Glorious Noise May 2004

Beastie Boys "Ch-check It Out" video

Beastie Boys "Ch-check It Out" video: WM 56. WM 100. WM 300. Real 56. Real 100. Real 300....

Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Life I Learned from the Rat Pack

Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Life I Learned from the Rat Pack. Life lessons from the Kings of Swing....

Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose

Coachella 2004

Does God hate rock and roll? Or does He shine His radiant Glory upon the pilgrims who wander into the desert seeking enlightenment? Stacey K. Anderson heads to Indio, California, to find out.

The OC Finale: A Summer Without Summer

Our TV Summer leaves as summer finally comes. It's going to be a long few months without "The OC" to kick around. But rainbows are in this year, and cold beer can't be censored.

Pixies 2004 Setlists

Pixies Live, 2004 - Complete setlists plus torrents. Via Largehearted Boy....

The Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour

Lil Cap'n Travis - I Don't Wanna Go Out Tonight

Lil Cap'n Travis - "I Don't Wanna Go Out Tonight" via the band's site....

Side Effect

"These men had given up most everything that life could offer in order to make their music." Glorious Noise looks at the autobiography of the founder of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals.

Mountain Goats interview

Splendid interviews The Mountain Goats. Via Chromewaves....

Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands

Ambulance LTD - "Primitive (The Way I Treat You)"

"Primitive (The Way I Treat You)" by Ambulance LTD via Insound. By way of Salon's Wednesday Morning Download....

Rolling Stone Interview with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy

The Stone interviews Tweedy about the new album and rehab....

Kiss or Kill Club Presents Los Angeles Classics Vol. 1

Danny Cohen - Motel Sex

"Motel Sex" by Danny Cohen via Anti. By way of Fingertips....

Interview with Terry Zwigoff

Interview with Terry Zwigoff, director of Ghost World and collector of pre-1933 78 records. Via Boing Boing....

Fortune and Maltese in Las Vegas

Fortune & Maltese, quite possibly the greatest rock and roll band of all time, are reforming to open up for Hasil Adkins at Las Vegas Rockaround in September, 2004!...

Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Part 5

Another installment from Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The Coming of Indie Prog. "The only difference between music writers and Star Wars nerds is that you can't buy Steve Albini dolls on eBay."...

Wilco Poetry

Singing Combat - a poem by Jeff Tweedy on McSweeney's....

How Sony Cemented iPod's Supremacy

How Sony Cemented iPod's Supremacy - an editorial from iPodlounge....

Soma - New Life

Wilco: A Dream Can Mean Anything

Wilco kicks off their new tour at a tiny venue in smalltown Dekalb, Illinois. They've got a new album and a new lineup, and Glorious Noise was there to let you know how they sound.

Just a Fan Breaks $10K Mark

Just a Fan Raises Over $10,000 - Website built by Wilco fans to "pay" for downloading album meets initial goal weeks ahead of schedule....

Rock of Ages by Nick Hornby

Rock of Ages by Nick Hornby. "Who wants to make art that is committed and authentic and intelligent, but that sets out to include, rather than exclude?"...

The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free

To Gig and Die in L.A.

Everybody knows L.A. is nowhere. But instead of just bitching about the lame Hollywood rock scene, members of Bang Sugar Bang started their own club and kicked off an impressive D/I/Y community. Glorious Noise interviews Matt Southwell.

Mclusky - The Difference Between Me And You Is That I'm Not On Fire

Holland, Jolie - Old Fashion Morphine

"Old Fashion Morphine" by Jolie Holland off Escondida. From Anti....

Frost, Edith: Demos

Edith Frost - DEMOS from Comfort Stand. Internet-only, and free. 11 demo versions of previously released material from the web-savvy songwriter....