Archive for the ‘Kanye West’ Category
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Despite all the previous 11 acts that day starting on time, Lil' Wayne decided to buck the trend and make his fans wait for his performance genius. Thirty minutes after he was supposed to take the stage, members of his entourage began milling about, taking pictures of the crowd. After ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Kanye finally breaks his silence on the Bonnaroo fiasco here.
Choice quotes from the article:
West also blamed thrown bottles for malfunctions with his "Jane screen." (In the concept concert, Jane is the HAL-like disembodied female robotic voice of his spaceship.)
West concluded by saying his elaborate stage cuts his payday in half ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
As I meandered over to the Which Stage to wait for Sharon Jones, I heard strains of brass-driven jazz. Soul Rebels Brass Band weren't in the booklet schedule, but they more than satisfied my desire for groovy funk. They combine a hip-hop approach to performance with jazz, funk and reggae. ...
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