J. Michelle MartinThe Flaming LipsThis year's Treasure Island Music Festival should be another one for the weekender history books, if the early leaked acts booked to perform are any indication. Unofficially on tap to perform Oct. 17 and 18 are MGMT, MSTRKRFT and Girl Talk (Sat) and Flaming Lips (who have a new record coming out), Beirut, and Decemberists (Sunday). These six are pretty top-tier acts in the indie rock/indie-leaning electronic worlds, and, well, Flaming Lips and outdoor music even
Moira Hodgson's It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $24.95) might have been subtitled The Education of a Restaurant Critic. The author's addition to an ever-expanding list of food memoirs will surprise (and probably charm) anyone unfamiliar with her New York Observer food reviews. Daughter of an English diplomat-cum-spy, Hodgson grew up in Egypt, Beirut, Stockholm, and Saigon as well as England, along the way feasting on both native co
Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Festival. But cooler weather also may have made the investment into a few ridiculously priced beers or Soju drinks worthwhile. By the time the day's headliners made their grand entrance onto the island'
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