The Current Music Blog: September 20, 2007 Archive

The Stream 09/20/07

Posted at 8:52 AM on September 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

You can stream the new PJ Harvey album on NME.

New Morrissey tour starts tonight.

Beastie Boys want to re-mix The Mix-Up.

Today In Music History:
1960 - Robert Wiggins (Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five) was born.
1966 - Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) was born.
1972 - Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for possession of cannabis.
1973 - Jim Croce was killed when his plane hit a tree.
1976 - The Captain and Tennille show premiered on TV.

Live On Air Blogging 09/20/07

Posted at 9:12 AM on September 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Gogol Bordello on Letterman
Cold War Kids on Leno
Ben Lee on Craig Ferguson
KT Tunstall on Jimmy Kimmel

11:50 a.m. Tegan & Sara
The Con is in stores now.
They'll be playing Pantages Theater on November 30th.
More.

11:30 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.

11:20 a.m. Jason Isbell
Here's his recent in-studio performance.
He'll be playing First Avenue on November 7th along with Cracker.
More.

11:15 a.m. Jamie T.
If you missed yesterday's in-studio session here it is.
More Jamie T. tour dates and news.

11:10 a.m. Arcade Fire
Are playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium along with LCD Soundsystem on September 30th.
The two bands will also release a split 7".

10:50a.m. The Enemy
Learn more about the UK trio and preview more of their tunes here.

10:40 a.m. Minus The Bear
They'll be playing First Avenue along with Helio Sequence on October 27th.
More band info/dates.

10:30 a.m. Editors
An End Has A Start is in stores now.
They did an in-studio back in April, 2006.
More info here and/or here.

10:20 a.m. Aesop Rock
He's a featured artist on MTV this week. Watch all of his "feature" snippets here.
None Shall Pass is in stores now.
Tour dates and news here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Stars
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Stars with the tune "The Night Starts Here " from their forthcoming album, In Our Bedroom After The War which will be released on September 25th.
The band will be playing Pantages Theater on November 3rd.
More Stars.

9:50 a.m. Ben Lee - CD Of The Week
Ripe is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
He's playing The Fineline next week along with Ripe collaborator Mandy Moore.
He'll be on Craig Ferguson
tonight.
More Ben Lee here and/or here.

9:40 a.m. Foreign Born
Their blog is hysterical!
On The Wing Now is available now.
They've got upcoming shows with Data Rock and VHS or Beta.
More.

9:30 a.m. Zap Mama
Supermoon is available now.
She'll be playing The Fineline October 23rd.
More.

9:20 a.m. The Fiery Furnaces
Window City will be out on October 23rd.
They'll be playing The Turf Club next month.
Here's a great write-up on the album.
Tour dates here.

9:10 a.m. Iron & Wine
The full length album, Shepherd's Dog will be released next week.
Dates & news here and/or here.

"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 1:41 PM on September 20, 2007 by Steve Seel

Eric Morse of Eden Prairie has today's tunes.

1) The New Pornographers, "Mass Romantic"
2) Imogen Heap, "Hide and Seek"
3) Spoon, "The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine"