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Today In Music History: Your Mother Should Know

Posted at 6:21 AM on September 24, 2009 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is 67 today.

Today in:

1988 - James Brown was arrested after a high-speed chase through Georgia and South Carolina. He eventually was sentenced to six years in jail.
1991 - Nirvana's album Nevermind was released in America, entering the chart at No. 144 on its first week, peaking at No.1 in January 1992.

1967 - Filming continued for The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent, with the shooting of the "Your Mother Should Know" ballroom finale. The Beatles all dressed in white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer's Dance Team swirled around. We could argue as to whether or not the musical numbers from Magical Mystery Tour were any more successful than the rest of the utterly chaotic bomb of a movie, but one thing's for sure: the image of the Beatles in white tuxedos doing synchronized dancing is a classic trippy image from their career.

Thursday Coffee Break: Sibling Harmony

Posted at 8:15 AM on September 24, 2009 by Steve Seel (18 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

(updated below)

You've got your Hansons, your Jonas Brothers ... but let's delve a little deeper into the world of brotherly and sisterly music-making today. What are some duos, trios, quartets et cetera who rock the common surname? Siblings: that's our topic today for the 9:30 Coffee Break.

Update: your suggestions we played:

1) Tegan and Sara, "You Wouldn't Like Me"
2) The Kinks, "Victoria"
3) The Magic Numbers, "Forever Lost"
4) The National, "Brainy"
5) The Five Stairsteps, "Ooh Child"
6) The Fiery Furnaces, "Tropical Iceland"

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While wait until tomorrow for your Crying Lightning fix?

Posted at 10:55 AM on September 24, 2009 by Barb Abney

Back in May, 2007 Artic Monkeys dropped by for an in-studio interview/performance with Mary Lucia. They'll be paying us a repeat visit tomorrow afternoon before their show at First Avenue. Today on our Song Of The Day podcast we're offering their tune "Crying Lightning" for free!

If you're a new subscriber, you'll also receive new music from Sea Wolf, Monsters Of Folk, Langhorne Slim and The James Buckley Trio.Tomorrow we'll be featuring new local music from The Pines.

The band appeared on Craig Ferguson's show last night.

3 Songs to make Natty freak out at lunch...

Posted at 12:23 PM on September 24, 2009 by Barb Abney
Filed under: My Three Songs

Alyssa Hansen-Kramer from St. Paul picked today's My 3 Songs set because...

"These are just a few of my daughter Natty's current favorites. She is two years and 2 months old and the grrl has great taste in tunes if I do say so myself! FYI, she pronounces Bon Iver "Bonnie Bear," she asks for Postcards from Italy by requesting "marching band song," and she is pretty certain Mr. Marley wrote Natty Dread for and about her. She'll freak if she gets to hear her little soundtrack over lunch. Thanks! Y'all rock!"

Bon Iver - "For Emma"
Beirut - "Postcards From Italy"
Bob Marley and The Wailers - "Natty Dread"

Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here.

Best Beatles 'Stache

Posted at 2:52 PM on September 24, 2009 by Michael Wells (8 Comments)
Filed under: Meet the Beatles (Again)

It's time to ask the really hard question when it comes to the Beatles: Who had the best moustache? According to The Beatles Moustache Index, Ringo was the first with a moustache (and none of the other Beatles wore a moustache until 1966), but they all had some kind of facial hair in varying degrees. So who did it the best?

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9 / 24 The Chart Show Top 20

Posted at 8:35 PM on September 24, 2009 by Mark Wheat
Filed under: The Chart Show

Thanks to all of those listeners who voted for our first Chart Show Top 20!
Congrats to Daphne in Eden Prairie who won the tickets this week. Next week we'll give you a chance to see The Decemberists and it will be even more fun because we'll be able to see whether songs went up or down! We'll also start a new tradition in honor of Kasey Kasem's long distance dedication... The Global Shout Out! Send a message to a friend where ever they are listening, put "Global Shout Out" as the title and drop me a line...mwheat@mpr.org

01 Grizzly Bear / While You Wait for the Others
02 The Avett Brothers / I and Love and You
03 Phoenix / Armistice
04 The Big Pink / Dominos
05 Wilco / You and I
06 Imogen Heap / First Train Home
07 Weezer / (If You Are Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
08 Radiohead / These Are My Twisted Words
09 Arctic Monkeys / Crying Lightning
10 The Noisettes / Never Forget You
11 Pearl Jam / The Fixer
12 Eels / Prizefighter
13 The Flaming Lips / Silver Trembling Hands
14 Muse / Uprising
15 The Rural Alberta Advantage / Don't Haunt This Place
16 The Dead Weather / I Cut Like A Buffalo
17 Monsters of Folk / Say Please
18 Beastie Boys / Too Many Rappers
19 Modest Mouse / Autumn Beds
20 Regina Spektor / The Calculation

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