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Friday Tunes: A Lollapalooza-Inspired Playlist

BellaSugar — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:30:48 -0700

Note from Buzz: Please enjoy another music post from my lovely music-loving friend Bella.

Wheeeeee! Bella here, lamenting the fact that she's thousands of miles away from Chicago. Between the recent Pitchfork festival and this weekend's Lollapalooza events, the city of big shoulders is the city of big fun. Beginning today, dozens of Lolla bands and artists will descend on Grant Park as music-world heavyweights (Depeche Mode, The Killers) and buzzed-about names (Fleet Foxes, Dan Deacon) rock the waterfront. I checked out Radiohead a few years ago in the same outdoor space, and lemme tell ya, there's nothing like soaking up a bassline while the city skyline lights up behind you.

There are still tickets available, so if you're up for some noise in Illinois, have at it. For the rest of us, I've created a little playlist in honor of the fest. Check it out (and find out how you can score some mp3s for free) right ovah here

Check Out Lollapalooza, Wherever You Are

BuzzSugar — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:30:13 -0700

I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Sasquatch, and I'm excited to see what San Francisco does with Outside Lands, but in my mind the king of the Summer music festivals is still Lollapalooza. Now in its fourth year in Chicago's Grant Park, the festival just keeps upping the ante: This year's schedule includes headliners Radiohead, Wilco, Rage Against the Machine, Kanye West, and Nine Inch Nails, along with a lot of relatively smaller bands that I'd love to see live: Love and Rockets, The National, Girl Talk, Explosions in the Sky, MGMT, and Mates of State, to name just a few.

Luckily, this year we can once again check out the festival from afar via the AT&T Blue Room. The site will be webcasting hours of Lolla shows each day this weekend, starting around 1:15 p.m. EDT each day.

Today's lineup includes Rogue Wave, The Kills, Bloc Party, and the Raconteurs. Saturday, the site will show performances by Margaret and the Nuclear So-So's, Duffy, DeVotchka, and Broken Social Scene, among others. And Sunday wraps up with broadcasts of Flogging Molly, Love and Rockets, and The National.

Anyone out there going to Lollapalooza? Or will you be watching from afar, too?

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Link Time! 6/17

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:56 -0700

I love this question: FilmExperience wants to know which movie star you first had a crush on. (See my answer, left.)
The Vulture editors use charts and logic to predict the song of Summer 2008.
Best Week Ever lists 20 headlines that are funnier if you pretend they're about House, MD.
Popwatch has a sweet "in memoriam" post for visual effects genius, Stan Winston, who died Sunday at the age of 62.
TV Squad interviewed the fabulous Jean Smart.
Cinematical ponders the news that apparently A Fish Called Wanda will be the next movie to be made into a stage musical.
YumSugar has the scoop on Top Chef's 20-city tour.
Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily found the toughest tradeoffs on the Lollapalooza schedule (Nine Inch Nails or Kanye?).

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Are Big Music Festivals Worth the Money?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:41:48 -0700

The full lineup for this summer's Lollapalooza festival in Chicago won't come out till Monday, but according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the major acts are biggies: Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, the Raconteurs, Wilco, and Kanye West will headline the main stages. Other acts the Sun-Times confirmed include Gnarls Barkley, Broken Social Scene, Cat Power, and Grizzly Bear.

Though the list of artists has been kept under wraps, tickets have already been on sale for a while - with the current round of three-day passes priced at $190. That's a pile of money, but i's nothing compared to the whopping $269 it'll cost ya for three days at Coachella this month - or even the $225 fee for three days at this year's inaugural Outside Lands festival here in San Francisco.

Sure, you can see a lot of big-time bands for that money, and given the cost of individual concert tickets these days, maybe it's not so bad. But once you factor in travel and lodging, going to a music festival takes a lot of coin. Is it worth it?

Watch Lollapalooza From Your Computer

BuzzSugar — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:00:00 -0700

Lollapalooza, the comeback kid of music festivals, kicks off its three-day reign in Chicago's Grant Park today. The lineup is pretty incredible this year, with big names like Pearl Jam and Daft Punk, legends like Patti Smith, and up-and-comers including Regina Spektor, Silversun Pickups and Cold War Kids. To say I'm jealous of those of you with tickets would be a gross understatement.

Luckily, those of us who couldn't make it to Chicago this year have a chance to experience some of the Lolla magic for ourselves courtesy of the AT&T Blue Room. The site will be broadcasting several of the performances live each day from roughly 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central time, starting today.

The Blue Room won't cover everything, but it's a pretty good cross-section of the artists. Today's group includes Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at 1 p.m. Central, Sparklehorse at 5:30, and The Black Keys at 9:30. Saturday's Blue Room lineup includes The Hold Steady and Ben Harper, while Sunday's Webcasts include Lupe Fiasco and Amy Winehouse.

Still, there's no substitute for being there in person, so if any of you are headed to Lollapalooza this year, please report back!

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Buzz News Roundup, 5/25

BuzzSugar — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:53:58 -0700

Media Post has the apology Fox issued about the "American Idol" running late.
Variety says we now need another new Capone, since Nicolas Cage will not be in the Untouchables prequel.
The Hollywood Reporter has the TV season's overall ratings results. And "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?" ranked higher than "Ugly Betty."
Zap2it has the scoop on next season's potential new "Heroes."
Fox is making a movie of The Sims computer game, Variety reports.
Lollapalooza has launched a contest for bands to win performing slots at this summer's festival, says NME.
Sandra Bullock is back to doing the romantic comedy thing, having been cast in Proposal in which she'll go all Mrs. Robinson-y on some young male thing, Variety reports.
Borat will pen a travel guide to the United States and Kazakhstan, E! reports.

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Link Time! 4/12

BuzzSugar — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:45:30 -0700

I told you it was a genre! Best Week Ever points us to the Will Ferrell movie formula generator.
Popwatch ponders Lewis Black's Comedy Central pilot "The Root of All Evil."
Give Me My Remote shares the exciting news that my favorite part of the "Grey's Anatomy" gag reel is back on YouTube. Watch fast!
Take it from Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily: Lollapalooza is going to rule.
The Movie Blog mulls the rumor that Quentin Tarantino stole the idea for Grindhouse.
TV Squad hears about the possible plot for next season of "24" (spoilerphobes, beware).
Defamer gives a nod to Lloyd on "Entourage" as a role model to abused Hollywood assistants.
Pay tribute to Kurt Vonnegut in song on Idolator.
The TV Addict tells you how to get hooked on "Drive" - in just four minutes.
Cinematical reports that Halle Berry will not be playing Catwoman in the Justice League movie, because, the actress says, "I'm not a masochist."
Buddy TV hears what Haley had to say as she left "American Idol."
Merry Swankster finds the Arcade Fire album for sale in a strange spot.
Popcandy tells us how to put your face on Sanjaya's, so you can be inexplicably famous for a few minutes, too.
Bravo's Andy Cohen reveals fans' suggested send-off phrases for "Shear Genius." My fave? "This is where we part."

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