Glorious Noise November 2005

This Is a Fan Letter to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Glorious Noise received a letter in the mail from a young Japanese fan trying to get a hold of her favorite band. Help us pass the message along, and dig this girl's meticulous handwriting and super fresh stationery!

Classic 1976 Rolling Stone profile of Neil Diamond

The Frog Who Would Be King - The importance of being Neil Diamond by Ben Fong-Torres. September 23, 1976....

Dropsonic - Insects with Angel Wings

Pete Doherty Interview

Wasted - In a somewhat overwrought, sensationalist interview, Pete Doherty talks about death, love and why he can't go a day without drugs. Via lhb....

Beastie Boys Concert Film: Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That

Beastie Boys Concert Flick Filmed By 50 Fans With Digital Cameras - This is awesome: "One of the basic guidelines was to shoot the whole time, not to stop the camera, so they'd film throughout, right through to the very...

The Long Way Around: One Badass Year with Two Cow Garage

Ever shared a van with an independent rock and roll band? It ain't pretty. Glorious Noise interviews the filmmaker who spent a year documenting the ups and downs of being the world's greatest live band you'll never see on MTV.

The OC: Someone's SMS'ing

The "OC" is back. Chino just wants to punch in, but he's destined to punch people out instead, while the Doe Eyed Fawn uncovers an alternate universe at her big bad new public school. Seth and Summer spend their time breaking up illicit teacher/student affairs via their sparkly T-Mobile Sidekick.

Lists of CDs that will break your computer

Audio cds that contain software that can fuck up your computer: Sony-BMG's Rootkit; Bad CDs; Corrupt audio discs. Via bb. Update: Boycott Sony petition. Hell, boycott the RIAA....

New White Stripes video: Denial Twist

New White Stripes video for "Denial Twist" (QT, WM), from Get Behind Me Satan, directed by Michel Gondry. Also, stream their cover of Tegan and Sara's "Walking With A Ghost" (WM) off their holiday maxi-single and on iTunes....

Tony Visconti Producing New Morrissey Album

Tony Visconti is in Rome producing the new Morrissey album which he claims is not only "a departure in his writing (my opinion) but he has extended his vocal range and has written extended melodies," and features "film composer Ennio...

Help Andrew Kendall recover stolen camera gear

Rock and roll photographer Andrew Kendall's camera gear was stolen and now his insurance is refusing to pay. He needs to sell 500 12"x8" prints at £15 each to make up for it. I want this one....

The Hold Steady: High as Hell and Born Again

Chris Bailey, a brand new GLONO contributor, gets some geek love from the Hold Steady at Chicago's Logan Square Auditorium. Just like Rod Stewart when he was young.

Riviera - Live at the Hideout, Chicago

Riviera - Live at the Hideout, 11/9/05. Download the whole set, containing several brand new songs. Full-disclosure: Riviera is on our label....

Antony and the Johnsons "You Are My Sister" video

Stream the Antony and the Johnsons video for "You Are My Sister" (WM, Real, QT), from I Am a Bird Now....

MC5 - Ramblin' Rose video

Awesome footage of the MC5 playing "Rambling Rose" at Tartar Field in 1970. Update: "Black To Comm" too!...

The Strokes - Juicebox

"Juicebox" by the Strokes, from First Impressions of Earth, due January 3, 2006, on RCA....

Two Cow Garage - 135

"135" by Two Cow Garage, from The Wall Against Our Back. MP3 from SXSW....

Elliott Smith's studio open again

Elliott Smith's recording studio, New Monkey, is up and running. Their myspace page contains a cool instrumental mix of "Coast to Coast."...

What the youth in America need: the TRUTH... set to music

Titled "Bush Was Right," the song hits the listener with fact after fact after fact - but the tune is so catchy, and the music is so driving, you can't help but sing along!...

Link Wray, Dead at 76

Link Wray, R.I.P. I saw Link Wray at Club Soda in Kalamazoo several years ago, and it was the loudest concert I've ever seen. He rocked. Hard. Official site....

Calla: This Better Go As Planned

After checking out a show at the Empty Bottle, Chris Bailey asks indie kids a simple question: How are you not losing your collective shit over the new Calla album?

Sony-BMG: DRM malware feature comparison

Sony BMG - malware feature comparison: Suncomm's MediaMax isn't getting as much attention as the XCP shit, but it looks almost as bad. When will the major labels realize that DRM only hurts their real customers who actually purchase their...

Warner Music Settles Payola Probe for $5 Million

Warner Music Settles Payola Probe for $5,000,000.00....

The Muldoons

Detroit Free Press profiles the Muldoons who released a Jack White-produced 45 on Cass Records....

True To You: Morrissey Q&A

Morrissey candidly answers questions from fans about his life and his new album....

The Hives vs. The Misfits

Howlin' Pelle Almqvist on the Misfits: "It sounds like shit and was recorded by a bunch of dudes in 1978. The lyrics are difficult to understand but it has the best hidden pop melodies ever. Melodies up there with Motown...