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Glorious Noise November 2002

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The Warlocks - The Phoenix Album

The Warlocks - The Phoenix Album

For What It's Worth

The Sunday New York Times for November 3 ran a front-page story—below the fold, but still on the front page—on rap music that was undoubtedly assigned as a result of the murder of Jam Master Jay the preceding week. What...

No Come Down

•Media blitz for new Justin Timberlake album: 5 million dollars •Estimated portion of Jive Records 4th quarter profits Timberlake is responsible for: 15 million dollars •Richard Aschroft making music unfettered by the downdraft of media and industry scrutiny: Priceless Richard...

Gorilla writes lyrics

Koko the gorilla has written the lyrics for an upcoming album....


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8 Mile Is Worth the Hype

8 Mile, Eminem’s cinematic debut, is the hip-hop variation of Purple Rain, a foul-mouthed Karate Kid, a Roadhouse for those too young or hip to remember the ethos guiding that film’s epochal man-against-the-world theme. The film presents its characters’ dilemmas...

Ideal Happiness is Watching Mick Jagger

I find it hard to say much good about Mick Jagger these days. His abysmal solo album and corporate rock antics with the Stones make him the poster child for not aging well. So it's rather refreshing to come across...

The Warlocks: I'm Freaking Out!

The Warlocks Leave Phil Wise and Johnny Cowering In Fear To fully engage in the particular voodoo of the Warlocks, you must be high as a kite, or at least 8 feet tall. That’s the realization Phil Wise and I...

How to Create High-Quality MP3s

How to Create High-Quality MP3s....

Emo Game: I'm All Smart Like That

A Glorious Noise interview with the creator of the Emo Game. By Derek Phillips Sure, they got a rep for nerd glasses, perfectly messed hair and being sensitive and in touch with their feelings, but Emo kids have a darker...

Dennis Driscoll - Voices In The Fog

Dennis Driscoll - Voices In The Fog

A Word About Zevon: Mesothelioma

One of these days, not so very long from now, we’ll be reading of the death of Warren Zevon, who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma. When you see words like mesothelioma, you know it’s bad. What is mesothelioma? Cancer. From...

Much Love from Glorious Noise

Every once in a while, we take the time out to thank our readers for coming here, and give you an update on what's happening behind the scenes. So thanks, everybody, for stopping by. And thanks especially to the people...

Portuguese Lesson

Exactly once in my life have I heard Portuguese spoken before Thursday night’s Caetano Veloso show at the posh Chicago Theater. To further underscore my lack of preparedness to hear this man sing, I can summarize my knowledge of all...

Anthemic Pop Wonder - Rapid Pop Thrills

Anthemic Pop Wonder - Rapid Pop Thrills

Greasy!

BR-549 and Southern Culture on the Skids Metro, Chicago 11/20/2002 It was a bit disappointing not to have a full house on hand Wednesday night at Metro for the great double bill of Nashville’s BR-549 and Chapel Hill, NC’s Southern...

Sense the Disgust

“These are my last two records. I’m quitting after this, because the business has made itself so repugnant to me.”—Joni Mitchell, W magazine The quote from Mitchell is interesting for a number of reasons. Arguably, at this point in her...

Open Letter to the Stone

The Open Letter to Rolling Stone that everyone is attributing to Joan Jett was actually written by Maya Price. Updated links 11/26/2008....

Ain't Got No Girls, Ain't Got No Moogs

Matt Sharp at Schubas Chicago, 11/24/2002 I'm a big fan of Matt Sharp and the Rentals. I have been since I heard "Friends of P." on the radio back in 1995. It amazes me today to think that a song...

She Stoops to Conquer

There Affectation with a sickly Mien Shows in her Cheek the Roses of Eighteen, Practis’d to Lisp, and hang the Head aside, Faints into Airs, and languishes with Pride— From “The Rape of the Lock” by Alexander Pope According to...

Rentals - Little Russell Street

An 80-minute cd's worth of Rentals outtakes....


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Brian Jonestown Massacre

Two new Brian Jonestown Massacre mp3s from Bomp: Nothing to Lose, Like Honey to the Bee....


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