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Glorious Noise August 2006

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Outkast - Idlewild Blues

Stream "Idlewild Blues (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)" by the Outkast: Real, Win. With acoustic guitar and harmonica. Breezy, Southern blues. From the upcoming Idlewild. Previously: Mighty O....


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Rolling Stones paid 1.6% tax last year

Stones money secrets revealed: "Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts reportedly paid about £1.3 million ($2.4 million) in tax on earnings of £81.3 million ($152.1 million) last year, by filtering revenues into offshore trusts and companies." Surprise, surprise! With...


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John Darnielle on the new Mountain Goats album, comic books, his new voice, and playing festivals

John Darnielle talks to Status Ain't Hood: "And the thing for me with my records is that either you're going to be listening to them, or if they're on as background music, then you want it off. It's really annoying....


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Open Letter to MTV on its 25th Birthday

Quarterlife crisis, an open letter to MTV on its 25th birthday: "Please. Stop. For the good of the country, stop what you're doing."...


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Johnny Marr Joins Modest Mouse

According to Rock and Roll Daily, "Johnny Marr is now officially a full-on member of Modest Mouse." What the fuck? Via cw....

GLONO Video with Marah

Marah’s Dave & Serge BielankoLive at Schubas in Chicago, Philly’s own Marah go “acoustic” and GLONO’s there. Get your soul on with live version of “The Catfisherman” and “Walt Whitman Bridge” as the brothers Bielanko show you just how loud an acoustic guitar can be.

Lollapalooza 2006: Day One

Take the whole day off...In the first of a three-part series covering Lollapalooza 2006, we check out Cursive, eels, Stars, Ryan Adams, Lady Sovereign, Iron & Wine, The Raconteurs, and Sleater-Kinney.

Lollapalooza 2006: Day Two

Take the whole day off...In the second of a three-part series covering Lollapalooza 2006, we check out Wolfmother, Calexico, Sonic Youth, Blackalicious, Dresden Dolls, and the Flaming Lips. And we've got photos of New Pornographers and Kanye West, too.

Loftus-palooza

Lolla Lolla Lollapalooza, please - Johnny Loftus returns to Chicago for the weekend: "Post-grunge is a strain of music that most people wish would die; the good news is that Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars are out there, doing...


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The Truth behind James Taylor's "Fire and Rain"

Snopes uncovers the true story behind "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor....


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New Mountain Goats video: Woke Up New

New video for "Woke Up New" by the Mountain Goats, from Get Lonely. Update: high-quality version (30MB) made available by the director. Previously: MP3....

Lollapalooza 2006: Day Three

Take the whole day off...In the third of a three-part series covering Lollapalooza 2006, we check out the Hold Steady, Ben Kweller, Andrew Bird, The Shins, Of Montreal, and Wilco.

Leonard Cohen's Laws of Business

Leonard Cohen's Seven Immutable Laws of Business: "There's nothing you can do behind your desk that can't be more effectively accomplished with a beautiful, long-haired, chain-smoking woman lying naked next to you in bed." Truer words have never been said....

The M's - Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

"Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (Part I)" and "Part II" by the M's from the bonus 7" included with the vinyl version of their debut album. An Isley Brothers cover (but you knew that). Thanks, Polyvinyl! Via Transmission....


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Jescofest 2006: Jesco White Benefit

Jescofest 2006 will be held in Hinton, WV on August 26-27 to benefit Dancing Outlaw Jesco White and to help provide him with water and wood for this upcoming winter. Previously....

The Loud Family's Scott Miller: Better than Grease II

Scott MillerIn an update to an interview we did with Scott Miller in 2004, the Loud Family patriarch discusses his new album, a collaboration with Sacramento pop eccentric Anton Barbeau.

The Truth behind Tom Petty's "American Girl"

Snopes uncovers the true story behind "American Girl" by Tom Petty and it has nothing to do with suicide. Previously....

J Dilla - Love feat. Pharoahe Monche

"Love" by Detroit producer J Dilla (featuing Pharoahe Monche), from The Shining. Obit....

Gnarls Barkley concert rider

Backstage With Gnarls Barkley - Duo's concert rider includes Magnum condoms, Swisher Sweets blunts, Hennessy, Grey Goose, and socks....


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Broken Social Scene - Puff the Magic Dragon

"Puff the Magic Dragon" by Broken Social Scene from See You on the Moon: Songs for Kids of All Ages. A nice, dreamy cover of one of my favorite songs as a kid. It's really a hopelessly sad, sad song:...


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Rainbow in the Dark - Gays in Metal

Decibel magazine has a feature looking at gays in the metal scene, a genre not really known for accepting homosexuality despite being rife with homoerotic clothing and imagery: Despite no less a genre pioneer than Rob Halford of Judas Priest...


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Holopaw Keyboardist Beat Up (Bad)

Holopaw's Ryan Gensemer randomly beaten up in Chicago, jaw broken in three places, concussion, kidney damage. No insurance. To help, send an email here. MP3: "Curious."...


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Tom Waits Box Set Rarities

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards, a three-disc collection of 54 Tom Waits rarities, including 30 new recordings, is due November 21 from Anti-. MP3: "Buzz Fledderjon"....


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Phonograph Record Magazine (or PRM)

Some great scans of Phonograph Record Magazine (or PRM), an early 70s publication edited by Greg Shaw. Previously....


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GLONO Video with Tim Easton

Alone again, naturally.Determined to get out and see the world, singer songwriter Tim Easton purposely wrote songs he could play alone. As a GLONO exclusive video, we have three that cover Politics, Religion and good old clean Entertainment.

New Neil Young video: After the Garden

Stream Neil Young's new video for "After the Garden" (Win, QT) off his latest album Living With War....


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The Fenton Records Story on 3 LPs

Scream Loud! The Fenton Story - 32 bands on 3 180-gram LP's or 2 CDs. This is going to be awesome. "61 Prime Slabs of Mid-60's Michigan Teen Punk."...

Mission Of Burma - Donna Sumeria

“Donna Sumeria” by Mission Of Burma from The Obliterati (Matador)....


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Tom Waits Live in Chicago

Tom WaitsIs it possible for any concert to live up to 15 years of idolotrous expectations? If the idol in question is Tom Waits, the answer is a definite "almost." We caught the Chicago stop of the Orphans Tour.

Evan Dando Interview

The Guardian interviews Evan Dando: "Every six months or so I'll take some mushrooms, because I can't let go of that completely. And I don't want to." Via lhb. MP3: "No Backbone" (featuring J Mascis)....


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The Out Route's Favorite Sports Songs

Tom Mantzouranis lists his favorite sports songs for the Out Route, the sports desk of Glorious Noise....


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The Sinatras: Kinda Like Love

The Sinatras - HeartstopperWhat would posses a writer to dedicate over 4,000 words and weeks of time to cover a band nobody has heard of outside of a small Michigan town? You must be new to this site.

What is...the Mountain Goats?

Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings digs the Mountain Goats: "I'm not some crazy fanboy who went and stole the setlist after the show." Via lhb....


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The Stills - Destroyer (Demo Version)

"Destroyer (Demo Version)" by the Stills. Saw the video for the album version (which is better) on Subterranean and liked it. From Without Feathers (Vice)....


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Beach Boys Help Me Ronda sessions

I'm A Genius, Too! The Murry Wilson Tapes - Listen to The Beach Boys' dad drunkenly berate them in the studio: the complete 40 minute version (36 MB) and a 12 minute edit (11 MB). Via bb....

Loftus on Linda Rondstadt

Johnny Loftus kicks it old school for the Metro Times Music Blahg in a kooky post about hot young Linda Rondstadt and her long leather boots. Reads like a classic, 2001-era GLONO piece....


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Souled American Changed John Darnielle's Life

How Souled American's Flubber Changed My Life by The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle. Souled American is still around although their records are out of print. Epitonic has some mp3s....

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