The Current Music Blog: May 31, 2007 Archive

The Stream 05/31/07

Posted at 9:00 AM on May 31, 2007 by Barb Abney

Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes developed new video-tar.

Mac on Home Shopping Network.

Who is the sexiest vegetarian?

Kings Of Leon, Diplo and Mark Ronson to play in-store performances in New York's Apple stores.

New Robert Pollard material coming in October.

This Day In Music History:
1941 - Johnny Paycheck was born.
1944 - Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) was born.
1962 - Corey Hart (I Wear My Sunglasses at Night) was born.
1963 - Wendy Smith (Prefab Sprout) was born.
1964 - MC Darryl 'D' McDaniels (Run-DMC) was born.
1965 - Steve White (The Style Council) was born.
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance".
1977 - The BBC announced a ban on the Sex Pistols single "God Save The Queen".
1989 - Tin Machine featuring David Bowie made their live debut in New York.
2000 - Tito Puente dies from complications following 12 hours of surgery.

Live On Air Blogging 5/31/07

Posted at 9:03 AM on May 31, 2007 by Barb Abney

11:50 a.m. Arctic Monkeys
To release 7" white vinyl single in the UK.

11:30 a.m. The Dismemberment Plan
A review, setlist and some comments about one of their Callum Robbins benefit show appearances.

11:15 a.m. Bon Savants
If you're in the Boston area I highly recommend seeing these guys along with Aberdeen City next week. Get your tickets on the Bon Savants official site..
They stopped by last year for an in-studio appearance.

10:50 a.m. Detroit Cobras
Will be coming to town in August.

10:40 a.m. Damon Albarn
Have you seen the train-as-advertising campaign for the new Gorillaz movie?

10:30 a.m. Arcade Fire
A shining review of their Sasquatch performance.
They covered a Clinic tune during a live performance earlier this week.

10:20 a.m. The National
They'll be playing in town at The 400 Bar next week.
They dropped by for an in-studio appearance in September, 2005.

10:15 a.m. Smoosh
Coming to town next week!

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - White Rabbits
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring White Rabbits with the tune "The Plot" from their recently released album, Fort Nightly. They recently played The 400 Bar with Richard Swift. They're about to kick off their European tour. Learn more here or here.

9:35 a.m. The Rosebuds
Are coming to town with Land Of Talk this weekend.
Win tickets to one of their shows.

9:20 a.m. Wilco
They're playing the Primavera Fest this weekend. They'll be back int he states in a couple of weeks to kick off their tour along with Low. News and dates on their official site.

9:10 a.m. They've all been here!
Brandi Carlisle dropped by for an in-studio earlier this month.
Amos Lee was here last August.
And Tahiti 80 were here in November.

"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 12:15 PM on May 31, 2007 by Steve Seel (2 Comments)

Again, we don't pick these for their "flattery quotient," but we've simply got another happy customer today. Kris Tiles from Butternut, WI writes, "Three years ago, I moved to northern Wisconsin, a good-music radio free zone (LOL; sorry to hear that, Kris -- ss). Then I discovered The Current, and my days have been saved. It is the first thing I log onto when I get to work in the morning. Thanks for saving my life, and for introducing me to fantastic new music!" Kris's set:

1) Mike Doughty, "Unsingable Name"
2) Tom Waits, "Road to Peace"
3) Lady Sovereign, "Those Were the Days"

So, have you ever requested a set? Do so here.

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