Maybe it’s cause I actually liked the movie Romeo and Juliet, or maybe just cause Radiohead is just so DAMN good. Either way, Talk Show Host is still a song that brings memories flooding back. Take some time out to enjoy them here at Glastonbury in 03.
Lollapalooza, the festival I remember as a child as the “Red Hot Chilli Peppers play with their willies out” is trying its damndest to make me forget all about that. On April 7th, in the wee hours of the morning, the most fantastic lineup has come about, one to make Coachella would be attendees rethink Indio, and possibly move along the greater Chicago Area for a few days. The festival takes place August 1st - 3rd at Grant Park in Chicago, and though the early bird tickets are sold out, the $190 advanced passes are making this seem like the best deal since Radiohead released In Rainbows for ‘whatever the heck you want to pay.‘
Headling, as you may know, will be the noted Radiohead, last years Coachella closer Rage Against the Machine, Trent Reznors Nine Inch Nails and ‘‘George Bush still doesn’t care about black peoples,’ Kanye West. Other extreme notables are Gnarls Barkley (The Odd Couple released on March 18th), Brand New, The Gutter Twins, Grizzly Bear, personal favorite Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, as well as The Ting Tings (KEXP song of the day April 3rd). If you’re still up in the air about what festival to attend this year, time to make up your mind. I figure with 115 bands, you’re roughly paying $1.75 per act. That’s fantastic.
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This could be the best festival out there this year. The bang for your buck is ultimate, especially since Radiohead is headlining. I figure you have to see them once up close and personal in your life. At least that’s what all my friends tell me. I’ve yet to experience the brilliance.
Maybe because it’s in my own backyard, but as I looked down this list, it quickly became a quick favorite. I never go to festivals for headliners, rather for the artists I might discover or already know of that are very underground. Radiohead and Tom Petty are easily worth the money, although I’d pay that much to not see Jack Johnson. (insert agitated surf-music content here)
Some under radar performers that I’m totally stoked about are….Regina Spektor, Devendra Banhart, bay area hip hop rapper Lyrics Born, Andrew Bird, rap/hip-hop group Little Brother, rock band Dredg, and of course my latest love, Bon Iver. I will be attending this amazing festival with bells and whistles on. More information to come on it very shortly.
