O Brave New World
O Brave New World Two points: 1. This is not one of the long, thoughtful pieces that appear below on this page. If you're looking for that, well, simply go below 2. I am becoming somewhat disturbed that I even...
Est. 2001
Rock and roll can change your life.
Glorious Noise August 2001« July 2001 | Archives | September 2001 » Ringo Starr: It Don't Come EasyRingo Starr and his All Starr Band By Phil Wise The Today show has a summer-long concert series in which artists perform outdoors at ungodly hours in the early morning. It seems like a nightmare to me, but the series... The Next Plane to Good WritingThe Next Plane to Good Writing If you haven't checked out Last Plane to Jakarta yet, it's time do so now. It features some of the best music writing I've read since I was first cc'd on a note by... Here's to Your HealthHere's to Your Health As we (I) are often prone to dissecting the relationship between corporate AmeriKKKa and popular culture (by way of advertising, "marketing", etc.) on this site, I figured I'd throw this out there today. It's something I... Advertisement
Deaf AmericanDeaf American There's a low grumble across America and it seems only Salon.com can hear it. By Phil Wise Since the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1995, there has been a steady consolidation of media in this country that... White Stripes: Painting the World WHITEDetroit's White Stripes embark on world domination By Phil Wise It wasn't so long ago that Detroit was the butt of all jokes. Everyone from Jay Leno and David Letterman to the writers of Kentucky Fried Movie were taking whacks... The Top 25 Liberty SongsSo I got my dead tree copy of the LP News in the mail yesterday and, lo and behold, it has an article on the front page: The Top 25 Liberty Songs. It's a pretty cool list, and more enlightened... SPAM!Okay, this has nothing to do with music, rock and roll, etc. But it is important, and it's a great read, perhaps one of the most important pieces of journalism that I have read in the past few years. And... The Economist on the online music-sharing worldAnd, for yet another mildly interesting article, go read this piece about the online music-sharing world at The Economist. It's pretty basic, but for those of you who have been under a rock and have no real idea what post-Napster... FRONTIER JUSTICE: Johnny's Issue RoundupFRONTIER JUSTICE: Johnny's Issue Roundup Maybe it's the heat, I don' t know. But I just can't concentrate. MTV may make Beck want to smoke crack, but it only makes me angry about 300 things at once. Luckily, there's still... If you can listen to it, you can copy itWe all know how badly the record industry wants to clamp down on CD copying. But what they think of as piracy, we think of as doing what we want with something that we legally purchased. An article in the... Freedom for Wilco?Freedom for Wilco? Breaking News from Glorious Noise... The Chicago Tribune reports that Wilco has signed a deal to leave Reprise Records after the label rejected their recently finished new album, Yankee Foxtrot Hotel. Part of the deal is that... Fish in a Barrel, ReduxFish in a Barrel, Redux "A rallying cry for Dodge customers—street smart people with active life-styles who are not afraid to express themselves by driving break-the-mold cars and trucks." That's Jim Schroer, executive vp, Global Sales & Marketing, DaimlerChrysler, who... Jay Bennett Quits WilcoJay Bennett Quits Wilco Yet more breaking news... According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Jay Bennett has left Wilco. What is going on with this band? Is Tweedy going to be able to keep it together, or is this the beginning... A very funny article about Mariah Carey...A very funny article about Mariah Carey... The fine folks over at Whatever-Dude have posted an insightful critique of Mariah Carey's career, boobs and personality titled, Mariah's Theme: An Unholy Shriek of Death. Check it out. [Via MetaFilter]... Marshall Crenshaw: Before the Whole Thing Crumbles to the GroundMarshall Crenshaw at The Ark, 15 August: Before the Whole Thing Crumbles to the Ground "Thank God there are some people here." With those words, Marshall Crenshaw sat down on a stool with an acoustic guitar on the stage of... Cheap Trick at the Double Door: We're All AlrightCheap Trick at the Double Door, Chicago By Phil Wise In the past year I've seen the two groups most associated with power pop. One developed the archetype in the 60s with songs like "Can't Explain" and "Glow Girl" and... Digging up Kurt CobainIn an article in the recent Music Issue of the New Yorker, Robert Christgau reviews Heavier Than Heaven by Charles R. Cross, a new biography of Kurt Cobain. It sounds like it's a pretty well-researched book and apparently the author... SalongateSalongate I just read a plea from John Dean for me to pay for "Salon Premium." I and the rest of the GloNo crew are guilty of spending hours reading their stuff, me without so much as clicking on a... The old VW-Nick Drake issueHere's an interesting article I found on Detroit's Metro Times Web site concerning the old VW-Nick Drake issue.... Not a Music-Related Post, but an important one just the sameNot a Music-Related Post, but an important one just the same By Phil Wise The right to protect sources is second only to the right to free speech in the media. It is essential that investigative reporters protect their sources... Fuck TicketmasterRelating to a conversation I had this weekend... (Fuck Barry Diller) Some homies and I were talking this weekend about who we would be willing to pay $30 to see these days. (I think $30 is a magic number because... Fuck ViacomRelating to the post directly below this one. . . "We will do with the Internet what we did with cable" —Sumner M. Redstone Chairman of the Board & CEO, Viacom Inc. Chairman of the Board & CEO, National Amusements... Cult of Personality: Jeff Tweedy vs. Alt-CountryCult of Personality Jeff Tweedy's family feud with alt.country By Phil Wise Obsession is a funny thing. It can be as powerful as a smoking habit and as enveloping as the priesthood. It often elicits behavior as extreme as the... The Strokes: I Heard They Suck LiveThey're cooler than Keith Richards. Their music will save your life. And their haircuts will make your girlfriend leave you. They are The Strokes, and they're coming to a truck-stop shower stall near you. If you ask the nice folks... 33 vs. 4533 vs. 45 So I'm torn here. I've always been an album guy. Raised on AOR Classic Rock. Among my favorite records are concept albums like Quadraphenia and The Wall. Never bought too many "singles," even when they were disguised... |
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