The Current Music Blog: August 22, 2008 Archive

The Stream for Friday

Posted at 9:58 AM on August 22, 2008 by Bill DeVille

Jack White talks about Alicia Keyes collaboration on Bond song

Don't miss the 2nd show tonight by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings on the FREE Leinie Lodge Bandshell at the Fair!!

THIS DAY IN MUSIC 8/22

TORI AMOS: born Myra Ellen Amos. Born in 1963 in Newton, North Carolina.

JOHN LEE HOOKER: Simply one of the best of the legendary bluesmen) Born in 1920 in Clarksdale, MS. Died of natural causes in Los Altos, California, on June 21, 2001.

LAYNE STALEY: Vocalist and co-leader of pioneering and hugely popular late '80s/early '90s Seattle grunge band Alice In Chains. Born in 1967 in Kirkland, Washington. Died April 5, 2002, in Seattle, of an overdose of cocaine and heroin.

VERNON REID: Lead guitarist for '80s funk-rockers Living Colour; "Cult Of Personality. Born in 1958 in London.

in 1956, Filming began on Love Me Tender, Elvis Presley's first movie.

In 1964, It was a day that will live in infamy: The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles was reportedly selling 25,000 copies a day. "Al-v-i-i-n-n-n-n!"

In 1968, Cynthia Powell Lennon, Julian's mother, sued John Lennon for divorce on the grounds that he'd committed adultery with Yoko Ono.

In 1969, In what would prove to be the forerunner of the music video phenomenon, The Beatles made a short film for "The Long And Winding Road."

In 1979, Led Zeppelin released In Through The Out Door. The record cover was one of the most expensive and elaborate covers ever produced (moisten the inside foldout album cover artwork and it turns colors).

In 1987, "Luka," Suzanne Vega's unlikely hit about child abuse, was the #3 single in the land.

Guest DJ Set 08-22-08

Posted at 7:19 PM on August 22, 2008 by Mark Wheat

Steinski was one of the first DJ / producers working with samples layered on top of beats and even foretold the mashups. He's just had a two cd set put out ;
"Retrospective 83-06; What Does It All Mean".
The second cd is a DJ set that he did for the UK radio show 'Solid Steel' which is produced by Coldcut and the guys from the record label Ninja Tunes, who were also hugely influenced by his early work. This set is made up of his first 4 singles.
The first track in the set, "Lesson 1: The Payoff Mix", was created for a contest by record label Tommy Boy. The prize that Steinski and Double Dee won included, according to the liner notes, "one hundred dollars, two Tommy Boy T-shirts, the label's back catalogue and the satisfaction of knowing ten radio stations around the country would be receiving a reel-to-reel of their 'copyright-deficient' track."
The next two tracks are entitled Lessons 2 and 3, and both DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist titled tracks of their own "Lesson 4" in homage to the groundbreaking duo.

Tracks:

1. The Payoff Mix
2. Lesson 2 (James Brown Mix)
3. Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop)
4. Jazz
5. Voice Mail (Sugar Hill Suite)

http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/steinski/whatdoesitallmean

http://www.steinski.com/