Glorious Noise April 2004

The OC: Subdue the Hebrew Honey!

Another entry in our ongoing coverage of everybody's favorite teenage soap opera, "The OC." Haters, please find comment box at the end of the article.

Just A Fan.org

Just A Fan.org - "Contributing to the Radio Cure" - Donate to charity after downloading leaked advances of albums....

Kurt Cobain Suicide Police Files

The Smoking Gun brings you Kurt Cobain's Police Files....

Dude, You Fuckin' Rock!

Glorious Noise wraps up a weekend full of all-ages shows where Ludacris, Kanye West, Dilated Peoples, the Vines, Jet, and Living End rocked out—or failed to—for children and adults.

Brendan Benson - Let Me Roll It

Brendan Benson - Let Me Roll It via Star Time Records. Yeah, the McCartney song....

Just a Fan: the Give and Take of Downloading

Wilco fans set up a new website to send a message to their favorite band—and the record industry—with a small donation and a promise to buy an album many already have...months before its release date.

Sharp, Matt - Just Like Movie Stars

Matt Sharp - "Just Like Movie Stars" via In Music We Trust. Order it now....

Soap Opera Digest: Jessica vs. Britney

When the average man on the street can't differentiate one pop star from another, does it prove that the physical aspects of performers are becoming increasingly important and relevant in terms of public acceptance?

The Get Up Kids - Guilt Show

Cigar Box Guitars

Cigar Box Guitars - Wow. Very cool site. Via Metafilter....

Wilco streaming new album

Wilco is now streaming their new album, A Ghost Is Born, from their site. Release date: June 22. Order it....

The Bloody Lovelies - Some Truth and A Little Money

Preston School of Industry: More Matter, Less Art

Preston School of Industry had a lot going for them at the Mercury Lounge in New York City. So why wouldn't they use their their platform to actually communicate?

Webjay

Webjay lets you build a playlist of free online music and stream it. Via Wired. Here's GLONO's playlist....

Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic

Ben Kweller - On My Way

Cribs - Just Another Number

"Another Number" by the Cribs via Wichita Recordings. By way of Fingertips....

The Vines - Winning Days

Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News

Destroyer - Your Blues

The OC: Razzmatazz and Stud Finders

"The OC" is still smart, entertaining TV, whether you're a teen, tween, or doing 'ludes and listening to Dean and Jean Ween. Still, clunky melodrama is starting to crowd the characters that make it great.

Wilco - A Ghost Is Born press release

Wilco - A Ghost Is Born press release (PDF)....

MK Ultra - The Dream is Over

"The Dream is Over" by MK Ultra, John Vanderslice's old band, whose site features lots of free mp3s. By way of Fingertips....

King of France: Music with Heart for an Anxious Age

Glorious Noise's Kristy Eldredge interviews New York trio, King of France, and nobody can figure out who they sound like. "It's in the ear of the beholder," says drummer Michael Azerrad.

Interview with Elliott Smith's video director

Interview with Elliott Smith's video director, Ross Harris....

N.E.R.D - Fly or Die

10 Years of Mellow Gold

10 Years of Mellow Gold. For its 10th anniversary, Beck is offering fans a microsite about the history and making of the record. Stream the entire album....

The OC: Go Ahead With Your Own Life, Leave Me Alone

Derek Phillips, aficionado of Aaron Spelling's work in the 90s, fills in this week for Johnny Loftus who is busy hanging with Sebadoh in Detroit and forgot to set his VCR.

Jay Bennett Interview

New Jay Bennett interview in the Reader. Mentions his GLONO interview....

Sebadoh: The Beauty of the Rebound

Barlow: "We're Sebadoh, and we're here to promote our new T-shirt." Loewenstein: "Have you heard Sebadoh's new T-shirt? I heard it's not that great." Detroit, 2004.

State of Train, by Gary Benchley

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Train, the mental state of anti-rock. Thanks, petrichor21!...

Flying None

United Airlines has teamed up with Sheryl Crow in a PR ploy to win back flyers. Stephen Macaulay lets you in on how to score a ticket. Oh wait, you can't have one.

New Contest!

Win one of three copies of Greg Kot's Wilco book, Learning How To Die, that we're giving away. Enter now!...

Calexico - Alone Again Or

"Alone Again Or" by Calexico via Touch & Go. By way of Fingertips....

Of Montreal: Changing Your Month

The Glorious Noise Interview with Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes. "I want to make something that somehow will make every other record seem obsolete."

Inside The Big Star Songbook

Inside The Bell/Chilton Songbook by Kent H. Benjamin. A fascinating look into the writing and recording of Big Star's albums. Via Chromewaves. [Link updated April 2010. -ed.]...

The OC: All About the Reno

In the penultimate episode of the season, the cool kids from Orange County head to the Vegas, while the losers stay back and deal with wife-beating, teen pregnancy and other hilarious issues. Next week is the finale. What'll we do this summer?

Glands - When I Laugh

"When I Laugh" by the Glands via Epitonic. By way of Fingertips....