The Current Music Blog: July 11, 2007 Archive

The Stream 07/11/07

Posted at 9:00 AM on July 11, 2007 by Barb Abney (20 Comments)

Time slots for Siren Fest featuring New York Dolls, We Are Scientists, M.I.A. and others, have been announced.

New Stars album In Our Bedroom After the War in stores in September. Available online NOW.

iTunes launches "Next Big Thing", discounted music from emerging artists.

Morrissey reschedules some of his missed dates and cancels others.

Today In Music History:
1937 - George Gershwin died.
1957 - Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) was born.
1957 - Michael Rose was born.
1959 - Suzanne Vega was born.
1959 - Joan Baez made her first recording.
1969 - David Bowie released Space Oddyssey.
1975 - Rick McMurray (Ash) was born.
1995 - Mike Mills (R.E.M.) underwent emergency surgery in Germany.
1996 - Jonathan Melvoin (Smashing Pumpkins) died from an overdose.
2000 - Lars Ulrich (Metallica) testified at a U.S. Senate hearing over copyright law concerning file sharing on Napster and MP3.com.

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Live On Air Blogging 07/11/07

Posted at 9:08 AM on July 11, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Art Brut on Conan
Spoon on Letterman

11:40 a.m. In-Studio - Jesca Hoop
Her full-length debut Kismet will be released on Septemberber 18th.
She has a few more dates on the road with Polyphonic Spree.
She will also be playing a couple of dates with The Ditty Bops in California.
Get more info here and/or here.

10:50 a.m. The Fiery Furnaces
Will release Window City on October 9th.

10:40 a.m. Welcome To The Cinema
Learn more about them here.

10:30 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
They're currently touring with David Vandervelde.
They'll be playing The Triple Rock on the 29th.
Learn more about them and view all of their upcoming dates here and/or here.

10:25 a.m. Local Music - Vicious Vicious
They're playing the Bastille Day Block Party this weekend.
They're releasing a new album later this summer.
All of this info and more here.

10:20 a.m. Metric
Grow up And Blow Away was recorded back in 1999.
In related news, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton will release the What Is Free To A Good Home EP later this month.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance back in January.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Iron & Wine
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Iron & Wine with "Boy With A Coin" the title track of the new single. A full length album will be released in September. Learn more about them and view all of their upcoming here and/or here.

9:55 a.m. The Jam Related
Paul Weller to release 2 CD set in the next year.

9:40 a.m. Elk City
New Believers is in stores now. The band have a couple of upcoming appearances in NYC.
They are also featured on the forthcoming Pixies tribute Dig For Fire.
Dates and more info here.

9:30 a.m. Spoon
Ga Ga Ga Ga Gais the Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
They're playing on Letterman tonight.
They'll be in town on October 10 for a show at First Ave.
Get all of their dates here.

9:20 a.m. Local Music - Seymore Saves The World
They're getting TONS of blog write-ups.
Go here to read about it and to check to see whether they're coming to your town.

9:10 a.m. Deerhunter
To play Musicfest NW along with Spoon, Dan Deacon and others in September.

"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday

Posted at 2:09 PM on July 11, 2007 by Steve Seel (92 Comments)

Now this is my kinda set: Mick Godwin of Nordeast put together three examples of "the thickest, chunkiest, like-Rocky-Road kind of guitar sounds."

1) Dinosaur Jr., "Start Choppin'"
2) Guided By Voices, "I Am A Tree"
3) Smashing Pumpkins, "Drown"

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