Bonnaroo Festival Line-Up Pissing People Off

Bonnaroo is an awesome music festival which generally has similar music as Coachella and, since their line-ups are close each year, it is no surprise that people hate how their line-up is being announced.  Today, from noon to midnight, new music acts will be posted every 5 to 10 minutes in hopes that they draw more attention to the line-up and festival itself.  So many people are checking their MySpace just to complain and demand the line-up immediately.  I, for one, think it’s a really cool way to announce the music.  It’s like opening a bunch of small gifts.  Oh, look.  Weezer.

Nike Dunk “Coraline”

Okay, I’m not sure if these are real or fake but all I know is that they’re realllly fresh.  If you can tell, let me know because I’m curious. (UPDATE: They are, in fact, real.)  Picked them up for a steal regardless.

The exterior is mainly a tweed/wool combination and the tongue is a nylon material that can also be seen on the back of the sneaker.  The inside is a soft material which may be satin and has stars along the the upper inside and the insole of the shoe.  Oh, and if the giant buttons weren’t distinctive enough, the bottoms glow in the dark.  This is definitely one of my top pick-ups of the year thus far.

Evolved Footwear

Normally, I get tired of seeing sneaker customization and small, new companies that try to take over the sneaker community.  It generally makes me feel like the culture is easily manipulated by stupid fads and nine out of ten times, it’s the basis of a “street wear brand”.  Evolved Footwear takes a whole new approach to sneakers and the connected community.  Refreshingly, they make some customs and some t-shirts and even some sunglasses.  Check out their light-up technology.  If you provide the sneaker, they’ll install the lights for $125.  That’s a pretty good deal for a sneaker that’s guaranteed to be noticed.

Be sure to check out their store.

Chris Walla from Death Cab Gets My “Best At Hating On Owl City” Award

Not sure if you’ve heard of the Men At Work scandal but apparently a judge ruled their giant hit “Land Down Under” as a rip-off of a traditional Australian folk-song.  They now owe royalties dating back to when the single was first released.  How much bullshit is that?  Chris Walla (guitarist for Death Cab) weighs in…

The Men at Work plagiarism verdict is garbage, they got robbed. Related: Owl Cityshould really consider buying Ben [Gibbard] a pony.

BOOOM!  SUCK IT OWL CITY!  YOU ARE THE SOULJA BOY OF ALTERNATIVE POP!

Diplo Gets Excited For M.I.A. Collabo With Sleigh Bells

And rightfully so.  Sleigh Bells are one of my favorite bands right now.  I hope to check them out when them come on over to Seattle.  This was confirmed by Diplo on his Twitter account last night.  As you may not be able to tell from the lack of urgency in my voice, my pants have been filling with poop and pee as I write this.  I will be continuing this post with pictures of Diplo, Sleigh Bells, M.I.A., and Ravage.  Thank you.

Converse All Star Chukk Mids

In case you missed the play on words, the Converse Chukk is their own take on the beloved “chukka boot” layout.  I can’t tell if I like them or not but I definitely think these are creative and have great potential.  There have actually been a few Converse imitations in the past few months so this is pretty interesting to me.  You’d think they wouldn’t be trying to fix what ain’t broke.  Anyway, this is pretty neat.  They should be available in the states in due time.

New Album In The Works From The Strokes

The Strokes are currently working on a new album.  This is the best news I’ve heard for a while and I can’t wait to see how they do since about half the band went solo.  Anyways, they’re scheduled to play a few festivals in Europe in the spring so hopefully that can translate to Sasquatch or Bumbershoot or a U.S. tour?  Either way, I’m stoked.

Fever Ray Proves She Is Weird As Shit

So by now many people have seen at least one (or all) of Lady Gaga’s music videos.  They have been met with extreme dislike or infinite adoration, generally based on how people take to bizarre videos featuring distortions of all kinds.  Needless to say, many people would say she is (to put it lightly) weird.  The video below, however, makes Lady Gaga seem like Bo Bice.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT?????????????

I Hate Myself Reissued By No Idea Records

I Hate Myself is a band that existed when I was too young to realize how amazing they are.  No Idea Records is re-releasing their album “10 Songs” on vinyl and c.d. for super cheap prices.  I’m seriously considering picking up the vinyl because it’s only $6.  Anyway, give them a listen if you like passionate, underrated, poorly recorded post-punk.

I hope they reunite sometime…

Idiot Pilot @ Viking Union

Last night Idiot Pilot played for the What’s Up! Pre-Award Show along with Sugar, Sugar Sugar, Rooftops, and Yogoman Burning Band.  They were all amazing but this Idiot Pilot show was incredible.  They played last, starting at midnight and going until about 1 a.m.  They played a lot of their newer stuff but they did not disappoint with the songs they chose from their older album.  In general it felt like a lot of people left before they played but that’s alright with me.  It was nice to see them again.  Hopefully they’ll play a lot more after they release their new album.

Sorry about the bad picture quality.  I didn’t want to bring my camera because I thought it could get messed up.  This is from my iPhone.