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‘Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza’ Docuseries Celebrates the Alt-Rock Festival’s 1990s Heyday, but Perry Farrell Still Has a Vision for Its Future
Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell and the director of the Paramount+ docuseries 'Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza' discuss what the festival means.
That’s the year Perry Farrell created a touring farewell party for his Jane’s Addiction, invited still-new bands such as Nine Inch Nails and Ice T’s Body Count for the ride, and found a tribe of like-minded rebel youth enthralled with his tribal gathering. Between his executive-producing the “Lolla” doc and the upcoming book “Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival” (from authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour), Farrell’s live, alt-tribal showcase is experiencing a renaissance. Thinking about the past, again, momentarily, I bring up frank “Lolla” scenes of Metallic’s booking making him angry and how – at the top of the 2000s – Rick Rubin offered Farrell a piddling one million dollars to buy the “Lollapalooza” name, as its founder was having money problems at the time.
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