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Monday, July 24, 2006

Tuesday Rock Roundup 7.25.06

Most of Pete Townshend's solo catalogue will be reissued on August 29th. Of the 11 albums being re-released, only four will not come with bonus tracks. The rereleased 1993 rock opera Psychoderelict will include a live D-V-D filmed at Brooklyn Academy of Music, which admittedly, might be the only reason to buy it (it's one of his weakest albums).

U-2 will release their first official autobiography on September 22nd. U-2 by U-2 features in-depth interviews with all four members, covering from the first time they met up through the Vertigo tour. The 350-page book also includes more than 1500 images, including previously unpublished photo from the personal archives of the band.

After four best-selling Great American Songbook C-Ds, Rod Stewart is returning to rock and roll, but staying nostalgic with his upcoming Still the Same -- Great Rock Classics of Our Time, which Billboard reports is due October 10th. This time Rod will put his stamp on such '70s favorites as Creedence Clearwater Revivial's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around and Fell in Love," Bonnie Tyler's "It's a Heartache" and the title track, which Bob Seger took to the Top 10 in 1978.

ZZ Top will appear on the season finale of M-T-V's Fast Incoporated, which airs on Saturday.

New on DVD today:

Ask The Dust with Colin Farrell and my other wife, Salma Hayek.

The Benchwarmers with Rob Schneider, Napoleon Dynamite, and the always annoying David Spade.

Final Destination 3.

New on CD today:

Tom Petty - Highway Companion, his third solo album without the Heartbreakers. He plays some of the drums on it for the first time, too.

Sammy Hagar & The Wabos - Livin' It Up

New York Dolls - One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This

Soundtrack - Miami Vice