A Moment Of Noise

Place an order with JoeRockhead.com and we’ll toss you your very own copy of The Other Sound Sampler! The Other Sound is an indie-label music fest that’s taking place in Atlanta this very weekend. It starts tomorrow as a matter of fact! The line-up includes HOT YOUNG PRIEST, SLUSHCO, THE PREAKNESS, FAITH KLEPPINGER, VENICE IS SINKING, and many others. Plus! One night only! ULTRABABYFAT reunites! Check out The Other Sound Festival website, or pop by their MySpace page to check the scheddie and the rest of the line up. Then you can head over to JoeRockhead.com and place an order so you can receive your free copy of the sampler! Did I mention there’s FREE SHIPPING too?

Our long national nightmare is over:

NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Dylan is back at the top of the charts - for the first time in 30 years. His new album, “Modern Times,” reached No. 1 on the album sales chart, selling 192,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released Wednesday.

The critically acclaimed disc is Dylan’s first No. 1 album since 1976’s “Desire.”

Jessica Simpson’s “A Public Affair” debuted at no. 5 with 101,000 copies sold - the highest charting of her career. It’s Simpson’s first release since her divorce from Nick Lachey.

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Along with the Go-Betweens, Mission of Burma is one of those rare instances where a classic cult band comes back together and not only doesn’t suck, but actually adds something of quality to a revered back catalog. The Obliterati is MOB’s second reunion release, and while the previous one was quite good (ONoffON), the new one rocks like a mother! The sound is classic Burma — guitars in-the-red, pounding drums, snaky bass — smothered with passionate vocals and razor sharp melodies that will continue to rattle around in your skull long after the album finishes. Seriously: one of 2006’s best releases.

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Norway’s Serena-Maneesh serve up a seven-layer dip of screeching, feedback-laden, melodic rock and roll goodness on their debut, the imaginatively titled, um, Serena-Maneesh. Previously only available as a pricy, hard-to-find import this fantastic CD should find a happy home in any CD collection that already contains any My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth or Jesus and Mary Chain! I never would have thought these words would pass my lips, but… Norwegians ROCK!

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If you’re in Atlanta next weekend, check out The Other Sound — a series of three cool shows (and one free cookout!) featuring a bunch of swell bands. Here’s the line-up:

September 7 - at the Drunken Unicorn
9PM - Parade, 9:45 - Venice is Sinking, 10:30 - Hot Young Priest, 11:30 - No River City, 12:30 - Spectralux

September 8 - at The EARL
8PM - The Five Foot Flame, 8:45 - Engineering, 9:30 - The Preakness, 10:20 - Faith Kleppinger, 11:15 - Gentleman Caller, 12:15 - Ultrababyfat

September 9 - at Lenny’s
5PM - Free Cookout!!! 7:30 - Elevado, 8:15 - Iron Hero, 9:00 - Dave Doobinin, 10:00 - Askeleton, 11:00 - The Blue Hour, 12:00 - Slushco, 1:00 - S.I.D.S.

JoeRockhead.com heartily endorses this event! See ya there!!!