The Current Music Blog: September 12, 2007 Archive

The Stream 09/12/07

Posted at 8:56 AM on September 12, 2007 by Barb Abney

White Stripes cancel US tour.

Klaxons talk about their influences.

LCD Soundsystem to release 45:33 on CD and vinyl.

Read Mew's studio diary and info on their new live EP.

Today In Music History:
1944 - Barry White was born.
1952 - Neil Peart (Rush) was born.
1956 - Barry Andrews (XTC) was born.
1957 - Pat Dinizio (The Smithereens) was born.
1966 - The first episode of The Monkees was shown on TV in the US.
1966 - Ben Folds was born.
1986 - John McGeoch (Public Image Ltd guitarist) received 40 stitches after a wine bottle was thrown at the stage during a gig in Vienna.
1988 - Shane Macgowan (Pogues) was admitted to a hospital due to nervous exhaustion.
1990 - Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving Fleetwood Mac.
2003 - Johnny Cash died.

Live On Air Blogging 09/12/07

Posted at 9:22 AM on September 12, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Lyle Lovett on Conan
A Fine Frenzy on Carson Daly
The Bravery on Leno
Spoon on Craig Ferguson
Modest Mouse on Jimmy Kimmel

11:45 Caribou
The new full length Andorra is in stores now.
Caribou will be playing Triple Rock in November.
Learn more here and/or here.

11:30 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 Saturday night.
Go here for the full list of dates.
Don't miss the in-studio tomorrow afternoon!

11:20 a.m. Ben Folds
Have you looked into the Ben Folds Experience Cruise yet?

11:10 a.m. The Cinematic Orchestra
They're playing The Fine Line on Friday September, 21st.
Learn more about them here.

10:50 a.m. TeddyBears
They'll be on Carson Daly tomorrow night.

10:40 a.m. Thurston Moore
Here's live video of Thurston playing "Frozen GTR".
He'll be touring in support of Trees Outside The Academy. Dates and more here.

10:30 a.m. Local Music - The Glad Version
They're playing a benefit show for Tix For Tots this Friday. Their CD release show is next month.
More info on both.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Taken By Trees
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Victoria Bergsman's new solo project, Taken By Trees. Victoria is the former lead singer for The Concretes. This tune is "Lost & Found" from Open Field. Learn more here and/or here.

10:00 a.m. Local Music - Dan Wilson
His his solo debut album, Free Life will hit the shelves on October 16th.
Check his blog-thing for updates.

9:45 a.m. Ferraby Lionheart
Catch The Brass Ring is in stores now.
He's coming to The 400 Bar on September 24th.
More.

9:30 a.m. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Raising Sand will be in stores on October 23rd.
Here's a little more insight on the unlikely pairing of these two artists.
The Led Zeppelin reunion annoucement is expected later today. I'm assuming they'll post the info here when the time is right. NME is planning to carry the announcement live.

9:10 a.m. Ryan Adams
He's coming back to town on September 27th.
He dropped by for an in-studio interview the last time he was in town.

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The long intro

Posted at 2:04 PM on September 12, 2007 by Christina Schmitt (4 Comments)

Steve Seel is playing Sonic Youth's "Pink Stream" right now. How long do they play before Thurston starts singing? I love that they can go that long, sound so cool, and then...Thurston says something like "I just come by to run you over."

What songs do you like that have long instrumental intros? Which ones do you hate?

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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday

Posted at 2:18 PM on September 12, 2007 by Steve Seel

Megan Lindsey from Bloomington writes, "All these artists are the most amazing lyricists I have ever heard music from. All their music speaks to me so deeply ... Music should not only be enjoyable, but it should open your mind and make you think as well."

1) Jimmy Eat World, "23"
2) Ani DiFranco, "Grey"
3) Tori Amos, "Ribbons Undone"