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The [Wednesday] Papers"As predictably as the first blossoms of Spring, the lineup for the 25th anniversary edition of Lollapalooza has arrived, though the connection between what will happen in Grant Park from July 28 to 31 and the scrappy, daylong touring alternative-rock festival that started a quarter of a century ago is merely a matter of corporate branding at these points," Jim DeRogatis writes for WBEZ. "This year, 170 bands will somehow squeeze into Grant Park between the countless companies tirelessly marketing themselves to the snookered demographic of (mostly) young, privileged, and horny drunks for an expanded four days of Walmart on the Lake. The headliners - and you're forgiven for thinking you've heard this before, because you have, today and in years past- include Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, LCD Soundsystem (back after a brief five-year "retirement"), and Lana Del Rey, to which I respond with a resounding: YAWN." * DeRogatis notes in his post that "the New York Times' ace team of music critics - Jon Pareles, Ben Ratliff, and Jon Caramancia - announced that this year, they're opting out of covering the big festivals. They specifically cited Coachella and Bonnaroo, not even deigning to mention Lollapalooza, though the paper has covered it in the past." Each year, shortly after New Year's Day, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announces the lineup for its late-April dates. In response, the pop-music critics of The New York Times look at the names on the list - last year's Grammy winners, makers of breakthrough records two years ago, slow-boiling Spotify stars whose rise has been deeply commented on by us and hundreds of others - and we rub our foreheads. A few weeks later comes Bonnaroo's announcement, for early June, and we have still not sorted out Coachella. I get the objections, but I don't know if refusing to cover the festivals is the answer - after all, you're still journalists with a duty to report on how massive amounts of people (spending gobs of money) are entertaining themselves. Maybe hate-cover them? You know, like we all sometimes hate-watch a TV show? * This, on the other hand, I like: Instead of covering the biggest festivals reflexively, we'll cover a number of smaller festivals with purpose. But then, you should have been doing that all along. * I know, I know, there's only so many hours in a day, so many days in a year. Idea: A festival beat with a dedicated reporter (or three). * "Want to see LCD Soundsystem? You can catch them at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Panorama and Way Home. Major Lazer? Coachella, Sasquatch, Firefly and Panorama. ASAP Rocky? Coachella, Firefly and Panorama. Gary Clark Jr.? Coachella, New Orleans Jazzfest, Governor's Ball and Way Home." I would submit that there's a festival bubble. In a few years it will burst and something else will break through, as music-lovers seek a new kind of experience. Only those festivals with distinct styles/brands/vibes will survive. (I would have pegged Pitchfork as a long-term survivor, but now that it's owned by Conde Nast - I assume Conde Nast gets the festival along with the site - its days as a cool destination could be numbered, if it hasn't become passe already.) - Trump's Cubs Stanley Fish, Enfant Terrible Flint Water Team: The Cost Of Good Science Proviso West Grad To Serve Aboard USS Paul Hamilton - BeachBook
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