Lollapalooza today unveiled a "Give Me an 'O'" lineup announcement for 2010. All bands are listed, but only the letter "O" shows up in each group's name. The Chicago Tribune, among other sources, has reported the festival's headliners will include Lady Gaga, Green Day, The Strokes, Arcade Fire, Soundgarden, and Phoenix. This lineup "announcement" seems to support those reports.
Other rumors include Hot Chip, The xx, Spoon, and Devo. What other bands can you guess from the "Give Me an 'O'" game? View the lineup here.
Joe Pug first caught my ear during our Lollapalooza previews from last year. I loved his debut EP, Nation of Heat, with its simplicity and powerful lyrics. But then after Pug's live performance at Lolla ended up being different than I expected for me, he kind of slipped out of my mind. He was backed by a full band and the set was more country than folk.
But with Pug's release of his first full-length album, Messenger, he has returned to my listening rotation. He does have some songs with a full band -- it works well in "The Door Was Always Open," complete with banjo and backing vocals -- but he also sticks with what worked on Nation of Heat: solo folk songs with great lyrics. The two that have caught my attention right away are "How Good You Are" and "Bury Me Far (From My Uniform)." Really digging these tunes. He also included an electric version of "Speak Plainly, Diana," a song from his EP, but I can't decide which version I like better.
I have to be in the right mood to listen to Joe Pug, but when I'm in that mood his music really works for me.
Ok Go released a video this week that pretty much blows away any music video I have ever seen in my life. They hired some engineers from Syyn Labs to create a Rube Goldberg machine that perfectly syncs with their newest single, "This Too Shall Pass". Too bad MTV will probably give the best video of the year award to come crap rap video that utilizes a fish eye lens.
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