The Current Music Blog: October 9, 2008 Archive

The Stream 10/9/08

Posted at 10:42 AM on October 9, 2008 by Bill DeVille

Wayne Coyne home tour

Jimmy James injured in stage fall in Des Moines

Birthdays:

JOHN LENNON - would turn 68 today, his son SEAN turns 33 on the same day!
JOHN ENTWISTLE (Long-time bassist for the The Who) would turn 64
PETER TOSH (born Winston Hubert MacIntosh) would turn 64
P.J. HARVEY (born Polly Jean Harvey) turns 39
JAMES FEARNLEY (Accordion player from the The Pogues) turns 54

This Day In Music 10/9:

In 1958, Upstart rocker Eddie Cochran recorded "C'mon Everybody."

In 1966, The Rolling Stones released the first of many live albums, Got Live If You Want It!. The band was practically drowned out on the album by the uproar created by the audience.

In 1978, David Bowie's released his live album Stage.

In 1980, John Lennon celebrated his 40th (and last) birthday by putting out his first album in five years, Double Fantasy.

"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 1:45 PM on October 9, 2008 by Steve Seel

"These are all the basic sountrack to my trip to Barcelona, Spain in July with my dance studio," writes Lindsey Ohlendorf from Apple Valley. "I was caught red-handed rocking out to 'Shut Up and Let Me Go' by my roommate in our hotel; we listened to Weezer the whole day on someone's iPod speakers at this amazing beach we went to; and my friend Stef and I sang U2 songs walking down the streets of Barcelona late in the evening (everyone looked at us really weird)."

1) The Ting Tings, "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
2) Weezer, "Island In the Sun"
3) U2, "Where The Streets Have No Name"

Sounds like a great trip Lindsey. Thanks for the nice set.