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Glorious Noise July 2003

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Mustard Plug: Better Than Alcohol

Mustard Plug with the Planet Smashers, et al May 31, 2003, Metro, Chicago How come ska gets no respect? Why is it? Is it the matching outfits? Can't be. The Hives wear matching outfits and everybody loves them. So I...

Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People

Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People

FM Knives - Useless & Modern

FM Knives - Useless & Modern

Alejandro Escovedo Fund

Songwriter Alejandro Escovedo has Hepatitis C. Help him....


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Retro and Fabulous: The Real Tuesday Weld

(The Real) Tuesday Weld Fez, New York City, June 25, 2003 "(The Real) Tuesday Weld" is the name for British singer/composer Stephen Coates' suave, playful, yet delicately emotional lounge act. It's not a very good name; though he does slightly...

Libidinous Economics & The Lack of Network Effects

The reality of the music business being a business is something that people, for reasons that are not entirely clear, like to avoid thinking about. To be sure, there is resistance to the record companies that have been manifest by...

Wasted: Guided By Voices Keep Playing

Guided By Voices The Intersection, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 26, 2003 We took our seats as the opening act was setting up. The Intersection is a nice little venue with a well-stocked bar and a relaxed atmosphere. Not the cozy...

Mojo-Navigator R&R News 1966-67

Before Rolling Stone or Creem, there was Mojo-Navigator R&R News. From Bomp's Greg Shaw....

Memo to Wilco

To: Wilco From: Stephen Macaulay Re: Comerica Taste Fest, July 2, 2003 Guys. You've really got to consider a few things before taking on gigs. Like playing in the parking lot of the Fisher Theater in the New Center district...

Steve Earle on Woody Guthrie

Steve Earle on Woody Guthrie from the Nation....

Jay Farrar - Terroir Blues

Jay Farrar - Terroir Blues

What's the Deal with Bright Eyes?

Is Bright Eyes really all that? The 23-year-old Nebraskan singer/songwriter (real name Conor Oberst) has been turning up regularly on critics' "Best Of" lists and drawing consistent praise for his talent, including his new record, Lifted, or The Story is...

The Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert: What Drives America?

Dale Earnhardt's death toward the finale of the 2001 Daytona 500 cut short the life and career of a guy who not only transformed the style of NASCAR with his ruthless driving skills, but was one of the sport's most...

Mooney Suzuki's Souls Stolen by Satan

It was bad enough that Liz Phair had four of the fourteen songs on her new album written and produced by the Matrix, the team responsible for Avril Lavigne's "Sk8ter Boi" and "Complicated." But now Glorious Noise has discovered that...

Super Furry Animals - Phantom Power

Super Furry Animals - Phantom Power

Goodnight, My Sweet

Glorious Noise bids a tearful farewell to Hilary Rosen, former CEO of the RIAA. It was supposed to be a routine assignment. All I had to do was get a quote from former RIAA CEO Hilary Rosen about why she...

Elvis Costello & the Imposters: Now I Try to be Amused

Elvis Costello & the Imposters Freedom Hill Amphitheater, Sterling Heights, MI, July 15, 2003 "He may be older, but he surely isn't tired."—overheard observation Or maybe it has something to do with Diana Krall. There was Costello, looking more fit...

Amazon Indie 100

Amazon Indie 100 - top sellers on Amazon that are RIAA-safe....


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Michael Limbert's photos

Live music photography by Michael Limbert - some great ones of the Paybacks!...


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Glorious Noise Interview with Matt Sharp

Let's get up and leave this town I just want to go right now... We'll find some new place nice Some other city or the countryside... —"Move On" by the Rentals, 1995 It's been almost a decade since the world...

The Postal Service - Give Up

The Postal Service - Give Up

Dr. Filth's Profile for Jeff Tweedy

Dr. Filth's Personality Profile for Jeff Tweedy and a great interview. Malkmus too....

Sam Phillips Dead

The most important figure in the second half of the twentieth century, the architect of rock and roll, Sam Phillips, died last night at the age of 80. Pick up any of the Sun Records compilations to hear his unbelievable...

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