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Nov
2005
· Call it librarian rock or simply smarter than the rest of the class, but two new releases this week get heady in the language-arts department. Goblin Market continues the side project of the Green Pajamas' Jeff Kelly and Laura Weller with the release of Haunted, on the Camera Obscura Records label, featuring songs based on the works of American author Joyce Carol Oates.
More grad studies are assigned by Germany's Tomlab Records with the third single from Patrick Wolf's Wind in the Wires album. The CD and seven-inch single of "Tristan" features an unreleased rarity in "The Hazelwood," with lyrics taken from W.B. Yeats' "The Song of Wandering Aegnus."
· Green Day looks to step into serious film direction with the new video for "Jesus of Suburbia," clocking in at nine minutes. Look for the full 14-minute version to debut online at (http://www.ifilm.com) this week.
· Two old friends are back this coming Tuesday after long absences from the public eye. Kate Bush returns from a 12-year silence with her new album Aerial on the Columbia Records imprint, featuring master bassist Mick Karn of Japan, and the late orchestral arranger Michael Kamen. Six remastered albums from her catalog will be released in new Japanese editions on the same day, including Kick Inside and Hounds of Love. Neil Diamond is back, too. Columbia is releasing 12 Songs, the highly anticipated sessions with producer Rick Rubin that feature Diamond stripped down to an intimate, acoustic affair, as the producer first did with Johnny Cash in 1994.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Fiona Apple on Thursday and John Fogerty on Friday; The Late Show with David Letterman presents Santana on Thursday and Ryan Adams on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Neil Young all this week as a special musical guest; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson salutes the royalty of Franz Ferdinand on Thursday overnight and Rob Zombie on Friday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly welcomes David Gray this evening overnight, Louis XIV on Thursday overnight, and Fall Out Boy on Friday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live features the return of Def Leppard on Thursday overnight and retro hipster Paul Anka on Tuesday overnight; and Austin City Limits offers The Killers and Spoon this weekend.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, November 8:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change.
Bell Orchestre - Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light (Rough Trade) a Twilight Zone ensemble for insomniac classicists
Kenny Chesney - The Road & the Radio (BNA)
The Damned - Play It at Your Sister (Castle/Sanctuary) three-CD box set collecting all the band's material released on Stiff Records, and a live recording of its second gig in 1976
The Dials - Flex Time (Latest Flame) perky, quirky Chicago group
Echo & the Bunnymen- "In the Margins" (Cooking Vinyl) new import-only CD single featuring an acoustic version of "Nothing Lasts Forever"
Eurythmics - Ultimate Collection (J/Arista) with two new songs
Floetry - Flo'Ology (Geffen) with guest Common
The Grabs- Sex, Fashion, & Money (Burnside) featuring Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison
Guided by Voices - Propeller (Scat) CD and LP reissue from 1992 with updated artwork
Bill Hicks - Oxford, November 11, 1992 (Rykodisc) unedited two-CD set from the blisteringly funny comedian
The Highwaymen - The Road Goes on Forever (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 10th-anniversary edition expanded with six songs and a bonus DVD featuring an in-studio documentary
Steve Howe - Homebrew 3 (Inside Out) six-string splendor from the Yes, Asia, and GTR guitarist, with a detailed booklet of songwriting notes and instrument choices
Killing Joke- XXV Gathering: The Band That Preys Together Stays Together (Eagle Rock) live DVD filmed at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, featuring an interview with Jaz Coleman
Lenny Kravitz- Greatest Hits (Virgin) collector's edition reissue in conjunction with his current tour, featuring two additional tracks and a bonus DVD
Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic (Daylight/Epic) with unplugged versions of her hits and a few new songs, with guests Sarah McLachlan, Ani DiFranco, Kelly Osbourne, Jeff Beck, and Adam Lazzara and Vivian Green of Taking Back Sunday
Limp Bizkit - Greatest Hitz (Geffen) featuring a promised mash-up of The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" and Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home"
The Mars Volta - Scabdates (Gold Standard Labs/Universal) live album
My Chemical Romance - Life on the Murder Scene (Reprise) live CD and DVD
New England Roses- Face Time with Son (Doggpony) new side project from J.D. Samson of Le Tigre, featuring covers of songs by Tracy Chapman, Dave Matthews, and George Michael
Novatone- Time Can't Wait (Wax Orchard/Koch) featuring former members of Pearl Jam and Green Apple Quickstep
The OC: Mix 5- original television series soundtrack (Warner Bros) with The Subways, Kasabian, Rouge Wave, Gorillaz, Phantom Planet, and Youth Group's cover of Alphaville's "Forever Young"
The Orb- Okie Dokie It's The Orb (Kompakt) CD and two-LP set
Quintron & Miss Pussycat - Swamp Tech (Tigerbeat 6) with a bonus DVD featuring the mini-movie "The Electric Swamp"
Smallville: Metropolis Mix- original television series soundtrack (Universal) alongside selections from Depeche Mode, Breaking Benjamin, and Flashlight Brown, this new collection features a remix of Dandy Warhols' "All the Money or the Simple Life Honey" and a "wedding version" of "You & Me" by Lifehouse
Patti Smith - Horses Horses (Columbia Legacy) 30th-anniversary reissue of Horses, remastered and expanded to two CDs, featuring a cover of The Who's "My Generation" from 1975 and a recent live run at the classic album in its entirety with guests Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and guitarist Tom Verlaine of Television
Spiral Joy Band - Lullabies for Jeff Dean (VHF) featuring former members of Pelt and Karl Precoda of Dream Syndicate
Roine Stolt - Wall Street Voodoo (Inside Out) new from the Flower Kings frontman, with guest Neal Morse of Spock's Beard and a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Sex Kills"
T.Rex - The Slider, Dandy in the Underworld, and Zinc Alloy & the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (Rhino) three expanded CD reissues, each with a bonus disc of rarities
Towers of London- "How Rude She Was" (TVT) new import-only single available as a CD or in two seven-inch vinyl versions - pink wax or etched - in special sleeves
Windy & Carl - Dream House/Dedications to Flea (Kranky) conceptual CD set comprising two EPs of two extended tracks each; featuring a loving memoir of the couple's dog, Flea, who died earlier this year
various artists - Live 8(Capitol) four-DVD set boasting a bonus documentary of rehearsals for Pink Floyd's fantastic reunion one-shot
various artists - This Is Indie Rock Volume 3: The Best Bands You've Never Heard (Deep Elm) international compilation featuring Free Diamonds, Campsite, Almighty Flying Machine, and two tracks from the Quad Cities' Konrad
various artists - Thrasher Magazine Presents: Skate Rock Vol. 12, Eat the Flag (Volcom) reviving this old school cassette-only concept after 13 years for the new generation, this DualDisc release features new tracks from Alkaline Trio, Bam Margera's Gnarkill, and Die Hunns on the CD side, and skateboarding footage and interviews on the DVD side
· Green Day looks to step into serious film direction with the new video for "Jesus of Suburbia," clocking in at nine minutes. Look for the full 14-minute version to debut online at (http://www.ifilm.com) this week.
· Two old friends are back this coming Tuesday after long absences from the public eye. Kate Bush returns from a 12-year silence with her new album Aerial on the Columbia Records imprint, featuring master bassist Mick Karn of Japan, and the late orchestral arranger Michael Kamen. Six remastered albums from her catalog will be released in new Japanese editions on the same day, including Kick Inside and Hounds of Love. Neil Diamond is back, too. Columbia is releasing 12 Songs, the highly anticipated sessions with producer Rick Rubin that feature Diamond stripped down to an intimate, acoustic affair, as the producer first did with Johnny Cash in 1994.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Fiona Apple on Thursday and John Fogerty on Friday; The Late Show with David Letterman presents Santana on Thursday and Ryan Adams on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Neil Young all this week as a special musical guest; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson salutes the royalty of Franz Ferdinand on Thursday overnight and Rob Zombie on Friday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly welcomes David Gray this evening overnight, Louis XIV on Thursday overnight, and Fall Out Boy on Friday overnight; Jimmy Kimmel Live features the return of Def Leppard on Thursday overnight and retro hipster Paul Anka on Tuesday overnight; and Austin City Limits offers The Killers and Spoon this weekend.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, November 8:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change.
Bell Orchestre - Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light (Rough Trade) a Twilight Zone ensemble for insomniac classicists
Kenny Chesney - The Road & the Radio (BNA)
The Damned - Play It at Your Sister (Castle/Sanctuary) three-CD box set collecting all the band's material released on Stiff Records, and a live recording of its second gig in 1976
The Dials - Flex Time (Latest Flame) perky, quirky Chicago group
Echo & the Bunnymen- "In the Margins" (Cooking Vinyl) new import-only CD single featuring an acoustic version of "Nothing Lasts Forever"
Eurythmics - Ultimate Collection (J/Arista) with two new songs
Floetry - Flo'Ology (Geffen) with guest Common
The Grabs- Sex, Fashion, & Money (Burnside) featuring Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison
Guided by Voices - Propeller (Scat) CD and LP reissue from 1992 with updated artwork
Bill Hicks - Oxford, November 11, 1992 (Rykodisc) unedited two-CD set from the blisteringly funny comedian
The Highwaymen - The Road Goes on Forever (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 10th-anniversary edition expanded with six songs and a bonus DVD featuring an in-studio documentary
Steve Howe - Homebrew 3 (Inside Out) six-string splendor from the Yes, Asia, and GTR guitarist, with a detailed booklet of songwriting notes and instrument choices
Killing Joke- XXV Gathering: The Band That Preys Together Stays Together (Eagle Rock) live DVD filmed at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, featuring an interview with Jaz Coleman
Lenny Kravitz- Greatest Hits (Virgin) collector's edition reissue in conjunction with his current tour, featuring two additional tracks and a bonus DVD
Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic (Daylight/Epic) with unplugged versions of her hits and a few new songs, with guests Sarah McLachlan, Ani DiFranco, Kelly Osbourne, Jeff Beck, and Adam Lazzara and Vivian Green of Taking Back Sunday
Limp Bizkit - Greatest Hitz (Geffen) featuring a promised mash-up of The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" and Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home"
The Mars Volta - Scabdates (Gold Standard Labs/Universal) live album
My Chemical Romance - Life on the Murder Scene (Reprise) live CD and DVD
New England Roses- Face Time with Son (Doggpony) new side project from J.D. Samson of Le Tigre, featuring covers of songs by Tracy Chapman, Dave Matthews, and George Michael
Novatone- Time Can't Wait (Wax Orchard/Koch) featuring former members of Pearl Jam and Green Apple Quickstep
The OC: Mix 5- original television series soundtrack (Warner Bros) with The Subways, Kasabian, Rouge Wave, Gorillaz, Phantom Planet, and Youth Group's cover of Alphaville's "Forever Young"
The Orb- Okie Dokie It's The Orb (Kompakt) CD and two-LP set
Quintron & Miss Pussycat - Swamp Tech (Tigerbeat 6) with a bonus DVD featuring the mini-movie "The Electric Swamp"
Smallville: Metropolis Mix- original television series soundtrack (Universal) alongside selections from Depeche Mode, Breaking Benjamin, and Flashlight Brown, this new collection features a remix of Dandy Warhols' "All the Money or the Simple Life Honey" and a "wedding version" of "You & Me" by Lifehouse
Patti Smith - Horses Horses (Columbia Legacy) 30th-anniversary reissue of Horses, remastered and expanded to two CDs, featuring a cover of The Who's "My Generation" from 1975 and a recent live run at the classic album in its entirety with guests Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and guitarist Tom Verlaine of Television
Spiral Joy Band - Lullabies for Jeff Dean (VHF) featuring former members of Pelt and Karl Precoda of Dream Syndicate
Roine Stolt - Wall Street Voodoo (Inside Out) new from the Flower Kings frontman, with guest Neal Morse of Spock's Beard and a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Sex Kills"
T.Rex - The Slider, Dandy in the Underworld, and Zinc Alloy & the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (Rhino) three expanded CD reissues, each with a bonus disc of rarities
Towers of London- "How Rude She Was" (TVT) new import-only single available as a CD or in two seven-inch vinyl versions - pink wax or etched - in special sleeves
Windy & Carl - Dream House/Dedications to Flea (Kranky) conceptual CD set comprising two EPs of two extended tracks each; featuring a loving memoir of the couple's dog, Flea, who died earlier this year
various artists - Live 8(Capitol) four-DVD set boasting a bonus documentary of rehearsals for Pink Floyd's fantastic reunion one-shot
various artists - This Is Indie Rock Volume 3: The Best Bands You've Never Heard (Deep Elm) international compilation featuring Free Diamonds, Campsite, Almighty Flying Machine, and two tracks from the Quad Cities' Konrad
various artists - Thrasher Magazine Presents: Skate Rock Vol. 12, Eat the Flag (Volcom) reviving this old school cassette-only concept after 13 years for the new generation, this DualDisc release features new tracks from Alkaline Trio, Bam Margera's Gnarkill, and Die Hunns on the CD side, and skateboarding footage and interviews on the DVD side
