DiS's tale of the Jackalope: Comedowns littered like wheezing black holes

Dear Kev and Sam,
Thanks for the amazingly biased, inaccurate review.
Maybe we should meet up so I can make it up to you?
When are you around?
Let me know,
Best,
Andy

Chris Cunnigham was on around 10:30pm in the tiny bar. He played 'I Feel Love' - that's all I remember.

Does reflect the opinions of many a person I have spoken to about the event.

While the poor turnout isn't the fault, really, of the organisers (well, unless you factor in the location and the bill's appeal to a London-dominated market, and the poor public-transport travel connection/s), the lack of food, shelter and drinking water... well. Not good.

Although, I wasn't there, so this is all second-hand reporting. The above is penned at the scene. I trust that Kev and Sam arrived with minds open - both suggested as much the Friday beforehand. Both, too, are so into the music that was at Jackalope, so there must've been something wrong for both to come back and moan about the event straight away.

An opportunity missed, methinks. This event, this year, was overshadowed by the superior Field Day. Perhaps a union next year?

... i was a little shit.

"we reach the festival. we embrace. sam holds me to his bosom. my underpants moisten. his hips thrust his frustration into my welcoming orifice. i fall, spent. he has taken me. to heaven. the end."

Whatever you say Mike. Your website is the laughing stock of the music industry. Any chance you get to decry Vice Magazine you get all excited and start tripping over on negative adjectives. It comes out like a jealous thirteen year old girl.
Look forward to the next Black Lips review.
Best,
Andy

...it's not clear whether this is jovial banter or genuine irritation.

Assuming the first: LOL, etc.

In case it's the latter: Andy, the event was a failure. This is focusing on the event, not the magazine. We're a music site and have no business highlighting any negatives that may or may not be present in a publication we have very little interest in. And anyway: this is a review, an opinion. Yours can and does differ, and that's cool. We have this post-a-comment facility to allow the likes of yourself a voice.

'Your' festival flopped. Sorry dude, them's the breaks. Shit happens and you take the hit and make the next one better or you get all bitter and out of shape about it. Why dwell on the past when you could be using your brand to push a future event into such a success that Jackalope is forgotten? Don't hang around on the boards of the laughing stock of the music industry when you should be e-mailing bands and managers and people who paid to go on the weekend and apologising and promising them a better time next year.

And that's that. Done, dusted, no more. Jackalope didn't work. Shoulda? Probs. Ne'er mind.

It's really sad to see a public post like this. I've read Vice quite a few times and really enjoyed it. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's an arbiter of taste or the first place I'd go for music coverage, as music seems part of the remit but not Vice's focus (i might be wrong).

I've taken several meetings with various people from Vice and I'd say that this opinion you hold of us is yours and not that of either the music industry, nor your cohorts. I'm sure many of them, especially those I deal with at Vice Records stateside with The Stills, wouldn't be particularly happy to think that DiS is out to get Vice, far from it.

Why can't we all just get along? The above was two personal accounts but like Mike I've heard a lot of similar stuff from people who went (some here: http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2267949 ), worked or played the event. In fact, I've only heard a kind nice words about the music, which of course, is the most important thing here.

DiS never sets out to have an agenda against anything or anyone (especially companies I have regular contact with and have been discussing various projects with) and this time last week Kev and Sam were so excited about going to the festival.

Anyway, let's do that beer

Sean

what were you expecting, a magic carpet?

tnp were superb though. and haven't foals just got back from new york? they've hardly had time to revamp their set ...

lol

Things missing from the above review are:

i) The Fall - Mark E. Smith was on top form, procrastinated in between songs just enough for it be entertaining rather than tiresome, and even played a song that's not on their (his) latest release.

ii) A rather irksome Miquita Oliver could be seen prancing around the venue, and slept in a hay bail next to my tent. I offered her a sausage roll in the morning. She offered me a look that screamed 'Shove it up your japseye, I'm awf of T4 dontyerknow' and politely declined even the pastry. Big girl in real life, too. Very big.

Great times.

According to one of my friends Lilly Allen was also present, guzzling Stella Artois, as is her want. However he was ripped on a cocktail of drugs and this annecdote has yet to be substatiated.

In fairness, whilst the venue was great, the people present were lovely and the food was nice, the execution as someone else commented, lacked conviction. This should definitely be repeated, but why not make a two day affair? It has a unique energy to it, partially because of it's idylic stately location, and is a far cry from the faux-hippe aesthetics of Glastonbury and the infantile attitude of 99.9% of Carling Weekend patrons.

Despite it's short comings though, Jakalope remains one of the highlights of my summer thus far.

Huw

Godblimey, who weren't, eh? Someone should have called Heat.

it was terably organised n the food was shit. But on the other hand where would else u be able to see Dizzee Rascal (increadable showman), TNP (ten times more important sounding than 3 months a go,) Errors (beautiful uphoric set), Comanechi (wild), and The Fall?

"I went to jackalope last year, and had a fantastic time - excellent line-up
that carried on until about 7am. Journey home wasn't the greatest, but
that's to be expected after 18hrs of trying to destroy whatever brain cells
are left.
I decided not to go this year principally because of where it was and the
journey times involved - vice need to keep it close to london (herts
anyone?) and they'll get a larger crowd. I know they are keen to shed their
london-centric image and rightly so, but the simple fact is that people
don't want to travel 2hrs for a 1 night festival

That said, Vice should definitely have a bash again next year. They bring a
excellent mix of music and have the pull to bring international stars to a
relatively small festival (soulwax/too many djs, mylo last year, dizzee
this year)

How about a winter fest Vice? Just look to Dot to Dot for a definitive
guide on how to organise an indoor all-dayer spread across 4-5 venues –
great organisation, good bands/djs, something for everyone (inc. the
under-18s). Everything was great except the weather, but we didn’t give a
f*ck because we had a roof over our heads"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2007/08/06/music_tales_of_the_jackolope_aug07_feature.shtml

""It [Tales Of The Jackalope] wasn't intended to be a money making event, we just wanted people to have fun," said Andy Capper of Vice Magazine, co-organisers of the event."

Hey one out of two ain't bad.

I heard it was a bunch of disorganised london-centric cack too.

Yeah Vice magazine man, it's so with it ... Lets put some downs syndrome nu rave kids across 15 pages dressed in American Apparel, and let everyone know how cool we are and how retarded everybody else is?

The last six issues have had zero susbstance, as if everything is centered around Shoreditch and nothing else matters. The festival is a representation of how out of touch Vice actually is.

And for Andy Capper to come on here and make the comments above, well childish just isn't the word. How old are you?
Capper, you are an embarrassment, give up the gack, get a life, and get out of The Griffin. A brave new world awaits just off the edge of Curtain Rd..

whether the event was shit or not (I didnt go to this nor field day but from all reports the latter was worse and got off lightly here) the does read like the reviewers went there not wanting to enjoy themselves and didn't...

Not really a review then.

And what the feck is that Glastonbury comment about. It's about 10% hippies these days and despite the shit weather everyone I've met who went managed to have a great time.

"zero substance and centered around Shoreditch" is a pretty weak criticism when you click on these.

http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n8/htdocs/genius.php?country=uk

http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n6/htdocs/haiti.php?country=uk

http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n8/htdocs/fisk.php?country=uk

http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n6/htdocs/yo3.php?country=uk

http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n8/htdocs/anti.php?country=uk

http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n6/htdocs/yo2.php?country=uk

for more see viceland.com and vbs.tv!

i didnt get my free tickets until the monday after cos of the postal strike or was it a vice boob anyone else get stooped? knew it would be dodge - in the middle of the flippin boondocks!