New Music Monday: Birdy, Esperanza Spalding, B-52s, one more for Randy Rhoads

May 17, 2012 | , Along with notable reissues and live stuff from Aaron Neville, Impala Syndrome, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne (on his original solo date with the late Randy Rhoads, appropriate on this anniversary of his untimely passing) and the B-52s. Also hitting shelves and web carts this week: Birdy, Hiroe Sekine, Steve Horowitz and Will Bernard, among others.

PRESENTING NEW MUSIC MONDAY FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 19, 2012 …

AARON NEVILLE – WARM YOUR HEART [K2 HD] (R&B): From rhythm and blues and pop, from gospel (now more than ever) to country, Neville can do it all — though for decades he stayed hidden inside his family group, the Neville Brothers. Collaborations with Linda Ronstadt — including her work as co-producer on this album, which features “Everybody Plays the Fool” and “Louisiana 1927″ — seemed to embolden him, after decades of being better known for music made with those famous siblings. Not until 1990s pop smashes like “Don’t Know Much” and “Fool” did he really begin focusing on a solo career. Since, Neville’s only underscored just how impressively versatile his vocal instrument can be, with notable successes in country (a 1994 CD did the unthinkable: it debuted in the Top 10 on the pop, R&B and country charts) to, more recently, praise music. “All of it’s in there,” Neville tells us — and it really, really is. Read more »

Car Audio Stores See 172% Jump in Sales on Shopatron

May 17, 2012 | Focal America, Hushmat and K40. Founded in 2001, Shopatron works with over 1000 brands and 20000 retail partners across more than 40 industries. Clients include Bosch, Suzuki, Polaroid, Mizuno, Ducati, JL Audio, K2, Roland and Sport Chalet.