Categories for Random Posts

Lalla Lalla Lola

The lineup for Lollapalooza 09 was announced on Monday. Like every year, I get real excited when this comes out, but there are just a few things that tame this excitement:

  • With that many bands there are bound to be a bunch that I’ve heard of and would like to see, but $190 for the entire weekend?
  • Of the headliners, I could care less about Depeche Mode, Tool and Jane’s Addiction.
  • Of the bands that I am excited to see, there is going to be overlaps in playing times that are going to make seeing all of them impossible.
  • The “radius clause” has always bothered me.  It means that if I don’t pony up the money, I won’t see them for a while. (Not that I see many live shows anymore)
  • The argument made by some is that if there just 4 or 5 bands you want to see, the ticket pays for itself considering most concerts start at $50 these days.  That reasoning only makes sense if you think $50 is a good price for shows.  If you hate ticketmaster and ticket prices (that are only going to get worse), then paying for a Lollapalooza ticket is like taking that anger over paying for a $50 show and amplifying it by the 5 bands you want to see.
  • Finally, it was really fucking hot the last time I went.

Sorry to sound like a cranky old man complaining about heat and money, especially when the decision to go will probaly be based soley on who else is going and if I have the money.  So of the couple other people that read this, is anyone else thinking about going?

by

History and Violence!

As if the History Channel did not produce enough WWII documentaries. This new Quentin Tarantino film looks amazing. To be fair when Billy first showed me the trailor I was only half sold but now I am all for it.Also interesting to note the original movie.

by

Billy Boy On Poison

I heard about this band from Kiefer Sutherland. We’re tight.

http://www.myspace.com/billyboyonpoison

by

Fat Beats For My Rhymes

Ya’ll heard about this?  Kevin mentioned that NPR ran a story about the most popular drum sample, but all I could find was this post.  Its kinda long but interesting.  The first ten minutes explain how a 6 second drum “break” from ’69 was so widely used in the age of sampling while the rest makes a good argument against current copyright law.

I’ve always enjoyed Tom Petty’s stance on infringement.  From an interview in Rolling Stone (which I also heard about from Kevin): “…I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock & roll songs sound alike. Ask Chuck Berry. The Strokes took “American Girl” [for their song “Last Nite”], and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, “OK, good for you.” It doesn’t bother me.”

by