THE LIST: DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores week of June 2

DVDS
  “Revolutionary Road” (R):  “Titanic” sweethearts Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, both in top form, reunite as a ’50s suburban couple wondering whatever happened to the extraordinary life they planned. “American Beauty’s” Sam Mendes (who’s also Winslet’s husband) directs this wrenching adaptation of Richard Yates’ novel.
  Another book adaptation, on a much lighter note, explores how “He’s Just Not That Into You” (PG-13), as a bunch of Baltimore 20- and 30-somethings (led by Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson and Justin Long) try to figure out love, sex and everything in between.
  And reigning 007 Daniel Craig returns to his dramatic roots in “Defiance” (R), portraying the eldest of three Jewish brothers (a standout Liev Schreiber and “Billy Elliot’s” Jamie Bell play his siblings) who battle Nazis from a Belorussian forest camp during World War II. Edward Zwick (“Glory,” “Blood Diamond”) directs.
  Also arriving on DVD today: “Spring Breakdown” (R), “Catch Your Mind” (PG), “The Fox and the Child” (G), “Baby on Board” (not rated), “Thrilla in Manila” (not rated), “Playing Shakespeare” (not rated), “Fillmore: The Last Days” (not rated), “Wallender” (not rated) and “Raising the Bar: The Complete First Season” (PG-13), plus the Blu-Ray debuts of “The Graduate” (R), “Glory” (R), “To Live and Die in L.A.” (R) and “Air Force One” (R).

CDS
  Chickenfoot, “Chickenfoot”: They’re a new band of old, familiar faces.
  Chickenfoot is the latest rock supergroup to emerge of late, this one featuring ex-Van Halen bandmates Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony along with guitar whiz Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. 
  The band’s hard swinging, self-titled debut finds all four in strong form, with Hagar howlin’ himself hoarse on some tunes, Satriani peppering the proceedings with his beyond dexterous soloing and Smith and Anthony locking horns in one mean mother of a rhythm section.
  It all congeals into a forceful blues raunch equally funky and fierce.
  “We’re runnin’ out of time, runnin’ out of gas,” Hagar sings at one point, sounding as if the very opposite were true.  
  Also in stores: Elvis Costello, “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane”; Marshall Crenshaw, “Jaggedland”; Eels, “Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire”; Emery, “... In Shallow Seas We Sail”; Franz Ferdinand, “Blood”; IWrestledABearOnce, “It’s All Happening”; Dave Matthews Band, “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King”; The Meatmen, “Cover the Earth”; Iggy Pop, “Préliminaires”; Rancid, “Let the Dominoes Fall”; The Sounds, “Crossing the Rubicon”; Taking Back Sunday, “New Again”; and 311, “Uplifter.”

BOOKS
  “Skin Trade (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series No. 17)” by Laurell K. Hamilton: Federal marshal Anita Blake heads to Las Vegas after receiving a gory souvenir from a vampire serial killer. Sin City is under attack, with 10 officers already slain. Anita, joined by other federal marshals, must aid local authorities, who aren’t altogether happy to have her. While some Vegas officials want Anita to hit the bricks, the powerful weretigers take more interest. Look for a review of this urban fantasy to come to The Book Nook soon.
  For something more kid friendly, “Beyond the Grave” by Jude Watson, the fourth book in the “39 Clues" series, is expected out this week. This time around, a Clue found in Japan leads Amy and Dan on a race through the tombs of Egypt.
  Also expected out this week: “The Lovers” by John Connolly; “Medusa” by Clive Cussler; “Matters of the Heart” by Danielle Steel; “My Father’s Tears and Other Stories” by John Updike; “The Story Sisters” by Alice Hoffman; “The Strain: Book One of the Strain Trilogy” by Guillermo del Toro; “Fugitive” by Phillip Margolin; “How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life” by John C. Maxwell; “Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treat” by Martha Stewart Living Magazine; “Undead and Unwelcome” by MaryJanice Davidson; “April & Oliver” by Tess Callahan; and “The New Valley” by Josh Weil.