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Collecting’s roads less travelled
At RC Towers, we discern fresh music coming from Epica, Cardi B, Hall Aflame, Zedd, The Dead Daisies, Selena Gomez, ex-thin Lizzy’s John Sykes, ex-one Direction’s Zayn Malik, Ron Keel Band, Annie Lennox/ Wendy & Lisa, Glenn Hughes, Jet, Ex-libris’ Dianne Van Giersbergen, Pete Townshend, Snoop Dogg, Kelsea Ballerini, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Halsey, Kim Wilde, Lady Gaga, Jamiroquai, Mastodon,
Marty Wilde, Winger, ex-fear Factory’s Burton C Bell, Maxïmo Park, Nina Nesbitt (on Apple Tree), Nightwish (Nuclear Blast), Willow (Three Six Zero), Shelby Lynne (Monument), George Benson (Rhino); and reissues from Haddaway (on BMG), Engelbert Humperdinck, plus best-of; and Uli Jon Roth’s In Search Of The
Alpha Law book.
CELLULOID HEROES
Projects due include Alexis Spraic’s The World According To Allee Willis documentary film, with Cyndi Lauper, Patti Labelle and score composer, DEVO’S Mark Mothersbaugh, via Blackburn Pictures; Nadia Conners’ The Uninvited film, scored by Jane’s Addiction’s
Eric Avery, via Foton Pictures; Rupert Sanders’ The Crow film, with FKA Twigs, soundtracked by Volker Bertelmann, in cinemas, 7 June; a biopic of Gloria Gaynor via Lifetime in 2025; Abby Berendt Lavoi/jeremey Lavoi’s Roots Of Fire documentary film on cajun music, on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, 7 May; Static-x’s Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, And Regeneration Of documentary film; The Beach Boys documentary film, with Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), Janelle Monáe, Don Was, on Disney+, 24 May; a Ryan Coogler Prince musical film, via Universal; Celyn Jones’ The Almond And The Seahorse film, with Charlotte Gainsbourg, in cinemas, 10
May; a Dua Lipa concert film.
KIT & CABOODLE
Dave Grohl’s DG-335 guitar is out via Epiphone; Raphael Saadiq has a Telecaster guitar out via Fender; Jimmy Page’s 1969 EDS-1275 Doubleneck Collector’s Edition guitar and Everly Brothers J-180 acoustic guitar are out via Gibson.
ACOUSTIC
May (17) Winter Aid Pull The Sky Inside, co-producer Larry Crane (The Decemberists), winteraid.com, Alessandro “Asso” Stefana, producer PJ Harvey, Ipecac (24) Kim Richey Every New Beginning, producer Doug Lancio (John Hiatt), Yep Roc.
BLUES
May (31) Jesse Dayton The Hard Way Blues, producer Shooter Jennings, Hardcharger.
INDIE
April (19) Local Natives But I’ll Wait For You, co-producers John Congleton (St Vincent), Michael Harris (Lana Del Rey), Loma Vista (26) Porij Teething, co-producer David Wrench (The xx), PIAS, Hovvdy, producer Andrew Sarlo (Bon Iver), Arts &
Crafts (UK tour, 21-28 May).
METAL
May (31) Priest Dark Pulse CD, LP, producer Simon Soderberg (ex-ghost), Reigning Phoenix.
ROCK
May (3) The Watchers Nyctophilia, producer
Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne), Ripple, Black Pyramid The Paths Of Time Are Vast, producer Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr), Totem Cat (24) Abrams Blue City, producer Kurt Ballou (Chelsea Wolfe), bandcamp.com June (28) The Warning Keep Me
Fed, co-producer Dan Lancaster (Muse), LAVA.