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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Spinner notes today that Strokes frontman and newfound solo artist Julian Casablancas, when not continuing to capably ape Lou Reed and late ‘70s New York City rock ‘n’ roll, has yet another rock dream to conquer—he wants to write the television theme for the New York baseball team, the Mets.

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Lollapalooza 2010 kicked off with a bang! We got a great work out from walking from one end of the festival to the other but each trek was well-worth it for all the artists we got to see on the first day. Besides, Friday’s headliner was Lady Gaga. Not many people are going to forget that whether they were thinking, “I love her!” or “She’s just creepy” or “This is too weird.” (We actually heard people say these thoughts out loud, by the way!)

However, we want to focus on all the other great acts that just offered us all they had: The music. There’s a special connection between an audience member and a band member when he or she speaks into the microphone. They can thank us for watching but we’re really just thankful they’ve brought the sounds. They can make jokes and we’ll chuckle and have a moment even though there are hundreds surrounding us. Check Lollapalooza Day 1 through our eyes with the photos below!

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With the night coming to a close, it was time for Friday’s headliner where Lollapalooza would basically turn into Gagapalooza. I could be writing a review for Lady Gaga but, honestly, I was Gaga-ed out after only 40 minutes into her set. However, with it not even being 9:00 yet, I wasn’t ready to go home. Fortunately, The Strokes were also closing the night out on the other side of the festival and I was ready to end my day in a justified manner.

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After  announcing a dizzyingly varied lineup that range from Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and Phoenix to a veritable music Axis of Evil (Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Soundgarden), and then adding an extra 60,000 tickets because its not already overcrowded enough, the Lollapalooza 2010 set times and complete lineup have now been announced.

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Well, it’s finally here: Chicago festival Lollapalooza has announced it’s 2010 lineup.  And, as far as surprises go, they are few and far between —the long rumored Axis of Evil garnered the headlining slots with Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Soundgarden (hey, I loved ‘em back in the day just like everyone else, but come on—you hear the last Chris Cornell record?), while the sub-headliners are far more exciting.  Quite honestly, I’d rather see Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and Phoenix (bold choice for Lolla) occupying the top slots with the Axis taking up the undercard, but what can you do.

Other artists appearing in Chicago’s Grant Park over the August 6-8 weekend are…

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When Julian Casablancas came to LA to try out some of his new matieral and put on a residency, we welcomed him with open arms and ears. However, many things didn’t go according to plan. His solo album, Phrazes of the Young, didn’t get the critical praise he had expected to recieve as the front man of The Strokes. Although The Strokes’ Is This It was named album of the decade by NME, the story went a little different once Casablancas ventured off to do this own thing.

Apparently, the LA residency which took place at the Downtown Palace Theatre was “a fiasco” and the Strokes singer is now “broke” because of it. He’s lead singer of The Strokes. Julian Casablancas is not broke. However, he had a lot more to complain about during a recent interview with New York Magazine. He really, really complained.

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With Julian Casablancas releasing his solo album, Phrazes For the Young, along with a residency at LA’s Downtown Palace Theater, Frabizio Moretti starting Little Joy, and Albert Hammond, Jr. doing his own thing, The Strokes‘ reunion has been long awaited!

We brought you news of their first major date in regards to headlining 2010′s Isle of Wight Festival and now we’ve got another date to share! The Strokes have announced (via NME) that they will also be playing RockNess Festival in Scotland.

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Fresh off their 2001 debut Is This It being named Album of the Decade by NME, The Strokes are set for a big comeback in 2010 with news of their first gig since 2006.

The band will play the Saturday night headline slot at the Isle of Wight Festival, which runs June 11-13 at Seaclose Park, Newport. Jay-Z, for the record, is the co-headliner and will play opening night. The third day’s headliner have not been named, but other festival acts have been announced, including special guests Blondie, Pink, Orbital and Squeeze.

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