Sonic Youth rocked Birmingham's Sloss Furnace Sunday night and it may have single-handedly corrected my serotonin levels. Seriously: This is a band that never fucking quits. Go buy their new album and go see the show. Hell, see the show first -- they're playing most of the damn thing. If that wasn't enough you may be treated to some choice Sister and Daydream Nation cuts. And then there's Expressway To Yr Skull... It'll behoove you to search out some photos.

Check the chart: Maxwell! MJ is still haunting us, Phoenix continue to rise, Dinosaur Jr stays strong, and Mos Def soldiers on with what may be his best solo record yet. Levon Helm, The Jayhawks, Wilco and Son Volt... Pretty cool. And have you listened to that Dirty Projectors record yet?

It's also nice to see my favorite Tom Waits album, Frank's Wild Years, make its CIMS Chart debut. It's spot is no doubt due to its place in a catalog promotion UMe's Tony Kulzer and I put together for our current New To You program. Maybe Rid Of Me or Black Uhuru will make it next week.

onward,

-- jim.

cims' top 15 debuts:

1 DEAD WEATHER HOREHOUND WEA/WARNER BROS.
2 SICK PUPPIES TRI-POLAR EMM/VIRGIN
3 CLUTCH STRANGE COUSINS FROM THE WEST WEATHERMAKER
4 AUGUST BURNS RED CONSTELLATIONS EMM/TOOTH & NAIL/SOLID STATE
5 DAUGHTRY LEAVE THIS TOWN SBME/RCA
6 TWISTA CATEGORY F5 EMM/GET MONEY GANG ENT
7 BEASTIE BOYS ILL COMMUNICATION EMM/CAPITOL
8 DEVILDRIVER PRAY FOR VILLAINS WEA/ROADRUNNER
9 LA COKA NOSTRA BRAND YOU CAN TRUST SUBURBAN NOIZE
10 YOUNG,NEIL EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHER WEA/REPRISE
11 DANDY WARHOLS DANDY WARHOLS ARE SOUND EMM/BEAT THE WORLD
12 YOUNG,NEIL AFTER THE GOLD RUSH WEA/REPRISE
13 YOUNG,NEIL HARVEST WEA/REPRISE
14 JOE SIGNATURE KEDAR ENTERTAINMENT
15 SUFFOCATION BLOOD OATH EMM/NUCLEAR BLAST
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the cims 200:

TW LW Artist Title Label
1 1 WILCO WILCO (THE ALBUM) WEA/NONESUCH
2 D MAXWELL BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT SBME/COLUMBIA
3 D SON VOLT AMERICAN CENTRAL DUST UMGD/ROUNDER
4 7 JACKSON,MICHAEL NUMBER ONES SBME/EPIC
5 2 HELM,LEVON ELECTRIC DIRT EMM/VANGUARD
6 4 SPEKTOR,REGINA FAR WEA/SIRE
7 9 JACKSON,MICHAEL OFF THE WALL SBME/LEGACY
8 D JAYHAWKS MUSIC FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY: SBME/COLUMBIA
9 15 JACKSON,MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON SBME/LEGACY
10 14 JACKSON,MICHAEL THRILLER SBME/LEGACY
11 6 JACKSON,MICHAEL THRILLER-25TH ANNIVERSARY EDIT SBME/EPIC
12 22 JACKSON,MICHAEL BAD SBME/LEGACY
13 10 MOBY WAIT FOR ME EMM/MUTE
14 13 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX GLASSNOTE
15 8 GRIZZLY BEAR VECKATIMEST WARP RECORDS
16 D DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX NEW WEST
17 12 SONIC YOUTH ETERNAL MATADOR
18 23 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT SBME/RCA
19 5 DINOSAUR JR. FARM JAGJAGUWAR
20 38 JACKSON,MICHAEL VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS HISTORY SBME/EPIC
21 20 GREEN DAY 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN WEA/REPRISE
22 11 MARS VOLTA OCTAHEDRON WEA/WARNER BROS.
23 21 MOS DEF ECSTATIC DOWNTOWN RECORDS
24 41 JACKSON,MICHAEL DANGEROUS SBME/LEGACY
25 17 MATTHEWS,DAVE BAND BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN SBME/RCA
26 29 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) UMGD/A&M
27 18 IRON & WINE AROUND THE WELL SUB POP
28 28 EARLE,STEVE TOWNES NEW WEST
29 26 DIRTY PROJECTORS BITTE ORCA DOMINO
30 24 EMINEM RELAPSE UMGD/INTERSCOPE
31 25 YORN,PETE BACK & FOURTH SBME/COLUMBIA
32 16 KILLSWITCH ENGAGE KILLSWITCH ENGAGE WEA/ROADRUNNER
33 48 CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT REDLINE ENTERTAINMENT
34 31 DYLAN,BOB TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE SBME/COLUMBIA
35 53 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA
36 19 BJORK VOLTAIC WEA/NONESUCH
37 D CAGE DEPART FROM ME DEFINITIVE JUX/TVT
38 27 HOOD,PATTERSON MURDERING OSCAR (& OTHER LOVE RUTH ST RECORDS
39 43 CASE,NEKO MIDDLE CYCLONE ANTI/EPITAPH
40 D RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE HOMETOWNS SADDLE CREEK
41 42 DREAM THEATER BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS WEA/ROADRUNNER
42 60 JACKSON,MICHAEL INVINCIBLE SBME/EPIC
43 63 AMOS,TORI ABNORMALLY ATTRACTED TO SIN UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
44 D AGAINST ME! ORIGINAL COWBOY FAT WRECK CHORDS
45 35 GOD HELP THE GIRL GOD HELP THE GIRL MATADOR
46 80 JACKSON,MICHAEL HISTORY PAST PRESENT & FUTURE SBME/COLUMBIA
47 36 ST. VINCENT ACTOR 4AD
48 52 DEER TICK BORN ON FLAG DAY PARTISAN RECORDS
49 86 CAGE THE ELEPHANT CAGE THE ELEPHANT RED INK
50 30 TORTOISE BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP THRILL JOCKEY
51 49 INCUBUS MONUMENTS & MELODIES SBME/EPIC
52 D ALL TIME LOW NOTHING PERSONAL HOPELESS RECORDS
53 58 JAROSZ,SARAH SONG UP IN HER HEAD EMM/SUGAR HILL
54 64 EELS HOMBRE LOBO: 12 SONGS OF DESIR VAGRANT
55 59 AWAY WE GO SOUNDTRACK SBME/RCA
56 D JACKSON 5 ULTIMATE COLLECTION UMGD/MOTOWN
57 32 COSTELLO,ELVIS SECRET PROFANE & SUGARCANE UMGD/CONCORD
58 37 ROBISON,CHARLIE BEAUTIFUL DAY DUALTONE
59 39 JEREMIH JEREMIH UMGD/DEF JAM
60 33 HARRISON,GEORGE LET IT ROLL: THE SONGS OF GEOR EMM/CAPITOL
61 34 THOMAS,ROB CRADLESONG WEA/ATLANTIC
62 40 SNIDER,TODD EXCITEMENT PLAN YEP ROC
63 D BOWERBIRDS UPPER AIR DEAD OCEANS
64 54 SPINNERETTE SPINNERETTE ANTHEM ENTERTAINMENT
65 57 RANCID LET THE DOMINOES FALL EPITAPH RECORDS
66 82 LEMONHEADS VARSHONS THE END RECORDS
67 D JOB FOR A COWBOY RUINATION METAL BLADE
68 75 METRIC FANTASIES METRIC MUSIC INTERNATIONAL
69 76 LADY GAGA FAME UMGD/INTERSCOPE
70 45 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ JUNKETBOY
71 47 SUNSET RUBDOWN DRAGONSLAYER JAGJAGUWAR
72 66 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES SUB POP
73 96 JACKSON 5 MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN UMGD/MOTOWN
74 51 BINGHAM,RYAN ROADHOUSE SUN UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
75 72 WHITE RABBITS IT'S FRIGHTENING TBD RECORDS
76 97 MAJOR LAZER GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE...LAZER DOWNTOWN RECORDS
77 D MINUS 5 KILLINGSWORTH YEP ROC
78 D MGMT TIME TO PRETEND CANTORA
79 65 WU TANG CHAMBER MUSIC KOCH RECORDS
80 88 MATT & KIM GRAND ONE LABEL
81 116 MY MORNING JACKET CELEBRACION DE LA CIUDAD NATAL Artist
82 D ALCHEMIST CHEMICAL WARFARE KOCH RECORDS
83 D THOSE DARLINS THOSE DARLINS OH WOW DANG RECORDS
84 46 OBERST,CONOR & THE MYSTIC VALL OUTER SOUTH MERGE
85 70 PASSION PIT MANNERS COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
86 94 DECEMBERISTS HAZARDS OF LOVE EMM/CAPITOL
87 62 CAMERA OBSCURA MY MAUDLIN CAREER 4AD
88 67 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON DANGERBIRD RECORDS
89 73 KREKEL,TIM ORCHESTRA SOUL SEASON PROGRESSION MUSIC
90 153 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING SBME/COLUMBIA
91 D POISON THE WELL TROPIC ROT FERRET MUSIC
92 D JACKSON 5 GOLD UMGD/MOTOWN
93 D CHALI 2NA FISH OUTTA WATER DECON
94 91 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION DOMINO
95 78 FLATLANDERS HILLS & VALLEYS NEW WEST
96 84 WINTER,JOHNNY JOHNNY WINTER: THE WOODSTOCK E SBME/LEGACY
97 D YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS I THINK THIS IS YEP ROC
98 44 LEWIS,BLACK JOE & THE HONEYBEA TELL 'EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS! UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
99 61 CLAPTON,ERIC & STEVE WINWOOD LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WEA/REPRISE
100 71 MILLER,RHETT RHETT MILLER SBME/SHOUT ENT.
101 109 NUTINI,PAOLO SUNNY SIDE UP WEA/ATLANTIC
102 112 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT UMGD/ISLAND
103 50 CLEAVES,SLAID EVERYTHING YOU LOVE WILL BE TA MUSIC ROAD
104 56 SUICIDE SILENCE NO TIME TO BLEED EMM/CENTURY MEDIA
105 114 PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND UMGD/ROUNDER
106 79 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO JAGJAGUWAR
107 83 WARD,M. HOLD TIME MERGE
108 92 MASTODON CRACK THE SKYE WEA/REPRISE
109 123 BAT FOR LASHES TWO SUNS EMM/ASTRALWERKS
110 159 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA MERGE
111 161 BLACK KEYS ATTACK & RELEASE WEA/NONESUCH
112 D BORN OF OSIRIS HIGHER PLACE SUMERIAN RECORDS
113 D TINY VIPERS LIFE ON EARTH SUB POP
114 81 GOMEZ NEW TIDE ATO
115 149 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD EMM/CAPITOL
116 228 KINGS OF LEON A-HA SHAKE HEARTBREAK SBME/RCA
117 D DONNAS VOL. 16-GREATEST HITS PURPLE FEATHER RECORDS
118 68 HARPER,BEN/RELENTLESS7 WHITE LIES FOR DARK TIMES EMM/VIRGIN
119 69 ADELE 19 SBME/XL/COLUMBIA
120 77 NELSON,WILLIE/ASLEEP AT THE WH WILLIE & THE WHEEL BISMEAUX
121 122 FUTURE OF THE LEFT TRAVELS WITH MYSELF & ANOTHER 4AD
122 126 BYRNE/ENO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL H TODOMUNDO/OPAL
123 154 J DILLA JAY STAY PAID EMM/NATURE SOUNDS
124 147 DEERHUNTER RAINWATER CASSETTE EXCHANGE KRANKY
125 170 DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO 4AD
126 D DEATH BY STEREO DEATH IS MY ONLY FRIEND ADRENALINE MUSIC
127 D CEU VAGAROSA SIX DEGREES
128 74 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE VOLUNTEERS: THE WOODSTOCK EXPE SBME/LEGACY
129 89 STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB INDEPENDENT LABEL GROUP
130 93 BUCKLEY,JEFF GRACE AROUND THE WORLD SBME/LEGACY
131 95 BOOKER T. POTATO HOLE ANTI/EPITAPH
132 142 ALVIN,DAVE & THE GUILTY WOMEN DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY WOMEN YEP ROC
133 179 JACKSON 5 NUMBER 1'S UMGD/HIP-O RECORDS
134 D SOUL ASSASSINS INTERMISSION GOLD DUST
135 103 BEIRUT MARCH OF THE ZAPOTEC POMPEII RECORDS
136 104 HEARTLESS BASTARDS MOUNTAIN FAT POSSUM
137 106 DOOM BORN LIKE THIS LEX RECORDS
138 124 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS ATO
139 132 MARLEY,BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND UMGD/ISLAND
140 174 WILCO YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT WEA/NONESUCH
141 232 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE NARROW STAIRS WEA/ATLANTIC
142 D WAITS,TOM FRANKS WILD YEARS UMGD/MERCURY
143 D IWRESTLEDABEARONCE IT'S ALL HAPPENING EMM/CENTURY MEDIA
144 D POET: A TRIBUTE TO TOWNES VAN POET: A TRIBUTE TO TOWNES VAN FAT POSSUM
145 110 IZIBOR,LAURA LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD WEA/ATLANTIC
146 111 TAKING BACK SUNDAY NEW AGAIN WEA/WARNER BROS.
147 138 311 UPLIFTER SBME/VOLCANO
148 134 METHOD MAN/REDMAN BLACKOUT 2 UMGD/DEF JAM
149 211 MARIA,IDA FORTRESS ROUND MY HEART MERCURY RECORDS
150 201 BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW EATING US CHICAGO INDEPENDENT
151 242 TOUSSAINT,ALLEN BRIGHT MISSISSIPPI WEA/NONESUCH
152 D OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW O.C.M.S. SBME/NETTWERK
153 D MEAT PUPPETS SEWN TOGETHER MEGA FORCE
154 D JACKSONS TRIUMPH SBME/LEGACY
155 D NICKELBACK DARK HORSE WEA/ROADRUNNER
156 D SAADIQ,RAPHAEL WAY I SEE IT SBME/COLUMBIA
157 D STELLASTARR CIVILIZED STELLASTARR
158 D HANNAH MONTANA 3 SOUNDTRACK UMGD/DISNEY/S
159 87 PAISLEY,BRAD AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT SBME/SBMG NASHVILLE
160 90 MARTIN,STEVE CROW: NEW SONGS FOR THE 5-STRI UMGD/ROUNDER
161 101 BIRCH,DIANE BIBLE BELT EMM/S-CURVE RECORDS
162 117 KRALL,DIANA QUIET NIGHTS UMGD/VERVE
163 115 FLEET FOXES SUN GIANT EP SUB POP
164 131 CLAYPOOL,LES OF FUNGI & FOE PRAWN SONG RECORDS
165 144 NOFX COASTER FAT WRECK CHORDS
166 137 AUERBACH,DAN KEEP IT HID WEA/NONESUCH
167 156 AGGROLITES IV HELLCAT/EPITAPH
168 175 BAND OF HORSES EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME SUB POP
169 206 PEACHES I FEEL CREAM XL
170 231 LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
171 D DREDG PARIAH THE PARROT THE DELUSION DREDG
172 D SILVERSUN PICKUPS CARNAVAS DANGERBIRD RECORDS
173 D KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS WEA/ATLANTIC
174 D MARCY PLAYGROUND LEAVING WONDERLAND...IN A FIT WOZ RECORDS
175 99 GOATWHORE CARVING OUT THE EYES OF GOD METAL BLADE
176 105 OBITUARY DARKEST DAY EMM/CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
177 119 JACKA TEAR GAS MB RECORDINGS
178 139 DEAD PREZ & DJ GREEN LANTERN PULSE OF THE PEOPLE INVASION/TVT
179 146 GINUWINE MAN'S THOUGHTS WEA/REPRISE
180 152 YOUNG,NEIL FORK IN THE ROAD WEA/REPRISE
181 158 EASY STAR ALL-STARS EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB EASY STAR RECORDS
182 168 PLACEBO BATTLE FOR THE SUN VAGRANT
183 167 JONAS BROTHERS LINES VINES & TRYING TIMES UMGD/HOLLYWOOD
184 197 M.I.A. KALA UMGD/INTERSCOPE
185 213 LYTLE,JASON YOURS TRULY COMMUTER ANTI/EPITAPH
186 224 HELM,LEVON DIRT FARMER EMM/VANGUARD
187 D DOWNING,WILL CLASSIQUE UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
188 D PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON EMM/CAPITOL
189 D COCKER,JARVIS FURTHER COMPLICATIONS ROUGH TRADE
190 D FRANZ FERDINAND TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND SBME/EPIC
191 D GRIZZLY BEAR YELLOW HOUSE WARP RECORDS
192 D DEREK TRUCKS BAND ALREADY FREE JUNKETBOY
193 D JACKSON,MICHAEL LOVE SONGS UMGD/MOTOWN
194 D HAMILTON,ANTHONY POINT OF IT ALL SBME/LA FACE/ZOMBA LABEL GROUP
195 D SOULIVE UP HERE ROYAL FAMILY
196 98 YUSUF ROADSINGER (TO WARM YOU THROUG UMGD/HIP-O RECORDS
197 121 DARKEST HOUR ETERNAL RETURN VICTORY RECORDS
198 120 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ! UMGD/INTERSCOPE
199 125 COHEN,LEONARD LIVE IN LONDON SBME/COLUMBIA
200 162 TING TINGS WE STARTED NOTHING COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
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cims' top 50 vinyl:

TW LW Artist Title Label

1 1 WILCO WILCO (THE ALBUM) WEA/NONESUCH
2 2 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ Artist
3 7 GRIZZLY BEAR VECKATIMEST WARP RECORDS
4 3 WILCO YOU NEVER KNOW/UNLIKELY JAPAN WEA/NONESUCH
5 6 DINOSAUR JR. FARM JAGJAGUWAR
6 D ANIMAL COLLECTIVE SUMMERTIME CLOTHES DOMINO
7 21 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX GLASSNOTE
8 38 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA MERGE
9 8 DIRTY PROJECTORS BITTE ORCA DOMINO
10 4 MODEST MOUSE AUTUMN BEDS SBME/EPIC
11 22 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION DOMINO
12 12 CASE,NEKO MIDDLE CYCLONE ANTI/EPITAPH
13 15 SPEKTOR,REGINA FAR WEA/LONDON/SIRE
14 18 GREEN DAY KNOW YOUR ENEMY WEA/WARNER BROS.
15 20 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD EMM/CAPITOL
16 16 WAITS,TOM SWORDFISHTROMBONES UMGD/ISLAND
17 17 DEERHUNTER RAINWATER CASSETTE EXCHANGE KRANKY
18 32 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS ATO
19 19 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA
20 23 IRON & WINE AROUND THE WELL SUB POP
21 25 SONIC YOUTH ETERNAL MATADOR
22 80 MOS DEF ECSTATIC DOWNTOWN RECORDS
23 84 JACKSON 5 ABC UMGD/MOTOWN
24 D MY MORNING JACKET CELEBRACION DE LA CIUDAD NATAL JUNKETBOY
25 11 MOBY WAIT FOR ME EMM/MUTE
26 27 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES SUB POP
27 D SHINS OH INVERTED WORLD SUB POP
28 D DEER TICK BORN ON FLAG DAY PARTISAN RECORDS
29 D BEIRUT FLYING CLUB CUP BA DA BING!
30 D AGAINST ME! ORIGINAL COWBOY FAT WRECK CHORDS
31 10 GREEN DAY 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN WEA/REPRISE
32 13 TORTOISE BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP THRILL JOCKEY
33 29 YORN,PETE & SCARLETT JOHANSSON RELATOR/I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO D WEA/RHINO
34 24 EARTH RADIO LIVE SOUTHERN LORD
35 28 BJORK VOLTAIC WEA/NONESUCH
36 33 WILCO YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT WEA/NONESUCH
37 40 WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM BLACK CASCADE SOUTHERN LORD
38 31 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT THE CONTROL GROUP
39 50 STEVENS,SUFJAN ILLINOIS ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS
40 46 SUNN O))) & PAN SONIC/ALAN VEG CHE/13 CROSSES-16 BLAZIN' SKUL FORCEX
41 77 BEASTIE BOYS CHECK YOUR HEAD LIMITED COLLEC JUNKETBOY
42 66 POSTAL SERVICE GIVE UP SUB POP
43 67 BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS EMM/CAPITOL
44 83 MATTHEWS,DAVE BAND BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN SBME/RCA
45 D GREEN,AL GREATEST HITS FAT POSSUM
46 D THEE OH SEES HELP IN THE RED
47 D VAN ZANDT,TOWNES LIVE AT THE OLD QUARTER FAT POSSUM
48 D BYRNE/ENO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL H TODOMUNDO/OPAL
49 D DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE SOMETHING ABOUT AIRPLANES SONIC BOOM RECORDINGS
50 D BOWERBIRDS UPPER AIR DEAD OCEANS
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