Glorious Noise August 2002« July 2002 | Archives | September 2002 » Start the CommotionStart the Commotion Author's Warning: The following is another contribution to the accumulating coverage of the nexus between automotive marketing and music. While this may seem dubious to some people, it is predicated on the fact that (1) automotive manufacturers... We're ok...really!We're not dead. We're making some technical changes and researching some stories. Please do not call the police or John Ashcroft. We're fine. New content coming soon including concert reviews, essays and rants about Ugly Cassanova, Oasis, Wilco and many... Rock and Roll Can Never DieElvis means a lot of different things to a lot of people. To some zealous fans, he is a hero worthy of being impersonated. On the other hand, Public Enemy's Chuck D considered him "straight up racist...simple and plain." But... Book a Band at Your CollegeEver wonder how much it costs to book a band at a college event? Huey Lewis is out of your league.... Advertisement
London CallingArguably, rock is more than audio. There is a strong visual quotient to it, too. Which is strongly represented by the Cindy Shermanesque appropriation of the photograph by Pennie Smith that forms the background of what you're looking at right... Trying: The Wilco MoviePity Jay Bennett. In I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Sam Jones' new "documentary" about the making of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, the former Wilco guitarist comes across as self-absorbed and out of touch with the rest of the... Youth Is a Strobe Light Blinking Faster And FasterSummer's end. Back to school sales invade on all sides, from Pampers to The Pampered Chef. In another licensing coup for Smashmouth, JC Penny's new back-to-school ad begins with Young Miss turning off her alarm clock's "Good Morning." Cue the... Music Industry vs. InternetPop Matters shows the music industry how to solve that darn internet problem.... I'm a Happy Imbecile: Butterfly JoeDid I mention that I used to love the Dead Milkmen? They were one of my favorite bands in high school. That was honestly about as "punk rock" as I got until I went to college. Sure, there was the... Perfect in the Summertime: Lucksmiths InterviewAnother fine interview from our gal Helen. This time she tracks down a member of the Lucksmiths in fine girlie-stalker fashion. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for the cutest conversation in cyberspace.... DRUNKER THAN PINKThe VMAs represent everything I've come to hate about what currently passes for "pop" as well as the baldfaced commercialism of... well... everything - that this site so vigilantly follows. I don't remember exactly when I stopped watching the VMAs... ". . .the Skipper, too. . ."Consider: Can you recite a poem, any poem? Chances are, at some point during your formal education, some well-intentioned lit teacher figured that memorization of a sonnet or the beginning of The Canterbury Tales would be enlightening and ennobling. So... |
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