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May 31st, 2005The Village Voice Announces Initial Lineup for the
5th Annual Village Voice Siren Music Festival ™
at Coney Island
Saturday, July 16, 2005SPOON, MATES OF STATE, BRENDAN BENSON, VHS OR BETA, DUNGEN, Q AND NOT U, THE DEARS and many more scheduled to perform
New York, NY (May 31, 2005) The Village Voice, the nation’s largest alternative weekly newspaper, is excited to announce the initial line-up for the 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(tm) at Coney Island on Saturday, July 16th from 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m. Scheduled performers include Spoon, Mates Of State, Brendan Benson, VHS Or Beta, Dungen, Q And Not U, and The Dears, with many more to be announced.
This free, all-day, all-ages, music festival will feature live international, national and local bands performing on two outdoor stages in historic Coney Island. Now in its fifth year, the Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(tm) has solidified its status as a leading outdoor indie rock event, drawing over 170,000 music fans last summer, establishing itself as a leader in showcasing indie rock veterans and emerging artists.
Budweiser returns to the Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(tm) as the exclusive beer sponsor for the fifth consecutive year. Tower Records has signed on to be the exclusive music retail sponsor, Xbox will be the festival’s exclusive gaming console and Garnier Fructis the exclusive hair care. Other sponsors include: LG Mobile Phones, Music Player Live, Converse, Astroland and the US Army.
Please visit www.villagevoice.com/siren for continued festival updates and general information.
OK, just where the fuck do i start with this? the us army’s sponsorship? bands who are anti-war? just the general idea that rock concerts, traditionally the bastion of anti-establishment culture, can now act as recruitment posts?
and on a weird tangent, today’s class consisted of shot-by-shot analysis of head, specifically its opening sequence. the film itself is a critique of american culture during the vietnam war and the bands beatles-approved attempt at career suicide.
ive got some more to say but for now, ill leave it at that. oh, and this: im so glad i decided not to attend siren this year.
June 1st, 2005 at 9:26 pm
i love ‘head.’ it’s one of my favorite movies.
i wonder if the village voice is going to write an apoplectic expose of itself. oh, but wait, it has to go rag on starbucks for 5000 words. fight the real enemy, you know.
June 1st, 2005 at 9:29 pm
head is amazing. the sequence after mickey jumps into the water is probably one of my favorite moments of filmmaking, period. oh, those colors!
ugh, the voice. i mean, really, WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING? turns out they added the sponsorship after many of the bands signed on.
June 2nd, 2005 at 7:46 pm
I don’t know if you remember that student film of mine I showed you, but there was a sequence where I had my friend TJ dance with a top hat and cane to “Daddy’s Song” near the end. It’s one of his favorite movies ever and I figured a homage was due.