The Current Music Blog: June 16, 2008 Archive

The Stream 06/16/08

Posted at 8:55 AM on June 16, 2008 by Barb Abney

Coldplay vs. "unknown" Brooklyn band.

Nominees for 7th annual Americana Music Awards announced.

Hear Grizzly Bear's brand new song next month on Letterman.

Today In Music History:
1942 - Eddie Levert (The O'Jays) was born.
1962 - Femi Kuti was born.
1967 - The Monterey Pop Festival in California began.
1979 - Donna Summer's Bad Girls was the #1 album.
1981 - Ben Kweller was born.
1982 - Matt Costa was born.
1994 - Kristen Pfaff (Hole) died from an overdose.

Live Blogging 06/16/08

Posted at 9:42 AM on June 16, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:50 a.m. James Hunter
He's playing The Minnesota Zoo with Irma Thomas on June 26th.
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11:35 a.m. Franz Ferdinand
Check out their Tour Reading "book club."

11:30 a.m. Bonnie Prince Billy
He'll be playing San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 8 Festival in October.
His latest record, Lie Down in the Light was released last month.
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11:15 a.m. The Ting Tings
They're playing The Varsity on August 4th.
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10:45 a.m. Scarlett Johansson
Her album of (mostly) Tom Waits covers, Anywhere I Lay My Head made its debut at #1 on the Billboard "Heat-seekers" chart last month.
She recently interviewed Debbie Harry on MySpace TV's "Artist On Artist."
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10:35 a.m. The New Pornographers
They're playing the SOLD OUT Rock The Garden along with Cloud Cult, Bon Iver and Andrew Bird.
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Song Of The Day Info - Wolf Parade
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Wolf Parade with the tune "Call It A Ritual" from their new release At Mount Zoomer which hits the shelves tomorrow.
They're playing SP20 (Sub Pop's 20th anniversary concert) next month.
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9:50 a.m. Local Music - Haley Bonar
Her latest, Big Star was released last week.
Listen to her recent in-studio interview/performance here.
She's playing at The Cedar Cultural Center with Hayden on the 27th.
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9:30 a.m. Black Kids
Partie Traumatic wil be released next month.
They're returning to town for a show at 7th Street Entry on October 7th along with The Virgins.
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9:15 a.m. Dr. Dog
Their latest, Fate will hit the shelves on July 22nd.
You can stream some of their unreleased tunes here.
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"My 3 Songs" for Monday

Posted at 2:41 PM on June 16, 2008 by Steve Seel

Seth Hansen writes simply, "We just bought our first house today" as his explanation for his three-song set. The second and third songs might be the more obvious ones, but it's the first I like the best - since it what every new home purchaser hopes for the most.

1) Radiohead, "No Surprises"
2) Madness, "Our House"
3) The Beatles, "Two Of Us"

Good luck with your new home, Seth! Seel's personal word of advice: only attempt one remodeling project at a time.