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The Weekend Stream Extra: A Guide to ‘MTV Unplugged’ on Paramount+ (Part 2)

May 25, 2025 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Welcome to a special Sunday feature of The Weekend Stream, which takes a look at one of MTV’s great live music programs thanks to a recent reissue of one of its best-known episodes. We’re running a five-part deep-dive on every episode of MTV Unplugged that’s currently streaming on the station’s parent streaming network Paramount+! (Part 1 can be read here.) The evolution of MTV Unplugged was not unlike that of the network itself. If those first years on the air from 1989 to 1991 were proof of the format’s artistic viability, the episodes recorded…

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Annie Lennox, Arrested Development, Duran Duran, Eric Clapton, Heavy D, John Mellencamp, Lulu, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Nirvana, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Queensryche, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Soul Asylum, k.d. lang

Record Store Day 2025: The Best of the Rest

April 2, 2025 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Next Saturday, April 12, is certainly one of the most packed Record Store Days in recent memory. Since the list was announced, we drilled down on titles from Craft Recordings, Legacy Recordings, Rhino Records, Universal Music Group, Real Gone Music, Omnivore Recordings, BMG, Cooking Vinyl and Demon Music Group, as well as some notable titles that were getting later general releases on CD. Well, if you thought that was it, you’re wrong! We pored and pored over the list and are here to share with you more than four dozen one-offs, archival…

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A Tribe Called Quest, Adam and The Ants, Alex Chilton, Annie Lennox, Ariana Grande, Art Blakey, Beck, Bob Geldof, Boomtown Rats, Brad Fiedel, Brian Wilson, Bryan Adams, CHVRCHES, Cannonball Adderley, Cat Stevens, Charles Mingus, Cissy Houston, Clarence White, Cockney Rebel, Cynthia Erivo, Dave Stewart, Dead or Alive, Dusty Springfield, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, Freddie Hubbard, George Harrison, Gloria Jones, Graham Parker, Gram Parsons, Grant Green, Jeff Bridges, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Band, Kenny Dorham, Little Richard, Maurice Jarre, Nick Lowe, Ohio Players, Parliament-Funkadelic, Paul Hardcastle, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, Propaganda, Record Store Day, Roger Daltrey, Roger McGuinn, Scott Weiland, Shane MacGowan, Sinead O'Connor, Sly Stone, Sly and the Family Stone, Stephen Schwartz, Steve Harley, Suzi Quatro, Terry Hall, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Art of Noise, The Beach Boys, The Blasters, The Byrds, The Colourfield, The Everly Brothers, The Fall, The Hives, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Meters, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tina Turner, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Vince Guaraldi, Wall of Voodoo, Wang Chung, Wayne Shorter, Wes Montgomery, Wynton Kelly, Yusuf

They’re Red Hot: AIDS-Combating Compilations Get Digital Reissues for 30th Anniversary

December 4, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Since 1989, the Red Hot Organization (RHO) has been combatting the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Red Hot has primarily raised money through the creation of music compilations beginning with the 1990 release Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter. Now, that star-studded release and numerous others have come to digital and streaming services to continue raising money for the charity. RHO co-founder John Carlin, an entertainment lawyer spurred into action by the devastating losses suffered by the New York cultural community, envisioned an album of Cole Porter songs performed by world-class…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 20

November 20, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Live in Maui (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) 2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings have a brand-new collection that celebrates The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s near-mythic performances on Maui, Hawaii in 1970. Live In Maui brings together audio and video with a new feature-length documentary called Music, Money, Madness: Jimi Hendrix In Maui. The collection will be available in 2-CD/Blu-ray and 3-LP/Blu-ray configurations, all due on November 20. Director John McDermott’s new documentary film chronicles the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s visit to…

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We’ll Be Together: Sting Preps New Duets Collection

November 17, 2020 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

While known as a singular performer – even his stage name is one word – Sting’s next album is a collection of (mostly) previously released collaborations with other artists. But don’t expect Duets to be a simple compilation of hits: only three of these tracks are from the former Police frontman’s studio albums (four, if you count deluxe editions). Everything else is from Sting’s guest appearances on albums by others and the occasional soundtrack appearance. Highlights include his 1999 hit “Desert Rose,” recorded with Algerian rai singer Cheb Mami; “Don’t Make Me…

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Annie Lennox, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Julio Iglesias, Mary J. Blige, Shaggy, Sting, Zucchero

Intrada Launches ‘Apollo 13’ Expansion As First Score Title Of 2019

January 21, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

For its first soundtrack release of the new year, Intrada’s taking fans to the stars with a definitive release of the score to Apollo 13, as composed by the late, great James Horner. Ron Howard’s blockbuster drama is based on the real 1970 mission to the moon, which turned into a race back to Earth when an explosion depleted most of the crew’s oxygen supplies. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton portrayed the mission’s crew, and the production team maintained a strong sense of accuracy and realism. Dialogue was lifted directly…

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Annie Lennox, James Horner

La-La Land’s Wondrous World: Soundtrack Giant Plans ‘Potter,’ ‘Bond’ and More Archival Releases

November 27, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Hours of unreleased soundtrack music? Oft-requested titles from favorite composers and popular film series? It’s definitely Black Friday season at La-La Land Records! The venerable soundtrack label closed the book on 2018 with five brand-new film and television score expansions – a total of 18 discs’ worth of material, including three works involving one of the most successful living soundtrack composers and projects related to two world-renowned franchises. First up, La-La Land’s successful Spielberg-Williams collaboration – the label has expanded many of the director and composer’s works together, from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial…

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Alexander Courage, Annie Lennox, David Arnold, Garbage, John Williams, Scott Walker

That’s What Friends Are For: Clive Davis Soundtrack Features Barry, Whitney, Dionne, Aretha, More

September 27, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

This past April, New York’s Radio City Music Hall hosted a prestigious premiere. The film was Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and the screening was accompanied by an all-star concert featuring Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, and others celebrating the life of the music legend. Beginning on October 3, Apple Music will exclusively stream the Chris Perkel-directed documentary, and today, September 27, Legacy Recordings has digitally released an exclusive 34-track deluxe soundtrack on Apple Music boasting four previously unreleased performances. (A standard 20-track digital soundtrack will be…

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