Drive, She Said
Drive, She Said In our on-going quest to keep you advised of the intersection between commerce and music, we have discovered the following. But first a bit of back-story is required. The Ka in question is a small car from...
Est. 2001
Rock and roll can change your life.
Glorious Noise April 2002« March 2002 | Archives | May 2002 » Rock School in Philly"This is our first time playing out in front of people, so cheer and be nice even if we're really bad because we're teen-agers with tissue-paper feelings." — a student, 14, at Rock School in Philly.... Rites of SpringLong-time poster and GLONO friend, Helen Wilson, conjures up a little spring fever at Chicago's beloved Old Town of Folk Music. Rites of Spring The power of music and the change of season breathes new life into the dead of... A Little Mind Distraction: The Mooney SuzukiThe Mooney Suzuki Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, April 1, 2002 If FUCK! Is the greatest and best word in the language of rock and roll, then YEAH! Is undoubtedly riding shotgun. Monday night, the Mooney Suzuki got enough mileage out... Advertisement
Smoking Gun's backstage ridersThe Smoking Gun has scans of the backstage riders for loads of musicians and entertainers. Funny stuff.... Andrew WK: Crazy in the CoconutAndrew WK's Joke Won't Last You're nuts. Have you seen the video for "Party Hard?" It's insane. Are you driving a Camaro? Do you have your white leather high-tops and acid-washed jeans? Better have a fresh can of Skoal on... Will You Pony Up for Satellite Radio?Raise your hand if you listen to the radio. Good, you can all put your hands down. Now, raise your hand if you subscribe to satellite radio. That's what I thought. Satellite radio is here now; it has been for... Sweets!Sweets! Periodically, there are reports that the nation is becoming enmired in its own fat. Young and old alike, the avoirdupois ratings continue to climb—or maybe that's expand. So it is interesting to note a campaign backed by the Dave... More on Andrew W.K.More on Andy (At the risk of GloNo becoming "The Internet's 2nd Biggest Andrew W.K. Site") Because I'm sure that some of you haven't actually read it, the following is taken verbatim from Andrew W.K.'s web site: "The future is... 2 BECOME 1: THE SPICE GIRLS EAT CHICKEN2 BECOME 1: THE SPICE GIRLS EAT CHICKEN Johnny Loftus If Burger King can feature something as scary as a Chicken Whopper, why can't McDonalds re- re-configure its own chicken into yet another curious shape? Well America, get ready... Sonic Youth vs. Classic Rock"So I'm afraid to say we have become a very weird mutation of classic rock." — Thurston Moore on Sonic Youth's new album due in July.... Clem Snide: Your Favorite MusicYour Favorite Music Clem Snide at the Abbey Pub in Chicago. April 6, 2002 By Derek Phillips Pop quiz: Clem Snide is the greatest... a) Pop band in the world b) Bar band in the world c) Indie rock band... "I Am Lucre Man""I Am Lucre Man" The easy take on the report that Ozzy Osbourne is to attend the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner would be, in effect, nothing more than Beavis-and-Butthead-like sniggering at the fact, replete with comments related to... The Kowalskis: Nice Kitty, bad kitty!The Kowalskis' All Hopped Up On Goofballs By Derek Phillips So you like rock and roll and you want to "work it out," as the kids say, but you don't have five to seven minutes to monkey around? I've got... Badly Drawn Boy: Twice Around The BlockBadly Drawn Boy Returns 2000 witnessed Badly Drawn Boy's quiet takeover of the world. And Damon Gough seemed just as surprised as anyone. "Hour of the Bewilderbeast," his debut release under the BDB moniker, quickly conquered the fickle English press,... Better than Jerry LewisBetter than Jerry Lewis Certain General Live at Don Hill's, NYC - April 10, 2002 By Kristy Eldredge I was bone ignorant about Certain General when I went to see this show, assuming they'd be a fresh-faced gang of newcomers... Check out Nitelite for KidsCheck out Nitelite for Kids, a musical series benefitting research and support for pediatric AIDS. Great music and a great cause.... GLONO MERCH!GLONO MERCH! Okay, we've got an exciting announcement: you can now buy Glorious Noise merchandise. And not just t-shirts, but all kinds of crazy shit. Awww yeah, you know you want one. We've even got baby doll tees for the... Another interview with Jay Bennett.Another interview with Jay Bennett.... Unlikely Rock and Roll: The White StripesFrequent GLONO Board contributor Proptronics (aka Nathan Walker) had the opportunity to check out current media darlings, the White Stripes. It's no secret that Nate is madly in love with drummer Meg White, so here's what happened when he finally... Speaking of Tomorrow, When Will it Ever Come?Speaking of Tomorrow, When Will it Ever Come? A Glorious Noise Feature By Derek Phillips April 23 sees the release of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The strain of making the album over the past year and a half has cost... DON'T TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE TWO OF USDON'T TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE TWO OF US 70s AOR – Still Creepy After All These Years Johnny Loftus Lately, it's been the 70s Creep-Out Mix that's been blowing up the hi-fi around the Glorious Noise HQ. A home-made... Sweden will save rock an rollSweden, not the Strokes or the White Stripes, will save rock and roll. Watch out for the Hives!... Who's your Alanis?Who's your Alanis? Confessions of a Rock Snob So last night I'm flipping channels and finding nothing on the digital cable, per usual. That is, except for the endless reruns of SNL on Comedy Central. Who happens to be the... MOBY RELEASES NEW MATERIAL! AD WORLD REJOICES!MOBY RELEASES NEW MATERIAL! AD WORLD REJOICES! Johnny Loftus During the Closing Ceremonies of the Olympics this past March, the performing artists cruising around on motorized stages received as much or more face time than the actual athletes. KISS,... A Lifetime Worth of Self-Pity, Self-Deprecation and Self-ImmolationA Lifetime Worth of Self-Pity, Self-Deprecation and Self-Immolation GLONO's Cub reporter Nathan Walker interviews Ben Blackwell, drummer for Detroit's Dirt Bombs, and gets an earful. Everything from vegan promoters to gear-head homos to the media's obsession with the Detroit "scene"... Wilco bassist John Stirrat spills the beansWilco bassist John Stirrat spills the beans on Jay Bennett, Ken Coomer and Jay Farrar.... Rollin'Rollin' I recently had the, um, opportunity to spend some time at a roller rink. One of my single-digit-aged nieces had a birthday party at one, and so there I was on a Saturday morning, listening to loud Top 40... Buddyhead's Rules of RockIf you haven't seen them before, you've got to read Buddyhead's Rules of Rock and Rules for Audiences of Rock.... Joseph Byrd vs. Record Labels"The only payments [record companies] make are to those who have the means to force them to be accountable; to the rest, a vast majority, they pay nothing... I personally would prefer to allow my music to be freely shared..."... Ultimate Fakebook: LOVE, DRUGS, SEX AND AFFECTIONLOVE, DRUGS, SEX AND AFFECTION Everyone in the room looks in Ultimate Fakebook's Direction Johnny Loftus Ultimate Fakebook, a Manhattan, Kansas power trio, wants nothing more than to rock it PG-13. Performing on an all-ages bill at Chicago's Metro this... Heineken vs. Red StarHeineken is bullying classic punk label, Red Star Records. Drink Pabst!... Grab Buyers By the EarsGrab Buyers By the Ears Last year, while doing his day job, GloNo's sab questioned, in an uncharacteristic wry, mocking manner, the meaning of "American Luxury," which was, at the time, the tagline that the Lincoln brand was using to... PINK: THE GIRL LEAST LIKELY TOThe attack of the clones has ended. Lissome False Marias have stopped falling from the skies, crashing through the roof of MTV's Time Square Studios to take their place on the 'TRL' countdown. The weaker members of the popstar herd... Wilco sold 52,900 copies of YHFAccording to Hits Magazine, Wilco sold 52,900 copies of YHF in its first week and finished in 13th place in the country for weekly sales.... |
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