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Would You Watch a Music Festival From Home in 3D?

GeekSugar — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:10:34 PDT

There's no doubt about it - music festivals are a big deal around the globe. This year, fans who couldn't make it to the annual Coachella Music and Arts festival were treated to some live streaming via YouTube, which brought their favorite artists' performances into their living rooms. Similarly, the UK's Isle of Wight Festival will be broadcasting live thanks to Sky Arts, but with an extra twist: 3D.

Starting on June 10, Sky Arts will be the first to broadcast two hours of 3D performances (including Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, and Pulp) during each day of the festival. Viewers will of course need to grab their own pair of 3D glasses and have a 3D-ready TV to fully enjoy the three dimensions of goodness, but tell me - would you even bother watching a music festival in 3D from home? Of course, there's nothing like being there to see the performances live (the pulsating music, the energy from the crowd), but I can't imagine that the 3D effects would significantly benefit viewership from home. What do you think?

Tech Meets Art at Coachella: Intel's Creators Project

Kristy Korcz — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:15:14 PDT

All weekend long, I've been talking about my experiences at the Coachella music festival, but I was also there to check out Intel's Visual Life and Creators Project. Partnering up with some seriously talented visual artists, Intel (who sponsored my trip to Indio, CA by hooking me up with a hotel, transportation, and food) helped to outfit some of the Coachella stages with art installations, lights, and cool effects. Take a tour of some of the most amazing examples of what Intel helped to bring to life here in this slideshow.

5 Awesome Unexpected Things to See at Coachella

Kristy Korcz — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:20:23 PDT

This weekend, I celebrated alongside thousands of others at the three-day Coachella Music festival. Held in Indio, California, it's one of the largest in the US with around 226,000 in attendance last year. This year, Intel sponsored my trip there - taking care of my accommodations, transportation, and nourishment - so that I could check out the Creators Project: a joint venture between Intel and Vice to promote independent artists who use technology in their art. I'll be talking more about the project in the next few days, but first: a few awesome things I wasn't expecting to find at Coachella.

Dancing robots and video games - Thanks to the Creator's Project, we were treated to home brew video games and 3D art. One artist built a computer program that allowed these robots to perform a dance routine in perfect unison. Check out the video!
A roller rink - Off the main drag of the main stage, we found a fun carnival tucked in with the Coachella campground. There was a full on roller rink (BYOS - bring your own skates), fun seesaws, swings, and an arcade. Be sure to bring lots of quarters if you ever go!

See the rest of the list after the break.

H&M Shows How Boho Chic Is Done in Latest Magazine

Noria Morales — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:47:31 PDT

We're Coachella-bent on festival dressing these days, and loving the new editorial from H&M, which features the lovely Jacquelyn Jablonski playing the role of musician in these shots by photographer Alexi Lubomirski. Click our slideshow to see her go effortlessly from polished looks to fringe-laden boho outfits.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The Full Lollapalooza Lineup!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:15:22 PDT

Big-name acts for Lollapalooza 2010 have been slowly revealed online, but as of this morning we're getting a look at the lineup in its entirety - and it's a good one! Headliners Lady Gaga, Green Day, Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and Phoenix will be leading the pack of bands when the festival kicks off on Aug. 6 in Chicago. For the full list, just

read more. Soundgarden Green Day Lady Gaga Arcade Fire The Strokes Phoenix Social Distortion MGMT Jimmy Cliff Hot Chip The Black Keys The National Spoon Devo Cypress Hill Cut Copy The New Pornographers Erykah Badu Slightly Stoopid Grizzly Bear Gogol Bordello Chromeo Wolfmother Yeasayer X Japan MUTEMATH Metric Dirty Projectors AFI Mavis Staples Matt & Kim The xx Drive-By Truckers Blues Traveler Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros The Temper Trap Jamie Lidell Frightened Rabbit F**k Buttons Deer Tick Blitzen Trapper Stars Raphael Saadiq The Cribs Minus the Bear Switchfoot The Walkmen Mumford & Sons Wild Beasts Rogue Wave Los Amigos Invisibles The Big Pink The Dodos Hockey Cymbals Eat Guitars B.o.B Dawes Warpaint The Antlers The Soft Pack Rebelution Balkan Beat Box Wavves American Bang The Ike Reilly Assassination Company of Thieves Nneka Harlem The Constellations Miniature Tigers Mimicking Birds The Kissaway Trail HEALTH Javelin The Morning Benders Foxy Shazam Violent Soho Royal Bangs NEON TREES Freelance Whales Semi Precious Weapons Dan Black The Band of Heathens Dragonette My Dear Disco Shawn Fisher Neon Hitch Skybox The Ettes Jukebox the Ghost These United States MyNameIsJohnMichael Performing at PERRY'S: 2ManyDJs Empire of the Sun Digitalism Perry Farrell Tiga Felix da Housecat Rusko Erol Alkan Kaskade Flosstradamus Wolfgang Gartner Joachim Garraud Mexican Institute of Sound Caspa Peanut Butter Wolf Dirty South NERVO Cut Copy (DJ Set) Beats Antique Steve Porter Didi Gutman of Brazilian Girls Ancient Astronauts Ana Sia Team Bayside High Dani Deahl FreeSol DJ Mel BBU Vonnegutt Only Children Lance Herbstrong

Buzz In: What's the Best Music Festival You've Been To?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:55 PST

The Coachella Music and Arts Festival just announced their 2010 lineup. Jay-Z, Muse, and Gorillaz are serving as headliners, but the list of supporting acts is just as noteworthy with everyone from LCD Soundsystem to The Dead Weather to Phoenix. The big event isn't until April 16-18, but I'm already trying to figure out if I can swing it.

I've been going to the Treasure Island Music Festival for the past three years, and it's only continued to get bigger and better over time. But Jay-Z? I would love to see him at Coachella. My personal favorite festival experience was when I caught him at All Points West last year. It rained for most of the day, so the entire crowd danced in the mud to Vampire Weekend and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. By the time Jay took the stage to close out the night, people went nuts. I was caked in dirt when it was all over - gross, but a blast.

How about you? What's been your favorite music festival?

And for the full 2010 Coachella lineup (it's a good one!),

read more. FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan. SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ’s, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner. SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke(?), Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO.

2009 Outside Lands: A Beautiful Weekend

BuzzSugar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:30:52 PDT

The first two days of this year's Outside Lands festival here in San Francisco were absolutely beautiful - almost (almost!) too warm. This rarely happens here in the chilly city by the Bay, so it felt like a nice surprise gift. By Sunday, the city was back to its cloudy self, but that didn't dampen the spirits of concertgoers. Overall, the festival was great - laid-back but still fun, and full of good vibes. Check out some photos of my favorite acts from the weekend.

Friday Tunes: An Outside Lands Playlist

BuzzSugar — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:19 PDT

Come fog or sunshine (probably fog), the Outside Lands Festival is invading San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this weekend, and I'll be hitting up the three-day fest.

I barely made it out alive last year, but I'm hoping that since it's the festival's second year, everything will come together a little more harmoniously (pun intended). With a lineup running the gamut from Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and Jason Mraz (whom you decidedly love) to M.I.A. and Modest Mouse (random or diverse: you decide), I know I've got to be in for some good performances. For those of you who can't get out to the Bay, I've put together a playlist with some of my favorite songs from the festival's acts. To hear it, just

Paul McCartney to Headline 2009 Coachella

BuzzSugar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:32:08 PST

Paul McCartney is making the rounds these days, what with promoting his latest album Electric Arguments - most hilariously on The Colbert Report, the uncomfortable video of which you can check out after the jump - and now there's news that he'll topline the the tenth Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this April. The question becomes, however, is Coachella a good fit for this former Beatle?

LA Times blogger Geoff Boucher wonders "What remains to be seen is whether the choice will cost the festival credibility with its core clientele: young fans who are more likely to listen to the White Stripes than the White Album and who are far more familiar with Rage Against the Machine than Band on the Run."

Some of the other acts of note on this year's lineup include Morrissey, The Cure, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, M. Ward, Amy Winehouse, The Killers, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine and Jenny Lewis. To see the full list of acts performing at this year's festival, click here.

What do you think? Are you planning on going to Coachella this year? Would you be psyched to see Paul McCartney play live at that festival?

And to check out the very funny - and awkward - clip from McCartney's appearance on The Colbert Report,

Treasure Island Music Festival: Just as Awesome as Last Year

BuzzSugar — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:30:55 PDT

Last year's Treasure Island Music Festival was such a great time that I couldn't wait for the 2008 edition. The early-bird tickets went on sale in April, and though that translated into five months of anticipation, I was delighted to find my expectations matched - if not exceeded.

The festival had an impressive and varied lineup of bands between the two stages, named Bridge (the bigger of the two) and Tunnel (the smaller). There was a little something for everyone, from electronic dance groups like Hot Chip, CSS, and Justice to relatively mainstream acts like Vampire Weekend and The Raconteurs. It wouldn't be a festival without some suitably indie bands, represented by Tokyo Police Club, Fleet Foxes, and Foals. For those not interested in checking out each and every show, there were many other diversions: a Ferris wheel, a haircutting booth, throwing down a blanket on the lawn, and a wide variety of (expensive) food and drinks - though it seemed like many people managed to smuggle in some contraband digestibles.

Everyone was bussed to the festival site from San Francisco on eco-friendly coaches, since Treasure Island has limited access. The whole process of boarding, traveling, and walking toward the grounds together fostered a communal feeling among the audience that I haven't experienced at many other concerts. It's a cool thing to be a part of, but that wasn't the only great thing about the weekend - to see my list of highs and lows, just