The Current Music Blog: July 1, 2008 Archive

The Stream 07/01/08

Posted at 8:45 AM on July 1, 2008 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

Tom Morello to release The Fabled City in September.

Tom Waits gets "The key to the city"of El Paso.

Justice to produce the next RHCPs album?

Today In Music History:
1945 - Deborah Harry (Blondie) was born.
1951 - Fred Schneider (The B-52's) was born.
1963 - Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen) was born.
1967 - The Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was #1.
1975 - Sufjan Stevens was born.
1980 - "O Canada" officially became the national anthem of Canada.
1995 - Wolfman Jack died from a heart attack.
2005 - Luther Vandross died.

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Live Blogging 07/01/08

Posted at 8:59 AM on July 1, 2008 by Barb Abney

Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
They Might Be Giants on Conan
Moby on Carson Daly
Ed Harcourt on Leno

11:45 a.m. CD Of The Week - The Ting Tings
We Started Nothing is our CD of the week.
Get your own copy when you support us online.
They're playing The Varsity on August 4th.
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11:40 a.m. Local Music - Sam Keenan
All The Dark Colored Markers Went Dry is available now.
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11:30 a.m. Coldplay
They're playing Excel Energy Center on November 14th.
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10:45 a.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
The painting from their Carson Daly appearance was auctioned off for more than $900!
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10:30 a.m. Shearwater
Listen to their recent in-studio interview/performance here.
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10:15 a.m. Drive-By Truckers
They're playing First Avenue with Dead Confederate tomorrow night.
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Song Of The Day Info - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin with the tune "Think I Wanna Die" from their album Pershing.
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10:00 a.m. Yeasayer
They're playing the 2nd annual Free Yr Radio concert at Urban Outfitters in Uptown on Wednesday, July 30. Download your free ticket now.
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9:50 a.m. Peter Adams
The Cincinnati artist recently released his second album I Woke With Planets In My Face.
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9:25 a.m. Ryan Adams
There's an art show of his paintings being planned.
He'll be playing a few dates with Oasis beginning in late August.
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9:15 a.m. My Morning Jacket
They're playing The Orpheum on October 2nd.
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9:10 a.m. Dean & Britta
They are recording a song for an upcoming Cure tribute album.
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9:05 a.m. Local Music - Haley Bonar
Listen to her recent in-studio interview/performance here.
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9:00 a.m. Sia
She'll be playing The Download Festival and The All Points West Festival next month.
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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 2:13 PM on July 1, 2008 by Steve Seel (2 Comments)

Oh Canada ... Mike from Chanhassen presented us with three choice selections from the Great White North today in honor of Canada Day. "There are many fine artists to choose from," he said, "but you just gotta play these three."

1) Neil Young, "Cinnamon Girl"
2) Rush, "Bastille Day"
3) The New Pornographers, "The Laws Have Changed"

That Rush tune got quite a response Mike, all positive (and so what if it's Canada Day and not Bastille Day itself -- maybe we can play it again when that day rolls around). Personally, I could do without most anything dating later than 1984 from that band, but some of that early stuff is just blisteringly great, and you are not permitted to argue with me on this -- that song especially (of course, some of it is ridiculous too, but let's save that discussion for another day). Plus: it's a song about execution by guillotine! Gads.

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