Glorious Noise May 2002« April 2002 | Archives | June 2002 » Glorious Noise Interview with Ric Menck of Velvet CrushIt's a pretty ballsy move for a band to name an album, Teenage Symphonies to God. Every rock snob worth his or her weight in vinyl knows the story of Brian Wilson's abandoned Smile project and how his overwhelming goal... THAT'S WHEN I REACH FOR MY REUNIONMission of Burma's back; Conley presents Consonant Punk rock's shadow war with pop music and the establishment during its late 70s/early 80s heyday fostered numerous incarnations of aggressive, agenda-supported guitar music. On the east coast, a particularly volatile, intellectual, and... Defying GravityDefying Gravity The ad shows Sheena Easton in a tailored two-button suit. She is sans blouse. She is wearing one of those Victoria's Secret support bras. Presumably, back in her heyday, the bra would have been superfluous. Time and gravity... Just Say YesJust Say Yes Elliott Smith Live at the Riviera Theater Thursday, April 2, 2002 I love Elliott Smith, but man, he was a mess last night opening up for Wilco at an unannounced show in Chicago. It was really sad.... Advertisement
Wilco w/ Elliott SmithWilco w/ Elliott Smith Rivera Theatre, Chicago 5/2/02 Johnny Loftus So there I was there I was there I was...in THE CONGO. Standing in a short line in front of Chicago's Riviera Theatre, hoping to see Wilco with Elliott... Sounds of SilenceSounds of Silence While flipping through channels I chanced upon what appeared to be Michael Jackson. It was hard to tell. The black fedora and falling ringlets obscured the too-white face that contrasted with the black suit, black tie and... Check out Fat Possum RecordsCheck out Fat Possum Records home of Hasil Adkins, R.L. Burnside, Elmo Williams, T-Model Ford, Junior Kimbrough, and other good shit.... Rockin' and Wheelin'Long-time friend of GLONO and frequent discussion contributor, Helen Wilson, dusts off the four-wheelers for a good cause... Rockin' and Wheelin' The WLUW Indie Rock Prom Brings Back Childhood MemoriesBy Helen W. WilsonAs a past DJ and board member of... Forever Since Breakfast: The Rolling Stones vs. Guided By VoicesWhich bunch of aging rockers is worth it? This summer, prepare yourself for a man older than most wearing clothing he probably shouldn't. That's right. In honor of his band's upcoming 40th anniversary club jaunt, Mick Jagger moved a chair... CELEBRATE THE BLAND MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFECELEBRATE THE BLAND MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFE There's Ozzfest, and then there's Merchant & Isaak... Johnny Loftus You may have heard about this at Restoration Hardware or in your Spinning class, but here it is again: Natalie Merchant and Chris... The Birth of the Recording IndustryThe Birth of the Recording Industry - very cool info and recordings from the Library of Congress.... Wednesday Night's Alright for FightingWednesday Night's Alright for Fighting Mechanik, Calling All Destroyers, and Goldstar at the Intersection 5/8/2002 Going to a show in my town of Grand Rapids, Michigan, on a Wednesday night is a little like joining Fight Club. You recognize almost... Yeah, Yeah, Yeah?Yeah, Yeah, Yeah? Although "dippy" isn't the sort of adjective one would associate with the level of discourse found here on GloNo, it is that word that best lends itself to John Lennon's "Imagine." Had that song been done by... Something a Little Different: Belle and SebastianOur gal on the spot checks back in with a review of Scottish lovelies Belle & Sebastian... Belle and Sebastian Captivates the Crowd at the Congress Theatre, Chicago The last time I saw Belle and Sebastian perform was at their... That's all right now Mau-MauThat's all right now Mau-Mau When Scotty Moore played the solo on "That's All Right" six feet in front of me, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. But then James Burton stepped forward and played his version of... Exclusive Glorious Noise Interview with Jay BennettThis is a big day for Glorious Noise. Not only did we reach the milestone of 50,000 unique visits, but we're also unleashing some very exciting and exclusive information. There has been a great deal of confusion surrounding Jay Bennett's... How Lo Will We Go?How Lo Will We Go? One of the great unanswered questions of the late 20th century is not how Tom Hanks went from Bosom Buddies to intergalactic stardom, but how Dan Ackroyd managed to marry one of the other stars... Knife in the WaterMm. An in-store by hip, rising Austin band Knife in the Water. You can't get much better than that, I thought as I settled down (with a good-sized crowd) in the sultry May heat on the disagreeable acrylic carpet of... Frogponding with Audiogalaxy.Frogponding with Audiogalaxy.... DANCING HARDER TO MAKE YOU NOTICEDANCING HARDER TO MAKE YOU NOTICE Reality Television, Reality Music, and the fight for Real Rock and Roll Johnny Loftus MTV's "The Osbournes" has become a flashfire, no-brainer money-maker. Its unlikely success has granted rocker Ozzy Osbourne a second career... White Stripes Marriage LicenseWhite Stripes Marriage License Glorious Noise values the truth as much as we value great rock and roll. So what's to be done when these important values butt heads? We go both ways. Though the Detroit Free Press broke this... Tom Waits' favorite albumsTom Waits and his favorite albums. They're some of the GloNo staff's faves too...... When Is It Over?When Is It Over? Recently, a colleague told me that he'd seen Paul McCartney's tour. During our conversation, he pointed out that McCartney had put together a "really good Beatles' cover band." Which seemed somehow wrong to me. After all,... Well, It's Better than the Last OneGlorious Noise and the rest of the world made a very big deal a few weeks ago when Wilco's new album, which had been rejected by their record label, debuted at number 13 on Billboard's album chart. It proved, we... FAULTY WIRING?FAULTY WIRING? The Get Up Kids take it down a thousand. Johnny Loftus Rock bands often start their journey with meth-amphetamine gusto, romping out of the gate with screeching amps, squealing tires, and enough energy to run around the... Dave Marsh vs. TicketmasterFormer Creem editor Dave Marsh rails against TicketSatan.... Fishing with TomI've been meaning to write something about Tom Waits. I've even been preparing something in my head. But it's still too big of a subject for me to tackle. Tom Waits represents just about everything to me: talk about a... StrikeStrike "The ball doesn't roll for me, and that's it. I don't go near the bloody things." That's Roger Daltrey talking. At first I thought he had a whole Clem Snide/"Ed"/new-sport-of-the-21st-century thing going and that the ball in question was... Kid Rock Uses Dead Body of Joe C. as Hood OrnamentKeeping with our dedication to only bringing you the IMPORTANT news of the Rock world, Glorious Noise brings you yet another breaking story: Kid Rock Uses Dead Body of Joe C. as Hood Ornament In a desperate bid to retain... NeverlandNeverland The conceit of this site is that "Rock and Roll Can Change Your Life." Note well that there is an explicit option expressed; it doesn't say "will" or "must." But there is potential. Changing one's life is not a... |
|
|
