By John M. James

My favorite new CD of the moment is When Cupid Meets Psyche by the enigmatically monikered (The Real) Tuesday Weld. Just picturing the actress Tuesday Weld in Thief with James Caan or Sex Kittens In College is enough to make me warmly tingle all over, but this newly released Kindercore Records CD isn't reaching back into 1960s and 1970s iconology -- these musical sights are set on a much deeper time trip into the 1920s and 1930s big band Swing of your grandfather's 78 rpm records, looped into a clever mobius strip with modern-day loops and electronic beats. The solo entity behind (The Real) Tuesday Weld is Londoner Stephen Coates, whispering the story of failed love in his lush Serge Gainsbourg vocal delivery, blending modern chill-down Electronica with easy listening into what he calls "antique beat" or "swing-onica."... The Cure have announced they'll release a new greatest hits album in mid-November. Tasty enough with 16 New Wave classics and two new studio tracks, the Elektra Records release has the real gems tucked away in the initial pressing that features a limited-edition bonus CD. That second CD, Acoustic Hits, promises all-new unplugged recordings of many of these same greatest hits like "Close To Me" and "A Forest." Look for a new DVD/VHS video release to follow a few weeks later, collecting past videos and these new acoustic sessions. ... The Who are all over the DVD revolution these days with two new state-of-the-art digital video releases. The Rhino Records imprint has just reissued Quadrophenia, the classic 1979 feature film that introduced America to the scooters 'n raincoats, Mods vs. Rockers world of working class Britain in 1964. The new DVD features an audio commentary track by director Franc Roddam, a film restoration feature that puts the old print up to this new remaster, a This Is Mod Culture documentary with details on Mod fashion, and an animated location that maps the film's Vespa assault route with modern day footage. Also just released is the band's Royal Albert Hall concert from last November, a benefit performance to support the United Kingdom's Teenage Cancer Trust. The star-studded affair features Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, Paul Weller of The Jam, and violinist Nigel Kennedy. The two-DVD or two-video set will also include rehearsal footage and other goodies.

Releases Coming Tuesday
And like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change ... Agnostic Front - Dead Yuppies (Epitaph); Bandits - original motion picture soundtrack (Columbia) with music from Bob Dylan, Pete Yorn and Five For Fighting; Beachwood Sparks - Once We Were Trees (SubPop); Coal Chamber - Dark Days (Roadrunner); Colourbox - The Best of Colourbox (4AD/Beggars Banquet); Julie Doiron ­ Desormais (Jagjaguwar); Steve Earle & Townes Van Zant & Guy Clark - Together at the Bluebird Café (Koch) 16 tracks of these three masters singing and telling stories behind the songs; Earth Crisis - 1991-2001 (Victory) 18-track collection; Endangered Species - Endangered Species (Tone Center) featuring Kenny Gradney and Richie Hatward of Little Feat, T. Lavitz of Widespread Panic and Jimmy Herring of Jazz Is Dead; Vincent Gallo ­ When (Warp) solo debut album from the intense renaissance fellow best known as the director and star of Buffalo '66; Bob Geldof - Sex Age and Death (EMI Canada) new from the Boomtown Rats and Live Aid founder; Gerardo - Fame Sex y Dinero (Thump) Rico Suave lives!; James William Hindle - James William Hindle (Badman) with guests Paula Frazer of Tarnation and Tim Mooney of American Music Club; Kelly Hogan - Because It Feel Good (Bloodshot); Daniel Johnson - Rejected Unknown (Gammon Records) his first studio album in seven years featuring his own cartoon artwork and CD-ROM enhanced video for the animated video "Devinar"; The Lilac Time - Lilac 6 (Spinart) new eclectic adventures from Stephen "Tintin" Duffy; Lit ­ Atomic (RCA) featuring a cover of Aretha Franklin's "Chain Of Fools"; My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Reincarnation Of Luna (Invisible) their first studio album in four years; Leona Naess - I Tried To Rock But You Only Roll (MCA); North Mississippi Allstars - 51 Phantom (Tone Cool); The O'Jays - For The Love (MCA) all new featuring the single "Let's Ride"; Shaquille O'Neal - Presents His Superfriends Volume One (Trauma); Joe Pernice - Big Tobacco (Ashmont); Queensryche - Live Evolution (Sanctuary) DVD release of their new live album; Busta Rhymes ­ Genesis (J Records) with guests Madonna, Kid Rock, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Jill Scott; Somnambulist - The Paranormal Humidor (Laser's Edge); Bubba Sparxxx - Dark Days, Bright Nights (Interscope); Midge Ure ­ Move Me (Koch Progressive); Various Artists - Brand New Boots and Panties: A Tribute To Ian Dury (Gold Circle) featuring Sinead O'Connor, Billy Bragg & the Blokes, Madness and Paul McCartney; Various Artists - Red Star Sounds Volume 1: Soul Searchin' (Epic/Red Star) with new material by Erykah Badu, Macy Gray, Jill Scott, Nelly Furtado and Indie.Arie benefiting VH1's Save The Music campaign; Various Artists - Underground Airplay: Version 1.0 (Mic Media) new from the Lyricist Lounge camp.

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