The Current Music Blog: October 5, 2007 Archive

The Stream 10/05/07

Posted at 8:53 AM on October 5, 2007 by Barb Abney

Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan) announce the title of their forthcoming debut album, it's Saturnalia.

The full schedule for next weekend's CMJ Festival.

Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York performance will be released on DVD November 20th.

Today In Music History:
1950 - Eddie Clarke (Motorhead) was born.
1952 - Harold Faltemeyer ("Axel F") was born..
1954 - Bob Geldof was born.
1957 - Lee Thompson (Madness) was born.
1965 - Johnny Cash was arrested crossing the Mexican border into El Paso, Texas after officials found 100’s of pills in his guitar case.
1992 - Eddie Kendricks (The Temptations) died of lung cancer.
1999 - Roger Daltrey announced that The Who were reforming,
2006 - Bob Marley was honoured with a plaque as part of Black History Month in London.

Live On Air Blogging 10/05/07

Posted at 9:11 AM on October 5, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Animal Collective on Conan
Iron and Wine on Letterman

Tomorrow Night:
Spoon on SNL

11:30 a.m. The Hold Steady
They'll be playing State Theatre on November 1st. with Art Brut.

11:20 a.m. Athlete
The third studio release, Beyond The Neighbourhood, was released last month.
They have announced a few stateside dates for November.
More.

11:10 a.m. The Black Lips
The Atlanta outfit will be making a few in-store appearances this month.
More..

10:45 a.m. The Shins
They've been nominated for several Woodies in the MTVU awards...
The Viral Woodie, Alumni Woodie and Woodie Of The Year.
Their in-studio performance from April, 2005.
More here and/or here.

10:30 a.m. Ben Lee
His sixth solo album, Ripe is available now.
You can hear his version of Against Me's New Wave record and listen to his podcasts and more of his new music here and/or here.
He did an in-studio for us last month.

10:20 a.m. Kevin Drew
Kevin is one of the founding members of Broken Social Scene.
His solo debut, Broken Social Scene Presents: Sprit If is available now.
He's featured on Pitchfork's Guest List this week.
More..

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - His Mischief
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring His Mischief with the tune "Rock Song (Hyperopia)" from their limited edition Summer's Eve EP. There were only 375 of these EPs made.
So, order it here while you still can.
They have upcoming local dates with Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and Gito Gito Hustler.
They'll also be touring along with Illinois and Menomena.
Hear from them again this Sunday night on The Local Show with David Campbell.
Full dates and more here and/or here.

9:50 a.m. Local Music - Fog
Ditherer is in stores now.
They were in last month for an in-studio performance.
More..

9:30 a.m. Jose Gonzalez - CD Of The Week
In Our Nature is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
He did an in-studio performance for us back in June, 2006.
The last date of his current US tour is at The Fineline on October 13th.
More..

9:20 a.m. Hot Hot Heat
Happiness Ltd. is out now.
They dropped by for an in-studio performance earlier this week.
More..

9:10 a.m. Rilo Kiley
Under The Blacklight is in stores now.
Their in-studio performance from last month
More.

"My 3 Songs" for Friday

Posted at 1:58 PM on October 5, 2007 by Steve Seel (19 Comments)

A comment-less submission from Andrew Sension from Maple Grove today:

1) The White Stripes, "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"
2) The Strokes, "Last Night"
3) The Futureheads, "Hounds of Love"

Andrew may have had little to say about his choices, but Steve from Minneapolis e-mailed to say, "Wow! Kudos to Andrew on today’s set. I have either permanently damaged my hearing, my car speakers or potentially both. At least I didn’t drive off the road."

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Guest DJ Set 10/5/07

Posted at 10:07 PM on October 5, 2007 by Mark Wheat

DJ ESP has been our resident monthly DJ all year, spinning sets from his long and varied past, but tonights is brand new and he has a new cd coming at the end of the month. If you have any fave DJ's, local or international email me at;
mwheat@mpr.org, I'd love to get suggestions. Next week another local, Chuck Love who has a big show next weekend

Guest DJ Set 10/5/07

Posted at 10:07 PM on October 5, 2007 by Mark Wheat

DJ ESP has been our resident monthly DJ all year, spinning sets from his long and varied past, but tonights is brand new and he has a new cd coming at the end of the month. If you have any fave DJ's, local or international I would love to get suggestions. Next Week another local, Chuck Love who has a big show next weekend