LITTLE ROCK — MOULD'S ROCKIN'
DISTRICT
Bob Mould, the songwriter and vocalist of Husker Du and Sugar, is ready to rock again. Mould, who decided in the late '90s to focus on electronic styles such as those on his 2002 album Modulate, eased his way back into rock with 2005's solo album, Body of Song.
Mould has signed with Anti- Records and will issue District Line in February. But advance word - and the reported presence of Brendan Canty of Fugazi on drums - indicates it could be an album filled with guitars. Mould's move to Antiputs him on the same label as Tom Waits, Neko Case, Bettye LaVette and Joe Henry.
LED ZEPPELIN'S
MOTHERSHIP
A new compilation will join Led Zeppelin's original albums when they are made available at online music outlets starting Nov. 13. Mothership is the new 24 -track, two-CD set with songs chosen by band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones.
On Nov. 20, The Song Remains the Same soundtrack will be reissued in a remastered and expanded edition with six songs not on the original release.
STRAIT HITS
George Strait has another hits compilation on the way. The singer's best-selling 50 Number Ones will be joined by 22 More Hits on Nov. 13. These 22 songs that didn't reach No. 1 include "Unwound," "Amarillo by Morning" and "You're Something Special to Me."
"I've had people ask me why this song or that song wasn't on the Number Ones album," Straitsays. "If it's their favorite song, I guess they don't care if it was number one on a chart. This album gave me the chance to include some of the fans' other favorites and mine."
MUSIC NOTES
Garth Brooks will release a limited "Pink Edition" of hisalbum to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The foundation will earn $10 for each copy sold. The three-CD set ships Nov. 5; for information or to order, go to www.komen.org/ garth.Singer-songwriter Cat Power is working on her second covers album, titled Jukebox (Matador). It's due Jan. 22 and is also expected to includea couple of her own tunes.
Two live performances by Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers will be issued on CD Nov. 6, which would have been Parsons' 61st birthday. Amoeba Records will release the April 1969 performances as Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1. Parsons and the Burritos opened a pair of shows for theGrateful Dead. The recordings were found in the Dead's vaults. The audio of the April 4, 1969, show at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco has never been released.
Style, Pages 66 on 10/28/2007