Nick Drake: Bartleby the Musician
We've all seen the Jetta commercial, but how many of us know anything about the guy who wrote and sang the song? Glorious Noise reviews the new biography, Darker Than the Deepest Sea: The Search for Nick Drake.
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Glorious Noise October 2006« September 2006 | Archives | November 2006 » Justin Frankel whips the llama's assWired interviews WinAmp and Gnutella creator, Justin Frankel, who has recently released a shareware app called Reaper that should have the ProTools people shaking in their clunky, overpriced boots.... Saturday Night Live Season Debut - Almost FunnyThe season premier of Saturday Night Live is always a bit sketchy (pardon the pun), especially when the show is in a “transition” year and has cut some cast members. This year’s debut was an exercise in “almost.” This week’s... YouTube: The Blisters - A Short FilmCheck out this short film on Chicago's own the Blisters. Yes, that's Jeff Tweedy's son on drums. The Blisters previously on GLONO here and here.... Advertisement
Stream the new Riviera albumOver the next couple of months, you're probably going to hear us talking a lot about the new Riviera album, Capital (GLONO-0007). Its official release date is November 21, and we've already told you that you can pick it up... GLONO Video with the Drams
Frampton shows Lefsetz the WayGrumpy music industry vet Bob Lefsetz unexpectedly finds joy at—of all places—a Peter Frampton concert: "I was happy in a way I never expected, in a way I thought I’d lost. I was who I used to be. I didn’t... The Fix - Rat Patrol"Rat Patrol" by the Fix. Classic Michigan hardcore from 1981. Touch and Go is releasing a compilation called At the Speed of Twisted Thought... You can stream the whole album and then jump up and down and smash something.... Tom Waits - You Can Never Hold Back Spring"You Can Never Hold Back Spring" by Tom Waits from the Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards box set, due November 21 on Anti. This song was originally written for the 2005 Roberto Benigni film, La Tigre E La Neve. Previously:... Iggy and the Stooges Concert RiderIggy Pop's hilarious concert rider - 18 pages of rock and roll zaniness. "The Stooges do try to give their audience a great show, but I think there is nothing more soul-destroying than to see a band on stage surrounded... The Raconteurs - "Broken Boy Soldier" videoBeggars has posted the new Raconteurs video for "Broken Boy Soldiers" to YouTube: I'm still surprised about how good this band was at Lollapalooza. They sounded so much better and more badass than the album. ... Dirty Pretty Things: Play Frogger OnlineI'm not really sure what the hell this is all about—some public service announcement type charity, or whatever—but you can play a Frogger-inspired game called Roadie Runner wherein you listen to Dirty Pretty Things songs and "collect the guitar from... Sean Lennon - Dead Meat"Dead Meat" by Sean Lennon off Friendly Fire. The story is that Lennon's girlfriend ditched him for his best friend who died before they could reconcile. Heavy. MP3 from AmpCamp. Oh, and happy birthday to his dad. John would've been... Paul Westerberg's Guitar For Sale: Cheap!Wow, this is pretty cool. You can buy Paul Westerberg's guitar for only $160! The Star Tribune has the story: Boston-based six-string manufacturer First Act -- whose $159 instruments caught Westerberg's eye in a Wal-Mart a couple years ago --... Google Buys YouTube
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Desperado"Desperado" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Another MP3 from Love Their Country, courtesy of Spin's Hey, This Is Awesome. We previously posted their Dixie Chicks cover, which some crafty YouTuber has mixed up with the original video. ... Pay to Play Cover SongsYipes! If you own a venue that features live music, be sure to either tell your artists never to play covers, or else you'd better remember to pay those ASCAP thugs their grift... Restaurant owner says songs may cost him... Darkness Singer Quits Band over DrugsIn their quest to become even more of a rock and roll cliche, frontman Justin Hawkins has quit the Darkness to focus on getting sober. According to an interview with the Sun, "I spent over £150,000 on cocaine in three... Hold Steady Guide to the Twin CitiesHow can you NOT love Google Maps? Check out this cool thing where our friend at MoreCowBell maps out the Hold Steady references throughout Minneapolis. ... Mike Watt's Stooges Recording DiaryThis is great. Legendary punk bassist Mike Watt is keeping a rehearsal/recording diary, or as he calls it, "a word's-eye view from mike watt of the stooges recording their first full studio album in thrityfour years!" They're recording with Steve... Who Are They Kidding?“Roger Daltrey has been a world-famous star since the early 1960s when he began his career as the lead singer of The Who, and has since become one of the most popular vocalists in rock music history.” So claims a... YouTube: CoversCheck out this awesome animation of your favorite album covers. Hilarious. ... Blogger Dreams Really Do Come TrueOur good buddy Scott Smith at Chicagoist seems to be having a sordid email love affair with none other than Richard Marx. Seems Mr. Marx objected to some inaccuracies in a recent Chicagoist post and felt it necessary to let... Kasabian - Empire
The Killers vs. Green DayBrandon Flowers is a fucking moron. NME has excerpts from The Word's cover feature on the Killers, and it's almost painful to read this dipshit's sophomoric ideas about Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, and an artist's role as foreign ambassador. Some... Califone - Black Metal Valetine and Spiders House"Black Metal Valetine" and "Spiders House" by Califone from Roots and Crowns, out now on Thrill Jockey. MP3s courtesy of AmpCamp and Insound, respectively. ... Legends of the Rise: The Stones in '71
Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit"In Transit" by Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. from Yours to Keep (Rough Trade). Courtesy of AmpCamp. Updated 8/18/2008: New link courtesy of the Web Archive.... Members of Two Gallants, Audience Assaulted At Houston Nightclub"Last night (Fri. Oct 13), a single officer responded to a noise complaint about live music at Walter's on Washington. As opposed to following protocol and procedure used by all other officers responding to similar complaints at Walter's, this 'over... Another Fond Farewell to a Friend - The Hard Lessons at CBGBGLONO alum Stacey K. Anderson files a report for the Metro Times on Detroit noise machine the Hard Lessons' gig in the final days of CBGB. Among the gems that illustrate why we loved Stacey from first glance: "Detroit? Sorry,... Patti Smith at CBGB (and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers)
RIAA Drops Another LawsuitLooks like the RIAA has dropped another file sharing case where the defendant refused to settle: "Wilke had been accused of the usual malfeasance by the RIAA: sharing music over a P2P network. Instead of settling the suit as many... Pete Townshend Interview in Rolling StonePete Townshend tells it like it is: "I don't think that the big boomer bands are going to be able to do this much longer. I really don't. We're fucking lucky to be able to do it, but I don't... Pavement - Rattled By The RushPavement - "Rattled By The Rush" from Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition, due November 7, 2006 on Matador. Also: "Heckler Spray/In The Mouth Of A Desert" from Pavement Live At The Palace (available with pre-order). ... The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love
Two Gallants Speak Out: Fuck the PoliceAn update to the story of the band who got beat up by cops, the Fork gets the band members' side of the story: "They were arresting anybody who asked a question," Vogel said. "All these young kids who were... GLONO Video: The Blacks Reunion Live
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Iron Maiden at the Palace (of the Beast)Johnny Loftus catches an Iron Maiden show, and bonds with a dude in his section who holds up his backpatched denim vest for the band to see: "Dickinson's a fucking pro, and has probably been doing this spotlight pan gag... TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
Rob Sheffield on Dane Cook: Where's the Funny?His HBO series, Tourgasm, was somewhat entertaining but that was due almost entirely to the three other comics on the show. He's made a HUGE name for himself on the college touring circuit (which I guess makes him the new... CBGB panoramasCBGB's 360° spherical panoramas: Wow. These are cool. You can almost smell the bathrooms. Via Bedazzled. ... Revenge of the Mix Tape
The Walkmen - Don't Forget Me"Don't Forget Me" by the Walkmen from Pussy Cats, their recreation of the Harry Nilsson/John Lennon "Lost Weekend" album. MP3 courtesy of AmpCamp.... Tom Waits - Road to Peace"Road to Peace" by Tom Waits from the Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards box set, due November 21 on Anti. Previously: MP3: You Can Never Hold Back Spring, MP3: Bottom of the World and Tom Waits Live in Chicago. ... Beck's favorite album coversMTV has an interview with Beck wherein he describes his favorite album covers. See them all (including sleeves by the Beatles, Bowie, Beefhart, and more!) after the jump.... Handsome Family - All the Time in Airports"All the Time in Airports" by the Handsome Family from Last Days of Wonder. Also: "Tesla's Hotel Room". Great moody, creepy stuff by a consistently great, moody, creepy band.... Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
Zach Braff's 10 Easy Tips for FilmwritingZach Braff’s 10 Easy Tips for Writing Films About Twenty-Somethings®: 3. The perfect catalyst for change should come in the form of a small, perky, impossibly cute, dark-haired Jewess, who, for some inexplicable reason, is deeply attracted to the protagonist,... Jordan Catalano Beats Up BloggerThis is great. Jered Leto Attacks Stereogum! • Jared, perhaps having made the realization he’s actually among the blog scum he so loathes, firmly grabs Stereogum’s arm and begins loudly expressing his displeasure with the question.• Sensing that the eyeliner-wearing... Snoop Nabbed on Drug and Weapons ChargesAwwwwwww shit, Snoop Dog was arrested at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Bob Hope Airport, police said. The D to the O the double G posted $35,000 bail and was scheduled to appear in court Dec. 12. It appears he was... The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
Blame PeteAccording to the NME, our man Pete Townshend still smarts over the kiddie porn charges from a few years ago and marched out of a scheduled interview with Howard Stern after another member of the show took a stab at... Dick Rises!Just in time for Halloween, Dick Clark raises from the dead to announce he's returning to host his annual New Years Eve special. He's only missed one show since he started this wacky countdown in 1972 and that was just... Download Meat Puppets II Instrumental rough mixesMeat Puppets drummer Derrick Bostrom is offering a free download of the instrumental rough mixes from the Meat Puppets II sessions: "Stripped of their out-of-control vocals, the tracks themselves reveal a great deal of craft. The arrangements are detailed, the... Weezer vs. the Beach BoysIntriguing Weezer/Beach Boys similarities: "Pet Sounds was released in 1966, Pinkerton in 1996. Both albums were not commercially successful and dismissed by fans of the bands' earlier works. After many years, both albums have grown in stature to the point... New Of Montreal songs on DaytrotterThere's a new Daytrotter session with Of Montreal featuring four live, acoustic songs including two from the upcoming album, Hissing Fauna: Are You The Destroyer? Interview, too. Daytrotter sessions have quickly established themselves as the new Peel sessions, having already... Tom Waits InterviewTom Waits talks to the Observer about growing up, songwriting and sobriety: "I was trying to prove something to myself, too. It was like, 'Am I genuinely eccentric? Or am I just wearing a funny hat?'" ... Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
Labels-Google-YouTube Deal Fucks MusiciansMark Cuban posts details of the Google/YouTube deal with the major labels via an email from an anonymous digital media veteran. Techdirt breaks it down: • The deal was an investment, not a licensing agreement, meaning all that cash the... Read Pete Townshend's child porn essayThe Smoking Gun offers up Pete Townshend's six-page treatise on the easy availability of online child porn. Previously (or should we say, perviously?): Townshend ditches Howard Stern. ... MySpace Is So Last YearIn Teens' Web World, MySpace Is So Last Year: "I've grown out of it," Kim said. "I thought it was kind of pointless." Especially now that it's blocking users from uploading music. Ah, remember Friendster? Those were the days! Ha.... Jay Bennett - Replace You"Replace You" by Jay Bennett from his new album, The Magnificent Defeat. Previously: In 2002, Bennett talked exclusively to Glorious Noise about the creation of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Read the interview here. He also gave us a track-by-track listing of... |
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