New Releases
7th Octave's The Se7enth Degree & Public Enemy's New Whirl Odor are the two latest releases on Chuck D's own SlamJamz label, I know next to nada about 7th Octave, but I have high hopes that the newest PE release will be something of measure. While even bad PE is generally (at least in terms of lyrical value) several cuts above what is commonly on radio, there is no doubt their output since He Got Game has been of a mixed nature.
Ryan Adams 29 - the enfant terible of the alt-country/folk-rock set unleashes another of his little albums. I am actually getting a little tired of Ryan (I have thought him good if not a bit overrated compared to contemporaries like the Jayhawks and especially Chris Whitley), but he beats Bryan Adams by a country mile.
Since I haven't heard what the status of Pharcyde is these days (one of hip-hops underrated crews by a wide margin) the current/past member Fatlip sends out to the people Theloneliest Punk (an obvious sendup of Thelonius Monk, as this writers own moniker is). I suspect as long as he hasn't gone all bling and ho on us, this may be a sleeper album of quality.
Alison Goldfrapp and her band of the same name release an EP of sorts this month supposedly. Will this mark an even closer step to her desire to become the next Debbie Harry? Like the coke-swept Debbie of the 1970s, not the current Debbie (who still sounds great, but is less an enigma than a "She looks like owns a lot of cats" )
Imogen Heap, whose debut was good, and staggeringly brilliant with Frou Frou, finally gets her sophomore solo record Speak for Yourself out in US stores as a domestic release (its been out in the UK for months). I'll make this real simple: this is worth all your piggy bank money. It beats the tar out of anything Bjork has done in her entire career,and shows the kind of bravado that I typically would assign to Kate Bush, only less hermetic in its strangeness.
Mrs. Elvis Costello, aka Diana Krall (who I begrudingly like in small doses, like her spots on Geoff Keezer's album Turn Up The Quiet) provide Christmas Songs; the latest addition to the useless holiday album flood.
Rob Swift lets out War Games, stacked with guest spots, including the long out of the limelight Large Professor. This is a just war to buy into.
Slipknot 9.0: Live two CDs of more utterly uninventive slag from everyones least interesting band of rawk doodz in hobo circus couture. I thought these fools were too busy suing Burger King to make more of this sonic sewage.
Gilles Peterson Presents the BBC Sessions is his latest collection of sweet cuts, peppered with test pressing/unreleased tracks from various performers (including the Roots). Like every single thing Gilles touches, its worth a listen or 10.
Cher, a woman who has now been more altered than the Bionic woman, only whose face is stiffer than Lindsay Wagner's acting and whose music is now part of a regular schedule of spirit-crushing boredom released as often as sexless soccer moms and gay karaoke bar crooners can purchase, gives us a DVD: Extravaganza Live. While gifted with a meatier voice than some of her peers, her material is horribly inane and the production seems customized to scrape any hint of humanity.
She is not the only person who should be put out to pasture that is releasing DVDs; the 2 notables this month is Yngvie "I need a Haircut and a Punch in the Neck" Malmsteen, and R. Kelly, that degenerate reprobate of recycled R&B. The former unleashes Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra, which should be leashed (and put down). I am sick of this idiot. Just drop his flabby velvet-pants-wearing gumby frame on a fjord to die. As for R. Kelly, he is releasing Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1-12. After his psychologically flatlined performance on the MTV awards not too long ago with some of the material here -- do you really want a longer, more damaged run of it?
In terms of DVDs worth buying, Duran Duran has Live from London, which is from their reunion of the original quintet for the tour supporting last years Astronaut album. I have seen a few clips from various performances they have done on TV and online, and thy would appear to hold up a respectable live show.
Youssou N'dour , the towering musical touchstone of Dakar, Senegal, has a must-see Live at Montreux 1989-1995 out later this month. Youssou, like Salif Keita, is a colossal figure in modern African music, and his live shows are legend. With a swelling tenor, and a huge ensemble of ancient and modern instrumentation, his Mbalax style is a treat, even if you do not understand Wolof.
Rumors that the long-awaited Gathering DVD from Killing Joke will finally see shelf-space, but given their typical patterns, it will likely be delayed until the early months of 2006. Look out for it anyway. I caught them live in 2003 and they are still raw power incarnate.
There are a set of re-issues from former members of The Band out on the OPM label:
Rick Danko Crying Heart Blues
Garth Hudson Our Lady Queen of the Angels
Richard Manuel Whispering Pine: Live at the Gateway
If you were ever a fan of Dylans initial electric period, or are a Band completist, then these are likely must haves. Robbie Robertson however, is nowhere on the list of re-issues. No idea why.
Ryan Adams 29 - the enfant terible of the alt-country/folk-rock set unleashes another of his little albums. I am actually getting a little tired of Ryan (I have thought him good if not a bit overrated compared to contemporaries like the Jayhawks and especially Chris Whitley), but he beats Bryan Adams by a country mile.
Since I haven't heard what the status of Pharcyde is these days (one of hip-hops underrated crews by a wide margin) the current/past member Fatlip sends out to the people Theloneliest Punk (an obvious sendup of Thelonius Monk, as this writers own moniker is). I suspect as long as he hasn't gone all bling and ho on us, this may be a sleeper album of quality.
Alison Goldfrapp and her band of the same name release an EP of sorts this month supposedly. Will this mark an even closer step to her desire to become the next Debbie Harry? Like the coke-swept Debbie of the 1970s, not the current Debbie (who still sounds great, but is less an enigma than a "She looks like owns a lot of cats" )
Imogen Heap, whose debut was good, and staggeringly brilliant with Frou Frou, finally gets her sophomore solo record Speak for Yourself out in US stores as a domestic release (its been out in the UK for months). I'll make this real simple: this is worth all your piggy bank money. It beats the tar out of anything Bjork has done in her entire career,and shows the kind of bravado that I typically would assign to Kate Bush, only less hermetic in its strangeness.
Mrs. Elvis Costello, aka Diana Krall (who I begrudingly like in small doses, like her spots on Geoff Keezer's album Turn Up The Quiet) provide Christmas Songs; the latest addition to the useless holiday album flood.
Rob Swift lets out War Games, stacked with guest spots, including the long out of the limelight Large Professor. This is a just war to buy into.
Slipknot 9.0: Live two CDs of more utterly uninventive slag from everyones least interesting band of rawk doodz in hobo circus couture. I thought these fools were too busy suing Burger King to make more of this sonic sewage.
Gilles Peterson Presents the BBC Sessions is his latest collection of sweet cuts, peppered with test pressing/unreleased tracks from various performers (including the Roots). Like every single thing Gilles touches, its worth a listen or 10.
Cher, a woman who has now been more altered than the Bionic woman, only whose face is stiffer than Lindsay Wagner's acting and whose music is now part of a regular schedule of spirit-crushing boredom released as often as sexless soccer moms and gay karaoke bar crooners can purchase, gives us a DVD: Extravaganza Live. While gifted with a meatier voice than some of her peers, her material is horribly inane and the production seems customized to scrape any hint of humanity.
She is not the only person who should be put out to pasture that is releasing DVDs; the 2 notables this month is Yngvie "I need a Haircut and a Punch in the Neck" Malmsteen, and R. Kelly, that degenerate reprobate of recycled R&B. The former unleashes Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra, which should be leashed (and put down). I am sick of this idiot. Just drop his flabby velvet-pants-wearing gumby frame on a fjord to die. As for R. Kelly, he is releasing Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1-12. After his psychologically flatlined performance on the MTV awards not too long ago with some of the material here -- do you really want a longer, more damaged run of it?
In terms of DVDs worth buying, Duran Duran has Live from London, which is from their reunion of the original quintet for the tour supporting last years Astronaut album. I have seen a few clips from various performances they have done on TV and online, and thy would appear to hold up a respectable live show.
Youssou N'dour , the towering musical touchstone of Dakar, Senegal, has a must-see Live at Montreux 1989-1995 out later this month. Youssou, like Salif Keita, is a colossal figure in modern African music, and his live shows are legend. With a swelling tenor, and a huge ensemble of ancient and modern instrumentation, his Mbalax style is a treat, even if you do not understand Wolof.
Rumors that the long-awaited Gathering DVD from Killing Joke will finally see shelf-space, but given their typical patterns, it will likely be delayed until the early months of 2006. Look out for it anyway. I caught them live in 2003 and they are still raw power incarnate.
There are a set of re-issues from former members of The Band out on the OPM label:
Rick Danko Crying Heart Blues
Garth Hudson Our Lady Queen of the Angels
Richard Manuel Whispering Pine: Live at the Gateway
If you were ever a fan of Dylans initial electric period, or are a Band completist, then these are likely must haves. Robbie Robertson however, is nowhere on the list of re-issues. No idea why.
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