BY JOHN M. JAMES

After their reunion at Woodstock '99, the Mothership looks poised to cropdust the colonies desperately in need of the Funk. Yup, the original lineup is back -- George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worell and company have reunited as Parliament/Funkadelic. This highly anticipated return will debut a new album and appear on The Late Show with David Letterman in October. Guests on the record include Henry Rollins, Del the Funky Homosapien and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... While his latest album still sizzles in the charts, Social Distortion's Mike Ness will have a second solo album out on Time Bomb Recordings. The set will be a collection of covers of classic Country by Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Sr. and others.

Television Alert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts Brandy on Friday and Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris on Tuesday. And Late Night with Conan O'Brien gets the dish on Geri Haliwell on Thursday. On Friday, the UPN Network broadcasts The Source Hip-Hop Awards, featuring a Lifetime Achievement Award to Russell Simmons.

Releases Coming Tuesday
and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change ... Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera (RCA) featuring the hit "Genie In a Bottle"; Air - Premiers Symptomes (Astralwerks) collection of early singles available on two-LP vinyl, CD, and special enhanced-CD formats; Arsonists - As the World Burns (Matador); Ash - Nu-Clear Sounds (Reprise); Beastie Boys and the Scientists of Sound - The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1 (Grand Royal) eight-track 12-inch single with remixes by Prince Paul, Colleone & Webb, Mixmaster Mike among others; The Beatnuts - A Musical Massacre (Relativity) fresh from their recent tour with Eminem; Doyle Bramhall - Jellycream (RCA); Buckethead - Monsters & Robots (Virgin); Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology (Rhino) two-CD collection of his most accessible studio work; Dance Hall Crashers - Purr (Pink & Black/Fat Wreck); Filter - Title Of The Record (Reprise); The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing: The Story of the Isley Brothers (Epic Legacy) three-CD set collecting over 50 songs from 10 different labels; Jimmie's Chickenshack - Bring Your Own Stereo (Rocket/Island) the first pressing will include a bonus CD; Kraftwerk - The Werks (The Right Stuff); L7 - Slap-Happy (Wax Tadpole/Bongload) their new self-owned label debut; The Melvins - The Bootlicker (Ipecac) the second in this year's trilogy of albums; The Mopes - Accident Walking To Happen (Lookout) this "supergroup" is made up of members of The Queers, Squirtgun, Riverdales, and Screeching Weasel; Mullmuzzler - Keep It To Yourself (Magna Carta) excellent new solo side project from Dream Theater's James LaBrie with Frank Zappa cohort Mike Keneally; Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Bitter (Maverick); Klaus Nomi - Total Eclipse: The Best Of (Razor & Tie); Payable On Death - The Fundamental Elements Of Southtown (Atlantic) hot Latin Reggae influenced Hip Hop from San Diego; Pere Ubu - Apocalypse Now (Thirsty Ear) recorded live in 1991 at a small club in Chicago; Prince - The Vault ... Old Friends 4 Sale (Warner Bros.) 10 tracks from his archives, recorded between 1985 and 1994; Puff Daddy - Forever (Bad Boy/Arista) with guests R. Kelly, Faith Evans, Jay-Z and more; Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris - Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (Asylum) co-written with contributors Leonard Cohen, Luscious Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Patty Griffin and more; Sevendust - Home (TVT); The Sheila Divine - New Parade (Roadrunner); Supersuckers - The Greatest Rock and Roll Band In the World (Sub Pop) 28-track retrospective with five new tracks; Richard Thompson - Mock Tudor (Capitol); Vitamin C - Vitamin C (Elektra); Doug Wimbush - Trippy Notes For Bass (On U Sound) with guests Talvin Singh and Bernie Worell.

E-mail John M. James

Printer-friendly version

more...

personals | cover | news | columns | music | movies | arts | dining | listings | classifieds | mediakit | promotions | home

Gig of the Week

Spill It

Round Here
Concert previews

Music Listings