The Current Music Blog: December 7, 2006 Archive

No Annoying Instant Popups at The Buffering Stream 12/7

Posted at 7:00 AM on December 7, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis (2 Comments)

Not THAT Frances Gumm!

Posted at 2:00 PM on December 7, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis

More news of recording rarities: A set of disks bearing the earliest known recordings of Judy Garland have been discovered. The Grand Rapids, Minnesota native recorded a handful of songs when she was twelve years old, including such old chestnuts as "The Good Ship Lollypop," and "Object of My Affections."

These, of course, should not be confused with the earliest known recordings of Frances Gumm, the awesome St. Paul punk-rock group headed by longtime Speedboat operator Paul Dickinson.

Photo: Courtesy Frances Gumm

Like Digging For Potatoes, No. 7: POS!

Posted at 3:00 PM on December 7, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis

We feel especially gratified to direct your attention to the new POS video, "Bleeding Hearts Club (MPLS chapter)," just posted this week. Why? Because it was directed by Bo Hakala. You won't necessarily recognize that name, but you'll recognize the high-quality video work: Bo has shot much of The Current's in-studio footage, hooray! Congratulations to Bo and to POS. MTVU is presently screening this, but you can also find it at your favorite video-hosting monopoly.