The Current Music Blog: February 3, 2009 Archive

Bonnaroo Lineup

Posted at 5:27 AM on February 3, 2009 by Jill Riley (1 Comments)

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Bonnaroo this year? I really love music festivals...seriously. The lineup is crazy good.

I covered Bonnaroo last year on the airwaves and the bloggin thing. I'm pretty sure I'll never forget that trip. Will I ever drive all the way there again? We'll see.

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The Stream 2/3/09

Posted at 7:57 AM on February 3, 2009 by Steve Seel

Wow - Springsteen to headline Bonnaroo.

Decemberists will play their new album in its entirety at SXSW.

The Flaming Lips add music to soundtrack to a new movie about ... mushrooms.

NY Times profiles Heartless Bastards.

This Day in Music History:

2004 - R. Kelly appeared in Court and entered of plea of not guilty to 21 charges of child pornography.
1979 - Blondie had the first of five No.1 singles, with 'Heart Of Glass'.
1968 - The Beatles started work on their new single 'Lady Madonna' at Abbey Road studios in London.
1959 - 22 year old Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa, the pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed.
1959 - Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) was born.
1957 - Tony Butler (Big Country) was born.
1956 - Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) was born.
1947 - Dave Davies (The Kinks) was born.

War Child's New "Heroes" Collection

Posted at 9:02 AM on February 3, 2009 by Steve Seel

The new CD from the War Child organization, "Heroes," is based on a cool premise: significant/legendary artists pick newer/younger artists that they would like to hear covering their own stuff. That suggests a measure of respect that the coverees have for the respective cover-ers ... not to mention a little pressure on the latter, you'd suppose.

Today I play the Yeah Yeah Yeah's version of The Ramones' "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" -- and wow, it's clear what a good choice they were. Check this out (clunky interface, but that's what they've got) to see all the artists and the tunes they've been appointed to cover. (The Hold Steady chosen by Springsteen? Nice).

War Child is a charity that "looks forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war," and does its part to bring that world into being.

Live Blogging 02/03/09

Posted at 10:13 AM on February 3, 2009 by Barb Abney

1:50 p.m. Blitzen Trapper
The venue for their February 18th show has been changed from Cedar Cultural Center to First Avenue.
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1:40 p.m. BLK JKS
Their MysteryEP will hit the shelves on March 10th.
You can download the tune "Lakeside" here.
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1:30 p.m. Radio 4
They've posted new material on iTunes.
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1:20 p.m.Ladyhawke
She's been nominated for a Shockwaves Award in the Best Solo Artist category.
Vote here.
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1:10 p.m. Local Music - The Hopefuls
They're playing First Avenue on March 14th.
You can still listen to their in-studio interview/performance.
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12:55 p.m. Glasvegas
They're playing Varsity Theater on April 7th.
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12:45 p.m. A.C. Newman
He's playing The 400 Bar with The Broken West on March 24th.
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12:40 p.m. Lily Allen
It's Not Me, It's You will be released next Tuesday.
You can stream the album here.
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::Breaking News::
Brooklyn Vegan reports that Langerado Music Festival has been cancelled.

12:20 p.m. TV On The Radio
They'll be on SNL this week.
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My 3 Songs 02/03/09
Jessie Armstrong from St. Paul picked our set today because.. " When I hear these songs I want to put on some roller skates and dance around."

Matt Costa - "Mr. Pitiful"
Zach Gill & Jack Johnson - "Family"
Mason Jennings - "Lemon Grove Avenue"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here

11:55 a.m. The National
They'll be featured on the upcoming compilation Dark Was The Night which will be released on February 17th.
The Red Hot Organization is an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS.
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11:50 a.m. Jolie Holland
Find out why she has to go under the moniker "Bell Denmark" when she joins other artists on stage.
She'll be playing the R.E.M. tribute benefit show in March.
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11:35 a.m. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
You may know them from an iPod Touch commercial.
They will be releasing their debut album, Fruit in April.
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11:30 a.m. Local Music - Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps
Backyard Tent Set can be snagged here for just $10.
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11:25 a.m. U2
Their new album, No Line On The Horizon will be released on March 3rd.
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11:15 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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11:10 a.m. The Hold Steady
They will release their first live record/DVD Documentary A Positive Rage
on April 7th.
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11:05 a.m. Ben Kweller
Changing Horses hit the shelves today.
He's playing The Varsity Theater along with The Watson Twins on Feb 17th.
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10:55 a.m. The Pretenders
They're playing First Avenue on February 20th.
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10:50 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.
He's getting a great deal of "exposure" lately.
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10:45 a.m. Klaxons
Watch the video of their in-studio interview/performance.

10:25 a.m. M. Ward
Hold Time will be released on February 17th.
Listen to the album for free here.
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Song Of The Day Info - Cut Off Your Hands
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Cut Off Your Hands with the tune "Turn Cold" from their record, You & I, which was only recently released domestically (01/20).
They're playing The Entry on March 10th.
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