So Perry Ferrel must not have liked all those little Lollapalooza lineup rumors and leaks from Jim DeRo. He apparently gave the industry reporter a new label: “Pepe Le Pew.” But whatever little drama happened between these two is now beside the point, as Lolla has announced the full 2008 lineup to the Internet masses. We already knew those BIG headliners, but now we’ve got the full monty to view in all its glory.

Lollapalooza 2008 Lineup

Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Kanye West
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Louis XIV
Love and Rockets
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
Lupe Fiasco
Flogging Molly
Mark Ronson
Cat Power
The National
G. Love & Special Sauce
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Explosions in the Sky
Brand New
Gogol Bordello
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Dierks Bentley
Okkervil River
Amadou & Mariam
Blues Traveler
John Butler Trio
Girl Talk
Your Vegas
CSS
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves
Battles
Steel Train
Jamie Lidell
Bang Camaro
Butch Walker
The Blakes
Mates of State
Tally Hall
Spank Rock
White Lies
Brazilian Girls
Magic Wands
Chromeo
Electric Touch
Duffy
Innerpartysystem
The Kills
The Postelles
Rogue Wave
The Parlor Mob
The Go! Team
Bald Eagle
Mason Jennings
Krista
The Gutter Twins
Ha Ha Tonka
Yeasayer
Witchcraft
Grizzly Bear
We Go To 11
MGMT
Sofia Talvik
The Weakerthans
Booka Shade
Santogold
Black Kids
Black Lips
Dr. Dog
Nicole Atkins & the Sea
The Ting Tings
Kid Sister
Office
The Cool Kids
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The Whigs
Manchester Orchestra
Foals
Uffie
The Octopus Project
Cadence Weapon
Ferras
De Novo Dahl
Noah and the Whale
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
K’NAAN
Serena Ryder
Newton Faulkner

Advance three-day passes are now on sale for a limited time for $190 (after which the price increases to $205) at www.lollapalooza.com.

The headliners have already made quite a statement, but it is the medium- and small-sized bands that usually tend to give this festival its depth. So what do all of you folks think? Seems like they’ve definitely picked up on some of the key 2007-08 indie rock favs. Is this on par with previous years? A step up?

Phew! That was a heck of a week!

NPR’s Live Concert Series makes another great pick. Next Thursday, October 19th, they’ve got Wilco live at the 9:30 Club in D.C.

Well done NPR, well done.

LMM last caught Wilco at Lollapalooza this August for a solid set of some of their classics and a few new tunes. But since then, I’ve been jonesin’ for more than a short festival slot. They’ll be ending their current tour with two hometown shows at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, so LMM is hoping to grab some of those pre-sale tix when they are released Wednesday, 10/18 at 10AM CT.

Wilco’s next album doesn’t come out until the spring, but frontman Jeff Tweedy’s got a solo DVD release, called “Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest,” that comes out on 10/24. There’s also a nice YouTube clip making the rounds, with Tweedy performing a “great sing-along” song called “The Thanks I Get”…great song, check it:

The email also explained that recordings from ALL of the festival’s performances will be available at LiveLollapalooza.com when the store officially launches on October 19th. I’m a bit bummed they went with iTunes instead of eMusic (or another download service that doesn’t use DRM), but I can live with it. One big thumbs up is that they’ll be offering downloads in both MP3 and the lossless FLAC format (for all you picky audiophiles out there).

Now, exactly which shows to grab is going to be a tough one. I can’t wait to hear that whole Broken Social Scene set, but I’d love to get down to that Disco Biscuits’ closer (“Caterpillar”), and then again I really dug Andrew Bird’s sound….Hmmm.

• Chicago’s Innerview magazine has the full run-down of bands by date and set-time; nice and succinct.
• As it did for Coachella and Bonnaroo, AT&T’s Blueroom is offering a webcast of Lollapalooza for those of you who can’t make it to Grant Park for the actual festival. They’re webcasting a few selected artists from each day’s offerings.
• There are a bunch of after-parties and Lolla-related concerts going on this weekend; as always, Jambase has a solid calendar of events, and New City has a few other after-parties they’re promoting.
• Speaking of afterparties, Zeppelin tribute band, Bustle in Your Hedgerow, is at the Abbey on Sunday night for a Lolla after-party show, with a special guest filling in for Scotty Metzger on guitar. Justin at LiveMusicBlog suggests the psosibility of Trey Anastasio sitting in. Could very well be Jake Cinniger of Umphrey’s Mcgee or even Jon Gutwillig of the Disco Biscuits; either of those two would offer some stunning tributes to Jimmy Page, but Justin just might be right on this one, given the Duo’s recent connection to the ex-Phish guitarist.

UPDATE: Okay, so it looks like the guest guitarist for the Bustle show will be Brendan Bayliss of UM; hey, my guess was pretty darn close. Thanks to Justin for the scoop.

Did I miss something? Shoot me a note in the comments.

Chicago rockers, the Smashing Pumpkins, have announced that they’re re-uniting and have begun writing songs for an upcoming album. No other concrete details on this one quite yet, but it’s big news nonetheless (and has spread quickly among the music technocrati). Pitchfork has the full run-down of possibilties, including summer festival rumors that point to a possible Lollapalooza appearance.

Lotus is bringing its live, electronic dance party to Schuba’s this Saturday 4/22, with an opening slot by DJ Harry. They’re on the road in support of their latest release, The Strength of Weak Ties, and will follow-up their Schuba’s gig with a free performance Sunday afternoon at Tower Records (3 pm at 2301 N. Clark St. #200).

I caught Lotus back in early 2004 and while they definitely got down and dirty enough to make me shake the backside, my sense was that they were a bit derivative of Sound Tribe Sector Nine in the live, electronic instrumental realm. They certainly hit on most of the “hippy techno” stereotypes, with long funky jams laid over danceable beats. But since then, they’ve toured heavily across the country, released a more mature album (even mixing it up with some vocals), and sound as though they’re trying to develop a more unique sound. The focus is still guitar-laden electronic rock, but there are cuts from the album that venture in to new territory (one even sounds like old Tortoise). It’ll be interesting to see what they bring to Schuba’s on Saturday.

Disco Biscuits @ the Vic – Fri. 5.5

Speaking of jambands playing electronic dance music, the Disco Biscuits (arguably the originators of this “genre”), will bring their signature “Trance-Fusion” to the Vic Theatre on Friday May 5^th. They’re currently on tour (doing a southern swing) and breaking in their new drummer, Allen Aucoin, who has his work cut out for him after replacing Sam Altman, tDB’s drummer of 10 years and fierce layer of intricate “four-on-the-floor” beats.

Last time tDBs were in Chi-town (2/3/04), they had a short, one-set slot at the Aragon (opening for Moe), and only really managed to touch on some of the dark and trancy territory they’ve been known to dominate. The Vic gig will be their first, full two-set appearance in Chicago since the Spring of 2003, so this is a big comeback gig in the heart of the Midwest. Of course, in the grand scheme, it’s really only a primer for their August appearance at Lollapalooza this summer. Should be an interesting showcase, and reports from the current tour are mixed, although many suggest their showing signs of improvement. But I remain cautious about their ongoing evolution…C’mon tDB, prove me wrong!

Secret Machines at Metro Sat. 5/13

The indie experimental atmospherics of the Secret Machines are coming to the Metro on Saturday, May 13^th. With the release of their new LP, Ten Silver Drops (Reprise), Secret Machines are launching a worldwide tour taking them to cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, across the Pond to Europe, and then to Japan, for the Summer Sonic Festival. U.S. dates will also include several summer festival appearances, with the a notable stop in Grant Park for Lollapalooza on August 4^th, and some TV appearances on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” on April 25 and on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on May 3.

Pitchfork has the whole breakdown, but for Chicagoans, tix for the Metro show go on sale Saturday, 4/22 at 10AM and Lollapalooza tix have been on sale for some time.

…And if you want a taste of their live show, the always-generous NPR live concert series has a Secret Machines show from last August available for streaming.