The Current Music Blog: May 23, 2007 Archive

The Stream 05/23/07

Posted at 9:10 AM on May 23, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Johnny Marr's son is Kid 0477.

Joey Ramone, Kurt Cobain and Joe Strummer in new Doc Martens ad.

New Pornographers new album info.

Win a Monster surround sound system, compliments of Bjork.

Need a reason to visit NYC? How about a few dozen? Summerstage shows have been announced.

Today In Music History:
1928 - Rosemary Clooney was born.
1934 - Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesiser was born.
1944 - Raymond Fulwood (Parliament, Funkadelic) was born.
1947 - Bill Hunt (Electric Light Orchestra) was born.
1967 - Philip James Selway (Radiohead) was born.
1974 - Jewel was born.
1975 - KT Tunstall was born.
1979 - Tom Petty was forced to file for bankruptcy.
1991 - Michael Lavine took the shots for Nirvana’s Nevermind album in Los Angeles.
2000 - Noel Gallagher walked out on an Oasis tour of Europe after repeated arguments with his brother, Liam.

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Live On Air Blogging 05/23/07

Posted at 9:12 AM on May 23, 2007 by Barb Abney (2 Comments)

Noon-ish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Albert Hammond Jr. on Craig Ferguson

11:50 a.m. YACHT
Jona's other band, The Blow, have cancelled their appearance with Electelane tonight.
I'm guessing it has something to do with conflicting tour schedules.

11:40 a.m. The Last Town Chorus
Will be announcing more dates soon. More info on their official site.

11:20 a.m. Dinosaur Jr.
They'll be playing two nights in town next week.
They're also taking part in the Free Yer Radio concert series.

11:10 a.m. The National Boxer is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your copy when you support The Current online.
Preview more tracks from the album here.
They'll be playing in town at The 400 Bar next month. They dropped by for an in-studio appearance back of September, 2005.

10:40 a.m. The Maccabees
Everything you need to know about the band is on their official site. They are the artists of the day on SPIN.

10:30 a.m. Local Music - Pert Near Sandstone
The Minneapolis band have TONS of upcoming appearances scheduled for the next few weeks.

10 :20 a.m. Feist
She'll play along with Grizzly Bear at Pantages Theatre on June 20th.
Listen to her in-studio from July, 2005.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Voxtrot
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Voxtrot with the tune "Blood Red Blood" from their self titiled album, which was released yesterday. Next month they'll be in town for a show at The Triple Rock Social Club with Au Revoir Simone and Sound Team. Full dates and more info on their official site. The Tripwire's review of Voxtrot.

9:50 a.m. The Clientele
They'll be playing The 400 Bar next week.
Other upcoming dates and news.

9:35 a.m. All Smiles
Learn more and keep updated with their tour dates.

9:20 a.m. Local Music - Hello Blue
They have a couple of dates on the horizon. See their calender, listen to their tunes and weigh in on the Get Up Kids-Promise Ring discussion on their blog.

9:10 a.m. Kings Of Leon
Their make-up date has been announced.

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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday

Posted at 1:18 PM on May 23, 2007 by Steve Seel (16 Comments)

Matt Perkins of Mpls checks in to say, "In a random conversation with a friend, we contemplated this question: if you had to be one kind of peanut butter, chunky or creamy, what would you be? I decided to convey my answer through My Three Songs. These songs convey a sponteneity that I relate to in life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. Oh, by the way, I would choose to be chunky peanut butter."

1) Halloween Alaska, "A New Stain"
2) 13 & God, "Perfect Speed"
3) Anathallo, "Dokkoise House (With Face Covered)"

Might we call this "Radio Dada"?

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