The Current Music Blog: June 5, 2007 Archive

The Stream 06/05/07

Posted at 9:00 AM on June 5, 2007 by Barb Abney

We Are Scientists are "Beat Up Old Fellas" and they just might be playing a secret show in your town!

More info on Rilo Kiley's forthcoming album Blacklight.

Ministry to release final album and embark on a farewell tour in September.

Here's the poster for the Dylan inspired film I'm Not There.

Today In Music History:
1947 - Tom Evans (Badfinger) was born.
1956 - Elvis Presley performed "Hound Dog'' on The Milton Berle Show.
1961 - Teri Nunn (Berlin) was born.
1993 - Conway Twitty died of a ruptured stomach vessel.
1964 - The Rolling Stones played their first live date in the US, in San Bernardino, California.
1971 - Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark) was born.
1974 - Sly Stone married Kathy Silva on stage.
1979 - Muddy Waters married Marva Jean Brooks.
1999 - Mel Torme died from compilations of the stroke that he suffered three years earlier.

Live On Air Blogging 06/05/07

Posted at 9:16 AM on June 5, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Noon-ish: Tunes On The Telly Tonight
Gary Jules on Carson Daly
Perry Farrell's Satellite Party on Letterman
Patti Smith on Craig Ferguson

11:30 a.m. LCD Soundsystem
Playing a free show tomorrow night in Philly. If you're willing to jump through some MySpace hoops you can go!

11:15 a.m. Jesus & Mary Chain
To record together again!

11:10 a.m. Brakes
They are a "supergroup", featuring members of British Sea Power, Electric Soft Parade and Tenderfoot.
They recently released their album, The Beatific Visions.
They're playing at The 400 Bar this weekend.
Learn more about them here.

10:50 a.m. The Noisettes
The UK band is currently touring here in the states. Full dates and more info about the band.

10:35 a.m. !!!
Festival mania has set in for this band!! See their full list of dates here.

10:20 a.m. Arctic Monkeys
Have announced that The Coral will be supporting them for the next leg of their tour.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Architecture In Helsinki
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Architecture In Helsinki with the tune "Heart It Races," the title track of their new album. Learn more about them here.

9:40 a.m. The Fratellis
While they had to cancel most of their American tour dates due to exhaustion, they are still playing a handful of dates in support of The Police and Lollapalooza.

9:30 a.m. Arcade Fire
Is Win Butler a basketball thief?
This guys says "yes".
This guy says "no".

9:20 a.m. The National
They'll be playing at The 400 Bar on Friday.
They dropped by for an in-studio appearance in September, 2005.

9:10 a.m. A Fine Frenzy
Keep up with EVERYTHING they're doing, here.
They dropped by for an in-studio last month.

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Emo is the New Emo

Posted at 2:18 PM on June 5, 2007 by Jacquie Fuller (5 Comments)

This post is going to make me relatively unpopular, but it's all in good fun. So, we all despise those rock music classifications, but for a moment, let's pretend they're not so bad. We're definitely in agreement about the term "emo," particularly--its inherent awfulness. Did we hate it because it was limiting? Did we hate it because, like "grrrl," it seemed to get co-opted by something completely antithetical to what it began as? The first time I heard the word "emo," it was associated with bands like Rites of Spring, who seemed a far cry from say, The Promise Ring. Before that, I thought it was just a club in Austin, TX.

Anyway--speaking of Austin, TX--last night I heard the latest single from Okkervil River. That band had me at their first tortured cry, but this latest song is somethin' else. And it gets me thinking ... is this the New Emo? (Remember, I said, "just for fun," ... please don't hit me, Mommy.) And if it is, I'm down with it. It doesn't seem to have the angry emotion of the early D.C. punk emo stuff, nor the whiney, heartbroken sound of bands that later gave emo a bad name. It's raw--and it runs the gamut from pain to joy. It veers, sometimes, on sentimentality, but it never feels trite. I'm thinking not only of Okkervil River, but Arcade Fire. It's rip-yer-guts-out honest. So, let's pretend this is the New Emo. What other bands should it include? And who should it not include? Does, say, Conor Oberst pull off that sincerity that Win Butler and Will Sheff have? Or is he just a holdover from the Old Emo?

Will you still be my friend if I say things like "old emo" and "new emo?"

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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 3:06 PM on June 5, 2007 by Steve Seel

Erik Stromstad of Mpls submitted a set today that will speak to anyone who enjoys bucking the always powerful forces of trendiness and fashion to simply trust ones ears in discovering new music. "Theme: three bands that I had never heard of before SXSW that I saw by accident, and they blew my mind. I love finding unknown bands and liking their music because it is great -- not because they are the buzz-band-of-the-moment and I am 'supposed' to like them."

1) The Presets, "Down Down Down"
2) Dappled Cities Fly, "Fire Fire Fire"
3) Under Byen, "Palads"

I forgot to mention on the air that today is actually the day that the Dappled Cities Fly disc is being released. That last band, by the way is Danish, and their name is apparently pronounced "Oh-nar BYOON."

CD's Released 6/5/7

Posted at 9:26 PM on June 5, 2007 by Mark Wheat

The Afghan Whigs "Unbreakable: A Retrospective"
-Rick McCollum lives here and has a new band called Moon Maan
A Band of Bees "Octopus"
Bonde do Role "With Lasers"
-cancelling West Coast shows to play festivals?!
The Cinematic Orchestra "Ma Fleur"
- don't bother checking myspace.
Dappled Cities "Granddance"
- from Sydney Australia and they used to have 'Fly' at the end of their name
The Long Blondes "Someone to Drive You Home"
-played a secret show in Brooklyn tonight!
Matt Pond PA "If You Want Blood"
-oops! Their myspace doesn't agree with us, but it does list
"the day after minneapolis" as one of their influences?!
Trembling Blue Stars "Last Holy Writer"
Von Südenfed "Tromatic Reflexxions"
- a collusion between Mark E Smith and Mouse On Mars!
Matthew Dear "Asa Breed"
- Pitchfork liked it a lot!