The Current Music Blog: August 4, 2008 Archive

The Stream 08/04/08

Posted at 9:00 AM on August 4, 2008 by Barb Abney

Be Your Own Pet are breaking up.

Download the new Of Montreal tune.

Noel Gallagher (Oasis) talks about hanging out with Marilyn Manson.

Today In Music History:
1901 - Louis Armstrong was born.
1962 - Paul Reynolds (A Flock Of Seagulls) was born.
1967 - A fan of The Monkees stowed away on their plane between shows in Minneapolis and St Louis.
1970 - Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) married Barbara Charren.
1980 - John Lennon began recording Double Fantasy.
1984 - Prince's Purple Rain was the #1 album.
2007 - Lee Hazlewood died of cancer

Live Blogging 08/04/08

Posted at 9:29 AM on August 4, 2008 by Barb Abney

10:45 a.m. Gnarls Barkley
They're playing The State Fair along with Cloud Cult on August 27th.
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10:30 a.m. Joseph Arthur
Vagabond Skies is one of the 4 EPs he's released this year.
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10:25 The Cure
Their 13th studio album will be released in October.
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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10:15 a.m. The Verve
Their single "Love Is Noise" is the first that they have released since 1998's "Sonnet"
Their new album, Forth will be released on August 26th.
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Song Of The Day Info - The Ugly Suit
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Ugly Suit with the tune "Chicago" from their self-titled album which will be in stores August 19th.
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10:00 a.m.The Wedding Present
They're playing The Turf Club on September 29th.
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9:45 a.m. Carbon/Silicon
Read their latest blog post.

9:30 a.m. King Kahn & The Shrines
Learn about the band here.

9:20 a.m. TV On The Radio
They're playing First Avenue On October 20th and 21st.
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9:10 a.m. Sigur Rós
They're playing The Orpheum on September 25th.
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"My 3 Songs" for Monday

Posted at 3:56 PM on August 4, 2008 by Steve Seel

Lauren McCormick wants to help us fight the Monday doledrums with an invitation: "I want everyone who is bored at work right now to get up from behind their desks and dance on top of them."

1) The Go! Team: "Grip Like a Vice"
2) Junior Senior: "Move Your Feet"
3) Hot Chip: "Ready for the Floor"

As I mentioned on the air today, I simply can't listen to that Junior Senior tune without thinking of this.