It’s no secret that Playboy and C3 know how to throw one helluva a SXSW shindig, but Thursday night’s Rock The Rabbit After Hours Party was the end-all-be-all.  I mean, hanging with eight Playmates in an abandoned grocery store with an endless supply of BBQ and swill may be a little less than commonplace, but seeing the original Jane’s Addiction lineup shred balls from the dairy isle was definitely a first.  Sure, I was a bit apprehensive that a grown-up Jane’s (minus the addiction) might be better suited as the opener on a Styx/Def Leppard parking lot double bill, but the boys brought it and brought it bigger than ever, busting out nine aggressively explosive pre-1990’s classics.  Thank you Jane’s for leaving the steel drum and the slow karaoke anthems back in 1997 where they belong.

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On the eve of SXSW Music, Austin, Texas is a’buzz with the confirmation of a private Jane’s Addiction SXSW show on Thursday, March 19th.  While there is no mention of the time or venue, Jane’s Says there are a limited number of free fan tickets available.  From JanesAddiction.com:

Jane’s Addiction made arrangements for a number of their fans to be able to attend a special private show for free on Thursday, March 19 in Austin, Texas. Space is limited; These tickets are awarded first-come first-serve until allotment is exhausted and no guests are allowed (one [1] ticket per winner). 21AND UP ONLY. Government-issued ID will be required for entrance. Please make sure you are signed up to JanesAddiction.com with your full legal name. We will notify all winners by Tuesday. If you can be there, please read the following disclaimer and instructions:

Hmmm… isn’t this the same night of the highly coveted Playboy / C3 After Hours Party???

Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein were both critically injured late Friday night in a plane crash that killed 4 other passengers, authorities are reporting.

“The Learjet 60 crashed on takeoff at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport at 11:53 p.m. Friday” and both Barker and Goldstein were transported to the Joseph Still Burn Center, in Augusta, Georgia, suffering “extensive burns”.

Although earlier reports feared musicians Gavin DeGraw and Perry Ferrell were on the plane as well, those facts have proven to be false at this time.

While it’s unclear what caused the crash, authorities say they saw sparks “coming off the runway” during take-off.

If we at COED find out anything more about this tragedy, we’ll let you know. Click here for updates.

Instead of slapping on suntan lotion, smokin’ a doobie, and heading to Grant Park to watch tons of awesome bands at this year’s Lollapalooza, we’re still at the office like a bunch of frickin’ dumbasses. But we know we’re not alone, so we’ve scoured the Web to find all the best coverage, videos, tidbits and music coming out of Lollapalooza 2008. It’ll seem like you’re actually there, but without all the sweaty people and $25 bottles of water.

Check out the best Lollapalooza-covering Sites on the flip side! (more…)

Instead of slapping on suntan lotion, smokin’ a doobie, and heading to Grant Park to watch tons of awesome bands at this year’s Lollapalooza, we’re still at the office like a bunch of frickin’ dumbasses. But we know we’re not alone, so we’ve scoured the Web to find all the best coverage, videos, tidbits and music coming out of Lollapalooza 2008. It’ll seem like you’re actually there, but without all the sweaty people and $25 bottles of water.

Check out the best Lollapalooza-covering Sites on the flip side! (more…)

It’s a revival! This year’s Lollapalooza at Chicago’s Grant Park promises to rock the pants off, well, anybody wearing pants like no other time since Jane’s Addiction glory days. The madness kicks-off tomorrow (Aug. 1st) with bands like The Black Keys, Gogol Bordello and Radiohead ready to rock down the house–and that’s just day one.

The festival goes until August 3rd, with Rage Against the Machine reuniting to end the second day, and Kaye West–who’s reportedly being introduced by Mr. Hope, Sen. Barack Obama himself–will close out the festival. (Nine Inch Nails is playing at bascially the same time.) You can check out the entire line-up here.

Unfortunately, rumor has it that most days for the festival are all sold out, but luckily you can still get tickets here… And you thought we wouldn’t hook you up…