· Speaking of Bonnaroo, my pick for next week is another pensive moment from a solitary man, six-string in hand. Warren Haynes might not have meant for his performance at last year's festival to become a CD, but this 16-song set is a real gem in the troubadour tradition, as his soft strumming and soulful voice hush the crowd of 80,000 under his spell. On the artist-friendly ATO Records, Live at Bonnaroo stirs up the ruminative side of the Gov't Mule founder and Allman Brothers alum, featuring a dozen originals, including an ode to Jerry Garcia. Haynes' masterful licks really shine on a handful of interesting covers: U2's "One," Radiohead's "Lucky," The Grateful Dead's "Stella Blue," and Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams to Remember."
· For the 10th anniversary of Reality Bites, the movie's soundtrack is being re-issued next week by BMG Heritage with eight bonus tracks. The bonus tracks include a new song from Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - her acoustic version of "Stay (I Missed You)" - and all the other songs from the film that didn't make the original soundtrack.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Black Eyed Peas tonight, Lenny Kravitz on Thursday, The Calling on Monday, and Wilson Phillips on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts the return of PJ Harvey on Monday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features a rare appearance by Neil Young on Friday overnight and Simple Kid on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn boasts Joe Jackson on Friday overnight, Los Lobos on Monday overnight, and R.E.M. on Tuesday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly features the swanky Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine every night this week;
New Releases Coming Tuesday, June 8:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
!!! - Louded Up Now! (Touch & Go/Warp) pronounced "chik-chik-chik," and featuring the hit "Me & Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)"
.38 Special - Drive Train (Sanctuary) all new
Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First (Epitaph)
Blaze - Blood & Belief (Hunter) new from the former Iron Maiden vocalist with Pitchshifter drummer Jason Bowld
Erin Bode - Don't Take Your Time (Max Jazz)
J.J. Cale - To Tulsa & Back (Sanctuary) his first new music in eight years
Call & Response - Winds Take No Shape (Badman)
Catalpa Boys - Catalpa Boys (Anyway) featuring J.D. Housh of Moviola
Chumbawamba - Un (Mutt) domestic release
Citizen Cope - The Clarence Greenwood Recordings (Arista)
Bootsy Collins - Play with Bootsy (Thump Records) with guests Macy Gray, George Clinton, Bobby Womack, and Fatboy Slim
Cowboy Junkies - One Soul Note (Rounder)
De La Soul - De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities, & Classics (Tommy Boy) with guests Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, and Da Beatminerz
Sandy Dillon - Nobody's Sweetheart (One Little Indian)
The Fall - Formerly Known as Country on the Click (Narnack)
Jay Farrar - Stone, Steel, & Bright Lights (Transmit Sound) 19 live tracks and a bonus DVD from the Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt founder, featuring covers of Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam" and Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane"
Fastball - Keep Your Wig on (Rykodisc)
Grandadbob - Waltzes for Weirdos (Majestic/Lax)
PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her (Island)
The Helio Sequence - Love & Distance (SubPop) lots of beautiful noise from the Portland duo of Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel
Hot Cross - Fair Trades & Farewells (Level Plane) Alternative Press calls them a band to watch in 2004
Etta James - Blues to the Bone (RCA Victor) tasty collection of covers including of Lightning Hopkins' "Baby, Don't Tear My Clothes," Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom," and Willie Dixon's "Lil' Red Rooster"
Keith Levene - Killer in the Crowd (Underground Inc) new EP from the founding member of Public Image Limited
Macha - Forget Tomorrow (Jetset)
My Chemical Response - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (Reprise) with guest Bert McCracken of The Used
Paatos - Kallocain (Inside Out) Swedish prog rock featuring vocalist Petronella Nettermalm, with a bonus DVD
Gene Simmons - Asshole (Simmons/Sanctuary) anticipated new solo album from the KISS bassist, featuring material co-written with Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa
Slicker - We All Have a Plan (Hefty) new electronica from John Hughes
Sonic Youth - Corporate Ghost (Geffen) DVD release featuring 23 music videos
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse (Geffen) all-new enhanced CD
Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages (Go Kart)
Tiger Saw - Gimme Danger/Gimme Sweetness (Kimchee) intimate and tender "hush-pop," featuring a cover of Wolf Colonel's "The Goodbye"
Glenn Tilbrook - Transatlantic Ping Pong (Compass) new solo effort from the Squeeze founder
Twelve Tribes - The Rebirth of Tragedy (Ferret Music)
Armand Van Helden - New York: A Mix Odyssey (Tommy Boy) with three new tracks and a nonstop mix of Blondie, Soft Cell, The Romantics, Yazoo, Ram Jam, and more
various artists - AC/DC We Salute You (Rufftown) tribute project with Joe Lynn Turner of Deep Purple, Tommy Shaw of Styx, Doug Pinnick of Kings X, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of the Doobie Brothers, and more
Velvet Revolver - Contraband (RCA) new from Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Kusher of Wasted Youth, and the Guns N' Roses' trio of Slash, Duff McKagen, and Matt Sorum
The Whiles - Colors of the Year (Anyway) debut from Columbus, Ohio, band formerly known as Mrs. Children