With almost six months since Coachella 2009, organizers of the annual music festival have announced dates for Coachella 2010. The three-day festival will take place April 16-18, 2010.With almost six months since Coachella 2009, organizers of the annual music festival... more
The 2010 edition of Stagecoach may be more than 6 months away (April 24th and 25th), but it's never too early to start selling tickets. Thus, the Stagecoach 2010 lineup has been announced. Now if only GV could give us the juicy Coachella info this far in advance.The 2010 edition of Stagecoach may be more than 6 months away (April 24th and 25th),... more
BETHEL - Woodstock veteran Rich Walka of Bayville ushered his 5-year-old son to the monument commemorating the 1969 Woodstock music festival and tried - in vain - to explain why the event was so special.
"You know what brought us up here?" asked Walka, 58, who was making his third visit to Max Yasgur's former farm since attending the original gathering 40 years ago. "Peace and music. There was a good vibe."
Richie Jr., who said he liked rock music, was more interested in filling a discarded soda bottle with blades of grass he plucked from the ground.
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Woodstock will NEVER be recreated as it was in '69. Most have been disastrous and luckily, this one was not victim to violence and other incidences.
Woodstock is a Living Thing
a press release sent to various media from Melanie who was a performer there.
WOODSTOCK IS A LIVING THING
Woodstock, the culmination of a notion~ people coexisting in harmony, consideration with music art and beauty interwoven into every day life. All the makings of Peace and Love, and not just ‘as’ catch phrase or a kitch emblem on a tie dye t-shirt
Somehow Woodstock seemed to beckon as an embodiment of the Aquarian ideals.
And now we have physicists and all sorts of right brainers giving credence to one of my favorites:
The power of our thoughts to change this planet once and for all.
Woodstock is a living thing.
It is now, and yet an event that was. And because it materialized in 500 thousand people gathering (making a pilgrimage is more accurate) some who needed it had proof.
Media takes and reality sometimes differ. Over the years I’ve seen the media slants go from serious wonder to making cynical jokes ridiculous …sex drugs, rock n roll, even the name ‘hippie’. Someone given a name sets them apart as being different, than say…you! It’s divisive.Woodstock somehow got people together before they got meddled with. It was immaculate in its chaos and forever gave me the reality of mankind’s connectedness. Now, we’d better all know this. At this point it would be wise for everyone to know this:
we are connected.
I’m not sure performers are the ones to ask about Woodstock. We weren’t in it! I wanted to be, I was there, and not there!
So my personal subjective recall has very little to do with what it really was. I would like to tell you I was rolling around in the mud getting naked, but mostly I watched and sensed. I observed a situation that reminded me of some distant yet existing ideal.~It was right. The walls were coming down and I was witness, about to go through an ordeal that I instinctively felt was life or death. I lived.
Even though, and I quote my own song, “I tried to Die Young”.
Woodstock and the Mything years. My life, My life, the story of my life…
Over the period of 40 years since, I’ve met more people who didn’t go to Woodstock than ones who did. I’ve met loads who say they were there, but they really just saw the movie or confused Gooselake Michigan, one of the many following festivals, with Woodstock. Details~the older I get, the surer I am, that a true account of anything cannot be found, with or without footage. Because if all the people who say they were ‘there’, those 4 million or so would just be getting home right about now.
And this is why we seek the truth because it is not readily available as when a celebrity dies they are so not available, that’s when everyone seeks to find them. And the mythisizing begins.
My life My life, the story of my life is much too long and complicated and most of it… untrue.-Love Melanie (signature)
Melanies website: www.melaniesmusic.comBETHEL - Woodstock veteran Rich Walka of Bayville ushered his 5-year-old son to the... more
It's the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this weekend, but have American festivals become so overrun with daytrippers and corporate sponsors that it's now impossible recreate a generational moment?
I know there are a lot of devoted festival-goers on Current.com -- and that it can be a great way to see old friends, meet new folks and pack a lot of great music into a few short days.
What do festivals mean to you? Is there any way Woodstock was actually as amazing as it's been made out to be 40 years later? Do you take any of the good vibes and life lessons you might find out in the desert or crammed into a tent with other music-lovers back to your regular life?
I want to know what you think -- leave a comment or webcam below and we'll feature the best on Current Music.It's the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this weekend, but have American festivals... more
This piece in the Guardian argues that the ideals celebrated -- or at least given lip service -- by those celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock are all but dead in American music today.
"No stateside music festival since has come close to carrying Woodstock's culturally significant weight. Whereas then it was loving your fellow man and uniting in a shared dream of a greater good, getting naked and slashing brain cells in half, this sense of "togetherness" doesn't exist today at events like the Virgin Festival, Bonnaroo or Coachella. Festivals now are characterised by corporate sponsorships and a marked absence of camaraderie among patrons....
"But where's the rebellion, the spur-of-the-moment, hitch-a-ride attitude that concert-goers had back in the 60s? Is the musically informed generation of today too precious to care about a revolt? Or maybe that hippie, anti-corporate vibe wouldn't hold up at the Vans-sponsored Warped Tour or William Morris-partnered Lollapalooza."This piece in the Guardian argues that the ideals celebrated -- or at least given lip... more
The Black Lips faced some heavy competition for attention on Coachella’s opening night, with Jack Johnson on the Main Stage and Fatboy Slim in a nearby dance tent, but the garage band wasn’t worried.
I NEED TO BE THERE!The Black Lips faced some heavy competition for attention on Coachella’s opening... more
Silversun Pickups are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album and follow-up to their 2006 debut, 'Carnavas'. The forthcoming album, titled 'Swoon', is due out April 14 and will be followed-by the bands only scheduled date at the Coachella Festival on April 17.Silversun Pickups are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album and... more
Travis Barker and DJ-AM have just released their new mixtape, Fix Your Face Vol. 2 Coachella 09, over Twitter. Check out the article for details on how to get your free download.Travis Barker and DJ-AM have just released their new mixtape, Fix Your Face Vol. 2... more
After performing at Coachella, the YYYs are back touring around N. America and Europe. They will be performing at Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, and All Points West, and will continue to tour throughout summer.
dates:
04-29 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
04-30 Paris, France - Bataclan
05-02 Hasselt, Belgium - Polsslag Festival
05-03 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
05-04 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generale
05-06 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
05-08 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
05-10 Tel Aviv, Israel - Ramat Gan Football Stadium
05-23 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival
05-26 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
05-27 Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargos
05-28 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
05-30 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave.
05-31 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
06-02 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
06-03 Kansas City, MO - MO - The Beaumont
06-06 Mountain View, CA - Live 105 BFD
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-26 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Open Air St. Gallen
06-27 Evreux, France - Le Rock dans tous Ses Etats
06-30 Vienna, Austria - Open Air
07-01 Prague, Czech Republic - Roxy
07-03 Belfort, France - Eurokeenes Festival
07-04 Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival
07-05 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-07 Hamburg, Germany - Docks
07-10 Balado, Scotland - T In The Park Festival
07-11 Dublin, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-31 Jersey City, NJ - All Points West
08-29 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-30 Reading, England - Reading Festival
Don't worry if you don't see your city. I am sure they will be touring for a while.
-V.After performing at Coachella, the YYYs are back touring around N. America and Europe.... more
The High Powered Boys are the French electro duo consisting of Surkin and Bobmo from Institubes Records. The video was shot by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier aka: Para One and features the High Powered Boys' song, "Hoes Get Down". The duo has yet to perform together in the U.S. Surkin has recently played at this years Coachella music festival and is currently on a "mini" U.S tour.
There are concerts, there are music festivals, and then there’s Coachella.
In case we needed a final reminder of the annual California desert gathering’s magical hold over its participants—those off and onstage—we received one around 12:30 a.m. Monday morning, when Robert Smith and his Cure bandmates continued bashing away at unamplified instruments, as Smith screamed into a dead microphone. The veteran U.K. goth-rockers had been told to finish their fest-capping set several minutes earlier, to which Smith responded, “Ha,” and carried on cranking out old favorites.
Coachella music festival, featuring THE DO LAB STAGE. Includes Lucent Dossier Experience, Mimosa, Jupiter, Dj Wolfie, Random Rab, Braden, Dub Science and on other stages, PAUL MCCARTNEY, THE CURE, HENRY ROLLINS, PUBLIC ENEMY, MIA
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Coachella music festival, featuring THE DO LAB STAGE. Includes... more
Usually, I do videos with these type of pics and captions that take a long time to edit and push through post, but in the interest of time, we’re throwing these pics of Coachella up ol’ fashioned blog style. Quaint, ain’t it?
Even as the recorded music industry contracts, the live music business continues to flourish. Coachella, in the scorching but majestically beautiful desert east of Los Angeles, is the year’s first major festival and a bellwether for the all-important summer touring season. Paul Tollett, the president of Goldenvoice, the promoter behind the festival, now in its 10th year, said that despite the economy it was a success.
The final numbers for last weekend's Coachella festival are due to be released today, but organizers estimate this year was the third largest crowd in its history.
Are you planning to attend any festivals this summer? Or does the credit crunch mean you'll be staying home?Even as the recorded music industry contracts, the live music business continues to... more
If you do Coachella this year, do it for its tremendous collection of artists—more than 120 acts will take the stage from Friday at noon to Sunday at midnight, from U.K. icons like Paul McCartney and Morrissey to fast-rising Americans like Fleet Foxes and Vivian Girls. Sure, the economy sucks, but what better way to forget all that, for three days at least, than traipsing around an idyllic desert oasis listening to, well, whatever type of music hits you best in all the right places?
If you’re lucky enough to be in California this weekend, then you need to check out this year’s Coachella three-day concert. It’s jam-packed with eclectic artists equipped to entice anyone’s ears. Below are my Latino picks at Coachella!If you’re lucky enough to be in California this weekend, then you need to check out... more
For this year's Coachella Music & Art Festival, art curator, Philip Blaine, turned to a team of design students to help create a signature art installation and party space. The project was conceived in conjunction with legendary design firm Ball-Nogues. You can see some of their past works after the jump.
With so many unique works of art, many from major Burning Man artists like Gerard Minakawa, the Do Lab, Kinetic Steam Works, and more, pretty soon they're gonna have to call it the Coachella Art & Music Festival.For this year's Coachella Music & Art Festival, art curator, Philip Blaine, turned to... more
An oldie, but a goodie. French electro label, Institubes, has captured short clips from their North American tour in 2007. The clips follow Para One, Surkin, Curses!, and Orgasmic, in thirteen cities across North America for three weeks. The series was shot and directed by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier aka PARA ONE. This is the trailer for episode one:
Surkin, Para One, and Drop the Lime (Curses' alter-ego), will be performing in this year's Coachella music festival. Curses also has a new EP entitled, "The Deep End", out now.
New music video from the Italian Duo, The Bloody Beetroots, for their new single, "Warp". The song features DIM MAK creator and DJ, Steve Aoki. Bob Rifo along with Tommy Tea are currently touring extensively across the U.S. They will be playing at the WMC and Ultra Music Festival in Miami this week. They will also be playing at Coachella's Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Ca.
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and Anvil. One of these bands never managed to fulfill their true potential. Set this right by getting them on the bill at Coachella. These rockers have waited 25 years for their rightful audience - let's give it to them.
Sign the petition to get Anvil on the Coachella bill at the link above (there's a spare slot now Amy Winehouse has bowed out).
Petition sponsor: Those who seek righteousness and justice in rock, and never stopped believing in the dream.Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and Anvil. One of these bands never managed to... more
