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Glorious Noise June 2006

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Art Brut - Good Weekend

"Good Weekend" by Art Brut from Bang Bang Rock & Roll. This isn't new but it's still good. The American release (on Downtown) contains three tracks unavailable on the UK version....


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Bottle Rockets - Mountain to Climb

"Mountain to Climb" by the Bottle Rockets from Zoysia, out 06/06/06 on Bloodshot....


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Futureheads - Skip To The End

"Skip To The End" and "Worry About It Later" by the Futureheads from News And Tributes out June 13, 2006. Also: video for "Skip To The End" (QT)....


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Best Albums of All Time: NME and Guinness

British voters have chosen "the best albums of all time." Not surprisingly, there are only two American bands in the Top 20: Nirvana (Nevermind) and the Strokes (Is This It)....

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Envelopes - Sister In Love

"Sister In Love" by Envelopes, from Demon (Brille). Saw this homemade video (QT) on Subterranean last week and loved it. Lo-fi Swedish goodness....


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New York Times vs. AllofMP3.com

New York Times looks into the legality of AllofMP3.com: "So great is the official level of concern about AllofMP3 that United States trade negotiators warned that the Web site could jeopardize Russia's long-sought entry into the World Trade Organization." The...


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Hail Satan! 06/06/06! Devilish MP3s!

On this most evil day (6/6/06), WFMU's Beware of the Blog shares a hell of a lot of faith-based, 666-themed MP3s and videos. Hail Satan!...


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New Beck Album Due Fall 2006

Beck's got a new album ready for fall release. According to a 5/24/2006 posting on beck.com, "Beck has just completed his new album, which he's been in the studio working on with producer Nigel Godrich."...


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Billy Preston - Dead at 59

Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'Lots of people have made the claim of "the Fifth Beatle" and many more have been appointed the title. But only one man truly deserves to claim that role: Billy Preston.

Field Music - You're So Pretty

"You're So Pretty" by Field Music from Field Music (Memphis Industries). Saw their video for "You're Not Supposed To" (QT) on Subterranean. Contains a former member of the Futureheads. More mp3s on their site....


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An Open Letter To The Walkmen

The WalkmenAll too rarely, a live rock and roll show can transport us out of the crushing reality of our daily lives and take us into an alternate universe filled with energy, volume, and beauty. On a Friday night in Milwaukee, the Walkmen did just that.

Supernova

Supernova: a Rock and Roll David vs. Goliath story - The new season of RockStar will feature has-beens Tommy Lee, Dave Navarro, Gilby Clarke, and Jason Newsted looking for a singer for their new band they're calling Supernova. Too bad...

Carl Barat Interview

The Telegraph interviews former Libertine Carl Barat: "There's no real causes any more. If you want to stand and be counted with a passion, there's little opportunity to do so; everything's so grey and diffuse. But a rock and roll...

Introducing Glorious Noise Video with Two Cow Garage

Two Cow GarageGlorious Noise is proud to announce a new regular feature: Exclusive GLONO Video. Today’s featured video is the extended trailer of The Long Way Around, Whiskey Bender’s documentary on GLONO faves, Two Cow Garage.

Gram Parsons CD and DVD Contest

Another Glorious Noise giveaway: Two lucky winners will receive great Gram Parsons packages! One grand prize winner will receive the Complete Reprise Sessions CD box set, the Fallen Angel DVD, a Gram Parsons t-shirt, and a poster. And one runner-up will get the DVD, a t-shirt, and a poster. This contest ends on June 25, 2006.


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George Bush: Sunday Bloody Sunday

Video of George W. Bush performing U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday....


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Michael Jackson and his anti-gravity shoes

Michael Jackson's patent from 1993 on "Methods and Means for Creating Anti Gravity Illusion."...


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White Stripes Royalties Lawsuit: Jim Diamond vs. Jack and Meg

Brawl recounted in lawsuit over royalties from White Stripes recordings. Jack White, Von Bondies testimony offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Detroit music scene: "I found a note stuck to my door with a knife in it." Crybaby! Via MCR. Update:...


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Monkees Kool-Aid Commercials

From the fine folks of Bedazzled: two Kool-Aid Commercials (1, 2) featuring the Monkees and Bugs Bunny....


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Jamie Lidell - Multiply

"Multiply" by Jamie Lidell from Multiply Additions (Warp). I know you got soooooul!...


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Whirlwind Heat - Reagan

"Reagan" by Whirlwind Heat from Types of Wood (Brille). Homeboys from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Technically, they're from Rockford, the farmtown to the north of G-Rap where all the cute skater boys lived and came down and stole our girls. Bastards....


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Glorious Noise Video with the Deadstring Brothers

Deadstring BrothersThis week's GLONO video feature stars Detroit's Deadstring Brothers, recorded live in Chicago last winter. Recently signed to Bloodshot Records, the band is making a name for itself with gritty, explosive live shows and an album that gives more than a passing nod to everyone's favorite Glimmer Twin party.

Oral History of Elephant 6

I Have Been Floated: PopMatters creates an oral history of the Elephant 6 collective from interviews with Jeremy Barnes, Will Cullen Hart, Robert Schneider, Scott Spillane and others....


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Scritti Politti - Throw

"Throw" by Scritti Politti, from White Bread Black Beer due July 25 on Nonesuch. They say it's their first album in seven years, but it feels more like 21. They released stuff after Cupid & Psyche 85? Who knew?...


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Mountain Goats - Woke Up New

"Woke Up New" by the Mountain Goats from Get Lonely, out August 22 on 4AD. MP3 courtesy of eMusic's Pitchfork Music Festival Sampler, free to download Insound....


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Jack Radio Format is Like George W. Bush

Jack Is the Decider: "Ten years after the 1996 Telecommunications Act destroyed the quaint notion, enshrined by Congress when it created the FCC in 1934, that the airwaves are a public trust, we've arrived at the perfect slogan for the...


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Radiohead on Sound Opinions

Radiohead on Sound Opinions - Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood talk to Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis. Listen to the stream or download the podcast (27 MB)....


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Overheard Backstage at Intonation 2006

Intonation 2006Being a roadie is so much fun that people volunteer to do it for free. At least one person, anyway. Ever wonder what goes on backstage at those indie music festivals? Glorious Noise finds out!

New Jeff Mangum album?

Mangum Moving Closer To New Album: "If you want more 'Aeroplane' just ignore all of this. The songs are songs but they're longer and more free." I'm still amazed that Billboard even knows who Jeff Mangum is... Here's the original...

Jennifer Lopez: Voodoo Queen

The Voodoo That J. Lo Do? Jennifer Lopez cast spells on former lovers, including Sean "Puffy" Combs, and others. Spooky!...

Flaming Lips Interview MP3

"Okies From Outer Space" (50.1 MB) Rolling Stone's Mark Binelli chats with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. Read....


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Johnny Jenkins, Dead at 67

Guitarist Johnny Jenkins, dead at 67. Jenkins' cover of Dr. John's "I Walk on Guilded Splinters," from his solo album Ton-Ton Macoute!, is the main sample in Beck's "Loser."...


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