The Current Music Blog: December 20, 2007 Archive

The Stream 12/20/07

Posted at 8:56 AM on December 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

Pitchfork's top albums of 2007.

Jack White's a busy man.

Beck's Odelay goes deluxe.

Today In Music History:
1945 - Peter Criss (Kiss) was born.
1957 - Billy Bragg was born.
1966 - Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes) was born.
1967 - Joan Baez was sentenced to 45 days in prison for her involvement in an anti-war demonstration.
1969 - Peter Paul and Mary's "Leavin' On A Jet Plane" was #1.
1973 - Bobby Darin died of a heart attack.
1980 - Phil Taylor (Motorhead) broke a bone in his neck while partying after a gig.

Live Blogging 12/20/07

Posted at 9:36 AM on December 20, 2007 by Barb Abney

11:25 a.m. Local Music - The Glad Version
They'll be playing Big Ditch Road's upcoming CD release show at The Turf Club.
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11:10 a.m. Sea Wolf
They'll be playing at The Sundance Film Festival next month.
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10:30 a.m. Peter Murphy/Bauhaus
They'll release their final album, Going Away White on March 4th.

10:20 a.m. New Young Pony Club
The lead vocalist has teamed up with Bat For Lashes as part of Peta 2's campaign against KFC.

Song Of The Day Info - Tulsa
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Tulsa with the tune "Breath Thin" from their album I was Submerged, which is in stores now.
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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.

9:10 a.m. Jens Lekman
He recently wrapped up his UK dates with Josh Rouse.
According to his blog he'd previously sworn never to return.
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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday 12/20/07

Posted at 12:11 PM on December 20, 2007 by Bill DeVille

Today's set was put together by Sam Hanson in Minneapolis. He selected 3 tunes from 3 of his 2007 fave albums...

Feist - 1234 - The Reminder
Kings of Leon - Ragoo - Because of the Times
Cloud Cult - Take Your Medicine - The Meaning of 8

Nice picks Sam!

Two legends agree with each other...

Posted at 4:03 PM on December 20, 2007 by Mark Wheat

about the length and future of the album in the new Issue of Wired magazine. Yorke and Byrne?! We really couldn't have asked for a better pair to add an intelligent take on our present discussion!