I’m not a die-hard Metallica fan, but I was looking forward to hearing some of the old classics live at Bonnaroo on the main stage. In high school, I think the only cds we had in the weight room were Boston and Metallica, and it rocked. I mean, in that context, you can’t help but [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Kanye West’
July 1, 2008
Kanye West at Bonnaroo 2008
I didn’t think I’d say anything more about Kanye West’s ante meridiem show. But I had to put something up after reading Stereogum’s post about Kanye’s cap-locks blog rant regarding his postponed-then-much-delayed fizzle at Bonnaroo.
I stayed for the show, and I was glad to do so. I hadn’t seen a rap show in a decade [...]
June 24, 2008
Bonnaroo 2008
7th annual Bonnaroo
700 acres
70 miles from Nashville
70,000+ people (not quite sold out at 80K)
Bonnaroo 2008 YouTubes
Bonnaroo 2008 Downloads
Dig it. I had a great time at Bonnaroo.
But in comparison to other festivals, it felt surprisingly less hippied out, which was disappointing. I didn’t feel like I was going to randomly get hugged by someone overwhelmed with [...]
April 21, 2008
Chaka Khan, Al Green, Diana Ross & The Supremes, etc.
I totally missed the great Chaka Khan’s double-Grammy disc Funk You (listen/buy). For fun, here are three very different YouTubes of her, a classic song, her on drums, and a jazzy tune.
Muzzle of Bees introduced me to the disc Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country. Review here, tracklist here, and buy it here. We’re [...]
April 20, 2008
Estelle
I’ve felt deluged by BritSortaSoul lately (Duffy, Adele, Amy, etc.), so I wrote the Estelle hype off without listening. Estelle herself has been bewildered by the fact that white girls in this BritSortaSoul craze have dominated “the sounds of blackness.” But if Soul Sides says she’s the real deal, then I’ll try her out.
Soul Sides [...]
March 30, 2008
Bonnaroo Muxtape
To check out the Muxtape phenomenon, where anyone can upload up to twelve songs for the listening enjoyment of the cyberworld at large, I made a mix of songs by artists who will be performing at Bonnaroo Music Festival. See the complete list of bands from which I chose here.
Listen to the Stella Splice Bonnaroo [...]
