The Current Music Blog: July 16, 2007 Archive

The Stream 07/16/07

Posted at 8:50 AM on July 16, 2007 by Barb Abney

A local take on The Pitchfork Fest.

Jason Isbell is SPIN's "Artist Of The Day".

Win an Editors subway poster.

Morrissey speaks out against Madonna's fashion sense.

Today In Music History:
1941 - Desmond Dekker was born.
1947 - Thomas Boggs (The Box Tops) was born.
1952 - Stewart Copeland was born.
1962 - The Beach Boys signed with Capitol Records.
1971 - Ed Kowalczyk (Live) was born.
1972 - Smokey Robinson played his last show with The Miracles.
1980 - Donna Summer married Bruce Sudano.
1981 - Harry Chapin was killed in a car crash.
1995 - Queen Latifah was the victim of a car-jacking attempt that left her bodyguard injured.
1996 - John Panozzo (Styx) died from cirrhosis of the liver.

Live On Air Blogging 07/16/07

Posted at 9:09 AM on July 16, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Nick Lowe on Conan
Jesse Malin on Craig Ferguson

11:45 a.m. Kimya Dawson
I love reading her blogs!

11:30 a.m. Laura Veirs
Don't forget about the "make the video" contest.
Go here for all of the details.

11:20 a.m. Lily Allen
Just added a few US dates to her roster.

11:10 a.m. A Fine Frenzy
Their debut On Cell In The Sea, will be released tomorrow.
Keep up with EVERYTHING they're doing, here.
They dropped by for an in-studio back in May.

10:50 a.m. Pearlene
Were in town last week along with Radio Birdman.
Their latest is For Western Violence and Brief Sensuality.
Check 'em out here or here.

10:40 a.m. Stateless
Their self titled debut hit the UK shelves today.
Learn more about them here and/or here.

10:35 a.m. Shivaree covers Motley Crue..
..and Rick James and Michael Jackson and more on the new album Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs. The disk will be in stores on the 31st. More info here.

10:25 a.m. Bright Eyes
Released a new single last week.
Dates and more info.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova with the tune "Falling Slowly" from the original soundtrack Once which is available now. Learn more about the soundtrack and movie here and/or here.
You can hear a live version of this tune recorded during an in-studio with The Frames, earlier this year.

9:55 a.m. 1990s
Their album Cookies will be released on the 31st. Learn more about them and view their upcoming dates here and/or here.

9:50 a.m. The Sea And Cake
They'll be playing The Varsity on September 14th.
A Blast-from-the-past Pitchfork interview.
More current info on the band's official site.

9:40 a.m. Richard Ashcroft
The Verve have been recording together again and will be touring in November!

9:30 a.m. Local Music - Mystery Palace
They have a couple of local dates, as well as a show in Chicago, on the horizon.

9:20 a.m. Dntel
The new album Dumb Luck is in stores now. Hear a tune that didn't quite make the release and get more info on the official Dntel page.

9:10 a.m. Blonde Redhead
Last week they announced more US dates.

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Rediscovering Vinyl LOVE!!

Posted at 9:01 PM on July 16, 2007 by Danny Sigelman (10 Comments)

It's no secret I am a big fan of analog formats.

Summer is such a great time to break out all the old cassette mix tapes I've made through the years. Also it seems since hardly anyone uses them anymore they are literally a dime a dozen at most garage sales. A recent garage sale find for $5, an 8-track "changer" that holds 12 different tapes at one time!

Good old fashion vinyl never seems to go out of style. In fact the old 45rpm single is making a resurgence in the UK. I know I have always cherished and love sharing my massive vinyl collection.

Will the record really outlive the CD?!

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The Stream 07/17/07

Posted at 11:23 PM on July 16, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

UK's Mercury Prize nominees announced.

Radiohead is in NYC mastering their new album.

Voxtrot announce fall tour dates.

New Bjork and New Pornographers dates.

Today In Music History:
1932 - Vince Guaraldi was born.
1949 - Terry "Geezer" Butler (Black Sabbath) was born.
1958 - Belinda Carlisle (Go-Go's) was born.
1959 - Billie Holiday died.
1967 - John Coltrane died.
1968 - "Yellow Submarine" premiered in London.
1974 - The Moody Blues open the first quadraphonic studio.
2000 - Paul Young died of a heart attack.

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