• Roots playing hip-hop is dead. #
• Now get by, and now you got what i need #
• Cover of masters of war set to star spangled banner. #
• That jam went forever. #
• I think i missed part of the set thanks to falling asleep. #
• Decent set either way. #
• Kaiser Chiefs have a decent crowd, but the band doesn’t seem to think they are in the festival spirit. #
• A lot of burnt out people around, myself included. #
• Okay set, nothing special. #
• Time for Klaxons #
• I’m suprised at how well klaxons are being recieved. #
• Jose Gonzalez is suffering from too much soundbleed from the other stages. #
• I have taken a place on the grass for Air. Saw the end of Placebo, they sounded decent. Crowded House are finishing up their best of set as #
• Air is starting late. #
• A lot of people leaving but the outdoor theater is packed for Air. #
• A whole lot of people leaving Air. #
• Air played five songs total, no all i need. Total disapointment. #
• Everyone in this festival is walking to the main stage. RATM doesn’t play for at least #
• Minutes away from pandamonium #
• Walking to the stage #
• Crowd is going nuts #
• Testify #
• First aid carts all over the place #
• Bulls on parade #
• People of the sun #
• Bombtrack #
• Bullet in your head #
• Renades of funk #
• Unknown song (shotgun) #
• Killing in the name of #
• Off stage, but the lights are still down #
• That’s it #
• Sleep now in the fire #
• Gurilla radio #
• Calm like a bomb #

• Andrew bird is firing up the crowd. #
• Decent set as the sun goes down. Ghostface is next for me. #
• Interesting crowd for ghost #
• Average show #
• Got myself a hawaian ice and am waiting for girl talk #
• Small crowd #
• Intense set from girl talk #
• Gobi tent is bouncing! #
• RHCP playing dani california #
• I can’t really see them, but i am really enjoying RHCP. #
• Lying here listening to the red hot chili peppers, it doesn’t get much better then this. #
• Under the bridge sing-a-long in progress #
• By the way is the final song #
• A lot of people sitting for Cornelious. #
• Down comes the screen. #
• Cornelious has a really good drummer #
• The multimedia aspect of this show is really good. #
• 123456. Awesome #
• And now the long journey home. #

• Sitting here in the gobi tent listening to gillian welch. not a fan but it sure is relaxing. #
• Feelin the base with david guetta and it feels good #
• Amy Winehouse is not drunk so it’s Arctic Monkeys time #
• Arctic Monkeys played a tight well rehursed set. I’d be happy to go home but there is still plenty to see. #
• Just had the best dinner of the entire trip all while watching electronic lightning. #
• I am waiting for a bus (driver) #
• Busdriver performed a decent live set. My feet are killing me and i’m sick of smelling weed, otherwise i’m doing well. #
• El-P is the next act up for me. #
• El-P best performance i’ve seen tonight despite the shit sound. #
• Real hot crowd for Gogol Bordello. #

No blog entries til Monday (just too tired). For live updates from the festival click the Twitter link above.

Greetings from Palm Desert.

Despite my plans of having a Jack Black inspired tasty nap, I got a second wind and headed down to the Disneyland report, passing other hotels and shops in the process (Quiznos, nice). The walk would of been no more then ten minutes, and after picking myself up a two-day park hopper pass, I headed straight into Disney’s California Adventure.

Right before going to the parks, I checked out RideMax and created an lists of rides I wanted to check out. The software allows you to list what rides you want to ride, then connects to their servers with the latest information on wait times at the parks. As a result, I waited no more then 15 minutes in any line in the park, yet every time I got in line their seemed to be a rush of people ready to ride.

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I’ve lost track of how many hours I’ve been up for in the last two days. I’d say I’ve had about three hours sleep in about 48 hours tho.

My flight was average, mainly due to the women who wanted to pop her seat back as far as it could go. The meals were average but the entertainment was good (I think I’m hooked on Hustle).

Right now I’m in my hotel room in Anaheim. I was so relieved to hear that I could check in early too, so I kicked back, grabbed myself a Coke and started up the laptop. TV isn’t much choice right now, it’s either law shows similar to Judge Judy or news, so I’m watching ESPNEWS while I decide if I am going to one of the Disney parks today or not. I’d be quite happy to have a nap til about 5 but it would be such a wasted day..

I’m gonna sit here for a while and decide what I’m going to do. Needless to say, I’m going to sleep soundly tonight.

Name: Sonic Youth
Genre: Alternative
Day: Friday

Wikipedia sez: “Sonic Youth is a seminal American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. As of 2007, the group comprises Thurston Moore (guitars and vocals) Lee Ranaldo (guitars, vocals and organ) Kim Gordon (bass guitar, guitar, and vocals) and Steve Shelley (drums). In their early career, Sonic Youth were associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City, but have outlasted most associated bands. Part of the first wave of American post-punk groups, Sonic Youth carried out their interpretation of the punk rock ethos throughout the evolving American indie underground that focused more on the DIY ethic of the genre rather than its specific sound. They have found moderate mainstream success, and are generally seen as one of the leading alternative rock groups of their time.”

I could barely tell you anything about Sonic Youth apart from the 15 seconds they guest-starred on an average Simpsons episod. Sonic Youth are one of those great bands that will be spoken about by my cousin’s generation in about 15 years in reference to how great their minimalist yet somewhat loopy style is. They are one band that cannot be pigeonholed into a particular sound, you have almost radio friendly hits in tracks like Dirty Boots while the abstract factors kick in Drunken Butterfly. They will be a popular act at Coachella, but I think I may just pass them by.

Likelyhood of seeing at Coachella: Nope

Read on to view Sonic Youth live videos…

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