PERRY FARRELL ANNOUNCES KIDZAPALOOZA 2008

[Shanli143]

i think this such an innovative idea...and i've seen it work! the area is in a grove of shady trees on the lakefront side...and the kids just fit in so well. i've seen ben harper, matt costa, patti smith and perry perform....for the kiddies + kids enter free with parents. so a nice options for parents to acclaiment the kids. it's a great aspect of lolla-regardless :) Who says growing up is just about funny sarcastic comments...lol! Too kool for ol school, not here! everyone is welcome!

[blacktopaz8]

where do you buy the heroin at kidzapallooza?

[copodeazucar]

look so young! what's your secret man? hehe

[Mistwaters]

Perry Farrel is what we all should be; a bright-eyed idealist that fought like hell to keep himself that way and never let society browbeat him into being an artistically dead paper-pushing money-cog.

As far as "art in rock being dead", that's an arrogant statement that ages people that say it by assuming "those whippersnappers today" don't make great music. They DO...BUT, today's greatest bands are obscure with little radio play. In the 90's, radio embraced them the good stuff.

[EyesSetForTheSun]

Well put

[clarkreznor]

Yeah, 17 years ago jane's, NIN were great, then tool, but who now can fill their shoes?

[GaryCancer]

No one; art in rock has finally truly died. :(

[zaneknight]

your right

[jahmbo]

that's so damn cool. Good for them.

[tomaszek888]

Perry Farrel - legend. Jane's Addiction - legend.

I have my doubts, but at the end of a day think that it's all riht what he's doing now i.e. promoting rock. It's not over-the-top-Bono-kinda-save-t­he-world-but-look-at-me-first-­thing. It's fun and good for the people around I guess. This is what established and not really active rock stars could do. Ok, I'm troubled by the clash of old crazy Farrel (not really for kids) but still thumbs up.

[Kenikala]

I can't believe Perry Farrell is 49 years old. How the heck does he look so young? Bright eyes, no wrinkles...

[bparrino]

No doubt, especially after all the years of drinking and drugging? He looks healthy. He's staying in shape, cutting back on the booze I bet. Good for him. These kids are gonna blow our minds one day.

[grungesponge489]

That's cool. at the end they played 'Stop!' lol!

[Tamalinps]

haha we sure did...

[butterflyincp]

Wow, this is such a fantastic idea,, so when are you going to bring this to the east coast? Id be totally there!!Me and my sunshine love rock!

[bighiphopfan]

Wonderful video and proof that Farrell is a musical icon!

[divernathan]

Perry is the man.

[christianadams30]

Open your mind a little.  It is a great idea. It get kids interested in music rather then video games. Perry comes from a generation where music was good before the industry went into the crapper. He sees it as an investment into the future of music.

[RussX5Z]

Bad Bad idea, the most least rock metal idea! What was Perry Farrel thinking?! This is so lame. What is the rock world coming to?! Kids and underground hard rock does not mix!!

[bighiphopfan]

It's not underground rock anymore. In case you've been living under a rock, Lolla has been living well as a re branded festival in Chicago. You have not even experienced it and you're already ragging on it. Speaking of "bad idea," it has been going already for three years and has been hugely attended and performers like Patti Smith, Ben Harper, Digable Planets, and Perry himself have played the stage. Are those artists stupid or having bad ideas too?

[bighiphopfan]

It's not underground rock anymore. In caseI suppose you think you're the authority, but you actually come off like a lazy ass slacker who probably thinks you know something...guess what? You don't.

[RussX5Z]

Ha Ha Ha whatever. I was just voicing my opinion on it. Your so damn serious. And by the way you can't argue with this but most of today's artist have to sell out or else they won't make it.  And that whole MP3 shit thats killing the music industry. I personally think music is dying! True music that is. Including the underground scene, well actually the underground scene is barely a scene today. Today's time is sad... :(

[Mudget]

This stuff just comes and goes in cycles. It'll be okay =)

Good music is always lit to pop. Plenty of hot "underground" bands transitioning to bigger stages now. TV on the Radio, Explosions in the Sky, Animal Collective, man I could go on and on and on. Just go look at Lolla's lineup for this year.

I'm not very into "scenes", just good music, so I haven't really been keeping track of any "scenes".

[bparrino]

Whats with everybody? Everyone is so lame for "not knowing their underground" one day, and then when the underground enlightens the masses the next day, you bitch. Typical punk escapism. Lighten up. Noone tries to make great music so that the least amount of people possible hear it.Thats such a front. Music is what YOU make it, not what everyone else makes it.Underground is always cooler, true, but at some point you wish everyone knew about it, so u cry "its underrated" or "sell-out".Hypocrisy.