Perry Farrell - News

Perry's Interview With The Aspen Times:

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:40:00 -0800

The Aspen Times interviewed Perry just a couple of days before Jane's Addiction's sold out New Year's Eve show. The band will be performing at Belly Up, in Aspen, CO this Thursday. Click HERE to read the full article

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Celebrate New Year's Eve with Jane's Addiction

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800

Jane's Addiction will be performing at Belly Up in Aspen.

Doors open at 9pm.

Reserved seats are already SOLD OUT - General admission tickets still available.

http://www.bellyupaspen.com/show/detail/24829

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LA Youth Network

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0800

I will be performing with a bunch of bad boys who made good on Sunday @ The Avalon in Hollywood to benefit the LA Youth Network. Rock And Roll Man! (For The Kids.)

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"The Siamese Dream Is Alive"

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

"The Siamese Dream Is Alive"
JANE'S ADDICTION side show announcement and onsale for Australia

Tue 23 Feb 2010
Enmore Theatre, Sydney (Lic A/A)
www.ticketek.com.au

Wed 24 Feb 2010
Palace Theatre, Melbourne (18+)
www.ticketek.com.au

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Perry Farrell and Pearl Jam teamed up to cover the Mountain Song at Austin City Limits this wkend

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:20:00 -0700

For the last 17 years, the going story on Pearl Jam was that they were a band that prided themselves on a willful disregard for expectations. The bullet-points are so frequently recited they can almost be announced in unison: their repudiation of the music video, their now-legendary tussle with Ticketmaster, their insistence on releasing their records on vinyl a week before they came out on CD. Lately, the group shucked the whole major label system, releasing their latest album, Backspacer, on their own, with exclusive distribution in Target and several small independent outlets. Commercial fallout be damned, Pearl Jam built their reputation on a stubborn insistence to follow their own muse.

All of which only served to make their crowd-pleasing festival-closing set Sunday at Austin City Limits that much more astonishing. Abandoning any impulse to confound or to frustrate, the group instead delivered a jaw-dropping, white-hot two-hour cavalcade of hits, one that served to aggressively reassert their relevance while casting a clean light on their past. It was by any measure the best show of the weekend. ve been here three days, Eddie Vedder said early in the evening, and in those three days weve received many, many gifts. So were going to do our best to return the favor. (Check out video from the bands set, plus footage of the Dead Weather, above.)

Experience Austin City Limits in our best live photos.

Vedder laced a series of steely guitar runs through opener Why Go? and slashed a jagged path up the center of What was most breathtaking about the set was its brute, blunt force, and the ferocity with which the band tore into the songs. Hail, Hail and Even Flow on which Mike McCready heaved his guitar behind his head and peeled off an endless, blistering solo operated at almost twice their usual speed, Vedder hurling his body across the stage, punctuating verses with punches and leaps. If Vedder is the groups outspoken firebrand, McCready is their (not so) secret weapon. His playing on Sunday was adroit without being flashy, setting the punkier numbers ablaze with nimble, looping solos.

The groups reliance on classic material afforded an opportunity to see how much theyve grown. Taken on its own The Fixer, the sterling new single from Backspacer, is a charmer, Vedder wandering through the world and setting aright all of the things that seem askew (When somethings cold/let me put a little fire on it). But coming as it did between a scorching State of Love and Trust and a volcanic, borderline-hardcore take on the songs steely optimism felt that much more earned.

Check out backstage photos of Phoenix, Avett Brothers, Blitzen Trapper and more at ACL.

For a band with a new record to flog and a good one, at that the band went light on recent songs, the best of which, the taut, hammering Got Some found Vedder frantically barking out lyrics. Despite their affinity for the guitar solo, Pearl Jams best songs operate at warp speed, and display a cannier knack for the nuances of melody than many of their supposed disciples. On Sunday it was their roots in punk rock that felt the most pronounced, with songs like Do the Evolution little more than grizzled hunks of sound.

Vedder remained chatty and good-natured. He tossed the refrain of former opening act Sleater-Kinneys Modern Girl at the end of Not for You (a song that sounded even nastier and more confrontational now then when it was released) and shared a rambling anecdote about how he and Ben Harper had been up until 8:30 that morning, during which they had figured out the solution to the worlds problems (We wrote it down. The trouble is, its just scribble you cant read it). Harper later joined the group on stage, lacing up Red Mosquito with snarling lap steel.

The set was so inspired that it was easy to forgive the band for ending on a note of shameless nostalgia. First, they were joined by Perry Farrell who Vedder announced as a guy who invented everything were doing up here, and probably most of what youre doing out there for a thundering take on Janes Addictions Mountain Song. And, like theyve done for years, the show ended with a ragged run through Neil Youngs in the Free World. It was a safe bet, but that didnt make it any less satisfying which, of course, is part of the perfect paradox of Pearl Jam: the only band in the business that confounds expectations by fulfilling them.

Set list:

Why Go?

Got Some
Not For You
Modern Girl (Sleater-Kinney Cover, Partial)
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
Given to Fly
World Wide Suicide
Even Flow
Unthought Known

(Partial)
Hail, Hail

Present Tense
State of Love & Trust
The Fixer

Red Mosquito (w/ Ben Harper)
Do the Evolution
The Real Me (The Who Cover)

Mountain Song (Janes Addiction cover w/ Perry Farrel)
in the Free World

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L.A Confidential

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:30:00 -0700

Check out Perry's latest L.A. Confidential article by clickinghere(PDF FORMAT)

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PerryEtty: The New RickyLucy?

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:40:00 -0700

Here is a new article from Urb Magazine- where I expound on the big swell in sonics; DANCE MUSIC!

In the studio today, finishing up a new track written with one Danja.

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We Live In Public

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:20:00 -0700

I highly recommend seeing the new movie by Ondi Timoner "We Live In Public" honored with the Sundance Film Festival award for 2009 Best Documentary. Ondhi is an amazing friend/film maker who selected Jane's Addiction's "Stop" to be in the film score. It is the story of Josh Harris; known as "The Warhol Of The Web." A riveting tale of what to expect in the future- as the internet takes control of our lives. Sound ominously accurate??

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Exclusive: Kaskade Working With Perry Farrell

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:20:00 -0700

After a busy summer playing club and festival gigs, house maestro Kaskade has revealed to Big Shot that he is currently working on tracks with Perry Farrell of the recently reunited Janes Addiction. m working with Perry Farrell in the studio, which is really cool, he told Big Shot exclusively. I had him over to the house. He was a huge idol of mine growing upit was the first time I was really nervous in the studio. I was shaking and holding the mouseit was awesome.

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Check out the Webisodes in the Media Gallery

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:50:00 -0700

Check back periodically for webisodes that will be posted to the Media Gallery. We've kicked it off with 3 now!

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The New Music Fest Model

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:20:00 -0700

Music festivals cant usually claim low carbon footprints. Think of all the miles driven, the trash generated and the energy used by speakers, lights and other stage equipment. But some festivals, like Lollapalooza, are seeking to turn those negatives around and create a more carbon-neutral experience, while sharing a few eco tips along the way.

Lollapalooza, which was hosted in Chicagos Grant Park August 7-9, tried to offset the emissions generated by transportation and on-site waste.

The music drew in spectators from all over the country. Over 130 bands performed, with top acts like The Killers, Kings of Leon and Tool. In fact, Janes Addictions Perry Farrell led efforts to make Lollapalooza a more Earth-friendly affair.

Organizers got to work looking for places to cut down on energy emissions. Considering the number of bands, the size of the park and the enormity of the crowd, it looked like a daunting task. But the complexity of planning a weekend music festival also provides plenty of places for small changes, which added together, can really make a dent.

The stages themselves were subject to Generators were run on a biodiesel mix, electricity was substituted for solar energy in certain spots and high-efficiency lighting replaced standard systems whenever possible. From there, organizers got vigilant about recycling. There were volunteers at designated recycling booths who handed out plastic bags to collect plastic, glass and aluminum bottles and cans. Known as Rock & Recycle centers, volunteers at these booths also gave free T-shirts to anyone who returned with a bag full of recyclables.

Near the center of Grant Park was Green Street, a quaint strip of eco-friendly retailers selling clothing, jewelry bags and the like. There, festival goers could sign up for the $800 Savings Challenge. Sponsored by the Chicago Climate Action Plan, this challenge was a list of home and lifestyle changes that add up to over $800 in one year. Suggestions include reducing your home heating temperature by three degrees ($129 savings), keeping you car tuned up and tires inflated ($185 savings) and eliminating ten miles of driving each week ($51 savings). According to their figures, in one year a person could offset 2.92 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

At the entrance to Green Street stood the Green Mountain Energy Company booth. This company played a big role in reducing Lollapaloozas carbon footprint: They sell renewable energy credits and forest sequestration offsets. They also sold $5 tags that offset carbon emissions. In fact, last year fans purchased enough credits to eliminate 5.5 million tons of carbon dioxide from being released.

Finally, there was the Green Card. Located at the back of every festival program, the Green Card was an entry form to win a Honda Insight. The catch was, each Green Card needed three stamps in order to be entered into the contest.

Lollapalooza fans had several different options for stamping their green card: visiting the Honda Eco Zone, riding public transportation or a bike to Grant Park, bringing a reusable water bottle, buying one of the fan tags or visiting the booth of a nonprofit organization. Returning one of those bags with recyclables to a Rock & Recycle center was worth three stamps alone.

So on a sunny weekend in the windy city, you could hear some great music, savor the atmosphere and feel pretty good about your impact on the planet. Lollapalooza organizers purchased enough carbon credits to offset their own vehicles, travel and generators, and prodded fans to take few more steps. With ample opportunity to party a little greener, fans walked away with plenty of tidbits on how to carry these changes over into their everyday routines.

Article byBy Julie Karceski

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Playing dress-up with Etty Farrell: Venus Zine behind the scenes at Lollapalooza 2009

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:50:00 -0700

On thefinal night Lollapalooza 2009,Venus Zinereceived a special invitation from Etty Farrell to join her in the Janes Addiction trailer for a behind-the-scenes look at the top-secret wardrobe for that nights anticipated finale.

After being transported across the park by a golf cart, we waited as Etty wrapped up dance rehearsals before welcoming us all into the tight, closed-door quarters. Janes Addiction members Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins milled about and said hello to Lou Reed, who was just about to take the Budweiser Stage.

Upon entering the air-conditioned trailer, we were greeted by Etty who looked stunning in her Versus By Versace bodysuit, Dolce & Gabbana skirt, and Yves Saint Laurent heels. I would love to live in the YSL closet, she said. Etty also wore a custom-made silver necklace emblazoned with the logo from Perrys Stage: a reminder of just how successful the Lollapalooza festival has become, and how important that nights Janes reunion was for the band, who made history with the first incarnation of the fest.

Lollapalooza 91 was created for the Janes Addiction farewell show, and now this is the first time in 18 years where everybody has come back to perform together, said Etty, as she described all the planning that went into the aesthetics of the nights show.

It was a return to the stage for Etty herself, who first met her husband, Janes Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell, as a dancer during the bands 97 Relapse Tour. For the elaborate set, Etty said she found a dancer who is nearly her twin to join her onstage for several numbers during one of which the duo would attempt to recreate the cover art from the Janes Addictions album,Nothings Shocking(Warner Bros., 1998). Pointing to a piece of wicker furniture behind her, Etty said, This is the original chair, we found it in one of the many storage units we own.

The idea, according to Etty, was to make the album cover come alive for this special event, but she cautioned, This time its a bit different, because the cover art used papier-m heads we could light on fire, and the girls were nude.

Pointing to sheer, flesh-colored bodysuits with sparse, geometric black lines, it looked like the dancers wouldnt be far from the original look, although Etty smiled and said theyd be wearing pasties. The costumes were designed bythe Brazilian-baseddesigner Ligia Morris.For the shoes, Etty chose pointy-toed slippers, a throwback to her training days as a classical ballerina. The final pieces were gray Marie Antoinettestyle hairpieces with shocks of neon pink and yellow. Because the costumes were nude, we thought we could add a pop of color with the wigs, Etty rationalized, proving the fashion prowess that previously landed her in the Victorian-inspiredVenus ZineSpring 2009fashion spread.

After modeling her own outfit for a series of snapshots, Etty delighted us with news that she and Perry will soon be getting to work on morecollaborative material, having just recorded a song with another Lolla artist, Kaskade, called Machine Girl. From recording artist to fashion designer to dancer (not to mention doting wife and mother), Etty proves that shes taken creative multi-tasking to admirable heights.

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Perry Farrell Says Mind-Altering Drugs Changed History

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700

Posted on Aug 24th 2009 4:00PM by Steve Baltin

Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell is becoming more of a fixture on the dance scene with each passing month. At Lollapalooza, he hosted Perry's, a dance area that included acts like Simian Mobile Disco, Kid Cudi and MSTRKRFT, he spins at the Coachella dance tents under the name DJ Peretz and he's lent his vocal prowess to acts like Thievery Corporation, Hybrid and, most recently, Infected Mushroom. Now, he tells Spinner that he's embracing the culture even further on his upcoming solo work. "I've been working with people like Danja, who worked with Britney Spears, and people like Kaskade, who worked with Deadmau5," he says. Never one to shy away from speaking his mind, Farrell tells Spinner that he sees the scene as the new frontier in music, in part because it shares the openness and experimentation of past movements. "If you look at Woodstock and listen to the music and look at the kids that went and the musicians, I would say it was very fueled by LSD. Then the era of Lollapalooza, it was fueled by coke and heroin," he says. "You look at the dance world and it's fueled by mushrooms and ecstasy and, in all honesty, music and mind alterations go hand in hand. If you look at the scenes that changed the course of human history they've been fueled by mind-altering drugs." To prove his argument he goes back even further. "It's experimentation and I think you can date the experimentation and art back to the impressionists, back to the Dadaists," he says. "I think there's always a healthy scene there when you have experimentation and I think it's still very much there and alive in the dance culture."

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CNN - Lollapalooza 2009

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0700

Sights and sounds from the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.

Lollapalooza Clip One

Family fun at Kidzapalooza

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USA TODAY: The Lollapalooza wrap up and low down.

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700

Rain? No problem!

Heat? Bring it!

Awesomeness? Always!

Read on to catch USA TODAY giving you the wrap up and low down aboutLollapalooza 09' in Chicago's Grant Park.http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-08-09-lollapalooza-wrapup_N.htm

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Rolling Stone Interviews Perry

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700

Check out the interview with Perry Farrell over at Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/player/29576434

Also be sure to catch the Rolling Stones Lollapolooza coverage at http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/29523903

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FUSE Presents Lollapalooza special on air

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700

Make sure to check out the FUSE special on Lollapalooza this weekend. Here are the times:

8/15/2009

8:00 pm
No. 1 Countdown
Lollapalooza.

9:00 pm
Lollapalooza 2009
The Killers; Jane's Addiction; Kings of Leon; Snoop Dogg; Rise Against; The Silversun Pickups.

11:00 pm
Lollapalooza 2009
The Killers; Jane's Addiction; Kings of Leon; Snoop Dogg; Rise Against; The Silversun Pickups.

8/16/2009

2:00 am
No. 1 Countdown
Lollapalooza.

2:00 pm
Lollapalooza 2009
The Killers; Jane's Addiction; Kings of Leon; Snoop Dogg; Rise Against; The Silversun Pickups.

6:00 pm
No. 1 Countdown Lollapalooza.

7:00 pm
Lollapalooza 2009
The Killers; Jane's Addiction; Kings of Leon; Snoop Dogg; Rise Against; The Silversun Pickups.

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Best of Lollapalooza 2009 Live!

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700

SPIN is hosting the Best of Lollapalooza 2009 Live! Make sure to check it out at http://www.spin.com/gallery/best-lollapalooza-2009-live

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New Blog from Perry

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700

Click here to read and comment.

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New Photos from Lolla & New Video

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:50:00 -0700

Check out the new photos from this past weekend at lollapalooza. Surprise guest Joe Perry from Aerosmith played with Janes Addiction for the encore of Jane Says.

Also check out the new video for "I like em' big", available here.

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Welcome to the New PerryFarrell.com

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to PerryFarrell.com, Perry's official website for all new and ongoing projects. Join the Perry Farrell community to interact, post comments, etc by clickinghere. Be sure to check back frequently for new updates.

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Chloe and Perry and Etty

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:51:02 -0700

New pictures posted of the Chloe party in LA.

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Exclusive Radio Interview with Perry this Monday Night!

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:50:00 -0700

Check out Perry's latest interview on the UK's Radio 1 rock show, going on air this Monday at midnight (Tuesday morning) UK time, the 20th/21st of July.

Listen live at 97-99 FM or www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 from 00:00 to 02:00 GST, or get access to hear it for 7 days (UK only) at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/rockshow.

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PerryEtty Sing @ Sing Sing

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:49:57 -0700

PerryEtty do a stint in NYC for Road recovery and Sing Sing Prison

We just did a weekend stint in NYC helping out young friends who caught a break with Road Recovery; a great group of folks looking out for homeless youth. We performed with Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Iggy Pop, Jerry Cantrell, Julliette Lewis, and Lilttle Steven amongst others! The day after, we went up to Sing Sing Prison and put on an amazing concert for the fellows who were doing time for drug related crimes. Etty was a hit as she was the first woman performer to ever rock the big house! You can imagine...

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Perry Farrell at Coachella 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:47:31 -0700

This past weekend at Coachella 2009, Perry Farrell made several appearances, starting on the main stage Saturday night for a song with Thievery Corporation and then again on Sunday afternoon with an electronic DJ set with his wife Etty on vocals and Eric Bobo of Cyprus Hills on percussion.

Check out some great articles about Perry at Coachella at LATimes.com, CNN.com, OCRegister.com, Billboard.com, and Reuters.com.

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Jane's Addiction Headlining Lollapalooza 09

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:45:24 -0700

The line-up for the 2009 Lollapalooza is official: Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, a reunited Janes Addiction, Beastie Boys, and Kings of Leon will headline, joined by Lou Reed, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, and Rise Against. This summer Chicago will officially rock.

Festival founder and Janes Addiction front man Perry Farrell is thrilled to return to the Lollapalooza stage alongside friends old and new. The mighty Janes Addiction returns to Lolla after 18 years -- meeting up with our pals Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode, offering the best of the freshies The Killers and Kings of Leon, and paying honor to one of our greatest inspirations Lou Reed.

In addition to the headliners, the 2009 bill is bursting with a wide-array of musical flavors like Chicagos Andrew Bird, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists, Neko Case, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector Nine), Animal Collective, Band of Horses, Of Montreal, Arctic Monkeys, Coheed and Cambria, Ben Folds, Fleet Foxes, Silversun Pickups, Kaiser Chiefs, Bon Iver, Crystal Castles, Santigold, and many more.

Musical discovery is at the heart of the Lollapalooza experience, and this years line-up features some of the most exciting break-out bands of 2009. Acts like Lykke Li, Passion Pit, Asher Roth, Friendly Fires, Gang Gang Dance, Bat For Lashes, Gaslight Anthem, Chairlift, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Virgins, Ida Maria, Glasvegas, and White Lies are not to be missed.

Back by popular demand and even bigger in 2009 Perrys will feature world-class DJs on the non-stop electronica stage. The electronica area is being constructed louder and clearer than ever, explains the stages namesake, with a lineup that knows what to do with all that sub!"

A limited number of Advance Price three-day passes are now available for $190. When this allotment sells out, Regular Price three-day passes will be available for $205. Prices include all service fees. Three-day passes and VIP packages are available at www.lollapalooza.com.

Grant Park, the jewel of downtown Chicago, will once again play host to the fifth edition of Lollapalooza on the weekend of August 7-9. Funds generated over the next four festivals have already been earmarked by Parkways Foundation to help pay for the $25 million restoration of historic Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park.

The ten-year agreement with Lollapalooza and the Chicago Park District gives Parkways great momentum in launching new youth programs, greening initiatives and capital projects throughout the Chicago Park District, said Brenda Palm, Parkways Foundation Executive Director. Since the first Chicago Lollapalooza in 2005, each attendee and sponsor has helped Parkways impact Chicagos neighborhoodsanother reason Lollapalooza is among the best festivals in the world. In a continued commitment to green initiatives and to reduce Lollapaloozas carbon footprint, organizers will once again purchase offsets for the CO2 emissions created by the festival from Green Mountain Energy Company. Festivalgoers are also given the option to purchase a $5 offset for their festival travel during the ticket purchase process and on-site at the event. In addition, Lollapalooza is upping the ante on this years Rock & Recycle program, offering fans willing to do their part for the environment the chance to win a brand new 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid courtesy of Lollas official eco-partner, Honda.

Lollapalooza 2009 is generously sponsored by Budweiser, PlayStation, VitaminWater, Citi, BMI, f.y.e. adidas, State Farm, Sweet Leaf Tea, Lifeway Kefir, and Southern Comfort.

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PerryPalooza at the Mirage Pool

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:42:43 -0700

There have been some great articles written about Perry's b-day bash this past weekend. Check out the Spin review on their website and read the LA Times article below:

From "The Movable Buffet: Dispatches from Las Vegas" by Richard Abowitz:

[Full article can be also be found on the LA Times site]

A concert promoter here once told me: "Nobody comes to Vegas to do the show of their lives." Instead, he felt, Vegas is where they come for money. And sometimes I believe that. Bands are well aware that audiences here are notorious for only caring about hits, and then there are all the before-show opportunities to party in Vegas. Slash once confessed to me that a New Year's Eve Vegas show was the only time in his career he walked onstage too incapacitated by drink to really play as well as he should. Generally all these factors add up to a lot of mediocre rock concerts. Then add that it still does not pay to bring concerts like Leonard Cohen (who was playing L.A. this weekend) to Vegas. But then there are moments like Saturday night, which restored my faith in the Strip to create the impossible.

I can't honestly say Saturday was the greatest rock concert musically I've been at in Vegas, because that honor goes to the White Stripes' aural assault Sept. 20, 2003 at the Hard Rock. But the celebration concert of Perry Farrell's 50th birthday this weekend was far more special than anything I have been lucky enough to witness before: original, totally unrepeatable, unpredictable, fun and, most important, featuring performances in Vegas that no one (even the participants) could ever have expected to hear together.

The poet John Keats in a letter once described the ability to hold two opposing ideas simultaneously without being disturbed by the contradictions "negative capability." Negative capability is the only phrase to describe the experience of Perrypalooza. Tickets for general admission were $115 and table reservations stated at $2,500, creating an elite, expensively dressed and extremely well groomed audience to gather around the Mirage pool and watch, among other highlights, the Stooges underground classic "Down on the Street" performed with Wayne Kramer of the even more underground MC5 on guitar -- a guitar, by the way, on which were inscribed the words "Arm the Homeless." The singer on "Down on the Street" was Billy Idol, whose roots go back to original British punk band Generation X and the guitar was borrowed by Kramer from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

In short, it was a night of performances by the artists who inspired the hugely influential Jane's Addiction tied to performances by the those influenced by Farrell's first successful band. As the founder of Lollapalooza, Farrell has a list of friends that runs from CBGB punk through hip-hop. The opening act, for example, was up and coming rapper Mickey Avalon. Farrell also worked through his personal history. The first song he played, "Go All the Way (Into the Twilight)" was his latest offering available on "The Twilight" movie soundtrack. And from there came a reunions with Porno for Pyros followed by Jane's Addiction. In between, were the guest musicians including, among others, members of Cypress Hill, Matt Sorum, Juliette Lewis, Debbie Harry, Tom Morello and Billy Morrison.The powerhouse night ended as Farrrell held up a bottle of Champagne to toast the audience and the performers during the everyone-on-stage jam version of "Sympathy for the Devil"

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PerryPalooza!

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:41:24 -0700

COME join us for some PLAYTIME and MISCHIEF...

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Feelin' It!

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:47 -0700

Feelin' it in Miami Beach @ Ultra Fest. NOt only was the sound fat and wobbly, the video wall was alive and reacting to the frequencies.

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Perry at Coachella

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:00 -0700

If you're going to be at Coachella this weekend, make sure to get to Perry's DJ set on Sunday, the 19th. He spins between 5:15 and 6:15 PM on the Sahara stage. See you in Indio!

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Perry Farrell Makes Raves In Toronto

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:00 -0700

From CHARTattack.com:

Tight white jeans, waist size around 30.

A bottle of red wine in one hand; a sexy, exotic wife in the other.

One-armed push-ups on the guitar monitors.

This is what 50 looks like if you're Perry Farrell.

The lead singer of Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros and Satellite Party turned 50 on March 29. He zipped in to Toronto on April 9 to for a special performance at Decadance, a super-hyper-mega Easter weekend dance party at The Guvernment complex. But rather than spin discs as his alter-ego DJ Peretz, he brought along his wife/back-up singer/dancer Etty Farrell and ex-Mink guitarist/programmer Nick Maybury for a short set sampling music from across his career.

For the most part, the crowd had no idea who he was. Either that or they didn't care. But Farrell has always been a hippie and a rave child, so the father of the Lollapalooza generation played shaman to those few who crowded close to the stage and soaked up his good vibes.

Many hardcore Jane's fans would have cocked their pierced eyebrows to hear an alt.rock classic like "Stop!" pared down to little more than Perry's vocals and a techno breakdown. Hopefully they would have appreciated the most memorable part of the show: when Farrell bent over Etty and planted his face in her white cotton panty-clad behind.

It was all slightly unusual, but this was as genuine Farrell as it gets: joyous, strutting and singing with as much gusto (and processed effects, granted) as if he was headlining Coachella.

For those of us there only to witness this curious configuration of Farrell live, it was both entertaining and endearing. From PFP's dreamy "Tahitian Moon" to the happy, sappy "Go All The Way (Into The Twilight)" (his most recent single from the Twilight soundtrack), it warmed the cockels to see that three decades in he's still full of songs to sing and the desire to get out there and try new things for new people. It's also nice to see he still has a healthy head of hair, even if, as my friend pointed out, he's styling it like a suave '70s used car salesman.

If the upcoming NIN|JA tour featuring a reunited original Jane's lineup with Nine Inch Nails becomes the big summer ticket it's shaping up to be, this is surely the last time you'll be able to walk right up to the front row, reach out and grab Farrell's white pants while he sings something from Twilight into your eyes.

Happy birthday, Perry. Never stop!

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News Coachella Style

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:00 -0700

BlackBook Magazine mentioned Perry in their special, The Most Beautiful People in Coachella 2009. Check it out to see the article and the full gallery!

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Perry Farrell Making History

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:00 -0700

Perry is the one and only 10yr Coachella veteran!

Lollapalooza is recession proof, and selling out!

Check out these articles:
URB.com
AOL Spinner
StarPulse.com

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Benefit Concert for Road Recovery

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:00 -0700

Road Recovery's goal is to help young people find their way towards a healthy future away from drugs and alcohol. This benefit will feature Perry Farrell, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Don Was, Billy Bragg and Wayne Kramer playing as sort of a supergroup. There will also be performances by Joan as Policewoman, Miggs, Ours, and Crazy James. Hosted by Matt Pinfield.

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Birthday at Mondrian!

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:39:22 -0700

We had a table a half mile long overlooking the harbor -filled with food, flowers and some of the best dj's on the planet. Here we are in a group hug: Josh Wink, Dj Rap, Christopher Lawrence and his lovely wife, Etty and I, Marc Farina, Victor Calderone, Bad Boy Bill with his gal pal, and Danga.

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Perry Farrell Live Set @ The Kool Haus

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:37:56 -0700

We are performing in Toronto @ Kool Haus with Bloody Beetroots, MSTRKRFT, and Steve Aoki. We are on at 11:30 and the set is short but SWEET. Y'all have the best pills!

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Perry, Etty and Nick @ Ultra

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:36:04 -0700

Perry, Etty, Nick and Edwin on the main stage at Ultra during the Winter Music Conference on Friday.

"Going All the Way (into the Twilight)"

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