The Current Music Blog: June 29, 2009 Archive

Today In Music History: Everybody's Doin' A Brand New Dance, Now

Posted at 6:49 AM on June 29, 2009 by Steve Seel

Birthdays:

Drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple is 61.
Singer Colin Hay of Men At Work is 56.

1975 -Singer-songwriter Tim Buckley died of an overdose of heroin and morphine aged 28. Released nine albums including the 1972 release 'Greetings from L.A.' Buckley is the father of singer songwriter Jeff Buckley.
1984 - Bruce Springsteen kicked off the first leg of his Born in the USA Tour with a three night run at the Civic Center in St. Paul. Springsteen would play a total of 156 shows ending on October 2, 1985 in Los Angeles.
1985 - John Lennon's 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine, with psychedelic paintwork, sold for a record sum of $3,006,385 at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
1999 - Michael Jackson suffered severe bruising after falling over 50 feet when a bridge collapsed during a concert at Munich's Olympic stadium.

1945 - Singer Little Eva (Eva Narcissus Boyd) was born. She was babysitting for Carole King and Gerry Goffin who asked her to record a song they had written. It gave her the 1962 US No.1 single "The Loco-Motion".

Robot Rock

Posted at 10:27 AM on June 29, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Did you see the new Transformers movie this weekend? It grossed over $400 million, making it a contender for the highest-grossing worst-reviewed movie of all time. (Our favorite comment from that Strib review was one reader who thought the movie was "a big bag of suck").

So, if you saw the movie and enjoyed it and wanted some more robot action, or needed something to redeem the word "robot" in your mind if you thought it blew, we made robots our theme for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. We aired:

1) The Aliens, "Robot Man"
2) The Flaming Lips, "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1"
3) Daft Punk, "Robot Rock"
4) Kraftwerk, "The Robots"

If we didn't get to your request, it might be because it had a nasty word in it. Oh if a song's popularity could only trump broadcast decency laws.

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British Sea Power take to remote island chain west of Ireland.

Posted at 10:36 AM on June 29, 2009 by Barb Abney

British Sea Power recently released their fourth album, Man Of Aran as a score to the DVD version of the documentary that was originally released back in 1934 that is based on the lives of the people on the Aran Islands.

Today on our Song Of The Day podcast. You can grab the tune "Come Wander With Me" for free!

If you're a new subscriber to the Song Of The Day podcast, you'll also receive new music from Llittle Man, Placebo, Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth.

Later this week we'll be giving away new music from Mos Def, Tiny Masters of Today and Deastro.

3 mellow 90's tunes you heard on Friday...

Posted at 11:33 AM on June 29, 2009 by Barb Abney
Filed under: My Three Songs

Johanna DelCastillo from Minneapolis picked Friday's My 3 Songs set because...

"Just a few of my mellow 90's favorites"

Spain - "Untitled 1"
Morphine - "Cure For Pain"
Jeff Buckley - "Everybody Here Wants You"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here.

3 songs to treat "a case of the Mondays"...

Posted at 11:58 AM on June 29, 2009 by Barb Abney

Jen Dustin from Kamloops, BC picked today's My 3 Songs set because...

"Songs that help you pretend you're not really at work."

Hercules and Love Affair feat. Antony and the Johnsons - "Blind"
Marvin Gaye - "Got To Give It Up"
Eagles of Death Metal - "I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here.

Random Vinyl 6/22-6/26

Posted at 12:12 PM on June 29, 2009 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Random Vinyl

Every weekday morning at 6:30 we pull out some wax. Randomly. Or not so randomly.

Listen

Monday: Ray Charles "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" (1962)
"Just A Little Lovin" was a hit for Hank Williams. On this album it's kicked up a notch with a little swing and a tenor sax solo by David "Fathead" Newman.

Tuesday: "Outta Sight! Musical Sounds of the New Generation"
David Allan & The Arrows "Theme from Thunderball"

Wednesday: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band "Live/1975-85" (1986)
"Fire" was recorded live December 16, 1978 at the Winterland. The short spoken intro is from July 7, 1978 at The Roxy.

Thursday: The Psychedelic Furs "Forever Now" (1982)
The third album from the Furs was produced by Todd Rundgren. We couldn't decide on what to play, so we went with the title track.

Friday: Michael Jackson "Can't Get Outta The Rain"(1983)
This was the B-side to "Billie Jean," "Thriller" and "The Girl Is Mine." If you've heard music from "The Wiz," you'd surely recognize it. Rest in peace Michael.
A "Billie Jean"
B "Can't Get Outta The Rain"
Label: Epic
Catalog#: 34-03509
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Released: 1983

Tunes On The Telly Tonight: (6/29)

Posted at 12:22 PM on June 29, 2009 by Barb Abney

Steve Earle on The Late Show with David Letterman
Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Late night with Jimmy Fallon