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. There's much to cover: digital box sets, anniversary editions, new remixes, old stand-up comedy - and a quartet of memorials to musicians and more. Neil Young, Neil Young Archives Vol. III (1976-1987) (Reprise) (Apple / Amazon) One of the biggest box sets of last year is now available in a slightly more compact form. The digital
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. From the Foo Fighters entering Bandcamp for a cause to a Record Store Day rarity by Rage Against the Machine, the dream of the '90s is very much alive here...plus much more from other decades, too! Are Playing Where??? Vol. I by Foo Fighters Foo Fighters, Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1 (Roswell) (Bandcamp) After kicking off a season of
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! We've got new music from Elton John and Bob Mould, a cult classic rock band between New Jersey and Boston, and so much more - including a new music video for one of our '70s songwriter favorites. Elton John & Brandi Carlile, "Who Believes in Angels?" (Rocket/Mercury/EMI) (iTunes / Amazon) In 2023, the British pop icon (fresh off the end
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bruce Springsteen, Letter to You (Columbia) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP black with white swirl: Bruce Springsteen Online Store 2-LP grey: Your Local Record Shop The Boss returns with a new, long-awaited album featuring The E Street Band. Produced by Springsteen and his frequent collaborator Ron Aniello, it features original songs as well as his first recordings of
Looking for a way to celebrate Bob Mould ahead of his next album, Blue Hearts, due next month? British label Edsel is joining forces with the punk icon to collect nearly everything he's ever released into a new CD box set. Distortion 1989-2019, available October 2, offers 24 discs of Mould's work after the dissolution of seminal hardcore outfit Hüsker Dü. It features all his studio albums credited to himself, '90s power trio Sugar and even dance-oriented side projects LoudBomb and Blowoff,
Despite the challenges facing the music business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some bright spots. On March 20, indie music service Bandcamp waived their share of revenue on all sales for 24 hours, allowing artists and labels to support themselves even more robustly. Thanks to impressive results ($4.3 million spent on music and merch, 15 times an average Friday's revenue), Bandcamp repeated the strategy not once, but thrice: the first Fridays of each month (May 1, which raised $7.1
We're continuing our Record Store Day 2020 spotlights with a look at what Demon Music Group has on offer for RSD in the U.K. (with many titles available worldwide)! The label's 15 titles encompass classic rock and pop titles plus comedy, spoken-word, a lost Doctor Who series, and much more. Remember: releases are available while supplies last at your preferred brick-and-mortar record store on Saturday, April 18! The descriptions to follow have been provided by Demon. Bob Mould - Circle of
Before breaking through to the big leagues with major label albums on A&M and most crucially, Columbia, Minneapolis-based alternative rock band Soul Asylum recorded four albums for the local Twin/Tone Records label. On July 20, Omnivore Recordings will reissue the first two of those Twin/Tone LPs as deluxe, expanded CDs loaded with rarities and previously unreleased tracks. Say What You Will...Everything Can Happen arrived in 1984 on Twin/Tone, produced by Bob Mould of Husker Du. Core