The Current Music Blog: November 13, 2007 Archive

The Stream 11/13/07

Posted at 8:55 AM on November 13, 2007 by Barb Abney

Boy George may be in trouble again.

Details on Dan Deacon's upcoming tour.

Ladytron will release a new album on a new label next year.

Today In Music History:
1951 - Bill Gibson (Huey Lewis and the News) was born.
1953 - Andrew Ranken (The Pogues) was born.
1973 - Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. was killed in a car accident.
1976 - Rod Stewart's tune "Tonight's The Night" was #1.
1979 - Nikolai Fraiture (The Strokes) was born.
1987 - Sonny and Cher reunited for a performance on Late Night with David Letterman.
1999 - The Spice Girls were named the highest earners in pop music during the 90's.

Live Blogging 11/13/07

Posted at 9:51 AM on November 13, 2007 by Barb Abney

11:40 a.m. Galactic
They've recently released From The Corner To The Block.
They've got upcoming shows along with RJD2, Chali 2na, Lifesavas and more.
More info..

11:00 a.m. Modest Mouse
They're playing The Orpheum on December 3rd.
More.

10:30 a.m. The Fiery Furnaces
Widow City is out now. Their website has undergone a complete makeover!

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings with the title track from their latest album 100 Days,100 Nights which is in stores now.
They're playing First Avenue Friday night.
More here.

9:50 a.m. M. Ward
He's one of the featured artists on the Natalie Portman curated FINCA benefit release.
He's also one of the artists featured in the American Songwriter coffee table book Song: The World's Best Songwriters on Creating the Music That Moves Us.
His final live appearance of 2007 is this weekend.
More

9:40 a.m. Nellie McKay
Obligatory Villagers is out now.
More.

9:30 a.m. The Verve
They've already played their first string of sold-out shows in the UK. Next month they have another. We're waiting for news on the upcoming album title and release date. For more in-depth information sign up for their newsletter here.

9:20 a.m. Bettye Lavette
Some dates for 2008 have been announced.

9:10 a.m. Beirut
Their latest, The Flying Club Cup is out now.
You can download the tune "A Sunday Smile" and get more news here..

"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 1:07 PM on November 13, 2007 by Steve Seel

It's Lena's turn today to shine -- we didn't get her last name or hometown, but no matter, her set is pretty crafty. She says, "I recently 'Fell In Love With A Boy,' and now I think about him all the time, which is 'The Curse of Being In Love.' We're still getting to know each other; I think he's feels similarly, but 'Is It Love?'"

1) Joss Stone, "Fell In Love With A Boy"
2) Sondre Lerche, "The Curse Of Being In Love"
3) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, "Is This Love"

New Releases 11-13-07

Posted at 9:17 PM on November 13, 2007 by Mark Wheat

Seems like it comes earlier every year, the end of the release schedule for new music, and boy this year seems like it's going faster than ever doesn't it? There are some good stockin' stuffers in this week's list tho;

LCD Soundsystem "45:33" - a mix originally only available as a download, a work out mix!

Aretha Franklin "all-star duets" - originally released in the 80-90's, with some big names including Keef and Frank!

The Hives - "The Black and White Album" in keeping with their theme and our color scheme.

Led Zeppelin - "The Mothership". Go buy it just to entice them to tour! Who to give it to?!? IMHO everyone should be issued a copy of this box set upon birth, end of story, this IS the mothership of rock!

Ian Dury - "The Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll", another indispensable collection from an original who literally coined the phrase that has ruled many a fine life !

Robyn Hitchcock - "I Wanna Go Backwards" a boxset of 4 of his early albums, always nice when a young hip American record label celebrates an underated songwriter from the ol' country.

Os Mutantes - "Live at The Barbican". They hadn't played in 30 years but of course now you can see the gig as if they were a new buzz band, not a seminal Brazilian psyche-band!

EXTRAS:

When Art Brut stopped by the studio I asked for some advice from Eddie Argos about how to do the best rock interview, I thought he would have an opinion at least! But he said that Pitchfork had asked him the day before to interview Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and he didn't know where to start! You can witness the results here.

AND when Fiery Furnaces stopped by recently, Eleanor was bemoaning the fact that the server had crashed and lost all her work on their official website. Well it's back and it's one of the best and funniest I have read, but then I'm biased!