Wednesday, October 25, 2006

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Suburban Mayhem – Various Artists
The soundtrack to new Australian indie flick Suburban Mayhem features a blistering line-up of rock acts, including new vocal performances by Magic Dirt's Adalita and a score composed and produced by Aussie legend Mick Harvey (The Bad Seeds). The soundtrack also boasts tracks from Little Birdy, The Spazzys, Your Wedding Night, Bird Blobs, Theredsunband, Suzi Quatro and Billy Childish.

My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade
The follow-up to 2004's platinum debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge is, according to singer Gerard way, "more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic". "It's the most pure, intense thing we've ever been involved in," he said. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day), the album is a celebration of love, death and darkness.

Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell III
The long-awaited third instalment of the most successful rock music series of all time has arrived. The previous albums have sold a staggering 45 million copies around the world and now Bat Out of Hell III continues the epic story, with contributions from Steinman and Rundgren, and production from hit-maker Desmond Child.

John Legend – Once Again
Kanye West protégé John Legend returns with his second album, Once Again. With an all-star line-up of producers, writers, and guests, the album is sure to build on the amazing talent Legend displayed on his sparkling debut.

Mercury Rev – Stillness Breathes: The Essential Mercury Rev 1991-2006
This is the first greatest hits collection from American indie-rock outfit Mercury Rev. Collating tracks from the band's entire back catalogue, the album includes the feedback drenched psychedelics of their early work through to the blissful orchestral indie-rock that dominated 2005's The Secret Migration.

Sting – Songs From The Labyrinth
Songs From The Labyrinth is an album of 17th-century music composed by John Dowland and performed on the lute, an ancient acoustic guitar. All songs were written by Dowland almost 400 years ago, but Sting has breathed new life into them with these beautiful modern recordings.

BigPond Music TV [this goes in the slot were Dual Downloads went last week]
Tired of the same old music TV shows? Try BigPond Music TV, bringing you non-stop exclusive live performances and videos from the best bands around. Music TV just got good.

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