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Since it is a huge week for distributed new releases we decided to hold back on Crackers for a week. Plus, it gives you a chance to review the recent Crackers listed below.
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HURST SHIFTER BRENDON
JAMES WRIGHT & THE WRONGS TED
LUKAS PONDERING
JUDD MARKUS
RILL - Price of Sin (German Import) MARKUS
RILL - Things That Count PURITAN
RODEO - We All Share The Same Secret DELANEY
BRAMLETT - A New Kind OF Blues CARTRIDGE
FAMILY - Shine Like A Bottle
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KATHLEEN
EDWARDS CAROLINE
HERRING
MARK
PICKEREL
WAIFS
JIM
WHITE
PAUL
THORN
CARLENE
CARTER
JACKSON
BROWNE
GUTTER
TWINS
STEPHEN
MALKMUS & THE JICKS
CHRIS
WALLA
JOHNNY
WINTER
BLACK
CROWES
CHATHAM
COUNTY LINE
HOWLIN
RAIN
LACKLOVES
EDDY
THE CHIEF CLEARWATER
SMOKIN
JOE KUBEK & BNOIS KING
LUNASA
FLOGGING
MOLLY
SCOTT
HALL
BLACK
47
HEAVY
CIRCLES
JONATHA
BROOKE
ALBERT
COLLINS
HOWARD
CROCKETT
BILL
CUTLER
TIBBY
EDWARDS
LYNYRD
SKYNYRD
DOORS
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Kathleen
Edwards` Asking for Flowers is her first new album in three years, and the acclaimed
artist`s most penetrating collection to date. The album features eleven new songs,
all written by Edwards, and finds her performing at the peak of her creative powers,
supported by a group of master backing musicians. Flowers tells indelible, clear-eyed
stories of hope and resignation, humor and death, unconditional love and brazen
inequality. Co-produced by Edwards and Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Whiskeytown), the
album features, among others, keyboardist Benmont Tench from The Heartbreakers,
drummer Don Heffington (Bob Dylan, The Wallflowers), bassist Bob Glaub (Jackson
Browne, Warren Zevon, Leonard Cohen), guitarist Colin Cripps (Sarah McLachlan,
Bryan Adams), and pedal steel ace Greg Leisz (Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Robert Plant
& Alison Krauss). (Rounder) 
The
Felice Brothers' self-titled American debut is a collection of songs originally
recorded to sell to make ends meet on the streets of New York. The band made these
"field recordings" wherever they could: an abandoned cafeteria, a broken
down school bus, a chicken coop, a derailed train, and under a bridge. In these
tales of murder, pathos, lust, and love, you'll find an honest new brand of American
storytelling and song. "Scruffy and scratched Americana that recalls Townes
Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and early Springsteen" - Time Out London. "The
Felice Brothers' Catskills folk is rough around the edges and intoxicating. Ryan
Adams, eat your heart out" - Metroland / Best Of 2007. "Backwoods Americana
is all the rage, but this band of brothers is a cut above the rest" - The
Sun UK (4 stars).
"Whiskeytown's
first major-label release, 1997's Stranger's Almanac, brought a lot of critical
attention, particularly to the band's young singer and songwriter Ryan Adams.
His world-weary drawl is pervasive throughout the album, with an honesty that
belies his age (Adams was 22 at the time of recording, but many of the songs were
written well before then). Credit must also be given to violinist and vocalist
Caitlin Cary, whose good old-time fiddle sings above the rest of the band's crash
and swagger, and whose vocal harmonies help to soothe Adams' gritty yowls and
croons. The radio single "16 Days" is one of the stronger tracks, starting
forlorn but quickly accelerating through the chorus, and "Everything I Do"
pulls in some understated Hammond B-3 organ and a Memphis-style horn section.
...Overall, Stranger's Almanac is a good listen and a fine introduction to both
the band's brash muscle and Adams' bitterly tender songcraft." - Zac Johnson,
All Music Guide. (Geffen)
In
many ways Lantana is Herring's re-imaging of the Gothic South, with a rich alto
voice that soothes the listener even as she addresses difficult subjects. Herring
has a journalist's eye for detail, a poet's sense of scale and language, and a
life-long Southerner's understanding of the issues that shape the culture below
the Mason- Dixon line. Herring tackles poignant themes of womanhood in "Fair
and Tender Ladies", "Stone Cold World" and "Song For Fay."
Herring also expertly throws her hat in the ring of the long-standing murder ballad
tradition, this time representing Susan Smith in the song "Paper Gown."
Herring's commitment to uncovering the truth in her songs led fellow artist Dar
Williams to call Herring "the elusive real thing." There is no artifice
on Lantana. It's an album full of delights, lyrically and musically. And just
like Caroline Herring, her new album is the real thing. (Signature Sounds)
Full
of shout-along manifestos and strident tomfoolery from each of their seven studio
albums, "Waco Express" lives up to the mandate given to the mastering
engineer to "err on the side of massive and fierce and overwhelming."
Critical darlings since their unleashing, featuring a scribe-ready lineup of members
from the Mekons, Jesus Jones, Wreck and others, as well as a genre-bending fearlessness,
The Waco Brothers have always saved their best for the stage. The live shows are
events of genuine reverence for their leave-it-all-out-there-this-should-be-fun
convictions. (Bloodshot)
Inspired
by a solitary trip through the South without a working car radio and only his
own thoughts to keep him company, Mark Pickerel’s second album for Bloodshot,
Cody’s Dream, is a Steinbeckian odyssey through modern America; a tale of
thruways and the characters that occupy them. The result: 13 dusty gems flirting
with the static-y ghosts of Motown, Tin Pan Alley, classic pop, and soul; dancing
across the radio spectrum like a trail of mileposts in the rearview. (Bloodshot)
Sun
Dirt Water is an album born of time and distance. The geographic space between
singer-songwriters Donna Simpson, Vikki Thorn and Josh Cunningham, and the long
hiatus since their last studio triumph, Up All Night, created a kind of vacuum
that these new songs could hardly wait to fill. From the darkly evocative storytelling
of Donna's "Vermillion" and "Sad Sailor Song" to Josh's upbeat
country spiritual Eternity, this sense of liberation runs an exquisitely loose
thread through the Waifs' fifth album... The eerie introspection of "Love
Let Me Down," the gleeful, organ-fuelled pop of Stay, the electric riff rock
of "No Such Thing As Goodbye" and the old-time ukulele thrum of Sentimental
are worlds apart stylistically, but they spring from the same well of timeless
roots influences and an instinct for collaborative expression that only comes
with years traveling the same road. 
Jim
White traveled many a junkyard road to get to "Transnormal Skiperoo".
Now living in an old farmhouse in the backwoods of Georgia, Jim White may have
finally reached a place called home, but his other search, for what he calls 'the
gold tooth in God's crooked smile' continues in this new set of backyard tales.
"Transnormal Skiperoo" was produced by Joe Pernice and Michael Deming,
recorded with the band Ollabelle, and also features tracks with Tucker Martine
and Laura Veirs, local Georgia legend Don Chambers & Goat, bluegrass duo Jeff
& Vida and percussionist Mauro Refosco. (Luaka Bop)
"The
real deal comes along infrequently these days, but Paul Thorn qualifies. A throwback
to an earlier era of classic rock, he is Springsteen from Mississippi, Bob Seger
singing with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kris Kristofferson backed by the Stones. On his fifth
album, "A Long Way From Tupelo," songwriter Thorn announces himself
as a major talent demanding recognition. Steeped in the kind of Southern soul
that always informs the greatest rock, Thorn`s style of guitar-driven, crunching
rock hasn`t been heard in these parts for 20 years or more." -- Joel Selvin.
San Francisco Chronicle
Inspired
by her life experiences, Stronger is a raw but touching recollection of her life
of the past few years. Years that included the wrenching sorrow of the sudden
death of her stepfather, mother, sister and ex-lover. Also in that same year she
experienced the euphoria of meeting and falling in love with the cowboy of her
dreams. On her latest work Stronger, her family musical legacy continues. Carlene
started the pre-production with her brother John Carter Cash in 2006 in anticipation
of an upcoming European tour. After performing the songs live, Carlene decided
she wanted to step up the songs' production and turned to her old friend and former
bandmember, John McFee of Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific fame. Her recent
emotional peaks and valleys have also inspired Carlene to write the bulk of the
material on Stronger, making for her most honest, real and moving work to date.
(Yep Roc)
A
sequel to the 2005 Grammy nominated Vol. I. Twelve songs culled from Browne's
extensive and critically acclaimed solo acoustic concerts around the world over
the past few years. Like its predecessor, Vol 2 captures both spirited and humorous
exchanges between Browne and his audiences, making for a truly intimate listening
experience. It reaches back to his debut album and spans his entire career with
highlights such as "Never Stop" and "The Night Inside Me".
(Inside Recordings)
The
first album from the collaboration forged in late 2003 by Mark Lanegan and fellow
maverick singer-songwriter Greg Dulli. "Saturnalia" finds the Dulli
nicknamed "Satanic Everly Brothers" going even deeper into the shadows
than ever before. It proves rootsy but baroque, handmade yet modernist, teeming
with siren melodies that don't resolve. The cumulative effect proves internal
yet epic: the netherworld symphonics of Mogwai, Sigur Ros, and Bohren und der
Club of Gore are touchstones, alongside the sprawling emotions of Pink Floyd,
the melodically catchy paranoia of the Beach Boys, the primal confessionals of
John Lennon. Still, what Dulli and Lanegan achieve ultimately feels like the determinedly
individual product of two auteurs coming together. (Sub Pop)
"Real
Emotional Trash is a fantastic psychedelic feast, full of cosmic guitar crackle
and electric piano and batshit poetry. It's the album Malkmus has been driving
at ever since he learned how to rip off the Velvet Underground and Quicksilver
Messenger Service at the same time -- a full-body baptism in John Cipollina's
bong water." - Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone 
The
debut solo album from Death Cab For Cutie founding member. An extraordinary album
of atmospheric and politically minded alternative pop that displays his singular
songwriting vision while simultaneously showing the degree to which his aesthetic
has informed Death Cab's sound over the years. 
For
this new collection, Johnny Winter has gone back over three decades into the Winter
Music archives, and has pulled together some of the most captivating blues performances
that have ever been caught on tape by this legend. The extra long jams make this
a thrill to the fan and really showcase Johnny’s lead guitar work unlike
before. Of special interest is Winter’s version of the much talked about
but never released Hendrix tribute "Red House" Listen how Johnny pays
homage to Al Hendrix who is in the audience by bending the guitar strings to new
heights. Nothing less than overwhelming performances await the listener on this
second installment of Winter rarities.
"Warpaint
is the first studio album from the Black Crowes in seven years — not that
you can really tell. The Crowes still bang out that old-school boogie that might
be three or four decades old if it wasn't brand-new.. If the Crowes are derivative,
they wear that tag with pride; it's exactly what their fans love about them...
On Warpaint, the driving force is the blues. These eleven songs largely come from
a place that's darker and more hard-fought. The mood runs through the fire-and-brimstone
of "Walk Believer Walk" and the dead-end setting of "Locust Street."
...Throughout the album, Robinson tells tales of loss and regret. Yet Robinson
counters each lament with a reminder that his life was saved by rock & roll.
Most of the rough patches, though, are forgivable, because the band sounds damn
good. The Crowes may have gone through so many lineup changes that their Wikipedia
page has a color-coded chronological chart, but they wound up with a winning hand.
The key addition is Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars, whose
slashing slide work contributes tension and intricacy all over the album. The
Black Crowes have fallen out, broken up and been written off as washed-up... But
with Warpaint, for the first time in a long time, the Black Crowes seem like a
band with a future." -- Alan Light, Rolling Stone
New
traditionalists Chatham County Line are back with their most ambitious album to
date. The North Carolina quartet's fourth album IV, is a boozy blend of Americana
and loose acoustic rockers that exhibits the band's ever-evolving style. CCL continues
their dedication to traditional instruments by using their love for bluegrass
as a base on which to layer an eclectic blend of roots music. Bluegrass workouts
like "The Carolinian" stand beside pop geared numbers such as "Chip
of a Star" and the hard soul of "Birmingham Jail." The progression
seen on IV is helped along by indie pop musician and producer Chris Stamey (Yo
La Tengo, Alex Chilton, Alejandro Escovedo), making for a starkly heartfelt testament
to making the past new again. (Yep Roc)
The
Humboldt County, California band is described as, "A psychedelic cocktail
of Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Faces, the Damned and author Raymond Carver."
"Everyone dabbles in the history books to get their licks," says Howlin'
Rain's Ethan Miller, "We use the same roads and highways. But the weather,
lights, cars and people, they're never quite the same." According to ROlling
Stone, "The band is heavily influenced by pulp art, especially the writings
of sci-fi author Michael Moorcock." "I haven't turned my back on my
lessons in punk, even in this stuff," says Miller, "We keep hitting
you, but not just with bombast."
The
Lackloves (featuring Mike Jarvis of early-90s power-pop band The Blow Pops) are
a world-class power-pop trio with pure pop confection with jangle and psychedelia
abounding. The current lineup features Mike Jarvis on vocals/guitar, Kevin Ponec
on bass and Tommy Don drums. This long-awaited third release on Rainbow Quartz
was recorded at the Walls Have Ears studios, the same Milwaukee studio they took
over for starcitybaby. Each release is better than the last, collecting more followers
among pop aficionados worldwide (Rainbow Quartz)
West
Side Strut is a typically energetic Eddy Clearwater mix of edgy West Side blues
and fiery old school rock. The record gets a contemporary spark from producer
Ronnie Baker Brooks (son of Chicago blues icon Lonnie Brooks), who also lays down
some sparkling guitar work. Featured guests include Lonnie Brooks and fellow Chicago
blues and soul legends Jimmy Johnson and Otis Clay. The star of the disc is definitely
Eddy, though, as his stinging guitar playing and rough-hewn vocals lead the way.
(Alligator) 
Blood
Brothers is no-holds-barred Lone Star State blues from a couple of masters at
the top of their game. Smokin’ Joe’s huge, biting tone and Bnois’
suave, passionate singing lead the way on a set of tunes steeped in the tradition,
yet full of unpredictable twists and turns. Cuts like 'My Dog’s Still Walkin,’'
'Troubled Dreams' and 'Freezer Burn' rock with a loose, greasy vibe, while blues-infused
workouts 'Don’t Lose My Number' and 'Flame Thrower' groove with a simmering
intensity. (Alligator)
Founding
member Trevor Hutchison spent much of 2007 pouring over the band’s body of
work to select the tracks that best represent not only the energy, drive and fire
that Lúnasa is known for, but also the uniqueness of their compositions
and arrangement style. 
"Float"
delivers another iteration of the band's sonic evolution. More mature yet retaining
the immediacy that marks all their work, "Float" may find the widest
audience acceptance of any Flogging Molly album. Hard charging tunes give way
to more sober ruminations. The overall effect is a symphonic layering of sound
that possesses a unique rhythmic flow from boisterous to bereaved and back again.
"...
[Iraq] is a clear-eyed look at the war through the eyes of American soldiers,
and it’s based on the firsthand impressions and recollection of Black 47
fans who have gone to war and kept in touch.... as the war and the contacts went
on, "... we decided to buckle down and write a full album. . . . There’s
nothing really cohesive written from the point of view of the troops over there."
While Kirwan is foursquare against the war, he says that the military fans of
the band run the range, and many viewpoints are represented on the album... "I
tried to deal with it from their point of view, which is non-ideological -- just
trying to do a job," Kirwan said." -- Providence Journal
The
Heavy Circles are Harper Simon and Edie Brickell joined by friends Sean Lennon,
Yuka & Miho from Ciba Matto, Money Mark & others. While stylishly different
from Brickell’s New Bohemians, for Harper Simon this group spotlights his
blossoming songwriting talents and natural ability to produce.
Back
in the Circus, Jonatha Brooke’s third album on her own Bad Dog Records imprint,
was critically acclaimed upon its initial release in 2004. Billboard Magazine
called it "a literate, lyrical and luminous chef d’oeuvre." Features
Jonatha’s original songs as well as her interpretations of pop classics 'Fire
and Rain,' 'God Only Knows,' and 'Eye in the Sky.' (Bad Dog)
Recorded
just a year before his untimely death from cancer, this 1992 concert from Montreux
finds the great Albert Collins still in fine form. With his trademark Fender Telecaster
and distinctive finger picking style spotlighted, "The Master of the Telecaster"
delivers a set that runs from his early million selling single "Frosty"
right up to songs from his final studio album "Iceman". 
He
didn’t have many hits as a singer, but Howard Crockett wrote Honky Tonk Man,
Ole Slew Foot, Whispering Pines, and All Grown Up. All Johnny Horton hits. On
the strength of Honky Tonk Man, he signed a contract with Dot Records, and this
CD includes all his Dot/Hamilton recordings together with the legendarily rare
Manco singles, as well as the never-reissued-until-now Smash recordings. Serious
rockabilly collectors have long been aware of Howard Crockett. With this CD everyone
can now appreciate a true original talent in the same vein as Johnny Horton and
Johnny Cash but with a style all his own. 
Crossing
the Line is brought to life by a determined singer-songwriter, who has, for years,
orbited within the Grateful Dead extended family universe. Cutler’s Crossing
the Line features Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead), Bob Weir (Grateful Dead, RatDog),
Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane), David Nelson and Dave Torbert (New Riders
of the Purple Sage), Jerry Miller, (Moby Grape), harmonica ace Matthew Kelly (RatDog,
Kingfish), Michael Falzarano (Hot Tuna), Mark Karan (The Other Ones, RatDog, Mickey
Hart’s Planet Drum), pianist Austin deLone (Elvis Costello, Boz Scaggs),
steel guitarist Barry Sless (Phil Lesh & Friends, David Nelson Band), and
guitarist Scotty Quik (Sammy Hagar). 
Although
he charted no hits and died in obscurity, there's a cult following for Cajun-born
Tibby Edwards. He was on the Louisiana Hayride radio barn dance before Elvis and
got a firsthand look at the birth of rock 'n' roll. Seeing Elvis, he became one
of the very first country performers to really understand rock 'n' roll and declare
himself for the new music. His early cover version of Flip Flop And Fly and his
recording of George Jones' Play It Cool Man are acknowledged rockabilly classics.
Back in 1985, Bear Family issued a Tibby Edwards LP, and now, in response to fan
requests, we're reissuing it on CD... but we've augmented it with all of Tibby's
Mercury recordings plus his singles for 'D', Jin, and Todd. Back In Stock |
PSYCHEDELIC
COWBOYS
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RIVER CITY
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RIVER CITY
J.B.
BEVERLEY AND THE WAYWARD DRIFTERS
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The
band name doesn`t lie. The Psychedelic Cowboys are fine practitioners of the rare
art of Cosmic American Music. John Lefty Harlan`s laid-back nasally vocals provide
a hint of a pharma-induced state. Citing The Byrds, Beatles, Love, The Leaves,
and Hearts and Flowers as influences, the Psychedelic Cowboys weave musical magic
track after track. Seven years after "Tragic Songs and Hop-A-Longs"
was released seems like a long time to wait for the follow-up. It will seem worth
every minute after hearing the groovy sounds of Jangle Waltz. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles
of Music (Taxim) 
If
it is possible to be overly effusive and still fall short of exclaiming the virtues
of an album, let this be that moment. No River City combine a Gram Parsons &
Flying Burrito Brothers honky tonk sound, simple and interesting story telling
and excellent musicianship. This album has the feel of southern California country
rock from the early `70s without smelling musty. Drew de Man might be the best
musician that no one has yet heard of, every bit the equal to Ryan Adams. Is that
effusive enough? This album is great. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (self-released)
Atlanta
guitarist-songwriter Drew de Man and his partner, cellist-keyboardist Terri Onstad,
compose queasy love stories and pensive heartbreakers that marry country to darker
indie rock. There's a pop churn to the melancholy folk tunes on this debut full-length,
emphatically told by Drew's urgent lead vocals, Terri's earnest harmonies and
her invigorating cello lines. The Village Voice's Andrew Aber calls them "a
wonderful duo that through harmonies, slick instrumental and great songwriting
skills pull off everything that's right about the new country genre that shuns
cowboy hats and beer guzzling for a roots return to true American folk music."
(self-released) 
This
is hardcore honky-tonk with a little bad-ass bluegrass and folk thrown in for
good measure. Sportin' a rebel streak as long as the bar, J.B. Beverley writes
classic material befitting of his rough-hewn, throaty drawl. He's channeling Jimmie
Rodgers and Hank Williams here and kicking out the jam in the process. The title
song has a great line that sums up Beverley, the band, the whole enchilada, just
perfectly: "Give me a dark bar and a jukebox over that radio. Toby just don't
cut it. Give me Haggard, give me Coe. I'm tired of watching Nashville and its
washed up fashion show. Because you won't find no 'country' on 'country radio.'"
For that song alone it's worth it. It's worth it no matter how you slice it. Sweetening
the deal, Ronnie McCoury blasts out a couple of ripping mandolin solos on two
tracks. -- Robinson, Miles Of Music (Helltrain Records)New LPs |
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ALBERT
COLLINS
JERRY
LEE LEWIS
KINKS
MAMAS
& PAPAS: STRAIGHT SHOOTER
UCLA
DYNASTY
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Filmed
just a year before his untimely death from cancer, this 1992 concert from Montreux
finds the great Collins still in fine form. With his trademark Fender Telecaster
and distinctive finger picking style well to the fore, "The Iceman"
delivers a set that runs from his early million selling single "Frosty"
right up to songs from his final studio album "Iceman." Also included
are 4 bonus tracks from 1979. Track Listing/Features: Iceman, Honey Hush, Lights
Are On (But Nobody's Home), If You Love Me Like You Say, Too Many Dirty Dishes,
Put the Shoe On the Other Foot, Frosty, Listen Here, Snatchin' It Back, Cold Cold
Feeling, Frosty.
1968
was a year of extraordinary tragedy, triumph, and transformation. The assassinations
of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy failed to halt the juggernaut
of the Civil Rights Movement. Richard Nixon was elected President following riots
at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. As rockets rained down on fighting
men in Vietnam, a NASA rocket carried men into lunar orbit. From music to politics
to issues of feminism, race, and war, 1968 left almost no facet of American life
unchanged. Now, legendary award-winning journalist and best-selling author Tom
Brokaw commemorates the revolutionary events of this pivotal year in a feature-length
special, based on his book, Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections
on the '60s and Today. Drawing upon his decades of experience, Brokaw revisits
the scenes of these iconic events, pairing provocative voices from the past and
present to explore how these 40-year-old moments still impact our lives today.
DVD Features: Interviews with Tom Brokaw 
The
name Jerry Lee Lewis has become synonymous with rock and roll, and the attitude
that defines it. His awe-inspiring talent and wild man reputation have made him
one of the most talked-about entertainers in history. This historical collection
of interviews from the producers' archives provides a rare snapshot and insight
into the life of "The Killer". Interviews were conducted with those
who were closest to Jerry Lee, and those who witnessed the events that shaped
this incredible musician, vivacious man, and legendary persona.Also included on
these interactive discs are factoids from Jerry Lee's life and times, biographies
of those who were interviewed, and bonus live performances. Track Listing/Features:
Breathless, Another Place, Another Time, Great Balls of Fire, Whole Lotta Shakin'
Going On. 
The
quintessentially English rock of the Kinks is explored on this documentary, which
uses expert commentary from former band member Dave Davies. Davies talks about
the ups and downs of the band, while vintage clips of the group, including many
of the songs that made the band famous, also feature.
In
exclusive interviews, founding members John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Denny
Doherty tell the story of the Mamas and the Papas, supplemented by home movies
and personal photographs and interviews with others who witnessed it all. Features
performance footage of their greatest hits including: California Dreamin', Monday,
Monday, Go Where You Wanna Go, and Creeque Alley. Track Listing/Features: California
Dreamin', Monday, Monday, Go Where You Wanna Go, Creeque Alley. 
On
the heels of the UCLA Bruins' triumphant return to the NCAA Final Four in 2007,
HBO Sports' The UCLA Dynasty celebrates the unprecedented success of the UCLA
men's basketball program under the leadership of legendary coach John Wooden,
when the UCLA Bruins amassed an astounding ten national titles during the 12 seasons
from 1964 - 1975. Packed with game footage and interviews of Coach John Wooden
himself, as well as players Bill Walton, Lucius Allen, Henry Biby and Elvin Hayes;
sports executive Eddie Einhorn; sportscaster Dick Enberg; and actor and former
UCLA football star Mark Harmon, the DVD is a must-own for any Bruins' fan! Feb2008 Releases |
Upcoming Releases |
BODEANS SERA
CAHOONE
DESTROYER DEVOTCHKA
ADAM
GREEN
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This
3-CD limited edition set is comprised of 49 re-mastered tracks from the legendary
Boston band's original tapes, plus the mysterious "Faith Healer" video,
all for an incredibly low price. Chronicling Big Dipper's years on the Homestead
label, discs one and two include the 1987 EP "BooBoo" and the LPs "Heavens"
(1987) and "Craps" (1988). Nine little or seldom heard bonus tracks
from that era fill out Disc 2. Disc 3 compiles fifteen previously unreleased tracks
from the band's 1991 and 1992 post-Epic recording sessions. Extensive liner notes
from the original band members and Tom Scharpling (host of The Best Show on WFMU).
Tracks: Faith Healer / San Quentin, CA / What In Sam Hill / Wrong In The Charts
/ Ancers / Loch Ness Monster / She's Fetching / Man O' War / Easter Eve / Humason
/ Lunar Module / All Going Out Together / Younger Burns / When Men Were Trains
/ Wet Weekend / Mr. Woods / Meet The Witch / Ron Klaus Wrecked His House / Insane
Girl / Semjase / Stardom Because / Bonnie / Hey! Mr. Lincoln / Bells Of Love /
Song To Be Beautiful / Golden Shame / Lou Gehrig's Disease / You're Not Patsy
/ San Quentin, CA / Which Would You Rather / He Is God / Guitar Named Desire /
Ron Klauss Demo'd His House / Life Inside The Cemetery / Wake Up The King / Edith
/ Beast / Restaurant Cloud / Missing Time / Beginning Of The End / Lifetime Achievement
Award / Dead River / Silentium / Approach Of A Human Being / Mineral Man / Ghost
Of Emily / Winsor Dam / Nowhere To Put My Love / Extraordinary Worm (Merge)
"Aside
from the usual genre stand-bys like jangly fuzz guitar and complimentary vocal
harmonies, the BoDeans can usually be counted on to douse their music with loads
of twang, endearing them just as much to the alt.country contingent. Thus, just
like many prior BoDeans records, Still is equal parts A Hard Day's Night and "Hotel
California." What's here is mainly solid, occasionally sublime, but never
quite spectacular. Listening to Still, I felt much the same as I had listening
to the Gin Blossoms' comeback record. Both are simply solid, unassuming, and unpretentious
sets of songs, not designed for an artistic renaissance or a strong charge back
up the charts, but rather for the purpose of feeding a fan base hungry for new
material and adding new songs to the set lists that are heavily reliant on the
band's established formula. It won't make terribly many critics' album of the
year lists, but those who go to the extra effort to seek Still, hardcore BoDeans
fans and power pop connoisseurs alike, will be well-satisfied." -- Anthony
Saggese, Stereosubversion.com. The album was produced by the legendary T-Bone
Burnett and features 12 new tracks. Track Listing: Pretty Ghost / Round Here Somewhere
/ Willing / Lucille / The First Time / Every Day / Waste A Lifetime / Breathe
/ Wonder Wonder / Hearing / Found Me A Reason / Arms
Seattle's
The Stranger wrote of Only, "...a breathtaking collection of sad and dusky
songs that reveal an artist of remarkable depth as well as a truly stunning voice."
Despite being an accomplished guitarist and songwriter, Sera preferred to stay
behind the drum kit (drumming for the likes of Carissa's Wierd, LA musician Patrick
Park, and on the Band Of Horses' debut, "Everything All The Time") until
one tour across the US with Park in 2006. She found herself inspired by the landscape
and she wrote an album in her thoughts as they drove along the blue highways and
back roads of the expansive west and the plains. (Sub Pop)
This release cements Vancouver, BC's Dan Bejar as an artist as quirky and enigmatic
as David Bowie, as symphonic and grandiose as Scott Walker, and as quixotically
literary as Bob Dylan. A collection of songs that is fresh and confounding, yet
befitting the Destroyer canon. "Of all contemporary songwriters, he's been
the biggest influence and inspiration. Because he is pretentious, but in a way
that makes it into a game where we all get to pretend to be so grand" - Okkervil
River's Will Sheff. (Merge)
This
four-piece multi-instrumental outfit fuses gypsy, Greek, Slavic, and mariachi
with American punk and folk roots. Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
chose DeVotchKa to score "Little Miss Sunshine" in 2006, the breakout
indie film of the year, garnering four Academy Award nominations and earning DeVotchKa
a Grammy nod for Best Soundtrack. Their stage set up is fortified by sousaphone,
accordion, piano, violin, a bouzouki, upright bass, percussion, trumpet, drums,
and a Theramin. The band has toured with similar maverick acts such as Calexico
and Flogging Molly and will also appeal to fans of Arcade Fire, Neko Case, and
David Byrne. (Anti-)
Green
is formerly one half of Moldy Peaches (with Kimya Dawson). This is his fifth solo
album. His music is reminiscent of Bacharach and Brel, and he's created his own
brand of playful pop while refining it with each release. He's toured with the
likes of The Libertines, Badly Drawn Boy, Ben Kweller, and The Strokes. "A
queasy mix of super-sharp realism, clammy surrealism, and elegant melody"
- Mojo. "It always amazes me how he can express such deep meaning with such
twisted humor. Adam is eccentric and down to earth, with newfound technical proficiency
over a wider spectrum of styles. I love it" - Julian Casablancas, The Strokes.Payment Options |
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