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The Weekend Stream: December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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. Elton John’s most recent recording gets a remix, plus some rare Prince-produced ’90s R&B, a comeback track from one of 2010s pop’s most underrated performers, and some Christmas curios you’ll have to hear to believe. There’s even a tearjerker music video from…Coldplay? Check it all out! Elton John, “Never Too Late” (Acoustic Version) (Mercury/EMI) (iTunes / Amazon) Elton’s recently released team-up with Brandi Carlile, which closes the documentary…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bing Crosby, Brandi Carlile, Coldplay, Dick Van Dyke, Elton John, INXS, Jevetta Steele, Mark Mulcahy, Prince, Sky Ferreira

The Weekend Stream: April 27, 2024

April 27, 2024 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. More late period Prince is released from The Vault, plus a new Barbra Streisand single, future Bandcamp Friday favorites, cuts from new Broadway cast recordings and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Prince, “Magnificent” (NPG/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) The Musicology 20th anniversary celebration continues with the digital release of another Prince rarity from The Vault! “Magnificent” was issued as part of The Artist’s NPG Music Club as a…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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Barbra Streisand, Hans Zimmer, Hatchie, INXS, Mark Mulcahy, Matt Dennis, Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Tim Dillinger

The Weekend Stream: February 10, 2023

February 10, 2024 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts. A light release week combines three unlikely bedfellows: a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted rapper, a classic pop crooner, and a hero of alternative rock. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (10th Anniversary Edition) (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) Eminem’s eighth album from 2013 served as a sequel of sorts to his acclaimed third album from 2000 (which featured the rapper’s first Top 10 hit, “The Real Slim Shady,” and the unforgettable “Stan”). But if…

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The Weekend Stream

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Andy Williams, Eminem, Mark Mulcahy

Bandcamp Friday Picks, February 2022: Paul Andrews Goes the ‘Distance’ – Hurry Up and Listen

February 4, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

It’s a new year, and Bandcamp Fridays are back! The beloved independent music service brings back their beloved mini-holiday today (February 4), and again on March 4, April 1 and May 6. On those days, they’ll waive the fees they make off music they host – all the money will go directly to artists and labels. (And artists typically make more there than other platforms, just saying.) We’ve delighted in using The Second Disc to highlight some of our favorite catalogue and current acts on Bandcamp – take a look at who…

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Features, News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Pop, Rock

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Hatchie, Hurry, Mark Mulcahy, Paul Andrews, Polaris

The Weekend Stream: October 2, 2021

October 2, 2021 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

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! Public Enemy, Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black (Deluxe Edition) (Def Jam/UMe) (iTunes…

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Features, The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Benny Goodman, Claudine Longet, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Indigo Girls, Lesley Gore, Mark Mulcahy, Material Issue, Public Enemy, Toni Braxton

Hey Sandy: ‘Pete & Pete’ Band Polaris Prep Deluxe Vinyl Reissue

September 2, 2020 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Polaris, the Miracle Legion side-project “band that lives in your TV,” is coming back to your turntable with a very special reissue this year. Music From The Adventures Of Pete & Pete is being reissued this month by frontman Mark Mulcahy’s Mezzotint label, pressed for the first time as a double LP on white vinyl. This “Deluxe 21st Century Edition” will also come with a CD of 15 previously unreleased demos. Series co-creator Will McRobb has penned liner notes, and for the first time, a lyric sheet will be included with the…

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News

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CD, Vinyl

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Rock, Soundtracks

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Mark Mulcahy, Miracle Legion, Polaris

Bandcamp Blow-Out: Support Your Favorite Artists Today For a Good Cause!

May 1, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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 revenue share 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 will repeat the strategy not once, but thrice: the first Fridays of each month (today, May 1; June 5 and July 3). To share some of the goodwill with our treasured readers, we’re taking…

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News

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Pop, Rock

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Mark Mulcahy, Miracle Legion, Polaris, X

Ten Years Strong: The Second Disc’s 2017 Record Store Day Must-Haves

April 21, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

Welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year’s Record Store Day event! Once you’re through reading, let us know what you’re most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent retailer! Our list features just a sampling of our favorites from our friends at Legacy Recordings, Varese Sarabande, Rhino Records, Walt Disney Records, Real Gone Music, Omnivore Recordings, and many more! Mike’s kicking things off… This year’s Record Store Day offerings include some excellent archival live releases and a couple cool looking packages I wouldn’t mind adding…

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Features

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Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

Reissue Theory: Miracle Legion

April 19, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

At the end of this month, alt-rock outfit Miracle Legion are playing their final dates together, including a date this Friday at New York’s Bowery Ballroom and two closing dates on April 28-29 in California. It seemed right to shine a little light on a band that, without warning, has come to mean a great deal to me. Like most late twentysomethings, my exposure to Miracle Legion and its frontman Mark Mulcahy came in the form of another band: Polaris, three-fourths of Miracle Legion which came together to record original songs for…

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Features, Reissue Theory

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CD, Digital Download

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Everything Else, Rock

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Mark Mulcahy, Miracle Legion, Polaris