Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Lollapalooza 2011 Webcast


Much in the same vein as Coachella, Bonnaroo and other music fests this year, the organizers of Lollapalooza have decided to post a webcast of much of the weekend's exciting events for those unable to attend this year. If you have an internet connection, you can tune into the fun HERE

The sets include:

Friday, August 5th:
01:30 – The Vaccines
01:45 – TAB the Band
02:15 – Delta Spirit
02:30 – Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
03:00 – Foster the People
03:30 – Smith Westerns
04:00 – White Lies
05:00 – Two Door Cinema Club
05:30 – The Mountain Goats
06:30 – Bright Eyes
07:15 – The Kills
08:30 – Coldplay

Saturday, August 6th:
01:45 – J. Roddy Watson & The Business
02:15 – Walk the Moon
02:30 – Fitz & the Tantrums
03:00 – Black Lips
03:30 – Mayer Hawthrone & The Country
04:00 – Death From Above 1979
04:30 – Big Audio Dynamite
05:30 – Local Natives
06:00 – Ween
07:30 – Beats Antique
08:00 – My Morning Jacket

Sunday, August 7th:
01:30 – Imelda May
02:15 – Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses
02:30 – Noah and the Whale
03:00 – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
04:00 – The Cars
04:15 – Flogging Molly
05:00 – Portugal. the Man
05:15 – Cage the Elephant
06:00 – Arctic Monkeys
06:15 – Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley & Nas
07:00 – Explosions in the Sky
08:00 – Foo Fighters

video: Best Coast - Our Deal (directed by Drew Barrymore)

ah, forbidden love
yes, that is the kid sister from 500 Days of Summer
and yes, that is Maeby from Arrested Development


behind the scenes:


Monday, August 1, 2011

must watch video: Foo Fighters - Garage Tour

I love Foo Fighters. I love how real they are, and how genuine they've remained throughout all of their success.
The following video is a forty minute compilation of the Foos playing in actual garages of a handful of incredibly lucky contest winners. Fans were asked to submit a short answer as to why Grohl and co should grace their garage. Here's what happened: