Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz on Soaking Up Culture and Making Crowds DanceGogol Bordello have become staples of the summer festival scene, and their sets are typically weekend-stealers. Their Friday afternoon performance at Lollapalooza was no exception, as Eugene Hutz brought his group’s brand of madcap gypsy punk to a rabid crowd at Chicago’s Grant Park. Click above to find out how Hutz manages to whip himself into a frenzy for shows and how the group constructs its multi-cultural pastiche songs. • Complete Lollapalooza Coverage • Gallery: Lollapalooza 2008: Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West and More • Gallery: Backstage at Lollapalooza With Perry Farrell, Slash, Gnarls Barkley and the Raconteurs • More Lollapalooza Coverage: Rock ‘N’ Roll Diary [Video: Pete Maiden]
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Published: 2008-08-05
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Videos, Lollapalooza
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Perry Farrell Talks Favorite Lollapalooza Memories, Plus Backstage PhotosWith the festival he helped organize now in its 12th year, Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell talked to Rolling Stone about his favorite Lolla moments backstage at the fest. “There’s a zillion of them. Watching Eddie Vedder jump from a stack a story high into the crowd back in 1994,” the onetime Jane’s Addiction leader said, even though he meant 1992. “I’ve seen people having sex backstage. That was pretty exciting. I’ve participated myself.” With this year’s Lollapalooza maybe sporting its most power-packed, headliner-heavy lineup yet, what was Farrell looking forward to the most? “I don’t think there will be anything but mayhem when Rage Against the Machine takes the stage,” Farrell said. Turns out he was right. For more of Farrell from Lollapalooza, plus video interviews with the Black Keys, Gogol Bordello and Mason Jennings, check out our Rock ‘N’ Roll Diary from the Chicago fest. For more behind the scenes photos from backstage at Grant Park, click here. For our full gallery of live shots from the fest, click here. [Photo: Josh Rothstein for RollingStone.com]
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Published: 2008-08-04
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Lollapalooza
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