By Brian Mansfield, Steve Jones, Korina Lopez, Edna Gundersen and Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY
USA TODAY's music staff offers a weekend tip sheet of sound recommendations spanning the media landscape:
By Charles Sykes, AP
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina will make their Grand Ole Opry debut Friday night.
By Charles Sykes, AP
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina will make their Grand Ole Opry debut Friday night.
FESTIVALS
The best of Bonnaroo, online
If you wish you were among the 80,000-strong throng that made the trek to Manchester, Tenn., for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, you can still catch plenty of the action. Starting Friday, Vevo will stream sets from nearly 30 acts playing this year's sold-out festival, including headliners Arcade Fire and Widespread Panic, as well as Alison Krauss & Union Station, My Morning Jacket, Florence + The Machine and Mumford & Sons. Also, the hosts of Fuse Networks' Top 20 Countdown will post backstage interviews with many of the musicians playing the festival. ?Brian Mansfield
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DVDs
Historic AC/DC concert in Paris
The last filmed concert of AC/DC's flamboyant frontman Bon Scott comes to DVD and Blu-ray for the first time on AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (2011, Warner Bros., not rated, $22; Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, $45). It commemorates the 30th anniversary of the film's theatrical release. Scott was found dead in London on Feb. 19, 1980, and the coroner ruled his death acute alcohol poisoning. The Australian rock band's legendary 1979 Paris concert includes 13 song performances, among them Whole Lotta Rosie, High Voltage, Highway to Hell and Let There Be Rock. The film contains interviews with band members, including the last ones with Scott. A special collector's edition ($40) comes in a steel case with keepsake items, features on Scott and guitarist Angus Young, and interviews with journalists and fellow rockers about the band. ? Steve Jones
RADIO
Idols at the Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry's star-studded Friday night lineup features Randy Travis and Billy Ray Cyrus, but for many listeners, the draw will be the Opry debut of American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina. Four Hall-of-Famers ? Mel Tillis, Roy Clark, Jimmy Dickens and Charley Pride? will showcase their tunes. Bradley Gaskin, whose single Mr. Bartender is currently on the country top 40, also performs. Won't be in Nashville this weekend? Tune in to 650 AM WSM to listen to the broadcast. ? Korina Lopez
CDs
A quartet of Paul Simon reissues
Here comes Rhymin' Simon, again. Columbia/Legacy's Paul Simon catalog project kicked off this week with four reissues, each with remastered sound, bonus tracks and expanded packaging. They include 1972's Paul Simon (with demos of Duncan and Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard, plus the unreleased Paranoia Blues), 1973's There Goes Rhymin' Simon (with acoustic demos of Love Me Like a Rock and Take Me to the Mardi Gras), 1974's Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin' (previously unavailable cuts of Kodachrome and Something So Right) and 1975's Still Crazy After All These Years (demos of Slip Slidin' Away and Gone At Last). Phase one of the reissue rollout arrives on the heels of Simon's highly praised So Beautiful or So What album. ? Edna Gundersen
APPs
I Love NY Theater
If watching the Tony Awards this Sunday leaves you yearning to catch a Broadway show, you now have a new ticket-buying option. The Broadway League recently launched the ILoveNYTheater app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Users can purchase tickets to all current and upcoming shows in real time. The present performance schedule is included, in addition to theater locations, run times, hotel and dining options, social-media connections and news from the Broadway Fan Club. The app is free, and the mobile site features Google Map integration and a format designed for smartphones and mobile devices. Consumers can visit the site at ilovenytheater.com. ? Elysa Gardner
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