The Current Music Blog: May 28, 2007 Archive

The Stream 05/28/07

Posted at 8:35 AM on May 28, 2007 by Barb Abney

The dangers of emo?

The Ian Curtis biopic, Control a hit at Cannes.

Grab some free music from Nina Gordon (former member of Veruca Salt).

Pitchfork announces final festival line-up.

Today In Music History:
1910 - T- Bone Walker was born.
1944 - Gladys Knight was born.
1945 - John Fogerty was born.
1949 - Wendy O Williams was born.
1962 - Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals) was born.
1968 - Kylie Minogue was born.
1970 - Jimi Goodwin (Sub Sub, Doves) was born.
1977 - Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together for the first time.
1983 - The US Festival '83 began in California with The Clash, U2, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Van Halen, Stray Cats, Men At Work, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne and others.
1988 - Steven Tyler married Teresa Barrick.
1996 - Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) was rushed to the Cedars Sinai Hospital after a drug overdose.

Live On Air Blogging On Memorial Day

Posted at 9:05 AM on May 28, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

2:00 p.m. Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Lily Allen on Conan
Noisettes on Craig Ferguson

1:45 p.m. Semisonic Related
Dan Wilson is currently producing AbsentStar's new album. Read more about this AND the latest on his latest on his blog-thing.

1:40 p.m. Willy Mason
Dig his Granny's site.

1:20 p.m. Mystery Jets
Zootime is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your copy when you support The Current online.

1:05 p.m. Jason Isbell
The formeer Drive-By Truckers member will be releasing the album, Sirens Of The Ditch on July 10th. He'll be playing The 400 Bar later this summer. More info on the artist and full tour dates.

12:50 p.m. Dungen
The Tripwire had an interesting review of their latest, Tio Bitar.

12:45 p.m. Heartless Bastards
They're coming back to town ... Friday night you can catch 'em at The 400 Bar.
Watch their new video and get more info on their official site.
They were here last autumn and did an in-studio with Steve Seel.

12:30 p.m. Boom Bip
The new ep, Sacchriledge is available now. There are a few California dates on the horizon.
You may also want to check out Neon Neon, his project with Gruff Rhys.

12:15 p.m. Local Music - His Mischief
The disk, Summer's Eve was recently released. Upcoming dates and more info here.

"My 3 Songs" for Monday
Emily of Minneapolis wrote that these tunes are..
"Three of my favorite artists with unique in-studio performances...what could be better?"
1) Eliza Gilkyson - "Think About You" - full performance
2) Hem - "He Came To Meet Me" - full performance
3) Rocky Votalato - "White Daisy Passng" - full performance

Make your request for "My 3 Songs" here.

11:50 a.m. Spoon
The new album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga will be in stores on July 10th.
The band will include bonus Get Nice EP with first pressings of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.

11:40 a.m. Shout Out Out Out Out
They're more than just a fun-to-say name!

11:20 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
You MUST see their MTV coverage!
They'll be playing First Avenue on June 29th.
Keep up with them on their official site.
Listen to their in-studio appearances here.. July, 2005 or March, 2007.

11:10 a.m. Wolf & Cub
Learn more about this Aussie band here.

10:55 a.m. Lifesavas
Have upcoming dates with Strange Fruit Project and others.

10:50 a.m. The Rosebuds
Are coming to town with Land Of Talk next month.

10:40 a.m. Husky Rescue
Hear more of their latest, Ghost Is Not Real here.

10:15 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Battles
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Battles with the tune "Atlas" from their recently released album, Mirrored.
They'll be playing at The Triple Rock in July.
You can listen to more of their album here.

9:50 a.m. LCD Soundsystem
They're releasing a new single today.

9:30 a.m. The Heavenly States
These guys will be returning to our studios tomorrow. They were here in September, 2005.
Band news and other live dates here.

9:20 a.m. Andrew Bird & Yo La Tengo
Both have played in our studios.
Andrew Bird - March, 2005 SxSW showcase March, 2007
Yo La Tengo - October, 2006

9:05 a.m. The Polyphonic Spree
Their new album, The Fragile Army will be in stores on June 19th.
They'll be playing at the Fine Line on Tuesday, July, 10th.
More tour dates and band news on their official site.

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