2009.07.18 Rock N Coke Festival, Istanbul, Turkey

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:17 pm

(CUL) ISTANBUL TO HOST ROCK'N COKE MUSIC FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND

ISTANBUL (A.A) - 15.07.2009 - Turkey's open-air rock music festival "Rock'n Coke" will be held at Istanbul Park, the Formula-1 circuit, on July 18-19.
World-wide known bands like Linkin Park, Nine Inch Nails and The Prodigy as well as popular names of rock music such as Kaiser Chiefs, Santigold, Jane's Addiction, Janelle Monae, Juliette Lewis, Howling Bells, D2, Cold War Kids and Razorlight will take stage at this year's festival.

Turkish bands and musicians like Duman, Manga, Cartel, Hayko Cepkin, Emre Aydin and Aylin Aslim will also perform at the festival which will bring together a total of 26 bands and more than 300 musicians from all over the world.

Speaking at a press conference on the upcoming event, Rock'n Coke's Production Director Uluc Dundar said that Istanbul Park had the capacity to host nearly 40,000 people and it had a camping area where 15,000 people could pitch up tents to stay during the festival.

With its content, musical vision and structuring, Rock;n Coke stands out as a unique offering for music lovers in Turkey.

Over the last six years, Rock;n Coke has succeeded in becoming one of the world;s most-anticipated music festivals. Up until now, the festival has hosted 79 foreign acts, 56 domestic acts and over 500 musicians.

Rock;n Coke has gained a sterling reputation for presenting the biggest names in Alternative Rock to tens of thousands of music-lovers. Past acts include Pet Shop Boys, Iggy & the Stooges, The Cure, Placebo, Muse, The Smashing Pumpkins, Franz Ferdinand, Chris Cornell, Manic Street Preachers, Simple Minds, Suede, The Cardigans, 50 Cent, The Rasmus, Korn, The Offspring, and Skin. (DO-AÖ)

http://haber.turk.net/haber_detay.asp?I ... 86&Cat=ENG

Post by **hydro** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:56 pm

"Three Days"
http://spinearth.tv/report/janes-addict ... e-festival

It's been almost 20 years since Jane's Addiction released "Ritual De Lo Habitual", widely believed to be one of the best rock albums of all time. It predated Nirvana's "Nevermind" by a year and would set the tone for rock and roll for the next decade. Considered to be the favorite track by many fans, "Three Days" is epic in it's length and sonic span.

The band broke up shortly after touring in support of the album and would not get back together until a brief tour in 1997 with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea. In 2001, they teamed with Porno for Pyros bass player, Martyn LeNoble for the album, Strays, (LeNoble would be replaced by Chris Cheney in 2002) but the reformed group would only last until 2004 and would never quite equal the edginess of the original line up.

Recently, Jane's has reformed again, this time with their founding bass player, Eric Avery, onstage to play the parts within the spirit they were written. Of all of Jane's Addiction's songs, perhaps none is more indicative of what was missing since 1991 than "Three Days".

SPIN Earth was in Istanbul for the Rock N Coke festival and we're proud to bring you a little taste of what Jane's fans have been missing the last 19 years. The video was taken with a small, hand-held video camera and is not Hollywood quality. But, hey... It's front row Jane's!

-Jason D. Jones
SPIN Earth Correspondent, Istanbul

Post by **hydro** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:31 am

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebekulak/s ... 603804591/

Post by **hydro** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:28 pm

"Three Days"
http://spinearth.tv/report/janes-addict ... e-festival

"Mountain Song"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QA0EhvDuQg

"Been Caught Stealing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fORkSL2nfxw

"Jane Says"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhOZTu5pWWc

Post by **hydro** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:12 am

great pics!! a few more here
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnoth ... 31997.html

Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction) Whips Fans With Feather and Gets "Creative" With Maracas

StickyFingers · Post by **StickyFingers** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:51 am

hydro wrote:great pics!! a few more here
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnoth ... 31997.html

OMG.... again Perry travelling to space

Post by **hydro** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:43 am

SPIN Earth sat down with Perry Farrell after Jane's Addiction thrilled fans in Istanbul during the Rock'N Coke festival, Turkey's largest music event of the year. (Interview below is condensed and summarized).

SPIN Earth: Why did you come to Istanbul?
Perry Farrell: I was curious, and I wanted to see what it's all about, so we came to play here. I'm glad we did.

SE: Why?
PF: I was a little reserved about the idea, I didn't know what to expect. But I believe in tolerance and understanding, so here we are in Turkey. I'm blown away by it. The crowd was great tonight - they are youth culture wanting to be a part of the world. Tonight they got to experience more culture.

SE: Talk more about that, if you will.
PF: Music changed the world, and it still does. The youth here wants to experience some change too, that's true everywhere. We brought some culture here, and they got to see it and feel it for a couple days. There was great energy from the crowd tonight. It was building from curiosity at the start, on up through big energy by the end. If we do our job well, you can see the indoctrination, you can see people get more into it. That happened here.

SE: How do you make that connection work?
PF: I use sarcasm and humor to connect, along with the music of course. You could see it working tonight- we did connect, in both directions.

SE: Any final thoughts on being here in Istanbul?
PF: Worlds are colliding. Everyone can have a point of view, and do their own thing. It's all good, I support it and am glad to be a part of it. A lot of tolerance is a good thing for everyone. I definitely plan to come back to Turkey.

SE: We can't part without mentioning Lollapalooza, which you are behind, and where Jane's Addiction will also play.
PF: We're taking it to the next level - you need to see it this year. Speaking of what's happening in the world, we'll have an electronic/DJ area this year that's fully renovated and ready to go. We'll have new LED screens everywhere so more people can see more. I was talking to Depeche Mode - they are very excited about the festival this year. And so is Jane's Addiction - you know, you'll get some surprises from us this year, something very special!

SE: See you there, and thank you.
PF: Thanks.

a few more videos at this link,watch Dave make one fan very happy lol
http://www.spinearth.tv/report/perry-fa ... llapalooza

Post by **hydro** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:48 am

Story: Original shot was taken by a girl in Istanbul on a cell phone... Duane Piedmont then made it into a pic design! Nice going girl in Istanbul and Duane!!!

Post by **hydro** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:05 am

StickyFingers wrote:
hydro wrote:great pics!! a few more here
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnoth ... 31997.html

OMG.... again Perry travelling to space

I know like how does he do that right??

Mudget · Post by **Mudget** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:49 am

nevermind how does he do it with a messed-up calf muscle.

just ...... how does he do it???

lol