Digital Roundup: 9/3/14

New this week in the Rhino Room at iTunes:

Mick Jones, Mick Jones: When it comes to solo efforts from the members of Foreigner, most people know that Lou Gramm found a bit of success under his own name, thanks to singles like “Midnight Blue” and “Just Between You and Me,” but during the window between Gramm’s last album with the band (1987’s Inside Information) and their first album without him (1991’s Unusual Heat, which featured Johnny Edwards fronting the band), Mick Jones released his self-titled debut. It remains his only solo album to date – possibly because it wasn’t a tremendous commercial success, but not definitely, as it may simply have been because he’s maintained his day job as a member of Foreigner all along – and if you’re a fan of Jones’s band’s glossier and more pop-oriented material, then you’ll likely still enjoy it. In addition to the album’s first single, “Just Wanna Hold,” a co-write with Ian Hunter and possibly Mick Jagger (it’s long been suggested that the other co-writer, listed as M. Phillips, is actually Jagger), there’s a lot of other talent involved in the album, too, including vocal assistance from Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Ian Lloyd of Stories (you know, the guys who did “Brother Louie”), and Joe Lynn Turner, who was probably just beginning his brief stint as lead singer of Deep Purple right around then. Oh, and just in case that “pop-oriented” comment scared you, be sure you don’t miss “Wrong Side of the Law,” a guitar-heavy, blues-tinged rocker which really should’ve been huge on album-rock radio.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Angry Inch EP: Otherwise known as the remix EP, since it features four different mixes of “Angry Inch,” but there is no truth to the rumor that the best way to dance to this song is to just constantly keep moving six inches forward and five inches back. As far the mixes go, they’re likely well known to you regular denizens of the dance floor, but for those not familiar with this EP, you get the Johnny Vicious Club Mix, P.Q.M. Little Bugle Beats, Johnny Vicious Dub, and P.Q.M. Deep Head Dub. Well, what are you waiting for? Get on your feet already!