HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- 19 of Crowded House's top hits and fan favorites have been gathered for a new CD and digital collection to be released October 26 by Capitol/EMI.

DISTORTION. The Magnetic Fields turn up the guitar effects without turning down the braininess. Grade: B-plus Well, you can't say you weren't warned. The Magnetic Fields' new album "Distortion" (Nonesuch) is totally filled with, well, distortion.