The Current Music Blog: December 11, 2008 Archive

The Stream 12/11/08

Posted at 8:49 AM on December 11, 2008 by Barb Abney

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the upcoming Langerado Festival.

MGMT's Oracular Spectacular the #1 album on NME's end-of-year list.

Pearl Jam is releasing a deluxe edition of Ten in March.

Today In Music History:
1926 - Big Mama Thornton was born.
1944 - Brenda Lee was born.
1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13-year old second cousin Myra Gale Brown.
1964 - Sam Cooke was shot dead.
1972 - James Brown was arrested in Tennessee for trying to incite a riot.
1982 - Toni Basil's "Mickey" was #1.
2000 - Richard Ashcroft cancelled the remaining dates of his UK tour after he fell and broke two ribs.
2003 - Bobby Brown was charged with battery for hitting Whitney Houston in the face.

Live Blogging 12/11/08

Posted at 10:11 AM on December 11, 2008 by Barb Abney

10:45 a.m. Longwave
They're playing 7th Street Entry Tuesday night.
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10:35 a.m. Glasvegas
They'll be spending a few days in the US next month. While they're here you can catch them on Letterman (Jan. 5th) and on Craig Ferguson (Jan. 15th.)
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10:15 a.m. The Roots
They we recently named as the house band for "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" which premieres March 2nd.

10:10 a.m. Social Distortion
The Musink Festival has been cancelled.
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Song Of The Day Info - Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan with the tune "Who Built The Road" from their sophomore release, Sunday At Devil Dirt.
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9:55 a.m. Local Music - Heiruspecs
Their A Tiger Dancing CD release show is Saturday night at First Avenue.
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9:45 a.m. CD Of The Week - Oasis
Dig Out Your Soul is our CD Of The Week.
If you were at the show last night, it won't surprise you that in an blog entry posted yesterday Noel wrote "We're on the way to Minneapolis.... It's a long way from California." (along with a snide remark or two)
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9:30 a.m. Lykke Li
She's playing The Varsity on February 11th.
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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday

Posted at 2:49 PM on December 11, 2008 by Steve Seel

Gina Thompson of St.Paul writes, "These three songs are a few of the ones that get me up and ready for school. They've got good beats and at the same time they aren't obnoxious. Makes high school a bit easier to get up for every day."

1) Bob Dylan, "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
2) MGMT, "Kids"
3) Bob Marley, "Three LIttle Birds"

Thanks Gina!