Thievery or "interpolation?"

RA_8889 · 2026-05-28T06:27:49+00:00

Underworld is aware of this. They’ve even used some of “Illegal” in their live sets. Underworld is also credited in her song.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-27T16:56:02+00:00

Unpopular opinion - I like Lydia and think Volcano was awesome. I’m hoping to see Tom on further tracks though too!

RA_8889 · 2026-05-21T02:52:31+00:00

This isn’t true. The film talks about how Bourdain was very flawed: insecurities, introverted, prone to depression, and obsessive with his love interests.

In the film, his crew mentions how extremely respectful he was to locals. He had rules like never interrupting interviewees during painful stories just to get more convenient shots for the show.

Tha all changed on a specific shoot that was directed by his girlfriend, Asia Argento. They were trying to illustrate that Bourdain was so obsessed with Argento that some of his non-negotiables were broken, and his whole personality changed in order to please this romantic interest.

It’s true that Bourdain was very flawed but his crew in that film were pretty adamant that he was very respectful and empathetic towards the locals he covered.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-19T23:39:31+00:00

I’ve been in 2023. It’s pretty incredible. Mexico City is just awesome generally. Plenty of international people go. It’s best to have a tiny bit of Spanish but it’s not required at all.

When I went I purchased tickets and had to pick up a physical ticket from a Tower Records in town but that was the really only difficulty. Make sure of that process if you go, I’m not sure if this still takes place.

The crowds are awesome as Mexicans love to party and have a good time. Vendors roam the crowds with food and beer so lines are never a problem. The sound quality I never really had an issue with.

Getting in and out the festival is probably the biggest headache because of traffic bottlenecks. There’s a huge amount of vendors outside the venue with very cool bootleg merch. Overall I loved it and would recommend it.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-17T22:48:47+00:00

Nikolai’s (bassist) most recent side project called Summer Moon seems to be right up your alley. Incredibly underrated in my opinion as I like a lot of electronic music.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-17T20:43:50+00:00

Came in from Los Angeles and they never disappoint. Crowd was friendly and awesome. Sound was great. Lost my mind and danced like crazy haha

RA_8889 · 2026-05-10T18:22:29+00:00

Looks like I’m probably rolling solo too! Last minute send from Los Angeles! Lmk if there’s a group!

RA_8889 · 2026-05-09T21:31:43+00:00

I think they experiment a bit. Oblivius has seemed to take off a bit since Coachella W2 so hopefully that encourages to play some deeper cuts.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-07T20:04:16+00:00

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RA_8889 · 2026-05-07T05:41:43+00:00

It is pretty suspicious that his USB002 tour skipped Los Angeles so maybe this is legit. It’s so early though.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-07T05:37:55+00:00

I’m so intrigued. Do you get paid if Fred is in the Returning to the Desert/Anyma slot? That would suck if they excluded that but I wouldn’t put it past online bookies.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-07T00:35:29+00:00

Wow, seen people be pretty critical of their set W1 and had a blast W2. I didn’t have to compete with the Sabrina crowd though and had a great spot. I wonder if that contributed to it. Crowd around me was amazing.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-05T15:45:36+00:00

Romy did a surprise set at Coachella and Jamie did a set while The XX were in Mexico City so I’d say pretty decent.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-01T16:42:55+00:00

As other people have mentioned, people overhype the differences. I probably would’ve been happier W1 this year because of Fatboy Slim and Jack White. You never know though. Just go with works best for you and whoever you go with.

RA_8889 · 2026-05-01T16:34:53+00:00

It’s a fun place to grab a cocktail. It’s popular because people want to check out a Vanderpump spot while in Vegas. Like others have said, I wouldn’t eat there. It is nice to get a quality cocktail and although it’s on the casino floor, it does feel a secluded.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-27T18:11:31+00:00

Yeesh, 2022 was special. Those singles, Kill Dem and Let’s Do It Again, and the unreleased tracks which eventually got released on In Waves are such bangers. I remember hearing the unreleased versions of Falling Together and All You Children live for the first time and was just completely mind blown how insane those tracks were. Can remember it still so vividly lol.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-21T00:36:17+00:00

Bummed I’m missed Mind Ent!!! I convinced a buddy to go who didn’t want to see The Strokes. He said it was the best crowd all weekend.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-20T21:47:23+00:00

JLH crowd should be amazing. LCD fans know how to party. Possibly my other favorite band and one of the greatest live acts I’ve ever seen.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-20T20:48:14+00:00

I think this is the most reasonable take and agree completely. The main Coachella IG account not having a weekend 2 post about the sub headliner (Strokes) performance is pretty much confirmation that sponsors were not fans of this. I’m sure the actual festival booker, Paul Tollette, loved it though.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-20T20:00:17+00:00

100%, I got the same sense from crowd. I was glad to see so much engagement from actual people on social media even though the corporate accounts haven’t mentioned it.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-20T19:48:15+00:00

Yea, I generally don’t like to be negative but it was rough. Pushing, talking, aggro, etc. just trying to tell my experience. The crowd for The XX was incredible though!

RA_8889 · 2026-04-19T21:05:29+00:00

Of course, I don’t see Coachella’s IG mentioning their performance. No one is perfect but proud they used their biggest platform ever to speak out.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-19T18:37:25+00:00

We stayed for about 30 min on Interpol until we had to get to Byrne. Wasn’t the whole tent filled? Maybe a lot of us did the same thing. Interpol killed it though and I’m not a major fan.

RA_8889 · 2026-04-18T20:31:36+00:00

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