CD:

Superheavy – Superheavy (this is the Mick Jagger-fronted supergroup)
Pearl Jam – Pearl Jam 20 Original Soundtrack
Grateful Dead – Europe ’72 Volume 2

DVD:

Neil Young – A Tapestry

     Pearl Jam plays Ottawa tonight, and the documentary PJ20 is coming to Ottawa September 20th – one night only at the Silver City and Colliseum theatres.  The soundtrack to that documentary is now streaming, so you can listen to the whole 29-track epic online.  It features lesser-known Pearl Jam music, including a performance of “Walk With Me” with Neil Young.

     The first disc consists of songs handpicked by the film’s director, Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous), and the second disc is full of rarities and never before heard Pearl Jam material.  You can listen to each track individually by clicking on this link to the Rolling Stone website.

     Just in time for the 4th of July, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have been named the Greatest American Band of All Time by Gibson.  For the past week, Gibson.com has been running down the top 50 list, which looks like this:

1. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

2. Aerosmith

3. Nirvana

4. The Ramones

5. Metallica

6. Van Halen

7. The Byrds

8. R.E.M.

9. The Beach Boys

10. Allman Brothers

11. Guns N Roses

12. The Doors

13. The Eagles

14. Creedence Clearwater Revival

15. The Stooges

16. Lynyrd Skynyrd

17. The Velvet Underground

18. Pearl Jam

19. Wilco

20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets

     Some other notable names are the Grateful Dead at #21, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at #24, KISS at #26, ZZ Top #30, The Flaming Lips (at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest tonight) at #37, Buffalo Springfield #40, Cheap Trick #42, Alice Cooper #44, and Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at #49.  For the full list, click here.

CD:

Various Artists – Rave On Buddy Holly (featuring Paul McCartney, Lou Reed, etc)
Buddy Guy – Buddy And The Juniors
The Kinks – Arthur (remastered with bonus CD)
The Kinks – Face To Face (remastered with bonus CD)
The Kinks – Something Else (remastered with bonus CD)
Marianne Faithfull – Horses & High Heels
Paul McCartney – Run Devil Run (reissue)
Robbie Robertson – How To Become Clairvoyant (deluxe edition)

Box Set:

Alice Cooper – Old School 1964-1974 (4 CDs, DVD, vinyl, book)
King Crimson – Scarcity of Miracles – A King Crimson Projeckt (deluxe edition, CD + DVD)

Vinyl:

Black Crowes – Amorica (reissue)
Black Crowes – Shake Your Money Maker (reissue)
Eddie Vedder – Longing To Belong
Iron Maiden – From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990 – 2010

DVD:

Blu-Ray:

Eddie Vedder – Water On The Road

CD:

Eddie Vedder – Ukelele Songs
Fleetwood Mac – Black Magic – Best of the Early Years
Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard Of Ozz (remastered with bonus CD)
Ozzy Osbourne – Diary of a Madman (remastered with bonus CD)

Vinyl:

Elvis Costello – Get Happy (reissue)
Warren Haynes – Man In Motion

DVD:

David Byrne – Ride Rise Roar
Eddie Vedder – Water On The Road
MusiCares Tribute To Neil Young

     The top-selling CD being released today will likely be the new Britney Spears.  Or maybe Snoop Dogg.  Or Radiohead.  But the following will also be released:

CD:

Derek and the Dominoes – Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (reissue with bonus CD)
Pearl Jam – Vitalogy (Deluxe Edition remastered with bonus tracks)
Pearl Jam – vs. (Deluxe Edition remastered with bonus tracks)
Pearl Jam – vs. and Vitalogy 3-CD Deluxe Edition (inculding Live At The Orpheum, Boston)
Steve Earle – Live at Montreux 2005 (reissue)
Various Artists – The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (featuring Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Megadeth and others)

DVD:

Roger Waters – The Wall, Live in Berlin

FOR BEATLES FANS…

The Abbey Road on the River Festival  first took place in Cleveland, Ohio in 2002 and moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 2005. It brings in tribute bands and offers a number of events to celebrate the Beatles , drawing an average crowd of 25,000. This year the festival will take place in Louisville between May 26 and 30 and Washington, D.C. between September 2 and 5.

BRYAN GOT HIS STAR…

On Monday March 21st, Bryan Adams became the 2435th person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bryan’s friend, fellow Canadian  and hockey legend Wayne Gretzky led the induction ceremony. Adams seemed delighted to be honoured and told the crowd “I remember being in Hollywood at the age of 16 and marvelling at the stars. The idea of being on it never entered my mind. It was too far-fetched.”

TWO NEW ZZ TOP ALBUMS!…

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top says there is a tribute album on the way. The ZZ Top tribute will feature  the Foo Fighters, Nickelback  Kid Rock and others. The release date will be announced soon.  The band are also working on a new studio album in Houston and LA.

CROSBY AND NASH PROJECTS…

David Crosby and Graham Nash are starting a new record label. Blue Castle Records first release on March 22nd will be (you guessed it!)  a Crosby and Nash live album called “Another Stoney Evening”.  It was one of the first concerts they performed as a duo , recorded on October 10th, 1971 in Los Angeles.

RELEASE DATE FOR EDDIE VEDDER…

Eddie Vedder is calling his new solo album” Ukulele Songs” and it will feature a mix of original and cover songs played on the ukulele. The release date is May 30. On the same day, Vedder will also release a live DVD called “Water On The Road” which he recorded in 2008.

NEW JOURNEY…

Journey’s new album “Eclipse” will be out on June 3

     A new Eddie Vedder video has hit the web.  The song is called “You’re True”, and was posted under one of Vedder’s aliases, JeromeTurner1980.  We’re assuming the song is from the Pearl Jam singer’s upcoming second solo album and DVD, both of which are due in May. 

     Rolling Stone reports that Vedder’s album, Ukelele Songs, and his live DVD Water On The Road will both be released on May 31st.  The record will feature Vedder performing original songs and covers on his ukelele, with guest appearances by Chan Marshall of Cat Power and Glen Hansard of The Frames.