On Tuesday the Lost Highway Records imprint releases the soundtrack to HBO's
Deadwood with a unique twist. Featuring the show's theme by David Schwartz and music from Jelly Roll Morton, Mississippi John Hurt, June Carter Cash, Lyle Lovett, and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, two CD versions will be available; one with just the music and the other sprinkled with dialogue gems between the tracks from the potty-mouth cast of characters, including Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, and the appropriately named Al Swearengen (as in swearing again and again and again). ... Three upcoming releases boast an impressive list of guest stars. Later this month,
Thievery Corporation and Eighteenth Street Lounge Records present
The Cosmic Game, with guests
Wayne Coyne of
The Flaming Lips,
Perry Farrell of
Jane's Addiction and
Talking Heads founder
David Byrne. March brings
Lullabies to Paralyze from
Queens of the Stone Age on Interscope Records. The guitar-heavy set features guests
Chris Goss of
Masters of Reality,
Alain Johannes of
Eleven,
Billy Gibbons of
ZZ Top and vocalists
Shirley Manson of
Garbage and
Brody Dalle of
The Distillers. Returning with a new two-CD set on Vagrant Records this spring,
The Eels' new
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations album sports collaborations with
Tom Waits,
Peter Buck of
R.E.M. and
John Sebastian of
The Lovin' Spoonful.
Television Alert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Ashanti Wednesday. The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Elton John Thursday and 3 Doors Down Tuesday. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson reveals the solo Emma Bunton (aka Baby Spice) Wednesday and the return of Night Ranger Monday. Jimmy Kimmel Live features The Features Wednesday. Austin City Limits presents the Robert Randolph and the Family Band this weekend. And Saturday Night Live's musical guest this week is Keane.
New Releases Coming Tuesday
and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change...
Steve Barton Charm Offensive (Sleepless) new solo album from the Translator founder; Andrew Bird The Mysterious Production of Eggs (Righteous Babe) fifth album from this eclectic violinist; Bird Show Green Inferno (Kranky) new from Ben Vita of Town and Country, utilizing accordion, violin and the mbira; Michael Bublé It's Time (Reprise) in duet with Nelly Furtado on "Quando, Quando, Quando," and featuring his covers of The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" and Stevie Wonder's "You and I"; Crowbar Life's Blood for the Downtrodden (Candlelight) New Orleans Slug-Metal that put a new definition on the word heavy; Dalek Absence (Ipecac) political Rap with apocalyptic Metal overdrive; Carlos del Junco Blues Mongrel (Northern Blues) excellent theater-of-the-mind Blues from the harmonica virtuoso and Havana-suave vocalist; winding out a graveyard hunch with a killer backing band; Eisley Room Noises (Reprise) heavenly harmonic debut from this talented young band of siblings from Texas, striking all the right notes in their tour last year with Coldplay; The Frames Burn the Maps (Anti) featuring the UK hit "Fake" and new guitarist Rob Bochnik; David Francey The Waking Hour (Red House) new Nashville sessions from the two-time Juno award winner; Sage Francis A Healthy Distrust (Epitaph) new from this slam poet recently heard on Bad Religion's The Empire Strikes First, and freestyle title winner of Scribble Jam 2000; Lagwagon Live in a Dive (Fat Wreck) enhanced CD featuring a video of "Mr. Coffee" and an accompanying comic book; Brian McKnight Gemini (Motown) with guests Talib Kweli and Musiq; Katy Moffatt Cowboy Girl (Western Jubilee) reissue from 2001 featuring her cover of Joe Ely's "Indian Cowboy"; James Robinson Colours (Favored Nations) new from the San Francisco guitarist featuring his riff through John Coltrane's vibe in "Six Giant Steps to Seven"; Scary Kids Scaring Kids After Dark (Immortal) CD EP from this Indie favorite from Phoenix; Soul Rebels Rebelution (Barn Burner) drum majors go Hip Hop in this R&B marching band boogie; 3 Doors Down Seventeen Days (Republic/Universal); Mia Doi Todd Manzanita (Plug Research) fragile, spellbinding songcraft from this classically trained vocalist, featuring guests from Brian Jonestown Massacre, Beachwood Sparks and Dead Meadow; Eddie Turner Rise (Northern Blues) soaring new psychedelic Blues from the former Zephyr guitarist and current Otis Taylor sideman, drifting in the mist of Hendrix with his cover of "The Wind Cries Mary"; Various Artists These Times We're Living In: A Red House Anthology (Red House) 16 originals songs about the troubled state of the union, from Greg Brown, John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson and more; Various Artists Policia!: A Tribute To The Police (Militia Group) with cover contributions from Fall Out Boy, Copeland, No Motiv and Limbeck; Various Artists VH1 Classic: Metal Mania Stripped (Sidewinder) featuring new acoustic recordings of monster hits from Night Ranger, LA Guns, Great White, Cinderella and more.
