The Current Music Blog: March 5, 2009 Archive

Song Of The Day Info - Titus Andronicus - 03/05/09

Posted at 10:00 AM on March 5, 2009 by Barb Abney

Song Of The Day Info - Titus Andronicus
Today on our Song Of The Day Podcast we're featuring Titus Andronicus with the tune "Titus Andronicus" from The Airing Of Grievances.
They're playing The Fine Line Music Cafe on April 4th along with
Los Campesinos!
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Today In Music History, 3-5-09

Posted at 6:40 AM on March 5, 2009 by Steve Seel

1955 - Elvis Presley made his TV debut on the show "Louisiana Hayride."
1957 - Mark E Smith (The Fall) was born.
1962 - Craig and Charlie Reid (The Proclaimers) were born.
1963 - Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash.
1971 - Badfinger kicked off their first US tour.
1982 - Russell Leetch (Editors) was born.
1983 - Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" was #1.
2000 - MC Hammer became a preacher at the Jubilee Christian Centre in San Jose.
2002 - The first episode of "The Osbournes" was shown on MTV.

Wayne and Win, In Ten Rounds

Posted at 6:44 AM on March 5, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

In case you haven't been following the soap opera, here's the synopsis: The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, widely seen as one of rock n' roll's nicer guys, took some nasty swipes at Arcade Fire this week in a quote published by Rolling Stone, saying such things as, "Whenever I've been around them, I've found that they not only treated their crew like s***, they treated the audience like s***. They treated everybody in their vicinity like s***. I thought, 'Who do they think they are?'" Wow.

Now Win Butler of the Arcade Fire has produced a response on the band's website (click on "Win" in the upper left hand corner, and then "Win's scrapbook"), sounding bewildered to say the least. It all seems hugely unfortunate, given the massive collective goodwill both bands have enjoyed from the listening public in the past decade.

Reading the specific remarks by both parties involved, it sounds like a case of mistaken impressions taken to an unfortunate extreme. Let's hope this is revolved soon, rather than escalated.

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My 3 Songs 03/05/09

Posted at 12:00 PM on March 5, 2009 by Barb Abney

My 3 Songs 03/05/09
Nan Cucci from Lakeville picked this set because..

"They just seem to fit together. Kings of Leon are preacher's sons, and they're from Tennesse - (plus Johnny Cash is from my dad's musical influence. Johnny is an original!)"

Kings of Leon - " Crawl"
Dusty Springfield - "Son of a Preacher Man"
Johnny Cash - "Tennessee Flattop Box"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here.

As promised, the link to Jan singing "Son Of A Preacher Man."

Tunes On The Telly Tonight 03/05/09

Posted at 1:55 PM on March 5, 2009 by Barb Abney

Tunes On The Telly Tonight:
U2 on Letterman
Andrew Bird on Craig Ferguson
Raphael Saadiq on Jimmy Kimmel

Live Blogging 03/05/09

Posted at 10:15 AM on March 5, 2009 by Barb Abney

1:55 p.m. Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
They're playing The Varsity Theatre April 19th.
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1:40 p.m. Local Music - Cloud Cult
They will release No One Said It Would Be Easy a DVD/Documentary (as well as an EP) on April 21st. Catch the "Sneak Peak showing" at the Varsity Theater March 22nd. They will tour along with Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos later this spring and they're playing a gig at First Avenue on May 2nd.
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1:35 p.m. Manchester Orchestra
They're playing Station 4 on May 9th.
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1:25 p.m. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
They recently released The Century of Self, their sixth album.
They're playing Triple Rock Social Club Saturday night.
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1:20 p.m. U2
Their latest, No Line on the Horizon is our CD Of The Week.
They'll be on Letterman tonight.

12:30 p.m. Beck
Read more about his inclusion on the War Child:Heroes compilation.

12:15 p.m. Doves
Kingdom of Rust will hit the shelves on April 7th.
They're playing at The Varsity on May 28th.
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11:50 a.m. Depeche Mode
Their 12th studio album is Sounds Of The Universe it will be released April 21st.
They will begin their Tour Of The Universe in May.
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11:40 a.m. A.C. Newman
He's playing The 400 Bar with The Broken West on March 24th.
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11:20 a.m. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
They will be releasing their debut album, Fruit in April.
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11:15 a.m. Local Music - Chris Koza
He's playing Ed's No Name Bar in Winona on the 20th.
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11:10 a.m. Gomez
They will release A New Tide on March 31st. But if you pre-order a copy here you can get it autographed!
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11:00 a.m. Death Cab For Cutie
They're playing Roy Wilkins Auditorium with Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Riot on April 15th.
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10:40 a.m. Lily Allen
She's playing First Avenue on April 11th.
Steve Seel recapped the recent Lily vs. press drama.
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10:30 a.m. Metric
Their forthcoming record, Fantasies will hit shelves on April 14th. However, you can pre-order it along with some extra goodies here.
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10:20 a.m. Neko Case
You can still grab "People Got A Lotta Nerve" for free on our Song Of The Day Podcast page.
She's playing State Theater with Crooked Fingers on April 26th.
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10:15 a.m. Local Music - Solid Gold
Have you seen the tour journal of their London trip?
They're playing Are You Local? - The SXSW Send-Off Showcase at
First Avenue on the 14th.
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