Digitally remastered Labelle from the 70’s? That woke me up even tho it’s an English import only. Nightbirds, Phoenix AND Chameleon are all remastered on this double-disc set. Um…yes, please? Imports are getting harder and harder to find here in NEW YORK CITY (of all places), so…British friends…hook a skinny white boy up.

David Bowie? Storytellers? I’ll take it! Sure it’s ten years old, but…I’ll take it!

On a bit more of a mainstream/current tip, does Daughtry flick your bic? If so, get lit today as they follow up their near-massive, self-titled debut, with the release of their new album, Leave This Town, which is bound to be solidly packed with hard-light rock that will sound rebellious against whatever it’s sandwiched between on radio.

There is a soft spot in my heart (a large one) for a-ha. So when I read that the keyboardist, Magne Furuholmen, described their latest project as ”an album that incorporates the key elements that first defined the band: soaring vocals, synth hooks, yearning lyrics and melodic melancholia,” I knew they were about to deliver what we just might have been waiting for. The package arrives today.

Shout out to my smooth operators who are probably already aware that Joe is dropping another set (Signature) on us today. I bet it’s got more swagger than say…the new Chico DeBarge? I COULD BE WRONG! That has to be proven tho. Might be easy since I just heard that they are performing together. 

I saw Lisa Lisa on the Fox News morning program yesterday and…it was not encouraging…there was slurring and mumbling involved…in the performance! Maybe it was too early to properly let the beat hit ‘em, or L squared was lost in emotion…all cried out? Sorry. Her album’s out today.

And an important note: Released last week, amongst the darkness, was “Obsessed”, the first single from Mariah Carey’s upcoming album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. It’s irresistible. Street and Sweet. Hard and black and soft and pink. iTune it or amazon it…just get “Obsessed”.

Til next week…keep on…with the pork, don’t stop.

And we are back with…
The List: (New 4 U on July 14th, 2009)

Adelitas Way – Adelitas Way
a-ha – Foot of the Mountain*
Baby Teeth – Hustle Beach
Billy Talent – Billy Talent III
Bleu – A Watched Pot
Olivia Broadfield – Eyes Wide Open
Care Bears on Fire – Get Over It!
Celtic Thunder – Take Me Home
Clutch – Strange Cousins from the West
Daughtry – Leave This Town
The Dead Weather – Horehound
Chico DeBarge – Addiction
DevilDriver – Pray For Villains
Nicholas Hooper – Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince (Original Score)
Joe – Signature*
Krizz Kaliko – Genius
La Coka Nostra – A Brand You Can Trust
Lisa Lisa – Live N’ Love
Crosby Loggins – Time to Move
David Thomas Owen IV – Solace My King
Project 86 – Picket Fence Cartel
Sick Puppies – Tri-Polar
Sound of the Blue Heart – Wind of Change
Robin Trower – What Lies Beneath
Twista – Category F5
Various Artists – (500) Days of Summer (Music from the Motion Picture)

and in the Box Set, Best Of, Digitally Available, Reissued, Remastered, Repackaged and Renewed Departments you will find titles from:
Air Supply, Beastie Boys, George Benson, Biz Markie, Black Sabbath, David Bowie*, Brandy, Bronski Beat/the Communards & Jimmy Somerville*, Busta Rhymes, Tevin Campbell, Chairmen of the Board, Eddie Cochran, Confederate Railroad, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Damn Yankees, The Dandy Warhols, The Doobie Brothers, Duane Eddy, En Vogue, Foreigner, Debbie Gibson, Debbie Harry, Whitney Houston, Jane’s Addiciton, Al Jarreau, Judas Priest, Labelle*, Gordon Lightfoot, Lil’ Kim, MC Shan, Montrose, Mudhoney, Nazareth, The New Seekers, Freda Payne, Raiders, Ratt, Emitt Rhodes, The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, Santana, Seven Mary Three, Sha Na Na, Silk, Skid Row, Space, 10,000 Maniacs* ,Travis Tritt, Dwight Twilley, Grover Washington, Jr., White Lion, Gary Wright, Neil Young, the soundtrack from the 1978 film, The Wiz, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson makes its mp3 downloadability debut.

*Acceptable bribe items…akaPicksO’TheWeek
OOooOO…how you doin’?”
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