The Current Music Blog: August 7, 2007 Archive

The Stream 08/07/07

Posted at 8:49 AM on August 7, 2007 by Barb Abney

Lily Allen's US visa has been cancelled after airport ordeal.

Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem announce more dates .

The buzz on !!!.

Today In Music History:
1958 - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) was born.
1964 - Ian Dench (EMF) was born.
1966 - Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses) was born.
1974 - Peter Wolf (J Geils Band) married Faye Dunaway.
1976 - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee, was the #1 single.
1984 - Esther Phillips died.
2001 - Larry Adler (know for collaborations with George Gershwin, Kate Bush and Sting) died.
2002 - Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington (Oasis) were all treated for cuts and bruises after being involved in a car accident in Indianapolis.

Live On Air Blogging 08/07/07

Posted at 9:12 AM on August 7, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Modest Mouse on Conan

Tegan & Sara - CD Of The Week
The Con is The Current's CD Of The Week.
Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
They'll be playing Pantages Theater on November 30th.

11:30 a.m. Patti Smith In-Studio
"Without Chains" was written about Murat Kurnaz.
Download that tune and enjoy the wealth of information on her website.

10:50 a.m. Editors
An End Has A Start is in stores now. 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.

10:40 a.m. Shout Out Louds
Their new full length, Our Ill Wills will be released in the US in September. Their Tonight I Have To Leave It EP is in stores now. More info here.

10:30 a.m. Common
Catch his upcoming in-store appearances including a couple
in Chicago later this week.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Mirah and Spectratone International
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring the collaboration between Mirah and Spectratone International with the tune "Gestation of The Sacred Beetle" from the new album Share This Place. More info on the collaboration here.

9:50 a.m. Local Music - Glorious Monster
They released their debut, Adventures On Earth was released less than a month ago. Hear more tunes and check their live schedule here.

9:40 a.m. The Rentals
Their new EP The Last Little Life will be released next week. They'll be stopping by for an in-studio session this Saturday afternoon before their show at First Ave.
Video, updates and general fun stuff from The Rentals here.

9:30 a.m. Okkervil River
Their latest, The Stage Names hit the shelves today. They launch their tour later this month with many of those dates featuring Damien Jurado.

9:20 a.m. Local Music - Quarterstance
They'll be playing "as Pavement" at The Varsity Theater on September 20th.
More info.

9:10 a.m. Wilco
Will be playing Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth next week.
More Info

9:00 a.m. Cat Power
The scoop on her Covers Record 2.
Cat Power was the first female winner of The Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Greatest.

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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 12:22 PM on August 7, 2007 by Steve Seel

Just "three random songs that I happen to love" says Dean Meester of Cedar Rapids, IA today.

1) Peter Bjorn & John, "Young Folks"
2) The Be Good Tanyas, "The Junkie Song"
3) Pufferfish, "Decoder Ring"

National Night Out

Posted at 8:09 PM on August 7, 2007 by Ali Lozoff (1 Comments)

I just rode my bike through my neighborhood, checking out the block parties and listening to Mary and Mark on my headphones. It's become my favorite thing to do on the first Tuesday of August. I was so thrilled to see so many parties happening; seems like every other street was blocked off and kids were playing in sprinklers, the smell of charred food was everywhere, and I swear I saw what looked suspiciously like people shaking hands and introducing themselves to each other. I hope you got out and did something to remind yourself why you like living in your community and why it's important to keep it safe and strong. Anyone have any good anecdotes? Make a new friend? Find out your old boyfriend's sister's yoga instructor lives next door?

One note - last year for the Saturday pre-NNO event it was about 95 degrees and it poured rain on National Night Out proper. The reverse was true this year. Gotta love August.

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