The Current Music Blog: September 4, 2007 Archive

The Stream 09/04/07

Posted at 9:00 AM on September 4, 2007 by Barb Abney

Pete Doherty is in rehab again.

The Clientele have added more dates to their current tour including a stop at First Avenue with Peter Bjorn & John.

Supergrass member suffered a broken back recently.

Today In Music History:
1951 - Martin Chambers (Pretenders) was born.
1965 - The Who's van was vandalized and $10,000 in equipment was stolen.
1974 - Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona, was born.
1976 - The Sex Pistols made their television debut.
1987 - The Smiths drummer, Mike Joyce quit the band.
1991 - Dottie West died in a car accident.

Live On Air Blogging 09/04/07

Posted at 9:20 AM on September 4, 2007 by Barb Abney

11:50 a.m. David Bazan
Fewer Moving Parts is in stores now.
He'll be around for an in-studio with Mary later this afternoon before his show tonight at 7th Street Entry.
He is one of the featured artists on Stereogum's Radiohead tribute.
More dates and info here.

11:40 a.m. Bumps
They are Dan Bitney, John Herndon and John McEntire of Tortoise. The self-titled album is available now. Learn more about their latest project here or here.

11:30 a.m. The New Pornographers
Challengers is in stores now.
They'll be appearing at First Avenue along with Emma Pollack and Benjy Ferree on October 16th.

11:20 a.m. Beastie Boys
Read their tour journal and check out their upcoming regular dates, festival dates and instrumental gala events on their official site.

11:10 a.m. Tegan & Sara
The Con is in stores now.
They'll be playing Pantages Theater on November 30th.
More.

10:50 a.m. Stateless
Their self titled debut is in stores now.
Learn more about them here and/or here.

10:40 a.m. Local Music - Fog
Ditherer is in stores now.
The upcoming US tour with Cepia, Tarlton, Jesu and Torche will launch at The Triple Rock next weekend.
Go here for the full list of dates.

10:30 a.m. Minus The Bear
They'll be playing First Avenue along with Helio Sequence on October 27th.
More band info/dates.

10:20 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.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - VHS or Beta
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Louisville, Kentucky band VHS or Beta with the tune "Can't Believe A Single Word" from their new album, Bring On The Comets.
They'll be dropping by for an in-studio tomorrow before playing First Avenue tomorrow night.
Watch their "making of..." video series and get more info.

9:50 a.m. Talib Kweli
He dropped by our booth at The State Fair for a chat with Mary.

9:40 a.m. The Winter Sounds
You can hear more from their album, Porcelain Empire here.

9:30 a.m. Pinback
Their new album, Autumn of the Seraphs will be in stores next Tuesday. There's still time to preorder the disk (complete with bonus material) on their official site.
They'll be playing The Varsity Theater on October 17th.

9:20 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 back in April, 2006.
More info here and/or here.

9:10 a.m. The Sea And Cake
They'll be playing The Varsity on September 14th.
More Sea And Cake info.

"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 2:38 PM on September 4, 2007 by Steve Seel

Rob Phillips from Blaine suggested the artists and then asked us to provide some "peaceful" songs from the second and third to go with his first song choice.

1) Iron & Wine, "Such Great Heights" (Postal Service cover)
2) Decemberists, "Sons & Daughters"
3) Dntel, "Rock My Boat"

Mercury Music Prize

Posted at 7:37 PM on September 4, 2007 by Mark Wheat (2 Comments)

I used to take a strange pride in the fact that this prize seemed to go to someone deserving every year, an artist that I was excited about, but the results for the last few years have shaken my confidence and now this!
Amy Winehouse made a surprise return to the live stage, for one song, at the Awards show .

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The Stream 09/05/07

Posted at 11:00 PM on September 4, 2007 by Barb Abney

News on a Led Zeppelin reunion.

Ted Leo gets a new bassist.

CMJ update.

Today In Music History:
1943 - Steve Miller was born.
1946 - Freddie Mercury was born.
1946 - Loudon Wainwright III was born.
1969 - The Stooges made their New York debut.
1969 - Dweezil Zappa was born.
1987 - Ian Astbury (The Cult) was arrested in Vancouver after a show ended in a riot.
2006 - Arctic Monkeys won the Mercury Prize for their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.