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Glorious Noise June 2002

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Breech: Just Add Water

A Glorious Noise interview with Breech. Getting attention for an up and coming band can be daunting. There are thousands of up-starts throughout the country and picking through those that are worthwhile is like separating sugar from salt. Zealous bands...

The New Yorker vs. Wilco

The New Yorker review of YHF....


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The Real Garage

Glorious Noise was representin' in full effect on WXRT's Sound Opinions last night. I hope I sounded better than the first time I was on that show. The show focused on garage rock, and they had us on to discuss...

BUT IT'S ALRIGHT NOW

The Hives and Mooney Suzuki Remind You That Life Is A Gas Johnny Loftus It's an all-ages 7:15 on a Wednesday night inside Chicago's Metro. The Mooney Suzuki's gear sits coiled on stage. A quick glance away from front-of-house, and...

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The Hives sell out

The Hives sell out in Detroit....

Autographed CD Contest Results

We had a lot of great responses to our contest to give out an autographed copy of Jay Bennett and Edward Burch's new album, The Palace at 4am (Part 1). The artist who got mentioned more than any other was...

Well, I Used to Be Disgusted

Elvis Costello & the Imposters With Billy Bob Thornton DTE Energy Music Theatre, June 7, 2002 The price of fame. I paid it. Willingly. No, not for me. Let's see, the face value of the ticket was $42.50. Added to...

White Stripes Divorce Certificate

We told you it was coming, so here it is: Jack and Meg's 2000 divorce certificate. This whole thing has been pretty silly, and while it's been fun getting one or two high-profile links, we hope some of you newbies...

Music vs. Books

Is the music industry becoming the book business?...


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EVERYTHING ZEN

New music from the ashes of ATDI Johnny Loftus At The Drive In reached its apex during the brief reign of Nu Metal in the hearts and minds of backyard wrestlers everywhere. But the car-crushing quintent from El Paso, Texas...

mp3rd Rate

Why the RIAA should love us As the digital music conflict (read: the RIAA v. post-Napster file sharing) continues to pick up steam in the mainstream press, one key issue seems to be frequently omitted or forgotten: Quality. We all...

Turn Out the Lights

"'If Clive's selling, you don't want to be buying,' said longtime music mogul David Geffen. "I can't think of a more opportune moment for him to do it. His big acts are all in decline." "'It's a great time to...

Clear Channel Sucks

clearchannelsucks.org - In case you didn't know......

Pay for Rejection

How stupidly corrupt is the media industry? How about charging people to reject their work?...


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More on mp3s and music

More on mp3s and music file-sharing from Salon.com....


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Everybody Must Get Stoned

Another chapter in the ongoing tale of how the media business sucks Rolling Stone has finally given up. Yep, according to the New York Times, Jann Wenner has hired a limey editor who's going to have the magazine doing the...

DEADSY POETS SOCIETY

The hammer of the celebrity gods strikes again Johnny Loftus It's okay to let our inner dungeon master show every now and again. You know – admit to liking "Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" for the...

Please Kill Me! Interview with Legs McNeil

Contributing writer Helen Wilson tracks down the O.P. (original punk), Legs McNeil, co-founder of Punk magazine and author of Please Kill Me: The Oral History of Punk Rock. Legs and Helen discuss the OP's tormenting of Lester Bangs, the misplaced...

A Public Service Father's Day Gift Tip from Glorious Noise

Father's Day is almost upon us, so there is still time to take your Dodge Ram down to your local grocery store—and we are assuming, of course, that you are driving the new Dodge Ram, the Mayor of Truckville—and, with...

Independence Lost

In a previous post, it was pointed out that Bertelsmann, a.k.a., BMG, is going to end up controlling Zomba Music Group, a so-called "independent" outfit. This whole notion of "independence" in music is somewhat undercut—no, let's call it what it...

Audiogalaxy, RIP

It was nice to know you. Good night, Audiogalaxy....

Free Glorious Noise Compilation CD!

One Hundred Thousand According to our handy little counter, Glorious Noise has had 100,000 unique visits. Every statistics application defines these things differently, but regardless, that's a shitload of people. So thanks, everybody. We appreciate your support. As a token...

DEAD REUNION SHOW UP IN SMOKE?

On Tuesday, June 11, Wisconsin's Walworth County Highway Committee denied Clear Channel Entertainment's* license request for "Terrapin Station – A Grateful Dead Family Reunion." You see, Walworth County contains Alpine Valley Music Theatre, a hilly outdoor venue that's one of...

Reptile House, RIP

The sign has finally been turned off at the Reptile House....


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Interview with Inge Johansson of the (International) Noise Conspiracy

Glorious Noise Interview: Inge Johansson of the (International) Noise Conspiracy Glorious Noise interviewed Inge Johansson, bass player of the International Noise Conspiracy and asked him about the politics of the INC, why Sweden is kicking so much rock and roll...

PRNDL

One would assume that there aren't too many people who model their behavior after the band members of AC/DC. OK. There are some. People who "party hard." People who like to wear hats indoors. People who don't mind showing off...

Spotting the Critic

Your Guide to Spotting the North American Rock Critic....

CAN YOU SMELL WHAT K-ZOO'S COOKIN'?

KPOWW takes it to the house Johnny Loftus By bringing their street-level, lo-fi wrestling show to the punk rock people, The Kalamazoo Precinct of Women Wrestlers has cracked a giant Samsonite folding chair called FUN across the back of Vince...

Gen-gen-gen-generation

One might argue that we are now experiencing the loss of those who have built the framework of much of rock as we know it today. It wasn't all that long ago, relatively speaking, that we were writing about the...

My Antediluvian Baby

I watched the movie Don't Look Back last night which features a lot of Dylan and his friends being mean to Donovan. And I realized I don't own any Donovan on cd, and most of my Donovan collection was on...

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