Music News & Reviews

Hey folks!  Here’s a look at new music and books hitting the shelves this week from your pals here at RazorFine!  Today’s new books include The Man Who Turned Into Himself, biographies from Julie Andrews and Jimmy Carter, and new books from Jim Butcher, James Patterson, Nevada Barr and Kurt Vonnegut.  New albums out today include music from Kylie Mongue, R.E.M., George Strait, Van Morrison, Moby, and more.  Check out the Full Diagnosis for more!

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Today’s new books include:

Armaggeddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut

Wild Nights!: Stories about the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway by Joyce Carol Oates

Small Favor by Jim Butcher

Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews

Winter Study by Nevada Barr

Mary, Mary by James Patterson

The Winding Ways Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #12) by Jennifer Chiaverini

A Remarkable Mother by Jimmy Carter

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Capsian – The Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Ernie Malik

The Man Who Turned Into Himself by David P. Ambrose

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Today’s new music includes:

X – Kylie Monogue

One Hell of a Ride Box Set – Willie Nelson

Accelerate – R.E.M.

11 – Bryan Adams

Troubadour – George Strait

Why We Sing – Dionne Warwick

Last Night – Moby

Keep it Simple – Van Morrison

Shine a Light Original Soundtrack

My Blueberry Nights Original Soundtrack

Hey folks!  Here’s a look at new music and books hitting the shelves this week from your pals here at RazorFine!  Today’s new books include a book of essays from Michael Chabon, new novels from Anne Perry, Jonathan Kellerman, and Elmore Leonard, plus a new Edgar Allen Poe mystery from Harold Schechter and an investigation into the darkest days of comic books by David Hajdu.  The new music includes the first new album from the B-52’s in years, plus Morrissey’s Greatest Hits, and new albums from Libera, Day 26, and Temposhark. 

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Hey folks!  Here’s a look at new music and books hitting the shelves today from your pals here at RazorFine!  Today’s new books include the latest novel of Anne McCaffrey’s Twins of Petaybee Series, new novels from Linda Fairstein, Salmon Rushdie, and Laura Lippman, and examinations of Nixon’s trip to China and Buck O’Neil’s baseball career.  Today’s new music includes albums from Shawn Mullins, Mike Patton, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, and Randy Jackson presents a new volume of tunes for all you Idol fans.  Check out all this and more inside the Full Diagnosis.

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Hey folks!  Here’s a look at new music and new books hitting the shelves today from your pals here at RazorFine!  Today’s new books include the third book of the Inheritance Cycle, something new from Anne Rice, and much more.  Today’s new music includes the new album from The Black Crowes, a re-release of some Seasame Street favorites, Lynyrd Skynyrd celebrating an anniversary, and new albums from Alan Jackson, Flogging Molly, and Jackson Browne.  Check out the full list inside the Full Diagnosis!

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Today’s new list of music includes new albums from Janet Jackson, Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Tift Merritt, Missy Higgins, Lizz Wright, plus original soundtracks for films being released this Friday including Semi-Pro and The Other Boleyn Girl.  Check it all out, and more, inside the Full Diagnosis.

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Today’s releases include:

Backwoods Barbie – Dolly Parton

Discipline – Janet Jackson

Another Country – Tift Merritt

Dig!!! Lazrus Dig!!! – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

On a Clear Day – Missy Higgins

The Orchard – Liz Wright

Seventh Tree – Goldfrapp

Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2008 Original Broadway Cast)

The Other Boleyn Girl Original Soundtrack

Semi-Pro Original Soundtrack

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Feature Album:

Two-time Grammy Award winning Erykah Badu returns with her fifth album entitled New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War, the first of possibly three new albums from her hitting stores this year.  This one celebrates her 10 years in the music business and will be released to coincide with the artist’s birthday.

The CD contains 11 tracks including “Amerykahn Promise,” “Me,” “My People,” “Master Teacher,” and “Honey” which was released as a single last November.  Expect Pt. 2 of the album in about six months.