like a virgin

virgin festival 2007 has come and gone (several months ago...i'm a little behind), and it was...something. the irony of "environmentally conscious" overconsumption was not lost on me, but kudos to virgin for putting some effort into making the entire affair at least somewhat ecologically responsible. big points for the corn-derived, biodegradeable plastic cups and the "recycling police" posted at every recycling bin. extra big points for the recycling police posted by the dj tent who had the multitasking wherewithal to rave and recycle at the same time. big ups to you, raver hippie.

i won't attempt to make any serious discussion of the music, since it's been covered approximately one billion times already by people with more talent and/or clues than myself. highlights were LCD Soundsystem, 311, Girl Talk, Amy Winehouse, and CSS, who i was completely oblivious to prior to seeing them at virgin. the police seemed totally lackluster and without enthusiasm, as did wu tang, who had the additional misfortune of being totally out of place at an otherwise hip-hop-free festival. not to mention being sans-ODB. ouch.

here's some pics:


amy winehouse's beehive is roughly 2x the size of the rest of her


it doesn't look like it, but i can assure you that Pat Mahoney is actually wearing shorts


Lovefoxxx (of CSS) wins the best jumpsuit award


Matisyahu took the stage by storm