The Current Music Blog: March 2, 2007 Archive

Icky Thump

Posted at 6:58 AM on March 2, 2007 by Mac Wilson (6 Comments)

A few weeks ago, after playing a White Stripes song, I ruminated on the air about how any day, the band could make an announcement that they had banged out an album and would be releasing it within mere months. Hooray! It looks like this spring will bring us the next White Stripes record, bizarrely titled Icky Thump. They always seemed like something from a Tim Burton film, so the title makes perfect sense to me. One of those things we can count on, I suppose: in odd-numbered years, the White Stripes will release an album.

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The Stream - snow delay edition 03/02/07

Posted at 9:07 AM on March 2, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Okay, maybe he's NOT quitting music. Jay Kay, Jamiroquai frontman speaks out..

Matt Dillon directs Dinosaur Jr. Video. Info here.

Today In Music History:
1943 - Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) was born
1950 - Karen Carpenter was born
1977 - Chris Martin (Coldplay) was born
1991 - Serge Gainsbourg died
1999 - Dusty Springfield died

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Live On Air Blogging 3/2/07

Posted at 9:41 AM on March 2, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noon-ish
Barb out. Have a great weekend!
Tunes On The Telly This Weekend:
Silversun Pickups on Carson Daly (Night 4 of 4)
Lily Allen on SNL

11:10am
Steve Earle playing SxSW and NYC dates . Next month he'll also be paying homage to the songs of "The Boss" along with Badly Drawn Boy, Joseph Arthur, Pete Yorn and others. More info here.

10:30am
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring the Minneapolis outfit MC/VL. From their debut album titled Stance, we heard "Cold Check It!". Hear them again this Sunday night on The Local Show with Chris Roberts. Tour dates and more info here..

9:55am
Let's recap the last 48 minutes or so..

We played a Dean & Britta tune. You can hear some conversation on the duo on the most recent edition of Musicheads. They're coming to The Cedar Cultural Center on St. Patty's Day!

We played an in-studio recording from The Heavenly States, rumored to be one of the loudest in-studio acts we've had so far. Decide for yourself.

My 3 Songs for Friday, 3/2/07

Posted at 2:11 PM on March 2, 2007 by Steve Seel (36 Comments)

A very, very cool set today, with a surreal -- maybe even Dada-ist -- explanation ... from Marlin Cappelpop Anderson (?!).

1) The Meters: "Look-Ka Py Py"
2) Brian Eno, "Needles In the Camel's Eye"
3) Television, "Venus"

Why are you requesting these songs? Marlin answered:

"I can't find my shoes."

Thanks for the absurdist-theater (and killer tunes) on a Friday, Marlin. Or whoever you are.

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