The Current Music Blog: December 6, 2007 Archive

The Stream 12/06/07

Posted at 8:58 AM on December 6, 2007 by Barb Abney

Keith Richards will release digital tunes just in time for the holidays.

Bauhaus are once again calling it quits and releasing final album in March.

Rolling Stone's "50 best Songs over 7 minutes long" list.

Today In Music History:
1949 - Blues artist Leadbelly died.
1956 - Peter Buck (R.E.M.) was born.
1961 - David Lovering (Pixies) was born.
1969 - The Rolling Stones and others played a free festival at Altamont in California. During the show, a fan was stabbed to death by a member of Hell's Angels (who were the security for the event.)
1969 - Mark Gardener (Ride) was born.
1975 - A preacher in Tallahassee, Florida organized the burning of records by Elton John and Rolling Stones, claiming they were sinful.
1988 - Roy Orbison died of a heart attack.
1990 - Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black grape) checked into rehab in Manchester, England.
2003 - Elvis Costello married Diana Krall.

Live Blogging 12/06/07

Posted at 10:06 AM on December 6, 2007 by Barb Abney (3 Comments)

11:20 a.m. The New Pornographers
"Electric Version" will be featured on the Rock Band video game.
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10:40 a.m. The Redwalls
Read the SPIN review and watch the video for "Modern Diet."
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10:30 a.m. Portastatic related..
The Merge charity auctions are still going strong.

Song Of The Day Info - The Virgins
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Virgins with the tune "Rich Girl" from their self-titled EP which is in stores now. Learn more about this NYC quartet here.

9:55 a.m. Radiohead
If you haven't downloaded In Rainbows yet, your time is running out. They are shutting down the download site on the 10th.

9:45 a.m. Local Music - The Owls
Daughters And Suns is in stores now.
They're playing the season finale of The Electric Arc Radio Show this weekend.
More here and/or here.

9:20 a.m. Andrew Bird
He's playing a two-night stand at The Guthrie on the 14th and 15th along with Haley Bonar.
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9:05 a.m. Local Music - Dan Wilson
Free Life is in stores now.
He's playing a sold-out show at The Guthrie tonight.
He'll also be playing the sold-out The New Standards Holiday Show this weekend.
More..

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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 2:38 PM on December 6, 2007 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Craig Larson from Maple Grove MN writes of his selections, "All are undeniably catchy songs I first heard on The Current and would not be aware of (the songs or the bands) if I weren't a devoted listener.

1) Of Montreal, "Disconnect the Dots"
2) The Fiery Furnaces, "Tropical Iceland"
3) Deerhoof, "The Perfect Me"

Craig, I'm so glad you feel these are catchy songs. It seems that two out of three of them (the first and last) some people would find genuinely challenging to listen to. But they ARE catchy! Personally, I can't help but sing along with the chorus line in the Deerhoof tune. Nice choices!

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