The Current Music Blog: July 2, 2007 Archive

The Stream 07/02/07

Posted at 9:00 AM on July 2, 2007 by Barb Abney (121 Comments)

Tapes n Tapes are getting some Pitchfork attention for their MySpace blog posts.

PJ Harvey to release White Chalk in September.

Warped Tour kicked off late last week. The tour is coming to the Metrodome on the 29th.

R.E.M. previewed new material in Dublin (with a little help from their friends Bono and The Edge).

Today In Music History:
1940 - Paul Williams (The Temptations) was born.
1950 - Duncan Mackay (Cockney Rebel) was born.
1954 - Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) was born.
1956 - Elvis recorded "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog'' in New York.
1962 - Jimi Hendrix was honourably discharged from the 101st Airborne Paratroopers after breaking his ankle during a parachute jump.
1964 - Roy Boulter (The Farm) was born.
1973 - Brian Eno left Roxy Music after repeated clashes with Bryan Ferry.
1980 - Bob Weir and Mickey Hart (The Grateful Dead) were arrested on suspicion of starting a riot after they tried to interfere with a drugs bust.
1984 - Prince's "When Doves Cry" was the #1 Billboard Pop Hit.
1991 - Axl Rose caused a riot at a Guns N' Roses gig. Dozens of people were injured and 15 fans were arrested.
1999 - Mark Sandman (Morphine) died from a heart attack onstage.
2001 - Liverpool Airport was renamed John Lennon Airport.
2005 - Luther Vandross died.

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Live On Air Blogging 07/02/07

Posted at 9:15 AM on July 2, 2007 by Barb Abney (5 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Kings of Leon on Leno
Arctic Monkeys on Conan
The Bravery on Jimmy Kimmel
Rufus Wainwright on Letterman
Sinead O'Connor on Craig Ferguson

11:30 a.m. Mark Ronson
Version will be in U.S. stores next week. Learn more about him here and/or here.

11:20 a.m. Shout Out Louds
Their new EP, Tonight I Have To Leave It is in stores now. Their new full length will be released in the US later this year. They will be playing a handful of dates in the states later this month, those dates and more info here.

11:10 a.m. The Aliens
They'll be playing The Varsity Theater on September 26th.
Get all of their dates and learn more about them here.

10:50 a.m. Calvin Johnson & The Sons Of The Soil
Here's a nice write up on Calvin & co.

10:40 a.m. Dan Deacon
Will be coming to town along with Nomo and Video Hippo, playing The Triple Rock on tonight.
Learn more about him here.

10:25 a.m. Local Music - Alicia Wiley
She has several upcoming local appearances scheduled. Go here for more info. If you're in a local band you should send The Local Show your music!!

10:20 a.m. The Sea and Cake
Their new album, Everybody is in stores now. Their only scheduled upcoming appearance at this time is the Pitchfork Music Festival.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - 1990s
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring 1990s with the tune "See You At The Lights" from Cookies. Learn more about them and view their upcoming dates here and/or here.

9:40 a.m. Instant Karma
Learn more about The Campaign To Save Darfur/Amnesty International here.

9:30 a.m. Two Gallants
They did an in-studio with us just over a year ago.
They've recently released The Scenery Of Farewell. Go here to keep up with their upcoming dates with Les Claypool, a brief UK tour and stateside dates along with Against Me.

9:20 a.m. Albert Hammond Jr.
He and his band did an in-studio last month.
They're about to hit the European festival circuit. Full dates and funny blog posts here.

9:10 a.m. Local Music - Romantica
They dropped by for an in-studio back in May.
They're currently out on the road. Keep up with all of their tour dates here.

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My 3 Songs for Monday July 2

Posted at 2:11 PM on July 2, 2007 by Bill DeVille

Today's set was selected by Jillian Sousley of Savage. She chose...

Coldplay - Trouble
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Maps
Bloc Party - Tulips

Nice work Jillian!

"Hairspray" not holding my attention

Posted at 2:18 PM on July 2, 2007 by Ali Lozoff (107 Comments)

Someone please edify me on this subject....

"Hairspray" was a pretty darned good movie musical (something I RARELY say, BTW) that was turned into a pretty good broadway musical, that has now been turned BACK into a movie musical? I'm so confused.... I barely got used to the "covering" of old TV shows and remakes of classic movies with modern twists. Now we're seeing the same movie but with a different cast? And more songs? And no Divine? But with John Travolta???? Does this make anyone else irrationally angry?

Someone please let me know when they re-cast Josh Mostel's part in "Jesus Christ Superstar" with Nathan Lane...

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