The Current Music Blog: July 19, 2007 Archive

The Stream 07/19/07

Posted at 8:53 AM on July 19, 2007 by Barb Abney

The UK's Benicassim Festival begins today.

The latest scoop on Band Of Horses.

Siouxsie to release solo album.

Today In Music History:
1946 - Allan Gorrie (Average White Band) was born.
1947 - Brian May (Queen) was born.
1960 - Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus) was born.
1968 - Ged Lynch (Black Grape) was born.
1972 - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested after a fight with a newspaper photographer.
1996 - The Spice Girls made their TV debut on "Top Of The Pops".

Live On Air Blogging 07/19/07

Posted at 9:03 AM on July 19, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Fountains of Wayne on Conan
The Bravery on Carson Daly
White Rabbit on Letterman
Patti Smith on Craig Ferguson

11:45 Local Music - Maps Of Norway
They're playing The Hexagon Bar tomorrow night.
More info.

11:40 a.m. Caribou
An interesting interview about the Melody Day release.

11:35 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.

11:30 a.m. Local Music - Zibra Zibra
Have an 18+ show this weekend at The Triple Rock.
More info.

11:20 a.m. Subtle
Info on the new album.

11:15 a.m. Daft Punk
Get your dance on with them and The Rapture this summer.

11:10 a.m. Ryan Adams
Experience his new album through videos.
He dropped by for an in-studio chat last month.

10:50 a.m. David Bazan
He is one of the featured artists on Stereogum's Radiohead tribute.
Find more info on his recently released solo debut Fewer Moving Parts here.

10:30 a.m. Feist
She's an artist that "you oughta know" on VH1.
She was also nominated for a Polaris Music Prize recently.
Her in-studio at The Current.
More on her official site.

10:15 a.m. Jane's Addiction
Do you know about Perry's new project Satellite Party?
What about the ongoing "Why Jane's broke up" argument?

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - St. Vincent
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring St. Vincent with the tune "Now, Now" from the recently released album, Marry Me. St. Vincent IS Annie Clark, former guitarist with Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens. She will be playing The Entry next Tuesday night. She'll be dropping by for an in-studio before the show. Get more info and tour dates here.

10:00 a.m. The Fratellis
Recently recorded a Bob Dylan cover.
They're playing at The Varsity on the 29th.

9:50 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
Listen to their in-studio appearances here.. July, 2005 or March, 2007.
Check out all of their upcoming shows here.
Go here and see their feature on MTV News.

9:45 a.m. Great Northern
Dropped by for an in-studio last month.

9:40 a.m. Clinic
Will open dates for Arcade Fire.

9:30 a.m.Jason Isbell
He'll be playing at The 400 Bar next week.
More dates and news.

9:25 a.m. Aqualung
More info on this weekend's iTunes Festival.

9:20 a.m. Local Music - The Alarmists - CD Of The Week
The Ghost and the Hired Gun is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
Their CD release show is this tomorrow night at First Avenue.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance earlier this week.
More info here and/or here.

9:15 a.m. Joseph Arthur
Has opened MOMAR (the Museum Of Modern Arthur).
He stopped by recently for an in-studio.
Here are his other appearances in our In-Studio archives March, 2005, last autumn.

9:10 a.m. Andrew Bird
He's played live on The Current a couple of times before...
March, 2005; SxSW showcase March, 2007

9:00 a.m. Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars
They dropped by for an in-studio in November of last year.
Keep up with the band and watch their documentary trailer here.

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"My 3 Song" for Wednesday

Posted at 3:11 PM on July 19, 2007 by Steve Seel (92 Comments)

Jessica writes in with three "numbers songs" -- the first of which contains her name.

1) The New Pornographers, "The Jessica Numbers"
2) Heiruspecs, "5ves"
3) M.I.A., "$10"

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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 3:13 PM on July 19, 2007 by Steve Seel (77 Comments)

Shaun of Minneapolis dedicates this set "in honor of my 8-year-old, Sam. I heard 'Polyester Bride' on the ay to the hospital when he was born. 'Circles' was on all the time when I was up in the middle of the night. 'Closing Time' was always blasting from various houses as we took walks through the neighborhood. These songs really take me back. I haven't really heard live music since he was born, but I get my music fix from the Current - Thanks!"

1) Liz Phair - "Polyester Bride"
2) Soul Coughing - "Circles"
3) Semisonic - "Closing Time"

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