Two long-lost musical entities, bestowed with cult status in their eclectic corners of the Rock universe, offer up all-new recordings this Tuesday, the first music either has recorded and released in over 25 years. Australian punks had their earliest heroes in the Radio Birdman, who survived just four years together in the late 1970s. After reforming in 1996 for their homeland's Big Day Out festival, and SubPop Records' recent Essential collection ushering the band into the digital generation, an American tour begins later this month in support of their new Zeno Beach CD on the Yep Roc label. Meanwhile, P.F. Sloan, the songwriter behind the classics "Eve of Destruction" and "Secret Agent Man," as well as tracks recorded by The Turtles, Jan & Dean and The Searchers, is back next Tuesday with a new album featuring an enticing list of guest stars including Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals. Coming out of seclusion with new Nashville sessions, Sloan returns with Sailover, featuring new songs and new recordings of his work made famous by other artists. With guest vocalists Buddy Miller and Frank Black, the High Tone Records CD also features a duet with Lucinda Williams. ... Christine Lavin is serving up a truly tasty smorgasbord this Tuesday. Her new musical menu, One Meat Ball: The Album, offers up 19 songs about food and a 96-page "cookbooklet" of recipes from the participating musicians and Fern Gnesin, tour caterer to the stars. Starting the day with "Blueberry Pancakes" and "Maple Syrup Time" (with guest Pete Seeger and his grandson Tao Rodriguez-Seeger), and creeping into late evening's "Mocha Java" with guitarist Alan Micelli, the Appleseed Records collection also features guests Julie Gold, Tom Paxton, actor Jeff Daniels and the a cappella group The Accidentals. ... My pick of the week is also the most infectious smash of the summer. The Swedish trio Teddybears are tearing up dancefloors with their snappy, driving beats and the sweeping energy of vintage nu-wave synthesizers, bowing down to the alter of ABC, Fashion and Heaven 17. Packed with guests that heat each track up to their own unique, funky temperature, the Big Beat/Atlantic Records release next week of Soft Machine is the ultimate driving soundtrack under the lights of the big city, instantly transforming any ride into a smooth panther gliding through a Michael Mann movie. The CD features guest Mad Cobra, and other cameo highlights include Neneh Cherry on "Yours To Keep," Iggy Pop on "Punkrocker," and Elephant Man's Dancehall MC delight on "Are You Feelin' It?"

Television Alert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Chris Isaak Wednesday, Soul Asylum Thursday and The Fray Friday. The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Fatboy Slim Thursday and OutKast Monday. Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Dropkick Murphys Thursday and Belle & Sebastian Friday. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson has Alice Cooper Wednesday and The Subways Friday. Last Call with Carson Daly features Aimee Mann Wednesday and Feist Friday. And The Henry Rollins Show's musical guest Saturday night on IFC is his very own Rollins Band.

New Releases Coming Tuesday
ActionReaction - 3 Is the Magic Number (Hope Division/Equal Vision) featuring former members of Element 101; Against Me! - Americans Abroad: Against Me! Live in London (Fat Wreck) two-LP vinyl set or enhanced CD with a bonus video for "Problems"; Eric Bachmann - To the Races (Saddle Creek) solo debut from the Crooked Fingers founder; The Devil Wears Prada - Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord (Rise) Christian-friendly Metalcore from Dayton, Ohio; Easy Star All-Stars - Radiodread (Easy Star): a complete reggae version of Radiohead's OK Computer, all dubbed out with guests Sugar Minott, Horace Andy, Frankie Paul and Toots & the Maytals; Ellison - Say Goodnight, Sleep Alone (Carbon Copy Media) from Cincinnati!; Golem - Fresh Off the Boat (JDub) gypsy Folk/Punk featuring guests Mike Gordon of Phish and Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls; Gov't Mule - High and Mighty (ATO); Sophie B. Hawkins ­ Live: The Bad Kitty Board Mix (Trumpet Song) featuring her interpretation of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse's "Feelin' Good," from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd; Ike Yard - 1980-82 Collected (Acute) anthology of out-of-print material by the first American band to be signed to Factory Records in its golden age; Marshall Tucker Band - Live On Long Island 4-18-80 (Shout Factory) two-CD set of the band's final performance, 10 days before Tommy Caldwell's death in an automobile accident; Monsieur Leroc ­ I'm Not Young, But I Need the Money (Cornerstone Ras) funky tumble down the rabbit hole, rocking crisp beats with guest vocalists Courtney Mace, 2 Mex and AWOL One; Mouth of the Architect - The Ties That Blind (Translation Loss) Progressive Metal from Dayton, Ohio, featuring Brian Cook of These Arms Are Snakes; On the Last Day - Meaning In the Static (Victory) bristling, rebel yell Post Punk from Seattle; OutKast - Idlewild (LaFace/Jive) soundtrack for the duo's long anticipated Depression-era film; Pixies - Acoustic: Live In Newport (Eagle Vision) DVD featuring bonus rehearsals and a mini-documentary; Primal Scream - Riot City Blues (Columbia) domestic release of this all-new UK hit; Skye - Mind How You Go (Cordless) debut solo album from the former vocal siren of Morcheeba; Spencer Dickinson - The Man Who Lives For Love (Yep Roc) swampy, squawkin', buttermilk-drinking, hunch-rockin' collaboration of Blues Explosion founder Jon Spencer, the North Mississippi Allstars' Cody Dickinson and bid daddy Jim Dickinson; Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxon (Thrill Jockey) three-CD and bonus DVD box set collecting singles, remixes, Japanese-only B-sides, compilation album rarities and the rare Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters EP; Chad VanGaalen - Skelliconnection (SubPop) rainy day acoustica from this talented musician, illustrator and animator; Natalie Walker - Urban Angel (Dorado) dreamy debut from this ethereal Trip-Soul vocalist from Indiana, coolly shimmering under the knobs of production duo Stuhr; Walls of Jericho - With Devils Amongst Us All (Trustkill) representing Detroit on this summer's Ozzfest; The Weird Weeds - Weird Feelings (Sounds Are Active) taunt and sparse experimental landscapes pollinated by vocalist Sandy Ewen.