The Current Music Blog: April 24, 2007 Archive

The Stream 04/24/07

Posted at 8:50 AM on April 24, 2007 by Barb Abney

NME giving away free White Stripes material.

The scoop on Patti Smith's Twelve, in stores today.

Animal Collective and Electric Soft Parade announce dates.

Dresden Dolls vocalist Amanda Palmer to go solo.

This Day In Music History:
1942 - Barbra Streisand was born.
1957 - David Jay (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) was born.
1958 - Boris Williams (The Cure) was born.
1964 - Paul Ryder (Happy Mondays) was born.
1968 - Keith Moon (The Who) drove his car into a swimming pool.
1990 - Roger Water's road crew discovered an unexploded World War II bomb on the set for 'The Wall' concert in Germany.
1992 - David Bowie married Iman.
1992 - Wilson Pickett was arrested and charged with open container violations after running into an 86 year old man and yelling death threats while driving his car over the mayor's lawn in Englewood, New Jersey.

Live On Air Blogging 04/24/07

Posted at 9:11 AM on April 24, 2007 by Barb Abney (2 Comments)

Noon-ish: Tunes On The Telly Tonight
Tom Morello (Nightwatchman) on Tavis Smiley
Corinne Bailey Rae on Letterman
The Stooges on Jimmy Kimmel
Amy Winehouse on Leno
The Format on Carson Daly

11:30 a.m. Bob Mould
I've been a somewhat regular reader of his blog for a while. But somehow I never noticed that he writes for his local paper. He dropped by for an in-studio in July, 2005. He'll be back in the Twin Cities in June for the 3rd Annual Uptown Pride Block Party.

11:20 a.m. Bright Eyes
Will be in town tomorrow night.

11:10 a.m. The Arcade Fire
Have you seen their Neon Bible micro-site? I could spend an hour just clicking around on it. This is where you need to go if you're looking for their upcoming dates and news.

10:40 a.m. Patrick Wolf
His latest, The Magic Position was recently released. There have been a few claims that he will be leaving the industry by the end of the year. You might some clues here. His latest blog entry might allude to that, but I can't find anything "official" on his site.

10:30 a.m. Lou Reed
Will be a guest narrator for the Guy Maddin film Brand Upon The Brain.

10:20 a.m. Local Music - Ruby Isle
Learn all about them.

10:15 My Brightest Diamond
Was recently interviewed by label-mate and close buddy, Sufjan Stevens.
She did an in-studio with us last November.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Charlotte Gainsbourg
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg with the tune "The Songs That We Sing" from her album 5:55, which is officially in stores today. You can see this video and learn more here.

9:50 a.m. Thomas Dybdahl
Have you heard his in-studio performance?

9:45 a.m. Local Music - Brianna Lane
Wants YOU to name her new album!

9:40 a.m. Ryan Adams
His new record, Easy Tiger, will be in stores June 26th. There are also a few announced live dates for this spring.

9:30 a.m. Damien Rice
Will be playing Northrop Auditorium on May 15th. He'll also be playing some summer festival dates and such.

9:20 a.m. Feist
Her new album, The Reminder, will be released on May 1st. She'll play along with Grizzly Bear at Pantages Theatre on June 20th. Listen to her in-studio from July, 2005.

9:10 a.m. I'm From Barcelona
Recently won the Newcomer Of The Year Award.

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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday, April 24th

Posted at 1:48 PM on April 24, 2007 by Steve Seel (36 Comments)

"Biking is one of my favorite passtimes," says Klair Hans of Mpls, "and now that the weather is nice, I see bikers all over the place. If you're wondering how 'My Mathematical Mind' fits in, there's lyrics in that song that say, 'I'm gonna stop riding the brakes,' and as it happens, I ride a bike with no brakes (a fixed-gear bike)."

1) Queen, "Bicycle Race"
2) Spoon, "My Mathematical Mind"
3) Mylo, "Sunworshipper"

Klair continues, "This is a great mix of songs to get people excited about enjoying the nice weather, and I hope it brings more bikers into the sunlight and riding!"

Now, my question: is a "fixed-gear bike" the same as one with what we used to call a "coaster brake"? Or is it true that there exists a bike that genuinely has no braking system? Somebody enlighten me.

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In Stores 4/24

Posted at 10:09 PM on April 24, 2007 by Mark Wheat

Here's the new releases that we played tonight;

Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare Domino
Bill Callahan Woke on a Whaleheart Drag City
Detroit Cobras Tried and True Bloodshot
Dntel Dumb Luck Sub Po
Tim Finn Imaginary Kingdom Manhattan
Future Clouds & Radar Future Clouds & Radar Star Apple Kingdom
Bebel Gilberto Momento Six Degrees
Golden Smog Blood on the Slacks Lost Highway
Mando Diao Ode to Ochrasy Mute U.S.
Mouthful of Bees End Afternoon
Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band EP Drag City
The Nightwatchman One Man Revolution Sony
The Veils Nux Vomica Rough Trade