The Current Music Blog: March 20, 2007 Archive

The Stream 03/20/07

Posted at 8:58 AM on March 20, 2007 by Barb Abney (3 Comments)

It was recently announced that The Polyphonic Spree have signed on to TVT Records. They will release their 3rd full length, The Fragile Army in June. The album was partially recorded in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.

Carling Weekend line up announced. Reading Fest. Leeds Fest.

Antony Hagerty (Antony & The John sons) says "NO" to bootlegging live shows.

Best of CD and documentary will mark the 10th anniversary of Jeff Buckley's tragic passing.

Today In Music History:
1951 - Jimmie Vaughan was born.
1961 - Slim Jim Phantom was born.
1969 - John married Yoko.
1977 - T. Rex played their final concert.
1982 - Joan Jett and Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes to #1.

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Live On Air Blogging

Posted at 8:58 AM on March 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noon-ish
Birdmonster did an in-studio appearance back in September. They're returning to The Twin Cities Friday night and will be joining me for another in-studio session Friday morning.

11:40am
Norweigan artist, Thomas Dybdal recently released his Science album domestically. He'll be dropping by 7th Street Entry on the 31st. More info.

11:20am
Feist's new album The Reminder is in stores on May 1. You can download new first single "My Moon, My Man" now.

Want to be in a Feist video in Toronto? If you're.. 18-35, physically fit, able to attend 2-3 rehearsals (March 20, 21, 22nd) and one shoot day 12-14 hours on March 23rd. Send photo and contact info to feistmusicvideo@gmail.com

11:00am
Flaming Lips Dates.

10:40am
Sonic Youth will perform the Daydream Nation album live..
at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona on June 2
at the Tollwood Festival in Munich June 21
at Columbia Halle in Berlin June 27
at Pitchfork Music Festival July 13
at Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, California July 19
at Greek Theater in L.A., California July 20

10:30am
The Golden Republic played an in-studio session in July 2005.

10:20am
Jamie T still has one tour date before his string of US shows comes to a close.

10:15am
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Pony's "Double Vision" from their 3rd full length Turn The Lights Out, released today. They've got upcoming dates with The Black Lips and Deerhunter. More info on their official site.

10:00am
Six Parts Seven in-studio performance recorded earlier this month.

9:50am
The Ashtray Hearts have a show this weekend.

9:35am
We just played a track from The Now Sound Redesigned, The Free Design's tunes remixed by other musicians. Read up on the collection and The Free Design on their official site.

9:15am
Smoosh will be touring through their Spring Break with The Postmarks. They've also posted a few other tour dates on their Myspace page.

9am
Andrew Bird’s new release, Armchair Apocrypha is The Current's CD Of The Week. Here's his entertaining appearance on children’s television as “Dr. Stringz”.

Texting in Texas

Posted at 9:26 AM on March 20, 2007 by Christina Schmitt (6 Comments)

One last note about SXSW before I dive back into my real life: SXSW may be a festival for rockers to show their stuff, but it's also the place where you see the kids flex their techie skills. You feel old fast when you're slow at texting, trying to figure out which shows you should meet up at, where the party has moved to, which famous person just walked by, etc. Meanwhile, a fashion plate teeters past you, texting with her one hand while chatting to her friend, all while walking down the length of 6th Street in fancy heels. Let’s just say if SXSW were the old west, and I were having a cell phone texting duel, I would probably be dead.

P.S. Does an apostrophe exist in the text messaging world? My Samsung cell seems to have left out the option.

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'My 3 Songs" for Tuesday, 3-20-07

Posted at 1:33 PM on March 20, 2007 by Steve Seel (2 Comments)

"These songs require you to move," says Brandon Smith of Kasson, MN, for today's set. "Each one is the perfect example of how to build a song up as it goes, to add small pieces of music to create your own personal inner-ear-canal mosh-pit."

1) Underworld: "Born Slippy Nuxx"
2) Lamb: "Gorecki"
3) Beta Band: "Dry the Rain"

So can anyone explain to me what exactly it means to be "born slippy nuxx?"

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Detroit Rock City

Posted at 5:41 PM on March 20, 2007 by Mary Lucia

I'm stoked to have SSM come by our studios tomorrow to play and chat. "Sick" is one of those songs I've been freaking out on.
Someone who knows me well once pointed out that the songs I like the most seem to be a variation on the Sesame Street theme song.. same beat etc.

New Release Mayhem

Posted at 9:27 PM on March 20, 2007 by Mark Wheat (4 Comments)

Congrats everyone!!
We made Arcade Fire go to #2 on Billboard!!
Some big releases today that could make it
to that illusive #1 for the indie world this week;

LCD Soundsystem, The Ponys, EL P, Ted Leo, Miguel Migs, The Stooges, Modest Mouse,
Andrew Bird and Low. We played them all tonight and we will feature the last two on next weeks Musicheads. This week it's Chooglin, Ozomatli and Ron Sexsmith, here as a podcast or Tuesdays at 11pm.

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