The Current Music Blog: January 21, 2009 Archive

The Stream 1/21/09

Posted at 7:36 AM on January 21, 2009 by Steve Seel

Get Will.i.am's latest Obama tribute tune, unveiled yesterday on Oprah.

On the interesting covers front: Hot Chip covers Joy Division ...

... and Lily Allen teams up with Mick Jones to cover The Clash's "Straight to Hell" (you know, the tune sampled by M.I.A. in "Paper Planes" ... sampled in turn by Lily and Mick for this cover. Now that's meta).

Today In Music History:

1938 - Wolfman Jack was born.
1965 - Robert Del Naja (aka "3- D", Massive Attack) was born.
1965 - Jam Master Jay (Run-DMC) was born.
1978 - The Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack was #1.
1987 - Bruce Springsteen inducted Roy Orbison into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.
1992 - Billy Idol pleaded guilty to assault and battery charges stemming from an incident outside a restaurant.
2002 - Peggy Lee died.

Live Blogging 01/21/09

Posted at 10:30 AM on January 21, 2009 by Barb Abney

1:20 p.m. The Gaslight Anthem
They're playing The Varsity with Heartless Bastards on April 4th.
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CD of the Week - Andrew Bird
Noble Beast is our CD of the Week. Get your copy when you support us online.
You can still grab the tune "Fitz And The Dizzy Spells" on our Song Of The Day podcast page.
He's got some upcoming dates with Loney Dear.
He's playing State Theater on April 11th.
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My 3 Songs 01/21/09
Mike from Minneapolis picked our set today.

Spoon - "That's The Way We Get By"
Regina Spektor - "Summer In The City"
Ryan Adams - "Goodnight Rose"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here

11:20 a.m. Heartless Bastards
The Mountain will hit shelves on February 3rd.
They're playing The Varsity with The Gaslight Anthem on April 4th.
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11:05 a.m. Morrissey
His forthcoming record, Years of Refusal, will be released February 17th.
He's playing State Theater on April 6th. There will be a pre-sale for tickets on the 24th.
** Listen for your chance to win tickets with Steve Seel all week long!
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10:55 a.m. Dan Auerbach
He'll release his solo debut, Keep It Hid on February 10th.
He's playing First Avenue on March 7th.
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10:40 a.m. A.C. Newman
He's playing The 400 Bar with The Broken West on March 24th.
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Song Of The Day Info - Chica Libre
Today on our Song Of The Day podcast we're featuring Chica Libre with the tune "Primavera En La Selva" from the album Sonido Amazonico.
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