Five from the Archive: Zevon in '78
Five great tracks from Warren Zevon's 1978 Traveling Circus tour.
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Glorious Noise October 2009« September 2009 | Archives | November 2009 » Cool Band: SpindriftI caught these guys when they closed out a night of psych rock at Dante’s in Portland. What started out as a love fest for local heroes the Dandy Warhols (who had just hosted the bands on the bill... Gameboy / Gamegirl - Golden Ghetto Sex
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Mad Men on Sesame StreetThere’s a bit of sweet irony in the idea of Mad Men—a show about the guys who invented cartoon camels and fast food clowns to lure kids as future customers—now being repped on Sesame Street, thus creating a new fan... Autopsy results: Michael Jackson was healthyThe Associated Press has obtained a copy of Michael Jackson's autopsy report, and the doctor who reviewed it for the AP says, "His overall health was fine" (Variety, Billboard). Nevertheless, there are some interesting tidbits in the report. The good:... Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter
Streams: Mountain Goats, XX, Mission of Burma, moreAOL/Spinner is streaming the following new releases through Sunday, October 12: • Mountain Goats, 'Life of the World to Come' (MP3) • The XX, 'XX' (MP3) • Mission of Burma, 'The Sound the Speed the Light' (MP3) • Daniel Johnston,... New Vampire Weekend song: HorchataVampire Weekend will let you download their new song if you give them your email address. Otherwise, stream away... So what do you think? Alice Cooper still isn't gonna like it, but those of us (non-golfers) who enjoyed the first... New Dead Weather video: I Cut Like A BuffaloVideo: The Dead Weather - "I Cut Like A Buffalo" Jack White directed this video for the Dead Weather track that features his own bad self on lead vocals. In the live version of the song, Alison Mosshart isn't even... Two Cow Garage Opening for Hold SteadyThe Hold Steady have invited GLONO faves Two Cow Garage on a leg of their upcoming October tour. Two Cow Garage gladly accepted, continuing to tour in support of their latest release, Speaking In Cursive (Suburban Home Records). TWO COW... Guess how many "Hit" albums there were in 2008...Greg Kot is attending the Future of Music Summit, and reported back with this little tidbit about U.S. album sales in 2008: More than 115,000 albums were released, but only 110 sold more than 250,000 copies, a mere 1,500 topped... Keep on Rockin' in the Free World - 20 Years LaterIt’s no secret that GLONO is a haven for Neil Young idol worship. Most of us are of an age where our foray into Neilvana was sparked by a single event. In the fall of 1989 Neil Young was the... Ian Brown: Not a CrackheadWhile promoting the release of his new solo album, former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown wanted to clarify a few misperceptions: Because of my cheekbones, people think I'm a crackhead. When the Roses first came out, the early reviews used... The Sinatras Complete Their Album
The Cribs (ft. Johnny Marr) and Adam Green Live in Newcastle
New Mountain Goats video: Ezekiel 7Video: The Mountain Goats - "Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace" Just John Darnielle and a piano, alone in an empty auditorium, encircled by camera track. Directed by Rian Johnson. The Mountain Goats: iTunes, Amazon, Insound, wiki.... Another Adam Yauch Cancer Update
Barbra Streisand? Really?So...grandmothers are apparently the only demographic who still haven't figured out fliesharing. Barbra Streisand Surprises With Ninth No. 1 On Billboard 200: 1. Barbra Streisand - "Love Is the Answer" - 180,000 2. Paramore - "Brand New Eyes" - 175,000... I Need Seven Inches Or More: Parental Guidance Suggested
If you don't got Mojo Nixon...
Elliot Mazer on Analog vs. DigitalTape Op is one of the best music magazines out there. Even if you're not a recording engineer, the interviews and articles give you a different perspective on the music you love. Best of all: it's free. There's a great... Mad Men - In the Wee Small Hours
Album Streams: Hall, Oates, Durans, moreAOL/Spinner is streaming the following new releases through Sunday, October 18: • Hall & Oates, 'Do What You Want, Be What You Are' • Duran Duran, 'Rio (Special Limited Edition)' • Frankie Knuckles, 'Motivation Too' • Har Mar Superstar, 'Dark... Download Eight Live Tom Waits SongsTom Waits is offering a free, eight-song preview of his upcoming live album, Glitter and Doom Live. The way it works is the standard Topspin deal: you submit your email address, and then they email you a link to a... Michael Jackson - Is This It?Stream: Michael Jackson - "This Is It" It's not very good, is it? Oh well. Co-written with Paul Anka in 1983, it was originally released as "I Never Heard" by Safire on her 1991 album I Wasn't Born Yesterday (Polygram).... Heavy Trash - Gee, I Really Love YouMP3: Heavy Trash - "Gee, I Really Love You" from Midnight Soul Serenade, out October 27 on Fat Possum. While Jon Spencer's latest band hasn't received as much press as his Blues Explosion, they're still making good music. Their... Lost Classics: D.R.I. - Dealing With It
Gardening Tips from Miles DavisMcSweeney's publishes Miles Davis's Container Gardening Tips by Ryan Abbott: In my experience, annuals tend to appreciate the complexity of classical piano concertos, like those by Ravel or Rachmaninoff. I play records by those two over and over again, my... The goal of WilcoWilco's Jeff Tweedy talks to the Chicago A.V. Club about making "challenging" music, or not: People really think narrowly when it comes to those types of challenges, and the idea that something has to be aggressive or avant grade, or... Easy Listening Rules the ChartsJeez, last week was Barbra Streisand and this week it's Michael Buble at #1 on the Billboard 200. American album buyers are a bunch of Oprah-watching pussies. But I'm glad somebody—anybody— beat Kiss, if for no other reason than to... Daptone's Gabriel Roth on recording Sharon JonesSonicScoop takes a tour of Brooklyn recording studios, and talks to Daptone Records' owner/engineer/producer/bass player Gabriel Roth, who was in the middle of recording the new Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings record: “We try to use as few... Mission Of Burma - The Sound The Speed The Light
Pay to Slum: In the club at the end of the world.
New Arctic Monkeys video: CornerstoneVideo: Arctic Monkeys - "Cornerstone" The next single from Humbug, this one's a ballad with typically clever lyrics about bumping into a series of girls who bears a passing resemblance to your ex: "She was close / Close enough to... Mid-October GLONO Twitter RoundupIn what is becoming an ongoing feature, below are the things we've posted to Twitter recently. In reverse chronological order, just like Twitter... This may seem like a silly thing to do, but there are a couple reasons that make... Spiral Stairs - The Real Feel
Fun with Forkcast, Round 18
How to Write a Good Country SongIn the latest installment of Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song In Nashville, our hero realizes it's going to take more than six clasess to learn how to write a good country song. In every case,... Album Streams: Phoenix, Kings, Sufjan, Cohen, moreAOL/Spinner is streaming the following new releases through Sunday, October 25: • Phoenix, 'Remix Collection' (Glassnote; MP3, 2) • Kings of Convenience, 'Declaration of Dependence' (EMI) • Sufjan Stevens, 'The BQE' (Asthmatic Kitty; MP3) • Leonard Cohen, 'Isle of White'... Mad Men - The Color Blue
The Vehicular Return of Another Bad BandIn case you were wondering, as the reformed Spandau Ballet rolls through Ireland and the U.K. this month as part of its “Reformation Tour” (clever, eh: reformed, reformation—that’s the kind of stuff that makes the band what it is),... Rod Stewart Souled OutRemember earlier this year, when Daptone Records was robbed, how they threw out the teaser that the Dap-Kings were scheduled to lay down some music for Rod Stewart? We wondered if this could be a good sign of a return... Five from the Archive: Weir Does Dylan
Robbie Fulks Completes Michael Jackson TributeAnyone who has had the pleasure of seeing country artist Robbie Fulks in concert over the last ten years is going to be thrilled to hear that he is in the process of finishing up his long-rumored collection of Michael... Dethklok Live In Des Moines
Sales: Buble beats Death Cab + Flaming LipsThere are clearly more Michael Buble lovers out there than Death Cab and Flaming Lips fans combined. At least according to this week's Billboard 200. The "New Moon" soundtrack (whch features Death Cab, Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, et al) actually... Nirvana - About a GirlVideo: Nirvana - "About a Girl" (live in Austria, 1989) This "rarely seen" video may not be "official" but it was passed along via Sub Pop's Twitter feed, and it's pretty cool. Dudes are young. MP3: Nirvana - "About a... Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy
Kings of Convenience - Boat BehindMP3: Kings of Convenience - "Boat Behind" from Declaration of Dependence, out now on EMI/Astralwerks. Nothing unexpected here, but if you're looking for something shocking from the Kings of Convenience, you're probably looking in the wrong part of Norway. Here... Album Streams - Tegan, Sara, Rod, Fela, Dolly, moreAOL/Spinner is streaming the following new releases through Sunday, November 1: • Tegan and Sara, 'Sainthood' (WMG) • Rod Stewart, 'Soul Book' (RCA) • Fela Kuti, 'The Black President' • Dolly Parton, 'Dolly' • "Weird Al" Yankovic, 'The Essential Weird... Sales: Beatles Rock BandSo it looks like 583,000 people bought the Beatles: Rock Band video game in its first month of sales. Seems impressive to me... But apparently not, at least according to a report from CNBC: That’s fine on the surface, but... Them Crooked Vultures - New FangStream: Them Crooked Vultures - "New Fang" Look at that waveform. No dynamic range whatsoever. It's a good song, but imagine what it would sound like if you could actually hear the sound of the instruments. It's as flat and... Mad Men - The Gypsy and the Hobo
Jack White Releases "Version II" of "Buffalo" VideoVideo: The Dead Weather - "I Cut Like A Buffalo" Version II Crazy old Jack White. Seems like it was just a couple weeks ago that he released a video for the Dead Weather's "I Cut Like A Buffalo." Oh... Golden Silvers - True Romance
On The Media: Facing the (Free) MusicOn The Media is a great weekly public radio podcast on everything media. This week, they explore something close to the hearts of Glorious Noise readers - the digital age of music. From Napster to the Pirate Bay, Hank Shocklee... Big Differences in Stereo vs. Mono BeatlesVideo: The Beatles - Stereo vs. Mono: What's the Difference, and Who Cares!? While definitely not attempting to be complete, this is a really nice collection of interesting differences between the stereo and mono mixes of Beatles songs. I've been... Sales: "Indie" Rock is #1Congrats to Alexandra Patsavas, former Music Supervisor for The O.C., whose Chop Shop Records released this week's #1 album on the Billboard 200: 1. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" soundtrack - 153,000 (up 33%; 268,000 cume) 2. Tim McGraw -... Black Converse Baseball Boots
New Lennon Bio Pic: Nowhere BoyIt's a terrible name so can the film be any good? Who knows? A new biographical film on John Lennon titled Nowhere Boy premiered in the UK this week. The film focuses on Lennon's youth up through the launch of... Death Cab, Others Announced For Twilight: New Moon Talent TourMan, chicks love Twilight. If you live in a cave or haven’t recovered from the Harry Potter madness of five years ago you might not even realize that most of the young people in this country have gone crazy... Elvis Perkins In Dearland - The Doomsday E.P.
Julian Casablancas on the Tonight ShowVideo: Julian Casablancas on Conan Anybody catch Julian Casablancas on the Conan the other night? It wasn't as "far out" as I expected it to be from reading a couple interviews with him. Sounds like the Strokes with some bloopy... Blues Explosion Reissues, Best Of ComingBillboard has the news that Shout Factory will be resurrecting the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with a best-of compilation and an expanded reissue series starting next spring. "There isn't going to be tons and tons of unreleased stuff," Spencer... GLONO Twitter Roundup #3
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