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Glorious Noise September 2008« August 2008 | Archives | October 2008 » GNR leaker creates defense fundKevin Cogill, the blogger at Antiquiet who got busted by the FBI for hosting leaked tracks off Chinese Democracy, has set up a defense fund: I am trying to take full responsibility for my predicament. I consider the burden of... Juliana Hatfield - Shining OnMP3: Juliana Hatfield - "Shining On" from How to Walk Away, out now on Ye Olde Records. Nice and pretty, but mellower than some of her best stuff. But hey, we all have to grow up someday. Right? One more:... The Metal Masters Tour Live In Chicago
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Satiate the need: Yet another Smiths compilationWhy won't the sycophantic slags finally release properly remastered versions of the original albums instead of just giving us more, lame compilations: The Smiths Anthologized On Double-Disc Set. Sure, the Smiths were a classic "singles band." But their albums hold... New Mountain Goats: Satanic Messiah EPJohn Darnielle has announced that The Mountain Goats will be independently releasing a new EP, produced by Scott Solter, entitled Satanic Messiah EP, as a double-7" in a "hi-gloss UV gatefold sleeve [...] in a limited edition of 666 copies,"... Full Album Streams: Brian Wilson, David Byrne, moreThese free, full album streams are available from AOL and Spinner through Sunday, September 7, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Brian Wilson, 'That Lucky Old Sun' • David Byrne, 'Big Love Hymnal' • Birdmonster, 'From... GLONO Video: Centro-matic and South San Gabriel
Fun with Forkcast, Round 10We've said it before and we'll say it again: just because it's been months since we've done a Forkcast update, it doesn't mean we haven't been paying attention. • Sally Shapiro - "Time to Let Go (CFCF Remix)" from Remix... Glorious Noise Interview: The Broken West
Noel Gallagher Attacked On StageOasis leader Noel Gallagher was clobbered on stage at this weekend's V Festival. The attack happened about a minute into playing the the title track from their album What's the Story Morning Glory. Noel's spokesperson said in a statement that... Full Album Streams: Calexico, Bound Stems, moreThese free, full album streams are available from AOL and Spinner through Sunday, September 14, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Calexico, 'Carried to Dust' • Bound Stems, 'The Family Afloat' • Josh Rouse, 'The Best... Sonic Youth: Indie againAfter being on Geffen Records (now part of UMG) since 1990, Matador Records has signed Sonic Youth for what sounds like a one-album deal: After rampant speculation, Matador Records can confirm the label will be releasing a new studio album... 35 Places for Free, Legal Mp3sThe gang over at The Download Squad has compiled a handy list of 35 sites where you can download free, legal music without fear of subpoena from the RIAA. As they say: In the interest of helping our readers stay... Shearwater - Rook
Britney's Mom's Book Deal Back OnLast year, shortly after her 16-year-old daughter got knocked up, Lynne Spears lost her book deal. Well, it looks like the deal is back on, since Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World... Recent Headlines on POLJUNKJust a quick reminder that in these heady days of an extremely important presidential campaign, we've got a place for you to keep up to date on all the craziness. POLJUNK, the national affairs desk of Glorious Noise, has been... U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky
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Edith Frost on Chic-A-Go-GoVideo: Edith Frost - "Cars and Parties" on Chic-A-Go-Go Drag City recording artist Edith Frost lip-syncing my favorite song of hers, "Cars and Parties" from Wonder Wonder, on Chicago's famous cable-access show Chic-A-Go-Go back in 2001. Classic. MP3: Edith Frost... Amy Winehouse: What kind of fuckery is this?Daphne A. Brooks, associate professor of English and African-American studies at Princeton University, socks it to Amy Winehouse in an article for the Nation, Amy Winehouse and the (Black) Art of Appropriation: What makes this act slightly less than amusing... Lost Classics: Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
Danny Goldberg vs. Kurt CobainFormer Nirvana manager Danny Goldberg has written a memoir about his time with Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Hole, Warren Zevon and Steve Earle: Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business.... Napster Bought by Best Buy: Why?I guess I do not understand big business. Best Buy To Buy Napster For $121 Million. Why? What the fuck can Napster possibly offer to anybody? The kitty's been dead since 2001. Or shortly thereafter. Looking at the details, it's... New Yorker publishes Bob Dylan poetryBob Dylan has written a couple of poems for the New Yorker. • Bob Dylan - "17" • Bob Dylan - "21" Combined, they have 35 lines and a total of 163 words. That's like the first verse of "Stuck... Full Album Streams: Dressy Bessy, Ice Cube, Streets, moreThese free, full album streams are available from AOL and Spinner through Sunday, September 21, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Dressy Bessy, 'Holler and Stomp' • Ice Cube, 'The Essentials' • The Streets, 'Everything Is... Kanye West - Love Lockdown (version 2)You've gotta love internet time. September 7: At the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West performs his new song, "Love Lockdown." September 10: Kanye posts a studio version of "Love Lockdown" on his blog. 17 pages of comments reveal that... My Puny Little Vinyl Collection
Sir Ben Kingsley as Ian MacKaye in Minor ThreatVideo: Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye Directed by Kashy Khaledi for Mean Magazine. Not every day do you see a knighted, Oscar-winning actor rocking out to classic D.C. hardcore. This is rad. MP3:... The Broken West - Now Or Heaven
Wilco, Weezer recording soonAccording to Billboard, Wilco will be hitting the studio next month to begin recording a new album for a spring release on Nonesuch (Warner Music Group). Another band I used to love whose name begins with the letter "W," Weezer,... Full Album Streams: Golden Smog, Raveonettes, moreThese free, full album streams are available from AOL's Spinner through Sunday, September 28, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Golden Smog, 'Stay Golden, Smog: The Best of Golden Smog' • Raveonettes, 'Sometimes They Drop By'... Yawn: 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Shame Nominees AnnouncedBillboard: Metallica, Run-D.M.C. Up For Rock Hall Induction. Metallica, Run-D.M.C. and the Stooges lead the list of nine acts up for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Five will be chosen in January for enshrinement... Bob Dylan - MississippiAmazon: Bob Dylan - "Mississippi" from Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8, out October 7 on Sony BMG. It's a six-minute outtake from the Time Out of Mind sessions. Different from the one that eventually ended up on... Weird Al Yankovic vs. YouTubeWired interviews "Weird Al" Yankovic, Forefather of the YouTube Spoof: "Back in the '80s, 'Purple Rain' would be number one for half a year," Yankovic says. "You still have Top 40 radio now, but it's 40 different stations. There aren't... Muxtape + YouTube = MixTubeMixTube: "we started with some source code from the Opentape folks (thank you!), added in the YouTube Javascript API, and we had a website." To see how it works, we slapped together a quick hip hop mix. Pretty slick. Post... Oasis Cancel Dates Over Broken RibsIt appears Noel Gallagher’s injuries from getting walleyed (I love that term) on stage a couple weeks ago are more serious than originally thought. Oasis has now cancelled European shows after Gallagher was diagnosed with broken ribs. According to the... Kinks reunion coming soon?BBC News reports that Ray Davies is keen for a Kinks reunion as long as they "could do new songs, even if it's four or five": "My pitch to the other guys in the band - because I'm really for... Stay Golden, Smog: The Best of Golden Smog
RIAA Loses Another Filesharing TrialWell, the RIAA didn't technically lose the trial, but a federal judge declared a mistrial and threw out the verdict against a Kazaa user who had been ordered to pay the recording industry $222,000 for allegedly sharing music online: U.S.... If It's Too Loud, Turn It Down (in mastering)The Wall Street Journal has another good article about the loss of fidelity in today's recordings: Even Heavy-Metal Fans Complain That Today's Music Is Too Loud!!! Over the years, rock and pop artists have increasingly sought to make their recordings... Best Buy Gets Chinese DemocracyHo ho ho. Billboard reports that Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for Chinese Democracy, and it'll be out "before year's end." Merry Christmas, baby. You're gonna die! Now Guns N' Roses has fooled us before with release dates... Steve Albini Talks Gear, Technique, AdobeLegendary recording engineer/iconoclast/instigator Steve Albini talks to Electronic Musician about his no-nonsense approach to recording: Practical considerations weigh very heavily in a lot of my decisions. A lot of the bands I work with have extremely limited budgets; they're... My Bloody Valentine: Live in Chicago
New Jack White/Alicia Keys/James Bond videoVideo: Alicia Keys (ft. Jack White) - "Another Way To Die" From the upcoming James Bond movie, Quantom of Solace. Limited-edition 7-inch single is available today. ... |
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