12
Oct
2004
• The youthful audience of the WB network's hit show Everwood is getting a music-history lesson with this
Tuesday's release of its original television soundtrack. The Nettwerk Records' CD features current artists covering old-school FM-radio fare - from Kristen Hersh's take on Cat Stevens' "Trouble" to the Stereophonics' spin on Roberta Flack's soulful "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." More hits of the 1970s include Griffin House's version of Jackson Browne's "These Days," Jars of Clay pouring out their love for America's "Lonely People," and Jason Mraz tackling Seals & Croft's "Summer Breeze." Two more Cat Stevens songs made the album, with Sixpence None the Richer vocalist Leigh Nash covering "Father & Son," and Travis offering "Don't Be Shy."
• In two weeks Warner Bros. Records and Fox television are releasing two more soundtrack volumes for their popular series The O.C. A few cool covers show up on Music from the O.C.: Mix 2, with Jem's take on Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed" and Nada Surf's update on Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark's 1986 hit "If You Leave." Taking a seasonal twist, The O.C. Mix 3: Have a Very Merry Chrismukkah riffs on the Cohen family's dual religious membership and will feature holiday songs from Low, Ron Sexsmith, and more.
• Cover-itus continues this Tuesday as Fat Wreck Chords issues Play Jonny's Bar Mitzvah from Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. Decked out in bitchin' powder-blue tuxedos, this is the recording from their real-life paid bar mitzvah gig, packed with punked-out crowd pleasers such as "Stairway to Heaven," "Strawberry Fields Forever," and "Delta Dawn." Watch the polyester, but get ready to hold your lighters high for the band's take on REO Speedwagon's "Take It on the Run."
• Looking for something a little heavier? Check out next week's release of Graveyard Classics 2 by Six Feet Under on the Metal Blade imprint. Playing a mixed bag of metal classics in volume one, this time the band is covering AC/DC's entire Back in Black album from 1980.
Television Alert:
The Late Show with David Letterman hosts John Mellencamp on Tuesday; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Velvet Revolver on Thursday and Duran Duran on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Jimmy Eat World on Thursday overnight, Sum 41 on Friday overnight, Ambulance Ltd. on Monday overnight, and The Black Keys on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show revs up the Drive By Truckers on Tuesday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Joseph Arthur on Friday overnight; and Jimmy Kimmel Live features Tears for Fears Monday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, October 19:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Alfie - original motion picture soundtrack (Virgin) featuring Mick Jagger & Joss Stone's duet of "Lonely Without You"
Bars - Introducing ... (Equal Vision) driving Boston hardcore featuring former members of Give Up the Ghost and The Hope Conspiracy
Jello Biafra & The Melvins - Never Breathe What You Can't See (Alternative Tentacles) all-new collaboration with the Dead Kennedys' vocalist, like a riff-riot marriage made in heaven
Big D & The Kid's Table - How It Goes (Springman) zesty punk-reggae-ska from Boston, on tour with The Voodoo Glow Skulls next month
Brandon Butler - Killer on the Road (Gern Blandsten) new solo album from the Boy's Life founder, drawing out his dark songs with cellist Amy Domingues
Danny the Dog - original motion picture soundtrack (Virgin) Luc Besson's new film starring Jet Li, featuring an original score by Massive Attack
Johnny Dowd - Cemetery Shoes (Bongo Beat) enhanced CD featuring the short film Lust; Dowd is on tour next month with Sally Timms
Driver of the Year - Statik (Future Appletree) poppy indie rock featuring a cover of Brian Eno's "King's Lead Hat"
Jason Falkner - Bliss Descending (Wreckchords/RedEye) new CD EP from the former member of Jellyfish and The Grays
Doug Gillard - Salamander (Pink Frost) solo debut from the Guided by Voices and Cobra Verde guitarist, coolly reminiscent of The Kinks and Urge Overkill
Goldfrapp - Wonderful Electric: Live in London (Mute) two-DVD set of two separate concerts and two documentaries
Haiku d'Etat - Coup de Theatre (Project Blowed/Decon) new from Aceyalone, Mikah 9, and Abstract Rule
Hope of the States - The Lost Riots (Epic) domestic issue of this majestic UK hit
Isis - Panopticon (Ipecac) with guest Justin Chancellor of Tool
Jimmy Eat World - Futures (Interscope)
Freedy Johnson - The Way I Were (Bar None) collection of previously unreleased songs
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets (Lookout) the group's fourth album
Mean Creek - original motion picture soundtrack (Lakeshore) with music by Wilco, Spoon, and the Eels
John Mellencamp - Words & Music (Island) two-CD career retrospective with two new songs produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Miss TK & The Revenge - XOXO (Gern Blandsten) cool girly new-wave with a dub swirl from the former Zero Zero keyboardist
Mix Master Mike - Bangzilla (Immortal/Scratch) new from the Invisbl Skratch Piklz co-founder and current turntable wizard for the Beastie Boys
The Neville Brothers - Walkin' in the Shadow of Life (Back Porch/Narada) featuring the song "Kingdom Come," co-written with Bono of U2, and a cover of the Temptations' hit "Ball of Confusion"
No Warning - Suffer, Survive (Machine Shop/Warner Bros) Toronto hardcore on tour next month with The Used
Clive Palmer - All Roads Lead to Land (Communion) 1999 sessions from the founding member of the Incredible String Band
Riddlin' Kids - Stop the World (Columbia)
Shortstack - Shortstack (Planaria) hillbilly swamp rock featuring a hidden Motorhead cover
Sick of It All - Outtakes for the Outcast (Fat Wreck) rarities, a House of Pain re-mix, and covers of songs by Husker Du, The Misfits, and Sham 69
Elliott Smith - From the Basement on the Hill (Anti/Epitaph) with guests Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, Sam Coomes of Quasi, and Aaron Sperske of Beachwood Sparks
Rod Stewart - Stardust: The Great American Songbook III (J Records) with guests Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, and Dave Grusin
Matthew Sweet - Living Things (RCAM/Superdeformed) with Van Dyke Parks
Tweaker - 2 A.M. Wake Up Call (Lakeshore) 5.1-channel surround-sound DVD from Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails, featuring guests Robert Smith of The Cure, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Will Oldham of Palace Brothers, and David Sylvian of Japan
Two Cow Garage - The Wall Against Our Back (Shelterhouse) from small-town Ohio comes this powerhouse in the vein of Uncle Tupelo
Johnny Winter - Second Winter: Legacy Edition (Sony Legend) featuring two rarities and 10 live tracks from 1970
various artists - Crossroads Guitar Festival (Duck/Reprise) two-DVD set featuring more than four hours of footage from this past June's six-string summit in 5.1-channel surround sound, with benefit founder Eric Clapton, Joe Walsh, Buddy Guy, Vince Gill, ZZ Top, and more
various artists - Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon (Artemis) tribute disc with The Pixies, Don Henley, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Yorn, Billy Bob Thorton, and - dig this - comedian Adam Sandler's take on "Werewolves of London"
• In two weeks Warner Bros. Records and Fox television are releasing two more soundtrack volumes for their popular series The O.C. A few cool covers show up on Music from the O.C.: Mix 2, with Jem's take on Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed" and Nada Surf's update on Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark's 1986 hit "If You Leave." Taking a seasonal twist, The O.C. Mix 3: Have a Very Merry Chrismukkah riffs on the Cohen family's dual religious membership and will feature holiday songs from Low, Ron Sexsmith, and more.
• Cover-itus continues this Tuesday as Fat Wreck Chords issues Play Jonny's Bar Mitzvah from Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. Decked out in bitchin' powder-blue tuxedos, this is the recording from their real-life paid bar mitzvah gig, packed with punked-out crowd pleasers such as "Stairway to Heaven," "Strawberry Fields Forever," and "Delta Dawn." Watch the polyester, but get ready to hold your lighters high for the band's take on REO Speedwagon's "Take It on the Run."
• Looking for something a little heavier? Check out next week's release of Graveyard Classics 2 by Six Feet Under on the Metal Blade imprint. Playing a mixed bag of metal classics in volume one, this time the band is covering AC/DC's entire Back in Black album from 1980.
Television Alert:
The Late Show with David Letterman hosts John Mellencamp on Tuesday; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Velvet Revolver on Thursday and Duran Duran on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Jimmy Eat World on Thursday overnight, Sum 41 on Friday overnight, Ambulance Ltd. on Monday overnight, and The Black Keys on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show revs up the Drive By Truckers on Tuesday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly sits down with Joseph Arthur on Friday overnight; and Jimmy Kimmel Live features Tears for Fears Monday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, October 19:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Alfie - original motion picture soundtrack (Virgin) featuring Mick Jagger & Joss Stone's duet of "Lonely Without You"
Bars - Introducing ... (Equal Vision) driving Boston hardcore featuring former members of Give Up the Ghost and The Hope Conspiracy
Jello Biafra & The Melvins - Never Breathe What You Can't See (Alternative Tentacles) all-new collaboration with the Dead Kennedys' vocalist, like a riff-riot marriage made in heaven
Big D & The Kid's Table - How It Goes (Springman) zesty punk-reggae-ska from Boston, on tour with The Voodoo Glow Skulls next month
Brandon Butler - Killer on the Road (Gern Blandsten) new solo album from the Boy's Life founder, drawing out his dark songs with cellist Amy Domingues
Danny the Dog - original motion picture soundtrack (Virgin) Luc Besson's new film starring Jet Li, featuring an original score by Massive Attack
Johnny Dowd - Cemetery Shoes (Bongo Beat) enhanced CD featuring the short film Lust; Dowd is on tour next month with Sally Timms
Driver of the Year - Statik (Future Appletree) poppy indie rock featuring a cover of Brian Eno's "King's Lead Hat"
Jason Falkner - Bliss Descending (Wreckchords/RedEye) new CD EP from the former member of Jellyfish and The Grays
Doug Gillard - Salamander (Pink Frost) solo debut from the Guided by Voices and Cobra Verde guitarist, coolly reminiscent of The Kinks and Urge Overkill
Goldfrapp - Wonderful Electric: Live in London (Mute) two-DVD set of two separate concerts and two documentaries
Haiku d'Etat - Coup de Theatre (Project Blowed/Decon) new from Aceyalone, Mikah 9, and Abstract Rule
Hope of the States - The Lost Riots (Epic) domestic issue of this majestic UK hit
Isis - Panopticon (Ipecac) with guest Justin Chancellor of Tool
Jimmy Eat World - Futures (Interscope)
Freedy Johnson - The Way I Were (Bar None) collection of previously unreleased songs
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets (Lookout) the group's fourth album
Mean Creek - original motion picture soundtrack (Lakeshore) with music by Wilco, Spoon, and the Eels
John Mellencamp - Words & Music (Island) two-CD career retrospective with two new songs produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Miss TK & The Revenge - XOXO (Gern Blandsten) cool girly new-wave with a dub swirl from the former Zero Zero keyboardist
Mix Master Mike - Bangzilla (Immortal/Scratch) new from the Invisbl Skratch Piklz co-founder and current turntable wizard for the Beastie Boys
The Neville Brothers - Walkin' in the Shadow of Life (Back Porch/Narada) featuring the song "Kingdom Come," co-written with Bono of U2, and a cover of the Temptations' hit "Ball of Confusion"
No Warning - Suffer, Survive (Machine Shop/Warner Bros) Toronto hardcore on tour next month with The Used
Clive Palmer - All Roads Lead to Land (Communion) 1999 sessions from the founding member of the Incredible String Band
Riddlin' Kids - Stop the World (Columbia)
Shortstack - Shortstack (Planaria) hillbilly swamp rock featuring a hidden Motorhead cover
Sick of It All - Outtakes for the Outcast (Fat Wreck) rarities, a House of Pain re-mix, and covers of songs by Husker Du, The Misfits, and Sham 69
Elliott Smith - From the Basement on the Hill (Anti/Epitaph) with guests Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, Sam Coomes of Quasi, and Aaron Sperske of Beachwood Sparks
Rod Stewart - Stardust: The Great American Songbook III (J Records) with guests Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, and Dave Grusin
Matthew Sweet - Living Things (RCAM/Superdeformed) with Van Dyke Parks
Tweaker - 2 A.M. Wake Up Call (Lakeshore) 5.1-channel surround-sound DVD from Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails, featuring guests Robert Smith of The Cure, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Will Oldham of Palace Brothers, and David Sylvian of Japan
Two Cow Garage - The Wall Against Our Back (Shelterhouse) from small-town Ohio comes this powerhouse in the vein of Uncle Tupelo
Johnny Winter - Second Winter: Legacy Edition (Sony Legend) featuring two rarities and 10 live tracks from 1970
various artists - Crossroads Guitar Festival (Duck/Reprise) two-DVD set featuring more than four hours of footage from this past June's six-string summit in 5.1-channel surround sound, with benefit founder Eric Clapton, Joe Walsh, Buddy Guy, Vince Gill, ZZ Top, and more
various artists - Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon (Artemis) tribute disc with The Pixies, Don Henley, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Yorn, Billy Bob Thorton, and - dig this - comedian Adam Sandler's take on "Werewolves of London"
