Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy Radio

Coinciding with the release of the movie, the fourth and fifth chapters of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is coming to BBC radio starting today. The first two phases dated from the 70′s. Phase 3 was then produced last fall and was quite funny to hear. Phases 4 and 5 should be just as good. If you don’t live in the UK, just look around the net. There are a few places where these episodes can be downloaded from.

New Guano Apes music coming soon

Through their Mailing List, Guano Apes has announced that they are soon coming back with a new CD. The first single will be released on November 15th. It has been quite a while so we heard from them. They have been on a break since early last year and released a Live CD/DVD since then.

Besides this, the band is also working on a Best Of compilation, along with a documentary DVD.

Barenaked Ladies back with Christmas Songs

The newest Barenaked Ladies CD has been announced for release on October 5th. Titled “Barenaked for the Holidays“, it will contain 20 classic holiday-season tracks. Having heard some of the Christmas songs they recorded previously, this should be a fun CD to listen to.

Dave Matthews Band releases new live CD/DVD Combination

The Dave Matthews Band has been quite productive in releasing live materials on DVD over the last few years. After the single-disc Listener Supported and Live at Boulder Field, and the double-disc Live in Central Park, we now find them in a two CD and one DVD package containing footage and music from a three-day concert series done at the Gorge, an outdoor scene located on the west coast of the United States. “The Gorge” from the Dave Matthews Band goes on sale on June 29th.

Daniel Belanger

Fans of Daniel Belanger will be pleased to learn that he has just released a new CD. Entitled Deflaboxe, this new album is not traditionnal songs. Instead, it is ten music pieces where he reads poems about boxing. He was working on this before releasing Rever Mieux but then decided to release a more pop album. I am glad he decided to go back. The music is an interested blend of electronic and sampling.

New Barenaked Ladies CD

I have finally found a copy of the new Barenaked Ladies CD with bonus DVD. Most stores in Montreal only carried the CD-only version. I ended up having to order at FutureShop.ca. The acoustic tracks and videos on the DVD are excellent and make it worth getting this special edition. So if you’re a big fan, make sure you pick up this special edition.

Guano Apes Live CD/DVD package

I have just received a copy of the new Guano Apes Live CD/DVD package. This album was released two weeks ago in Germany. There is a standard edition with an audio CD, and a limited edition, for just a few dollars more, with a DVD of the same concert. Both contain 20 tracks, with only 2 or 3 tracks being different between the two editions. For fans outside of Europe, you’ll be glad to know that the DVD is Region 0, so it will play in any DVD player. It is encoded in PAL, however, so you still need a player that can properly read PAL-encoded titles.

As well, they have put a small tutorial on how to order the two-disc set from the German Amazon web site. Quite a nice touch recognizing all their fans.

New Dave Matthews Band DVD

The Dave Matthews Band is releasing yet another concert on DVD. This time, it is their outdoor concert presented in New York’s Central Park in September. There is no track listing available yet, but the DVD will actually contain two discs, while the CD version will have 3 CDs. So there should be quite a lot of music in there. The release date is November 18th.

Great Big Sea DVD

Great Big Sea will soon be releasing their first concert DVD. Simply titled “Great Big DVD”, it will contain 78 minutes of live songs, 13 video clips, a 28-minute on-tour documentary and a few other small things.

New Barenaked Ladies CD

There is a brief update concerning the Barenaked Ladies disc that is coming up on October 21. The special Limited Edition will contain the CD plus a DVD of the follwoing contents:

* The album available in hi resolution Stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes
* A non-album track mixed in 5.1 surround
* 3 Studio video clips
* 11 song acoustic sessions from the album. Can be accessed as video w/ dialogue as well as audio only.

This will be an amazing edition of great new Barenaked Ladies music.