Kanye West may be a tastemaker, but Gossip Wolf thinks he should have his taste buds checked. For his birthday last week, his rapper BFFs Common and Lupe Fiasco took him out for a dinner at Buca di Beppo, the Italian chain restaurant that is two bread bowls away from full-bore Olive Garden nasty. Was Rainforest Cafe booked up?
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Shellac has been confirmed as the “house band” for All Tomorrow’s Parties, September 3-6 in upstate New York. Front man Steve Albini will be hosting a Card Games Room throughout the festival, catering to those folks who’d rather play Uno than watch Fuck Buttons. This past weekend Albini skipped the Electrical Audio message board’s annual meet ‘n’ greet and played $1,500 seven-card stud in the World Series of Poker in Vegas, where he finished 14th overall. [Correction: Albini attended most of the Electrical Audio message board-organized festival after his WSOP appearance.]
Pitchfork Festival organizers announced this week that they are hoping to recycle half of the fest’s total waste; last year they managed 46 percent, or 12 tons. Honcho Ryan Schrieber says he plans on personally making sure that the fest hits its quota by stationing himself at garbage cans and screaming at anyone who tries to throw away a beer cup.
