Glorious Noise July 2005

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - In This Home On Ice

"In This Home On Ice" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from their self-titled debut. "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" is good too, but some of their other stuff is a little too David Byrney....

Being Bobby Brown

Fourfour watches Being Bobby Brown so we don't have to. I've had to dig a dookie bubble out of your butt....

Photos of Madonna at Live 8

Andrew Kendall's Photos of Madonna at Live 8....

We're gonna make you a star

We're gonna make you a star - A fascinating look at how image consultants turn musicians into corporate automatons....

Sufjan Stevens: Dutch Mafia Life, or, How Amway Stole the Soul of a Talented Christian Rocker and Tossed His Lifeless Body into Lake Michigan, or, "Jesus Christ! Enough with the Choirs Already!"

Sufjan Stevens has released the second volume in his series of albums about each of the 50 states. Why is he following us when we moved from Michigan to Illinois to get away from people like him? Do you think his real name is Van Steevensma?

Top Soil Comics

Top Soil Comics - Great stuff by Michael T. West....

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Goldrush - Wait for the Wheels

"Wait for the Wheels" by Goldrush from Ozona (out July 26 on Better Looking) Via Fingertips....

The Judy Green - Bird in the Teeth

Mystify Me - Rock Star: INXS

Sometimes you kick, sometimes you get kicked. Aimless since the 1997 death of Michael Hutchence, INXS has joined with CBS and Dave Navarro for a reality TV audition of 14 lead vocal hopefuls. Bring on the wailing, desperation, and bedazzled velvet - this one has guilty pleasure tattooed on its ass.

Dirtbombs Prove Sharing Helps Musicians

Ring my Belgrade - Ben Blackwell chronicle's his band's trek through Serbia and Croatia....

Iggy Pop on NPR's Fresh Air

Iggy Pop on Fresh Air. He's really funny....

Patti Smith: A Beacon in the City of Lights

Legendery Detroit rock photographer Sue Rynski is letting us use one of her shots of Patti Smith receiving the insignia of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in Paris. You'll only see it here!

Dressy Bessy - Side 2

"Side 2" by Dressy Bessy from Electrified (Transdreamer). The pop hit of the summer. Via NPR....

Pixies planning to record new album

Pixies planning to record new album according to The Sun....

Welcome to Lot 15

In a brand new thing for Glorious Noise, we bring you our first original comic strip, Lot 15, by Michael West.

Frank Black interviews Ray Bradbury

Frank Black chats with literary legend Ray Bradbury. Via LHB....

Onion AV Club's Dinosaur Jr interview

The Onion A.V. Club's Dinosaur Jr interview: "I think the first reunion that I was really into was Fleetwood Mac—I thought Stevie Nicks was singing a lot better than she used to sing. That inspired me in some way—I really...

Tom Brosseau - What I Mean to Say is Goodbye

Le Concorde - Universe and Villa

Jim Yoshii Pile-Up - Silver Sparkler

"Silver Sparkler" by The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up from Picks Us Apart (Absolutely Kosher)....

New Neil Young

Neil Young's new album, Prairie Wind, is due Sept. 20, and will include a DVD that "shows us recording the whole record... Every note you hear, you see!" Neil says Archives, Volume 1 will follow. Sure it will....

Lollapalooza 2005: Day One

Holy shit, it was hot on Sunday. I was pretty sure we were all going to die for a while there. But hey, Glorious Noise suffers unbearable heat so you don't have to. In this first installment, we cover Day One of Lollapalooza 2005.

Holopaw - Curious

"Curious" by Holopaw from Quit+/or Fight!, due August 9 on Subpop....

Nick Hornby interviews Bruce Springsteen

Nick Hornby talks to Bruce Springsteen: "I hear all the Britpop stuff, the Stone Roses and Oasis, and I go on to Suede and Pulp."...

Lollapalooza 2005: Day Two

In the second installment of our coverage of Lollapalooza 2005, we watch people drop like flies as they suffer from heat stroke, and we're able to catch a few bands between visits to the cooling centers.

New Pornographers - Use It

"Use It" by the New Pornographers from Twin Cinema, due August 23 on Matador....

Filesharers buy more music

People who share music files online spend four and a half times more on paid-for music downloads than average fans, research suggests....

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Ain't No Easy Way

"Ain't No Easy Way" by B.R.M.C. from Howl, due August 23....

Johnny Loftus vs. Lady Sovereign

The Fork finally runs Johnny's review of Lady Sovereign's first show in the USA. Updated link (7/28/2009)...

Son Volt - Okemah and the Melody of Riot

Worst Lyrics...Ever

Blogcritics compiles a definitive top ten list of songs with really, really bad lyrics....

RIAA sues 765 more of its customers

The RIAA is suing 765 more of its customers, despite recent reports showing these are the people actually spending money on music. Boycott the motherfuckers!...