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Kanye West, The Killers & Jane’s Addiction To Headline Lollapalooza Chile

Robbie Daw — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:45:21 +0000

Rock festival season just got some South American flavor added to the mix. Lollapalooza is traveling to Santiago, Chile, where the event will be held on April 2 – 3, and headlined by Kanye West (who will also headline Coachella two weeks later), The Killers (Brandon Flowers, ditto on Coachella) and, of course, Lolla founder Perry Farrell’s band Jane’s Addiction. “We did not want to come to Chile with a lineup that was anything other than world-class,” Farrell said in a statement. “Our ambition is to plant a very strong seed in Chile. One that will grow over the years, and provide Santiago with an event for the ages.” Others on the lineup include 30 Seconds To Mars, Fatboy Slim, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Flaming Lips. Catch the full roster here. [Via Spinner]

No. 37: Satellite Party Feat. Jim Morrison, “Woman In The Window”

Maura — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:56 +0000

Envision, if you will, a world remade in the image… of late Doors singer Jim Morrison.

Lollapalooza/Jane’s Addiction founder Perry Farrell’s project Satellite Party was more “conceptual wankery that resulted from dude needing something to do” than anything else, with Farrell bringing together disparate elements of the now—flash mobs! Fergie! Nuno Bettencourt?—to create a finished product that was more “interesting way to teach people how not to use Photoshop” than “album you would want to listen to.” The concept album is loosely based on the story of “a collaborative brain trust of artistic visionaries, including writers, musicians and environmentalists called The Solutionists, who seek to redesign and come up with solutions for the world”; it uses the oh-so-courant-then term “flash mob” in a way that more resembles “bitchin’ rave DJed by DJ Peretz, yo.” And it reaches its, er, artistic peak with “Woman In The Window,” which employs a previously unheard loop of the Lizard King musing about love and gardens and riding off into the sunset; either the tape was warped or he was, because his voice wavers and wilts all over the place. What results is one of those zombie creations that sounds slightly out of time, like a backstory-value-added “Free As A Bird” that’s been dragged through the trip-hop mire and grafted to a vaguely “Manzarekian” keyboard noodle.

Farrell describes the song’s “story” as such:

The Heavenly Host sitting with the Solutionists watching the world from above, and he’s telling the Solutionists to legitimize, and with the power of their creativity, they will transform this world. And “Just try and stop us, we’re going to love.” That is the mantra of the Solutionists.

I guess if you’re going to try and make sense of Morrison’s barely coherent ravings, you might as well aim big and accept the Doors singer’s vision of him being God. (“The Doors epitomized everything that I loved about musicians and music. They were the voice of their generation,” Farrell once told the Los Angeles Times. Sigh. And I liked “Been Caught Stealing” so much, you guys!) But unfortunately the other members of Satellite Party weren’t feeling the Jim-preached love, as Bettencourt departed the band shortly after the album was released and Perry went back to Jane’s Addiction Reunion No. 4,857. At least we still have this song! Thank God—er, Jim—for that, right?

Satellite Party ft Jim Morrison – Woman in the Window [YouTube]
Satellite Party [MySpace]
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Steven Tyler’s Broken Shoulder Brings Joe Perry And Jane’s Addiction Together

Maura — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:56 +0000

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler’s fall in South Dakota last week resulted in the spindly frontman breaking his shoulder, according to an interview Joe Perry did with the AP over the weekend. “I’ve seen it a thousand times, him dancing or just twirling around, doing a somersault, he’s really agile, so I don’t know,” Perry told the AP. “We’re like kinda still in shock. What can you say? It’s stuff that could happen to anybody.” But it sure seems to be happening to members of Aerosmith more than anyone else!

The band has 18 more tour dates on its North American summer jaunt, and while there’s been no official word on what will happen with those dates, Ticketmaster is saying that upcoming dates in Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver have been postponed to some point in the future. Meanwhile, Perry is keeping busy: He met up with another Perry onstage over the weekend, sitting in with Jane’s Addiction during their performance of “Jane Says” at Lollapalooza last night.

Hmm. I don’t know if the lower key really works, you know?

Aerosmith guitarist: Tyler broke shoulder in fall [AP]
Jane’s Addiction “Jane Says” Lollapalooza With Joe Perry [YouTube]
Earlier: Aerosmith: Almost As Prone To Injury As The 2009 New York Mets

Maura — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:15:43 +0000

The perils of not conditioning properly before going out on tour: Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell tore a calf muscle onstage last night in Atlanta, but managed to finish his band’s set through his injury. (At left, a shot of him heading off in an ambulance post-show.) Doctors have ordered him to stay off his leg so it can properly heal, but he’s vowing to soldier on his tour with Nine Inch Nails, which continues tomorrow night in Austin. Perhaps he will sing from a throne? [AP / Pic via Dave Navarro]

Maura — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:30:34 +0000

Jessica Hopper on nostalgia and psychic growth, in the form of a review of Jane’s Addiction’s three-disc attempt to cash in now, honey: “To believe that Jane’s Addiction headlining Lollapalooza again is somehow historic, to be psyched about this recurrence, is like masturbating to the memory of losing your virginity. Sure, it was meaningful when it happened, but 20 years down the line, it’s a pity if this is what’s getting you off. If what was our pinnacle then is still our pinnacle now, it reflects pretty poorly on how we’ve been spending our time.” [Chicago Reader]

Lollapalooza: Chicago’s Very Own Flashback Picnic Lunch

Maura — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:43 +0000

Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, the Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, and Jane’s Addiction (well, if they’re still around) are headlining this year’s installment of Lollapalooza, which will descend on Chicago’s Grant Park from Aug. 7-9. Other highlights: Neko Case, Bat for Lashes, Ida Maria, Constantines, and a socially networked lineup page that is proving the Beasties to be the fest’s most Facebook-friendly headliner. (Kings of Leon are close behind, though!) Full roster of artists after the jump.

Depeche Mode
Tool
The Killers
Jane’s Addiction
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Lou Reed
Ben Harper
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Rise Against
Andrew Bird
TV on the Radio
Vampire Weekend
The Decemberists
Neko Case
STS9
Animal Collective
Band of Horses
Of Montreal
Arctic Monkeys
Coheed and Cambria
Ben Folds
Fleet Foxes
Silversun Pickups
Kaiser Chiefs
Crystal Castles
Bon Iver
Santigold
Atmosphere
Dan Auberbach
Cold War Kids
Deerhunter
Lykke Li
Robert Earl Keen
Peter Bjorn and John
Heartless Bastards
Gomez
Glasvegas
Federico Aubele
Dan Deacon
Passion Pit
The Raveonettes
The Gaslight Anthem
The Airborne Toxic Event
White Lies
Ra Ra Riot
No Age
Asher Roth
Los Campesinos!
Bat For Lashes
Chairlift
Gang Gang Dance
The Virgins
Amazing Baby
Portugal. The Man
The Knux
Ida Maria
Delta Spirit
Friendly Fires
Manchester Orchestra
Constantines
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Hockey
Miike Snow
Alberta Cross
Hey Champ
Sam Roberts Band
The Henry Clay People
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Cage the Elephant
Living Things
The Low Anthem
Blind Pilot
Langhorne Slim
Other Lives
The Builders and The Butchers
Eric Church
Joe Pug
Kevin Devine
The Green Cards
Carney
Thenewno2

DJ sets etc. at Perry’s Place
Bassnectar
MSTRKRFT
Simian Mobile Disco
DeadMau5
Boys Noise
KiD CuDi
Crookers
A-Trak
Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set)
The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set)
LA Riots
Kaskade
The Glitch Mob
Hollywood Holt
Rye Rye
He Say, She Say
Car Stereo (Wars)
Dark Wave Disco
Moneypenny
Yello Fever
Animal Collective (DJ Set)

Lollapalooza 2009 lineup [Turn It Up]

Perry Farrell Knows How To Keep His Name In The Press

Maura — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:00:51 +0000

Jane’s Addiction leader Perry Farrell has decided to save the complaints about his band’s upcoming reunion tour for conversations with reporters: “I’m not going to tell you it’s been all smooches and hugs. But it shouldn’t be because that would be a bore,” he told a Reuters writer while hanging out at Coachella over the weekend. And lo, a new angle for his band’s jaunt with Nine Inch Nails this summer–one that had nothing to do with Trent Reznor’s digital strategies for distributing his records or sniping at other ’90s alt-rock survivors–was born!

“If my band didn’t have issues, if they didn’t throw tantrums, I would think I was with a bunch of suckers. As long as they can handle it, I can handle it. After all we’re just delivering music that people love, so how bad can it be? It could be worse. We could be drafted.”

Drama and historical perspective–not to mention an opening for a reporter to craft a lede about “war”? Oh, Perry, you know how to open the door to 700-word profiles, don’t you. But don’t worry, those of you holding tickets for the NIN/JA tour (which starts May 8) (in case you forgot): Everything’s going to work out.

“I just talked to Eric man-to-man. We’re different people, that’s okay. He serves a different purpose, he’s got a different frequency he operates on. I’m overjoyed that we’re working together. I don’t care that we butt heads as long as when we hit the stage we blast on people.”

Later Farrell told the Reuters reporter that his band had a “small, five-year window left” during which they could ~~milk the nostalgia cow~~ capture the imaginations of those who were still nostalgic for the 1990s. Wait, does this mean that we’re going to have a Satellite Party reunion once 2014 rolls around?

Bitter feuding mars Jane’s Addiction reunion [Reuters]

Maura — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:15:00 +0000

Street Sweeper, the new collaboration between Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and the Coup’s Boots Riley, has been added to the NIN/JA tour—that’s the trek that Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction will take around the country this summer. “We are aiming to make this much more than just three acts sharing a bill,” Trent Reznor said in a statement on the NIN Web site. Just find someone to run a smart drink stand, Trent, and you’ll be on the way. [nin.com]

Maura — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:15:00 +0000

Maura — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:45:00 +0000

The beginnings of an itinerary for this spring/summer’s Nine Inch Nails/Janes Addiction tour—which Trent Reznor referred to as the NIN/JA tour on his site (cute!)—are being sketched out. Click the picture of Trent for the dates so far, and note that this list doesn’t include the two bands’ appearance at the Sasquatch! festival in late May.

Fri-May-08 West Palm Beach, FL [Cruzan Amphitheatre]
Sat-May-09 Tampa, FL [Ford Amphitheatre]
Sun-May-10 Atlanta, GA [Lakewood Amphitheatre]
Thu-May-14 Albuquerque, NM [Journal Pavilion]
Fri-May-15 Phoenix, AZ [Cricket Wireless Pavilion]
Sat-May-16 Chula Vista, CA [Cricket Wireless Amphitheater]
Mon-May-18 Las Vegas, NV [The Pearl]
Wed-May-20 Irvine, CA [Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine Meadows]
Fri-May-22 Mountain View, CA [Shoreline Amphitheatre]
Tue-May-26 Englewood, CO [Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre]
Wed-May-27 Kansas City, MO [Starlight Theatre]
*** Fri-May-29 Chicago, IL [Charter One Pavilion] NINE INCH NAILS Only
Sat-May-30 Noblesville, IN [Verizon Wireless Music Center]
Sun-May-31 Clarkston, MI [DTE Energy Music Theatre]
Tue-Jun-02 Toronto, ON [Molson Amphitheatre]
Wed-Jun-03 Darien Lake, NY [Darien Lake Amphitheatre]
Fri-Jun-05 Camden, NJ [Tweeter Center At The Waterfront]
Sat-Jun-06 Holmdel, NJ [PNC Bank Arts Center]
Sun-Jun-07 Wantagh, NY [Nikon at Jones Beach Music Theater]
Tue-Jun-09 Columbia, MD [Merriweather Post Pavilion]
Wed-Jun-10 Burgettstown, PA [Post-Gazette Pavilion]
Fri-Jun-12 Charlotte, NC [Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre]

some official NIN/JA tour dates [nin.com]