
Two great bands featured here on this split brought to you by Toxic Shock as part of the Noise From Nowhere series they did. House of Large Sizes head up the A-side on single with their track "Bankrupt in Hoven", which would later appear on a rarities compilation titled Little HOLS on the Prairie . Pretty sure there are copies of that still available on Amazon for anyone interested. Anyway, House of Large Sizes were a power trio in every sense during the early 90's up [...]

After the inaugural 80/35 Festival successfully kicked off last year with headliners The Flaming Lips , Des Moines' 80/35 Festival is back with a new, fresh line-up. This festival celebrates artists and the people that support them and this year's festival takes place July 3 and 4 in Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa. The line-up includes bands of all genres and sizes such as: Floodplane, Cleo's Apt, Beati Paoli, Josh Davis Band, House of Large Sizes and Girl in a [...]

A band from Cedar Falls, Iowa, releases a bunch of great albums, signs to a major label, and eventually drops out of sight only to get back together for a few shows when you'd least expect it. Dave Deibler tells Glorious Noise what's up.
"I thought you guys were the Greatest Generation, apparently not. Apparently you didn't know how to take care of your vinyl. Shameful. You old fossils should be embarrassed." -- Tom, ripping the oldtimers for their scratchy record collections "Can you take a bullet?" -- Tom, interviewing Mike for a key role in his forthcoming crime squad "All of a sudden he's missing one pair of Chuck Taylors, and you've got a lot of explaining to do." -- Gentlemen Jim on Tom's secret stash heist "Is he [...]