Various Artists Album

The 5th Anniversary Special Edition (complete with rare photographs and a special WICKED history timeline) contains two CDs and two companion booklets.

Pure Funk
Pure Funk is a compilation that captures the essence of funk, with a variety of top-selling, danceable selections that illustrate the dexterous musicianship and powerful arrangements indicative of the genre. Highlighted

Seussical: the Musical, which is based on Dr. Seuss’s beloved characters, made the news even before its Broadway opening, as tales of disastrous out-of-town tryouts multiplied and creative turmoil abounded. But the show has its fans–Rosie O’Donnell,

A few weeks ago, the film Drive opened to wide release. Nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, it’s a pulpy story about a stoic wheelman (Ryan Gosling) who digs himself even deeper into the Los Angeles criminal underworld on behalf of a woman and her son.

The beautiful Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterpieces From Russia assembles a variety of performances from Russian and Bulgarian choirs interpreting the music of the Russian Orthodox Church. Included are performances of Rachmaninoff’s “Fervent Supplication,”

Detroit Rock CityFollowing a massively successful reunion tour in 1996-1997, Kiss takes the next logical step and commits itself to celluloid. The movie in which the band appears, DETROIT ROCK CITY, focuses on a group of eager teenagers trying to get into a sold-out Kiss concert in 1978.

The Ultimate White Christmas
In 1954, when Paramount Pictures released the movie musical White Christmas, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Ellen, Decca Records was contracted to issue the accompanying “soundtrack” album. The word “soundtrack” needed to be in quotation marks for two reasons.

Now That's What I Call Christmas!One of the advantages to consumers of huge music biz conglomerates is the tremendous music catalogs they amass while swallowing up smaller companies–and thus NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS brings us one of the more comprehensive Christmas collections of recent years. With the notable exception of George Michael’s “Last Christmas” (Michael sued Sony a while back and is notable by his absence here), this trawl through some 50 years of Christmas pop unea...