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M83, The XX to rock Treasure Island 2012, a Deamau5 clothing line, and Paris Hilton plays a show.

 
I’m Eddie DaRoza, and here’s your Daily Detour.

What if I told you there’s a place where the beer flows like wine and women flock like the salmon of capistrano and it’s not Aspen but an island? That place is the Treasure Island music festival and they just released the lineup for 2012. M83, The XX, Gossip and many more. The festival is in early October. Go check out all the details on their website.
 
Deadmau5 is unveiling a line of hats. But don’t worry if you purchase a piece of Deadmou5 headwear you won’t look like a bug eyed, fucked up Disney character high on crack. These hats are baseball style and created by Neff Headwear. Other items in the Neffmau5 clothing line include hoodies and tees. The line launches July 15th.
 
And finally today, as you know Paris Hilton has launched a career as a DJ. SHe had her first performance last week. I leave you with a clip. Take it as you wish….
 
Ok that’s all for me. I’m outta here. YOu have a nice rest of your day. Later.

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I didn’t sleep much this weekend because I was too busy rocking my face off at the Roger Waters concert! Roger Waters brought his rock opera The Wall to San Francisoc and performed in front of a sold out crowd at AT&T Park. I can’t believe how awesome this show was. First – let me get this out of the way… my tickets were given to me by a buddy, and they were pretty hard to beat. I was 10 rows back down on the field. Brian Wilson of the Giants – Fear The Beard himself – was sitting right behind me rocking the entire time. The guy rules. I mean, if you had a bad time with those seats there is something wrong with you and you need to see a doctor. But anyways back to the show…

Roger wrote this album in 1979 with his band Pink Floyd. It is the third best selling rock album in America and the most successful rock opera of all time. For this tour Roger has created one of the most intricate stage setups ever, complete with a 200 foot wall and the largest high definition projection screen ever used in concert. If you’re not familiar, The Wall is an 84-minute long concept album based on the life and times of Pink. Pink struggles with authority his entire life. His dad is killed by Nazis. His teachers pick on him. Hey teacher, leave those kids along. He becomes a rock star, and gets married. But then he needs a dirty women, a dirty girl. And gets divorced. All of this is symbolized with the building of the wall. As the show progresses the wall is constructed until you can’t see the band or Roger.
 
Until the wall is torn down! Pink’s wall comes crashing down metaphorically, and on stage. I won’t give the entire show away, but if you go get ready to see giant flying pigs, puppets, nazi’s, communists, guns, kids, monsters, naked ladies, and a real life flying airplane.
 
Good times to be had for sure. So glad I went, and I hope you get a chance to see the show. Later.

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Metallica, Skrillex, Neil Young and the Foo Fighters are amoung the big names headlining Outside Lands 2012. The San Francisco music festival, which takes place in Golden Gate Park beginning Aug. 10th, will also see Justice, Beck, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, The Kills, Grandaddy, Big Boi, Bloc Party, Explosions in the Sky, MSTRKRFT, Die Antwoord, and two dozen other acts perform.

Tickets go on sale April 19th at 12pm. Full Outside Lands 2012 lineup available here.