The Current Music Blog: September 16, 2008 Archive

The Stream 09/16/08

Posted at 8:56 AM on September 16, 2008 by Barb Abney

Details on Lily Allen's sophomore release.

Wanna buy some Sigur Rós tickets from Richard Marx?

Download new music from International Noise Conspiracy.

Today In Music History:
1925 - B.B.King was born.
1954 - Colin Newman (Wire) was born.
1961 - Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine) was born.
1969 - Justine Frischmann (Elastica) was born.
1977 - Marc Bolan (T Rex) was killed in a car accident.
1979 -The Sugarhill Gang released what is widely accepted as the first rap single "Rapper's Delight."
2004 - Izora Armstead (Weather Girls) died.
2006 - Bob Dylan's "Modern Times" was the #1 album.

Live Blogging 09/16/08

Posted at 9:21 AM on September 16, 2008 by Barb Abney

11:15 a.m. Terry Lynn
Her debut, Kingstonlogic 2.0 will be released domestically next week.
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11:10 a.m. Rilo Kiley (related)
Jenny Lewis' sophomore album, Acid Tongue comes out next week.
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11:05 a.m. TV On The Radio
Dear Science will be released next week.
Pre-order it here.
They're playing First Avenue On October 20th and 21st.
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10:55 a.m. Snow Patrol
A Hundred Million Miles is the title of their new record which will hit shelves on October 27th.
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10:50 a.m. Black Kids
They're returning to town for a show at 7th Street Entry on October 7th along with The Virgins.
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10:30 a.m. Jolie Holland
Her forthcoming album, The Living And The Dead will be released on October 7th.
She's playing The Cedar Cultural Center on October 25th.
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10:20 a.m. Friendly Fires
They have a few North American dates with Lykke Li next month.
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10:15 a.m. The Roots
They're playing The River Rocks Music Festival on Saturday.
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Song Of The Day Info - Jem
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Jem with the tune "On Top Of The World " from her new album, Down To Earth which went on sale today.
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9:55 a.m. Rachael Yamagata
Her 2-CD (or 2-LP) release, Elephants... Teeth Sinking Into Heart will hit the shelves on October 7th.
She's playing The Fine Line Music Cafe on October 2nd.
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9:40 a.m. Blitzen Trapper
They're playing The Turf Club on November 8th.
Furr, their Sub Pop debut (4th record overall) will be released next week.
If you pre-order it here you can get some freebies!
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9:35 a.m. Sunday Runners
They've recently released Tame Animals.
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9:20 a.m. Beck
He's playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium with MGMT on September 30th.
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9:10 a.m. Sigur Rós
They're playing The Orpheum on September 25th.
Looking for tickets to their upcoming Chicago show?
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"My 3 Songs" for Tuesday

Posted at 6:15 PM on September 16, 2008 by Steve Seel (2 Comments)

Andy Slash writes today, "I recently made a mix of music from local artists for a complete stranger on a music message board. These are three of the tracks I chose for the playlist."

1) Daughters of the Sun, "Light As A Feather"
2) Atmosphere, "Smart Went Crazy"
3) Cloud Cult, "Washed Your Car"

See, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Two dependable local standbys, with a delicious frosting of something unexpected. Thanks Andy.

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New Releases & Sad Goodbyes

Posted at 8:51 PM on September 16, 2008 by Mark Wheat

It keeps getting harder and harder to keep up with all the new releases and the various formats that they are released in! The Cure seem bent on making it as hard as possible!! The new album MIGHT be out in October but it's been delayed once already. All through the summer they put out a single a month, but they might not be on the album and now the new ep that they are remixed on is not making the band happy!

Rick Wright died over the weekend, of cancer at 65. He was the keyboard player with Pink Floyd. The quiet one who never seemed to get involved in the band politics that frustrated fans, but the composer of some of their highlights, like "Us & Them" the central piece from 'Dark Side of the Moon' that we played tonight to pay tribute. Here's one of his band mates paying his tribute. NPR's Robin Hilton remembers him too.

And now for something completely different...It obviously pays to be the shirt sponsor of the greatest football team on the planet. As Bob Collins reports, AIG is being bailed out by the Feds. As the NY Times discussed last weekend English Football is BIG business! Including this quote about the American owners of United; "Hence Glazer and his sons, who now run the team, quickly cut a $99 million, four-year deal with A.I.G. to sponsor the team's shirts"