Discounted DVD new releases June 29, 2010: Percy Jackson, The Closer, Rush, Hot Tub Time Machine, The Doors, Complete Leave it to Beaver

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New vinyl LP releases June 28, 2010: Tom Petty, Spiritualized, Cocteau Twins, Cream, Spinal Tap, XTC

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Discounted CD new releases June 28, 2010: Oasis, Jimmy Webb, Jackson 5, Al Jardine, Nilsson

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie still

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy covers Beyonce

This is pretty good.

The Kinks -- one more to remember Pete

So long Pete Quaife -- original Kinks bassist dies

Quaife was the Kinks' bassist up through 1969 and was therefore present on most of the band's classic albums. Sorry to hear this news. There has been much discussion in recent years about a reunion of the band's original lineup and, sadly, that's no longer possible.

The original Kinks are one of my all-time favorite bands (my most favorite, if they tend to be on the stereo at the moment) and I'm sure many of my fellow Kinks fans are saddened by this news. So, let's remember Pete with one of the loveliest pop tunes ever:

New t-shirts for the well-dressed Jack Kirby fan

A couple of cool shirts coming out soon from Graphitti Designs:

Pulp cover parade: Captain Zero

Pulp cover parade: Planet Stories

Deal alert: Complete Dick Van Dyke Show on DVD for $73.99

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Catching Pete Townshend's guitar

Here's a cool post from a fan who caught a Gibson SG that Pete Townshend tossed into the crowd at the Who's Metropolitan Opera House performance on June 7, 1970.