The name is terrible. The lineup is underwhelming. And it's going to be the best.
Tickets for the Budweiser Made in America music festival go on sale today at 10 a.m. Pearl Jam is headlining for rock fans and Jay-Z for hip-hop fans. That's a pretty decent top-two acts, but the bill's a little disappointingly thin from there: The No. 3 act billed right now is constant Internet punching bag Skrillex.
The Made in America Lineup Is Kind of Crappy
Still, can it hold up against other music festivals this summer?
First car will be your QuietRide Car. Please, respect the QuietRide Car. If you’ve ever ridden a SEPTA train, or even set foot in one of the city’s bustling stations, you’ve heard this. And if you’re a commuter, you’re probably sick of it.
I’ve ridden in the quiet car, and I’ve ridden in the other cars, and the rest of the train really isn’t particularly loud. If you’re riding with a friend, you might be chatting among yourselves, and it’s true that many people (myself included) talk on their cell phones.
Saturday, I was scheduled to be at an event at 36th and Walnut. Had I not worn my gold wedge heels with the agonizingly biting heel straps, I would have walked. Instead, I took the trolley, got off at the wrong stop and had to toddle across Penn’s campus. It occurred to me along the way that I’d be more attractive if I walked gracefully in heels rather than clomped like a skinny-jeaned pack mule. So I decided to channel a famous actress and walk with her confidence. But I couldn’t think of anyone—it was like the US Weekly of my brain went out of print. The only famous person I could think of was Jessica Simpson, who I often think of, sympathetically, because we have the same body type: flat ass, big boobs, the ability to be skinny but a lamentable tendency to fatten up if we take our eye off the ball. No point in channeling her.
