Let’s talk about New Music!

June 17, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music, Radio Show I Saved Latin, Me Time, The Judy Blooms, Wes Anderson

New show… new stuff… new music… some musicians calling to chat. Fun topics. 3-6pm and sometimes a little earlier than 3pm on WUDR.udayton.edu or 99.5 and 98.1 fm in ol’ Dayton, Ohio!

This week we announce the YTAA Book Read winner, talk about the new ‘I Saved Latin’ compilation of indie artists covering music that has been in Wes Anderson films, and play tons of new music. We have even been known to play some really cool local music too. Could happen. Bets are on even money… ah, who are we kidding? Of course we are going to play some terrific local music too!

Expect a show review about the Me Time and The Judy Blooms show this past Saturday night! — more info can be found here: Me Time & The Judy Blooms @ Jimmie’s Ladder 11

So, what are you doing from 3-6pm on a Tuesday that is so darn important anyway…? Join the talented Mrs Dr. J and that guy… Dr. J for Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative

New Music to complete yourself with…

June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music brand new, New Music, New Releases

New Musical Goodness:

Candy Hearts – “All the Ways You Let Me Down” (producer: Chad Gilbert; Hear here; See here; Vinyl;MP3) (Bridge Nine / Violently Happy)

Cowboy Mouth – “Go!” (producer: Don Miggs; first single: “Do You Wanna Do It Right Now”; Hear here;MP3) (Elm City / Universal)

Craft Spells (aka Justin Vallesteros) – “Nausea” (producer: Dylan Wall; new single: “Komorebi”; Hear here;MP3) (Captured Tracks)

First Aid Kit – “Stay Gold” (producer: Mike Mogis; guests: Omaha Symphony Orchestra; first single: “My Silver Lining”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; Collector’s Bundle, with 14×20″ lithograph and tote bag) (Columbia)

Michael C. Ford (Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-nominated American poet and audio journalist) – “Look Each Other in the Ears” (features the last recordings made with all three surviving Doors members Ray Manzarek, who died in 2013, Robby Krieger and John Densmore; producer: Harlan Steinberger; other guests: Angelo Moore, Tommy Jordan; Hear here; MP3) (Hen House Studios)

The Fresh & Onlys – “House of Spirits” (producer: Phil Manly; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Mexican Summer)

Chrissie Hynde – “Stockholm” (her debut solo album; first single: “Dark Sunglasses”; Hear here; See here;Vinyl; MP3) (Caroline)

Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott (of Bright Eyes) – “The Fault In Our Stars: Score From The Motion Picture” (Hear here) (Atlantic)

O.A.R. – “The Rockville LP” (first single: “Peace”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Vanguard)

Passenger (U.K. folk-roots singer Mike Rosenberg) – “Whispers” (producer: Chris Vallejo; first single: “Scare Away the Dark”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) (Nettwerk)

Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses – “Blow” (recorded at Capitol Records in Studio B, where Louis Prima Sr. recorded his hits in the 1950s and ’60s; includes a virtual duet with his father on “That’s My Home” and a cover of Adam Ant’s “Goody Two Shoes”; guest: Leslie Spencer; Hear here; MP3) (Warrior / Universal Music Distribution)

Rebelution – “Count Me In” (producers: Rebelution; guests: Collie Buddz, Don Carlos; Hear here; Vinyl;MP3) (87 Music / Easy Star)

Royal Southern Brotherhood – “HeartSoulBlood” (band includes Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, Mike Zito, Charlie Wooton and Yonrico Scott; Hear here) (Ruf)

Stagnant Pools – “Geist” (first single: “Intentions”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Polyvinyl)

Third World – “Under the Magic Sun” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Cleopatra)

Walter Trout (the bluesman has a life-threatening liver disease) – “The Blues Came Callin’ “ (Hear here;Vinyl; Deluxe edition; MP3) (Provogue / Mascot Label Group)

Umphrey’s McGee – “Similar Skin” (hardcover book with CD and two 180-gram LPs; Hear here; MP3) (Nothing Too Fancy Music)

Uriah Heep – “Outsider” (their 24th studio album; producer: Mike Paxman; Hear here; MP3) (Frontiers)

Various artists – “Bullets Over Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (new musical comedy written by Woody Allen, based on his 1994 film; stars Zach Braff, Vincent Pastore, Brooks Ashmanskas, Nick Cordero, Marin Mazzie, etc.; producer: Doug Besterman; Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Masterworks Broadway)

Jack White – “Lazaretto” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Third Man / Columbia)

New stuff: MP3s

Glass Animals – “Zaba [MP3]” (producer: frontman Dave Bayley; executive producer: Paul Epworth; first single: “Gooey”; Hear here; See here; CD; Vinyl) (Harvest)

House of Hats – “This Love [MP3]” (producer: Pete Smith; first single: “This Love”; Hear here) (Willow Walk)

Old Monk (NYC trio) –“Posing As Love [MP3]” (first single: “Alta Rush”; Hear here) (Eenie Meenie)

Various artists – “Punkalicious Volume Five [MP3]” (20 tracks; Hear here) (Punkalicious, June 13)

Tom Vek – “Luck [MP3]” (Hear here) (Moshi Moshi)

Reissues of one kind or another:

Wardell Gray – “Way Out Wardell” (1955 album; Hear/read here; MP3) (U.K. – Ace, June 9)

Arthur Prysock – “Too Late Baby: The Old Town Singles 1958-66” (24 tracks; Hear/read here) (U.K. – Ace, June 9)

Toots and the Maytals – “Pressure Drop: The Golden Tracks” (14 songs) (Goldenlane / Cleopatra)

Various artists – “Chicago Hit Factory – The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966 [Box set]” (10 CDs, 269 tracks; Readhere) (U.K. – Charly, June 9)

Reissues on the electronic format we call MP3

Electric Light Orchestra – “The Classic Albums Collection [MP3]” (10 complete albums) (Epic / Legacy)

The Emotions – “Flowers [MP3]” (1976 album; with one bonus track), “Rejoice [MP3]” (1977 album; includes the No. 1 hit “Best of My Love”) (Columbia / Legacy)

Willie Nelson – “The Classic Albums Collection [MP3]” (10 complete albums) (Columbia / Legacy)

The Selecter – “Indie Singles Collection 1991-96 [MP3]” (38 tracks) (Badfish / Cherry Red)

Investigate the New Music!

June 3, 2014June 3, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music New Music

New Musical Goodness…

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin – “Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (Yep Roc)

Camper Van Beethoven – “El Camino Real” (Hear here; MP3)(429)

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Only Run”(guests: Matt Berninger of The National, Kid Koala; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (CYHSY, Inc)

Diamond Version – “CI” (first single: “Were You There,” feat. Neil Tennant; Hear here; MP3) (Mute)

Echo and the Bunnymen – “Meteorites” (producer: Youth; Hear here; Read here) (429)

Lee Fields and the Expressions – “Emma Jean” (first single: a cover of JJ Cale’s “Magnolia”; Hear here;Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (Truth & Soul / Redeye)

Joe Henry – “Invisible Hour” (Hear/read here) (Work Song)

James – “La Petite Mort” (their first full-length album in six years; producer: Max Dingel; first single: “Moving On”; Hear here; See here) (U.K. – BMG Rights Management / Cooking Vinyl, June 2)

LP – “Forever For Now” (producer: Rob Cavallo; first single: “Night Like This”; Hear here; MP3) (Warner)

Lydia Lunch – “A Fistful of Desert Blues” (Hear here; Vinyl) (Rustblade)

Matisyahu – “Akeda” (first single: “Watch the Walls Melt Down”; Hear here; See here; MP3) (Akeda / Elm City)

Bob Mould – “Beauty & Rain” (Hear here; Vinyl) (Merge)

Pete Molinari (U.K. singer-songwriter) – “Theosophy” (producers: Boe Weaver, Andrew Weatherall, Tchad Blake, Liam Watson; guests: Dan Auerbach, Primal Scream’s Barrie Cadogan; first single: “Hang My Head In Shame”; Hear here; MP3) (Clarksville / INgrooves)

Peter Murphy – “Lion” (his 10th solo album; producer: Youth; first single: “Hang Up”; Hear here; See here;MP3) (Nettwerk)

Meshell Ndegeocello – “Comet, Come to Me” (guests: Doyle Bramhall, Shara Worden; first single: “Conviction”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Naïve)

The Orwells (rock band from Elmhurst, Ill.) – “Disgraceland” (Hear here; MP3) (Canvasback / Atlantic)

Rich Robinson (of The Black Crowes) – “The Ceaseless Sight” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (The End)

No April Fools Prank – New Music

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music New Music

NEW STUFF (CDs / vinyl)

The Bamboos (funk-soul band from Melbourne, Australia, featuring vocalist Kylie Auldist) – “Fever in the Road” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Nettwerk)

S. Carey (Bon Iver drummer/backup vocalist) – “Range of Light” (first single: “Crown the Pines”; Hear here;Vinyl; MP3) (Jagjaguwar)

Chiodos – “Devil” (producer: David Bottrill; Hear here; MP3) (drk/lght records / Razor & Tie)

Cloud Nothings (Cleveland indie-rock band) – “Here & Nowhere Else” (producer: John Congleton; first single: “I’m Not Part of Me”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Carpark / Mom+Pop)

The Robert Cray Band – “In My Soul” (producer: Steve Jordan; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Mascot / Provogue)

The Charlie Daniels Band – “Off the Grid — Doin’ It Dylan” (his first album since 2007; producers: Daniels, Casey Wood; Hear/read here) (Blue Hat)

Kaiser Chiefs – “Education, Education, Education & War” (producer: Ben H. Allen III; Hear here; Vinyl;MP3) (Fiction / Universal)

Manchester Orchestra – “Cope” (producers: Manchester Orchestra, Dan Hannon; first single: “Top Notch”;Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) (Loma Vista Recordings / Favorite Gentlemen Recordings)

Nickel Creek – “A Dotted Line” (their first album since 2007; producer: Eric Valentine; Hear here; Readhere; MP3) (Nonesuch)

Mike Oldfield – “Man on the Rocks” (producers: Oldfield, Stephen Lipson; Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Virgin)

RAC – “Strangers” (guests: Tegan and Sara, Penguin Prison, Body Language, Tokyo Police Club, St. Lucia, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Cherrytree / Interscope)

Leon Russell – “Life Journey” (producer: Tommy LiPuma; Hear here; MP3) (Leon Russell / UMe)

The Used – “Imaginary Enemy” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Hopeless)

Various artists – “Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne” (two CDs; contributors: Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Indigo Girls, Ben Harper, Joan Osborne, Lyle Lovett, Karla Bonoff, Lucinda Williams, Sara Watkins, etc.; Read here; MP3) (Music Road)

Various artists – “This Is Your Life” (covers of Ronnie James Dio songs by Anthrax, Halestorm, Rob Halford, Metallica, Motörhead, Scorpions, Corey Taylor, Tenacious D, etc.; benefits the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund; producer: Wendy Dio; MP3 )(Rhino)

REISSUES (CDs / vinyl)

Doris Day – “Sings Her Great Movie Hits” (24 tracks) (Real Gone Music) — Love this!

Deep Purple – “Live in California 74” (performed before 200,000 people as the headliner of the Cal Jam Festival; the band lineup included Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord and Ian Paice; See here; MP3) (Eagle Rock)

The “5” Royales – “Soul & Swagger: The Complete ‘5’ Royales 1951-1967 [Box set]” (five CDs, 141 songs) (RockBeat)

Grateful Dead – “Dick’s Picks Vol. 19 10/19/73 Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK”(three CDs, 23 tracks) (Real Gone Music)

Eddie Kendricks – “Love Keys” (1981 album; remastered) (Real Gone Music)

Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles – “The Complete Atlantic Sides” (two CDs, 39 tracks)(Real Gone Music)

Cyndi Lauper – “She’s So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration” (1983 album; remastered, with a second disc of demos, rehearsals, mixes and non-LP B-sides; Single CD, with three bonus tracks; MP3) (Epic / Legacy)

Vicki Lawrence – “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia: The Complete Bell Recordings” (25 songs) (Real Gone Music)

Ohio Players – “Love Rollercoaster: Anthology 1967-1988” (20 songs; MP3) (Cleopatra)

The Alan Parsons Project – “The Complete Albums Collection [Box set]” (all 10 APP albums, plus the unreleased instrumental album “Sicilian Defence”) (Arista / Legacy)

More Releases for the Week of April 1, 2014

REISSUES (MP3s)

Roy Acuff – “The Essential Roy Acuff [MP3]” (40 songs) (Columbia / Legacy)

Lynn Anderson – “The Essential Lynn Anderson [MP3]” (40 songs) (Columbia Nashville / Legacy)

Jackson Browne – “The Very Best of Jackson Browne [MP3]” (2004 compilation; 32 songs) (Rhino / Elektra)

Freddy Cannon – “Boom Boom Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Best of Freddy Cannon [MP3]” (2009 compilation; 24 tracks) (Shout! Factory)

That time again…

March 12, 2014March 12, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music New Music

NEW

Elbow – “The Take Off and Landing of Everything” (producer: Craig Potter; first single: “New York Morning”;Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Concord / Fiction)

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell – “Live” (two discs; Hear here) (Rounder)

SONGS

“Longer Than You’ve Been Alive,” Old 97′s

REISSUES

David Bowie – “Rebel Rebel [Vinyl]” (40th anniversary limited edition 7-inch picture disc) (Parlophone)

Gil Scott-Heron – “Pieces of a Man” (1971 album, including “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”; remastered, with three bonus tracks) (BGP / City Hall)

Kraftwerk – “Computer World [MP3]” (1981 album), “Techno Pop [MP3]” (1987 album), “The Mix [MP3]”(1991 compilation) (Rhino / Elektra)

We love you… music for your ears!

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music New Music, WUDR

New And Recent Releases…

ON VINYL because you should be listening to music that way!

BECK- Morning Phase
BL’AST- The Expression Of Power (3LP)
BROKEN BELLS- After The Disco
NENEH CHERRY- Blank Project
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS- English Oceans
GUIDED BY VOICES- Motivational Jumpsuit
DAWN LANDES- Bluebird
LYDIA LOVELESS- Somewhere Else
MEN– Tomorrow’s Hits
MORRISSEY- Your Arsenol (reissue w/ bonus material)
BOB MOULD- Workbook 25
NOTWIST– Close To The Glass
ANGEL OLSEN- Burn Your Fire For No Witness
LINDA PERHACS- The Soul Of All Natural Things
PHANTOGRAM- Voices
QUILT- Held In Splendor
REAL ESTATE– Atlas
ST. VINCENT– St. Vincent
SUNN O)))/ ULVER– Terrestrials
TEMPLES– Sun Structures
NICK WATERHOUSE– Holly
WILD BEASTS– Present Tense

Ok, Ok… yeah you can also listen to things on the Compact Disk.

BECK- Morning Phase
BEHEMOTH- The Satanist (2cd/dvd)
BROKEN BELLS- After The Disco
NENEH CHERRY- Blank Project
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS- English Oceans
GUIDED BY VOICES- Motivational Jumpsuit
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY- All Her Fault
DAWN LANDES- Bluebird
LO-FANG- Blue Film
LYDIA LOVELESS- Somewhere Else
MEN– Tomorrow’s Hits
MORRISSEY- Your Arsenol (reissue w/ bonus material)
BOB MOULD- Workbook 25
NOTWIST- Close To The Glass
ANGEL OLSEN- Burn Your Fire For No Witness
LINDA PERHACS- The Soul Of All Natural Things
PHANTOGRAM- Voices
QUILT- Held In Splendor
REAL ESTATE– Atlas
SCHOOLBOY Q– Oxymoron
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES- Half The City
ST. VINCENT– St. Vincent
SUNN O)))/ ULVER– Terrestrials
TEMPLES– Sun Structures
NICK WATERHOUSE– Holly
PHARREL WILLIAMS– Girl
WILD BEASTS– Present Tense

What are you listening to right now? Let us know at drjwudr@gmail.com or better yet, call into the show this Tuesday between 3-6pm at 937-229-2774 for Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative on WUDR!

GREG HUMPHREYS ELECTRIC TRIO SPRING TOUR

February 28, 2014February 28, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music

One of our favorite musicians is hitting the road… you should check into his electric trio if you can! His update is below…

GREG HUMPHREYS

New York, NY
Folk / Soul

Doing east coast tourdates this spring with a new electric trio. Joining me will be Matt Brandau on bass guitar, and Keith Robinson on drums. We’ll be doing songs from that new LP Mr. Brandau and I have been working on, along with tunes from my recent solo recordings and faves from the bands’ catalogs. Mark one down – we’d love to see you. Had a rousing inaugural set at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn this past Saturday. Thank you to everyone that came out.

GREG HUMPHREYS ELECTRIC TRIO – SPRING 2014

Fri March 7 Bowery Electric New York, NY
Sun March 9 Superfine Brooklyn, NY
Fri March 21 Splitty Brooklyn, NY
Sun April 6 Rockwood Music Hall 1 New York, NY
Sat April 12 Cusbah Washington DC
Sun April 13 Pine Lakes Tavern Myrtle Beach SC
Tue April 15 Grey Eagle Asheville NC
Wed April 16 Bourgie Nights Wilmington NC
Thu April 17 The Garage Winston-Salem NC
Fri April 18 Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Silk Hope NC
Sat April 19 Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Silk Hope NC

PRESS

“On the whole, Humphreys couples his old school Americana with an affable attitude…Humphreys remains blissfully unencumbered, his blithe and breezy melodies sustaining a willowy caress throughout…Bohemia seems to live up to its title, given its nonchalant attitude and unassuming demeanor. It’s a sensual sound, a momentary retreat to a place in the pines.” Lee Zimmerman, BLURT

“People You May Know flows with seemingly effortless silkiness… early sides from Bill Withers and Joni Mitchell come to mind as Humphreys ushers us into his folds with a sure hand… There’s no doubting how personal these pieces are to their creator, but Humphreys has the rare gift of transmuting what he sees in the mirror into something the rest of us can hum along to.” Dennis Cook, Dirty Impound

“Humphreys’ contributions have been manifold. He’s invented and reinvented himself at least three times, going from the enlightened college rocker of Dillon Fence to the blue-eyed soul man of HOBEX to, most recently, a folk-leaning solo artist.” Chris Parker, INDYweek

UPCOMING SHOWS

The Bowery Electric	New York, NY	Fri Mar 07 14	08:00 PM
Superfine	Brooklyn, NY	Sun Mar 09 14	08:00 PM
Splitty	Brooklyn, NY	Fri Mar 21 14	08:00 PM
Rockwood Music Hall	New York, NY	Sun Apr 06 14	03:00 PM
Cusbah	Washington, DC	Sat Apr 12 14	08:00 PM
Pine Lakes Tavern	Myrtle Beach, SC	Sun Apr 13 14	08:00 PM
The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall	Asheville, NC	Tue Apr 15 14	08:00 PM
Bourgie Nights	Wilmington, NC	Wed Apr 16 14	08:00 PM
The Garage	Winston-Salem, NC	Thu Apr 17 14	08:00 PM
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival	Silk Hope, NC	Fri Apr 18 14	10:00 AM

Have you heard the New Music?

February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music

NEW MUSIC

The Afghan Whigs (return with first new album in 16 years) – Do To The Beast – See the first video from the forthcoming CD, Algiers here. (Sub Pop)

André Cymone (Prince’s original touring bassist and backing vocalist) – “The Stones” (Hear here; MP3) (Blindtango)

Guided By Voices – “Motivational Jumpsuit” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Guided by Voices Inc.)

Lydia Loveless (amazing alt-country singer from Columbus, Ohio) – “Somewhere Else” (Hear here; Read here;Vinyl; MP3) (Bloodshot)

Phantogram (NYC synth-pop duo) – “Voices” (first single: “Fall in Love”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Republic)

The Presidents of the United States of America – “Kudos to You!” (funded by fans via PledgeMusic; Hear here; MP3) (PUSACORP / Burnside Distribution)

Ralph Stanley & Ralph Stanley II – “Side by Side” (a collection of 14 new and traditional songs; Hear here;MP3) (Rebel)

Benmont Tench (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) – “You Should Be So Lucky” (producer: Glyn Johns; guests: Ringo Starr, Petty, Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings; Vinyl; MP3) (Blue Note)

Suzanne Vega – “Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles” (producer: Garry Leonard; Hear here;MP3) (12th Street)

So much cool music, so little time…

February 13, 2014February 13, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music Music Documentaries, New Releases, Reissues

Brand spankin’ New Music

Band of Horses – “Acoustic at the Ryman” (recorded in April 2013; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl)(Brown)

Blondfire (electropop-n-roll sibling duo) – “Young Heart” (producers: Blondfire; Hear here; See here;Vinyl) (Tender Tender Rush)

The Casket Girls – “True Love Kills the Fairy Tale” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) (Graveface)

Cibo Matto – “Hotel Valentine” (the Japanese duo’s first album in 15 years; Hear here; Read/see here;Vinyl) (Chimera Music)

Clan of Xymox – “Matters of Mind, Body and Soul “ (Hear here; MP3) (Metropolis)

Robert Ellis – “The Lights From the Chemical Plant” (producer: Jacquire King; guests: Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, Deer Tick’s Rob Crowell; first single: “Only Lies”; Hear here; LP + MP3) (New West)

Neil Finn – “Dizzy Heights” (producers: Finn, Dave Fridmann; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) (Lester)

The Fleshtones – “Wheel of Talent” (first single: “Remember the Ramones”; Hear here; Read here;Vinyl; MP3) (Yep Roc)

Sun Kil Moon (aka Mark Kozelek) – “Benji” (producer: Kozelek; guests: Steve Shelley, Jen Wood, Will Oldham, Owen Ashworth; Hear here) (Caldo Verde)

REMEMBER THESE? Or in other words… REISSUES

Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Nuthin’ Fancy [Hybrid SACD]” (1975 album; remastered) (Analogue Productions)

The Runaways – “Live in Japan” (Deluxe Vinyl Replica; 1977 album; remastered) (Culture Factory)

Paul Weller – “Wild Wood (Deluxe Edition) [MP3]” (1993 album; with 28 bonus tracks, demos, B-sides, mixes, alternative versions, BBC tracks and unreleased songs) (Island / UMe)

DVDs FILMS… DOCUMENTARIES

Pussy Riot – “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer [DVD]” (HBO documentary film; See here) (Docurama)

Tears For Fears – “The Hurting [Blu-ray Audio]” (High Fidelity Pure Audio; 1983 album) (Mercury / UMe)

The Velvet Underground – “White Light/White Heat [Blu-ray Audio]” (High Fidelity Pure Audio; 1968 album) (Universal / UMe)

Some New Stuff – you can always use more stuff!

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative Music Books, New Music

NEW MUSIC

Big Head Todd & The Monsters – “Black Beehive” (with eight bonus tracks and an 11×17 deluxe lithograph of the album artwork on heavy stock; producer: Steve Jordan; Hear here; MP3) (Shout! Factory)

Broken Bells (side project of Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer) – “After the Disco” (first single: “Holding On For Life”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Columbia)

John Butler Trio – “Flesh & Blood” (first single: “Only One”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (Vanguard)

The Haden Triplets (Tanya, Rachel and Petra Haden) – “The Haden Triplets” (includes covers of the Carter Family, Nick Lowe, Bill Monroe, the Louvin Brothers, etc.; producer: Ry Cooder; Read here; Vinyl;MP3) (Third Man)

Dirk Powell (Americana multi-instrumentalist) – “Walking Through Clay” (guests: the late Levon Helms and his daughter Amy; Hear here; MP3) (Sugar Hill)

Wild Moccasins (Houston indie-pop quintet) – “88 92” (Hear here; See here; LP + MP3) (New West)

Xiu Xiu (avant-garde group from San Jose, Calif.) – “Angel Guts: Red Classroom” (producer: John Congleton; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (Polyvinyl)

REISSUES

Grateful Dead – “Dick’s Picks Vol. 20: Capital Centre, Landover, MD 9/25/76” (four CDs) (Razor & Tie)

Small Faces – “Here Come the Nice: The Immediate Years 1967-1969 [Box set]” (Amazon-exclusive collection containing four CDs, 75 tracks, with a 72-page hardbound coffee-table book and many other extras; limited to 3,000 copies worldwide, personally signed by members Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan; See here; Track list) (Charly / Snapper Music Group)

MUSIC BOOKS

The Beatles – “All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release [Kindle]” (authors: Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin; preface by Patti Smith) (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers)

The Beatles – “The Beatles Are Here! 50 Years After the Band Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians & Other Fans Remember [Paperback]” (author: Penelope Rowlands) (Algonquin Books)

The Beatles – “Six Days that Changed the World, February 1964 [Hardcover]” (photos by Bill Eppridge) (Rizzoli)

Ringo Starr – “Octopus’s Garden [Hardcover]” (children’s book based on the Beatles song; illustrator:Ben Cort) (Aladdin)

More music books here!

Checking out some new music

January 31, 2014January 31, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music

NEW STUFF

The Autumn Defense (Wilco’s Patrick Sansone and John Stirratt) – “Fifth” (producers: Josh Shapera, The Autumn Defense; first single: “None of This Will Matter”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Yep Roc)

Laura Cantrell – “No Way There From Here” (producers: Cantrell, Mark Nevers; guests: Jim Lauderdale, Kenny Vaughan, Michael Cerveris, Caitlin Rose, William Tyler, Paul Niehaus, Paul Burch; Hear here;Read here; MP3) (Thrift Shop Recordings / Redeye)

David Crosby – “Croz” (his first studio album in more than 20 years; guests: Wynton Marsalis, Mark Knopfler, Leland Sklar, Steve Tavaglione; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Blue Castle / ADA)

Dum Dum Girls – “Too True” (producers: Richard Gottehrer, The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner; first single: “Lost Boys & Girls Club”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Sub Pop)

Albert Hammond Jr. (of The Strokes) – “AHJ [Vinyl]” (four-song EP; Hear here; MP3) (Cult)

REISSUES

Uncle Tupelo – “No Depression: Legacy Edition” (1990 album; remastered; two CDs, with 22 bonus tracks; MP3) (Columbia / Legacy). So very very excited about this reissue! Did we mention that we love this band?!!

Sleep Fleet Celebrates Release of New EP

January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative Live Live Live, Live Shows, New Music Brat Curse, Dear Fawn, Hudson & High, Sleep Fleet

So far the new year in Dayton has brought great music around town for us all to enjoy! This weekend is no exception!

On Saturday, February 1st, Sleep Fleet returns to Dayton after six months – a time far too long for music fans. The Sleep Fleeters are releasing their brand shiny and new EP, Hudson & High, at a show at Blind Bob’s in our fine city. The album courtesy of the fine folks at Brain Candy Records is available at the band’s bandcamp page and is not to be missed.

Sleep Fleet is joined by the dynamic new trio Brat Curse! Their new self-titled record is another great new release for 2014! These ex-Pharohs musicians play a pop-tinged punk that is a reminder of the excitement of the D-I-Y and post-punk movements before alternative became commercial!

Dayton’s own Dear Fawn will be playing their first set with their all new five-person line up! You can hear some of Dear Fawn’s fine songs from their terrific CD, I Played the Queen on the band’s Soundcloud page! This is another new band that promises to be another great addition to our music scene.