By Jeff Niesel CHICAGO -- Looking at the names of the headliners at this year's Lollapalooza, you could be forgiven for thinking it was 1998 and not 2008. Acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine were all big back then. Not that there's anything wrong with any of the bands. The line-up was as solid as any of the previous festivals that have visited Chicago since ... http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/66/all-the-rage
The last two weekends have been exhausting, sweaty, music-filled marathons that have brought to my attention exactly how out of shape I really am. I don't usually see too much of the sun or get a whole lot of exercise, but between Dfest and Lollapalooza, I'm a few shades darker and a few pounds ligh... By Josh Kline. http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=24482
Radiohead delivered a mix of new and old favorites on Friday. On Day 2, Lollapalooza organizer/musician Perry Farrell brought former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash onstage for a couple of songs. The crowd packed like sardines for Rage Against the Machine's frenetic set, which included Testify and Born of a Broken Man. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-08-03-lollapalooza_N.htm?csp=34