New music releases April 29, 2014: Pixies; Damon Albarn; Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger; Vanilla Fudge; Bob Wills; Ohio Express; X, more!

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Indie Cindy by the Pixies


Everyday Robots by Damon Albarn


Midnight Sun by Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger


The Complete Atco Singles by the Vanilla Fudge


Teatro [2-LP Gold Vinyl] by Willie Nelson


The Black Messiah (2-CD Set) by Cannonball Adderley


Riding Your Way The Lost Transcriptions for Tiffany Music, 1946-1947 (2-CD Set) by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys


Beg, Borrow and Steal The Complete Cameo Recordings by the Ohio Express


Under the Big Black Sun (Expanded & Remastered Edition) by X 

DVD and Blu-ray new releases April 29, 2014: Complete Hill Street Blues; Escape from Tomorrow; Rise and Fall of the Clash; Flash Gordon; more!

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Hill Street Blues: The Complete Series


Escape From Tomorrow


The Rise and Fall Of The Clash


Flash Gordon Three-Disc Collectors Edition


Hallucination Strip


Up the Junction

Pop Focus: James Bond in print!

From a recent Heritage auction, here's a look at a batch of first edition Bonds along with a vintage video interview with 007's creator, Ian Fleming, and a complete listing of Fleming's Bond books.

Complete list of Bond novels by Ian Fleming:

• Casino Royale, 1953
• Live and Let Die, 1954
• Moonraker, 1954
• Diamonds Are Forever, 1956
• From Russia With Love, 1957
• Dr. No, 1958
• Goldfinger, 1959
• For Your Eyes Only, 1960
• Thunderball, 1961
• The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963
• You Only Live Twice, 1964
• The Man With the Golden Gun, 1965
• Octopussy and the Living Daylights, 1966

Video Find: Saul Bass short - "Why Man Creates" 1968!

New music I like: tUnE-yArDs "Water Fountain"

Today's Best Picture Ever: Steve Martin!

Behind-the-scenes: Making Batman 1966 "bendies"!

Via 13th Dimension, a cool photo feature of NJ Croce employees putting the finishing, hand-painted, touches on the company's new line of retro Batman figures.