Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 6-19-05

Label/Pos./Artist / Title

CAP 1 COLDPLAY|X&Y

RCA 2 FOO FIGHTERS|IN YOUR HONOR

V2 3 WHITE STRIPES|GET BEHIND ME SA

VRGN 4 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS

MBL 5 AS I LAY DYING|SHADOWS ARE SEC

GEFN 6 COMMON|BE

AAM 7 BLACK EYED PEAS|MONKEY BUSINES

INT 8 BECK|GUERO

MERG 9 SPOON|GIMME FICTION

COL 10 SYSTEM OF A DOW|MEZMERIZE

EPIC 11 LIFE OF AGONY|BROKEN VALLEY

WAR 12 COODER*RY|CHAVEZ RAVINE

GEFN 13 MORRISON*VAN|MAGIC TIME

INEP 14 AUDIOSLAVE|OUT OF EXILE

NWWT 15 YOAKAM*DWIGHT|BLAME THE VAIN

SUBP 16 SLEATER-KINNEY|WOODS

UNJJ 17 JOHNSON*JACK|IN BETWEEN DREAMS

OHB 18 PRINE*JOHN|FAIR & SQUARE

EPIT 19 MOTION CITY SOU|COMMIT THIS TO

RCA 20 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|STAND UP

LHWY 21 ADAMS*RYAN|COLD ROSES

RYKO 22 ENO*BRIAN|ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH

INT 23 NINE INCH NAILS|WITH TEETH

GEFN 24 WEEZER|MAKE BELIEVE

EPIC 25 OASIS|DON’T BELIEVE THE TRUTH

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Label/Pos./Artist / Title

LHWY 26 WILLIAMS*LUCIND|LIVE AT THE FIwww.cimsmusic.com

ISL 27 CAREY*MARIAH|EMANCIPATION OF M

ISL 28 BRAVERY|BRAVERY

VRCS 29 BLOC PARTY|SILENT ALARM

COL 30 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|DEVILS & DUST

FAVN 31 JOHNSON*ERIC|BLOOM

WAR 31 STATIC-X|START A WAR

VAGR 33 ALKALINE TRIO|CRIMSON

OLE 34 MALKMUS*STEPHEN|FACE THE TRUTH

WAR 35 AVENGED SEVENFO|CITY OF EVIL

ISL 36 KILLERS|HOT FUSS

WAR 36 GREEN DAY|AMERICAN IDIOT

INT 38 50 CENT|MASSACRE

VERV 39 SCOFIELD*JOHN|THAT’S WHAT I SA

KOCH 40 KEEN*ROBERT EAR|WHAT I REALLY

EPIC 41 INDIGO GIRLS|RARITIES

FEAR 42 AT THE DRIVE IN|ANTHOLOGY: THI

ATLG 43 FAT JOE|ALL OR NOTHING

EPIC 44 SHAKIRA|FIJACION ORAL

ASSR 45 PERNICE BROTHER|DISCOVER A LOV

ISL 46 FALL OUT BOY|FROM UNDER THE CO

SCRS 47 BRIGHT EYES|I’M WIDE AWAKE IT’

UNIV 47 MARS VOLTA|FRANCES THE MUTE

ATLG 47 FUNERAL FOR A F|HOURS

INT 47 STEFANI*GWEN|LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.

ROUN 51 PEYROUX*MADELEI|CARELESS LOVE

ATLG 52 DREAM THEATER|OCTAVARIUM

JIVE 52 BACKSTREET BOYS|NEVER GONE

XLIN 54 M.I.A.|ARULAR

GEFN 54 FINCH|SAY HELLO TO

OLE 56 BELLE AND SEBAS|PUSH BARMAN TO

EPIC 57 FOLDS*BEN|SONGS FOR SILVERMAN

HEIN 58 PINK MARTINI|HANG ON LITTLE TO

WAR 59 SON VOLT|RETROSPECTIVE 1995-20

ASWB 60 JONES*MIKE|WHO IS MIKE JONES?

WAR 60 GANG OF FOUR|ENTERTAINMENT!

SXDG 62 GILBERTO*BEBEL|BEBEL GILBERTO:

EPIC 63 MATISYAHU|LIVE AT STUBBS-AUSTI

MERG 63 ARCADE FIRE|FUNERAL

CAP 65 LYNNE*SHELBY|SUIT YOURSELF

EPIT 65 VARIOUS|PUNK-O-RAMA 10

FATR 67 NO USE FOR A NA|KEEP THEM CONF

ASWE 68 KRAFTWERK|MINIMUM-MAXIMUM

RCA 68 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TROUBLE

SNRS 70 KOTTONMOUTH KIN|KOTTONMOUTH KI

BRBU 70 RILO KILEY|MORE ADVENTUROUS

SPEG 72 MANN*AIMEE|FORGOTTEN ARM

LBOP 72 NOUVELLE VAGUE|NOUVELLE VAGUE

COL 72 AQUALUNG|STRANGE & BEAUTIFUL

EPIC 75 GARDEN STATE|SOUNDTRACK

DOMI 76 FOUR TET|EVERYTHING ECSTATIC

LHWY 77 NELSON*WILLIE|SONGS FOR TSUNAM

SNCT 77 PLANT*ROBERT & |MIGHTY REARRAN

SDR 79 2005 WARPED TOU|2005 WARPED TO

RCA 79 CITIZEN COPE|CLARENCE GREENWOO

WAR 79 SECRET MACHINES|ROAD LEADS WHE

LAVA 79 BUTLER*JOHN TRI|SUNRISE OVER S

VAGR 83 EELS|BLINKING LIGHTS & OTHER R

CAP 83 COLDPLAY|RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE

COL 83 RAVEONETTES|PRETTY IN BLACK

MERG 83 TEENAGE FANCLUB|MAN-MADE

DRGC 87 SMOG|RIVER AIN’T TOO MUCH TO L

UNIV 88 KAISER CHIEFS|EMPLOYMENT

CEME 89 AGENTS OF MAN|COUNT YOUR BLESS

COL 89 NALICK*ANNA|WRECK OF THE DAY

KILL 91 DECEMBERISTS|PICARESQUE

ATLG 91 PRETTY RICKY|BLUE STARS

NUB 91 MESHUGGAH|CATCH THIRTY-THREE

EYPE 94 VENACULAS|THERAPY

CPDR 94 TRIBUTE TO BILL|TRIBUTE TO BIL

YROC 94 CARY/COCKRELL|BEGONIAS

WAR 94 HOT HOT HEAT|ELEVATOR

INT 94 QUEENS OF THE S|LULLABIES TO P

BPR 99 TAYLOR/RODRIGUE|RED DOG TRACKS

POLV 99 OF MONTREAL|SUNLANDIC TWINS

QANE 99 LYRICS BORN|SAME !–#- DIFFERE

SUBP 99 SHINS|CHUTES TOO NARROW

BNTE 103 LEE*AMOS|AMOS LEE

NITO 103 AQUABATS|CHARGE!!

EVR 105 BEAR VS. SHARK|TERRORHAWK

SUBP 105 POSTAL SERVICE|GIVE UP

CAP 105 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO

COL 105 IL DIVO|IL DIVO

RHR 105 LAFAVE*JIMMY|BLUE NIGHTFALL

WAR 110 FUTUREHEADS|FUTUREHEADS

SUBP 110 SHINS|OH INVERTED WORLD

TOU 110 PINBACK|SUMMER IN ABADDON

DUAL 113 TEXAS FED TEXAS|TEXAS FED TEXA

ASWE 113 101ERS|ELGIN AVENUE BREAKDOWN

WAR 113 MY CHEMICAL ROM|THREE CHEERS F

CRED 116 GEIGER*TEDDY|STEP LADDER

OLE 116 INTERPOL|ANTICS

BRN 116 ARCHITECTURE IN|IN CASE WE DIE

EPIC 116 MODEST MOUSE|GOOD NEWS FOR PEO

SUBP 116 IRON & WINE|OUR ENDLESS NUMBER

INT 116 WALLFLOWERS|REBEL SWEETHEART

KSEV 116 TOSCA|J.A.C.

EPIC 123 LOS LONELY BOYS|LOS LONELY BOY

LBLM 123 LUCERO|NOBODY’S DARLINGS

TEL 123 LOS SUPER SEVEN|HEARD IT ON TH

ATOR 126 DOUGHTY*MIKE|HAUGHTY MELODIC

LAVA 126 EMBRACE|OUT OF NOTHING

MEGF 126 DRESSY BESSY|ELECTRIFIED

WAR 126 RICE*DAMIEN|O

VRGN 126 COSTA*NIKKA|CAN’TNEVERDIDNOTHI

FTPM 131 HARTLESS BASTAR|STAIRS & ELEVA

ISL 131 DJ SHADOW|ENDTRODUCING

BARS 131 DEATH CAB FOR C|JOHN BYRD E.P

UNJJ 131 JOHNSON*JACK|ON & ON

DWNV 131 KEITH*TOBY|HONKYTONK UNIVERSIT

RCA 131 KINGS OF LEON|AHA SHAKE HEARTB

ESL 137 THIEVERY CORPOR|COSMIC GAME

ATOR 137 GOMEZ|OUT WEST

EPIC 137 MUDVAYNE|LOST & FOUND

SCRV 137 STONE*JOSS|MIND BODY & SOUL

ITR 137 DIRTBOMBS|IF YOU DON’T ALREADY

SCRS 142 BRIGHT EYES|DIGITAL ASH IN A D

VERV 142 WRIGHT*LIZZ|DREAMING WIDE AWAK

ISL 142 MARLEY*BOB & TH|LEGEND

COL 145 JOPLIN*JANIS|PEARL

STTH 145 QUASIMOTO|FURTHER ADVENTURES O

CAP 145 SHOUT OUT LOUDS|HOWL HOWL GAFF

WAR 145 BUBLE*MICHAEL|IT’S TIME

EPIT 145 YOUTH GROUP|SKELETON JAR

RLS 145 NILE|ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKE

GEFN 145 GARBAGE|BLEED LIKE ME

HOL 145 LIFE AQUATIC|SOUNDTRACK

SUG 145 RECKLESS KELLY|WICKED TWISTED

WRPR 154 MAXIMO PARK|CERTAIN TRIGGER

FRKS 154 HOLD STEADY|SEPARATION SUNDAY

SUBP 154 IRON & WINE|WOMAN KING

FOUR 157 MOUNTAIN GOATS|SUNSET TREE

SNCT 157 LASWELL*BILL|VOL. 1-DUB MASSIV

ROT 159 TORRINI*EMILIAN|FISHERMAN’S WO

SDR 159 MXPX|PANIC

VERV 159 ANKA*PAUL|ROCK SWINGS

WAR 159 SPEKTOR*REGINA|SOVIET KITSCH

RCA 159 CLARKSON*KELLY|BREAKAWAY

EAGR 164 MAYALL*JOHN & B|ROAD DOGS

GEFN 164 LORDS OF DOGTOW|SOUNDTRACK

ALI 164 BALL*MARCIA|LIVE! DOWN THE ROA

ATOR 167 GRIFFIN*PATTY|IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

NETR 167 OLD CROW MEDICI|O.C.M.S.

INT 167 EMINEM|ENCORE

TOPR 167 STEREOLAB|OSCILLONS FROM THE A

CNCO 167 CHARLES*RAY|GENIUS LOVES COMPA

CAPN 167 URBAN*KEITH|BE HERE

NWWT 167 ARMSTRONG*NIC &|GREATEST WHITE

EEG 167 EAGLES|VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES

INT 167 KEANE|HOPES & FEARS

WAR 176 HIGGINS*MISSY|SOUND OF WHITE

SCRS 176 FAINT|WET FROM BIRTH

AMNA 176 VARIOUS ARTISTS|THIS IS AMERIC

INT 176 GAME|DOCUMENTARY

INT 176 LYNN*LORETTA|VAN LEAR ROSE

GEFN 176 SUBLIME|SUBLIME

ATLG 176 THOMAS*ROB|SOMETHING TO BE

FEAR 176 PUNK GOES 80’S|PUNK GOES 80’S

MOT 176 KEM|ALBUM II

WNDU 185 SEETHER|KARMA & EFFECT

UNSO 185 JENNINGS*SHOOTE|PUT THE ‘O’ BA

MOT 185 WONDER*STEVIE|DEFINITIVE COLLE

VERV 185 VERVE REMIXED|VOL. 3-VERVE REM

EPIC 185 DEAD 60’S|DEAD 60’S

V2 185 WHITE STRIPES|ELEPHANT

DEF 185 LUDACRIS|RED LIGHT DISTRICT

ATO 192 JEM|FINALLY WOKEN

VRCS 192 DEATH FROM ABOV|YOU’RE A WOMAN

WAR 192 NEW ORDER|WAITING FOR THE SIRE

ATLG 192 PEYROUX*MADELEI|DREAMLAND

INT 192 FEIST|LET IT DIE

MRGE 192 NEUTRAL MILK HO|IN THE AEROPLA

GEFN 192 RINGSIDE|RINGSIDE

DSC 192 LUNGFISH|FERAL HYMNS

WAR 200 WESTERBERG*PAUL|BESTERBERG: TH

AAM 200 BLACK EYED PEAS|ELEPHUNK

COL 200 DAVIS*MILES|KIND OF BLUE

SNCT 200 TEGAN & SARA|SO JEALOUS

MBL 200 RED CHORD|CLIENTS

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Don VanCleave

Howdy friends,

I have to say that the past few weeks have been one of those periods in my life that I really treasure – non-stop live music. Not the "you have to see it for work" kind of grind, but the "I just can’t wait to see this band"

kind of pleasure. Every year I settle into this pattern where I max out Bonnaroo and follow it with City Stages, which is a festival that has taken place in downtown Birmingham for 17 years now. I have been to every one of them too.

I have been lucky enough to catch songs by many of my favorites. From My Morning Jacket, The North Mississippi Allstars, Ray Lamontaigne, Jurassic 5, Herbie Hancock with John Mayer on guitar, Drive by Truckers, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crows, The Killers, Rilo Kiley, Ryan Adams, and dozens more. But, my favorite is always the new young band that rises out of nowhere and just kicks my ass silly. I got to catch two of those this week.

In between the festivals, I went to our excellent music venue, Workplay, and saw a set by World Leader Pretend. This New Orleans five piece is a little hard to describe. Maybe a touch of U2, Radiohead and REM all mixed up but not really. Big soaring songs that threaten to derail at any second but never do. I saw them at SXSW in front of an industry audience and they were great. But, there is nothing like a band with a few shows under their belt.

This group is under the illusion that they are at Madison Square Garden with 15,000 going ape shit. It does not matter that the crowd is 125 folks. After the set, I just looked around the room and folks were just standing there with their jaw dropped, not moving. For such a young band to play at this level so early in the game is nuts.

The second new act to punch me in the gut was South Carolina’s I-Nine who played at City Stages. This is a four piece acoustic outfit that features a female singer that can out belt Heart’s Ann Wilson (well, same league

anyway) and a cello player that can move you to tears. I-Nine has a very unique sound that reminds you of different artists but never imitates at all. Very original. These kids just got a record deal and told me they are in the process of playing around with some electric instruments for their record. They told me that they have been friends since the second grade in the small town of Orangeburg and have been playing music in some combo with each other for years. That explains the level of skill I hear. I think these guys could easily fit on stage with anyone that attracts a serious audience and kill it.

The really cool thing for me is being very moved by some new Southern bands that are playing music that is not stereotypically Southern. I really don’t know how both of these groups came into their sound given the geography. I guess the same way that REM and the B 52’s and other Southern kids did it in the generations before them. I do take comfort in the fact that no matter how screwed up our industry seems to those of us who do the "business", there are kids sitting on the edge of their bed practicing their instrument dreaming of hitting the stage and doing it their way. It does still happen.

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