Glorious Noise July 2003
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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...
By Jake Brown July 1, 2003

By Tom Mantzouranis July 1, 2003

By Johnny Loftus July 1, 2003
Songwriter Alejandro Escovedo has Hepatitis C. Help him....
By Jake Brown July 1, 2003
(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...
By Kristy Eldredge July 2, 2003
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...
By Stephen Macaulay July 3, 2003
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...
By Paul Robinson July 7, 2003
Before Rolling Stone or Creem, there was Mojo-Navigator R&R News. From Bomp's Greg Shaw....
By Jake Brown July 7, 2003
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...
By Stephen Macaulay July 9, 2003
Steve Earle on Woody Guthrie from the Nation....
By Jake Brown July 10, 2003

By T. Loper July 10, 2003
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...
By Kristy Eldredge July 11, 2003
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...
By Johnny Loftus July 14, 2003
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...
By Jake Brown July 15, 2003

By Tom Mantzouranis July 16, 2003
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...
By Derek Phillips July 21, 2003
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...
By Stephen Macaulay July 23, 2003
Amazon Indie 100 - top sellers on Amazon that are RIAA-safe....
By Jake Brown July 23, 2003
Live music photography by Michael Limbert - some great ones of the Paybacks!...
By Jake Brown July 24, 2003
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...
By Jake Brown July 28, 2003

By Tom Mantzouranis July 28, 2003
Dr. Filth's Personality Profile for Jeff Tweedy and a great interview. Malkmus too....
By Jake Brown July 30, 2003
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...
By Jake Brown July 31, 2003
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