The Current Music Blog: May 30, 2008 Archive

The Stream 05/30/08

Posted at 9:00 AM on May 30, 2008 by Barb Abney

Patti Smith: Dream Of Life documentary will get wide release in theaters this fall and will be released on DVD next year.

Mogwai have worked with Roky Erickson on their new Batcat EP.

Win some hipster clothing, These New Puritans tix and an iPod.

Today In Music History:
1944 - Lenny Davidson (Dave Clark Five) was born.
1955 - Nicky 'Topper' Headon (The Clash) was born.
1960 - Stephen Duffy (Duran Duran) was born.
1964 - Tom Morello was born.
1974 - Cee-Lo Green was born.
1980 - Carl Radle (Derek and the Dominoes) died of kidney failure.
1987 - David Bowie kicked off his Glass Spider tour.
1992 - Paul Simon married Edie Brickell.
2005 - Coldplay's X&Y album was illegally leaked to the internet.

Live Blogging 05/30/08

Posted at 9:06 AM on May 30, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:35 a.m. Elvis Costello
He's out on the road with The Police.
Momofuku was one of the albums we reviewed on the most recent installment of Musicheads.
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11:30 a.m. Albert Hammond Jr.
Look for his new album soon.

11:20 a.m. Styrofoam
A Thousand Words will be released on June 10th.
They'll be playing The Entry along with Broken Spindles on June 10th.
Pitchfork's scoop on the record/tour.
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10:45 a.m. Supergrass
They'll be kicking off their North American tour in July.
Diamond Hoo Ha is The Current's CD Of The Week.
Get your own copy when you support us online.
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10:30 a.m. James McMurtry
Just Us Kids is in stores now.
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10:15 a.m. The Cure
"The Only One" is the latest single.
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Song Of The Day Info - Local Music - Malachi Constant
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Malachi Constant with the tune "Coquette on Horse" from their album A Current Affair.
Hear from them again this Sunday evening on The Local Show with Chris Roberts. They're playing Eclipse Records AND Modern Radio's 9th anniversary gig at The Turf Club tomorrow.
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9:50 a.m.The Wedding Present
You can still grab the tune "Spider-Man On Hollywood" on our Song Of The Day Podcast page
Their album El Ray is in stores now.
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9:35 a.m. The Hold Steady
Their new album Stay Positive will be released on July 15th.
They're playing First Avenue on July 22nd.
They're also playing The Pitchfork Music Fest.
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9:25 a.m. Elbow
Check out their recent in-studio interview/performance.
They're looking for your tour memories and for some back up singers for an upcoming festival gig.
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9:15 a.m. Old 97's
Their new album, Blame it On Gravity was released earlier this month.
Rolling Stone gives it 4.5 stars.
They're playing First Avenue next Wednesday.
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9:10 a.m. R.E.M.
They're playing The Xcel next Thursday with Modest Mouse and The National.
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9:05 a.m. Smoosh
They've got some upcoming dates with Dresden Dolls.
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"My 3 Songs" for Friday

Posted at 1:37 PM on May 30, 2008 by Steve Seel

Everybody has been digging the springtime sunshine, as we've seen in a number of recent sets ... but since you can't have that all the time during the spring months (like today, for example), sometimes ya just gotta go with what the weather gives you. So Aleah Kraft writes today, "On a cloudy day like this you can't go wrong with moody vocals and industrial beats. It makes me happy."

1) Massive Attack, "Angel"
2) MGMT, "Kids"
3) The Presets, "My People"

Thanks Aleah!

Guest DJ Set 5-30-08

Posted at 9:40 PM on May 30, 2008 by Mark Wheat (3 Comments)

OM Records are a quality destination if you want a little sunny house music, so what better way to TRY to start our summer off here with their recent compilation OM:MIAMI 08 put together in honour of the big electronic music festival that happens in the city every year. It contains most of the upcoming stars of the label including one of our own, Chuck Love who's playing in the home of OM, San Fran tomorrow night, at Temple. Check the Events page, they have DJ's touring all over the country, including a new star of theirs Raashan Ahmad who will be at The Dinkytowner in Mpls on Thursday, June 5th.

The whole compilation is available on CD and here's the excerpt that we played tonight;

Chuck Love - Moonlight (Miami Version)
Fred Everything feat. Lisa Shaw - Here I Am (SF Vocal)
Home & Garden - In & Out (JT Donaldson Dub Re-Edit)
Chubby Dubs - Drifting Away (Nacho Marco Remix)
Florian Kruse - In My Scope
Aaron Sontag & Nica Brooke - Inner Peace(Cates&dpL Growlin Tech Dub)

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