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Friday New Releases – August 29, 2025

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The big winner this week in new releases will be Sabrina Carpenter. I know that is the only release that matters to my daughters. For me, the only release I care about is Bryan Adams new one “Roll With The Punches”. I am sure there is at least one person I know that will dive in to The Beaches album. Let me know what you want to hear this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!!

  • Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend – (Island Records / UMG)
  • Bryan Adams – Roll With The Punches – (Badams Music Ltd) – Digital only – Physical release is next week
  • The Hives – The Hives Forever Forever The Hives – (Play It Again Sam)
  • Belinda Carlisle – Once Upon A Time In California – (Puglady)
  • The Beaches – No Hard Feelings – (AWAL Recordings)
  • The Beths – Straight Line Was a Lie – (ANTI)
  • Funkadelic – Funkadelic – (Org Music)
  • Deep Purple – Rapture of the Deep (20th Anniversary Remix) – (Edel Germany / earMusic)
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Friday New Releases – August 22, 2025

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We have a bunch of releases for you this week, so hopefully there is something you like. I have pre-ordered the Oasis box set but it says it won’t show up until next week…Boo! Amazon!!. I also wouldn’t mind hearing Three Days Grace and maybe stream The Smashing Pumpkins 25th Anniversary of Machina. What do you want to hear this week? Let me know and tell us what we missed so everyone knows. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!!

  • Oasis – Complete Studio Albums Collection – (Big Brother Recordings)
  • Three Days Grace – Alienation – (RCA Records / Sony Music)
  • The Smashing Pumpkins – Machina (25th Anniversary) – (Virgin Records)
  • Deftones – Private Music – (Reprise Records)
  • Crowne – Wonderland – (Frontiers Records)
  • Robert Jon & The Wreck – Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes – (Journeyman Records)
  • John Fogerty – Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years (John’s Version) – (John Fogerty / Concord)
  • The Who – Live at the Oval 1971 – (UMe)
  • Jon Batiste – Big Money – (Verve Records / Interscope Records / Naht Jona LLC)
  • Ciara – CiCi – (Beauty Marks Entertainment)
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Friday New Releases – August 15, 2025

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Do we have some stellar stuff for you this week…Well…I hope we do. There are a couple I am super excited about with the new Will Hoge and the new Jeff Scott Soto release, Ellefson Soto, that has him and David Ellefson together again for their 2nd album. Both on pre-order. There is a new Chevelle album, new Maroon 5 and even the new Deluxe Edition for Van Halen’s Balance…yeah, I have that on pre-order too. Let meknow what you want to hear this week. I know I’ll be busy. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

  • Will Hoge – Sweet Misery – (Edlo Records)
  • Ellefson Soto – Unbreakable – (Rat Pak Records)
  • Chevelle – Bright As Blasphemy – (Alchemy Recordings / BMG)
  • Maroon 5 – Love is Like – (Interscope Records)
  • Van Halen – Balance (Expanded Edition) – (Rhino Records / Warner Records)
  • As December Falls – Everything’s On Fire But I’m Fine – (As December Falls)
  • Deep Purple – Made In Japan (Steven Wilson Remix) – (Purpletuity Ltd / Rhino Records)
  • Rise Against – Ricochet – (Loma Vista Recordings / Concord)
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My Sunday Song – “America’s Sweetheart” by Elle King

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For My Sunday Song #445, this week we tackle the hit song “America’s Sweetheart” by Elle King. Released February 8, 2016 off her album ‘Love Stuff’ and written by her with Martin Johnson. The song did really well charting on 5 different US charts and two in Canada where it went Platinum. At the end of the year it was #30 on the US Hot Rock Songs of the year. A cool bit of trivia about Elle is she is the daughter of actor/comedian Rob Schneider although I don’t know if they have much of a relationship, but that is a whole other conversation for another day and by another site.

The lyrics tell the story of a strong, confident and powerful woman who is who she is. No apologies. Don’t try to change her as she will simply stomp on your heart and enjoy it. She is independent and if she wants to get drunk or get tattoos, that is her choice so get the fuck out of the way. It is basically a middle finger to the social norms and how women are expected to behave. There is no fitting her any type of conceived box. America has a definition of sweetheart and she is not it…and hurray for that. This one line sums it all up…”They said I’ll never be the poster type / But they don’t make posters of my kind of life”.

Elle’s vocals are so strong and powerful. The confidence she sings with makes these lyrics come to life and you believe what she is singing about. Don’t mess with her. The way she delivers those verses with that country twang and then that huge chorus with the great harmonies and melody…damn!! It is a country-tinged song with a lot of banjo, but it is also rock with all that attitude and there are some strong pop sensibilities to it as well. There is an electronic beat to it that almost makes it danceable, but it will definitely move you regardless. It was one of those songs that will stop you and your track and make you take notice.

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Friday New Releases – August 8, 2025

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Happy Friday!! We have another handful of releases for you this week and I’m really excited about one. The new Halestorm album is on pre-order and cant’ wait to rock out with that one. I might stream The Black Keys and Good Charlotte, but that will be it for me. What do you want to hear this week? And what did we miss? Let us know. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

  • Halestorm – Everest – (Atlantic Recording Co)
  • The Black Keys – No Rain, No Flowers – (Easy Eye Sound / Warner Records)
  • Good Charlotte – Motel Du Cap – (Atlantic Records)
  • MGK – Lost Americana – (Est 19XX LLC / Interscope Records)
  • Jonas Brothers – Greetings From Your Hometown – (Republic Records / UMG)
  • MercyMe – Wonder & Awe – (Fair Trade Services LLC)
  • BabyMetal – Metal Forth – (Capitol Records)
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My Sunday Song – “Rocket” by Robbie Williams (feat. Tony Iommi)

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For My Sunday Song #444, we are talking one of Robbie Williams new songs called “Rocket” off his yet to be officially announced new album ‘BritPop’. The first single from the album is a collaboration between Robbie and Black Sabbath’s own Tony Iommi. The song was also written with Karl Brazil and Tony Longworth. The song debuted on the UK chart at #36 and is a new, refreshed sound for Robbie as it has been some time since a new album and I could not be happier.

The song appears to be about his career and his life. It was a tough road for him with the ups and downs throughout. He says when it works it is great and when it doesn’t it hurts. People came after him when he was on top and kicked him when he was down. Right now he is so glad to be alive and ready to push things to another limit. He is full of confidence and ready to break through with a new sound. If you don’t push yourself you basically are wasting your time and your life. He wants to rocket through and try new things and this is his statement on that fact.

The song is a high energy brit pop sound that rocks out a little bit harder than what we are used to with Robbie. That is in big parts to the killer rock riffs from the one and only Tony Iommi. The song is less than 3 minutes long and flies through like a rocket, thus the title. The drums are frenzied like the riffs while the chorus is big and pretty damn catchy. You will start singing along immediately. There backing vocals from the great Glenn Hughes, but honestly, if you didn’t tell me I might not have noticed that. The song is an adrenaline filled, four to the floor, speed filled junkie, bombastic ride. Hold on to the steering wheel and don’t let go.

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Friday New Releases – August 1, 2025

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We are already into August. You know what that means, right? Christmas music is only a short time away! LOL!! I’m so kidding. It is still nice and hot, however, the releases aren’t this week. There is only one I’m getting and that is the Kix box set. I have some of their stuff on vinyl so why not get the CDs all in one bunch. Yes, please! That is it for me this week. What do you want to get your hands and/or ears on? Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

  • Kix – Kool Atomic: Kix (Box Set) – (Cherry Red Records)
  • Roger Waters – Roger Waters: This is Not A Drill – Live From Prague – (Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd / Columbia Records / Sony Music)
  • Eli Young Band – Strange Hours – (UnLevel Records)
  • Elvis Presley – Sunset Boulevard – (Legacy Recordings)
  • Buddy Guy – Ain’t Done With The Blues – (RCA Records)
  • Sunny Sweeney – Rhinestone Requiem – (Aunt Daddy Records / Thirty Tigers)
  • Renee Rap – BITE ME – (Interscope Records)
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Friday New Releases – July 25, 2025

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Greetings. Another Friday and more New Releases for you. There is nothing I’m running out and buying but a bunch I want to at least stream such as Alice Cooper, Honeymoon Suite, Bruce Dickinson, Enuff Z’Nuff and Elton John. A lot readers might be excited about the new Tyler Childers, Fitz And The Tantrums and maybe even Madonna. Let me know what you want to hear and what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend.

  • Alice Cooper – The Revenge of Alice Cooper – (earMusic / Edel Music & Entertainment)
  • Honeymoon Suite – Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down – (Frontiers Records)
  • Bruce Dickinson – More Balls to Picasso – (Duellist Enterprises / Sanctuary Records / BMG)
  • Gwar – The Return of Gor Gor – (Pit Records)
  • Fitz And The Tantrums – Man on the Moon – (Atlantic Recording Co.)
  • Enuff Z’Nuff – Xtra Cherries – (Cleopatra Records)
  • Madonna – Veronica Electronica – (Warner Records)
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My Sunday Song – “Baby, It’s Tonight” by Jude Cole

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For My Sunday Song #442, we are talking “Baby, It’s Tonight” by Jude Cole. If you saw last week’s post, you know that song and album was produced and co-written by Jude Cole. I figured, let’s do a song by Jude before he became a producer. And we go back to 1990 when “Baby, It’s Tonight” was #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Jude and was the second single off his 2nd album ‘A View From 3rd Street’. I do love my pop music and back in the early 90’s I devoured Jude’s songs and albums.

This particular song is about a relationship that didn’t last. The split too soon and didn’t even get to say what needed to be sad. The singer is really lonely and he is thinking about her and wants to be with her badly. He tries calling but she won’t answer. I think his desire to be with her isn’t all physical, I think emotionally he wants to connect with her again. He loved her and regrets all the mistakes that were made. A heartbreaking song that musically doesn’t feel that sad.

The music is upbeat and quite the opposite of being sad. It is bouncy and simply pops. It has a great soft opening with only guitars picking away and then the band fully comes in and off we go. The chorus is huge and is really catchy. Give me a good hook, I’m all in.

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Friday New Releases – July 18, 2025

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Finally, a week I have a couple items that of interest to me. I am eager to hear the new Bush album as well as the new Styx. I will listen and if I like, I’ll buy. There are few others that some people might enjoy as well so take a look and see what you can find. Let me know what you want to hear and what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

  • Bush – I Beat Loneliness – (EarMusic)
  • Styx – Circling From Above – (Universal Music / Alpha Dog 2T Inc.) – some people already have it but on Apple and Amazon it is officially out today
  • Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough – (J&R Adventures)
  • Five Finger Death Punch – Best of (Volume 1) – (Better Noise Music)
  • Slaughter to Prevail – Grizzly – (Sumerian Records)
  • Motorjesus – Streets of Fire – (Reaper Entertainment)
  • We Are Scientists – Qualifying Miles – (Groenland Records)
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