The Current Music Blog: June 5, 2008 Archive

The Stream 06/05/08

Posted at 9:00 AM on June 5, 2008 by Barb Abney

Vote for the "The Worst Album Cover."

Check out the new Joy Division inspired Zune.

Alex from Phantom Planet reminds us to eat breakfast.

Today In Music History:
1947 - Tom Evans (Badfinger) was born.
1956 - Elvis Presley performed "Hound Dog'' on The Milton Berle Show.
1961 - Teri Nunn (Berlin) was born.
1993 - Conway Twitty died of a ruptured stomach vessel.
1964 - The Rolling Stones played their first live date in the US in California.
1971 - Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark) was born.
1974 - Sly Stone married Kathy Silva on stage.
1979 - Muddy Waters married Marva Jean Brooks.
1999 - Mel Torme died from compilations of the stroke that he suffered three years earlier.

"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 3:15 PM on June 5, 2008 by Steve Seel

As we start our End of Budget Year Member Campaign today on The Current, why not enjoy a M3S set that celebrates local music? Brian Kaufenberg writes, "This set is to all of Minnesota's artists creating some of the greatest music in today's music scene."

1) Cloud Cult, "Everybody Here is a Cloud"
2) Mason Jennings, "If You Ain't Got Love"
3) Brother Ali, "Rain Water"

Hear hear, Brian.