HEAR TODAY NEW RELEASES AND NEWS FROM THE MUSIC WORLD.Byline: - Compiled by Sandra Barrera Fox's ``American Idol'' kids show us what they've got when the album ``All Time Classic American Love Songs'' (RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. ) hits stores today. The CD spotlights the second season's top 10 finalists who unite for Burt Bacharach's ``What the World Needs Now Is Love'' and Lee Greenwood's ``God Bless the USA.'' Also included on this 13-track disc are the potential idols' individual performances of such adult contemporary favorites as ``At Last,'' ``How Do I Live'' and ``Open Arms.'' Here's a sample from the more than 300 new record releases and reissues also arriving in stores today: Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs: ``Fever to Tell'' (Interscope) The major label debut from this three-piece champion of New York's thriving garage punk Garage punk is a subgenre of punk rock that is heavily influenced by garage rock. A relatively new term to the modern mainstream music press, notable sources like MTV.com and The All-Music Guide now acknowledge the genre. renaissance. Lil' Mo: ``Meet the Girl Next Door'' (Elektra) She's a wife, a mother and a fearless rapper with a new album that features - among other notables - Lil' Kim. Bone Crusher A bone crusher was a device for crushing animal bones. Bones obtained during slaughter were cleaned, boiled in water and dried for several months. After that, they were suitable for crushing with the special machine into a relatively dry gritty powder was used as fertilizer. : ``Attenchun!'' (So So Def/Arista) After years in the underground, this 380-pound Atlanta rapper now finds himself in the major leagues with his debut album. Martin L. Gore: ``Counterfeit 2'' (Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .) This Depeche Mode founding member unveils Part 2 of his ``Counterfeit'' cover-version series with a reworking of ``In My Time of Dying,'' the mournful mourn·ful adj. 1. Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful. 2. Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle. spiritual by Blind Willie Johnson
"Blind" Willie Johnson (1897-1945) was an African-American singer and guitarist whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals. that in the past has been recorded by both Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin. The 11-track set also includes songs by Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Nico. |
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