Glorious Noise August 2005

Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers

"Jumpers" by Sleater-Kinney from The Woods (Subpop)....

Sons and Daughters - Dance Me In

"Dance Me In" by Sons and Daughters from The Repulsion Box (Domino)....

Dandi Wind - Bait The Traps

Ska Is Dead III

Ska is, apparently, still dead. Or is it?...

Jeff Mangum appears onstage

Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum appeared on stage with Olivia Tremor Control last night (Aug. 2) in New York....

Jimi Hendrix's Military Personnel Records

The Smoking Gun uncovers Jimi Hendrix's Military Personnel Records....

Creed gets Punked

Scott Stapp of Creed Gets Punk'd. More. With Photos. This is so hilarious, it's almost sad. Via Stereogum....

Interview with Sire Records' Seymour Stein

Sire Records' Seymour Stein chronicles the label's history. On the Smiths: "Between the music and having all these gladiolas thrown at me, I wanted to sign them on the spot."...

The Hard Lessons - Gasoline

M.I.A: Bob Your Head In Tune To The Beat

What do you get when you put thousands of people of all different ages, races and cultures into a big park on a warm, summer day? If you add the right music, you get dancing, sunshowers, and love love love. Boys say wha? Girls say wha?

Interview with Bo Diddley

Rolling Stone Interview with Bo Diddley: "I built that motherfucker, but I built that motherfucker too big," Diddley says, sighing....

Stream Holopaw's new album

Stream Holopaw's new album, Quit +/or Fight. Out now on Subpop....

Juliana Hatfield - Stay Awake

"Stay Awake" by Juliana Hatfield from her new self-released album, Made in China....

New White Stripes video: My Doorbell

New White Stripes video for "My Doorbell" (QT, WM) from Get Behind Me Satan....

Blur vs. Oasis after Britpop

BBC Timeline: Blur v Oasis after Britpop....

Rural Electrification Act - Sing Magnolia Plus 13 More

The 2005 Teen Choice Awards

Another one bites the dust - Johnny Loftus watches the newbies, the needy, and the nervy-eyed veterans jockey for position at the 2005 TCAs, the awards show where no one's winner. The shit's like rotten prunes. P-R-U-N-E-S.

Coq Roq = Slipknot?

Slipknot's Burger King Beef: Slipknot is threatening legal action against Burger King, charging that Coq Roq was created as a "look-alike, sound alike 'band' in order to influence the Slipknot generation to purchase Chicken Fries."...

New Nada Surf video

New Nada Surf video: Always Love (Quicktime), from The Weight Is a Gift, due September 13 on Barsuk....

The Mountain Goats's "This Year" video

The Mountain Goats' "This Year" video, wherein our heroes are kidnapped by teenagers and forced to perform under threat of severe physical duress....

Lot 15: Open Now!

Now that the record store on Lot 15 is finally open, we've got another installment of our original comic strip by Michael West.

(The Other) Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time

(The Other) Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time. From the folks who gave us The Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time. Via Empty-handed....

Stooges Contest

Don't forget to enter our Stooges contest for a chance to win a set of the newly reissued and expanded first two (Iggy and the) Stooges albums....

Beastie Boys offer vocals-only mp3s

Download Beastie Boys a capella mp3s "for your own personal use to make your own remixes." Via bb....

Buddyhead on CSNY

Buddyhead/Icarus Line/Nine Inch Nails member Aaron North teaches the kids why they should know and love Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young: "The secret weapon of CSNY were the two dudes who weren't cool enough or something to get their own...

Stream the new Warlocks video

Stream the new Warlocks video for "It's Just Like Surgery" (Real, WM) from Surgery....

Stephen Malkmus - Face the Truth

Decemberists stop playing new songs live

Decemberists Keeping New Tunes To Themselves: "By the time Picaresque came out, 75% of the record could be put together with the bootlegs."...

Backwards messages on RIAA-Certified Platinum Records!

Platinum Record and Dove Awards, wherein our hero discovers what audio the RIAA actually presses onto the platinum records they give out. Via Kempa....

Jack White to Write Coca-Cola Jingle

Jack White writing jingles: "They want a new 'I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke' and believe Jack is the only artist who can deliver them something that will be equally timeless." Also, the Stone interviews Jack White: "I...

Death Cab For Cutie - Plans

Nashville Cat

Does filesharing hurt musicians? One hard working Nashville session musician says it's hurting him as the labels try to pinch pennies in the recording studio. But Ticketmaster and Clear Channel share the blame as well.

North American Halloween Prevention Initiative

"Do They Know It's Halloween?" Featuring members of the Arcade Fire, the Postal Service, David Cross, Beck and more....

Recording Industry vs The People blog

Recording Industry vs The People: A blog devoted to the RIAA's lawsuits of intimidation brought against ordinary working people. By the lawyers defending them!...

New Riviera video: Stranded

New Riviera video for "Stranded" (29MB QT) directed by Jeremy Sexton. From At the End of the American Century... (Glorious Noise)....

New Riviera video: Stranded

New Riviera video for "Stranded" (29MB QT) directed by Jeremy Sexton. From At the End of the American Century... (Glorious Noise)....

iPod Phone is coming

Apple iTunes phone due to launch - Stick a camera in it, and we'll have everything we need in a single gadget. Next step: implant it in my forehead. Update: Why it sucks....

Bob Pollard - You're Not the Queen Anymore

"You're Not the Queen Anymore" by Bob Pollard as "Scott Joy" from the upcoming Suitcase II collection. More MP3s....

Satans - Makin' Deals

"Makin' Deals" by the Satans. This 1966 punk classic is about selling your soul to the devil and contains the phrase, "Can you guess my name?" Could it have influenced the Stones on "Sympathy for the Devil"?...