The Current Music Blog: November 20, 2007 Archive

The Stream 11/20/07

Posted at 8:50 AM on November 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

Details on Shirley Manson's (Garbage) solo album.

A few acts for the upcoming Noise Pop Fest have already been announced.

Ed O'Brien of Radiohead discusses possible US tour plans.

Today In Music History:
1942 - Norman Greenbaum ("Spirit In The Sky") was born.
1947 - Joe Walsh (The James Gang, The Eagles) was born.
1965 - Mike Diamond (The Beastie Boys) was born.
1974 - Keith Moon (The Who) collapsed during a concert when his drink was spiked with horse tranquillizer.
1979 - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer's "Enough Is Enough" was #1 in the US.
1986 - Jared Followill (Kings Of Leon) was born.
1991 - The Rolling Stones announced they'd signed a multi-million-dollar deal to make three albums over six years.

Live Blogging 11/20/07

Posted at 10:07 AM on November 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

11:45 a.m. Athlete
Interested in remixing their work????

11:15 a.m. Elvis Costello
Here's that NME story about his comments about never playing in England again..
If you're planning your New Year's Eve celebration, you might wanna take in his Atlantic City show.
More..

10:50 a.m. Small Sins
They're headlining at 7th Street Entry tonight.
They're coming in for an In-Studio tomorrow afternoon.
More.

10:30 a.m. Interpol
Pitchfork's Interpol/Kosheen album cover comparison.
Watch the behind the scenes filming of the "No I in Threesome" video here.

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day - Moving Units
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Moving Units with the tune "Pink Thoughts" from their album Hexes For Exes which is in stores now.
They're playing 7th Street Entry Saturday night.
More here and/or here.

9:45 a.m. Heavy Trash
Matt Verta-Ray and Jon Spencer ARE Heavy Trash. You can learn more about them, listen to more tunes and watch some videos here.

9:30 a.m. Ingrid Michaelson
If the tune "The Way I Am" sounds familiar and you can't figure out why... it was recently featured on an Old Navy commercial. She's only playing 3 more gigs this year and two of those are already sold-out. More info..

9:15 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
They've already begun planning some shows for 2008. In the meantime, they've got a few more scheduled for this year, including a $5/all-ages gig tonight in South Dakota.
More..

"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

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

Steven Steingruebl of St. Paul says of his tunes today, "they make me want to drop everything and dance."

1) Beirut, "Nantes"
2) The Comas, "Last Transmission"
3) Yo La Tengo, "Mr. Tough"

What's cool about those selections is the different kinds of dancing they represent. While the Beirut tune isn't a waltz (it's in 4/4, not 3/4) it does have a interestingly antiquated, stop-start kind of lope about it -- a subtle variation on straight 4 -- that makes me wonder if there isn't a corresponding dance that would go well with it. I'm not really the "rhythm names" expert (a partial explanation for my "c-minus drummer" status?), but maybe somebody out there is.

Anyway, thanks Steven for a great set (and some food for thought)!

T Day Travelling Tunes

Posted at 9:52 PM on November 20, 2007 by Mark Wheat

Hope you all have a very safe and happy Thanksgiving!
This holiday usually involves some driving or flying and I was wondering if you have any plans, musically, for the trip? Do you make a playlist of your fave tunes of the year? Perhaps you could take a fave album and re-review it like Mac's 'Sandinista' project? Two friends told me of listening to one song, Archie Bell's "Tighten Up!" over and over again for 3 straight hours while driving through Kansas...road trips can make you do strange things!
Or are there any family tradition tunes that you all listen to during dinner? If it's Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" you might be interested in this.