CHRISTINA AGUILERA
BIONIC
www.christinaaguilera.com/
Dist: Sony Music Canada


With 30 million albums sold worldwide and the prestigious honor of being the only artist under the age of 30 included in Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 100 greatest singers of all time, 5-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera has already achieved an unprecedented level of success. Aguilera’s been hard at work in the studio for the past year and is pleased to release her highly anticipated 4th studio album Bionic. The first single from Bionic is the fiercely energetic anthem “Not Myself Tonight”, produced by Polow Da Don. Bionic features songs co-written by Aguilera along with her much buzzed about collaborations including Sia, Tricky Stewart, Polow Da Don, Le Tigre, Hill & Switch, and Ladytron among others.TRACKLISTING:

CLINT EASTWOOD: 35 FILMS 35 YEARS AT WARNER BROS

DIRECTOR: VARIOUS

Starring: Clint Eastwood

Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has touched generations of filmgoers for over half a century. The five-time Academy Award winner has made an indelible mark as one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors and insightful directors. In honor of Eastwood’s long standing 35 year relationship with Warner Bros. through Malpaso Productions, this definitive collection celebrates Eastwood’s entire filmography at the studio from Where Eagles Dare (1968) through Gran Torino (2008) all packaged in an elegant giftset. Also included is an all-new documentary about Eastwood’s life and career produced by esteemed film critic and historian Richard Schickel, featuring in-depth interviews and revealing, intimate footage never-before-seen plus rare photos and letters.

Films included:

GENRE: VARIOUS
FORMAT: DVD & ASSORTED SINGLE BLU-RAY’S

JACK JOHNSON
To The Sea
jackjohnsonmusic.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada


With over 18 million albums sold world wide Jack Johnson releases his 5th studio album,To The Sea. Featuring the first single “You And Your Heart”. To The Sea was co-produced by Johnson, his bandmates bassist Merlo Podlewski, keyboardist Zach Gill, and drummer Adam Topol, and Johnson’s longtime engineer Robert Carranza. The album was recorded at Johnson’s two solar-powered studios: The Mango Tree in Hawaii and the Solar Powered Plastic Plant in Los Angeles.
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DAYBREAKERS

DIRECTOR: PETER AND MICHAEL SPIERIG

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman


Two-time Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, when an unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race.

GENRE: HORROR

FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY

RUNTIME: 98 MINS

RATED: R

THE DEAD WEATHER
Sea Of Cowards
www.thedeadweather.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada

PRODUCED BY: JACK WHITE


The Dead Weather are back with the release of their sophomore album Sea Of Cowards. The band exploded onto the music scene early last year with a stunning debut that combined the furious talents of members Alison Mosshart (vocals/ guitar), Jack White (vocals/drums), Jack Lawrence (bass/drums) and Dean Fertita (guitar/organ). Horehound was an exhilarating and electrifying introduction to the band, a gritty blues-driven dirge rock masterpiece. Now, less than a year later, the follow-up is ready to be unleashed.

Sea Of Cowards is a robust and vigorous second act, filled with primal, bone quaking rock rhythms and the same stellar urban blues and throbbing sleaze as its predecessor; but this time The Dead Weather push their sound even further, brilliantly building upon their raw chemistry to create the most vital sounding album you’ll hear all year.TRACKLISTING:

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

DIRECTOR: TERRY GILLIAM

Starring: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits

Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick (Tom Waits), in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles – and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all!

GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 123 MINS
RATED: PG13

Read our review.

TONI BRAXTON
Pulse
www.tonibraxton.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada


She has record sales in excess of 40 million, a trophy shelf groaning under the weight of six Grammys, and international smashes with the likes of 'Breathe Again', 'He Wasn't Man Enough' and of course 'Un-Break My Heart'. Now, she's back with her Atlantic Records debut album, Pulse. Pulse looks to be Toni's most powerful and personal musical statement to date. Braxton personally chose to collaborate with a veritable who's-who of red-hot producers and songwriters, including Frank E, Steve Mac, Lucas Secon, Harvey Mason & Oak, Troy Taylor, Dapo Torimiro, and David Foster.TRACKLISTING:

HANNAH GEORGAS
This Is Good
www.hannahgeorgas.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada


Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas is the new love of your life – and she won’t break your heart. Her voice, bittersweet yet as spunky as an indie film heroine, will make you swoon as she sings about love, language and awkward situations.

Her full-length debut album, aptly called This Is Good, was produced by Howard Redekopp (Mother Mother, Said The Whale, Tegan and Sara) and Ryan Guldemond(Mother Mother).

This Is Good is a warm, whimsical collection of pop-roots songs, but it also offers a hint of Hannah’s secret life as a dancefloor diva. “Your Ghost” is about duplicity, while “Shine” is a celestial missive initially written for a car commercial. (It didn’t make the cut, but did appear on an episode of one of Hugh Dillon’s many TV shows.) “Come On The Dancefloor” feels like an electro-punk number. “I love to dance and I just wanted to write a song that would inspire people to rip it up on the dancefloor,” she says.

With a year of upcoming tours and as of yet untold surprises to come, you can count on seeing and hearing much more of Hannah Georgas in 2010 and beyond.

Read (Cult)ure's interview with Hannah.

MGMT
Congratulations
www.whoismgmt.com
Dist: Sony Music Canada


One of 2010’s most eagerly anticipated new releases, Congratulations is the successor to MGMT’s oracular Spectacular, the 2008 debut album that established the band’s potential as a visionary force in pop music. Congratulations is a collection of nine individual music tours de force sequenced to flow with sonic and thematic coherence. Produced by MGMT and Sonic Boom. Congratulations was recorded throughout 2009 is upstate New York, Malibu, and Brooklyn. With Congratulations, MGMT unlock a new musical world whirling in its own space/time-grid infused with hints of music from the past five decades. Soulful and complex, Congratulations is a surprising and delightful quantum step forward in MGMT’s ongoing pop revolution.TRACKLISTING:

SLASH
Slash
www.slashonline.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada


In what will be his first true solo album, rock icon Slash announced his new CD, Slash, will feature an all-star roster of guest musicians including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmeister, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother.

A major undertaking for Slash, he enlisted services of producing partner Eric Valentine (Queens of Stone Age, The All-American Rejects) and compiled a rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) and drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and handpicked each guest artist. The album’s guests worked collaboratively with Slash to round out the song.

"The idea was really simple in the beginning," said Slash. "These are all artists I wanted to work with – that I thought it would be amazing to do something creative and collaborative. And I was so impressed with what everyone brought to the table. They were all so committed to doing a good job. And we had a lot of fun making these songs."TRACKLISTING:

USHER
Raymond V Raymond
www.usherworld.com
Dist: Sony Music Canada

With over 27 million albums sold worldwide, usher is back with his 7th album, Raymond V Raymond. Following the success of his gold selling 2008 release Here I Stand, Raymond V Raymond takes you on a journey through the dichotomy of a man. Raymond V Raymond opens up another chapter of usher’s coming of age as he tells the story of balancing the challenges of day-to-day life as an evolving man while jumping back on the scene as a sex symbol and fearless superstar entertainer. With the help of some of the biggest producers in music including Polow Da Don, Jim Jonsin (lollipop), Danja (sober) and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Raymond V Raymond is sure to paint a vivid portrait of growth, triumph, defeat and happiness. Tracklisting:

BARENAKED LADIES
All In Good Time
www.barenakedladies.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada


“This is a really important record for us. We’re redefining who we are, and how we communicate as a band, and as friends. We’re really proud of it. There is an emotional rawness that we may have shied away from in the past. I think we pushed ourselves to heavier places, and also allowed for some really spacious moments. I can’t wait to be playing it all live”. Ed Robertson

THE WHITE STRIPES
Under Great White Northern Lights
www.whitestripes.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada


Under Great White Northern Lights is a visual and emotional feature length film documenting The White Stripes making their way through Canada and culminating with their 10th anniversary show in Nova Scotia. The film documents the band playing shows all over Canada; from local bowling alleys, to city buses, and onward to the legendary Savoy Theater for the 10th Anniversary show. A show that turned out to be the longest show the band had ever done on stage together.
The film captures intimate moments of Jack and Meg both on and off stage as they travel through some of the most remote parts of the northern Yukon Territory. Along the way, they have some nice casual conversations about their ten years together, fire cannons, play some of their biggest songs together on stage, and even play a "one note show." The cameras were there to capture every waking moment. TRACKLISTING.

GORILLAZ
Plastic Beach www.gorillaz.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada


We rejoin the band as Murdoc the bass player is gathering musicians and collaborators to create the new album. The new Gorillaz empire is set on a strange floating island deep in the South Pacific at the furthest point from any land mass on the planet... Introducing Plastic Beach - an island made entirely of plastic, debris and the washed up remnants of humanity.

Amongst the collection of historical remains and discarded rubble, Murdoc finds a book detailing the history of Man right up to the present day, except the last chapter "The End of Days" has been torn out - the future is missing. Time to get the band together, finish this album and have fun while the sun still shines...To complete the task, Murdoc has assembled some other musicians to join the band at Plastic Beach, these select people would join him on his floating Hellfire Club, as musicians, players and contributors in this wonky, damaged Plastic opera. Mos Def, Bobby Womack, The Horrors, Lou Reed, Little Dragon, rappers Kano and Bashy, Mark. E. Smith, Syrian orchestras, global musicians and more would be subpoena-ed to collaborate on this visionary Gorillaz record. TRACKLISTING.

ALMOST ALICE
Various Artists
Dist: Universal Music Canada


Almost Alice features an eclectic array of artists with original songs based on the wonders of Lewis Carroll's beloved books and visionary director Tim Burton. This album featuring 15 brand new tracks is a companion release to Danny Elfman's soundtrack score. The Lead single is the Avril Lavigne end credit song "Alice." Track Listing.

JOHNNY CASH
American VI: Ain't No Grave www.johnnycash.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

The Final Chapter. The Last Recordings. Produced by Rick Rubin The sixth album in the Man in Black's American series will be released in honour of what would have been Johnny's 78th birthday. The posthumous release is the follow up to
American V: A Hundred Highways from his infamous recording sessions in the months between the death of his wife June Carter and his own last days in the fall of 2003. The songs on American VI are drawn from all over the musical landscape including Sheryl Crow's "Redemption Day" and Kris Kristofferson's "For The Good Times", and includes the never before heard Cash original "I Corinthians: 15:55". Track Listing.

SADE

Soldier Of Love
www.sade.com
Dist: Sony Music Canada

Since the release of their debut album, Sade has seen all five of their studio albums land in the top 10 on Billboard's top 200 album Chart, selling a total of more than 50 million albums worldwide to date. They've been nominated for American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and have won three Grammy awards - first in 1986 for best new artist, then in 1994 for Best R&B performance By a Duo or Group for "No Ordinary Love", and again in 2002 for Best pop Vocal album with Lovers Rock. Soldier of Love is Sade's first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock in 2000. The new was recorded in England and produced by the band and their longtime collaborator Mike Pela. The first single also entitled, "Soldier of Love" features a pulsating and anthemic drumbeat along with haunting vocals that Sade is known for.

MASSIVE ATTACK

Heligoland
www.massiveattack.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada