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Glorious Noise January 2010

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Lost Classic: Opal - Happy Nightmare Baby

Opal - Happy Nightmare BabyBefore Mazzy Star, there was Opal.

The Mountain Goats on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert

Watch John Darnielle play four songs live.


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7 Free MP3s to Start Your New Year in Style

Hey, happy new year! What better way to start a new year than with a handful of cool, free MP3s? Here are seven to get you started. MP3s Summer Dregs - "A" - Electronic pop for fans of Neon Indian,...


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Hunter S. Thompson - GONZO

Hunter S. Thompson - GONZOA collection of the good doctor's photographs.

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Alessi's Ark - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

British folkies take an Alabama holiday.


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Most Popular GLONO Items: December 2009

You love Glorious Noise.Once a month we look back on the stuff we wrote that got your attention.


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Pavement - Gold Soundz

Pavement's got a hits comp to go along with their upcoming reunion shows.

Top Shelf 2009

Jay BennettIt's our annual wrap up of everything that moved us over the previous year. Share your own lists, too.

Recording Disintegration: 20 Years Ago

The Cure's keyboard player shares his memories from 1989.

Rockin' Out Baby

How many of us have been there? YouTube: Rockin' Out Baby...


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Wesley Willis's Joy Rides

Wesley Willis's Joy RidesRock over London. Rock on, Chicago. It's a Rock You Mentary.

Ten Years of Album Sales

Doh!In 2000, 785 million albums were sold in the US. In 2009, people bought 373.9 million.

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

Video: Louder Than Love - The Grande Ballroom Story This looks awesome. I love that the trailer uses the Bob Seger System's "Heavy Music." De-fucking-troit! The filmmakers' Facebook page claims a release date of Summer 2010, but they also say...

Happy 75th Birthday, Elvis!

The President and the KingIn time for his birthday, the King's complete recorded output has been remastered.

Exile on Main Street Reissue News

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main StreetStones classic to add unreleased Plunder My Soul, Following The River, more.

Another new Animal Collective video: Brothersport

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post PavilionThe fourth official video from Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Top Selling Albums of 2009

Taylor SwiftIn an epic battle at the year's end, country cuteness trumps reality star kookiness.

Laminated Cat - Aquamarine

MP3: Laminated Cat - "Aquamarine" from Umbrella Weather, out now on Garden Gate. Robert Schneider has called Laminated Cat "the best young psychedelic band in years." You can see why he might say that. Dude's helium vocals probably remind...

Thee American Revolution - Power House

Elephant 6New side project from Apples in Stereo leader Robert Schneider.


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The Mountain Goats - Romans 10:9

Watch John Darnielle and co play two songs for Pitchfork.tv's Cemetery Gates.


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Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore - "Something, Somewhere, Sometime"

Kentucky musicians produced by Jim James.


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Album Streams: Spoon, Vampire Weekend, OK Go, more

Tune in!Listen to new albums courtesy of NPR and AOL.


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Spoon - Transference

Spoon - TransferenceA real-time review of our first impression of Spoon's seventh album. Summary: it's good.

The Velvet Underground: New York Art

The Velvet Underground: New York ArtA new collection of photos, flyers, clippings, and memorabilia.

The Smiths Louder Than Bombs Photo Outtake

Portrait of Shelagh Delaney, August 7, 1961.

Jay Reatard, Dead at 29

The Memphis musician died in his sleep last night.

The Who, The Mods and the Quadrophenia Connection

The Who, The Mods and the Quadrophenia ConnectionA look at how the Mod movement influenced the ultimate ode to the angry young man. Or that's what the DVD cover would have you believe...


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MGMT: Making of Kids video, Monster Auction

MGMT - KidsLook behind the scenes at the creepy video and bid on the monsters!

Sales: Susan Boyle's Dream Is Over

Album sales data for the week ending January 10.

Like a Bad Case of Genital Herpes, American Idol is Back

Steve Crescenzo is an angry man. Maybe as angry as Angry John Sellers. Sometimes, he’s angrier, like now. Crescenzo runs a blog called Corporate Hallucinations that is full of hilarious rants against…well…corporate culture, I guess. His latest gets to the...

Twitter Roundup #8

Tweet tweetAll the latest crap we've posted to Twitter.

The 21 Best Legal MP3s of 2009

The 21 Best Legal MP3s of 2009They're all still available (as of today), so download them now and enjoy.

Vampire Weekend - Contra

Vampire Weekend - ContraA bit more aloof than the debut, and the bullshit Soweto connotations are gone.

Breaking the Obscurity Line

BenjaminsOnly 227 new artists sold more than 10,000 albums in 2008. Half were on indies.


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The Len Price 3 - After You're Gone

Hook laden garage pop from Medway.

GLONO Video: Two Cow's Micah Schnabel Live

Micah Schnabel Live in ChicagoThree acoustic songs filmed live, including a Springsteen cover.

Album Streams: Spoon, Eels, more

New releases from Charlotte Gainsbourg, Beach House, Editors, et al.


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OK Go Explains YouTube Embedding Policy

The band with the quirky videos shows why major labels are clueless.

Neil Young - Pants on the Ground

The godfather of grunge jumps heartily into the latest American Idol meme.

Smashing Pumpkins - Widow Wake My Mind

The second of 44 free songs from Teargarden by Kaleidyscope.

Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here

Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New HereA perfect introduction to the grandfather of political rap and word jazz.

Vampire Weekend is Number One

Vampire Weekend - ContraAlbum sales data for the week ending January 17.

Buying Records in Record Stores is Cool

Buying Records in Record Stores is CoolLife will be quantifiably shittier after the last local shop closes.

Cool Band: Black Heart Moon

There are a lot of bands out there and some of them suck, some of them are OK, some of them are good, and some of them are special. Those who fall into the last category often have a...


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The Mountain Goats on Jimmy Fallon

The Mountain Goats on Jimmy FallonJohn Darnielle and co. play "Genesis 3:23" on TV while people dance.


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The Flaming Lips - Dark Side of the Moon

The Flaming Lips - Dark Side of the MoonFloyd fans won't remove sticks from their asses long enough to hear how interesting this really is.

Today's Playlist: Peter Ham's Dream

Peter HamFor lush melodies, sly guitar solos, and backbeat drums, here's a playlist.

Indie Chart Toppers

Ice Cube - PredatorThe 12 independently distributed albums to top the Billboard 200 chart.

GLONO Video: Black and Orange Ball, 2006

The party of the centuryA few years ago we threw ourselves a party. Here is the lost footage.

Album Streams: Beach House, Gainsbourg, Manilow, more

New releases from David Bowie, Dean Martin, et al.


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Live: Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard in Portland

Ben Gibbard and Jay FarrarFarrar and Gibbard cruise into Portland with a friend in tow: Jack Kerouac.


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The Beets - I Think I Might've Built a Horse

beets.jpgLast Plane To Jakarta turns us on to a charming group from Queens.

Keith Richards Has Stopped Drinking

KeithQuitter. The man who stubbornly defied mortality for decades is now sober.

Haitin' on Opportunists

A quick note to PR folks and bands exploiting the Haitian relief efforts: Fuck off.

101 Reasons This Is the Greatest Rock and Roll Photo Ever

The Bob Seger SystemThe Bob Seger System at Mount Holly Ski Lodge, 1970.

New Shins-Danger Mouse video: Broken Bells

Broken Bells - The High RoadSounds exactly like a Shins album produced by Danger Mouse.

Brian Jonestown Massacre - Let's Go Fucking Mental

Brian Jonestown Massacre LogoFree MP3 from Brian Jonestown Massacre's upcoming album, Who Killed Sgt. Pepper. Where's Matt Hollywood?

Spoon Debuts at No. 4: Not Too Shabby

Spoon - TransferenceSales data for the week ending Jan 24. #1: Hope For Haiti, 171,000.


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The Scorpions Call It Quits

The ScorpionsGermans to retire in a "few years."


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Behind the Scenes: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Photo Shoot

sharonjoneshardway_Small.jpgGreat shots of the new album.


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