Back before Blockbuster, Netflix and other instant gratification services, seeking out that elusive hipster film took a lot of praying and the luck of an art-house theater in your city to satisfy one's craving. One of those great Rock & Roll films that brought the excitement of a live concert was Rude Boy from 1980, a gritty street drama mixed with live footage from The Clash in 1978 performing songs from their white-hot self-titled debut album (as well as studio scenes shot while they were recording its follow-up). Fans have long passed around poorly-copied dubs of its 1991 VHS video release, but the film returns this Tuesday in full DVD glory. The Epic Records' Legacy imprint release is packed with bonus goodies, including BBC sessions, interviews with cast members like sex-shop-worker-turned-roadie Ray Gange and band manager Johnny Green, a gallery of photography and sketches and the original theatrical trailer. Also extended with four deleted scenes and two songs cut from the original presentation, the DVD technology allows the viewer to play only the concert footage, uninterrupted. A mesmerizing peek into the politically volatile times of the United Kingdom in the late 1970s, this is an early historical document of "the only band that ever really mattered." ...

More CDs are bedding up with exclusive deals outside the walls of your traditional record shop. Tuesday, Starbucks' Hear Music branch releases another disc in its Opus Collection series with Bob Marley & the Wailers: Everything Gonna Be Alright, a 17-track anthology of uplifting tracks from his first decade of recording. The Hard Rock Café is getting into the game, too, with their new SERVE CD, benefiting Artists Against Hunger & Poverty. Highlights include a "string version" of Bruce Springsteen's "Secret Garden," an acoustic mix of Aerosmith's "Jaded," a home recording from The Strokes and a live acoustic run of Good Charlotte's "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous." ...

Speaking of terrific benefit CDs, on the horizon is The Colours Are Brighter, a new compilation from Rough Trade supporting Save the Children, with kid songs from The Flaming Lips, Belle & Sebastian, Snow Patrol, The Kooks, Jonathan Richman and more. The compilation is due this fall.

Television Alert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes hit-maker Pharrell Williams Wednesday, Everclear Thursday, Ben Harper Friday and Wolfmother Tuesday. The Late Show with David Letterman hosts India.Arie Friday. Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Lewis Taylor Thursday. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson gets funky with the Jurassic 5 Wednesday, Sammy Hagar Thursday and Seether Friday. And The Henry Rollins Show features Slayer Saturday on the Independent Film Channel.

New Releases Coming Tuesday
Peter Bradley Adams - Gather Up (High Wire/Fontana) recently heard in the Cameron Crowe film, Elizabethtown; Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra - MTO Volume 1 (Sunnyside); Jimmy Buffett - Live at Wrigley Field (Mailboat) live DVD filmed last year featuring a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days" and a sizzling ukulele version of our national anthem by Jake Shimabukuro; Gasoline Heart - You Know Who You Are (Mono Vs Stereo) recorded by Steve Albini, this new project from Louis Defabrizio rocks like a rough 'n tumble Tom Petty or Ryan Adams; Golden Bear - Golden Bear (C-Side Records) featuring guest vocalist Pink Nasty and pedal steel guitarist Lloyd Maines on "The Saddest Songs"; Kacey Jones - Sings Mickey Newbury (IGO/Image) 15-track tribute to this American songwriting treasure; Kill Hannah - Until There's Nothing Left of Us (Atlantic) featuring the single "Lips Like Morphine"; Kula Shaker - Revenge of the King (Alvar Music) all new import-only CD featuring the song "Dictator of the Free World," with its chant "you're a dic, a dic, a dictator"; Mars Lasar - Yosemite: Valley of the Giants (Gemini Sun) sweeping original music inspired by the grand National Park, featuring vocalist Jennifer Spaulding on the title track; G. Love - Lemonade (Brushfire) the perfect summertime companion, with guests Blackalicious, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreiter and Los Lobos' David Hidalgo; Messer fur Frau Muller - Triangle, Dot & Devil (AeroCCCP) crazy Russian Lounge-Pop that would fit well as the soundtrack to a John Waters film, featuring theremin by Lydia Kavina, the grandniece of the instrument's inventor; Jeanne Newhall - Wild Blue (Blix Street) featuring her cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart"; The Pink Spiders - Teenage Graffiti (Suretone/Geffen) produced by Ric Ocasek; Powerman 5000 - Destroy What You Enjoy (DRT); Primitives - Buzz Buzz Buzz: The Complete Lazy Recordings (Castle/Sanctuary) two-CD set packed with rarities and Radio One sessions; Reel Big Fish - Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album (CD Baby Umbrella) two-CD set; Billy Sheehan - Prime Cuts (Magna Carta) best-of collection from the Mr. Big and David Lee Roth bassist, featuring his work with Niacin and a six-minute bass solo recorded live in 1994; Derek Sherinian - Blood of the Snake (Inside Out/SPV) with guests Billy Idol, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Slash and more; Towers of London - Blood, Sweat & Towers (TVT); Vaux - Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice (VX/Outlook Music); Daniel Wylie - The High Cost of Happiness (Neon Tetra) new solo album from the Cosmic Rough Riders founder; Various Artists - Monsieur Gainsbourg: Revisited (Verve Forecast) domestic release of this killer tribute with Portishead, Franz Ferdinand, Cat Power, Marc Almond, Tricky, Placebo, Kid Loco, Sly & Robbie, Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and many more, bowing down to the late French icon and featuring English translations, so we can understand every simmering lyric.