused take on Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"
• Back to school brings the return of test-taking anxiety, but I've found one online test that's a real rock 'n' roll hoot. Calling itself "the ultimate music magazine," Blender has created a 42-part scandalous quiz that tests your knowledge on the intoxicated life and crimes of rock and rap royalty, proving that fact is often crazier than fiction. Check it out at (http://www.blender.com/quiz/), and see how well you score at the truth about such defining moments as drug overdoses, Playboy appearances, alien possession, and guru envy. From James Brown's bizarre behavior under arrest to Jack White's slugfest on Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies, all the poor judgments and felonies perpetrated by the biggest stars are laid out in this hilarious time-waster. As Snoop Dogg rapped back in 1993, "Murder was the case," indeed.
• Canada's Bullseye Records imprint has just released a new two-CD tribute to the Beatles, entitled It Was 40 Years Ago Today. Collecting 50 tracks by generally obscure artists from across North America, a few notables include Al Kooper of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Dee Long of Klaatu, Jeff Jones of Red Rider, and Andrew Gold (do you remember "Thank You for Being a Friend" from 1978?). Packaged to mimic The White Album, highlights include the human-beat-box tones of Cadence on "Drive My Car," Frank Soda's punchy "I Feel Fine," and the vocal harmonies of The Oohs' take on "You're Gonna Lose That Girl."
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Marc Broussard this evening; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Avril Lavigne on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Scissor Sisters on Friday overnight and Crossfade on Tuesday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live offers Jill Scott on Tuesday overnight; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn boasts Jet this evening overnight, and Alice Cooper on Tuesday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, September 14:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Augie March - Strange Bird (Spin Art) domestic issue of this complex and thrilling Australian gem from 2002
The John Butler Trio - What You Want (Lava) CD EP from this Australian smash, featuring a cover of the Beatles' "Across the Universe" plus rare and acoustic tracks
Citizen Cope - The Clarence Greenwood Recordings (RCA) with guests Carlos Santana and Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Cowboy Jack Clement - Guess Things Happen That Way (Dualtone) all-new from the 73-year-old legendary performer, songwriter, and producer, with guests Johnny Cash and The Jordanaires, and a countrified cover of the Rolling Stone's "No Expectations"
Cream - Disraeli Gears: The Deluxe Edition (Polydor) expanded two-CD re-issue
The Datsuns - Outta Sight/Outta Mind (V2) with producer John Paul Jones
Embrace - Out of Nothing (Independiente) featuring a song co-written with Chris Martin of Coldplay
Fairport Convention - Over the Next Hill (Compass) all-new studio album
Floorian - What the Buzzing (Committee to Keep Music Evil) pop space rock from Cleveland
Fu Manchu - Start the Machine (DRT) all new
Gov't Mule - Deja Voodoo (ATO/RCA) guitar-head's glee from Warren Haynes and the newly solidified foursome
Don Grusin - The Hang (Sovereign Artists) available on CD or DVD, this new album crosses jazz, Latin, and world rhythms with Lee Ritenour, Patti Austin, Sadao Watanabe, and more
Helmet - Size Matters (Interscope) the return of Page Hamilton, with former members of Anthrax and White Zombie
Jack Irons - Attention Dimension (Breaching Whale) solo debut from the Pearl Jam drummer, with guests Flea, Les Claypool, and - dig this - bandmate Eddie Vedder on a nightmare cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond"
Los Lonely Boys - Texican Style: Live in Austin (Epic) DVD release of the band's appearance at this past spring's South by Southwest festival
Mary McCaslin - A Life & Time (Philo/Rounder) new from the acclaimed folk fingerpicker, featuring a cool acoustic cover of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' on"
Brad Mehldau - Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch) featuring the jazz pianist's take on Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" and Nick Drake's "Things Behind the Sun"
Mission of Burma - A Gun to the Head (Ryko) 16-track collection
Joni Mitchell - Dreamland (Warner Strategic) 17-track career anthology featuring new original paintings, complete lyrics, and liner notes by director Cameron Crowe
Nelly - Sweat and Suit (Fo Real/Universal) two separate albums, one upbeat and one down low and slow, with guests Tim McGraw, Christina Aguilera, Snoop Dogg, and Ron Isley
Polly Paulusma - Scissors in My Pocket (One Little Indian) highly anticipated debut from this British singer-songwriter
Perfect - Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe (Ryko) lost album from 1995 featuring former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson
Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love (Rounder) featuring covers of Leonard Cohen's "Dance Me to the End of Love" and Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"
The Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy (DTS Entertainment) DVD-Audio re-issue featuring exclusive re-mixes, videos, and an interview
The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (Maverick/XL Recordings) with guests Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, Kool Keith, Princess Superstar, and Noel and Liam Gallagher
Q-Burns Abstract Message - Future Past Tense (Eighth Dimension) re-mix collection of tracks by Beef Wellington, Rabbit in the Moon, Tetris, and more
Silkworm - It'll Be Cool (Touch & Go) dark, driving, and dangerous sweat-rock that reminds me of the Gang of Four meets Crazy Horse
The Silos - When the Telephone Rings (Dualtone) excellent new rock-pop-Americana with guests Dennis Cronin of Lambchop and guitarist Richard Lloyd
Singapore Sling - Life Is Killing My Rock 'n' Roll (Stinky) buzzing sonic overdrive from Iceland
The Sleeping - Believe What We Tell You (One Day Savior) new from the ashes of Skycamefalling
Slingshot Dakota - Keener Sighs (Immigrant Sun) innocent indie pop from this Long Island three-piece
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - "Burn It Off" (Mute) seven-inch single
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez - Angel of the Morning (Texas Music Group) seven-track CD EP featuring a new duet recording of his classic title track
Tegan & Sara - So Jealous (Vapor Records) new release on Neil Young's boutique label, and performing with him at the Farm Aid Benefit concert in Seattle on September 18
The Thrills - Let's Bottle Bohemia (Virgin) with guests Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Van Dyke Parks, and the eyebrow-raising track, "Whatever Happened To Corey Haim?"
Sally Timms - In the World of Him (Touch & Go)
Twin Engine - Twin Engine (Sound City) CD re-issue of this lost album from 1971 featuring guests Sneaky Pete Kleinow of the Flying Burrito Brothers and Clarence White and Chris Hillman of The Byrds
Twinemen - Sideshow (Hi-N-Dry) second album from former Morphine saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Billy Conway
Way Out West - Don't Look Now (Distinct'ive) now a trio with the addition of vocalist Omi
Paul Weller - Studio 150 (V2) terrific, eccentric all-covers collection including Neil Young's "Birds," Sister Sledge's "Thinking of You," and an organ-infused take on Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"
