NEW cd releases for Jan - Feb 2008

January 29
Various Artists - Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party
Simple Plan - Simple Plan
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
Sarah Brightman - Symphony
Blind Boys of Alabama - Down In New Orleans
Chris Walla - Field Manual
Willie Nelson - A Moment Of Forever
Pat Metheny Trio - Day Trip
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Louis XIV - Slick Dogs and Ponies
Idina Menzel - I Stand
Motel - 17
Linda Eder - Greatest Hits
Sam Phillips - Don't Do Anything
Various Artists - Randy Jackson presents The American Music Club
Dub Trio - Another Sound Is Dying
The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Airbourne - Runnin' Wild
Austins Bridge - Austins Bridge
Xiu Xie - Women As Lovers
Kate Walsh - Tim's House
Protest The Hero - Fortress
Joe Jackson - Rain

February 5
Lenny Kravitz - It Is Time For A Love Revolution
Santana - Multi-Dimensional Warrior [2 CDs]
Alan Jackson - Good Times
Sheryl Crow - Detours
Kenny G - Rhythm and Romance
Jack Johnson - Sleeping Through The Static
Foxy Brown - Brooklyn Don's Diva
AZ - Undeniable
k.d. lang - Watershed
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin'
They Might Be Giants - Here Come The 123s [Amazon.com exclusive]
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
Sheek Louch - Silverback Gorilla
Taylor Dayne - Satisfied
Dolly Parton - Backwoods Barbie
Bob Mould - District Line
Soundtrack - My Blueberry Nights
Jason Collett - Here's To Being Here
De Novo Dahl - Move Every Muscle Make Every Sound
Nada Surf - Lucky

February 12
Michael Jackson - Thriller 25
Kylie Minogue - X
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Trina - Still Da Baddest
Peter Cincotti - East of Angel Town
Widespread Panic - Free Somehow
City & Colour - Bring Me Your Love
Dengue Fever - Venus On Earth
Nancy LaMott - Ask Me Again
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Spirit Of The Glen
Maceo Parker - Roots & Grooves [Live]

February 19
Rick Ross - Trilla
Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
Allison Moorer - Mockingbird
Ashton Shepard - Sounds So Good
Keak da Sneak - Deify
Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool
Ray Davies - Working Man's Cafe
Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Bell X1 - Flock
Coolio - Steal Hear
KRS-One - Maximum Strength
Kula Shaker - StrangeFolk
Gary Louris - Vagabonds
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
Atlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Genghis Tron - Board Up The House
Paint It Black - New Lexicon
Mike Doughty - Golden Delicious

February 26
Janet Jackson - Discipline
Erykah Badu - Nu AmErykah [2 CDs]
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree <--------- I CAN'T WAIT!!!
Trent Willmon - Broken In
Original Broadway Cast - The Little Mermaid
Stellar Kart - Expect The Impossible
The Afters - Never Going Back To Ok
Pillar - For The Love of the Game
Missy Higgins - On A Clear Night [International Release May 8, 2007]
Avalon - Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics
Cheri Dennis - In And Out Of Love
The B-52's - Funplex
Lizz Wright - The Orchard
Tift Merritt - Another Country
Sam Phillips - Don't Do Anything
Richard Julian - Sunday Morning In Saturday's
Steve Winwood - 9 Lives

Streaming Music News: LAST FM

Last.fm announced on their blog that beginning today users would be able to stream full-length tracks. People from EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner are all on board, as well as "thousands of independent artists and labels." The service is available immediately in the US, UK, and Germany.

The CBS-owned site already has deals in place with various royalty collection agencies, but under their new program, unsigned artists can upload music and be paid directly for every stream.

In a bit of Facebook-esque hyperbole, Last.fm co-founder Richard Jones proclaimed on the company's blog that Last.fm was "redesigning the music economy."

Last.fm claims that their service is "the biggest legal collection of music available to play online for free." However, with Songza's 28 million songs, it may not be the biggest collection of music available for streaming (the legality of Songza's music might not always be clear since the site is a music search engine, rather than a host like Last.fm). So how do they stack up?

I first tried a search for a relatively obscure artist -- Lemon Jelly -- in Songza. 45 results. In Last.fm: "Lemon Jelly isn’t yet available to play on Last.fm." Next a more popular artist -- Radiohead. Songza yielded about 35 results with a lot of duplicates. Last.fm had 4 tracks, but only one was full-length. How about contemporary rap artist T.I.? 45 results on Songza, a handful of 30 second clips on Last.fm.

I'll leave you to do your own tests and draw your own conclusions.

Update: According to paid Content Last.fm's service will only allow tracks to be streamed 3 times under the current structure of the deal with the record labels. Also, see the comments for info on why my math above a little wonky.

U2 in 3D?

Check out the latest en devour by U2 . They are teaming up with National Geographic and Best Buy to bring a 3D show. Check out the info.

NEW CD releases for January

Here are all the releases for January,

January 8
Jim Brickman - Valentine [Re-Release]
Holly Cole - Holly Cole [International Release March 20, 2007]
Rhonda Vincent - Good Thing Going
Soundtrack - Juno
Medeski, Martin & Wood - Let's Go Everywhere
Soundtrack - Xanadu [Broadway Cast Recording]
Reverend Organdrum - Hi-Fi Stereo
Sia - Some People Have Real Problems
Amanda Shaw - Pretty Runs Out
Robin Trower & Jack Bruce - Seven Moons
Marah - Angels of Destruction

January 15
Van Hunt - Popular
Dave Koz - Double Feature [2 CDs]
Soundtrack - The Bucket List
Anne Murray - Duets, Friends & Legends
Magnetic Fields - Distortion
Ringo Starr - Liverpool 8

January 22
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocket Full Of Sunshine [International Release April 30]
Royce Da 5'9" - The Revival
Matt Costa - Unfamiliar Faces
Cat Power - Jukebox
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Lisa Loeb - The Purple Tape
Patty Larkin - Watch The Sky
Eric Matthews - The Imagination Stage
Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning

January 29
Various Artists - Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party
Sarah Brightman - Symphony
Blind Boys of Alabama - Down In New Orleans
Simple Plan - Simple Plan
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
Chris Walla - Field Manual
Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
Willie Nelson - A Moment Of Forever
Pat Metheny Trio - Day Trip
Motel - 17
Joe Cocker - Hymn For My Soul [International Release March 26, 2007]
Sam Phillips - Don't Do Anything
Various Artists - Randy Jackson presents The American Music Club
Edie Brickell - The Heavy Circles
Joe Jackson - Rain