The Current Music Blog: April 30, 2008 Archive

The Stream 04/30/08

Posted at 8:49 AM on April 30, 2008 by Barb Abney

Radiohead talk about EXIT (end exploitation and trafficking.)

R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, The Neville Brothers and more to play Voodoo Music Fest. (Tickets go on sale Friday.)

Upcoming Free Yr Radio shows announced.

Today In Music History:
1933 - Willie Nelson was born
1948 - Wayne Kramer (MC5) was born.
1976 - Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls) was born.
1976 - Keith Moon paid several cab drivers to block off of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out of the window.
1982 - Rock critic Lester Bangs died of a heart attack.
1983 - Muddy Waters died.
1991 - Nirvana signed with Geffen's DGC label.
2005 - The Dave Matthews Band paid $200,000 after their tour bus dumped human waste on a boatload of tourists in Chicago the previous year.

Live Blogging 04/30/08

Posted at 9:07 AM on April 30, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:35 a.m. Alejandro Escovedo
His new album, Real Animal will be released on June 24th.
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11:25 a.m. Prince
In case you haven't seen the pictures/video/set-list from Coachella.

11:15 a.m. Rufus Wainwright
He's going to compose an opera.

10:55 a.m. Clinic
They're playing 7th Street Entry on May 13th.
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10:50 a.m. Ween
They're playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium July 19th.
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10:40 a.m. Nada Surf
Hear their live 9:30 Club show on All Songs Considered.
Or listen to their in-studio appearance recorded here.
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10:15 a.m. Rilo Kiley
They're playing First Avenue on May 22nd.
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Song Of The Day Info - Jamie Lidell
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Jamie Lidell with the tune "Figured Me Out" from his album, Jim which was released yesterday.
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9:45 a.m. The Roots
Rising Down is in stores now.
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9:20 a.m. The Black Keys
They're playing an upcoming MySpace Secret show.
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9:10 a.m. My Morning Jacket
Evil Urges is due in stores on June 10th.
They'll be on SNL next weekend (May 10th.)
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"My 3 Songs" for Wednesday

Posted at 12:23 PM on April 30, 2008 by Steve Seel

A simple communication from one person to another today; Jennifer Sorenson of Mpls, says, "These songs are for my pumpkin."

1) Damien Rice, "Grey Room"
2) Spoon, "I Summon You"
3) Interpol, "Rest My Chemistry"

Don't forget: we'll be taking requests not just for single songs, but 3-song-sets too, as part of our Radio Free Current marathon tomorrow.

The Stream 05/01/08

Posted at 1:25 PM on April 30, 2008 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Today In Music History:
1927 - Harry Belafonte was born.
1929 - Sonny James was born.
1930 - Little Walter was born.
1939 - Judy Collins was born.
1954 - Ray Parker Jr was born
1967 - Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu.
1984 - Mick Fleetwood filed for bankruptcy.
1998 - Snoop Dogg was arrested for possession of marijuana.

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