The Crossing - November 2011 ('Expecto Patronum' edition.)
An announcement: The Crossing is now on Facebook as well as being a feature column of the Phantom Tollbooth. So, next time you are on Facebook, please join up! Just look for 'The Crossing (New music and movie release list.)' The cover of Big Country's debut album, for which this list is named after, is in the picture.
As expected, the final installment of the Harry Potter series has been released for the holidays. A coincidence? I think not. Thus, it joins Star Wars and Lord of the Rings as having been completely released in Blu-ray form this year.
The year is definitely winding down for music. A new Black Keys album being the highlight. But, it will wind back up soon enough in the new year led by some great singer/songwriters such as Kathleen Edwards and Craig Finn of The Hold Steady.
And, as usual, just about all of the year's movies are hitting the shelves before the end of the year in DVD/Blu-ray form.
Happy shopping! Yes, it does sometimes seem like an oxymoron especially in the hustle and bustle of year's end. But persevere, we will!
Cheers!
Recently released and not mentioned in last edition:
* Bob Seger - Live EP (iTunes only.)
* Will Dailey - S/T
+ Lissie - Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
+ Twisted Sister - From the Bars to the Stars (5 DVD Box Set.)
11/1
* Lou Reed & Metallica - Lulu
* Megadeth - Thirteen
* Jonathan Segel - All Attractions
* Richie Kotzen - 24 Hours
* Miranda Lambert - Four the Record
* Rascall Flatts - Live
* Susan Boyle - Someone to Watch Over Me
* The Hours - I Want More EP
* Safetysuit - These Times
* The Decemberists - Long Live the King EP
* The Beach Boys - Smile Sessions
* Carole King - A Holiday Carole
* Jackie Evancho - Heavenly Christmas (Walmart exclusive.)
* U2 - Achtung, Baby (20th anniversary Deluxe.)
* Florence & the Machine - Ceremonials (Deluxe.)
* Jethro Tull - Aqualung (40th anniversary Deluxe.)
* Journey - Greatest Hits, Volume 2
* Ace Frehley - No Regrets (Autobiography.)
+ Lindsey Buckingham - Songs from the Small Machine: Live in Los Angeles
+ Kings of Leon - Talihina Sky: Documentary
+ Crazy Stupid Love
+ Cars 2
+ Water for Elephants
+ Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
+ Trespass
+ Tabloid (Documentary.)
11/8
* Laura Veirs - Tumble Bee
* Me’shell Ndegeocello - Weather
* Built Like Alaska - In Troubled Times
* Animals as Leaders - Weightless
* Brian Eno - Panic of Looking
* Thea Gilmore - Don’t Stop Singing
* Shonen Knife - Tribute to the Ramones
* Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - S/T
* Danny Barnes - Rocket
* Brooke Fraser - Flags (Deluxe.)
* Jonathan Coulton - Artificial Heart
* Disturbed - The Lost Children
* Black Skies - On the Wings of Time
* Eric Carr - Unfinished Business (Compilation.)
* Pink Floyd - A Foot in the Door: Best of
* Deep Purple - Live at Montreux 2011
+ Rush - Time Machine Tour: Live in Cleveland 2011
+ The Change Up
+ Life in a Day (Documentary.)
11/11
+ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
11/15
* R.E.M. - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 (40 song career retrospective w/three brand new songs.)
* Angels & Airwaves - Love, Part 2
* Leigh Nash - Hymns and Sacred Songs
* Newsboys - God’s Not Dead
* Matt Wertz - Snow Globe
* Tegan & Sara - Get Along: Live
* Childish Gambino - Camp
* They Might Be Giants - Album Raises New and Troubling Questions (rarities.)
* Curt Smith - Mayfield
* Slash - Made in Stoke: Live
* Fastway - Eat Dog Eat
* The Who - Quadrophenia (Deluxe.)
* Rockabye Baby: Lullaby renditions of Van Halen
+ God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (Documentary.)
+ Larry Crowne
+ Bellflower
+ Beginners
+ Turtle: the Incredible Journey
+ Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World
11/22
* Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
* Magnum - Evolution
* Daughtry - Break the Spell
* Nickelback - Here and Now
* James Durbin - Memories of a Beautiful Disaster
* Elvis Costello - Spinning Songbook: Live (CD/DVD.)
* Chris Cornell - Songbook
* Rhett Miller - The Interpreter: Live at Largo
* Riot - Immortal Soul
* The Antlers - Together EP
* Death Cab for Cutie - Keys and Codes remix EP
* King’s Daughters and Sons - If Then Not When
* Calexico - Road Atlas: 1998-2011
* Apples in Stereo - Funtrick Noisemaker
* Bob Seger - Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2 CD’s.)
* The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (Deluxe.) and Some Girls: Live in 1978 (DVD.)
* Rush - Sectors 1,2,3 (3 five CD box sets.)
* Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad (reissue.)
+ 2011 World Series 'Highlights' Edition (2 DVD's.)
+ Taylor Swift - Speak Now World Tour: Live (CD/DVD.)
+ Nirvana - Nevermind: a 20th Anniversary Tribute
+ Super 8
+ Sarah’s Key
+ Conan the Barbarian
+ The Devil’s Double
+ Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
11/29
* Richard Thompson - Strict Tempo
* Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman - The Living Tree in Concert
* Adele - Live at Royal Albert Hall, London
* Gorillaz - Singles Collection: 2001-2011
* The Smashing Pumpkins - Gish/Siamese Dream (Deluxe editions.)
+ Yes - In the Present: Live from Lyon
+ Cave of Forgotten Dreams
+ The Future
+ Seven Days in Utopia
+ 30 Minutes or Less
+ The Art of Getting By
+ Another Earth
+ One Day
+ Our Idiot Brother
12/2
+ The Smurfs
12/6
* The Black Keys - El Camino
* The Fall - Ersatz
* Nightwish - Imaginaerum (import.)
* Nils Lofgren - Old School
* The Maine - Pioneer
* The Roots - Undun
* Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures
* Korn - The Path of Totality
* The Dead Milkmen - The King in Yellow
* The Grip Weeds - Under the Influence of Christmas
* Little River Band - A Little River Band Christmas
+ 2011 World Series 'Collector's Edition' (8 DVD's.)
+ The Cure - Bestival Live 2011 (2 CD’s/DVD.)
+ The Love We Make (Documentary by Paul McCartney.)
+ Cowboys & Aliens
+ The Debt
+ The Help
+ The Hangover, Part II
+ Mr. Popper’s Penguins
12/13
* The Lower 48 - Where all Maps End
* Strangeways - Age of Reason
* We Bought a Zoo (Soundtrack by Jonsi of Sigur Ros.)
+ Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (Documentary.)
+ Kung Fu Panda 2
+ Rise of the Planet of the Apes
+ Fright Night
+ Tanner Hall
+ Circumstance
12/20
* Kevin Hearn - Cloud Maintenance (Keyboardist of Barenaked Ladies.)
+ Midnight in Paris
+ Colombiana
+ Mysteries of Lisbon
+ Straw Dogs
+ Warrior
+ Margin Call
+ Glee
+ Dolphin Tale
12/27
+ Apollo 18
+ Final Destination 5
+ Love Crime
+ The First Grader
1/3
* Guided by Voices - Let’s Go Eat the Factory
+ The Last Lions (Documentary.)
+ Don’t be Afraid of the Dark
+ The Guard
+ I Don’t Know how She does It
+ Shark Night
1/10
* Van Morrison - Live on Air
+ Higher Ground
+ 1911
1/17
* Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur
* Jessie Baylin - Spark
* Old Monk - Birds of Belize
+ Abduction
1/24
* Craig Finn - Clear Heart, Full Eyes (Frontman of The Hold Steady.)
* Nada Surf - The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy
* Ingrid Michaelson - Human Again
* Rodrigo y Gabriela - Area 52 (w/Cuban band.)
* Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline
+ Mozart’s Sister
+ 50/50
1/31
* Darrell Scott - Long Ride Home
* Ruthie Foster - Let it Burn
* Seal - Soul 2
* Big Country - The Crossing (Deluxe edition w/24 b-sides & rarities; import.)
+ The Double
+ The Other F Word (Music Documentary.)
2/7
* The Fray - Scars and Stories
LYRICS of the MONTH:
Don't have the lyrics just yet, but the song is 'When I Get My Wings' by Will Hoge from the album Number Seven released in September 2011.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
See you in December.
Chris Barlow
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