Rage Against the Machine is currently putting the final touches on a new live album, recorded recently at Los Angeles' Grand Olympic Auditorium and dominated by an unusual selection of cover tracks like Devo's " Beautiful World" and MC5's "Kick Out the Jams. " ... If you've caught some of PBS-TV's promotional spots for the fall season, you might have seen that documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is returning with a 10-part series on that most American of creations - jazz. The Columbia Legacy label has announced that it will release a five-CD box set in November as a companion to the PBS series, as well as 22 individual titles highlighting Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, and many more. ... Two of punk rock's earlier heroes are breaking through the new century with new projects and lots of old moxie. Lyrical poet and legendary punk icon Keith Morris, formerly of the Circle Jerks and Black Flag, is now commanding his new band - Midget Handjob - and a new album, Midnight Snack Break At The Poodle Factory, released this Tuesday on the Epitaph label. Also new this week is the debut of Burn Witch Burn and its self-titled album on the Razier/Lightyear imprint, helmed by Rodney Linderman - formerly known as Rodney Anonymous of the Dead Milkmen. Burn Witch Burn promises a Celtic Goth Rock sound acoustically fueled by mandolin, banjolin, and hurdy-gurdy, and features a cool cover of the Rolling Stones' "Citadel." ... Dinosaur Jr.'s founder and guitar-bender J Mascis is set to debut his first music with his new band, The Fog, after a three-year absence. The album is called More Light and is due next month. The Artemis Records release features guests Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine and Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard. Would-be sultans of swat should look for a special contest in the pages of SCHWING magazine (yes - a modern-rock-meets-golfing journal) in which you could win the "play a round with J" contest.

New Releases Coming Tuesday, September 26:
and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change ... .
98 Degrees - Revelation (Universal)
AFI - The Art of Drowning (Nitro)
The Allman Brothers Band - Peakin' at the Beacon (550 Music) live album
Black Eyed Peas - Bridging the Gap (Interscope) with special guests Wyclef Jean, Macy Gray, Mos Def, Les Nubians, and De La Soul
David Bowie - Bowie at the Beeb (Virgin) three-CD set of BBC radio sessions recorded between 1968 and 1972 and a third disc recorded live this summer
Sam Cooke - The Man Who Invented Soul (RCA) four-CD box set with 99 tracks including the classic Night Beat and Live At the Harlem Square Club albums
Corrosion Of Conformity - America's Volume Dealers (Metal-Is)
The Dwellas - The Last Shall Be First (Stimulated/Loud) with guests Large Professor and Wu-Clan's Inspectah Deck
Fine China - When the World Sings (Tooth and Nail)
Flanger - Midnight Sound (Ninja Tune)
Grand Theft Auto - Blame Everyone (London/Sire)
John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters (Vanguard) all-new acoustic album
Hooverphonic - The Magnificent Tree (Epic)
Ill Harmonics - An Octave Above the Original (BEC)
Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia (Warner Bros.) new solo album from the Dire Straits founder with guests Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford of Squeeze, James Taylor, and Van Morrison
M.O.P. - Warriorz (Loud)
Magazine - Maybe It's Right To Be (Virgin) three-CD box set with hits and rarities featuring an entire disc of Peel Session outtakes
Mayflies USA - The Pity List (Yep Roc)
Meat Puppets - Golden Lies (Breaking Records/Atlantic) the band's first studio album since 1995
Morphine - Bootleg: Detroit (Rykodisc) recorded by a fan during the group's March 7, 1994, concert in St. Andrew's Hall
Mystikal - Let's Get Ready (Jive)
Paul Oakenfold - Perfecto Presents Another World (London/Sire) superstar DJ's new two-CD set with a wild remix of Led Zeppelin's "Baby I'm Gonna Leave You"
Carla Olson - Ring of Truth (Bakery Digital) new album from the former Textones vocalist with former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor on an 11-minute version of the Stones' "Winter"
The Plasmatics - Coup d'État (Razor & Tie) re-issue of this shock-punk classic
The Porters - In the Black (Jump Up) new Soul/R&B reincarnation of the Parka Kings
Refused - New Noise Theology (Epitaph) four-track CD EP
Steve Roach & Byron Metcalf - The Serpent's Lair (Projekt)
Roxette - Don't Bore Us Get To The Chorus (Edel) greatest-hits package featuring the new single "Wish I Could Fly"
Sensational - "Beat Rhymes" (Matador) 12-inch single from the former member of the Jungle Brothers
SheDAISY - Brand New Year (Lyric Street) collection of Christmas holiday music
Slipknot - Slipknot (Roadrunner) re-issue of the group's debut album in a special digipak with six bonus tracks
Soul Asylum - Black Gold: The Best of (Columbia Legacy) collecting material from the band's Twin Tone, A&M, and Columbia years
Soulfly - Primitive (Roadrunner) featured on the second stage at this year's Ozzfest tour, the new album features guests Sean Lennon and members of Slayer, Deftones, and Slipknot
Sticky Fingaz - Black Trash: The Autobiography of Sticky Fingaz (Universal)
Sting - From the Universal Theater (A&M)
Andy Summers - Peggy's Blue Skylight (RCA) former Police guitarist's tribute to Charles Mingus with guests Q-Tip and Blondie's Deborah Harry
Superdrag - In the Valley of Dying Stars (Arena Rock)
Tristeza - Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tiger Style)
Ugly Duckling - Journey To Anywhere (1500 Records) old-school Californian hip hop
various artists - Earthdance 2000 (Higher Octave) Tibetian charity compilation featuring Moby, Groove Armada, Orbital, and Underworld - with a bonus CD-ROM/DVD
various artists - People On the Highway: a Tribute To Bert Jandch (Market Square) 26-tracks over two CDs with contributions from Johnny Marr, Bernard Butler, Al Stewart, Roy Harper, Donovan, and more
various artists - Trance Planet: Volume 5 (Triloka) featuring Talvin Singh and Graeme Revell
Voodoo Glow Skulls - Symbolic (Epitaph) with guests Guttermouth and the Reverend Horton Heat Bob Weir and Ratdog - Evening Moods (Grateful Dead/Arista)

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