The Current Music Blog: September 26, 2006 Archive

The 'Gator: Two spoons of brown sugar on the oatmeal of pop culture trivia

Posted at 7:10 AM on September 26, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis

U2 and Green Day reopen the Superdome, offer the world's most expensive download. [NME]

First the Sugarcubes reunite, now the Lemonheads. Can the Cranberries and the Cardigans be far behind? [Filter]

The Dude abides in the bluegrass state: Fifth annual Lebowski Fest is this weekend in Louisville. [LFest]

Keeping track of all the great music presently being licensed to television shows: Someone has to do it. [Stereogum]

Be Your Own Pet have a new, even younger drummer. Someone will have to pick him up for rehearsals, shows. [BrooklynVegan]

Did Bob Dylan plaigarize the cover art for "Desire"? Or did everyone wear fur collars, felt hats, and soup-straining beards in 1974? [Rolling Stone]

Air Traffic Control

Posted at 9:03 AM on September 26, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis (2 Comments)

Can you help us land all the Jets?

"Jet" are an Australian rock band circling for a new release next Tuesday.

"Jets" are a punk rock band from Monaco.

"The Jets" are a family funk band from Minneapolis.

"Jets to Brazil" are not.

"Bennie and the Jets" never actually existed.

Photo courtesy the Jets

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Breaking: Child raised by Wolfamily

Posted at 12:01 PM on September 26, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis

Wolfmother was already busy this week, since their song "Joker & The Thief" is the title track of the new "Jackass" movie. Now they've had to cancel several shows, including an appearance today in Chicago and a show Thursday in Hollywood. But not to worry: the news is good. Bass player Chris Ross is a dad, as of this morning. Which would, we guess, make him a Wolfmotherfather.

Photo courtesy Interscope Records

Separated at Birth... By A Time Machine?

Posted at 2:37 PM on September 26, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis (4 Comments)

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn and Peter "Pink Panther" Sellers?

Craig Finn courtesy the Hold Steady; Peter Sellers courtesy Mel Traxel/MPTV

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