The Weekend Stream: August 24, 2024

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 sees digital reissues from some familiar names (Madonna, Daryl Hall and U2) as well as some new/old music from names you might not have expected, from ’90s pop-whiz New Radicals(?!) to ’50s piano player Cy Walter. Plus, a heartfelt recommendation for one of the week’s best new albums! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. New Radicals, “Murder on the Dancefloor” / “Lost Stars” (Flatiron) Murder:…

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The Weekend Stream: October 30, 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! The Temptations, Emperors of Soul: The Rarities (Motown/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify)…

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Reissue Theory: New Radicals, “Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too”

Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we reflect on well-known albums of the past and the reissues they could someday see. A wave of ’90s nostalgia leads this column to look back at one of the best one-hit wonders of the latter part of the decade. The presence of The New Radicals on that NOW ’90s compilation brought some memories flooding back. Remember the first time you heard “You Get What You Give”? It was insanely poppy, it sounded kind of like a U2 outtake from an era U2 hadn’t…

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