The Current Music Blog: March 31, 2008 Archive

The Stream 03/31/08

Posted at 9:00 AM on March 31, 2008 by Barb Abney

Film featuring Mos Def as Chuck Berry and Beyonce as Etta James being filmed in New Jersey.

Liz Phair's Exile In Guyville to be re-issued with DVD and bonus tracks.

Illness in Cee Lo's family leads to cancellation of Gnarls Barkley gig in London.

Today In Music History:
1935 - Herb Alpert was born.
1955 - Angus Young (AC/DC) was born.
1967 - Jimi Hendrix set fire to his guitar live on stage for the first time.
1972 - The official Beatles Fan Club closed down.
1975 - "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton was #1.
1982 - The Doobie Brothers split up.
1986 - O'Kelly Isley (Isley Brothers) died of a heart attack.
1995 - Selena was killed by the president of her fan club.
1996 - Jeffrey Lee Pierce (The Gun Club) died from a brain hemorrhage.

Live Blogging 03/31/08

Posted at 9:04 AM on March 31, 2008 by Barb Abney

Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
Moby on Conan
Shooter Jennings on Carson Daly
Lily Hayden on Leno

11:30 a.m. Bon Iver
They're playing The Turf Club on April 12th.
They will also be playing Rock The Garden along with Cloud Cult, The New Pornographers and Andrew Bird.
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10:45 a.m. The Heavy
Listen to their SxSW performance in our archives.
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10:30 a.m. Wye Oak
Listen to their SxSW performance in our archives.
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10:25 a.m. Connie Price & The Keystones
Learn more about this L.A. band here.

10:20.m. Local Music - Tapes 'n Tapes
Their new album Walk It Off will be released April 8th.
They want your help walking for charity.
They're playing Conan on April 9th and First Avenue on April 10th.
Last week they released a single in the UK.
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10:15 a.m. The Ting Tings
Learn more about the UK duo and watch the "Great DJ" video here.

Song Of The Day Info - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks with the tune "Baltimore" from their album, Real Emotional Trash.
Listen to their in-studio performance/interview in our archives.
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9:50 a.m. Patti Smith
Learn about her new art exhibit.
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9:35 a.m. Local Music - Brother Ali
He'll be appearing at our next Fakebook performance.
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9:30 a.m. The Black Keys
Attack & Release will hit stores tomorrow.
Attack & Release Is our CD Of The Week. Get your copy when you support us online.Watch the "Strange Times" video.
They're playing First Avenue on April 11th.
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9:20 a.m. Jim Noir
Listen to his SxSW performance in our archives.
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9:15 a.m. Moldy Peaches
Kimya recently had a run-in with some rude fans.
Kimya will be playing The Cedar on April 16th.

9:10 a.m. Devotchka
Listen to ...their 2008 SxSW performance, their 2006 Gluek's performance or their 2005 in-studio in our archives.
They're playing First Avenue with Basia Bulat on May 7th.
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"My 3 Songs" for Monday

Posted at 1:11 PM on March 31, 2008 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Jen Kubiszewski of Mpls writes today, "We love to dance in the office to these Brit bands!"

1) The Fratellis, "Chelsea Dagger"
2) Babyshambles, "You Talk"
3) The Feeling, "Rose'"

Presumably, if we're dancing then one would need a waltzing partner for the Feeling tune. I have to say I'd never heard a song paying tribue to that most maligned of wines before this one.

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