Been on a music buying binge the past couple of days. No particular reason, just the ache for some of the music that's been lost over the years and for some of the shiny new pieces. Some of it was stuff I have on CDs around the house that I dug up to put in iTunes and on the iPod (which is named Emma for no reason I can't explain). There's a larger selection of rap than usual, but I was listening to some older rap recently and realized how much I miss the non-gangsta stuff.

Here's what's new:
"Since the Last Time" Arrested Development

Why didn't I know these guys had put out another CD?! You'd think it would have been news.


"Game Theory" The Roots
'cause you can never have too much Roots


"Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai - The Album" Forest Whitaker;


Ghost Dog was odd movie, staring Forest Whitaker as modern day follower of the ninja school of thought and fighting. The strange part wasn't the black ninja, but the overweight ninja. What they couldn't get him in a gym?



"Whites Off Earth Now!!" Cowboy Junkies
The first CD of one of my favorites bands, mostly covers though. But their rendition of Me and the Devil Blues by Robert Johnson still gives me chills.


"Dead Can Dance - Toward The Within" Brendan Perry
A really amazing recording from a live concert, recommended to mewhen I was talking voice lessons (hey Carol!).


"The Book of Secrets" Loreena McKennitt
This one replaces a lost CD. There's lots of various goodies on this one, but the prize is her adaption of Alfred Noyes' poem, "The Highwayman"


Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
It's The Foo Fighers, why not buy it.


Musicology, Prince
I loved him back in the day, but the parting with The Revolution rubbed me wrong and the love dwindled. But dammit, it's Prince, you know?


'neath Your Covers, Pt. 1 Cowboy Junkies
A 5 song EP of covers from some of the artists that influenced the Junkies. Easily my favorite of the bunch.



I also went through my CD collection and pulled out Portishead's Live: Roseland NYC and have been grokking that. The live version of Sour Times is incredible.