Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Alternative, Indie, and Punk Editor, Tod Nelson FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * Word for Word: Iggy Pop * New and Notable: Zen Guerrilla, Folk Implosion, Sloan, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and the Aluminum Group * Artist Essentials: The Replacements * Free Digital Downloads: Stereolab * A Ramone Alone: An interview with Joey Ramone * Advance Orders: Coming soon! Charlatans UK, the Smithereens, and Save Ferris WORD FOR WORD: IGGY POP *********************** "If there is a God, he does allow things to happen in the universe which are not sanctioned by the Daughters of the American Revolution." --Iggy Pop on his notorious past Read more of Amazon.com's interview with Iggy Pop at Alternative "Avenue B" Iggy Pop http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K4FD/entertainmentsit NEW AND NOTABLE *************** "Trance Stare in Tongues" Zen Guerrilla http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K2CD/entertainmentsit They've got the guerrilla part right, but these musical thugs are about as Zen as a Mack truck. Zen Guerrilla's "Trance State in Tongues" shows off the strong-armed, revved-up, R&B-infused, smash-your-head-on-the-punk-rock tunes that make other hard-rock revivalists like the Hellacopters and Queens of the Stone Age sound like girl-school choirs. "One Part Lullaby" Folk Implosion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K3W7/entertainmentsit When Sebadoh provocateur Lou Barlow followed his love to L.A., he hardly expected to find a home among the pomp and circumstance of that sprawling city, but surprisingly he did. Moonlighting with John Davis as Folk Implosion, Barlow creates an open-hearted song-cycle about the city of angels on "One Part Lullaby." "Between the Bridges" Sloan http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K08V/entertainmentsit Nova Scotia's Sloan plays some of the most stellar, exuberant crunch-pop ever created; they're kind of like Cheap Trick gone wrong. Despite a handful of topnotch releases, they are criminally overlooked outside the Great White North, but the flawless genius of "Between the Bridges" should change all that. In a just world, we'd all be whistling Sloan songs. "Xtra Acme USA" Jon Spencer Blues Explosion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JITO/entertainmentsit JSBX likes to follow up their albums with collections of B-sides and remixes, and "Xtra Acme USA" comes hot on the heels of the funky swagger of this year's "Acme." And what a treat it is, with guest stars such as gutter-soul legend Andre Williams and remixes from Moby and David Holmes packing the gloves of songs that already have a powerful wallop. And just like a box of Cracker Jacks, "Xtra Amce USA" has a hidden surprise that alone makes it worth the purchase. "Pedals" The Aluminum Group http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JPDE/entertainmentsit Is it too early to declare the record of the year? All the buzz you've heard about the Aluminum Group is true. "Pedals" is a revelation, and their quirky, soulful, Belle and Sebastian-meets-Gastr Del Sol music is as infectious as a summer flu (but a hell of a lot more fun). Catch it. ARTIST ESSENTIALS: THE REPLACEMENTS *********************************** The 'Mats rocked with shambolic recklessness and soulful verve. Check out Amazon.com's essential Replacement's recordings. Alternative FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: STEREOLAB ********************************* British experimental rock act Stereolab push the sonic envelope even further on their latest CD, the succinctly titled "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night." You can download the spectacular, percolating album tracks "The Free Design" and "Op Hop Detonation" for free, exclusively at Amazon.com. Download "The Free Design" and "Op Hop Detonation" at Alternative "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Way" Stereolab http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001P4OP/entertainmentsit Old 97's and Joe Henry are a couple of the other artists whose songs are now available for your listening pleasure in our Free Digital Downloads section at Alternative A RAMONE ALONE: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOEY RAMONE ********************************************* The Ramones stripped rock & roll down to its skeleton and rattled its very bones back in the 1970s. The two-CD retrospective "Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology" offers ample evidence of the vitality of the first-generation punks' music. Joey Ramone chats with Amazon.com editor Kevin Cole about integrity, art, and, you know, stuff. Alternative "Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JFUY/entertainmentsit ADVANCE ORDERS: COMING SOON! **************************** "Us and Us Only" Charlatans UK http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000028TUB/entertainmentsit The flagship band of the Mad-chester sound return with another set of tripped-out groove rock. "God Save the Smithereens" The Smithereens http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001T3GC/entertainmentsit And you thought these guys were dead? The Smithereens resurrect their impeccable pop song-craft to see if they can find at the end of the millennium the deserved success that just barely eluded them in the '80s. "Modified" Save Ferris http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000028U0W/entertainmentsit The best but most underrated ska-punk act returns with a brilliant, rankin' album featuring breakneck beats, blaring horns, and the vocal prowess of Monique Powell. ****** And you'll find more great music, articles, and interviews in Amazon.com's Alternative Music section at Alternative
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