The Current Music Blog: August 5, 2007 Archive

The Stream 08/06/07

Posted at 9:15 PM on August 5, 2007 by Barb Abney

Give Daft Punk a hand filming their upcoming new York appearance.

Suffering from music festival comedown? There's still time to get to the Øya festival.

Stevie Wonder announces first tour in over a decade.

SPIN has an interesting article about "leaked" music.

The story of Keith Richard's father's ashes continues.

Today In Music History:
1938 - Isaac Hayes was born.
1953 - Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3) was born.
1964 - Rod Stewart made his television debut on "The Beat Room.''
1969 - Elliot Smith was born.
1970 - An anti-war musi festival was held at Shea Stadium, featuring Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Steppenwolf, and Johnny Winter.
1972 - Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls) was born.
1973 - Stevie Wonder was seriously injured in a car accident that left him in a coma for four days.
1983 - Klaus Nomi (an avant-garde musician and former back up singer for David Bowie) died.
1996 - The Ramones placed their hands in cement on the Hollywood Rock Walk prior to a show that claimed would be their last.
2004 - Rick James was found dead.