Label/Pos./Artist / Title CAP 1 COLDPLAY|X&Y RCA 2 FOO FIGHTERS|IN YOUR HONOR V2 3 WHITE STRIPES|GET BEHIND ME SA VRGN 4 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS MBL 5 AS I LAY DYING|SHADOWS ARE SEC GEFN 6 COMMON|BE AAM 7 BLACK EYED PEAS|MONKEY BUSINES INT 8 BECK|GUERO MERG 9 SPOON|GIMME FICTION COL 10 SYSTEM OF A DOW|MEZMERIZE EPIC 11 LIFE OF AGONY|BROKEN VALLEY WAR 12 COODER*RY|CHAVEZ RAVINE GEFN 13 MORRISON*VAN|MAGIC TIME INEP 14 AUDIOSLAVE|OUT OF EXILE NWWT 15 YOAKAM*DWIGHT|BLAME THE VAIN SUBP 16 SLEATER-KINNEY|WOODS UNJJ 17 JOHNSON*JACK|IN BETWEEN DREAMS OHB 18 PRINE*JOHN|FAIR & SQUARE EPIT 19 MOTION CITY SOU|COMMIT THIS TO RCA 20 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|STAND UP LHWY 21 ADAMS*RYAN|COLD ROSES RYKO 22 ENO*BRIAN|ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH INT 23 NINE INCH NAILS|WITH TEETH GEFN 24 WEEZER|MAKE BELIEVE EPIC 25 OASIS|DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH Click below for the rest of the chart.
Label/Pos./Artist / Title LHWY 26 WILLIAMS*LUCIND|LIVE AT THE FIwww.cimsmusic.com ISL 27 CAREY*MARIAH|EMANCIPATION OF M ISL 28 BRAVERY|BRAVERY VRCS 29 BLOC PARTY|SILENT ALARM COL 30 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|DEVILS & DUST FAVN 31 JOHNSON*ERIC|BLOOM WAR 31 STATIC-X|START A WAR VAGR 33 ALKALINE TRIO|CRIMSON OLE 34 MALKMUS*STEPHEN|FACE THE TRUTH WAR 35 AVENGED SEVENFO|CITY OF EVIL ISL 36 KILLERS|HOT FUSS WAR 36 GREEN DAY|AMERICAN IDIOT INT 38 50 CENT|MASSACRE VERV 39 SCOFIELD*JOHN|THAT'S WHAT I SA KOCH 40 KEEN*ROBERT EAR|WHAT I REALLY EPIC 41 INDIGO GIRLS|RARITIES FEAR 42 AT THE DRIVE IN|ANTHOLOGY: THI ATLG 43 FAT JOE|ALL OR NOTHING EPIC 44 SHAKIRA|FIJACION ORAL ASSR 45 PERNICE BROTHER|DISCOVER A LOV ISL 46 FALL OUT BOY|FROM UNDER THE CO SCRS 47 BRIGHT EYES|I'M WIDE AWAKE IT' UNIV 47 MARS VOLTA|FRANCES THE MUTE ATLG 47 FUNERAL FOR A F|HOURS INT 47 STEFANI*GWEN|LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC. ROUN 51 PEYROUX*MADELEI|CARELESS LOVE ATLG 52 DREAM THEATER|OCTAVARIUM JIVE 52 BACKSTREET BOYS|NEVER GONE XLIN 54 M.I.A.|ARULAR GEFN 54 FINCH|SAY HELLO TO OLE 56 BELLE AND SEBAS|PUSH BARMAN TO EPIC 57 FOLDS*BEN|SONGS FOR SILVERMAN HEIN 58 PINK MARTINI|HANG ON LITTLE TO WAR 59 SON VOLT|RETROSPECTIVE 1995-20 ASWB 60 JONES*MIKE|WHO IS MIKE JONES? WAR 60 GANG OF FOUR|ENTERTAINMENT! SXDG 62 GILBERTO*BEBEL|BEBEL GILBERTO: EPIC 63 MATISYAHU|LIVE AT STUBBS-AUSTI MERG 63 ARCADE FIRE|FUNERAL CAP 65 LYNNE*SHELBY|SUIT YOURSELF EPIT 65 VARIOUS|PUNK-O-RAMA 10 FATR 67 NO USE FOR A NA|KEEP THEM CONF ASWE 68 KRAFTWERK|MINIMUM-MAXIMUM RCA 68 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TROUBLE SNRS 70 KOTTONMOUTH KIN|KOTTONMOUTH KI BRBU 70 RILO KILEY|MORE ADVENTUROUS SPEG 72 MANN*AIMEE|FORGOTTEN ARM LBOP 72 NOUVELLE VAGUE|NOUVELLE VAGUE COL 72 AQUALUNG|STRANGE & BEAUTIFUL EPIC 75 GARDEN STATE|SOUNDTRACK DOMI 76 FOUR TET|EVERYTHING ECSTATIC LHWY 77 NELSON*WILLIE|SONGS FOR TSUNAM SNCT 77 PLANT*ROBERT & |MIGHTY REARRAN SDR 79 2005 WARPED TOU|2005 WARPED TO RCA 79 CITIZEN COPE|CLARENCE GREENWOO WAR 79 SECRET MACHINES|ROAD LEADS WHE LAVA 79 BUTLER*JOHN TRI|SUNRISE OVER S VAGR 83 EELS|BLINKING LIGHTS & OTHER R CAP 83 COLDPLAY|RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE COL 83 RAVEONETTES|PRETTY IN BLACK MERG 83 TEENAGE FANCLUB|MAN-MADE DRGC 87 SMOG|RIVER AIN'T TOO MUCH TO L UNIV 88 KAISER CHIEFS|EMPLOYMENT CEME 89 AGENTS OF MAN|COUNT YOUR BLESS COL 89 NALICK*ANNA|WRECK OF THE DAY KILL 91 DECEMBERISTS|PICARESQUE ATLG 91 PRETTY RICKY|BLUE STARS NUB 91 MESHUGGAH|CATCH THIRTY-THREE EYPE 94 VENACULAS|THERAPY CPDR 94 TRIBUTE TO BILL|TRIBUTE TO BIL YROC 94 CARY/COCKRELL|BEGONIAS WAR 94 HOT HOT HEAT|ELEVATOR INT 94 QUEENS OF THE S|LULLABIES TO P BPR 99 TAYLOR/RODRIGUE|RED DOG TRACKS POLV 99 OF MONTREAL|SUNLANDIC TWINS QANE 99 LYRICS BORN|SAME !--#- DIFFERE SUBP 99 SHINS|CHUTES TOO NARROW BNTE 103 LEE*AMOS|AMOS LEE NITO 103 AQUABATS|CHARGE!! EVR 105 BEAR VS. SHARK|TERRORHAWK SUBP 105 POSTAL SERVICE|GIVE UP CAP 105 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO COL 105 IL DIVO|IL DIVO RHR 105 LAFAVE*JIMMY|BLUE NIGHTFALL WAR 110 FUTUREHEADS|FUTUREHEADS SUBP 110 SHINS|OH INVERTED WORLD TOU 110 PINBACK|SUMMER IN ABADDON DUAL 113 TEXAS FED TEXAS|TEXAS FED TEXA ASWE 113 101ERS|ELGIN AVENUE BREAKDOWN WAR 113 MY CHEMICAL ROM|THREE CHEERS F CRED 116 GEIGER*TEDDY|STEP LADDER OLE 116 INTERPOL|ANTICS BRN 116 ARCHITECTURE IN|IN CASE WE DIE EPIC 116 MODEST MOUSE|GOOD NEWS FOR PEO SUBP 116 IRON & WINE|OUR ENDLESS NUMBER INT 116 WALLFLOWERS|REBEL SWEETHEART KSEV 116 TOSCA|J.A.C. EPIC 123 LOS LONELY BOYS|LOS LONELY BOY LBLM 123 LUCERO|NOBODY'S DARLINGS TEL 123 LOS SUPER SEVEN|HEARD IT ON TH ATOR 126 DOUGHTY*MIKE|HAUGHTY MELODIC LAVA 126 EMBRACE|OUT OF NOTHING MEGF 126 DRESSY BESSY|ELECTRIFIED WAR 126 RICE*DAMIEN|O VRGN 126 COSTA*NIKKA|CAN'TNEVERDIDNOTHI FTPM 131 HARTLESS BASTAR|STAIRS & ELEVA ISL 131 DJ SHADOW|ENDTRODUCING BARS 131 DEATH CAB FOR C|JOHN BYRD E.P UNJJ 131 JOHNSON*JACK|ON & ON DWNV 131 KEITH*TOBY|HONKYTONK UNIVERSIT RCA 131 KINGS OF LEON|AHA SHAKE HEARTB ESL 137 THIEVERY CORPOR|COSMIC GAME ATOR 137 GOMEZ|OUT WEST EPIC 137 MUDVAYNE|LOST & FOUND SCRV 137 STONE*JOSS|MIND BODY & SOUL ITR 137 DIRTBOMBS|IF YOU DON'T ALREADY SCRS 142 BRIGHT EYES|DIGITAL ASH IN A D VERV 142 WRIGHT*LIZZ|DREAMING WIDE AWAK ISL 142 MARLEY*BOB & TH|LEGEND COL 145 JOPLIN*JANIS|PEARL STTH 145 QUASIMOTO|FURTHER ADVENTURES O CAP 145 SHOUT OUT LOUDS|HOWL HOWL GAFF WAR 145 BUBLE*MICHAEL|IT'S TIME EPIT 145 YOUTH GROUP|SKELETON JAR RLS 145 NILE|ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKE GEFN 145 GARBAGE|BLEED LIKE ME HOL 145 LIFE AQUATIC|SOUNDTRACK SUG 145 RECKLESS KELLY|WICKED TWISTED WRPR 154 MAXIMO PARK|CERTAIN TRIGGER FRKS 154 HOLD STEADY|SEPARATION SUNDAY SUBP 154 IRON & WINE|WOMAN KING FOUR 157 MOUNTAIN GOATS|SUNSET TREE SNCT 157 LASWELL*BILL|VOL. 1-DUB MASSIV ROT 159 TORRINI*EMILIAN|FISHERMAN'S WO SDR 159 MXPX|PANIC VERV 159 ANKA*PAUL|ROCK SWINGS WAR 159 SPEKTOR*REGINA|SOVIET KITSCH RCA 159 CLARKSON*KELLY|BREAKAWAY EAGR 164 MAYALL*JOHN & B|ROAD DOGS GEFN 164 LORDS OF DOGTOW|SOUNDTRACK ALI 164 BALL*MARCIA|LIVE! DOWN THE ROA ATOR 167 GRIFFIN*PATTY|IMPOSSIBLE DREAM NETR 167 OLD CROW MEDICI|O.C.M.S. INT 167 EMINEM|ENCORE TOPR 167 STEREOLAB|OSCILLONS FROM THE A CNCO 167 CHARLES*RAY|GENIUS LOVES COMPA CAPN 167 URBAN*KEITH|BE HERE NWWT 167 ARMSTRONG*NIC &|GREATEST WHITE EEG 167 EAGLES|VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES INT 167 KEANE|HOPES & FEARS WAR 176 HIGGINS*MISSY|SOUND OF WHITE SCRS 176 FAINT|WET FROM BIRTH AMNA 176 VARIOUS ARTISTS|THIS IS AMERIC INT 176 GAME|DOCUMENTARY INT 176 LYNN*LORETTA|VAN LEAR ROSE GEFN 176 SUBLIME|SUBLIME ATLG 176 THOMAS*ROB|SOMETHING TO BE FEAR 176 PUNK GOES 80'S|PUNK GOES 80'S MOT 176 KEM|ALBUM II WNDU 185 SEETHER|KARMA & EFFECT UNSO 185 JENNINGS*SHOOTE|PUT THE 'O' BA MOT 185 WONDER*STEVIE|DEFINITIVE COLLE VERV 185 VERVE REMIXED|VOL. 3-VERVE REM EPIC 185 DEAD 60'S|DEAD 60'S V2 185 WHITE STRIPES|ELEPHANT DEF 185 LUDACRIS|RED LIGHT DISTRICT ATO 192 JEM|FINALLY WOKEN VRCS 192 DEATH FROM ABOV|YOU'RE A WOMAN WAR 192 NEW ORDER|WAITING FOR THE SIRE ATLG 192 PEYROUX*MADELEI|DREAMLAND INT 192 FEIST|LET IT DIE MRGE 192 NEUTRAL MILK HO|IN THE AEROPLA GEFN 192 RINGSIDE|RINGSIDE DSC 192 LUNGFISH|FERAL HYMNS WAR 200 WESTERBERG*PAUL|BESTERBERG: TH AAM 200 BLACK EYED PEAS|ELEPHUNK COL 200 DAVIS*MILES|KIND OF BLUE SNCT 200 TEGAN & SARA|SO JEALOUS MBL 200 RED CHORD|CLIENTS c) 2005 by SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved Don VanCleave Howdy friends, I have to say that the past few weeks have been one of those periods in my life that I really treasure - non-stop live music. Not the "you have to see it for work" kind of grind, but the "I just can't wait to see this band" kind of pleasure. Every year I settle into this pattern where I max out Bonnaroo and follow it with City Stages, which is a festival that has taken place in downtown Birmingham for 17 years now. I have been to every one of them too. I have been lucky enough to catch songs by many of my favorites. From My Morning Jacket, The North Mississippi Allstars, Ray Lamontaigne, Jurassic 5, Herbie Hancock with John Mayer on guitar, Drive by Truckers, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crows, The Killers, Rilo Kiley, Ryan Adams, and dozens more. But, my favorite is always the new young band that rises out of nowhere and just kicks my ass silly. I got to catch two of those this week. In between the festivals, I went to our excellent music venue, Workplay, and saw a set by World Leader Pretend. This New Orleans five piece is a little hard to describe. Maybe a touch of U2, Radiohead and REM all mixed up but not really. Big soaring songs that threaten to derail at any second but never do. I saw them at SXSW in front of an industry audience and they were great. But, there is nothing like a band with a few shows under their belt. This group is under the illusion that they are at Madison Square Garden with 15,000 going ape shit. It does not matter that the crowd is 125 folks. After the set, I just looked around the room and folks were just standing there with their jaw dropped, not moving. For such a young band to play at this level so early in the game is nuts. The second new act to punch me in the gut was South Carolina's I-Nine who played at City Stages. This is a four piece acoustic outfit that features a female singer that can out belt Heart's Ann Wilson (well, same league anyway) and a cello player that can move you to tears. I-Nine has a very unique sound that reminds you of different artists but never imitates at all. Very original. These kids just got a record deal and told me they are in the process of playing around with some electric instruments for their record. They told me that they have been friends since the second grade in the small town of Orangeburg and have been playing music in some combo with each other for years. That explains the level of skill I hear. I think these guys could easily fit on stage with anyone that attracts a serious audience and kill it. The really cool thing for me is being very moved by some new Southern bands that are playing music that is not stereotypically Southern. I really don't know how both of these groups came into their sound given the geography. I guess the same way that REM and the B 52's and other Southern kids did it in the generations before them. I do take comfort in the fact that no matter how screwed up our industry seems to those of us who do the "business", there are kids sitting on the edge of their bed practicing their instrument dreaming of hitting the stage and doing it their way. It does still happen. Coalition of Independent Music Stores Suite 101 1776 Independence Ct Birmingham, AL 35216 205-879-9023 x201 205-879-2889 (fax)
