CD:

Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan honoring 50 years of Amnesty
     International (tribute album featuring Pete Townshend, Joe Perry,
     Jackson Browne, Mark Knopfler, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus and 79 other
     artists)
The Doors – L.A. Woman 40th Anniversary edition (remastered with bonus
     CD)
Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Vol. 33: Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland CA,
     10/9 and 10/10 ’76
The Jerry Garcia Band – Keystone Berkley, September 1, 1974
The Jerry Garcia Band – Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978

Vinyl:

Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man (reissue)
Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur

DVD:

The Doors – Mr. Mojo Risin’: The Story of L.A. Woman
U2 – From The Sky Down
Van Halen – Bottoms Up: Broadcast Archives

CD:

Pink Floyd – The Discovery Studio Album Box Set (16 disc set)
Pink Floyd – Animals (remastered)
Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother (remastered)
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (remastered)
Pink Floyd – The Division Bell (remastered)
Pink Floyd – The Final Cut (remastered)
Pink Floyd – Meddle (remastered)
Pink Floyd – A Momentary Lapse of Reason (remastered)
Pink Floyd – More (remastered)
Pink Floyd – Obscured By Clouds (remastered)
Pink Floyd – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (remastered)
Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets (remastered)
Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (remastered)
Pink Floyd – The Wall (remastered)
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (remastered)
Nirvana – Nevermind (remastered 2-CD set)
Nirvana – Nevermind (remastered 4-CD & DVD box set)
Chickenfoot (Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani et al) – iii
Johnny Winter – Roots (blues classics)
Sting – 25 Years (3 CD & DVD box set)
Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart – Don’t Explain
Anvil – Monument of Metal: The Very Best of Anvil

Vinyl:

Nirvana – Nevermind (4-vinyl LP box set reissue)
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (reissue)

DVD:

Nirvana – Live at the Paramount
Bruce Springsteen – DVD Collector’s Box
Iggy and the Stooges – Raw Power Live: In The Hands of the Fans

CD:

Paul McCartney – Chaos & Creation in the Backyard (reissue)

Vinyl:

Black Sabbath – Sabotage (reissue)
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (reissue)
Grateful Dead – American Beauty (reissue)
Grateful Dead – Aoxomoxoa (reissue)
Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (reissue)
Grateful Dead – Anthem of the Sun (reissue)
Leonard Cohen – Various Positions (reissue)
Leonard Cohen – Death of a Ladies’ Man (reissue)

CD:

George Thorogood – 2120 South Michigan Avenue
Yes – Fly From Here
R.E.M. – Life’s Rich Pageant 25th Anniversary (remastered w/ bonus CD)
Dr. John – New Orleans Man
Jack Bruce and Robin Trower – Seven Moons
Levon Helm – Take Me To The River (1978-1982)
Yardbirds – Stroll On With The Yardbirds (reissue)
Megadeth – Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying

Vinyl:

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry (reissue)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Orange (reissue)
Metallica – St. Anger (reissue)
Quicksilver Messenger Service – Quicksilver Anthology

DVD:

Bob Dylan – The Other Side Of The Mirror: Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965
B.B. King Live
Foreigner Live
The Derek Trucks Band – Songlines Live
Alice In Chains – MTV Unplugged
Alice In Chains – Music Bank: The Videos
Megadeth – That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
Aretha Franklin live in Paris

CD:

Black Country Communion – Black Country Communion 2
Iggy Pop and David Bowie – Iggy & Ziggy: Sister Midnight Live At The Agora (reissue)
Neil Young – A Treasure
Paul McCartney – McCartney (remastered with bonus tracks)
Paul McCartney – McCartney II (remastered with bonus tracks)
Various Artists – Music From Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark (w/ Bono and the Edge)
Various Artists – Rockabye Baby!  Lullaby Renditions of Def Leppard

Vinyl:

Bob Marley – Soul Rebel (reissue)
Elvis Costello – The Delivery Man (reissue)
Keith Richards – Vintage Vinos (reissue)
Neil Young – Harvest (reissue)

DVD:

Bob Dylan – Gotta Do My Time
Bruce Springsteen – Between Lull & The Storm
Foo Fighters – Back And Forth
Yes – Union

Blu-Ray:

Heavy Metal (the 1981 animated classic)

     Les Claypool, all-world bass player for Primus, says he knows why Metallica passed on him as their bass player.  A childhood friend of Kirk Hammett, Claypool was invited to audition for the group after the death of original bass player Cliff Burton.  He says, “It was extraordinarily loud – I remember Kirk telling us to turn down. We played Master of Puppets and From Whom the Bell Tolls. I didn’t know the intro of For Whom the Bell Tolls was on the bass – they were waiting for me to start it and I was just looking at them. ..I think that’s when James Hetfield knew. Well, they knew I wasn’t the guy when I walked in the door.”

     In other Metallica news, Scott Ian of Anthrax says the “Big 4″ will be closing out their shows in a different manner soon.  Right now, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer all hit the stage together to jam on “Am I Evil” to close out each show.  Ian says a new plan will see the four of them spend more time on stage together.

     Despite rumours to the contrary, Judas Priest are not retiring.  At a press conference in Sweden, Glenn Tipton said “there will be more albums, and who knows? There might be a string of dates that we can manage to do. We’re just not going to do another major world tour. We’ve been doing it for 40 years and it’s time to let the younger bands have the chance.”

     Bob Dylan fans are upset after discovering that a famous Dylan-related landmark has been destroyed.  The Fat Black Pussycat was a famed 60s hippie hangout where Dylan wrote “Blowin’ In The Wind”.  Now a restaurant, the new owner has painted over the old sign in red paint.

     Jack White has denied a report that quoted Ray Davies of the Kinks as saying White would provide new music for a film based on the Kinks’ concept album Schoolboys In Disgrace.  His people released a statement saying “Jack has great respect for the Kinks and for Bobcat [Goldthwait, the movie's producer], but has no plans to record any music for the film, as erroneously reported.”

     In other Kinks news, Ray Davies discussed his preparations for this past weekend’s Meltdown Festival, where he played the classic Kinks album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society in its entirety for the first time ever.

     Van Halen’s new album is now in the mixing stage.  The group have been in the studio with David Lee Roth for some time creating this new record, and the confirmation that it is nearing completion comes thanks to – of all things – an interview with Slash!

     Vinnie Vincent once replaced Ace Frehley in KISS.  Then he was fired by the band.  Then he was re-hired, and fired again, and re-hired once more.  He is now known as “ex-KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent”, and he was arrested over the weekend on assault charges.

     Happy 70th birthday Bob Dylan!  The music legend turns 70 years old today, and is still going strong.  In other Dylan news, some interview tapes that were recently unearthed reveal that in the 60s he battled a heroin addiction.

     Mick Jagger is apparently stepping out on his own…well, with a little help from a bunch of friends.  Jagger is reported to be working with guitarist Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, singer Joss Stone, reggae artist Damien Marley, and Oscar-winning producer A.R. Rahman.  We’re not sure if “Mick Jagger’s supergroup” is an appropriate moniker, but it’s pretty cool.

CD:

Rolling Stones – The Complete Singles 1971-2006 (45-CD box set)
Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Derek and the Dominoes – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (remastered with bonus CD)
Marc Bolan & T Rex – Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (reissue)
T Rex – Tanx (reissue)
Robert Johnson – The Centennial Collection

Vinyl:

Jefferson Airplane – The Worst of Jefferson Airplane (reissue)

DVD:

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan Revealed

Blu-Ray:

Bob Dylan – Don’t Look Back
Bob Dylan – The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965

CD:

Various Artists – Boogie For Stu (tribute album to late Stones’ keyboard player Ian 
  Stewart – featuring the Rolling Stones)
Steve Miller – Let Your Hair Down
The Kinks – Kinda Kinks (remastered with bonus disc)
The Kinks – Kinks (remastered with bonus disc)
The Kinks – Kinks Kontroversy (remastered with bonus disc)

Vinyl:

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (reissue)
Black Sabbath – Paranoid (reissue)
Black Sabbath – Volume 4 (reissue)
Black Sabbath – We Sold Our Souls For Rock And Roll (reissue)

DVD:

Bob Dylan – The Neverending Narrative 1990-2006

CD:

Bob Dylan – In Concert: Brandeis University 1963
Jimi Hendrix – South Saturn Delta (reissue)

Vinyl:

Booker T. and the M.G.s – The Best of Booker T. and the M.G.s (reissue)
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (reissue)
Journey – Infinity (reissue)

DVD:

Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsies: Live at the Fillmore East