The Current Music Blog: July 9, 2009 Archive

Today In Music History: Elvis Goes Pro

Posted at 6:39 AM on July 9, 2009 by Steve Seel (0 Comments)
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays.

Marc Almond (Soft Cell) is 50.
Jim Kerr (vocals, Simple Minds) is 50.
Courtney Love is 44.
Isaac Brock (singer, guitarist, Modest Mouse) is 34.
Jack White (born John Gillis) is 34.

1946 - Bon Scott (vocals, AC/DC) was born. Scott died in February 1980; the coroner's report stated he had "drunk himself to death."
1983 - The Police started an eight week run at No.1 on the Billboard chart with "Every Breath You Take."
1988 - Cheap Trick went to No.1 with "The Flame", the group's only No.1 single.
1999 - Elton John was fitted with a pacemaker, forcing him to cancel a series of concerts.
2004 - David Bowie was forced to cancel a string of European shows after emergency heart surgery.

It was on this day in 1977 that Elvis Costello quit his day job at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to focus on his musical career. It seems appropriate to play his first single to mark the occasion, which would subsequently show up on his debut record My Aim Is True: "Less Than Zero."

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Get in on the "anti-folk" movement for free!

Posted at 10:47 AM on July 9, 2009 by Barb Abney (0 Comments)

Jeffrey Lewis is both a comic artist and well established "anti-folk" musician. He and his backing band The Junkyard recently released their fifth record, 'Em Are I.

Today on our Song Of The Day podcast you can grab the tune "Slogans" for free! If you're a new subscriber, you'll also receive new music from Greycoats, Bowerbirds, Son Volt and Los StraightJackets.

Tomorrow we'll be featuring/giving away new local music from Toki Wright.

Since you're sitting in front of your computer anyway, why not play some Space Invaders, courtesy of Jeffrey?

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3 songs that everyone needs to hear!

Posted at 11:42 AM on July 9, 2009 by Barb Abney (0 Comments)
Filed under: My Three Songs

Troy Ferris from Minneapolis picked today's My 3 Songs set because...

"I am requesting these three songs because I feel strongly that everyone needs to hear these songs if they have not already. They are great and talented artists.... "

Tokyo Police Club - "Nature Of The Experiment"
Shout Out Louds - "Impossible"
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - "Bag of Hammers"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here.

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Tunes On The Telly Tonight: (July 9th)

Posted at 11:48 AM on July 9, 2009 by Barb Abney (0 Comments)

Levon Helm on The Late Show with David Letterman
Paul Simon on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

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