http://billdeville.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Bill DeVille en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:57:50 GMT 2010-01-08T11:57:50Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958813 As the year winds down, the next couple of weeks we'll take a look back at the year in music and discuss some of the albums we really dug  in 2009. This episode I'm joined by Radio Free Current & . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:32:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958813 Bill DeVille 2009-12-22T16:32:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948285 Mark Wheat and our Teenage Kicks' host Jacquie Fuller join me to discuss the new album from the Cribs, featuring their new guitar slinger Johnny Marr. We will also discusses the new album from . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:42:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948285 Bill DeVille 2009-12-15T16:42:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937945 David Campbell & Mac Wilson join me to discuss to the new power trio/super-group Them Crooked Vultures, the ragged garage rockers Turbo Fruits, and the autumnal new album from The Clientele. . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:08:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937945 Bill DeVille 2009-12-09T01:08:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925731 In a rebroadcast from October, Mark Wheat and David Safar join Bill DeVille to discuss Brother Ali's strong new work, "Us," indie rockers Built To Spill's sixth effort, "There Is No Enemy," and the . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:32:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925731 Bill DeVille 2009-12-01T18:32:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915723 This week I welcome The Current's Music Director Melanie Walker and Jacquie Fuller, host of The Current's new show Teenage Kicks, to discuss The Mountain Goats' "The Life of the World to Come," the . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:57:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915723 Bill DeVille 2009-11-24T15:57:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905467 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth has a new solo project entitled "Mo Beauty," and the Musicheads chime in on how is stacks up to Ounsworth's work with the band that helped launched . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:55:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905467 Bill DeVille 2009-11-17T21:55:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894742 Sometimes, sucessful major-label artists make "uncommercial" albums in the name of artistic creativity.  What's an example where an artist simply went too far? That's the question we ponder this . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:41:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894742 Bill DeVille 2009-11-10T21:41:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873956 What song, album, artist or band scared you as a little kid?  That's the Halloween-themed question I posed on this week's show.  J im McGuinn and Melanie Walker join me . . . Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873956 Bill DeVille 2009-10-28T13:00:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861893 Are the Twin Cities experiencing another musical golden age?   That's the question I put to the cast, and we're asking you to consider the same on this week's show.  Mark Wheat . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:26:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861893 Bill DeVille 2009-10-20T17:26:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852203 A lot of veteran artists are getting together and playing some of their classic albums from start to finish on stage these days. Our question this week: Who's an artist or band you'd like to see do this . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:50:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852203 Bill DeVille 2009-10-14T00:50:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841403 The 80s were a rough decade for a number of artists; which 60s and 70s veterans made some of their bigger mis-steps, and which ones survived intact? We invite you to discuss the day-glo decade this . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:57:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841403 Bill DeVille 2009-10-06T19:57:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831494 The Current's Program Director Jim McGuinn and weekend host Jacquie Fuller join me this week to discuss some recent releases including "Lungs" - the debut from England's Mercury Prize nominee Florence . . . Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:39:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831494 Bill DeVille 2009-09-30T03:39:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822106 As we continue our celebration of The Beatles all month long on The Current, we still want to know, "What's one of your favorite Beatles moments in your life?"   That's the ongoing topic of our . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:01:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822106 Bill DeVille 2009-09-22T18:01:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813641 This month on The Current we're celebrating The Beatles, with the reissue of the Beatles catalog on CD. Most people who are Beatles fans have at least one memory of listening to the band that they . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:32:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813641 Bill DeVille 2009-09-15T18:32:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804705 Most of the music world (including The Current) is abuzz this week with the reissue and remastering of The Beatles catalog on CD, as well as the debut of The Beatles: Rock Band.     . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:44:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804705 Bill DeVille 2009-09-08T20:44:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796300 Producers like George Martin, Phil Spector and Quincy Jones are widely known to the public, but  who are some producers who aren't quite household names but have still made big impacts . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:21:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796300 Bill DeVille 2009-09-01T21:21:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977787629 New releases discussed this week include the latest from Fiery Furnaces, "I'm Going Away," plus the hard-to-pigeonhole debut "Up From Below" from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and the very tongue-in-cheek . . . Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:54:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977787629 Bill DeVille 2009-08-25T18:54:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778792   Is Tori Amos' 10th album, “Abnormally Attracted To Sin,” too long at 17 songs?  Or is that just more of a good thing?  Tori's latest is just one of the CDs Barb Abney, . . . Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:09:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778792 Bill DeVille 2009-08-18T20:09:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770016 This week's episode features CDs that couldn't be more sonically diverse: Barb Abney, David Campbell and I discuss new releases including The Gossip's pulsating, dance-driven "Music For Men," Megafaun's . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:23:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770016 Bill DeVille 2009-08-11T19:23:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762608 These days lot of artists get exposure for their songs through movies and TV shows, but h ave you ever discovered a song through a TV commercial? If so, what was it? That's what we ask you . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:01:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762608 Bill DeVille 2009-08-04T20:01:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753871 You know the phrase “jump the shark”?  That is to say, when something like a TV show, band, or other pop culture phenomenon reaches the point where its decline officially begins?  . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:03:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753871 Bill DeVille 2009-07-28T19:03:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744894 It's the "new bands with odd names" episode this week! Mark Wheat and Jim McGuinn join me in reviewing new releases including Cage The Elephant's self-titled debut, The Rural Alberta Advantage's “Hometowns,” . . . Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:38:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744894 Bill DeVille 2009-07-21T15:38:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737009 This week, the gang and I continue to discuss some of our favorite songs of the year so far, and we want your opinion, too! What's your pick? I’ll welcome The Current's Music Director . . . Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:56:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737009 Bill DeVille 2009-07-14T15:56:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731171 Mark Wheat started it on the Current's Music Blog, and this week the Musicheads get into the act of picking - and asking you to pick - some of the best music of 2009 so far . Weekend late-night host . . . Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:18:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731171 Bill DeVille 2009-07-07T15:18:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725502 The title of Wilco's latest, "Wilco (The Album)" suggests a playful, tongue-in-cheek effort.  Is that what Jeff Tweedy and company have served up this time? The cast and . . . Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:48:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725502 Bill DeVille 2009-06-30T16:48:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719509 In this age of artists gladly and willingly letting their music be used in TV commercials, is the idea of "selling out" still an issue like it used to be?  Or do artists just have to make money . . . Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:52:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719509 Bill DeVille 2009-06-23T19:52:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712883 Elvis Costello offers up the second country-tinged CD of his genre-spanning career with "Secret, Profane and Sugarcane," and we weigh in with our reviews on this week's show. David Safar and The . . . Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:54:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712883 Bill DeVille 2009-06-16T19:54:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977706249 Is there an artist who almost lost you with a particular song or album - but who subsequently won you back again? That's the new online question we want you to weigh in on this week, as we continue . . . Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:08:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977706249 Bill DeVille 2009-06-09T19:08:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977699058 Who is an artist that you love, but whom you've never been able to get anybody else to like quite as much as you? That's the new question we're posing for you to answer online this week. For the . . . Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:32:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977699058 Bill DeVille 2009-06-02T14:32:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692407 Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is back with his second solo outing, "Further Complications," and the Musicheads contemplate whether or not it's funny, sexy, offensive, or all of the above on . . . Tue, 26 May 2009 20:17:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692407 Bill DeVille 2009-05-26T20:17:42Z