The Current Music Blog: July 10, 2008 Archive

The Stream 07/10/08

Posted at 8:31 AM on July 10, 2008 by Barb Abney

Get your own Billy Corgan guitar.

Devo helping kids to brush longer.

The Cloud Room cover New Order's "Blue Monday."

Today In Music History:
1942 - Ronnie James Dio was born.
1947 - Arlo Guthrie was born.
1949 - Greg Kihn was born.
1954 - Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) was born.
1968 - Eric Clapton announced the breakup of Cream.
1978 - Bill Wyman fell off the stage and was knocked unconscious during a Stones concert.
1979 - Chuck Berry was found guilty of tax evasion.
1980 - Bob Marley & the Wailers began their final UK tour.
1997 - Chrissie Hynde married sculptor Lucho Brieva.

Live Blogging 07/10/08

Posted at 9:16 AM on July 10, 2008 by Barb Abney

The Music Exchange Info
The Current and WXPN in Philadelphia are exchanging local music this month. Tune in each Tuesday and Thursday to hear local music from Philadelphia and Minnesota selected by WXPN and The Current. You can also visit us online to download a free song from our featured artist. Today's featured song from WXPN is "Juliana" by Nicole Reynolds. The Current's song is "The National Side" by Romantica

10:55 a.m a.m. Bittersweet
They're playing The Varsity on August 5th.
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10:40 a.m. Gnarls Barkley
They're playing The State Fair grandstand on August 27th.
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Song Of The Day Info - Shearwater
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Shearwater with the tune "Rooks" from their album Rook.
Listen to their recent in-studio interview/performance here.
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9:55 a.m. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
their early catalog to be re-mixed, re-mastered and re-released with bonus material.
The US tour is slated for September.
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9:50 a.m. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
They're playing for free at The State Fair in August.
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9:45 a.m. Sigur Rós
They're playing The Orpheum on September 25th.
You can learn all of the necessary pronunciations here.

9:35 a.m. Local Music - Capitol Jay
They're playing The Nomad next Thursday.
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9:30 a.m. Fleet Foxes
They're playing 7th Street Entry on July 20th.
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9:20 a.m. Local Music - Dylan Hicks
You can watch the video for "City Lights" here.
He's given up music and is currently writing a novel.
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9:05 a.m. The Cure
Here's a video for "The Only One."
This is the first single from their 13th studio album which will be released on September 13th. On the 13th of every month leading up to the street date of the full length, they're releasing a single.
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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 3:45 PM on July 10, 2008 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

"These are three songs I always put on mix tapes," says Maren Johnson today. "Yes, tapes."

1) Leonard Cohen, "Famous Blue Raincoat"
2) The Beatles, "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
3) Atmosphere, "The Abusing of the Rib"

Excellent set, Maren. Dark with great flow. And I appreciate your emphasis on tapes! Jeez, remember the day when you actually listened to something from start to finish -- experiencing the mix as the mix-maker intended -- rather than just skipping ahead to the next song? This is partially because fast forwarding is such a pain in the ass, whereas simply hitting ">>/" isn't. I know, the integrity of most mix CDs or iTunes mixes are still usually respected by those enjoying them, but still. Okay, I am a sentimentalist and it often clouds my perceptions somewhat. But all things have their value. I do indeed like the ability to re-arrange an iTunes mix into different orders ...

I'm finished now.

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