Tuesday, August 17, 2010 8:32PM - By Carl Pocket
Our time up in San Francisco went by faster than we had hoped! Outside Lands Festival 2010 was literally a nice breath of fresh air compared to festivals like Coachella. It also had that breeze we didn’t get at Lollapalooza the weekend before. Most of all, it had a lot of hippies who just wanted to share the love… man. To see everything from your favorite bands such as Empire of the Sun, Chromeo, My Morning Jacket and more, enjoy our Outside Lands Festival 2010 photo gallery of ALL the photos we took.
We’ve also broken our photos down into each individual day: Saturday and Sunday. However, if you’d like to take a look at all our photos at once, we’ve got every single one of them below for you!
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Monday, August 16, 2010 6:57PM - By Seraphina L.
Empire of the Sun has been everywhere lately. The Australian synth-pop duo was just at Lollapalooza last weekend. They played four sold out shows in Los Angeles and they also were one of the last acts to close Outside Lands Festival out this weekend up in San Francisco.
When the duo first announced they were releasing music together, fans of PNAU and The Sleepy Jackson rejoiced. However, for those who only knew their hit single, “Walking On A Dream,” were about to step into a drastically different chaotic world on Sunday night. The question lingers around whether or not everybody decided to buy into this world which merely distracts one from the music.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:15AM - By Morelli
Empire of the Sun will stream audio and video from their live performance during the solar eclipse on July 22nd, shortly after 8pm (PST). For 6 minutes and 39 seconds, fans can watch the broadcast on the website eclipseofthesun.org next Wednesday.
Next week’s solar eclipse will be only be visible throughout the Asia Pacific region, so if you can’t see the eclipse, at least you can get a soundtrack for the event!
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:30PM - By sergiosoto
With a name like Empire of the Sun, you have to know that your in for something good. Their debut album, Walking on a Dream, has already gone platinum in Australia. They have also been nominated for Best Newcomer by MTV Australia. Following a steady flow, the album is as cohesive and catchy as you could imagine.
You hear the songs once, and you’ll find yourself humming the tunes later on. The entire album is chalk full of humor, though it may not be apparent on the first listen. The songs do stand out as hits, but it seems as though they recorded this album with a strong sense of irony. Songs such as, “Without You,” that boast an intentionally cheesy sound force listeners to chuckle, and yet these tracks themselves are quite strong.
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