The Current Music Blog: October 11, 2007 Archive

The Stream 10/11/07

Posted at 8:55 AM on October 11, 2007 by Barb Abney

Thom Yorke talks about the release of In Rainbows.

Johnny Greenwood talks about the release of In Rainbows

The Killers to release a duet with Lou Reed tomorrow.

New Pornographers bonus material.

Today In Music History:
1947 - Arlo Guthrie (the son of Woody Guthrie) was born.
1949 - Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) was born.
1954 - Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) was born.
1979 - Chuck Berry was sentenced to four months in jail for income tax evasion.
1997 - Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)m married sculptor Lucho Brieva.

Live On Air Blogging 10/11/07

Posted at 9:19 AM on October 11, 2007 by Barb Abney

Noonish - Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Klaxons on Conan
Tori Amos on Craig Ferguson
Jose Gonzalez on Jimmy Kimmel

11:20 a.m. M.I.A.
Her new album, Kala is in stores now.
She's playing The Vegoose Festival later this month.
She's playing at First Avenue on November 20th.
She visited the station back in 2005 for an in-studio performance.
All things M.I.A. here and/or here.

10:50 a.m. Local Music - Atmosphere
When Life Gives You Lemons... won't be released until next year. In the meantime, you can grab the summer-themed Sad Clown Bad Summer EP.
They'll be playing First Avenue November 9th and 10th
Dates and more..

10:30 a.m. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Lifeline is in stores now.
They will be playing the The Voodoo Music Festival along with Rage Against the Machine, The Smashing Pumpkins and Wilco later this month.
More...

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day Info - Richard Hawley
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring former Longpig and Pulp member, Richard Hawley with the tune "Tonight The Streets Are Ours" from his latest, Lady's Bridge which is in stores now.
More here and/or here.

9:50 a.m. Minus The Bear
Planet Of Ice is available now.
They're playing First Avenue on October 27th.
More..

9:40 a.m. Pinback
Autumn Of The Seraphs is available now.
They're playing The Fine Line next Wednesday.
More..

9:30 a.m. Band Of Horses - CD Of The Week
Cease to Begin is The Current's CD Of The Week. Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
They're coming to First Avenue on November 14th.
More here and/or here.

9:20 a.m. John Vanderslice
Emerald City is available now.
While he was in town with Bishop Allen he dropped by for an in-studio performance.
More info.

9:10 a.m. Local Music - Dan Wilson
His his solo debut album, Free Life will hit the shelves Tuesday.
His show at Bryant Lake Bowl has sold out.
He'll be in for an in-studio performance next Wednesday.
Check his blog-thing for updates.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga for Spoon

Posted at 12:38 PM on October 11, 2007 by Jacquie Fuller (158 Comments)

I have to gush for a moment about Spoon. I've been sort of rabidly, nerdily following their career (okay, I've been stalking them) since A Series of Sneaks. And it didn't hurt that I'm from south Texas, so I had pretty regular access to them live. In essence, I've been seeing these guys play live for the last ten years or more. Ten years! I don't think I've kept friends that long!

After seeing them play at First Ave last night, I'm relieved--and not surprised--to see that they've still got it. They're as clean and tight and muscular live as they were back when there was only three of them, and I'd see them huddled together on a little stage at Emo's in Austin, or Taco Land in San Antone. As David, our Assistant Music Director puts it (and I paraphrase), we've grown up with Spoon and they've grown up with us. And the image of adulthood they convey is downright sexy. It seems to compell us to trade in our tattered band shirts for fitted shirts. And that they've grown up with me means that--though I may enjoy listening to Spoon's old stuff--there's no nostalgia. They keep making great music, which means their music reminds me of the present as much as my twenties, and it conjures up recent memories of my new life in Minnesota as much as my old home back in Texas. There's something about them that certainly taps into nostalgia, but they're too modern to ever feel dated.

Did you miss the show last night? Are you going tonight? Either way--why don't you tune in to The Current tonight at 5? Spoon's gonna be dropping by our studio to chat with Mary Lucia. I've promised to behave myself ... do you think a gift basket with Lone Star, Big Red, and tacos is over the top?

Oh, and if you miss the in-studio at 5--don't worry--it'll be archived soon here. And you can also hear them here.

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Live Current Vol. 3: Thursday Edition

Posted at 12:59 PM on October 11, 2007 by Steve Seel

Another day, another three tunes to roll-out from our brand new CD, Live Current Vol. 3, as we're doing all this week during "My 3 Songs." Today's three:

1) Brother Ali, "Pedigree"
2) Snowden, "Anti Anti"
3) Emily Haines, "Expecting To Fly"

That's one local force-of-nature, serving up an awesome version of one of his coolest tunes; one of our absolutely favorite indie rock bands from the past two years around here doing one of their signature songs; and finally, a lovely, intimate Neil Young cover done just for us by one of the most talented (and, I might add, gracious) performers around today. This CD is shaping up quite nicely.

The list so far:

Frank Black - That Burnt Out Rock and Roll
The Young Knives - Here Comes The Rumour Mill
Ben Lee - Ripe
Cloud Cult - Pretty Voice
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Michael Franti - One Step Closer To You
Storyhill - Ballad Of Joe Snowboard
Albert Hammond Jr. - In Transit
Robbers On High Street - Crown Victoria
Astrid Swan - When You Were Young
Brother Ali - Pedigree
Snowden - Anti-Anti
Emily Haines - Expecting To Fly

Tomorrow, the final four songs. Today we've added even more video from some of the sessions above to continue to work you up into a complete lather about this disc, and again, if you're ready to "pre-order" with a membership gift without wating another minute, step right this way.

Thanks for making stuff like this possible, folks. CDs like the Live Current series are the culmination, the end result, of your support.

John Peel Day

Posted at 9:26 PM on October 11, 2007 by Mark Wheat

I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for this man. Still so beloved in the UK that they have a ton of special shows to commemorate his last broadcast. I remember him being so shy around some of his faves, like Siouxsie Sioux, who'll be playing the big BBC Electric Proms show in his honor this year, and I'll be the same way tomorrow when I interview The Fiery Furnaces!!