The Current Music Blog: June 25, 2007 Archive

The Stream 06/25/07

Posted at 8:48 AM on June 25, 2007 by Barb Abney

Shirley Bassey was aboard a helicopter that was forced to make an emergency landing.

The Scoop on this year's. Voodoo Music Festival and The Siren Music Festival.

Editors US tour and pre-sale details.

The Cure announce US dates.

Today In Music History:
1935 - Eddie Floyd was born.
1952 - Tim Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House, The Finn Brothers) was born..
1963 - Georgios Panayiotou (George Michael) was born.
1969 - The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" with Elton John on piano.
1988 - Hillel Slovak (The Red Hot Chili Peppers) died from a heroin overdose.
1994 - Five people were shot and injured at The Glastonbury Festival.
2004 - DMX was arrested on charges that he tried to steal a car from Kennedy Airport.

Live On Air Blogging 06/25/07

Posted at 9:15 AM on June 25, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noon-ish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight
Apples In Stereo on Conan
Jet on Carson Daly
Ben Kweller on Craig Ferguson

11:30 a.m. Dramarama
John Easdale is touring and releasing new material as Dramarama.

11:15 a.m. They Might Be Giants
Have upcoming dates in support of their latest, The Else.
More TMBG news here.

10:45 a.m. The Aliens
Here's a decent review of Astronomy For Dogs.

10:30 a.m. Citizen Cope
Has dropped by for a couple of in-studios:
August, 2005.
November, 2006.

10:20 a.m. Wilco
Tickets for their Bayfront Festival Park appearance are available now.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Spoon
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Spoon with the tune "The Underdog" from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga which will be in stores on July 10th. They'll be playing the recently announced Street Scene Fest in California in September. They'll be playing a 2-night stand at First Avenue in October. More dates and info here and here.

9:50 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
Have a handful of shows this week, including a show at First Avenue Friday night.
Check out all of their upcoming shows here.
Go here and see their feature on MTV News.

9:30 a.m. Architecture In Helsinki
Hear more of their new release, Places Like This, here.

9:20 a.m. Local Music - Seymore Saves The World
They're currently out on the road in support of their self-titled album. They'll be playing First Avenue along with Har Mar Superstar and others next month. For the full list of tour dates and more information go here or here.

9:10 a.m. John Doe
He was featured on Weekend Edition this weekend.
He'll be playing 7th Street Entry on July 18th.
Read the reviews for his new album, A Year In The Wilderness here.

"My 3 Songs" for Monday

Posted at 12:19 PM on June 25, 2007 by Steve Seel (27 Comments)

Dan Zenner of Faribault MN is filled with quite a bit of enthusiasm for his picks today. "These three songs are what I believe to be the best songs on the radio these days," he says.

1) Tapes n' Tapes, "Just Drums" -- "So good, it makes you want to airdrum even in public."
2) Peter Bjorn and John, "Young Folks" -- "It doesn't take long to get this one stuck in your head!"
3) Beck, "Elevator Music" -- "Beck is a musical genius ... 'Elevator Music' is one of my favorte songs by him becaue it has all these little sounds thrown in that sound so cool ... plus, it's just a really good song!"

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