----- Original Message ----- From: "atomly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [313] off topic DEMF comment.
> [matt hellige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > how much do you know about the beginnings of and the relationships between > > the people who organized lollapalooza, for example? > > I know that, much like DEMF, it was started by somebody who was part of > the underground music scene and had good knowledge of what music to put > on the lineup (Perry Farrell). A few years later, Perry was gone and > Metallica was headlining. > > It seems that the formula for every major festival has been to get some > artist to be the figurehead for it (Perry for Lollapalooza, Ozzy for > Ozzfest, Sarah McLachlan for Lilith Fair, etc.) I was just thinking the same thing - with one exception, South by Southwest. Notably, two of their sponsors are Miller Lite and Jim Beam, with Nextel being the closest thing to a corporate giant. South By Southwest is pretty unique in every respect though. I wonder, does anyone recall if it was perverted at all when grunge took off? Tristan ---------- http://ampcast.com/phonopsia <- Music http://phonopsia.tripod.com <- Mixes, pics, thought, travelogue & info http://www.metatrackstudios.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email <FrogboyMCI> <- AOL Instant Messenger _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
