The Current Music Blog: June 19, 2007 Archive

The Stream 06/19/07

Posted at 8:49 AM on June 19, 2007 by Barb Abney

Amy Winehouse is coming back to town.

Handwritten Syd Barrett poem on the auction block.

Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem will play Red Rocks in September.

Your chance to be part of the new Travis video.

Today In Music History:
1939 - Al Wilson was born.
1948 - Nick Drake was born.
1951 - Ann Wilson (Heart) was born.
1957 - Maxi Jazz (Faithless) was born.
1963 - Paula Abdul was born.
1967 - Paul McCartney admitted to Life Magazine that he had taken LSD.
1974 - The Delinquents, featuring Mick Jones (later of The Clash) made their live debut.
1977 - Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols was beaten up by six men withknives and iron bars.
1980 - Donna Summer became the first act to Geffen Records.

Live On Air Blogging 06/19/07

Posted at 9:07 AM on June 19, 2007 by Barb Abney (2 Comments)

Noon-ish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight
Patti Griffin on Letterman

11:55 a.m. Bob Mould
He'll be back in the Twin Cities this weekend for the 3rd Annual Uptown Pride Block Party. He dropped by for an in-studio in July, 2005.

11:45 a.m. LCD Soundsystem
Will be playing at Red Rocks with Arcade Fire.

11:30 a.m. In-Studio - Ryan Adams
His 9th full length album Easy Tiger will be in stores next Tuesday. If you pre-order it through iTunes you'll receive a bonus live track and a live video performance of "Two" plus access to concert tickets before the general public. Ryan's set to release a box-set later this year made up of live tracks, the unreleased albums 48 Hours and The Suicide Handbook, the much bootlegged Bedhead series of live recordings and cuts not included on Easy Tiger. Check out his MANY alter-ego projects here.
Get more info on the album pre-sale and check out his favorite metal tunes here.

11:00 a.m. Local Music - Mason Jennings
Has announced this summer concert dates. His blog posts are entertaining. He was in the studio with us just about a year ago.

10:50 a.m. Arctic Monkeys
Recently announced that The Coral will be supporting them for the next leg of their tour, as well as new Brazillian dates. Check their official site for more details. They did an in-studio with Mary last month.

10:40 a.m. The Mother Hips
The California outfit recently released Kiss The Crystal Flake, their first album in six years. Learn more about them here.

10:30 a.m. Ben Kweller
Learn more about his 3-night stand here.
Listen to his in-studio performance here.

10:20 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
They've posted more live dates here.
Listen to their in-studio appearances here.. July, 2005 or March, 2007.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Art Brut
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Art Brut with the tune "Direct Hit" from their latest It's A Bit Complicated. It just hit stores today! At this time the band have scheduled only ONE date in the US. That date and more info here.

9:45 a.m. Au Revoir Simone
They just wrapped up their dates with Voxtrot and will be heading to Japan in just a few days. They'll be back for their third Twin Cities appearance this year, playing The Entry in August.
Keep up with all of their upcoming tour dates here. If you missed their in-studio appearance, go here and listen to it.

9:35 a.m. Michael Franti
Will be playing the Minnesota Zoo next month with Gold Standard.

9:20 a.m. Wilco
Get signed up here for the "inside scoop" on the Wilco Pre-Sale

9:10 a.m. Metric
The album Grow up And Blow Away will be released next Tuesday. It was actually recorded back in 1999. At the moment Emily Haines is on a European tour with The Soft Skeleton. They dropped by for an in-studio performance back in January.

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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 2:40 PM on June 19, 2007 by Steve Seel

David MacKenzie of St. Louis Park offers these three as "a little old, a little new ... three albums that go great together with my Saturday morning coffee and a book." (maybe we should all try this one sometime)

1) David Bowie, "Life On Mars"
2) Andrew Bird, "Heretics"
3) Radiohead, "High and Dry"

Ye Olde Record Store releases 6/19

Posted at 8:26 PM on June 19, 2007 by Mark Wheat

Art Brut "It's a Bit Complicated"
Was our Song of the Day today.

Chemical Brothers "We Are the Night"
They will be at Glastonbury
this weekend but they pushed the release date back to July 3 here.

Ellen Allien "Fabric 34"
Will be our Guest DJ Set this coming Friday at 10pm

Kenna "Make Sure They See My Face"
Kinky "Rarities"
Maps "We Can Create"

Matt Pond PA "If You Want Blood"
In Studio with us last year

Polyphonic Spree "The Fragile Army"
Coming to The Fine Line July 10th...is the stage big enough?!

The Aliens "Astronomy for Dogs"
Gordon Anderson and two other members of the defunct Beta Band.
It's an epic 75 minute prog concept album with high pop flourishes!

Two Gallants "The Scenery of Farewell [EP]"
Early in studio for this Saddle Creek duo.

White Stripes "Icky Thump"
The album art shows them in the costumes of a Pearly King and Queen
characters that lead parades in the 'Cockney' part of London.

Xavier Rudd "White Moth
Plays First Ave tomorrow night and will be playing live
with Steve Seel around Noon.!