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Nov
1st
Saturday
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Music: My Morning Jacket play Austin City Limits on PBS 
"Kentucky’s indie rock heroes My Morning Jacket return to the ACL stage to showcase their latest acclaimed album Evil Urges."
In-Store: Colourmusic live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
In-Store: Jerry Douglas live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
In-Store: Jerry Douglas live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
In-Store: Lisa Hannigan live at FINGERPRINTS in Long Beach, CA 
In-Store: Lisa Hannigan live at FINGERPRINTS in Long Beach, CA 
In-Store: Lucky Lucianni live at Rasputin Music in Campbell, CA 
In-Store: Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band live at PARK AVENUE CDs in Orlando, FL 
In-Store: Rodeo Ruby Love live at Luna Music in Indianapolis, IN 
Everything, Now! CD Release party for "Spatially Served"
In-Store: The Features live at CD Central in Lexington, KY 
In-Store: The Features live at CD Central in Lexington, KY 
In-Store: Yo Gabba Gabba! Featuring DJ Lance Rock and friends! live at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, CA 
In-Store: Yo Gabba Gabba! Featuring DJ Lance Rock and friends! live at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, CA 
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Nov
2nd
Sunday
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TV: Brotherhood Season Premiere on Showtime 
The Caffee brothers and all the activity surrounding Providence, Rhode Island's Irish-American mob come back for another season at 8:00.
In-Store: Bart Davenport live at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, CA 
In-Store: Reckless Kelly live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Reckless Kelly live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: The Spinto Band live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA 
In-Store: The Spinto Band live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA 
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Nov
3rd
Monday
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TV: Jenny Lewis & Elvis Costello on Jay Leno 
Jenny Lewis & Elvis Costello perform on the Late Show on CBS.
TV: Sugarland on Jay Leno 
Sugarland performs on The Tonight Show on NBC.
In-Store: Songwriters Circle live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
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Nov
4th
Tuesday
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In-Store: Joshua Radin live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Joshua Radin live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
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Nov
5th
Wednesday
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TV: John Legend on Jimmy Kimmel 
John Legend performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: Tracy Chapman on Jay Leno 
Tracy Chapman performs on The Tonight Show on NBC.
In-Store: Japanese Motors live at Sonic Boom in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Japanese Motors live at Sonic Boom in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Rose Hill Drive live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Rose Hill Drive live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
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Nov
6th
Thursday
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Film: Knee Deep on PBS 
New Independent Lens premiere on PBS at 10pm ET. "Every time Josh Osborne found himself exhausted from work and knee deep in cow manure, his parents reminded him that someday their Maine dairy farm would be his. But then Dad died, and Mom reneged on the deal. So Josh and a motley crew of backwoods friends and relatives hatched their hare-brained scheme: kill Mom and keep the farm."
In-Store: Colourmusic live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Frightened Rabbit live at Stinkweeds in Phoenix, AZ 
In-Store: Frightened Rabbit live at Stinkweeds in Phoenix, AZ 
In-Store: James Talley live at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo, CA 
In-Store: James Talley live at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo, CA 
In-Store: Jesse Hughes of the Eagles of Death Metal live at TWIST & SHOUT in Denver , CO 
In-Store: Jesse Hughes of the Eagles of Death Metal live at TWIST & SHOUT in Denver , CO 
In-Store: Morgan Enos live at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo, CA 
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Nov
7th
Friday
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TV: TV on the Radio on Jay Leno 
TV on the Radio performs on The Tonight Show on NBC.
In-Store: Beth Stevens live at Disc Exchange in Knoxville, TN 
In-Store: Beth Stevens live at Disc Exchange in Knoxville, TN 
In-Store: Colourmusic live at Good Records in Dallas, TX 
In-Store: Colourmusic live at Good Records in Dallas, TX 
In-Store: Matisyahu live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Matisyahu live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: New Faces live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
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Nov
8th
Saturday
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Music: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings play Austin City Limits on PBS 
"Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings burn up the stage with their modern take on classic soul and funk. Texas treasure Carolyn Wonderland follows with her incendiary blend of rock, blues and soul."
In-Store: Bajauna Tea live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Bajauna Tea live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Eagles of Death Metal live at ELECTRIC FETUS in Minneapolis, MI 
In-Store: Eagles of Death Metal live at ELECTRIC FETUS in Minneapolis, MI 
In-Store: Good Old Work live at MAD PLATTER in Riverside, CA 
In-Store: Good Old Work live at MAD PLATTER in Riverside, CA 
In-Store: Karl Blau & Wallpaper live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Peter Bradley Adams live at ear X-tacy in Louisville, KY 
In-Store: Peter Bradley Adams live at ear X-tacy in Louisville, KY 
In-Store: Suzanne Benorden live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Suzanne Benorden live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Toadies live at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA 
In-Store: Toadies live at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA 
In-Store: Tom Gabel live at Good Records in Dallas, TX 
In-Store: Tom Gabel live at Good Records in Dallas, TX 
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Nov
9th
Sunday
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In-Store: Brian Wilson live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
In-store signing & meet and greet
In-Store: Brian Wilson live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
In-store signing & meet and greet
In-Store: Kolvane/Joe McMurrian Quartet live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
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Nov
10th
Monday
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TV: Dido on Jay Leno 
Dido performs on The Tonight Show on NBC.
TV: The Whigs on Jimmy Kimmel 
The Whigs perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: Wayne Coyne on SURS 
Wayne Coyne guests on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse.
In-Store: Hawthorne Heights live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Hawthorne Heights live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Ingrid Michaelson live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Ingrid Michaelson live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Jesse Malin live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Jesse Malin live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: XO, Paper Mache, Shanti, Smile Smile live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO 
In-Store: XO, Paper Mache, Shanti, Smile Smile live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO 
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Nov
11th
Tuesday
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TV: Conor Oberst on Conan O'Brien 
Conor Oberst performs on Late Night on NBC.
TV: Kaiser Chiefs and John McCain on Jay Leno 
Kaiser Chiefs perform on The Tonight Show on NBC. John McCain guests.
TV: Low vs. Diamond on Jimmy Kimmel 
Low vs. Diamond performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: The Cure on Jay Leno 
The Cure perform on The Tonight Show on NBC.
TV: The Police on SURS 
The Police guest on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse.
In-Store: Brett Dennen live at TWIST & SHOUT in Denver , CO 
In-Store: Brett Dennen live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Brett Dennen live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Butch Walker live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Butch Walker live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Ingrid Michaelson live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Ingrid Michaelson live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Tom Morello live at ELECTRIC FETUS in Minneapolis, MI 
In-Store: Tom Morello live at ELECTRIC FETUS in Minneapolis, MI 
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Nov
12th
Wednesday
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TV: Beck and Steve Carell on Jay Leno 
Beck performs on The Tonight Show on NBC. Steve Carell guests.
TV: Joshua Radin on Conan O'Brien 
Joshua Radin performs on Late Night on NBC.
In-Store: Kenneth Ishak live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Spinto Band live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Spinto Band live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
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Nov
13th
Thursday
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TV: Ben Folds on Jimmy Kimmel 
Ben Folds performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: Sarah McLachlan on Jay Leno 
Sarah McLachlan performs on The Tonight Show on NBC.
Film: Lioness on PBS 
New Independent Lens film at 9pm ET. "They went to Iraq as cooks, clerks, and mechanics and returned a year later as part of America's first generation of female combat veterans. Despite military policy that states that women are not supposed to partake in direct ground combat, the women featured here most certainly did and LIONESS tells their story."
In-Store: Kentucky Knife Fight live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO 
In-Store: Lach live at Boo Boo Records in Grover Beach, CA 
In-Store: Whispertown 2000 live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Whispertown 2000 live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
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Nov
14th
Friday
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In-Store: Army Navy live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Army Navy live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Husbands Love Your Wives, The Shivers live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Husbands Love Your Wives, The Shivers live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Supervillians live at PARK AVENUE CDs in Orlando, FL 
In-Store: Supervillians live at PARK AVENUE CDs in Orlando, FL 
In-Store: Tenement Ruth live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO 
In-Store: The Book of Law live at Disc Exchange in Knoxville, TN 
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Nov
15th
Saturday
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Music: Aimee Mann followed by Iron & Wine debut at ACL on PBS 
"Singer/songwriter Aimee Mann debuts on the ACL stage with tunes from her latest album @#%&*! Smilers. Folk rockers Iron & Wine, showcasing their acclaimed The Sheperd’s Dog CD, follow."
In-Store: Baby Shakes live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Baby Shakes live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Carlene Carter live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Carlene Carter live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Chesapeake Blue live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Dead Americans live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Eagles of Death Metal live at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA 
In-Store: Eagles of Death Metal live at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA 
In-Store: Japanese Motors live at M-Theory in San Diego, CA 
In-Store: Japanese Motors live at M-Theory in San Diego, CA 
In-Store: Links live at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo, CA 
In-Store: Mary Flower live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Mary Flower live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
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Nov
16th
Sunday
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Music: International Caribbean Music Festival 
The 2008 International Caribbean Music Festival at Miami's Virginia Key Beach Park. Featuring Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Sean Kingston and more.
In-Store: Gaslight Anthem live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO 
In-Store: Gaslight Anthem live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO 
In-Store: Henry Owings live at Sonic Boom in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Mark Farina: Mushroom Jazz DJ set live at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, CA 
In-Store: Mark Farina: Mushroom Jazz DJ set live at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, CA 
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Nov
17th
Monday
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TV: Kanye West on Jimmy Kimmel 
Kanye West performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: Purple Reign (Prince tribute band) on David Letterman 
Tribute band week on the Late Show on CBS.
In-Store: Tom Morello live at Newbury Comics in Boston , MA 
In-Store: Tom Morello live at Newbury Comics in Boston , MA 
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Nov
18th
Tuesday
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TV: Adele on Jay Leno 
Adele performs on The Tonight Show on NBC.
TV: TV on DVD
• Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series (starring David Tennant, Catherine Tate) (BBC/Warner)
• McHale's Navy: Season Four (starring Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway) (Shout! Factory)
• The Odd Couple: The Complete Series, Seasons 1-5 (starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman) (Paramount)
• Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 3 (starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy) (Remastered Edition) (Paramount)
TV: The Cold Hard Cash (Johnny Cash tribute band) on David Letterman 
Tribute band week on the Late Show on CBS.
Film: March Point on PBS 
New Independent Lens film at 10pm ET. "MARCH POINT follows the journey of three teens from the Swinomish Tribe who have been asked to make a film about the threat their people face from two local oil refineries. Ambivalent at the onset, the boys grapple with their assignment through humor, sarcasm and candid self-knowledge. But as the filmmaking evolves they begin to experience the need to tell their stories, and the power of this process to change their lives."
Film: Movies on DVD
• 300 (starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey) (Limited Collectors' Edition) (Warner Home Video)
• Columbia Best Pictures Collection (14-disc box set of Columbia Pcitures' 11 Best Picture Oscar winners, including It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It With You, All the King's Men, From Here to Eternity, On the Waterfront, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, A Man for All Seasons, Oliver! Kramer vs. Kramer and Ghandi)
• Heathers (starring Wynona Ryder and Christian Slater) (Limited Edition Box Set) (Starz/Anchor Bay)
• Monty Python's Holy Trinity (Six-disc set with The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life) (Sony Pictures)
• Wall-E (starring Ben Burtt and Elissa Knight) (Disney/Pixar) (#6 on Paste's 2008 best-movies list) (also available in Blu-Ray)
Music: New Releases
• Beyoncé - I am...Sasha Fierce (Columbia)
• Dido - First Trip Home (produced by Jon Brion, Rollo Armstrong, Dido) (Arista)
• Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal Fashion (featuring Matt Sorum, Michael Anthony) (Loud & Proud/Roadrunner)
• Joe Jackson - King Pleasure Time (remix EP) (download only) (Rykodisc)
Reissues
• Belle & Sebastian - The BBC Sessions (1996-2001) (double-disc) (Matador)
• The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) (download only) (Columbia/Legacy)
• Canned Heat - The boogie House Tapes, Vol. 3: Recorded Electrically (Ruf)
• De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead (1991) (vinyl only) (4 Men With Beards)
• The Doors - Live at the Matrix 1967 (double-disc) (Rhino)
• A Flock of Seagulls - Listen (1983); The Story of a Young Heart (1984); Dream Come True (1986) (all download only) (Jive)
• Pere Ubu - Dub Housing (1999) (download only) (Cooking Vinyl)
• Phish - Phish at the Roxy (1993) (8-disc set) (Jemp)
• Queen - The Singles Collection, Vol. 1 (limited-edition 13-disc set) (EMI) (U.K.-only)
• Weather Report - Domino Theory (1984) (download only) (Columbia)
• White Zombie - Let Sleeping Corpses Lie(4 CD/1 DVD set, featuring all WZ tracks from 1985-1996) (Geffen/UMe)
• Wu Tang Clan - Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan (Loud/Legacy)
• Various Artists - Boots, Buckles & Spurs50 Songs Celebrate 50 Years of Cowboy Tradition (3-disc set, featuring artists from Gene Autry to Brooks & Dunn) (Sony BMG Nashville/Legacy)
Music DVDs
• The Black Keys - Live at the Crystal Ballroom (Nonesuch)
• Foo Fighters - Live at Wembly Stadium (RCA)
• The Who - The Who at Kilburn, 1977 (Image)
• Various Artists - Down the Tracks: the Music that Influenced Led Zeppelin (Eagle Vision)
Games: Tomb Raider: Underworld 
Lara Croft is back and bad as hell in Underworld, the latest installment from the Tomb Raider franchise.
In-Store: Dennis Mitchell Band live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Spindrift live at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, CA 
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Nov
19th
Wednesday
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TV: Mr. Brownstone (Guns N' Roses tribute band) on David Letterman 
Tribute band week on the Late Show on CBS.
In-Store: Brian Wilson live at Newbury Comics in Boston, MA 
In-Store: Brian Wilson live at Newbury Comics in Boston, MA 
In-Store: Dave Alvin live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Dave Alvin live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Marnie Stern live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: We Are Scientists live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
In-Store: We Are Scientists live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
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Nov
20th
Thursday
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TV: Super Diamond (Neil Diamond tribute band) on David Letterman 
Tribute band week on the Late Show on CBS.
TV: Tenacious D on Jay Leno 
Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) performs on The Tonight Show on NBC.
In-Store: Future Clouds & Radar live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Future Clouds & Radar live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Oh Darling live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Tommy & the Whale live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
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Nov
21st
Friday
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TV: The Allstarz (James Brown tribute band) on David Letterman 
Tribute band week on the Late Show on CBS.
Film: Movie Openings
• Bolt - Directors: Byron Howard, Chris Williams; Writers: Dan Fogelman, Chris Williams; Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, James Lipton) (Walt Disney Pictures) (Animated)
• Lake City - D: Hunter Hill, Perry Moore; W: Hill, Moore; S: Sissy Spacek, Dave Matthews, Rebecca Romijn, Drea de Matteo
• Twilight - D: Catherine Hardwicke; W: Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephanie Meyer (novel), S: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene) (MTV/Maverick Films)
• Twilight
In-Store: Black Whales, Magic Mirrors live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Caught in Motion live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: Hawthorne Heights live at Shake It Records in Cincinnati, OH 
In-Store: Mandala Presents: Windsurf live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA 
In-Store: The Impossible Shapes live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: The Impossible Shapes live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX 
In-Store: Windsurf live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA 
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Nov
22nd
Saturday
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Music: Gnarls Barkley followed by Thievery Corporation play ACL on PBS 
"Gnarls Barkley brings its eccentric hip-hop and R&B sounds to ACL in support of its latest The Odd Couple. Thievery Corporation follows with psychedelic worldbeat electronica from its new album Radio Retaliation."
In-Store: Asshole Santa live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Eagles of Death Metal live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Eagles of Death Metal live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Fancy Bandits live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Fences live at Sonic Boom in Seattle, WA 
In-Store: Half Shark Half Jesus live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Micah Wolf live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR 
In-Store: The Del McCoury Band live at Record and Tape Traders in Towson, MD 
In-Store: The Del McCoury Band live at Record and Tape Traders in Towson, MD 
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Nov
23rd
Sunday
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TV: 24: Redemption Premiere on Fox 
This two-hour TV movie will bridge the gap between seasons 6 and 7 of popular terrorist-fighting series 24. It's 2017, and Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) gets caught in a military coup while a new American president is being inaugurated. 8/7c
Music: FINALLY, GUNS N' ROSES RELEASE CHINESE DEMOCRACY 
After more than a decade of waiting, music junkies will finally be able to purchase (or ignore) the finished copy of Axl Rose's absurdly-labored-over album (the one that broke up the original Guns N' Roses). After all this time, it had better be good. (Available exclusively at Best Buy)
In-Store: Ben Sollee live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Ben Sollee live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Drew Andrews live at M-Theory in San Diego, CA 
In-Store: Rodriguez live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA 
In-Store: Rodriguez live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco, CA 
In-Store: Spill Canvas live at PARK AVENUE CDs in Orlando, FL 
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Nov
24th
Monday
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TV: Kanye West on David Letterman 
Kanye West performs on the Late Show on CBS.
TV: Low vs. Diamond on Craig Ferguson 
Low vs. Diamond perform on The Late Late Show on CBS.
TV: The Killers on Jimmy Kimmel 
The Killers perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: Tom Morello The Nightwatchman on Conan O'Brien 
Tom Morello performs on Late Night on NBC.
Music: Kanye West releases 808s & Heartbreak 
Kanye West releases 808s & Heartbreak, his fourth album.
Music: Susan Tedeschi on All Things Considered 
Soul/blues belter and guitarist Susan Tedeschi will appear on NPR's All Things Considered today in support of her new album Back to the River. The segment will air today at 5:50 p.m. in most markets. (But check the above link for times on your local NPR affiliate).
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Nov
25th
Tuesday
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TV: Kanye West on Conan O'Brien 
Kanye West performs on Late Night on NBC.
TV: The Killers on Jay Leno 
The Killers perform on The Tonight Show on NBC.
TV: The Shield Series Finale on FX 
This cop drama (all that corruption!) culminates its 7th and final season with all sorts of crime-related whizz-bangs. 10/9c
Film: The Atom Smashers on PBS 
New Independent Lens film at 10:30pm ET. "THE ATOM SMASHERS goes to Illinois’ Fermilab to follow a group of physicists as they search for the elusive Higgs boson --- a particle so important to the understanding of how the universe is held together that it has been dubbed the “god particle.” Using an aging machine and facing government cuts and a culture turned off to science, the Fermilab team races against the opening of a far more powerful European accelerator. Will they find the Higgs in time?"
Music: Ben Sollee live at The Hotel Café 
Singer/songwriter/cellist Ben Sollee performs at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles. Sollee was featured in Paste's Best of What's Next issue this year, and also performs with Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Casey Dreissen in The Sparrow Quartet.
Music: Final Night of Drive-By Truckers and The Hold Steady's Rock and Roll Means Well tour 
The last night of one of the most powerhouse rock tours in ages. Drive-By Truckers open this one, and The Hold Steady brings closes it out (the two bands have been rotating headlining slots for the whole tour) at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.
Music: New Releases
• David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (Todo Mundo)
• Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy (Yes, really.) (Geffen) (Sunday, 11/23)
• International Noise Conspiracy - The Cross of My Calling (produced by Rick Rubin) (Vagrant/American)
• Tom Jones -24 Hours (first album in 15 years, featuring Bono, The Edge) (S-Curve)
• Kid Sister - Dream Hate (Fool's Gold/Downtown)
• The Killers - Day & Age (Island)
• Ludacris - Theater of the Mind (produced by Dre & Vidal, 9th Wonder, featuring T-Pain, The Game, T.I., Chris Brown) (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
• Supersuckers - Get it Together (double-disc) (Mid-Fi)
• Scott Weiland - Happy in Galoshes (Produced by Steve Albini) (12th Street)
• Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (Def Jam) (Out Monday, 11/24)
• Various artists - Songs From 'A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All' (featuring Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart) (proceeds will benefit charity Feeding America).
Reissues
• Death Cab For Cutie - Something About Airplanes (1998) (double-disc edition) (Barsuk)
• Feist - The Reminder (Limited, Deluxe Edition double-disc) (Cherrytree/Interscope)
• Redd Foxx - Gettin' Down n' Dirty (Cleopatra)
• Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power (1973) (vinyl only) (Sundazed)
• Tommy James & the Shondells - 40 Years (1966 - 2006) (Collectors' Choice)
• Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla (1974); Hero, Hero (1979) (both double-disc) (Koch)
• Dave Mason - Dave Mason/Split Coconut (1974/1975) (BGO) (U.K.-only)
• R.E.M. - Murmur: Deluxe Edition (1983) (A&M/UMe)
• Santana - Santana (1969); Abraxas (1970) (both vinyl only) (Sundazed)
• Ike & Tina Turner - The Soul of Ike & Tina (1960); Turner/Dynamite (1963) (both download only) (Capitol/EMI)
• War - War: Collector's Edition (Box set of the band's first 8 studio albums) (Avenue/Rhino)
• Various Artists - Juno soundtrack (double-disc deluxe edition) (Rhino)
• Various Artists - Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents the Coolest Songs in the World! Vol. 7 (Wicked Cool)
Music DVDs
• Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney, 1966-1970 (MVD Visual)
• Elton John - Tantrums and Tiaras (1995 documentary) (Echo Bridge)
• KISS - KISS Collection (MVD Visual)
• Public Enemy - Revolverlution Tour 2003 (Charly/MVD Visual)
• Paul Simon - Live From Philadelphia (1980) (Eagle)
• The Yardbirds - The Story of the Yardbirds(documentary, with Jimmy Page, live 1964) (Zeit Media/MVD Visual)
Music Books
• Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd (Da Capo)
Culture: George Carlin's It's Bad For Ya 
The late George Carlin's 14th and final HBO stand-up special comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray (from MPI Home Video).
In-Store: Demon Hunter "45 Days" DVD Viewing Party live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Demon Hunter "45 Days" DVD Viewing Party live at CD World in Eugene, OR 
In-Store: Demon Hunter Movie Screening live at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA 
In-Store: Demon Hunter Movie Screening live at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA 
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Nov
26th
Wednesday
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TV: Adele on Craig Ferguson 
Adele performs on The Late Late Show on CBS.
Film: Milk 
Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and James Franco star in Gus Van Sant's new film about Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay elected official.
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Nov
27th
Thursday
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TV: John Mayer on David Letterman 
John Mayer performs on the Late Show on CBS. Dave's mom guests.
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Nov
28th
Friday
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TV: Ben Folds on Jimmy Kimmel 
Ben Folds performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: Kaiser Chiefs and John McCain on Jay Leno 
The Kaiser Chiefs perform on The Tonight Show on NBC.
Film: Movie Openings
• Slumdog Millionaire - D: Danny Boyle, W: Simon Beaufoy, S: Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan (Based on the bestselling novel Q&A, by Vikas Swarup) (Fox Searchlight)
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Nov
29th
Saturday
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In-Store: Gringo Star live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: Gringo Star live at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA 
In-Store: JJ Grey & Mofro live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
In-Store: JJ Grey & Mofro live at Grimey's in Nashville, TN 
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Nov
30th
Sunday
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Music: Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis play Mexico City 
After recording his first solo album south of the border, Oberst returns to Mexico with his Mystic Valley Band for a gig at Pasaguero. Jenny Lewis opens.
In-Store: Blitzen Trapper live at M-Theory in San Diego, CA 
In-Store: Blitzen Trapper live at M-Theory in San Diego, CA 
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