Blogging with Fuji Rock

The best 100 songs of all time? Who be the judge?

Being the festival it is, you're sure to find a load of Fuji Rock performers past and present making their way onto the list this year.

10:34 PM

Cinema Fuji screenings announced

Another thing to do on Friday and Saturday nights. Too much to choose from. Planet Groove in the Red Marquee, Palace of Wonder and all the variety it entails, and on Friday All Night Fuji to boot. And now the choice got even harder.

8:45 PM

50 things you never knew about Glastonbury

NME's got a cool piece on their site right now called "50 things you never knew about Glastonbury."

8:56 AM

Strummerville Starting

Glastonbury concluded this weekend, and to many, the festival will always be connected with Joe Strummer, the late-great Clash front man and the leader of the Mescaleros. His presence ranges from a memorial stone laid in Glastonbury’s Green Fields to a campfire tended by Strummerville--organization which nurtures young musicians and continues Strummer’s “Yes We Can” attitude to important causes. The same organization makes an annual appearance at the Palace of Wonder bringing many of the same cast and characters. Here is a video from Day 1 of Glastonbury.

3:28 PM

Lilly Allen Commemorates Jacko at Glasto

The Telegraph is carrying a photo of Lilly Allen wearing a single white glove for her set at Glastonbury yesterday.

The paper also reports:

T-Shirts with Jackson-related slogans printed on them appeared on-site within hours of his death being confirmed.
One of the more cynical offerings read: "I was at Glasto when Jacko died."

-dave

6:08 AM

Michael Jackson R.I.P.; Farah Fawcett too

The LA Times is reporting that Michael Jackson has died of a cardiac arrest at 50, the same day that another '70s icon, Farah Fawcett, has passed away.

-- Donald

7:50 AM

aka Rhythm X, aka Dr. Octagon, aka Dr. Dooom, aka Mr. Gerbik

News flash: This ain't Fuji, but anyone who likes their hip-hop real and surreal, Kool Keith is in Tokyo tonight ...

7:00 PM

Saturday night's all right for fighting (with yourself)

This morning I chatted with George Porter Jr., the legendary bassist for New Orleans' original funksters The Meters. He'll be at Fuji with the latest incarnation of the group, The Funky Meters. I mentioned that a contemporary of his who also helped define funk in the 60s, Booker T, would be playing on a neighboring stage at approximately the same time.
"You're kidding?" he said in a tone that sounded less like pleasurable surprise and more like complete befuddlement.
"Yeah, I know what you mean," I responded. Who coordinated that?