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I wrote my featured artist of the week post on Broadway this week. You can read it here

http://blog.rockforhunger.org/2008/10/featured-artist-of-week-broadway.html

Or just check out their music here:

http://www.myspace.com/broadwayfl

Compared with last week, this week in CDs is a little disappointing. There ares still some noteworthy releases, hower. Check them out:

James Taylor - Covers

Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson

T.I. - Paper Trail

Robin Thicke - Something Else

Ben Folds - Way To Normal

Todd Rundgren - Arena

Faith Hill - Joy to the World

Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler

Joshua Radin - Simple Times

Jack’s Mannequin - The Glass Passenger

Melissa Etheridge - A New Thought for Christmas

Anberlin - New Surrender

Ani Difranco - Red Letter Year

Repo! the Genetic Opera - Repo! the Genetic Opera

Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God

Amy Grant - The Christmas Collection

The Nightwatchman - The Fabled City

Trivium - Shogun

Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight

Chairlift - Does You Inspire You?

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Jingle All the Way

In This Moment - The Dream

QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHICH DO YOU PREFER - OLD SCHOOL BEN FOLDS FIVE OR THE NEW BEN FOLDS STUFF?

The proof is in the banana!

A very funny video from College Humor.

I actually believe that this week offers the best indie releases of the year. With Kings of Leon, Cold War Kids, Mogwai, Jenny Lewis, and TV on the Radio, it seems that I have a lot to listen to.

Jackson Browne - Time the Conqueror

Kings of Leon - Only By the Night

Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue

TV on the Radio - Dear Science,

Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless

Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination

Demi Lovato - Don’t Forget

Old Crow Medicine Show - Tennessee Pusher

Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty

Fourplay - Energy

Joe - Joe Thomas, New Man

Hogwai - The Hawk is Howling

Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation

Everlast - Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford

Evergrey - Torn

Dave Holland Sextet - Pass it On

Lenka - Lenka

Monkey - Journey to the West

Ra - Black Sun

Blitzen Trapper - Furr

John Oates - 1,000 Miles of Life

Cowboy Mouth - Fearless

Brightblack Morning Light - Motion to Rejoin

Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires

QUESTION OF THE DAY: DO YOU AGREE THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST WEEK OF RELEASES ALL YEAR?

We begin the week acknowledging the importance of Twitter. Enjoy!

Yet another disappointing week of albums. Check out the extensive list below:

Celtic Thunder - Act Two

Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman

Lindsey Buckingham - Gift of Screws

Darius Rucker - Learn to Live

Buckcherry - Black Butterfly

Jem - Down to Earth

Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

Nelly - Brass Knuckles

Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix

All That Remains - Overcome

Al Stewart - Sparks of Ancient Light

James - Hey Ma

Kristy Lee Cook - Why Wait

Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

Marc Broussard - Keep Coming Back

Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down

Wayne Brady - A Long Time Coming

Santogold and Diplo - Top Ranking

George Clinton - George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love

Streets - Everything is Borrowed

Taproot - Our Long Road Home

Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal

Dead Confederate - Wrecking Ball

Boston Spaceships - Brown Submarine

Beth Rowley - Little Dreamer

Lisa Loeb - Camp Lisa

QUESTION OF THE DAY: HOW MANY OF YOU ARE IMPATIENT AND IMPORT ALBUMS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES?

This week, Orlando’s own Poverty Branch is the featured artist for Rock for Hunger.

http://blog.rockforhunger.org/2008/09/featured-artist-of-week-poverty-branch.html

Check out this week’s list of decent releases listed below:

Metallica - Death Magnetic

Eric Benet - Love & Life

Mitch Hedberg - Do You Believe in Gosh?

Dar Williams - Promised Land

Jessica Simpson - Do You Know

Calexico - Carried to Dust

Joan Osborne - Little Wild One

Michael Franti & Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers

Okkervil River - The Stand Ins

LL Cool J - Exit 13

Gym Class Heroes - The Quilt

Brian “Head” Welch - Save Me From Myself

Tricky - Knowle West Boy

Kimya Dawson - Alphabutt

Kardinal Offishall - Not 4 Sale

Josh Hoge - Everything She Was

The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun

United Nations - United Nations

Horse Feathers - House With No Home

QUESTION OF THE DAY: HAS METALLICA RETURNED TO THEIR ROOTS? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW MATERIAL?

I wrote a brief post about Jamblr’s ideas. It can be found here:

http://blog.jamblr.com/2008/09/10/ideas-ideas-and-more-ideas/