The Current Music Blog: February 13, 2008 Archive

The Stream 02/13/08

Posted at 8:56 AM on February 13, 2008 by Barb Abney

Radiohead announce North American tour dates.

SPIN's review of Dean and Britta's Monday night stop in Minneapolis.

David Bowie to lend vocals to the new Scarlet Johannson album.

Today In Music History:
1919 - Tennessee Ernie Ford was born.
1950 - Peter Gabriel was born.
1956 - Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order) was born.
1961 - Henry Rollins was born.
1967 - The Beatles released the double A sided single "Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane."
1971 - The Osmonds were #1 with "One Bad Apple."
1976 - Leslie Feist was born.
1982 - The marble slab was stolen from Ronnie Van Zant's (Lynyrd Skynyrd) grave.
2002 - Waylon Jennings died.
2007 - Pete Doherty (Libertines, Babyshambles) lost his driving priviledges for two months and was fined for driving without insurance or a licence in London.

Live Blogging 02/13/08

Posted at 10:04 AM on February 13, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:40 a.m. Local Music - Romantica
They're playing 7th Street Entry with Chris Koza and
The Alarmists Saturday night.
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11:30 a.m. Moby
Last Night will be released on April 1st.
He'll be hosting a benefit in New York featuring The Beastie Boys next month.
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11:10 a.m. The Heavy
Learn more about this UK band here.

10:50 a.m. Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago will be in stores next week.
You can pre-order it here.
He's playing a private in-store performance at The Electric Fetus tonight.
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10:45 a.m. Carbon/Silicon
They've announced the cities they will be visiting on their upcoming North American tour.
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10:30 a.m. Local Music - Kid Dakota
Their new album, A Winner's Shadow will be released March 11th.
Pre-order it here.
The CD release show is Saturday night at Turf Club.
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10:25 a.m. The Shins
They have 'posed' and designed a t-shirt for Playboy.

Song Of The Day Info - Hot Chip
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Hot Chip with the title track from their latest, Made In the Dark
The band are playing First Avenue on April 18th.
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9:30 a.m. Radiohead
Aside from the big North American tour announcement, Thom's in the news for a Valentine's Day DJ gig.

9:25 a.m. Sun Kil Moon
He/they are playing at The Varsity on June 6th.
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9:10 a.m. Basia Bulat
The Canadian artist's album, Oh, My Darling was released in the states last week.
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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday 2/13/08

Posted at 12:09 PM on February 13, 2008 by Bill DeVille

Today set was chosen by Michael Gerstenblatt In Brookline, MA...his set deals with death...

Billy Bragg & Wilco - Another Man's Dead Gone
Calexico & Iron & Wine - Dead Man's Will
Jason Isbell - Dress Blues

as Malcolm Middleton sings it, "We're All Going to Die"....we might as well embrace it!