The Current Music Blog: January 31, 2008 Archive

The Stream 01/31/08

Posted at 8:50 AM on January 31, 2008 by Barb Abney

Talk of Blur's reunion may have been a bit premature.

My Bloody Valentine will headline this summer's Roskilde Festival.

Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore releases a live EP on iTunes.
And in more Sonic Youth news.. Jim O'Rourke, former Sonic Youth member to release re-issues.

Today In Music History:
1956 - John Lydon (Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols) was born.
1961 - Lloyd Cole was born.
1967 - The Beatles wrapped up filming for the "Strawberry Fields Forever" promotional video.
1967 - Chad Channing (Nirvana's first drummer) was born.
1970 - Slim Harpo died of a heart attack.
1981 - Blondie's "The Tide Is High" was #1.

Live Blogging 01/31/08

Posted at 9:34 AM on January 31, 2008 by Barb Abney

Wanna see Sigur Ros' Heima tonight for free??

Song Of The Day Info - Jack Peñate
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Jack Peñate with "Second, Minute or Hour" from his full-length debut Matinee which is available now.
SPIN's got this video on their blog.
More...

9:45 a.m. Vampire Weekend - CD Of The Week
Their self-titled album is The Current's CD Of The Week.
Get your own copy when you support us online.
Ever wonder where they got their name?
They're getting TONS of press right now.. with that comes the inevitable backlash.
They'll be on Letterman tomorrow night.
More info here and/or here.

"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 1:08 PM on January 31, 2008 by Steve Seel

Leslie Estrem of Mpls writes, "All of these songs are from albums released in 2007 by artists who I discovered this year. These are my favorite tracks from each album, and when I chose them I realized I picked track #1 from each album. All different genres/styles by all really great tunes."

1) The Broken West, "On the Bubble"
2) Elvis Perkins, "While You Were Sleeping"
3) The Bird and the Bee, "Again and Again"

Diverse indeed, Leslie. But what great songs ... I still always like the idea of a great "first track" set (shades of a High Fidelity conversation lurk in there somewhere...).