The Current Music Blog: August 18, 2008 Archive

The Stream for Monday 8/18

Posted at 10:55 AM on August 18, 2008 by Bill DeVille

The Hold Steady's pre-show ritual

Rufus Wainwright heading to Twin Cities on very limited tour

Peter, Bjorn & John's all instumental album is not all instumental after all. It's set for release in September

THIS DAY IN MUSIC:

In 1956, "Hound Dog" by Elvis entered the R&B chart at #11.
In 1962, Ringo's first appearance as a Beatle was made at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
In 1977, 150 mourners were inside the chapel, 175,000 outside, for the funeral of Elvis Presley in Memphis.
In 1977, With the departure of guitarist Henry Padovani, the Police performed as a trio for the first time.
In 1979, Brit Rocker Nick Lowe married Johnny Cash's step-daughter, Carlene Carter.
In 1997, With Mick Jagger at the wheel of a '55 red Cadillac, the Stones rolled up to the Brooklyn Bridge to trumpet their upcoming Bridges To Babylon tour.

"My 3 Songs" for Monday

Posted at 1:37 PM on August 18, 2008 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Gotta say this every time: regardless of the fact that I was in sun-shiney Florida (and it was uncharacteristically cool to boot), it's great to be home.

Now, on to today's set. Dan Wagar writes, "Who would have ever guessed I would be able to find good music in the middle of Indiana?" (Dan, you've just partially explained why I'm always glad to come home). "Thank God for the internet, right? Keep up the good work!"

1) Josh Ritter, "Girl in the War"
2) Ray LaMontagne, "Jolene"
3) Ryan Adams, "Oh My Sweet Caroline"

That's an elegant set, Dan. Thanks a bunch.

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New Bloc Party! (or, why to do your homework before going on the air)

Posted at 11:12 PM on August 18, 2008 by Mac Wilson

Just before I turned things over to Jade tonight, I played the latest single from Bloc Party, "Mercury". The song has been shaping up to be rather divisive on its own, but I mentioned on the air that it will appear on Bloc Party's as-yet-untitled third album, of which we have no details. For now, we have "Mercury" to enjoy. Immediately after my shift ended, I looked online to discover that not only does the new Bloc Party album have a title, track listing, and release date, the doggone thing is coming out in three days(!)

The new album, Intimacy, will be released digitally on Thursday and physically on October 27. All the details, plus pre-order information, is on Bloc Party's website; even more vitally, it has its own Wikipedia page, created today. Since I was the one who made the boo-boo in failing to mention the deets on the new album (my mind must have been in retrograde), I thought I should be the first to tell you here.