R.I.P. Isaac Hayes

What the fuck is going on?

All Points West Music Festival '08

Who I Saw: (click name to see photos)

• Metric
• Sia
• Kings of Leon
• Radiohead (yes...again)

Highlight: Seeing Sia live for the first time and right in front no less



I also got a video of her singing "Breathe Me."

Lowlight: Before the Radiohead set, this group of people were SNORTING OXYCONTIN PILLS. One of them annoyed the living shit of me during most of the set by jumping into me, elbowing me in the eye and singing loudly and offbeat. I tried to elbow him in the ribs but of course, it meant nothing to him.

Another Lowlight: They had this stupid policy where you got a bracelet with five tabs. That was as many beers as you were allowed to have the entire day. Wait...it gets worse. You were only allowed to drink in these three "beer gardens" (they looked more like concentration camps for drunks) and couldn't walk around with your beer.

R.I.P.Bernie Mac

Lollapalooza '08

Who I Saw: (click name for pictures)

• The Go! Team
• The Kills
• Mates of State
• Bloc Party
• Radiohead
• MGMT
• Brand New
• Jamie Lidell
• Lupe Fiasco
• Rage Against The Machine
• Brazilian Girls
• Chromeo
• G. Love & Special Sauce
• Gnarls Barkley
• Kanye West

Highlight: While Radiohead was performing "The Bends" and "Fake Plastic Trees," fireworks went off in the background. It was kind of surreal especially considering it was my first time seeing them.

Lowlight: An hour before the Rage Against The Machine, a group of drunken fools tried to force their way to the front, crushing a bunch of us. My arms were essentially trapped at my sides and I couldn't breathe. Once Rage started performing, it only got worse. I spent the first 20 minutes or so with my feet off the ground. I was either being leaned forward onto someone's back or leaned back with my weight being held up whoever was behind me. At least three people were carried over my head from heat exhaustion and I know tons of others that we carried out on the other side. Zach had to stop the show several times to plead with the crowd to move back so the people in the very front wouldn't be crushed to death.

Movie of the (Last) Week: Step Brothers

Not as good as Anchorman or Talladega Nights but better than the other Will Ferrel/non-Adam McKay comedies that strived for the same aesthetic (Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, etc.)

It slows down towards the end but the last 15 minutes is insane.