The Current Music Blog: February 1, 2008 Archive

The Stream 02/01/08

Posted at 8:55 AM on February 1, 2008 by Barb Abney

Nick Cave, Jose Gonzalez and others to play Plug Awards next month.

Kajagoogoo rumored to be reuniting.

Take a peak into Sia's world.

Today In Music History:
1937 - Don Everly (The Everly Brothers) was born.
1948 - Rick James was born.
1949 - RCA Records issued the very first 45rpm single.
1967 - The Beatles began work on a the song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
1969 - Patrick Wilson (Weezer) was born.
1969 - Tommy James and the Shondells had the #1 single with "Crimson And Clover."
1975 - Antoine Patton (Big Boi, Outkast) was born.
1986 - Diana Ross married Arne Naess. (They divorced in 2000.)
1988 - The Cars announced they were breaking up.
1995 - Richey James (Manic Street Preachers) vanished. He has never been found.

Live Blogging 02/01/08

Posted at 9:52 AM on February 1, 2008 by Barb Abney (2 Comments)

11:30 a.m. Local Music - Brother Ali
He'll be appearing at one of our upcoming Fakebook performances.
He'll be kicking off a HUGE tour later this month.
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11:20 a.m. Mika
If you'd like to be a Lollipop Girl and dance on stage at his upcoming First Avenue show you'll need to send a photo and/or some short video footage of yourself. And your contact information to mika.lollipopgirls@gmail.com
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10:50 a.m. Yeasayer
Frontman/founder Chris Keating used to drive a truck for SNL.
They're playing 7th Street Entry along with MGMT on February 7th.
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10:40 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
On April 8th they'll release Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes).
They'll be playing SxSW and a full US tour is planned around the time of the record's release.
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10:25 a.m. MGMT
They're playing 7th Street Entry along with Yeasayer on February 7th.
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10:20 a.m. Modest Mouse
Here's the interview where he talks about Prince.

Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - First Communion Afterparty
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring First Communion Afterparty with the tune "Twenty-Five."
Hear from them again this Sunday night on The Local Show with Chris Roberts.
They have some upcoming dates at 400 Bar and a few at SxSW.
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9:50 a.m. The Killers
They've been nominated for two NME awards.
You can vote here.
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9:30 a.m. Sigur Ros
You can watch the trailer for Heima here.

9:10 a.m. Mike Doughty
Golden Delicious will be in stores on the 19th.
Check his video for "27 Jennifers"

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Do the Shuffle

Posted at 12:02 PM on February 1, 2008 by Tony Lopez (4 Comments)

Come on, no whammies! No whammies!

“Conventional Wisdom,” Built to Spill
Built to Spill are still touring in support of You in Reverse. They recently announced that they’ll be appearing at the Langerado Music Festival on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation in southern Florida this March. Here’s a live version from a gig in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Doug Martsch is apparently a big hoops fan. You can challenge him to a game of one-on-one right here.

“Parachute Woman,” The Rolling Stones
OK, pointless debate time. Here’s a thorny question for you? What band, generally speaking, are you more in the mood for: The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? I think this was the mysterious fifteenth question that the Buddha refused to answer. I’ve got to go with the Stones on this one. The short explanation is that I lean towards music that comes from the gut more than from the head. The Stones are more visceral than The Beatles and that’s just more attractive to me.

“Vicious,” Lou Reed
Featuring a guitar hook that never gets old, this is the lead-off track to Transformer. Here he is doing an extended live version in Paris in 1974. The band plays it extremely tight as Lou attempts to break the land speed record! A mellower Reed later explains Andy Warhol’s role in the creation of the song.

“Burnt Out Car,” Saint Etienne
This English trio is probably best known for their dance treatment of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart.” Sarah Cracknell has said the group plans to release a best-of disc later this year. Considering they put out a singles collection just three years ago, I’m not sure the world is quite ready for another one.

“Hollywood Freaks,” Beck
Nooooo! Just when I thought I’d escaped him, Beck drags me back into his funky clutches. Midnight Vultures is such a ridiculously over-the-top album. Which is exactly why it’s so enjoyable. “Hot like a cheetah, neon mamacita”? “Hollywood Freaks” was the song where I actually began questioning Beck’s sanity. He does know how to bust a move, though.

What popped up on your player?

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"My 3 Songs" for Friday

Posted at 1:30 PM on February 1, 2008 by Steve Seel

Today we have quite a story, my only friends. Christopher Kelly of Stillwater writes:

"I moved back to the Twin Cities this past spring, and The Current quickly became part of my life. I first heard "Two" while driving alone and it immediately made me think of my then fiance. It was the song my now wife and I had our first dance to at our wedding. Four our honeymoon, our first stop was Amsterdam. One of my fondest memories while there was sitting in Rembrandt Square with my wife while a young Dutch singer and guitar player sang "Austrailia" (!?!!! - ss), another song first heard on The Current. Our next and longest stop was a small lakeside town in the mountains of Austria. Shortly after arriving there, we saw the video for "1-2-3-4" (first heard on The Current). I immediately feel the warmth of the sun and the glow of the lake and mountains of that day every time I hear it. Thank you for being a part of my life musically and spiritually."

1) Ryan Adams, "Two"
2) The Shins, "Australia"
3) Feist, "1-2-3-4"

Guest DJ Set 2-1-08

Posted at 8:46 PM on February 1, 2008 by Mac Wilson

It's the first Friday of the month, which means it's time to welcome DJ ESP (aka Woody McBride) back for tonight's Guest DJ Set. Tonight's set was recorded live at the Foundation last month, just before the club temporarily closed (it should be re-opening in March or April). Enjoy!

DJ ESP's website