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The Weekend Stream: October 26, 2024

October 26, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 4 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. We’re positively packed this Saturday: posthumous tracks from Van Halen, Luther Vandross and DMX; a great deluxe live set from Linda Ronstadt; plus some Halloween and Christmas surprises…and, to top it all off, a call to action to aid one of our favorite power-pop acts of the last 40 years. Edward & Alex Van Halen, “Unfinished (Between Us Two)” (self-released) (official site) Alex Van Halen just released Brothers, a heartfelt…

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Holiday, Jazz, Poetry, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Brenda Lee, Bruce Springsteen, DMX, Danny Elfman, Linda Ronstadt, Liz Story, Luther Vandross, Matthew Sweet, Outkast, Prince, Robert Lamm, Sade, Simple Plan, Stephen Sondheim, The Beatles, Van Halen, Wendy & Lisa

They’d Do Anything: Simple Plan Announce Limited Vinyl Box Set

July 25, 2024 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Simple Plan – one of the foremost bands of the new millennium pop-punk explosion – will celebrate their more than two decades of music with a vinyl box set from Rhino. Simple Plan Collection features all six of the band’s studio albums on marbled color vinyl, along with a clear vinyl pressing of a new collection of rare tracks and even a double-sided single of two Christmas tunes (on seasonally appropriate green and red splatter vinyl). The box is strictly limited to 1500 copies, all signed by the band; they’ll be available…

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The Weekend Stream: July 13, 2024

July 13, 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. This week, there’s rare jazz, country, pop standards and gospel, plus remixes of a Madonna hit and one of the most unexpected Disney covers you’ll ever hear. Madonna, Who’s That Girl EP (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) ¿Quién es esa niña? Madonna’s international chart-topping 1987 single – the title track to her first soundtrack album from the film of the same name, which she also co-starred in – is now available as…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

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Elton John, Eric Gale, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Snow, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Jaye P. Morgan, Madonna, Perry Como, Ron Carter, Simple Plan, Stanley Turrentine, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Tim Rice

The Weekend Stream: July 24, 2021

July 24, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 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! Brian Wilson, BrianWilson.com Demos With the welcome news of Brian hitting the road…

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Features, The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Brian Wilson, Color Me Badd, Professor Longhair, Simple Plan, The Beach Boys