The Current Music Blog: November 23, 2007 Archive

The Stream 11/23/07

Posted at 8:41 AM on November 23, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

African Aid Action charity says that Bono and Bob Geldof aren't helping the AIDS problem.

Today In Music History:
1939 - Betty Everett was born.
1954 - Bruce Hornsby was born.
1979 - Marianne Faithfull was arrested for possession of marijuana.
1987 - Sly Stone was charged with possession of cocaine.
1995 - Garbage played their first UK gig in London.

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Live Blogging 11/23/07

Posted at 9:24 AM on November 23, 2007 by Barb Abney

"My 3 Songs" Black Friday Edition
Greg from Minneapolis wanted to hear this set because he says "The yard isn't going to rake itself."

1) The Rosebuds - "Leaves Do Fall"
2) Bob Dylan - "Summer Days"
3) Olivia Tremor Control - "I Can Smell The Leaves"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here

10:10 a.m. Song Of The Day - Local Music - Young Dudes
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Young Dudes with the tune "Chin Music" from their self-titled album, which is out now.
Here's a nice write up about their gigs this week from More Cowbell.
Stream the whole album here.
More info here.

9:55 a.m. Local Music - Atmosphere
Slug will be appearing at The Whole Music Club's Making Music Series next week.
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9:45 a.m. Bowie
If the man in your life really LOVES David Bowie, you can make his dreams come true by dressing him up in Bowie fashion!

9:20 a.m. Local Music - Romantica
They've got a string of upcoming dates at Red Stag Supper Club and First Ave.
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Do the Shuffle

Posted at 12:01 PM on November 23, 2007 by Tony Lopez

Here’s your Thanksgiving edition of the Shuffle. I hope everyone is having a healthy and happy holiday.

“You Are My Face,” Wilco
Wilco meets Pink Floyd on this track from their new album, Sky Blue Sky. One of my favorite domestic releases this year, it landed on the year-end lists of quite a few of my mates here at The Current. What were some of your stand-out albums of the year?

“Calling You,” Jevetta Steele
This is an Oscar-nominated song from the film Bagdad Café (1988). When this song popped up I immediately put the movie in my Netflix queue. Jevetta’s voice is stunning.

“Derelict,” Beck
One of the least played tracks from Odelay (1996). It’s got a nice little Middle Eastern flavoring in the middle. Maybe it’s just me, and I know nothing in his catalog compares, but I’m still waiting for Beck to deliver an album even half as good as this one. Or Mellow Gold, even.

“Fight the Power,” Public Enemy
Rosie Perez in boxing gloves. Remember that? And sampling Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" was sonically and thematically brilliant.

“Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind),” Loretta Lynn
From 1967. Coal Miner’s Daughter was the start of my inexplicable man-crush on Tommy Lee Jones. I feel like you need to know these things. Here’s a clip of Loretta singing the song with Jeannie C. Riley, the gal who did “Harper Valley, P.T.A.”

Unhappy Black Friday?

Posted at 9:23 PM on November 23, 2007 by Mark Wheat

Dave Allen the bass player with one of my favourite all-time bands Gang of Four, now lives in the Seattle area and keeps a very lively blog which has an interesting slant on today's 'celebration' and he recently posted some new tracks that the band is working on for a new album next year.

Guest DJ Set ; 11-23-07

Posted at 9:38 PM on November 23, 2007 by Mark Wheat

I've often said that for some reason my fave DJ's are based in Paris France. Throughout the 90's I got turned on to a bunch of them by a label called Yellow Productions which put out a string of hooj compilations. One of the men behind this label is Christophe le Friant aka Bob Sinclar.
He started having hits of his own in '97 with "Gym Tonic" which he co-produced with Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk. His reputation built to the point that his last solo cd 'Western Dream' had several worldwide dancefloor hits and some rank him right at the top of the DJ rankings.
The world of soccer endorsed him by using his track 'Love Generation' as official music for Goleo, the mascot of the Fifa World Cup 2006 in Germany !!

This compilation was released after he finished a world tour this summer and is made up of his tracks remixed as listed, and in the initial pressing contains a dvd with some amazing scenes from that tour, it's called...
Soundz of Freedom (My Ultimate Summer of Love Mix) and we played this section;

10. The Beat Goes On (Mousse T. Remix)
11. Champs Elysées Theme (Jamie Lewis Remix)
12. Tribute feat. Michael Robinson & Ron Carroll
13. Together feat. Steve Edwards
14. Give a Lil’ Love (Erik Kupper Remix)

Check out this review on the site of one of the biggest dance clubs in the UK, Ministy of Sound.