The band who helped invent alternative rock is breaking new ground yet again�this time in partnership with YouTube and LG. Tonight at 6pm PT / 9pm ET, Jane�s Addiction will perform live at JFK Airport�s Terminal 5�and you can watch the entire show as it happens on youtube.com/comealive. But that�s not the half of it: intrepid audience members will be able to capture 3D footage of the show on their LG Thrill 4G phones and see it edited into a 60-minute 3D documentary which will premiere on YouTube on August 4 right here.
Jane�s Addiction are a combustible band who�ve always pushed boundaries in their videos. They ran afoul of MTV back in 1988 with their opus for the thundering single �Mountain Song,� off of Nothing�s Shocking, which featured full frontal nudity. The band learned their lesson, and the hilarious �Been Caught Stealing� got heavy rotation on MTV, maintaining the band�s irreverent sense of humor while slipping its celebration of theft past the censors.
But the band was always good for more than just shock value. For the post-punk generation, Perry Farrell�s keening caterwaul and Dave Navarro�s gigantic riffs made rock�n�roll exciting and dangerous again. Along with the Pixies, the band pioneered the �loud-quiet-loud� dynamic that Nirvana would quickly popularize. Though the band split up just as the alternative rock revolution got underway, their music remained a hallmark of the sound, and it�s aged well. Two new releases have proven the band remains a vital force.
So if you�ve got a budding rock photographer in you, or you�re jonesing to capture Perry Farrell�s primal squawk on camera, get yourself to Terminal 5. And for those of you getting excited for the live stream tonight, get a load of this classic song while you wait.
Sarah Bardeen, Music Community Manager, recently rocked out to �Mountain Song [Clean Version].�
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