James "JBJR" Bishop Releases Beat Tape Just Beats, Joy, and Rhythm: Cookin' Soul

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James "JBJR" Bishop released the beat tape Just Beats, Joy, and Rhythm: Cookin' Soul in late March.
Producer James "JBJR" Bishop released his first official beat tape in late March, a collection of soulful instrumental tracks that showcases the St. Louis native's talents and influences.

Bishop's free 10-song release Just Beats, Joy, & Rhythm: Cookin' Soul was made available in late March on his Bandcamp page. The album's title is a play on Bishop's moniker, as well as a reference to the types of beats used.

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Kanye West and Jay-Z, The Horrors, Pepper Rabbit: This Week's New Releases

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​Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings many notable releases, including the much-anticipated collaboration between Kanye West and Jay-Z, British shoegaze punks the Horrors and Pepper Rabbit.

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Boston Spaceships, Fountains of Wayne, Keb Mo: This Week's New Releases

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Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings many notable releases, including albums from New Jersey's finest power-pop outfit, Fountains of Wayne, indie hybrid Boston Spaceships and blues guitar fixture Keb Mo.

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Release the Sunbird, Joss Stone, Little Dragon: This Week's New Releases

​​Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings a slew of notable albums, including new music from Rogue Wave front man Zach Rogue's Release the Sunbird project, British singer/celebrity Joss Stone and Swedish electric outfit Little Dragon.

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Portugal. The Man, They Might Be Giants, Crystal Antlers: This Week's New Releases

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Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week's listen-worthy releases include Iditarod-psychedelic rock outfit Portugal. The Man, college radio fixtures They Might Be Giants and lo-fi up-and-comer Crystal Antlers.

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The Cool Kids, Kalup and Franco, Yes: This Week's New Releases

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Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings a slew of notable albums, including new stuff from Midwest rappers the Cool Kids, fathers of progressive rock Yes and James Franco's music project (naturally).

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SebastiAn, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Old 97's: This Week's New Releases

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​Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings an abundance of notable albums, including new stuff from alt-country outfit Old 97's, French electro artist SebastiAn and West coast psychedelics Jackie-O Motherfucker.

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Handsome Furs, Beyonce, Thievery Corporation: This Week's New Releases

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Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings an abundance of noteworthy releases, including new albums from pop diva Beyonce, Canadian couple-duo Handsome Furs and D.C.'s DJ group Thievery Corporation for starters.

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This Week's New Releases: Bon Iver, Jill Scott, Weird Al Yankovic

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Each Tuesday, record store clerks unpack boxes of albums and re-stock shelves with this week's newest music releases. There's a whole bunch of good stuff, so we've gathered a few notable albums as a starting. This batch includes parody craftsman Weird Al Yankovic, Grammy-winning singer Jill Scott and Wisconsin indie folkster Bon Iver.

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This Week's Releases: The Dear Hunter, Sebadoh, Junior Boys, Marissa Nadler

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Every Tuesday, record store shelves are re-stocked with the new album releases of the week. There's more releases than we can share with you, but here are a few highlights to get you started. This week brings a reissue from alt-legends Sebadoh, Canadian synth fiends Junior, soon-to-be visiting the Dear Hunter and self-releasing singer Marissa Nadler.

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