The Weekend Stream: October 24, 2026

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts, plus new works from legacy acts and even some personally curated favorites. We’ve got new tracks from John Mayer and Kacey Musgraves, a new tribute to a favorite Disney theme park, plus some holiday and even inspirational favorites. John Mayer, “Tom and Jerry” (Mercury) (Apple / Amazon) After five years out of the spotlight as a solo artist – instead co-leading Dead & Company up to a series of 60th anniversary shows for…

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The Weekend Stream: September 25, 2021

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! A Tribe Called Quest, Check the Rhime (Remixes) / Hot Sex / Jazz…

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Are You That Somebody: Blackground Records Catalogue, Against All Odds, Coming Back Into Print

It’s the reissue announcement a generation wanted but nobody expected – and it’s honestly hard to parse how to feel about it: Blackground Records will release its long out-of-print catalogue, including albums by the late R&B singer Aaliyah. Record producer Barry Hankerson started Blackground in the ’90s as a vehicle to score his niece, Aaliyah Haughton, a record deal. After years of being turned down, Jive Records signed the 15-year-old singer, and debut Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number spun off the Top 10 hits “Back & Forth” and a cover of…

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