Rock Roundup 919

Pete Townshend is apparently not good at the game "dead or alive." In the new Who song, "Mirror Door," he wrote about a bunch of celebrities who are dead...or at least he thought so. He writes about Howling Wolf, Dave Van Ronk, Bobby Darin, Brownie McGhee, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Doris Day. The problem -- Doris Day is 82 and very much alive. Townshend tells London's Daily Express, "I was absolutely convinced she was dead." He found out about his mistake after Endless Wire was recorded. The Who are at Madison Square Garden in New York tonight, and Endless Wire will be in stores October 31st.

The Eagles "Hotel California" woke up the shuttle astronauts yesterday.

Peter Cetera isn't happy about the Chicago reissues, which include previously unreleased material as bonus tracks. He complains that Rhino is putting out what he calls "unfinished songs", "writing demos" that the band never saw to completion, and calling them new music. He says there was "a reason those songs were never recorded in the first place."

Elton John is back in stores today with The Captain and the Kid, the sequel to his 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Reviews for the new, 10-song disc have been positive. The album is available in three formats -- C-D, C-D and D-V-D, and limited edition vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and full-size booklet. The U-K release of the enhanced C-D contains a web link to two more tracks, "Across the River Thames" and a live version of "Someone Saved My Life Tonight." The version with the bonus D-V-D contains an interview with Elton and Bernie Taupin.

Also in stores today: the Soundtrack for My Name Is Earl, and a live U2 Album of the Zoo TV Tour.

On DVD today is the video-game horror flick Stay Alive...Stick It (which is to Gymnastics what Bring It On was to Cheerleading)...Season One of My Name Is Earl...and Season Six of The Gilmore Girls!