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Glorious Noise March 2001« February 2001 | Archives | April 2001 » GOING TO THE LOCKSMITHI went to get a key made and it was nothing like it should have been. Ain't that a bitch? In my head, locksmiths occupy the same category as cobblers and blacksmiths: old-timey professions that, while still relevant, conjure vibrant... Sarah Vowell should be banned from radioI am ready to open this can of worms. It's an ugly can with a torn label. When I open this can it won't open cleanly. The lid will still be attached and the jagged edges will surely cut the... Paris is a millionaire stock brokerJust picked up the March issue of The Source. Damn niggaz, why did I stop reading this rag after being a subscriber back in the day? Oh, that's right, because rap started to, and continues to, suck. But The Source... Advertisement
I love the LucksmithsI love the Lucksmiths and you should too. I'm not sure if I can explain it because I don't really like a lot of pretty sounding stuff. I used to. I used to be all into British pop and Paul... Call Me Mr BlackwellJust Call Me Mr Blackwell: THE FASHION UNDERGROUND at Transit, 3/01/01 Transit is the kind of shadowy, bleeding-edge club where you have a nice time dancing one night, only to discover it's a meatpacking plant the next. Pillars of smoke-filled... The kids are alright...right?Michael Goldberg's Insider One March 2 opening article talks about media marketing and the manipulation of youth culture. Am I being optimistic or naïve, or are the kids smarter than that? Actually, isn't the piece really just talking bout the... Quasar Wut Wut Breaks My HeartWhen it was over, Jeff turned to Jolie and asked her how long that song had lasted. Jolie said about four and a half minutes. I was shocked. I would have set down my beer and put my hand on... News flash from www.wilcoworld.netNews flash from www.wilcoworld.net: First News of the New Album; lineup change The next Wilco record is currently scheduled for release on July 10. The working title is "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and it will be on Reprise Records. The band... Studio Perspective: Trends and How They Kill ThemselvesFirst official posting by junior member J Franky: Studio Perspective: Trends and How They Kill Themselves Hi there. As some of you may know I actually get out of bed every morning and go to a Day Job, specifically at... Leroy Bach, Edward Burch and John Stirrat at the HideoutWhere Everybody Knows Your Name Leroy Bach, Edward Burch and John Stirrat at the Hideout. March 5, 2001 Everyone has that bar that just fits. Maybe it's only for the summer or your junior year in college, but it is... RADIO, RADIODuring my formative years, I was tuning in the glow on the late-night dial. It was Chicago radio's heyday. The Loop, WXRT, WMET, WLS, and later WCKG were all major contenders for the musical soul of the city's youth. While... Rockin' Country StyleI just found a great web resource called Rockin' Country Style. It seems to be very well done, and simple to navigate. It's all about the content. The guy who put this thing together is obviously a music freak; just... NELLY FURTADO AT PARK WESTIt's Nelly's Party (Come Get It): NELLY FURTADO AT PARK WEST, 3/7/01 Will Nelly Furtado's 21st century pop music bouillabaisse save America? There were no flash pots, indoor fireworks, or multi-tiered stages. She wasn't coming off a skin-tight appearance at... Silly picturesSilly pictures of some of the Glorious Noise crew... Here is one of Pat in March 1988 in high school. This is me, Phil and the Beatles around 1989. And this is Jeff in Ann Arbor in 1993. Enjoy. More... Random thoughts on a SaturdayRandom thoughts on a Saturday morning... So I am currently ensconced in the Ritz Carlton hotel on Amelia Island, off the coast of J-ville, Fla. Working... or something like it. Perhaps the accurate way to describe it would be, "earning... Weezer at the AragonWhat did I expect? I had been waiting to see Weezer in concert for eight years. They're one of my favorite bands. I think Pinkerton might be the best album of the nineties. Seriously. I didn't get to see them... Jake vs. the KidsIn the response string to Jake's Weezer piece, Scott C. makes a point about the other kids at Weezer, the ones not named Jake Brown. Even though Jake was left feeling bewildered and let down by the rock show last... Lester Bangs reviews BarkJust added another Lester Bangs review to the Features page. This time it's of the Jefferson Airplane album, Bark from the November 11, 1971 issue of the Stone (which happens to also contain the first installment of Fear and Loathing... Morton Downey, Jr. R.I.P.So get this, Morton Downey Jr. is dead! Yep, lung cancer finally got him. I was a big fan of his in high school— proof that parents should regulate what their kids watch on TV. What I never knew about... New Weezer albumAccording to Karl's Korner, the new Weezer album will be released May 15, with the single "Hash Pipe" coming out in April. I can't imagine MTV with all their censorship playing a song with that title. Well, at least we're... Why radio sucksEver wonder why radio sucks? Check out this great Salon article and you'll soon see exactly why: http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/03/14/payola/index.html... Dubious Inclusions Damage Credibility Of Entire Record CollectionFrom this week's Onion: Dubious Inclusions Damage Credibility Of Entire Record Collection HAMMOND, IN— The credibility of 26-year-old Jeff Gaskill's record collection is badly damaged by the inclusion of several albums of dubious artistic merit, friend Rob Appel reported Monday.... Style vs. SubstanceWarning to all, I'm in a particularly bitter and cynical mood today. But what a great lead-in to my continued rant about the Fourth Estate: "I can't imagine MTV with all their censorship..." Remember back when MTV was subversive and... IT'S NOT EASY MAKING DEALS WITH THE DEVIL ANYMOREThere are too many nameless crossroads intersecting throughout the Information Delta. You can't just hunker in a ditch, waiting for The Prince to show up. Sure, in the old days, you'd get some songs together, do some travelin', and eventually... Wilco SightingWilco Sighting... By now we've all seen Apple's new ad for their CD-RW-enabled iMac. "Rip. Mix. Burn." But there's an extended version of that ad on their website that features our very own Jeff Tweedy. How you like me now?... Smartass Motor City PunksCheck out this letter to the editor from the July 6, 1972 issue of Rolling Stone:I can't help but notice that nearly every time you mention Detroit, it's some sort of put-down. I wish you wouldn't pass judgment on an... LIKE A ROCK, SORT OFDespite his flair for Camaro-Rock, Bob Seger is still important to the legacy of Detroit music. Ever seen pictures of him from back in the Bob Seger System days? Long hair snaking down his back, Lucky Strike dangling from his... Tahiti 80 in the SpringtimeAs I stared at my records, I was late to work. It would've been no problem. I had awoken with an old Sebadoh song bouncing around in my skull, making the choice for today's music easy; besides, "Smash Your Head... Gimme MayhemThe Rolling Stones documentary film, Gimme Shelter The Detroit Institute of the Arts Film Theater March 19, 2001 So there's no revolution in this world of lawyers and record companies. Yeah, well, what better to replace revolution than anarchy? How... THE MUFFIN SPENCER BLUES EXPULSIONBrassy @ Double Door Chicago, IL, 3/21 Brassy isn't yr average hardcore/Kurtis Blow/funk/DIY rock collective. No wait, they are. Brassy does two things very well. First, mouthpiece Muffin (sister of Jon) Spencer's supreme belief in her band's dominance over all... White Girls Can't JumpBrassy live at Double Door Chicago, IL March 20, 2001 Let's get it out in the open. The lead singer for Brassy, Muffin Spencer, is Jon Spencer's, (he of the Blues Explosion) sister. Ok? We can't ignore it. Why try?... KOOL THING: IDLEWILD w/ BRASSY @ DOUBLE DOOR, 3/20Don't doubt it: The only thing Brassy's set of self-conscious playground music did for Idlewild was set the bar higher. The lads should have already been better off than their opening act, if only because each of its members only... Bob Dylan vs. Vincent PriceBob Dylan looked exactly like Vincent Price on the Oscars last night.... Time to Put Out the Red Light, Sting"That Sting—he's a really good singer." —Sting, in a pre-Academy Awards interview during which he explained that (a) he was unlikely to receive an Oscar for "My Funny Friend and Me," a song that he and David Hartley wrote for... HE DID IT ALL FOR THE NOOKIEThe Sting/Jaguar love story is a curious one, one which will have repercussions on a mainstream music industry that is seeing its already crumbling credibility disintegrate faster than Sting's songwriting capabilities. Sting's 2000 release "Brand New Day" and its marginal... Oops!. . .and the Joy of Monosyllabic ThinkingBack when this site was young, there was a spirited discussion about the phenomenal and physical attributes and values of Britney Spears; consequently, it surprises me that there hasn't been an analysis put forth about what Spears has recently put... Jessica Simpson: Put Another Dime In The Jukebox, BabyJessica Simpson tries like hell to get noticed. Recently on MTV I discovered a contest, hosted by the ubiquitous Carson Daly, called "Celebrity Dream Date: Jessica Simpson." 3 fellers were up there aiming to win said date with said popstar.... Is This Website Real & How Do You Know?A front-page story in a recent edition of the LA Times looked into the creation of web sites for entertainment products—films—by alleged fans. As the story, "Fake Fans, Fake Buzz, Real Bucks" by Dana Calvo (20 March '01), opens: "The... Money for Nothin'...and MTVAs Johnny writes below: "The problem was, I couldn't locate Simpson on the stage. There was Daly and his bland, olive loaf smile. There were the three galoops vying for her hand. But where was Jessica?" and: "But the sad... The BoardWell, well, well. The Board is finally seeing some action. First of all, RmpIV makes a case for contemporary soul music. What do you think of modern soul? Next, Scott C buys a used jacket and is overwhelmed by the... Bangs' Life vs. His ArtBack in the 1930s, a group that mainly consisted of poets created a practice known as "New Criticism" The method, based on close reading, basically said that a given work of art is the thing that must be analyzed as... |
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