The Current Music Blog: July 17, 2007 Archive

Live On Air Blogging

Posted at 9:03 AM on July 17, 2007 by Barb Abney (86 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
The Cribs on Conan
Mute Math on Letterman
Ryan Adams on Leno
Bright Eyes on Craig Ferguson

11:50 a.m. Local Music - Spiritual Mansions
Give Us Your Hearts was released about a month ago.
Keep up with the guys here and/or here.

11:40 a.m. Manu Chao
La Radiolina will be released on 4 September 2007.
You can download "Rainin in Paradize" on his official site.

11:30 a.m. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
To release IsIs EP next week.
Pre-order it here.
More YYYs info.

11:20 a.m. Local Music - Solid Gold
They've got several upcoming dates posted here.

11:10 a.m. Jamie T
Has been nominated for a Mercury Music Prize.
Playing the last night of his US tour tonight in Brooklyn.
Dates and more info.

11:00 a.m. Pete Yorn
He'll be playing The Orpheum with Crowded House on September 9th.
More dates and info here.

10:50 a.m. PJ Harvey
Will be releasing White Chalk in September.

10:40 a.m. Keren Ann
Watch the video for "Lay Your Head Down" and check out her UK tour dates here.

10:30 a.m. Rufus Wainwright
Tickets went on sale yesterday for his Halloween performance in London.

10:20 a.m. Hot Hot Heat
Happiness LTD. will be in stores in September.
They're currently touring.
Get more info and dates here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Editors
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Editors with the tune "Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors" from their new album An End Has A Start which is in stores today.
The band will be playing at The Fineline on September 12th.
They did an in-studio peformance back in April, 2006.
More info here and/or here.

10:00 a.m. Instant Karma
Learn more about The Campaign To Save Darfur/Amnesty International here.

9:50 a.m. Bonde Do Role
Played our SxSW Showcase in March.
Will be playing at The Triple Rock on September 22nd.

9:40 a.m. Jenny Ownen Youngs
Has an interesting tour video blog that you might want to check out.

9:30 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
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.

9:20 a.m. Local Music - Martin Devaney
Playing The Nomad this weekend.
More info.

9:10 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 next week.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance back in January.

9:00 a.m. Damien Rice
He'll be appearing at State Theatre on September 4th.
He'll be playing Australia's Splendour In The Grass Festival next month.
More dates and info.

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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 1:33 PM on July 17, 2007 by Steve Seel (78 Comments)

Chris Silker of Mpls says, "These were all artists that I heard for the first time on The Current and that I fell in love with at first hearing -- and I've spread the love to others who don't listen to The Current." Well, hopefully exposing them to this music is aiding in changing their radio listening habits, Chris!

1) The Mountain Goats, "This Year"
2) Chan Polling, "I Don't Want To Kill Anymore"
3) Badly Drawn Boy, "The Shining"

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The (Other) Day the Music Died:

Posted at 9:40 PM on July 17, 2007 by Bill DeVille

February 3, 1959 is often referred to as “The day the music died” & forever immortalized in Don Mclean’s song “American Pie”. It’s the day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. July 17th is a mighty sad day in the music history books as well.

Blues singer Billie Holiday died of on this day in 1959. On the same day in 1967 sax legend John Coltrane passed away. Their deaths also show the evils of drug addiction. Holiday died of cirrhosis of the liver at only 44 years of age. Coltrane was only 40 and succumbed to liver cancer.

The Stream 07/18/07

Posted at 10:44 PM on July 17, 2007 by Barb Abney

White Stripes wind up Canadian tour with shortest setlist ever!

Billy Corgan explains the Paris (Hilton) connection.
Even more Smashing Pumpkins news.

Win some goodies from The Cribs.

Today In Music History:
1929 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins was born.
1939 - Dion ("Runaround Sue") was born.
1941 - Martha Reeves was born.
1943 - Bobby Sherman was born.
1945 - Danny McCullock (Animals) was born.
1957 - Keith Levene (Public Image Ltd) was born.
1958 - Nigel Twist (The Alarm) was born.
1972 - Sly and the Family Stone band members were arrested when police found marijuana in the group's motor home.
1992 - Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown got married.