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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.

Comments (5)

I love listening to your station however, you need to stop playing the songs the sound too much like rap. That type of "music" should be played only on a station who doesn't care what they play....

Posted by Linda Betley | July 2, 2007 2:07 PM

WHA?!!??...

Posted by Wells T. | July 2, 2007 3:00 PM

Heh. I coulda swore that this topic was beaten to death on the old forum, but what the heck. Maybe it was only beaten senseless.

[Donning "devil's advocate" hat.

Here's MPR's Vision Statement:

American Public Media, throughout America, and Minnesota Public Radio, throughout the region, seek audiences interested in expanding their horizons and perspectives; in learning, being informed, inspired, and entertained; in enjoying arts and cultural experiences; in understanding, being challenged, and finding pleasure and excitement in on-going personal growth; and in making a commitment to the improvement of their communities.

We will create meaningful, engaging public service programming. We will present content and services selected on the basis of our own judgment and on the basis of information and knowledge resulting from our relationship with our audiences.

Leading its audience to quality hip Hop would seem to dovetail nicely with the goal of expanding its largely white, midwestern audience members' minds and playlists.

Does this middle-aged white woman like all of the hip hop played on the Current? Nup. But then I don't like ever single rock, electronica, or world music song, either. I'm willing to listen through to the next song because someone at the Current thinks that the tune has value, and cares enough to share it with me in the hope that I might find that value for myself.

And for the first time in my life I own hip hop CDs, and like them. Perhaps I could put on a little "Cantaloop Flip Fantasia" for you?


Posted by Auntie | July 2, 2007 3:46 PM

Nice..way to go! i'm suddenly finding myself in the mood for some Too $hort. (life is)

Posted by Wells T. | July 2, 2007 3:49 PM

I need to check out The Aliens more. The latest podcast kinda intrigued me some.

Posted by Kyle | July 3, 2007 12:26 PM

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