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^ That definition is awesome. That's funnier than Pitchfork's reviews of The Mars Volta's albums.
(By the way, the other day a girl told me she'd heard MTV bought all the rights to Bonnaroo while we were walking from class to our cars. It's still out there, don't worry.)
(And pps, I heart the Volta, I just love how brutal Pitchfork's reviews on them are. The first time I looked at one, it was for Frances the Mute, and I was expecting to read "This is the most incredible...etc..." Boy, was I ever wrong.)
^ That definition is awesome. That's funnier than Pitchfork's reviews of The Mars Volta's albums.
(By the way, the other day a girl told me she'd heard MTV bought all the rights to Bonnaroo while we were walking from class to our cars. It's still out there, don't worry.)
(And pps, I heart the Volta, I just love how brutal Pitchfork's reviews on them are. The first time I looked at one, it was for Frances the Mute, and I was expecting to read "This is the most incredible...etc..." Boy, was I ever wrong.)
It's Pitchfork...what do you expect? The Mars Volta is probably too "mainstream" for them now...lol. (Sorry to knock you hipsters out there who read Pitchfork...I do too occasionally)
Post by Darth Boo Boo Kitty @#*& on Apr 9, 2008 16:01:53 GMT -5
oopsikillednana said:
^ That definition is awesome. That's funnier than Pitchfork's reviews of The Mars Volta's albums.
(By the way, the other day a girl told me she'd heard MTV bought all the rights to Bonnaroo while we were walking from class to our cars. It's still out there, don't worry.)
(And pps, I heart the Volta, I just love how brutal Pitchfork's reviews on them are. The first time I looked at one, it was for Frances the Mute, and I was expecting to read "This is the most incredible...etc..." Boy, was I ever wrong.)
I heard that a wook ate The Mars Volta just when they were going to buy Bonnaroo from MTV. MTV then sold Bonnaroo to Jack Johnson, who will heretofore appear at every Bonnaroo show.
Seriously, though, here are some quotes from Pitchfork about the Volta...
Julio Venegas, a close friend of the band's, committed suicide in 1996, and as the media has repeatedly pointed out, De-Loused in the Comatorium is supposed to be a chronicle of his life and death. This is a monumental case of the media blindly reviewing off their press kits-- there's absolutely no way of gleaning this story/idea/topic/concept/whatever in the hilariously awful, sub-Burroughs, refrigerator-magnet montage of dark PSAT words that make up this album.
Few bands in popular modern rock share their technical prowess, super-adventurous listening habits, or K2 conquering ambition. If they could somehow manage to channel all of it into something other than a tribute to their own excess, even we believe it would probably be totally quacking awesome.
Of course, this is still Mars Volta's idea of accessibility; having left the earth's orbit sometime in 2003, they can only go further into the cosmos. If you can commit any of these attention deficit disorders to memory, you're probably in Mars Volta. If you can explain the concept (something about a cursed Israeli ouija board) without having read any of the pre-release materials, you've recently done NO NO WORD!!!! with Lil' Wayne.
Hey, I love em, but a lot of that is funny because it's true. (Except quote 2, because their shit is already awesome.)
Don't get me wrong, I read Pitchfork, often because they have some (note: some, not all) good articles. And they often write about bands I listen to, whereas Rolling Stone is writing about the new Madonna or Usher album or whatever. But they can be hipster f ucks a lot of the time. They'll talk about bands nobodies heard of as if everyone's heard of them. And they clearly take biases on some bands, especially The Mars Volta. Everyone knows Deloused is a modern-day classic. Plus, they're whole point scale is whacked. Really, can someone explain to me the difference between an 8.2 and an 8.4? One other thing: they'll often hype a band for one album, and then call all the albums after that mediocre, even if they're great.
And one last thing: They trashed Sun Kil Moon's Tiny Cities album (the one where Kozelek covers Modest Mouse tunes) based solely around one song. And the song wasn't even that bad ("Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes"). I've also read more than one review where they just talk about the band and don't mention a word about the actual songs.
Oh, and if you ever see pics of the Pitchfork Music Festival, it's all a bunch of hipster-than-thou looking idiots. Seriously, buy a pair of f ucking shorts. You don't wear jeans in 80+ degree weather (I've seen hipsters at Bonnaroo do this).
Post by famousblueraincoat on Apr 11, 2008 13:07:11 GMT -5
summerteeth214 said:
\ Oh, and if you ever see pics of the Pitchfork Music Festival, it's all a bunch of hipster-than-thou looking idiots. Seriously, buy a pair of f ucking shorts. You don't wear jeans in 80+ degree weather (I've seen hipsters at Bonnaroo do this).
I've been to Pitchfork festival, and the pictures do not a lie tell. There really are that many tools wearing ridiculously inappropriate garb.
Post by chicojuarz on Apr 11, 2008 13:57:01 GMT -5
attornaroo said:
summerteeth214 said:
\ Oh, and if you ever see pics of the Pitchfork Music Festival, it's all a bunch of hipster-than-thou looking idiots. Seriously, buy a pair of f ucking shorts. You don't wear jeans in 80+ degree weather (I've seen hipsters at Bonnaroo do this).
I've been to Pitchfork festival, and the pictures do not a lie tell. There really are that many tools wearing ridiculously inappropriate garb.
Post by Darth Boo Boo Kitty @#*& on Apr 11, 2008 14:21:20 GMT -5
attornaroo said:
summerteeth214 said:
\ Oh, and if you ever see pics of the Pitchfork Music Festival, it's all a bunch of hipster-than-thou looking idiots. Seriously, buy a pair of f ucking shorts. You don't wear jeans in 80+ degree weather (I've seen hipsters at Bonnaroo do this).
I've been to Pitchfork festival, and the pictures do not a lie tell. There really are that many tools wearing ridiculously inappropriate garb.
That doesn't make it any less fun. In fact, I think it makes it more fun to point out the inappropriately-garbed people.
We saw a hipster at Langerado this year wearing the complete uniform, including the obligatory bandana. It was about 73 degrees and mostly sunny. Not a particle of dust in the air.
Yeah, I saw some metal guy at 'roo last year wearing all black: black jeans, black shirt, and black leather jacket. You're just too metal for your own good at that point.
I've been to Pitchfork festival, and the pictures do not a lie tell. There really are that many tools wearing ridiculously inappropriate garb.
That doesn't make it any less fun. In fact, I think it makes it more fun to point out the inappropriately-garbed people.
We saw a hipster at Langerado this year wearing the complete uniform, including the obligatory bandana. It was about 73 degrees and mostly sunny. Not a particle of dust in the air.
I'm sure it doesn't. If I lived in Chicago, I'd probably go. They always have a great lineup. It's just those hipsters...
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Apr 11, 2008 18:30:11 GMT -5
summerteeth214 said:
rmnation said:
That doesn't make it any less fun. In fact, I think it makes it more fun to point out the inappropriately-garbed people.
We saw a hipster at Langerado this year wearing the complete uniform, including the obligatory bandana. It was about 73 degrees and mostly sunny. Not a particle of dust in the air.
I'm sure it doesn't. If I lived in Chicago, I'd probably go. They always have a great lineup. It's just those hipsters...
These pics from Pitchfork 07 look like they could have been taken at Bonnaroo.
Post by rockxprophet on Apr 15, 2008 12:37:30 GMT -5
i dont really see any scenesters any more, even pitchfork. its all hipsters, to varying degrees. i think the hardcore scene is all but dead to a select few.
i only saw a couple scenesters last year at roo, and their girl pants were soaked through with sweat.
Wow, all my friend who are going to bonnaroo with me this year just came to me and told me that MTV is hosting bonnaroo. Of course they won't believe me when I tell them otherwise because the loser drug addicted cook at the pizza place they work at said its true, and it must be because he likes drugs and he went to bonnaroo 5 years ago.
I need to confirm the rumor that a band called "My Drunk Azz" will be doing a one-man show in my tent on Thursday night. Sorry folks, just trying to make y'all smile.
I need to confirm the rumor that a band called "My Drunk Azz" will be doing a one-man show in my tent on Thursday night. Sorry folks, just trying to make y'all smile.
Karma for the laughs, I just hope your timeslots not conflicting with Umphrey's. You might miss out