The visceral electricity that had once defined the Mooney Suzuki was painfully absent. Where once there was leather was now covered in pinwheels and orange; the quartet looked like “Hullabaloo” hopefuls dressed by clueless network executives.
It was bad enough that Liz Phair had four of the fourteen songs on her new album written and produced by the Matrix, the team responsible for Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8ter Boi” and “Complicated.” But now Glorious Noise has discovered that one of our favorite rock and roll combos, the Mooney Suzuki, is currently recording with … Continue reading Mooney Suzuki’s Souls Stolen by Satan
The Mooney Suzuki Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, April 1, 2002 If FUCK! Is the greatest and best word in the language of rock and roll, then YEAH! Is undoubtedly riding shotgun. Monday night, the Mooney Suzuki got enough mileage out of the affirmation to re-write rock and roll history. (For at least a little while). … Continue reading A Little Mind Distraction: The Mooney Suzuki
Reporting on somebody’s Twitter comments seems a little silly, but I guess GLONO has a long history of writing about musicians’ unofficial announcements (see “Ryan Adams: New Whiskeytown Album?” or “Mooney Suzuki’s Souls Stolen by Satan”). Anyway, it’s 2015 and stalwart old establishments like Billboard and Rolling Stone spend half their time scraping Instagram and … Continue reading Liz Phair recording new music
Stream: Jack White – “Love Interruption” Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic guitar, then: I want love to roll me over slowly, stick a knife inside me, and twist it all around. I want love to grab my fingers gently, slam them in a doorway, put my face into the ground. And that’s how Jack White introduces … Continue reading Hear the first single from Jack White’s solo album
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According to Billboard, CW’s ‘Gossip Girl’ Brings More Hits To TV. It’s the next big thing from “The OC” creators, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. And once again, Alexandra Patsavas will be the musical supervisor. But don’t expect Dan Deacon or Deerhunter to be playing showcases at the Peach Pit or the Bait Shop, or … Continue reading “Gossip Girl” is the Pop “O.C.”
MP3: The Go – “Invisible Friends” from Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride, out now on Cass Records. Back in 1999, before Napster blew up, there was still a lot of great music on the internet. Sites like listen.com aggregated a bunch legit downloads (including mp3s, Liquid Audio files, etc.) from across the web, … Continue reading The Go – Invisible Friends
Some recent good stuff from Forkcast: • Gruff Rhys – “Candylion” from Candylion, out now on Rough Trade. It’s the dude from Super Furry Animals. (fr0k) • The Ponys – “Poser Psychotic” from Turn the Lights Out, out now on Matador. (fr0k) • The Rakes – “The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was … Continue reading Even More Fun with Forkast
V2 Records has been “restructured.” Its parent company, Sheridan Square, fired V2’s 35 employees on January 12 and “will no longer issue new music” other than gospel. It will retain V2’s catalog which includes albums by the White Stripes, Grandaddy, Isobel Campbell, Jim White, Moby, Mercury Rev, and the Raconteurs. V2 Records was started in … Continue reading V2 Gets Dropped by Parent Co.
