The Current Music Blog: August 12, 2008 Archive

The Stream 08/12/08

Posted at 8:49 AM on August 12, 2008 by Barb Abney

Prince reportedly said "no" to operatic cover of "Purple Rain."

Further proof of Radiohead's generosity.

The Monolith Festival's line-up has grown again.

Today In Music History:
1929 - Buck Owens was born.
1954 - Pat Metheny was born.
1963 - Sir Mix-A-Lot was born.
1964 - The Beatles' film A Hard Days Night, opened in America.
1968 - Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together for the first time.
2007 - Kate Nash's debut album Made Of Bricks went to #1 on the UK album charts.

Live Blogging 08/12/08

Posted at 9:19 AM on August 12, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:55 a.m. The Dandy Warhols
Earth to the Dandy Warhols will hit shelves August 19th.
They're playing First Avenue September 9th with Darker My Love.
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11:45 a.m. Steve Earle
He'll be playing the Take Back Labor Day Festival at Harriet Island on September 1st.
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11:35 a.m. Emmylou Harris
All I Intended To Be was released on June 10th. It features help from Buddy Miller, Dolly Parton and others.
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11:30 a.m. Local Music - Paul Westerberg
Apparently 49:00 is no longer available via electronic download. However, a brand new tune "5:05" has been posted online as a pay-what-you-want tune.

11:20 a.m. TV On The Radio
Tunde Bimpe to star in a movie with Anne Hathaway.
They're playing First Avenue On October 20th and 21st.
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11:10 a.m. Okkervil River
The Stand Ins will be released on September 9th.
Their fall tour kicks off in just over a month.
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10:55 a.m. Weezer
They're playing The Xcel on October 3rd.

10:50 a.m. King Kahn & The Shrines
You can still grab the tune "Torture" from their album The Supreme Genius Of King Kahn & The Shrines for free on our Song Of The Day Podcast page.
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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. Ben Folds
His latest, Way To Normal will be released September 30th.
He's playing The Myth Nightclub on October 17th.
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10:20 a.m. Beck
He's playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium with MGMT on September 30th.
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Song Of The Day Info - The Stills
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring The Stills with the tune "Being Here" from the release Oceans Will Rise, which will be released next week.
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9:45 a.m. Local Music - Ruby Isle
Their new album, Night Shot will be released next month.
They will be playing Kitty Cat Club on August 28th.
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9:30 a.m. Tilly And The Wall
Watch the video for "Pot Kettle Black."
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9:20 a.m. Local Music - Jeff Hanson
Madam Owl will be released next week.
He's playing The Triple Rock Social Club on August 23rd.
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9:15 a.m. Morrissey
The release date for his new record, Years Of Refusal has been pushed back until February.

9:05 a.m. My Morning Jacket
They're playing The Orpheum on October 2nd.
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My Three Songs - 8/12/08

Posted at 1:20 PM on August 12, 2008 by Mac Wilson (1 Comments)

I felt rather foolish a few weeks ago when I realized for the first time that the name of our "My Three Songs" feature was a play on words on the old TV show My Three Sons. I've been working for the Current for a whole two years now, you'd think I would have noticed it sooner.

Anyway, on to the matter at hand! Today's set was submitted by Katie Koppen from St. Paul. She says that these three songs feature three singers with "strong voices" that "pull [her] in".

1.) Kings of Leon - "On Call" (Caleb Followill)
2.) The Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty in Pink" (Richard Butler)
3.) Editors - "An End Has a Start" (Tom Smith)

Tom Smith, in particular, has quite the distinctive bellow. He's one of my favorite singers to imitate, along with Stars' Torquil Campbell. If they had an indie rock karaoke, I would have a lot of fun.

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