On June 9, 2025, Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone died age 82. He was musician (keyboards, guitar, bass, harmonica), singer, songwriter and producer, one of the most important figures in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. Sly Stone collaborated with Funkadelic, Parliament, Jesse Johnson and Bobby Womack, but was best known as founding member and leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone. In 1993, he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”. He released his autobiography “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin). As leader he released two albums.
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Grant Lee Buffalo: Jubilee
On June 9, 1998, “Warner Bros” label released “Jubilee”, the fourth and final Grant Lee Buffalo studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Paul Fox.
Personnel:
- Grant Lee Phillips – vocals, guitars, mellotron, celeste
- Jon Brion – piano, vibraphone
- Dan Rothchild – bass, additional vocals
- Joey Peters – drums, sleigh bells
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel
- Rami Jaffee – B3 organ
- Phil Parlapiano – accordion
- Robyn Hitchcock – harmonica, additional vocals
- Andrew Williams – additional vocals
- Michael Stipe – additional vocals
Track listing:
- APB
- Seconds
- Change Your Tune
- Testimony
- Truly, Truly
- Super Slo Motion
- Fine How’d Ya Do
- Come to Mama, She Say
- 8 Mile Road
- Everybody Needs a Little Sanctuary
- My My My
- Crooked Dice
- Jubilee
- The Shallow End
Jenny Hval: Apocalypse, Girl
On June 9, 2015, “Sacred Bones” label released “Apocalypse, Girl”, the fifth Jenny Hval studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Lasse Marhaug.
Personnel:
- Jenny Hval – vocals, effects, keyboards, arrangements, recording
- Håvard Volden – guitar, bass
- Øystein Moen – synths, mellotron
- Kyrre Laastad – drums
- Thor Harris – various mallets, percussion
- Okkyung Lee – cello
- Rhodri Davies – harp
- Lara Myrvoll – beats
- Syster Alma – sampling
- Lasse Marhaug – arrangements, recording, mixing
- Rob Halverson – additional recording
- Sam Grant – additional recording
- Marcus Schmickler – mastering
- Lisbeth Vogler – design
- Zia Anger – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jenny Hval, except where noted.
- Kingsize
- Take Care of Yourself
- That Battle Is Over
- White Underground – Jenny Hval, Lasse Marhaug
- Heaven
- Why This?
- Some Days
- Sabbath
- Angels and Anaemia
- Holy Land – Jenny Hval, Lasse Marhaug
Catherine Wheel: Ferment
On June 9, 1992, “Fontana” label released “Ferment”, the debut Catherine Wheel studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Monnow Valley Studio” in Rockfield, Wales, and was produced by Tim Freese Greene and John Lee.
Personnel:
- Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
- Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
- Dave Hawes – bass
- Neil Sims – drums, percussion
- John Lee – engineer
- Tim Palmer – mixing
- Alastair Thain – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter.
- Textures
- I Want to Touch You
- Black Metallic
- Indigo Is Blue
- She’s My Friend
- Shallow
- Ferment
- Flower to Hide
- Tumbledown
- Bill and Ben
- Salt
Bad Reliogion: The Empire Strikes First
On June 8, 2004, “Epitaph” label released “The Empire Strikes First” the thirteenth Bad Religion studio album. It was recorded November 2003 – February 2004, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brett Gurewitz and Greg Griffin.
Personnel:
- Greg Graffin – lead vocals
- Greg Hetson – guitar
- Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals
- Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals
- Jay Bentley – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Brooks Wackerman – drums, percussion
- Mike Campbell – guitar
- John Ginty – Hammond B-3
- David Bragger – violin
- Sage Francis – guest vocals
- Claude Sarne – goth choir soprano
- Atticus Ross – programming
- Leopold Ross – Sonic Alienator
- Joe Barresi – engineer, mixing
- Pete Martinez – engineer assistant
- June Murakawa – engineer assistant
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Nick Pritchard – design
- Sean Murphy – photography
- Matt Rubin – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz, except where noted.
- Overture
- Sinister Rouge
- Special Suicide
- Atheist Peace
- All There Is
- Los Angeles Is Burning
- Let Them Eat War – Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Brian Baker, Jey Bentley, Brooks Wackerman., Sage Francis
- God’s Love
- To Another Abyss
- The Quickening – Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Brooks Wackerman, Chris Wolland
- The Empire Strikes First – Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Brian Baker
- Beyond Electric Dreams – Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Brooks Wackerman, Chris Wolland
- Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever
- Live Again (The Fall of Man)
Velvet Revolver: Contraband
On June 8, 2004, “RCA” label released “Contraband”, the debut Velvet Revolver studio album. It was recorded June – December 2003, at “NRG”, “Pulse Recording”, and was produced by Josh Abraham, Nick Raskulinecz, Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Scorum and Dave Kushner. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Scott Weiland – lead vocals
- Slash – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum – drums, backing vocals
- Douglas Grean – keyboards, vocal production, engineer, associate producer
- Ryan Williams – engineer
- Brandon Belsky – engineer assistant
- Rocco Guarino – engineer assistant
- Chris Young – mixing assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Robin C. Hendrickson – art direction
- Brett Kilroe – art direction
- Dan Winters – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Scott Weiland, except where noted; all music by Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Scorum and Dave Kushner, except where noted.
- Sucker Train Blues
- Do It for the Kids
- Big Machine
- Illegal I Song
- Spectacle
- Fall to Pieces
- Headspace
- Superhuman
- Set Me Free
- You Got No Right
- Slither
- Dirty Little Thing – Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Scorum, Dave Kushner, Keith Nelson
- Loving the Alien
Bon Jovi: Forever
On June 7, 2024, “Island” label released “Forever”, the sixteenth Bon Jovi studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Ocean Way” in Nashville, “Multiview” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks and Joe Rubel.
Personnel:
- Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals
- Phil X – lead guitar, talk box, backing vocals
- John Shanks – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
- Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals
- Tico Torres – drums
- Everett Bradley – percussion, backing vocals
- Bradley Giroux – drum programming
- Ryan Tedder – drum programming, synth pads
- Jason Isbell – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Gerardo Hilera – violin
- Joel Pargman – violin
- Michele Richards – violin
- Natalie Leggett – violin
- Songa Lee – violin
- Neil Samples – violin
- Philip Vaiman – violin
- Erik Rynearson – viola
- Luke Maurer – viola
- Tom Lea – viola
- Cameron Stone – cello
- David Mergen – cello
- Paula Hochhalter – cello
- Joe Rubel – synth pads
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Lars Fox – editing
- Obie O’Brien – engineer
- Bradley Giroux – engineer
- Steve Churchyard – engineer
- Katelyn Prieboy – engineer assistant
- Logan Taylor – engineer assistant
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Brian Judd – mixing assistance
- Greyson Smith – mixing assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Chris Grainger – mastering assistant
Track listing:
- Legendary – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
- We Made It Look Easy – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, Nick Long
- Living Proof – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks
- Waves – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Jason Isbell
- Seeds – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Sean Douglas, Michael Pollack
- Kiss the Bride – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
- The People’s House – Jon Bon Jovi
- Wall of Jericho – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Philip Lawrence
- I Wrote You a Song – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
- Living in Paradise – Jon Bon Jovi, Ed Sheeran
- My First Guitar – Jon Bon Jovi
- Hollow Man – Jon Bon Jovi
Allo Daelin’: Same
On June 7, 2020, “Fortuna Pop!” label released the self-titled, debut Allo Darlin’ album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Simon Trought.
Personnel:
- Elizabeth Morris – vocals, glockenspiel, handclapping, percussion, piano, ukulele
- Paul Rains – electric guitar, backing vocals, Fender Rhodes, Korg M1, lap steel guitar, Omnichord
- Bill Botting – vocals and backing vocals, bass guitar
- Michael Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Simon Trought – mandolin, percussion, handclapping, engineer, mixing, percussion
- Keiron Phelan – flute
- Dan Mayfield – violin
- Monster Bobby – vocals
- The Friday Night Choir – backing vocals
- Matthew Reynolds – backing vocals
- Adam Nunn – mastering
- Nik Vestberg – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Allo Darlin’.
- Dreaming
- The Polaroid Song
- Silver Dollars
- Kiss Your Lips
- Heartbeat Chili
- If Loneliness Was Art
- Woody Allen
- Let’s Go Swimming
- My Heart Is a Drummer
- What Will Be Will Be
Koerner, Ray & Glover: Blues, Rags and Hollers
On June 7, 1963, “Audiophile” label released “Blues, Rags and Hollers”, the first Koerner, Ray & Glover studio album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Woman’s Club” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Paul Nelson, Tony Glover, John Koerner and Dave Ray.
Personnel:
- Tony Glover – vocals, harmonica, arrangements, liner notes
- John Koerner – vocals, guitar, harmonica, arrangements
- Dave Ray – vocals, guitar, arrangements
Track listing:
- Linin’ Track – traditional
- Ramblin’ Blues – John Koerner
- It’s All Right – Dave Ray
- Hangman – Lead Belly
- Ted Mack Rag – John Koerner
- Down to Louisiana – Lightnin’ Hopkins, McKinley Morganfield
- Creepy John – John Koerner
- Bugger Burns – traditional
- Sun’s Wail – Tony Glover
- Dust My Broom – Elmore James
- One Kind Favor – Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Go Down Ol’ Hannah – traditional
- Good Time Charlie – John Koerner
- Banjo Thing – John Koerner
- Stop That Thing – Sleepy John Estes
- Too Bad – John Koerner
- Snaker’s Here – Dave Ray
- Low Down Rounder – Peg Leg Howell
- Jimmy Bell – Cat Iron
- Mumblin’ Word – Lead Belly
Kraftwerk: Minimum – Maximum
On June 6, 2005, “Kling Klang” label released “Minimum-Maximum”, the first Kraftwerk live album. It was recorded in 2004, on concerts in Warsaw, Ljubljana, Moscow, Berlin, London, Budapest, Tallinn, Riga, Tokyo, and San Francisco, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.
Personnel:
- Ralf Hütter – vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
- Florian Schneider – supplementary vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
- Henning Schmitz – software synthesizers, sequencing, sound engineer
- Fritz Hilpert – software synthesizers, sequencing, sound engineer
Track listing:
- The Man-Machine – Karl Bartos, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter
- Planet of Visions – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- Tour de France (Étape 1) – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
- Chrono – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Maxime Schmitt
- Tour de France (Étape 2) – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
- Vitamin – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter
- Tour de France – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
- Autobahn – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
- The Model – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
- Neon Lights – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- Radioactivity – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
- Trans – Europe Express – Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
- Metal on Metal – Ralf Hütter
- Numbers – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- Computer World – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- Home Computer – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- Pocket Calculator – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- Dentaku – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- The Robots – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- Elektro Kardiogramm – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter
- Aéro Dynamik – Fritz Hilpert, Ralph Hütter, Florian Schneider, Maxime Schmitt
- Musique Non-Stop – Karl Bartos, Ralph Hütter, Florian Schneider
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