Glorious Noise September 2005

Pete Doherty's Bala Chadha

Bala Chadha is Libertine Pete Doherty's new site to share his short films and poetry. More info. "Bala chadha," by the way, is slang for crack....

New Death Cab for Cutie video: Soul Meets Body

New Death Cab video: "Soul Meets Body" (Real, WM, QT)...

Please Help Katrina Victims

Rock and roll can change your life. A hurricane can destroy it. Please do what you can to help.

The OC: Thug-shooting is the new Love-making.

Fake dream sequences, shooting motherfuckers for love, two-faced harpies and mothers who won't return to their children - "The OC" season three is some gothic-ass shit. Book it.

The Life and Times - Suburban Hymns

TV On The Radio - Dry Dead Emperor

"Dry Dead Emperor" by TV On The Radio in response to Hurricane Katrina....

New Orleans Tipitina's Foundation

The Tipitina's Foundation is finding New Orleans musicians housing, gigs and instruments....

Indie Yuppies' Jetta is no longer cool

Jeff Sabatini skewers the new Jetta for the New York Times....

The Value of Music

Take a look around. Is music worth so much of our time, energy, and money? Must it be endlessly discussed, written about, and studied? One music lover struggles to take stock of his affliction.

Lookout! How to Run an Indie Label (into the ground)

How NOT to run an indie label: The rise and fall of the Lookout Records empire. Via sg....

Black Metal for Dummies

Black Metal for Dummies - Simple but definitive comparative graphics for determining what is and what is not black metal....

Wolf Parade - Shine a Light

"Shine a Light" by Wolf Parade, from Apologies to the Queen Mary (Subpop)....

Grandaddy - Pull the Curtain

"Pull the Curtain" by Grandaddy, from Excerpts From the Diary of Todd Zilla. Also: limited-edition shirts, a new design every month....

Silver Jews - I'm Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You

"I'm Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You" by the Silver Jews, from Tanglewood Numbers (Drag City, October 18)...

Lot 15: Funnier Than Kanye

A new installment of the original GLONO comic strip, Lot 15 by Michael West, in which our hero gets harassed for not being funny.

Interview with MF Doom

Behind the Mask of a Villain, Part I - The first installment of Loosie’s interview trill-ogy with MF Doom. Update: Part II. Part III....

Oatmeal Cures Depression, Blisters

Pre-teen Chicago band the Blisters prove that oatmeal makes you rock more efficiently. See the ad and a short rockumentary on the young band by director Chris Laubach. More info....

I Am Gary Benchley, by Paul Ford

I Am Gary Benchley, by Paul Ford in which the saga is revealed that bred Gary Benchley; inspired a circus of half-loving, half-betrayed fans; and landed a book deal....