The Current Music Blog: June 28, 2007 Archive

The Stream 06/28/07

Posted at 9:00 AM on June 28, 2007 by Barb Abney

Morrissey cut Tuesday night's show short and canceled dates due to throat infection.

Diplo talks with Pitchfork about his new Heaps Decent program and more.

Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode front man) to release new album this fall.

News on the John Squire art exhibit.

Today In Music History:
1943 - Bobby Harrison (Procol Harum) was born.
1958 - Oran "Juice" Jones was born.
1959 - Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets) was born.
1975 - David Bowie released Fame.
1978 - UNICEF chose Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill.
1986 - Wham! split up after a final concert.
1999 - Authorities search the home of hardcore rapper DMX and his wife as part of an investigation into the shooting of Ray Copeland.

Live On Air Blogging 06/28/07

Posted at 9:13 AM on June 28, 2007 by Barb Abney (5 Comments)

Noon-ish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight
Midnight Movies on Carson Daly

11:45 a.m. Interpol
The new disk Our Love To Admire will be in stores next month. More news/info.
You can watch their Heinrich Maneuver video here.

11:30a.m. Ryan Adams
Easy Tiger is the Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
Last week he dropped by for an in-studio interview.
More dates and other entertaining bits here.

11:15 a.m. Feist
She recently performed 1234 on Conan.
If you missed her recent Jimmy Kimmel appearance where she played on a bus, you can now view it and get more updates on her official site.
Listen to her in-studio from July, 2005.

10:50 a.m. Kings Of Leon
They're hosting a new t-shirt design contest.

10:35 a.m. Metric
Grow up And Blow Away was recorded back in 1999. Another tune from the album was featured on our Song Of The Day Podcast earlier this week. That tune "on The Sly" is still available here. 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. More info on the official Metric site.

10:25 a.m. Local Music - Coach Said Not To
Are playing on the patio at the Minnesota Museum of American Art tonight along with The Small Cities. More info on the official Coach Said Not To site.

10:15 a.m. Heartless Bastards
Have you heard their in studio performance with Steve Seel? Good stuff!
Catch them this summer at Lollapalooza or at the Austin City Limits Festival. Those dates and more here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Maps
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Maps with the tune "It Will Find You" from We Can Create which is available now. Pitchfork gave them a decent review.
Upcoming UK dates and info here.

9:50 a.m. the Verve
Will reunite, record and tour!

9:40 a.m. Local Music - White Light Riot
Atomism is in stores now.
Check their official site for upcoming dates and news.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance Monday afternoon.
If you're in a local band you should send The Local Show your music!!

9:30 a.m. Keren Ann
Her self-titled album will be released this weekend in Germany. If you're in Europe check here to see if she's touring near you.

9:20 a.m. Dr. Dog
They're about to hit the road with Delta Spirit and The Teeth. They'll play The Craig Ferguson Show on July 11th. Full dates here.
They played an in-studio back in November.

9:10 a.m. Mavis Staples
She's out on the festival circuit this summer.

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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 3:11 PM on June 28, 2007 by Steve Seel

Today's set is a first: no explanation offered by the submitter. But hey, that's clearly not stoppin' us from playin' it ... because it rawks. It's from Andrew Suarez of San Diego, CA.

1) Birdmonster "Alabama"
2) Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, "The World Stops Turning"
3) What Made Milwaukee Famous, "Mercy, Me"