Threefer Thursday: Jack White, SNL Five-Timers Club. By Mike V

As of two Saturdays ago, Jack White has been the musical guest on Saturday Night Live (SNL) 6 times. That’s not including the 50th anniversary music special he performed on in early 2025. His 5th time on the show - in 2023 - is when he officially became part of the Five-Timers Club, which is a silly but entertaining ongoing gag on SNL....

#JackWhite #SaturdayNightLive #ThreeferThursday #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/threefer-thursday-jack-white-snl-five-timers-club

Music, Money & Milk. By Stephen Macaulay

“Stoking the star-maker machinery behind the popular song”—
Joni Mitchell, “Free Man in Paris”
There are probably very few people in the developed world under the age of 50 who aren’t at the very least passingly familiar with the names, and quite possibly the works, of Taylor Swift, Drake, Bad Bunny, or Elton John (although this last named can increase the top end of the demographic and reduce the scope of the…

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/music-money-milk

Threefer Thursday: Hit Me, Fred! By Mike V

Hit Me, Fred!: Recollections of a Sideman is the title of trombone player Fred Wesley’s autobiography. I picked up a copy a while back -- on eBay, it's out of print -- and have been thoroughly enjoying it. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Wesley has traveled the world bringing funk music to a global audience....

#FredWesley #funk #GeorgeClinton #JamesBrown #Parliament #ThreeferThursday #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/threefer-thursday-hit-me-fred

Lost Classics: Minnie Riperton – Come To My Garden. By Todd Totale

Minnie Riperton: Come To My Garden (9/23/1970)

It's hard imaging the world where Minnie Riperton grew up compared to the ethereal and otherworldly landscape that's displayed on her 1970 debut album, Come To My Garden. Riperton was raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago's South Side and began her musical career with nearby Chess Records....

#LostClassics #MinnieRiperton #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/lost-classics-minnie-riperton-come-to-my-garden

New Paul McCartney: Days We Left Behind. By Derek Phillips

Video: Paul McCartney - "Days We Left Behind"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n1IhyF6R0U

From The Boys of Dungeon Lane, out May 29 om Capitol.

Good ol’ Macca. He’s been a sentimental type since he was a teenager when he somehow conjured up “When I’m 64” from his old man’s piano....

#PaulMcCartney #videos #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/new-paul-mccartney-days-we-left-behind

Born in the U.S.A. By Stephen Macaulay

Video: Bruce Springsteen - "War" and "Born in the U.S.A."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_R8lwvtrzc

Live From Minneapolis, March 31, 2026.

This is where we are.

On March 31 Bruce Springsteen opened his “Land of Hope & Dreams” tour in Minneapolis. Springsteen had written “Streets of Minneapolis” on January 24, the day Alex Pretti was shot and killed by ICE agents in that city....

#BruceSpringsteen #DonaldTrump #politics…

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/born-in-the-u-s-a

My Vinyl Solution: Second Round

Well alright it's been a little over three months now since I decided to listen to all of my records. I've been doing it in roughly alphabetical order. And by my count as of today I've listened to 65 of them and I'm through the Gs. It's been fun. So far there have only been a handful of "why the hell is this taking up my shelf space" items and a whole bunch of "why the hell don't I listen to this more often" stuff....

#MyVinylSolution…

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/my-vinyl-solution-second-round

Threefer Thursday: New Robyn Hitchcock + Covers. By Mike V

Video: Robyn Hitchcock - "I Am This Thing”

https://youtu.be/tR_m50hp7Kk

From The Confuser, out July 24 on Tiny Ghost.

Surrealist singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock has a new album coming out! The Confuser is set for release on July 24....

#covers #RobynHitchcock #ThreeferThursday #TinyGhost #videos #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/threefer-thursday-new-robyn-hitchcock-covers

What’s That $ound? By Stephen Macaulay

The Southern District of New York has handled a number of high-profile cases.

There was Bernie Madoff, who had a Ponzi scheme that is considered the largest financial fraud in history: on the order of $64.8 billion. Then there was Sam Bankman-Fried case, which dealt with the cryptocurrency exchange FTX: people put their money in; Bankman-Fried took their money out, on the order of $8 billion....

#ArtificialIntelligence #crime…

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/whats-that-ound

Threefer Thursday: The Nude Party Covers Up. By Mike V

The Nude Party is a seven piece indie rock band that formed in Boone, North Carolina when the band members were students at Appalachian State University. They released their debut record - The Nude Party - on New West records in 2018, adding a pedal steel player to the touring band in the process....

#covers #Dr.John #NeilYoung #NudeParty #TexasTornados #ThreeferThursday #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/threefer-thursday-the-nude-party-covers-up