The Current Music Blog: February 15, 2008 Archive

The Stream 02/15/08

Posted at 8:51 AM on February 15, 2008 by Barb Abney

Win tickets to the upcoming Division Day/A-Sides tour.

Lou Reed, David Byrne and others to play peace benefit.

Liam Gallagher (Oasis) married Nicole Appletone (All Saints).

Today In Music History:
1959 - Ali Campbell (UB40) was born.
1965 - Nat King Cole died of lung cancer.
1968 - Little Walter died from injuries sustained in a street fight.
1968 - Lennons and Harrisons beagn to study meditation with the Maharishi.
1975 - Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good" was #1.
1977 - Glen Matlock was from The Sex Pistols he was replaced by Sid Vicious.
1991 - Kelly Emberg filed a $25 million palimony suit against Rod Stewart.

Live Blogging 02/15/08

Posted at 9:21 AM on February 15, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:30 a.m. Coldplay
Last month the band celebrated their 10th anniversary.
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11:10 a.m. Rumble Strips
Watch the video for Alarm Clock.

10:30 a.m. Moby
Last Night will be released on April 1st.
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Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - Skoal Kodiak
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Skoal Kodiak with the tune "Harpie" from the release Three People Are Keep Having Grape Emergencies.
Hear from them again this Sunday night on The Local Show with Chris Roberts.
Read a little more about them here.
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9:45 a.m. Siouxsie Sioux
She's currently touring the US in support of her solo effort, Mantaray.
Here are some great photos and a brief review of a recent NYC show.
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9:30 a.m. Goldfrapp
Their fourth album, Seventh Tree will be released on the 26th.
You can pre-order it here.
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9:10 a.m. Sia
She's playing The Fineline on the 26th.
Win tickets to one of her upcoming shows.
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Do the Shuffle

Posted at 11:29 AM on February 15, 2008 by Tony Lopez (1 Comments)

I always wanna be by your side...

“The C in Cake,” Gastr del Sol
I love guitar noodlings, particularly on a Sunday morning when I’m trying to clear my head. Gastr del Sol was formed by David Grubbs, indie rock royalty as far as I’m concerned. Fans of Squirrel Bait and Slint know what I’m talking about. The song’s title was the inspiration for those other cool Chicago noodlers, The Sea and Cake. And it segues really well into the Shuffle’s next song…

“You Really Got Me,” The Kinks
I’m about to reveal something potentially blasphemous. Faced with the choice of the original or Van Halen’s cover, I’ll take the cover. I know, I know, it’s a shame, a disgrace, a shandeh, if you will! It’s only because the first time I heard the classic it was accompanied by Diamond Dave’s yowl and Eddie’s fret-tapping. It’s iconic for me at this point. Van Halen really messed me up.

“Last Snowstorm of the Year,” Low
From Trust. I like this record a lot. Alan Sparhawk’s other project, The Retribution Gospel Choir, is finally releasing its self-titled debut on Mark Kozelek’s Caldo Verde label. Looking forward to that.

“Unison,” Bjork
Bjork is on my long list of people I’d want at my dinner party. Mostly because you never know when she’s gonna freak out and beat the hell out of somebody. And her husband, Matthew Barney, is definitely invited. That dude is out there! This is my favorite song from Vespertine. Here she is giving me chills at London’s Royal Opera House.

“Show Business,” A Tribe Called Quest
Tribe hooked up with Lord Jamar and Sadat X from Brand Nubian on this cut from their masterpiece, The Low End Theory. They paint a pretty dismal portrait of the rap industry. And this was 1991. It hasn’t gotten much better. For a long time now, the major labels have been churning out a style of rap that is virtually indistinguishable from pornography.

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"My 3 Songs" for Friday 2/15/08

Posted at 12:05 PM on February 15, 2008 by Bill DeVille

Today set was put together by Heidi Baham in Eden Prairie...

The Decemberists - Eli, the Barrow Boy
Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
Imogen Heap - Hide Seak

She chose 3 songs that mesmerize and make time stand still. Nicely done Heidi!

Who Knows what Evil Lurks in Dan Bejar's Hair?

Posted at 2:31 PM on February 15, 2008 by Brett Baldwin

Here's a fantastically weird, yet strangely awesome video for "Myriad Harbour" from The New Pornographer's latest, Challengers.

Fittingly, the video is entitled "Hair Band" and features lots of things/people creeping out of part-time New Pornographer/Full-time Destroyer Dan Bejar's Marge Simpson-esque 'do.

The video was made by Montreal's, Fluorescent Hill, who've also done the best Burger King ad ever.

Hi-res Quicktime version

Coincidentally, it was Bejar who made the last N.P. show at First Avenue one of my all-time favorites. The new Destroyer album Trouble in Dreams hits shelves on March 18.

(h/t: Drawn.ca)

Guest DJ Set 2-15-08

Posted at 9:43 PM on February 15, 2008 by Mac Wilson

Tonight's Guest DJ Set comes to us courtesy of DJ Eve. She'll be appearing tonight at Ground Zero with Savage Aural Hotbed, and tomorrow night with Hart Thorson at The Lounge; she also appears at The Lounge every other Friday.

DJ Eve's Myspace

"Five Five Zero" - Oliver Moldan & Jerome Isma-Ae
"Pushin" - Adam K & Dataworx
"Come to Me" - Adam K
"Born Slippy (Extended Club mix)" - DJ Joe K
"Tomorrow Never Comes (Remix)" - 4Mal & Etiket
"Everytime (Shifter & Carvell Remix)" - Lustral
"The Funk Battery" - Marco V