The Current Music Blog: December 10, 2007 Archive

The Stream 12/10/07

Posted at 8:57 AM on December 10, 2007 by Barb Abney

Waxploitation's auction for Darfur.

The Led Zeppelin reunion is just hours away and fans voted on the tunes they wanted to hear the most.

Albert Hammond Jr. talks to Pitchfork about new album.

Video of Portishead playing live this past weekend.

Today In Music History:
1965 - J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) was born.
1967 - Otis Redding and several members of his band died in a plane crash near Madison.
1972 - Brian Molko (Placebo) was born.
1973 - CBGBs opened.
1974 - Meg White (The White Stripes) was born.
1983 - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson tune "Say Say Say" was #1.
1998 - Bruce Springsteen won a court battle against a former manager over copyright ownership.
2003 - Chris Martin (Coldplay singer) married Gwyneth Paltrow.

Live Blogging 12/10/07

Posted at 10:31 AM on December 10, 2007 by Barb Abney

11:30 a.m. CD Of The Week - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
100 Days,100 Nights is our CD Of The Week.
Get your own copy when you support The Current online.
More...

10:20 a.m. Local Music 'Double Shot'
Dan Wilson
Friends Like These

Song Of The Day Info - Amp Fiddler
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Amp Fiddler along with Corinne Bailey Rae with the tune "If I Don't" from the Afro Strut album which is in stores now.
Learn more here.

9:50 a.m. Super Furry Animals
Will Santa be safe with SFA?

9:30 a.m. Vampire Weekend
Their self-titled EP is available now. You can pre-order their full length here. You can sample some more of their tunes here.

9:05 a.m. Bon Iver
Read the official bio here.
More info here and/or here.

Led Playlist

Posted at 7:43 PM on December 10, 2007 by Mark Wheat (1 Comments)

We're playing a Led Zep song every hour tonight to celebrate their return.

Thanks to all those that joined the Led celebration!

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The Greatest Band Ever?

Posted at 9:30 PM on December 10, 2007 by Mark Wheat (32 Comments)

With all the media coverage of the Led Zeppelin reunion there has been several mentions of them being the greatest band ever. Mojo magazine referred to them that way, Rolling Stone put them on the cover and called it "the most sort after reunion in rock'n'roll history." The BBC reported that people from over 70 countries were at the show earlier today and had interviews with many of them saying in many different accents..."they are the greatest band ever!"
Several callers tonight said the same thing to me, Kevin from Mpls said "they should be a requirement for everyone". A very eloquent anon listener explained how they had "imparted the mystery". The fact that they can come back after so long and cause so much commotion surely speaks to their importance.
While they were 'away' a few have made a grab for the title, most commonly perhaps the Stones, who have a claim simply through longevity, but who wins? Most bands might want to write songs like the Beatles, but every hiphop producer cherishs the Bonham drum beats and the connection to the universal conciousness and how they talk about the spirit within music itself, gives them the edge for me. I would love to hear your thoughts and I'll feature some of the discussion on Thursday's show.
Let's answer this once and for all, which side are you on and explain why;
The A-Side of the argument is ..."Led Zep are the best band ever"
B-Side...if not them then who?

Thursday night results;
Well? With my casting vote, Led Zep might have pulled out a very short neck of a victory!
Thay are very hard to cover, therefore unique, which I think should be a prerequisit for this title, but I have to agree with several of the comments, in the end do we really need ONE victor?
If you treat music as your spiritual guide, it certainly doesn't preach the idea of there only being one 'god-like' figure. Bravo to all of you!! Thanks for not just listening, but contributing and caring!

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