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I've been doing a ton of research on Roo, and other festivals, and it seems that Coachella attracted quite a bit of celebs... including Jessica Alba , Paris Hilton , Mischa Barton , Tara Reid and Cameron Diaz . What celebs have shown up at Roo in the past, and who do you think might show up this year?
Post by stallion pt. 2 on May 1, 2007 16:38:34 GMT -5
Who cares about celebrities? Cover em in mud and they'd look just like the rest of us Roovians. I do know that the performers are often seen strolling the grounds (see Victor Wooten Pic on inforoo backdrop). I've seen Mike Gordon and Jim James checking out other acts from the general area, and in 2004 Peelander Z spend the whole weekend crusing aroud centeroo on a golf cart being zany.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
Post by guitardevil on May 1, 2007 18:52:44 GMT -5
i guess i would kind of consider Bo Bice a celeb considering his Idol fame, but regardless he came on stage and (to my recollection) did a hell of a version of Panama with Trey.
"You just came in second in American Idol, what are you going to do now?!" "I'm going to go get wasted at Bonnarooooooo"
Post by steveternal on May 1, 2007 19:12:23 GMT -5
Aside from the fact that the musicians are commonly spotted milling around Centeroo and digging into others' sets, not many non-musician celebrities have been spotted. I heard that Kate Hudson was spotted backstage during Chris Robinson's set in '04, but that's about it.
I've sent in my application to the Real World. So I'm hoping to hear back from that. I'm putting A LOT of my eggs into that basket, the MTV basket. I'm also thinking about getting a gun, and dealing crack. Being a crack dealer. Not like a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly like, "hey, what's up guys? Want some crack?"
I also know Drew Barrymore is a huge fan of The Flaming Lips. Maybe? I should note I really couldn't care less if any of these people showed up or not. I'm just bored.
I've sent in my application to the Real World. So I'm hoping to hear back from that. I'm putting A LOT of my eggs into that basket, the MTV basket. I'm also thinking about getting a gun, and dealing crack. Being a crack dealer. Not like a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly like, "hey, what's up guys? Want some crack?"
somebody told me Drea de Matteo was there one year but I can't remember who i heard she was dating at the time.
She was there last year w/Shooter Jennings. I saw him in the crowd during MMJ but by the time I got the rest of my peeps to turn around he had wandered away. I didn't see her, though. I think it was in the Beacon.
I met umm whats his name from Survivor in 05. I think his name was Reuben. He was a hippty and as a career he was a guidance counselor or something. I don't know but he was a cool dude. I remember everyone was like hey your that guy but they couldn't figure out exactly who he was.
"Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience and rebellion that progress has been made." Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"You're either on the bus or off the bus." Ken Kesey
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
I will be there this year, so please people, dont ask me for an autograph... I am there for the whole experience, for 4 days just pretend like I am one of you!
"They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon."
Mirrored, the highly anticipated official debut album by Battles already causes quite some discussion on the world wide net. And it is a début album, folks. The reissue of the EP C/B EP by Warp was a good thing to discover those records that were not too easy to find, but it wasn't a full album. Yet, there are already discussions going on between fans, and this is not caused by a complete change of style by the band, but just by the introduction of vocals and maybe by the fact that Mirrored just sounds a little happier and more danceable than Battles' previous work. Still, the unconventionality of the band remains untouched, and I can imagine that people get pretty nervous by the frantic and frenetic music Battles makes. I admit, opening track Race:In isn't the most easy tune to start a record with: the frenzied cymbal drumming, the hectic guitar licks and the whistling and chirpy vocals on top of each other might raise some eyebrows but once John Stanier hits his snare this tune turns into a beast of a song. Race:In is in another way the perfect introduction for what is about to follow: it has all the ingredients of this album in one song.
Next up is Atlas, the lead single, here in a slightly longer version and definitely the best choice for a single. The bass groove is relentless and irresistible, the deformed vocals sing a cheery childlike melody on top of it, and after the first part (at about 1 minute 43 seconds, to be exactly) an overwhelming beat storms in to lift the track up to a higher and overpowering level. This is brilliance and by far the best piece of music I have heard this year. In the middle part (not on the single version), it is as if Battles wants to teach us how to write a Battles tune: the song is stripped down to its groove and layer upon layer reconstructed again, to end up in the main guitar theme we've heard before. It's just impressive how a danceable pop tune can sound so unconventional and surprising. Ddiamondd takes the speed to a higher level and is a short but hectic song with hyperactive vocals and a ruthless rhythm. It is now completely obvious that Battles is the sum of four very talented musicians, each of them bringing in their own influences.
I won't start reviewing each and every song off the album, although I'm very much inclined to do so. Tonto is another highlight that refers back to the music on the EP's, and proves to me that Battles hasn't changed that much: the vocals are merely used as an extra instrument, delete them and you'll see that this whole discussion I referred to earlier is useless.
So is this a masterpiece? It is very close to it. There are a few tracks in which Battles looses its concentration and starts messing up a bit. Rainbow, for instance, does not appeal to me at all and is obviously highly influenced by Tyondai Braxton's jazz background, while Bad Trails is more of a soundscape that lingers on just a little too long. But Mirrored proves that Battles is a band not afraid to reinvent itself, to add new ideas, to be as unconventional as ever, and the album manages to bewilder, amaze and confuse the listener all at the same time. I can't wait to see how they will translate this music into a live context.
, Paris Hilton 
, Mischa Barton 
. What celebs have shown up at Roo in the past, and who do you think might show up this year?
attended last year. Evidently she really digs Radiohead.
