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In The News: Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos, Bob Dylan, Bettye LaVette, Titus Andronicus And More

Twenty-five years after the release of Peter Gabriel’s So, the iconic album has been digitally remastered and expanded for a special anniversary edition. It will be issued in multiple physical and digital configurations on October 23 via Real World/EMI, with a supporting North American tour this fall … Gold Dust is a collection of Tori Amos songs spanning her entire catalogue and handpicked by the artist herself. Each song has been reworked in an orchestral setting with the Metropole Orchestra. The album will be released by Deutsche Grammophon/Mercury Classics on October 2 … The story of Bob Dylan’s 1966 foray into the world of electric music and his subsequent relationship with the Band is told in Down In The Flood, due out on DVD on September 25 via MVD … Bettye LaVette is celebrating the 50th year of her music career with a new album, Thankful N’ Thoughtful. Set for a September 25 release via Anti-, the record boasts covers of songs by Dylan, the Black Keys, Tom Waits, Neil Young and more. Also due in September is LaVette’s autobiography, A Woman Like Me, co-written with David Ritz. Finally, an extensive North American tour and book signing is slated for the fall … On October 23, Titus Andronicus will issue its third album, Local Business, via XL … Anti- is releasing a recording of Eddie Izzard’s sold-out 2010 performance at Madison Square Garden, titled Edie Izzard: Live At Madison Square Garden. It  will be available on DVD on September 18 … A five-DVD/one-CD boxed set of performances by Mel Brooks, The Incredible Mel Brooks: An Irresistible Collection Of Unhinged Comedy, is out via Shout! Factory on November 13 … Footage from the Doors’ historic 1968 performance at the Hollywood Bowl will be available in multiple configurations from Eagle Rock entertainment on October 23. Live At The Bowl ’68 features film that has been restored from the original camera negatives, as well as remixed and remastered audio using the original multi-track tapes … Ken Stringfellow—whose resume includes work with the Posies, Big Star and R.E.M.—has a new record due out on October 2, Danzig In The Moonlight, via Spark & Shine … Sorry To Bother You, the new album from the Coup, is set for an October 30 release via Anti- … Phish’s Trey Anastasio will release his new solo LP, Traveler, on Rubber Jungle/ATO on October 16, with a supporting U.S. tour planned for the fall.

—Emily Costantino