Lollapolooza...
snip... "The Raconteurs got the crowd jumping with a cover of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy, while Gnarls reciprocated with There Is an End by Holly Golightly and The Greenhornes, two members of which make up half of The Raconteurs. The Dresden Dolls belted out Black Sabbath's War Pigs, and The Blisters — a group featuring Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy's young son, Spencer, on drums — busted out Sweet Home Alabama for an encore." From Popcandy (wrap-up here).
See The Raconteurs' cover of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy - video on Youtube.
ADDED here's footage of Wayne Coyne from Flaming Lips inside a giant plastic bubble walking on top of the crowd, with Chicago skyline in background. Trippy.
"Late 1976, and rival political factions are warring on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, with only Bob Marley calling for peace. In an exclusive extract from her major new book, Vivien Goldman remembers life with Marley at his home on Hope Road and reveals exactly what happened when gunmen came to kill him.." in the Guardian, well worth a read.
Update on New Orleans music and musicians Story from NO Times-Picayune.
snip.... "In January, the mayor's Bring New Orleans Back Commission estimated that fewer than 10 percent of the city's musicians had returned. Marquee names such as Aaron and Cyril Neville and Henry Butler have moved away, along with scores of lesser-known musicians who populated stages from Bourbon Street to Oak Street..."
Trying to cure by Bloglines addiction, any suggestions?
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