From the Eastsport Cafe at Lollapalooza '08: Electric Touch
VIDEO! Watch as the Austin-based quartet chat with SPIN.com about their self-titled debut record, Bonnaroo's "fountain of filth," and much more.
By Joe Coscarelli 08.08.08 6:04 PM
The colossal Lollapalooza festival came and went this past weekend (Aug. 1-3), but if three straight days of non-stop performances couldn't satiate your musical hunger, SPIN.com is bringing you exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, including this intimate sit down with Texas-bred foursome Electric Touch.
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From the Eastsport Cafe at Lollapalooza '08: Tally Hall
VIDEO! Watch SPIN.com chat with the Tally Hall gang (sporting their many colored ties) about their Internet show, television, and playing with the Zombies.
By Joe Coscarelli 08.08.08 5:35 PM
Last weekend at Chicago's Lollapalooza festival (Aug. 1-3), which featured sets from the likes of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Kanye West, and Rage Against the Machine, SPIN.com kicked back in the air-conditioned Eastsport Cafe with Michigan quintet Tally Hall for a brief chat.
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From the Eastsport Cafe at Lollapalooza '08: Steel Train
VIDEO! Jack Antonoff and Evan Winiker of Steel Train speak with SPIN.com's Peter Gaston about Conan O'Brien and their friends and family.
By Joe Coscarelli 08.08.08 5:30 PM
The festivities at this year's Lollapalooza raged on for three days and nights last weekend (Aug. 1-3) at Chicago, IL's Grant Park, but sheltered from the raging sun, SPIN.com set up camp in the breezy Eastsport Cafe to catch up with some of the fest's hottest acts.
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From the Eastsport Cafe at Lollapalooza '08: Tiny Masters of Today
VIDEO! Watch as the youngsters -- plus drummer-cum-club kid Jackson Pollis -- impart their wisdom about free swag and American politics.
By Joe Coscarelli 08.08.08 2:59 PM
Lollapalooza 2008: In Pictures
Check out our exclusive gallery of up-close-and-personal images from last weekend's three-day festival in Chicago, which captured everyone from Jack White to Kanye West in their primal performance glory.
By Kenny Herzog 08.05.08 2:00 PM
Lollapalooza has once again come and gone like a summer beacon of bountiful awesomeness, having passed through Chicago's Grant Park from Aug. 1-3. But fortunately, we have the modern miracle of still photography (YouTube what?) to keep the memories from fading into festival obscurity, and to remind those who couldn't make it what a terrible, terrible mistake they had made.
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Inside the Dell Dome
Peek inside the Dell Dome, an interactive music experience that's making an impact this summer at festivals nationwide.
By Peter Gaston 08.05.08 1:37 PM
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From the Eastsport Cafe at Lollapalooza '08: the Cool Kids
Watch SPIN.com's Peter Gaston sit down with the Cool Kids to chat about baseball and afternoon intoxication.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 08.04.08 4:34 PM
This past weekend (Aug. 1-3), the masses congregated at Chicago, IL's Grant Park for the mighty Lollapalooza festival. Thousands of avid music fans were able to catch top-notch sets by bands such as Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Kanye West, and Rage Against the Machine, among others.
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Lollapalooza '08 Editors' Blog: Four (Final) Observations
Eli "Paperboy" Reed delivers, so does Kanye, Mark Ronson's revue proves rousing, but Saul Williams' rock ensemble falls flat.
By Doug Brod 08.04.08 1:28 PM
1. No one was shouting “Eli, my man!” or “It’s Eli, he LOVES us!” (don’t get it?
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Lollapalooza '08 Editors' Blog: Five (Maybe More) Observations from Day Two
Okkervil River turn in Lollapalooza's best set, so far, and fellow Texans like the Toadies and Explosions in the Sky also impress SPIN editor Doug Brod.
By Doug Brod 08.03.08 4:14 PM
1. I once read a news story about a biker-dude lottery winner who lived at home with his mom on Long Island and admitted to enjoying a "sponge shot"—after wiping down the bar at the end of the night, his favorite bartender would squeeze the funky liquid into a glass for our hero to down.
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Hey Lollapalooza: Check Out a Free Gutter Twins Show, Dell Dome Festivities
Don't forget to RSVP for Spin and Dell's late-night fiesta, also featuring a live set from Does it Offend You, Yeah? Plus, visit the Dell Dome on the Lolla grounds.
By William Goodman 08.01.08 1:21 PM
As any seasoned Lollapalooza concertgoers knows, once a day at Grant Park comes to an end the late-night festivities are just getting started.
