The Current Music Blog: May 8, 2007 Archive

The Stream 05/08/07

Posted at 8:54 AM on May 8, 2007 by Barb Abney (3 Comments)

Prince to play 21-night stand in London.

Hottest new rumor: Amy Winehouse, Bond Girl?

CoCoRosie arrest.

UNKLE to release new album in July.

Today In Music History:
1911 - Robert Johnson was born.
1940 - Paul Gadd (AKA Gary Glitter) was born.
1940 - Ricky Nelson was born.
1947 - Rick Derringer was born.
1951 - Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) was born.
1967 - Gerry And The Pacemakers announced they were splitting up.
1976 - Martha Wainwright was born.
2006 - The Rolling Stones called off their European tour after guitarist Keith Richards underwent emergency brain surgery.

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Live On Air Blogging 05/08/07

Posted at 9:13 AM on May 8, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noon-ish: Tunes On The Telly Tonight
Bloc Party on Carson Daly
Feist on Leno

11:50 a.m. Cornelius
His new album, Sensuous, is in stores now. Check his tour dates and learn more about him on his official site.

11:40 a.m. Modest Mouse
You've still got 2 weeks to get in on their video contest.

11:30 a.m. Twilight Singers Related..
Afghan Whigs retrospective, Unbreakable in stores next month.

11:20 a.m. Local Music - Quarterstance
Their video premier is coming soon.

11:10 a.m. Keren Ann
Was one of the featured artists on Musicheads last week.
She'll be in town at The Cedar Cultural Center next month.
Learn more about her here.

10:50 a.m. Jarvis Cocker
Don't be fooled... there's only ONE Meltdown Festival that will be curated by Jarvis!

10:40 a.m. Bjork
Volta is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your copy when you support The Current online.
Delve deeper into Volta here.

10:20 a.m. Thee More Shallows
Will be playing 7th Street Entry next week.
More info here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - The Sea And Cake
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Sea And Cake with the tune "Crossing Line" from their first album in four years, Everybody which is in stores today. They have upcoming dates with Robbers On High Street, The Zincs and Loney Dear. Their official site has more in-depth info on the new album and a complete list of upcoming dates.

9:50 a.m. Au Revoir Simone
They'll be in town with Peter, Bjorn & John and Fujiya and Miyagi tomorrow.
They'll drop by for an in-studio appearance tomorrow afternoon.
They'll return in June with Voxtrot. More info on their official site and/or their Myspace page.
Here's a neat-o Au Revoir Simone contest too.

9:35 a.m. Wilco
Check here for the scoop on their Prarie Hoime Companion and Letterman appearances as well as complete tour dates.
Did you read this interview yesterday?

9:15 a.m. Neko Case
The New Pornographers will be helping New York celebrate Independence Day.

9:00 a.m. Regina Spektor
Will be doing an in-studio performance in Chicago next week.

"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 12:36 PM on May 8, 2007 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Kit Kelly of Mpls submits "fugue rock" today. Kit elaborates: "The songs follow a narrative structure; 1. Live man goes down into the world of the dead; 2. "The repeat of history;" 3. The moment of metamorphosis, burst through into the divine or permanent world." Never let it be said that we don't activate your Joseph Campbell nerve enough here on The Current.

1) Interpol, "Stella Was A Diver and She Was Always Down"
2) Stereolab, "Crest"
3) Lene Lovich, "Sleeping Beauty"

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License to Rock!

Posted at 3:51 PM on May 8, 2007 by Jacquie Fuller (3 Comments)

With all the rumors about Amy Winehouse as the next Bond girl (see Barb Abney's daily Stream), I've been thinking about the whole pop culture institution that is Bond.

I've long been a big Bond fan, and one of my favorite aspects of each Bond movie are the theme song and opening credits. Those openers are so stylized and artful--to me, they're the cinematic version of the Blue Note record cover. So Question #1 is: Which Bond movie contains your favorite opening sequence?

And how 'bout that theme song? The most recent interpreter of the Bond theme in Casino Royale was Chris Cornell (Audioslave, Soundgarden.) I have to say--he really didn't do it for me. My guess is they chose Cornell to reflect the new, grittier Bond--but it just sounded like over-produced grit. I found the song to be pretty generic and generally forgettable.

So, Question #2: Imagine you could suggest a band or artist to reimagine the Bond theme for the follow-up to Casino Royale. My pick? I so want to hear Phoenix do it. Or Feist! Or Feist with Phoenix!

Who would you pick?

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Land of 10,000 Screamers!

Posted at 7:02 PM on May 8, 2007 by Danny Sigelman

Perhaps it's because of the lame and disappointing Amy Winehouse show at the Varsity I saw last week or the spectacular display of classic metal at the Dio/Sabbath, Heaven and Hell reunion tour I saw a few days later at the Target Center but I have been experiencing a need for heaviness in my music as Spring turns into Summer in these parts.

There's a few great local acts that have new material filling the bins or swirling around in cyberspace worth checking out. That is if your ears can take it!

The Babes in Toyland-like band, Baby Guts, who besides their great name pack a earplug-worthy wollop that has been getting the crowds sweaty and moving. They celebrate the release of their new record on Guilt Ridden Pop Thursday night at the Triple Rock.

The much scarier Ganglion have a few new songs that will shake the fillings in your teeth and make you want to learn Klingon just to decifer their lyrics.

First Communion Afterparty aren't as scary as they are just simply loud in the wall-of-sound shoegazer style fans of bands like Brian Jonestown Massacre or My Bloody Valentine would really dig!

I could probably reccomend some more but I can hardly think enough to type with all the ringing in my ears at the moment...what?! what?! huh?

Loads o' New Tunes!

Posted at 8:43 PM on May 8, 2007 by Mark Wheat (26 Comments)

Here's all the new releases
that we featured tonight...

Björk "Volta" ...she just performed in NYC on NPR
The Bad Plus "Prog" ... boldly stating the fact that prog is back with a Rush cover!
The Clientele "God Save The Clientele" ...they'll be in town at the end of May
The Sea And Cake "Everybody" ... Pitchfork weighs in on them
Travis "The Boy With No Name"
The View "Hats Off The Buskers" ...more bad boys from Blighty!
Shannon Wright "Let In The Light"
Brakes "The Beatific Visions" ... members of Electric Soft Parade and Britsh Sea Power.
Great Lake Swimmers "Ongiara"
DJ Jazzy Jeff "Return of the Magnificent" ... old school in the true meaning of the phrase!
Electrelane "No Shouts, No Calls" ...supporting A.Fire in Chicago then coming here.
Fields "Everything Last Winter"
Maxïmo Park "Our Earthly Pleasures"
Elliott Smith "New Moon" ...recorded between '94 and '97
Ben Weaver "Paper Sky" ...will be celebrating at the Entry this Friday

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