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The Weekend Stream: February 7, 2026

February 7, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. New tracks from old favorites, deep cuts, good causes, a fun recent Grammy winner, and the triumphant return of The Muppets? What more could you possibly ask for?! The Muppets, The Muppet Show Theme (2026) (Walt Disney Records) (Apple / Amazon) It’s time to play the music! The Muppet Show made a triumphant return to television this week: a special episode that aired on ABC and Disney+, produced by…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Everything Else, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks

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Aaron Neville, Beck, Blink-182, Brian Blade, Bruce Hornsby, Chuck Negron, Daniel Lanois, Joe Jackson, Koji Kondo, Parliament-Funkadelic, Patti Page, Peter Gabriel, Public Enemy, Television, The Blasters, The Format, The Muppets, Three Dog Night

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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News

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Box Sets, Vinyl

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Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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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

The Weekend Stream: April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week’s super-sized post-Record Store Day lineup includes more: more remixes, more covers, more Mancini and yes, more Taylor Swift. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology (Republic) (iTunes / Amazon) Can you really call this a reissue? Pop’s most ubiquitous A-lister whipped fans into a frenzy by announcing her 11th studio album shortly before picking up her fourth Grammy Award for…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

The Weekend Stream: June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! This week we’ve got continuing celebrations of Bob Marley and Roger Miller, a lost country trailblazer, a rare early classic from a turn-of-the-millennium hip-hop hero, and Cyndi Lauper singing for a cause. Bob Marley & The Wailers, Exodus (2022 Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong/Island/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) The final piece of UMe’s 45th anniversary celebration of Marley’s Exodus comes in the form of…

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Features, The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

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Beck, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Brian Wilson, Cyndi Lauper, DMX, Don McLean, Henry Mancini, Lee Dorsey, Minnie Riperton, Puff Johnson, Roger Miller, Stoney Edwards, The Temptations, The Ventures

What’s Your Take On It? Paul McCartney Announces Remix and Covers Album “McCartney III-Imagined”

March 12, 2021 by Sam Stone | 11 Comments

On Thursday, Paul McCartney announced a new project called McCartney III-Imagined, an aptly titled collection of covers, reworkings, and remixes of his last studio album, McCartney III. It’s due for digital release on April 16, with CD configurations and an array of 2-LP vinyl pressings set to arrive on July 23. The collection was curated by Macca and features contributions from Beck (who’s featured on a reworking of “Find My Way”), Anderson .Paak (offering a remix of “When Winter Comes”), Phoebe Bridgers (featured on “Seize the Day”), Josh Homme (covering “Lavatory Lil”), and…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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3D RDN, Anderson .Paak, Beck, Blood Orange, Damon Albarn, Dominic Fike, EOB, Idris Elba, Josh Homme, Khruangbin, Paul McCartney, Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent

Say “Aloha”: Fleetwood Mac, David Crosby, Beck Featured On New Cameron Crowe Soundtrack

April 23, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Since making his big-screen debut as a writer with the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, onetime teenaged Rolling Stone scribe Cameron Crowe has made music an integral part of his films – and we’re not just talking about Almost Famous! Every one of his movies as writer-director, from 1989’s Say Anything… to 2011’s We Bought a Zoo, has had its share of musical highlights. His next film, Aloha, should prove to be no exception. On May 26, Legacy Recordings and Madison Gate Records will issue Songs of Aloha, the Original…

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Soundtracks

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Beck, David Crosby, Fleetwood Mac, Hall and Oates