The Current Music Blog: August 25, 2008 Archive

The Stream 08/25/08

Posted at 8:46 AM on August 25, 2008 by Barb Abney

RATM planning a "stunt" in St. Paul?

The details on Kimya Dawson's kids album.

Read The Hold Steady's tour diary.

Today In Music History:
1918 - Leonard Bernstein was born.
1951 - Rob Halford (Judas Priest) was born.
1954 - Elvis Costello was born.
1962 - Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard) was born.
1973 - Bobby Darin performed his final live show in Vegas.
1979 - The Knack's "My Sharona" was #1.
1994 - Jimmy Page and Robert Plant began recording their MTV unplugged set.
1999 - Paul McGuigan announced he had quit Oasis.
2001 - Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash.
2005 - Two former members of Guns N' Roses (Slash and Duff ) were suing singer Axl Rose for naming himself sole administrator of the band's copyrights.

Live Blogging 08/25/08

Posted at 9:19 AM on August 25, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:30 a.m. Local Music - Atmosphere
They will be playing the Take Back Labor Day Festival at Harriet Island on September 1st.
They'll also be playing The Monolith Music Festival and The Street Scene Festival after their European tour.
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11:20 a.m. Okkervil River
The Stand Ins will be released on September 9th.
Check out the cover version of "Lost Coasatlines" featuring A.C. Newman.
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11:10 a.m. Conor Oberst
His eponymous album is in stores now.
He and The Mystic Valley Band have some upcoming US dates with Jenny Lewis.
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10:50 a.m. Bloc Party
Watch the video for "Mercury" here.
The new album, Intimacy, will hit shelves on October 27th.
Pre-order it here.
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10:45 a.m. Local Music - Mason Jennings
He's playing The Orpheum Theater on October 18th.
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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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10:25 a.m. Placebo
They're currently recording their next album.

10:15 a.m. The Hold Steady
They're playing two nights at First Avenue along with Drive-By Truckers on November 15th and 16th.
Here's their recent in-studio interview/performance.
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Song Of The Day Info - Stereolab
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Stereolab with the tune "Neon Beanbag" from their 9th studio album Chemical Chords.
They're playing First Avenue on October 12th.
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9:30 a.m. MGMT
They're playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium with Beck on September 30th.
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9:10 a.m. My Morning Jacket
They're playing The Orpheum on October 2nd.
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"My 3 Songs" for Monday

Posted at 2:38 PM on August 25, 2008 by Steve Seel

Lucas Malone writes today, "This set starts off with two of the most hauntingly beautiful songs in existence, and closes out with an optimistic ode to optimism." Lucas also points out that a song that includes a tribute to Neil Young can't be half bad, either.

1) Cloud Cult, "Happy Hippo"
2) Billie Holiday, "Strange Fruit"
3) Soul Coughing, "Janine"

Thanks Lucas!