The Current Music Blog: April 3, 2007 Archive

The Stream 04/03/07

Posted at 8:56 AM on April 3, 2007 by Barb Abney

Silversun Pickups are coming to town with Snow Patrol later this week. Win some SSPU goodies here.

If you think you know your metal bands, here's a fun way to waste a few minutes.

Read what your favorite artists think about Joni Mitchell.

New Fridge release.

Today In Music History:
1941 - Jan Berry ( Jan & Dean) was born.
1944 - Tony Orlando was born.
1949 - Richard Thompson was born.
1962 - Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) was born.
1969 - Jim Morrison was arrested by the FBI.
1990 - Sarah Vaughan died.
1996 - Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes died.

Live On Air Blogging 04/03/07

Posted at 8:59 AM on April 3, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

11:50 a.m. The Waterboys
I just read a fascinating article that Mike Scott wrote for The Guardian.

11:30 a.m. A Random Discovery.
My friend Pete just sent me this link to The Hold Steady's "Take Me out To The Ballgame"

11:15 a.m. The Kooks
Have upcoming festival and U.S. dates.

10:40am - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Playing First Avenue on April 25th along with Love of Diagrams.
In June, 2005 they performed an in-studio for The Current.

10:25 a.m. The Magic Numbers
Played an in-studio in November, 2005.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - I'm From Barcelona
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring the Sweedish band I'm From Barcelona with "Collection Of Stamps" from the album Let Me Introduce My Friends. Tour date and more info on their official site and/or their Myspace page.

9:50 a.m. Cloud Cult
Stopped by last week for an in-studio performance. Their new disk The Meaning Of 8 won't be released officially for another week. But you can pre-order it now from their website.

9:35 a.m. Johnny Rotten
The P.I.L. frontman has an online "diary".

9:20 a.m. Antibalas
Antibalas are coming to First Avenue on April 24th. They played our SxSW showcase.

9:05 a.m. Jarvis Cocker
The new disk Jarvis is in stores today. It is The Current's CD of the week. He will be curating the Meltdown Fest this summer. He recently asked readers of his Myspace blog for suggestions on bands he should check out.

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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday, April 3rd

Posted at 1:50 PM on April 3, 2007 by Steve Seel

Jon Lien of Spring Valley said he simply wanted "to rock out while eating my soup and sandwich," and thought these tracks would do the trick for him.

1) Bob Dylan, "Isis"
2) The Smiths, "Big Mouth Strikes Again"
3) The Decemberists, "The Perfect Crime #2"