Ain't payin' taxes so much fun? I received a notice today that the income tax paid to the State of California was insufficient to cover my fair share. Upon further review, we find that I "make" twice as much as I really do. While it'd be nice to make as much as they thought, it ended up ok. But what a headache otherwise.
So..we have a lot of cool news and some other toys for you. The news actually have some fun info; stuff you'll obviously be happy to hear and mark down on the calendars. While you're at it, readers of Duane's Pit Stop can catch up with the latest in Punk news in his new Pit Stop.
The capsules and other reviews show up early next week...yeah, yeah, I know...
It's been a day and a half so we're signing off. Have a great, great weekend.
BTW, who's doing Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 tonight or this weekend?
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V2 Records has announced a new album for Buck65 that is untitled at this date but is expected on September 28. They have also the next Datsuns' album arriving on September 14. The Datsuns' next album is also untitled at this time.
SMG/Bluebird have a score of upcoming albums scheduled for release as Centennial Collection which provides CD with bonus DVD. The following artists falling under this series releases are:
- Duke Ellington
- Benny Goodman
- Coleman Hawkins
- Artie Shaw
Imusic Records informs that they will release A Heartbreaking Work of Stuttering Glitches by artist, Chachi Jones on October 12. They will also release Mayonnaise by Howie B., Crspen Hunt, & Will O'Donovan on September 14.
Lava Records has a Cherie release, self-titled, that is coming out on August 3. Lava is also releasing an album from Nonpoint called Recoil. Recoil wil be released in edited and non-edited form. August 3.
Ok, Elvis Costello fans...Rhino is continuing their Deluxe Editions with the following EC titles:
- Kojak Variety
- Almost Blue
- Goodbye Cruel World
All of these albums will be 2CD sets and is expected to be in stores on August 3.
Warner has a James Boney issue called Pure which will go on shelves on August 3 along with another Warner title by William Joseph, self-titled. Warner will release Head Automatica's Decadence album on August 10. See Duane's mention in this week's version of Pit Stop along with some preview streams.
Now the REAL exciting news, for a lot of us, is a deluxe 2CD issue of The Velvet Undergound Live at Max's Kansas City. This brilliant release is scheduled to street on August 3 and will issue from Atlantic. I'm so excited I might have to undergo electric shock treatment just to get past the drool stage.
Old news to some but here it is anyway. It's reported that Koch will release a fine bevy of Kinks SACDs for our consumption. It is forwarded to me via a TAP reader and reported on the Dave Emlen's Unofficial Kinks site. Like all unconfirmed rumours, take this with a grain of salt. I have a buddy on the Koch team but have lost his email address. He knows us by our link and affections for Peaches Records and Tapes. This is a smoke signal to you to email me back, bud!
Here's the list and dates:
- 24-Aug-04
Muswell Hillbillies
Misfits
One For the Road
Give The People What They Want
Schoolboys in Disgrace
- 21-Sep-04
Word of Mouth
Preservation Act 1
Preservation Act 2
State of Confusion
- 1-Jan-05
Sleepwalker
Soap Opera
Come Dancing
Celluloid Heroes
June 23, 2004
It was as I've feared. No news. Well, there was a little but oh so negligible. And it happens now and again so we'll leave you with the intended review, George Bennett's spin of Everclear's So Much for the Afterglow on DVD-Audio from DTS Entertainment. And with that, we take leave, awaiting a more fruitful Friday. Hang tight!
A quick piece of news for Lycia fans...yeah, we know you're out there. Silber Media alerted us to the fact that Mike VanPortfleet will be releasing, thru Silber Media, a solo album that will be expected in September, exact date unknown. We're looking forward to this and I'm sure you Lycia fans are. More info as it comes closer to September.
June 22, 2004
Bill Hunt went off to the wilds of the desert to experience an historical flight of the first private manned space ship called SpaceShipOne. I was unable to attend this momentous event so Bill had to take in the experience alone. In any case, I recommend that you take a run over to The Bits and check out the pics that he snapped of the ship.
It's another quiet day in musicland today so we'll move it along and get out to do some other things we've been meaning to do. We are a tad behind in site maintenance.
It seems to be official. Most of you like the bolding as it provides a point of reference. I'll continue to bold the titles, names, and dates on the main page but will eliminate the style for everything else.
Oops...no reviews for today but hang tight. We have a whole slew of capsules coming from the lot of us. We also have another DVD-Audio review of DTS' Everclear title, So Much for the Afterglow coming tomorrow by George Bennett. We also have a concert review for Rush coming soon from a reader of TAP. We'll see you then.
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I thought that Morrissey fans would be pleased to know that Sanctuary will issue a DVD single for his "First of the Gang to Die." This DVDS will be released on July 13.
Mercury Records has announced a collection for The Boomtown Rats. Folks may, or may not, know that Bob Geldof of Feed the World and Live Aid fame gained satrdom via this band and his breakout hit, "I Don't Like Mondays." This collection is the same issue as released from Eagle Records (10/03) in the UK. Mercury's issue is available on August 31. The title will be The Very Best of The Boomtown Rats.
Mercury Nashville has a 25 #1s coming for Conway Twitty on August 24. Good news for fans of Conway Twitty.
Hip-O Records alerts us to a Gato Barbieri release from the label in the form of a 20th Century Masters collection. It will release on August 24.
Here's a note for people who have been waiting for the new Interpol album. It is expected from Matador Records in September. We don't have the actual date but given Matador's recent foray into SACD with the Mission of Burma album, we're kinda hoping that they follow suit with the sophomore effort. The Interpol album will be called Antics and will contain 10 tracks. It is expected to be a bit of a departure from Bright Lights. Fingers are crossed right here.
Universal Music Latino has let TAP know of a release by Ed Calle called Ed Calle Plays Santana that is supposed to be pretty dang good. This comes on August 3.
Varese Sarabande will release a 2CD celebratory album for Fats Waller called Happy Birthday Fats. This album is on the slate for an August 10 release. Varese Sarabande will also release a live album from Lou Christie for all those early popsters. The album, Greatest Hits Live at The Bottom Line, will issue on August 3. And they don't stop with those two. On August 10, they have a 2CD album scheduled for Mountain called Eruption.
Roadrunner Records announces a new album for Cradle of Filth called Nymphetamine to be released on September 14.
Verve Records announces a Peggy Lee album called Black Coffee to be ready for October 5 release. This album is a re-issue of an anthology released years ago that details her Decca years from 1952-1956. Verve also has a Boxset on the list for Tal Farlow called The Complete Verve Recordings and is slated for release on August 17.
Columbia has a Travis Tritt release in the pipe for August 17. The album will be known as My Honky Tonk History.
Uh-Oh...here we go again..again. We have another date shift for Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time DVD-Audio which, at last reckoning, was set for an August 10 release. Now it moves more spaces for a new August 24 release date. I just hope it isn't as difficult to pick up than Michael Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2003 DVD-Audio that I STILL have been unable to acquire.
Motown announces the official release date for Michael McDonald's Motown in DVD-Audio format, scheduling it for August 24.
Hip-O Records have a DVD on the schedules for Memphis Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson. The DVD, Blues Legends, will street on August 17.
Roadrunner Records has announced a DVD for Slipknot that is as yet untitled. This Slipknot DVD will be available on October 19.
June 21, 2004
It's the first day of Summer and well, it's great!! But I'm an every season kind of person and I love them all equally. Being from Illinois (originally), I know what it's like to walk through 4 distinct seasons. And I love the beginning of all of them even if I'm happy for the end. I'll bet I'm not alone. The bummer about Southern California is that it becomes quite bland over time, seasonally. But it's Summer...
We hope that all Fathers enjoyed their day yesterday. I certainly enjoyed my day. I have a daughter and a son and both got me incredible gifts. My daughter got me a max's kansas city tee since I was a big fan. However, she got the request off a little late so she contacted Yvonne Sewell-Ruskin, present owner of max's kansas city. Yvonne did a special overnight for her and I was just floored at the special treatment. It makes the shirt almost unwearable (to be framed.) But much love to Yvonne for all that she has done to expedite this special gift. And of course, to Shari and Justin for their gifts and for their gift of being.
We have a few reviews today. We have the promised Del Castillo review from our George Bennett while I dived into new ground with an excitable Secret Machines issue, Now Here is Nowhere. I'm constructing a quick listen to an Eno reissue from Virgin (Holland). The album is a DSD master for Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) and will post this as soon as I finish.
I had promised 2 sets of Capsule Reviews but decided to hold them for several days with the first coming tomorrow. The reason for this is..hey, it's a lot of stuff we're throwing out there today and we don't want to overwhelm anyone. So, to ensure that everything gets their viewtime, we'll dish it out less copiously.
Finally, we have a review of Journey's show in Temecula, CA at the Pechanga Resort. We sent our girl, Sarah Hunt, to make sure they got it all right and she has come back all safe and sound and full of review. Read her thoughts on the show and then attend one in your area if Journey is the stuff for you.
We've drudged up some useful info for you after all that and we're anxious to fill your calendar up with said news. So dig in...
We'll see you tomorrow.
By the way...do you folks mind if I quit bolding overmuch? I don't know if you like it or not so I'm going to take a chance but it is, after all, your site. I'll continue to do the titles and artists but leave the rest alone. So...?
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New to the schedule is a Badly Drawn Boy title, One Plus One is One. This album is scheduled for release on July 27 as is the next Cheap Trick title, Special One.
Capitol Records adds new titles to their August 10 issue date with an upcoming Blondie Box called Blondie Singles Box and will do so with a low run. Another box added for the same date is for Duran Duran called Mini Sleeves Boxset.
Angel Records will issue two Count Basie albums, Count Basie and Friends as well as The Count Basie Story. Both of those will arrive at stores on August 24. Angel also has 5 Chet Baker titles on the schedule for September 21. The titles are:
- Chet Baker Big Band
- Chet Baker Ensemble
- Chet Baker Sextet
- Chet Baker Sings and Plays
- Chet Baker - Prince of Cool
More issues on August 24 are West Indian Girl with a self-titled work; B Stone with Street Game; Fade Dogg with Choppin' Game; FM Crew with City Island; and a David Wade self-titled release.
But wait...how about these upcoming new adds to the schedules? We have been alerted to two new Virgin Records issues and they are for:
- Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music - The Platinum Collection - August 24
- The Rolling Stones - Jump Back - August 24.
Those mentions oughta make a lot of you happy right off the bat.
Virgin Records has a 'best of' for The SOS Band coming. The SOS Band's Greatest Hits will be stocked on August 24. Also from Virgin are two styles of Guerilla Black with a title to be determined. The styles of issue are PA (Parental Advisory) and Edited. Those come on September 7. On September 14, Virgin releases an as yet untitled The Thrills album.
The upcoming Ben Harper album with The Blind Boys of Alabama, expected on September 21 is now official with a title. The name of the album will be There Will Be a Light.
The Rest is History by Jin, in both PA and Edited forms will date-morph from August 24 to its new date of September 21.
We have a batch more of release news that we'll release to you tomorrow. Cool?
Uh-Oh...here we go again..again. We have another date shift for Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time DVD-Audio which, at last reckoning, was set for an August 10 release. Now it moves more spaces for a new August 24 release date. I just hope it isn't as difficult to pick up than Michael Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2003 DVD-Audio that I STILL have been unable to acquire.
Motown announces the official release date for Michael McDonald's Motown in DVD-Audio format, scheduling it for August 24.
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