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Art Basel Music Highlights

By AOL Staff on Dec 8th, 2010 4:12PM


Photo Credit: Diana Levine
AOL Music had the privilege of connecting with many of our favorite acts at Art Basel 2010 -- all of whom performed during the annual global exhibition in Miami. For stylish Metric singer Emily Haines, the showcase marked the end of her Canadian rock troupe's 'Fantasies' tour -- something she told us left her "stoked." Posh DJ/producer/musician James Murphy says that Art Basel gave him an opportunity to see people he hasn't seen in a while -- folks from "all over the world." He also broke the news with us that although his NYC outfit LCD Soundsystem will never tour again, he hasn't ruled out making another album together. Awesome!

When we caught up with Pharrell and his N.E.R.D. crew before their AOL + Paper show, they were blown away by the "loads and loads of ideas" they were getting from basking in the art, whereas Perry Farrell -- a first-timer to Art Basel -- offered the following advice to surviving in Miami: "Keep it casual, keep it relaxed ... It's gotta go organically." Shock electro-rocker Peaches, whom Perry Farrell called a "good Jewish girl at heart," enjoyed a glass of champagne as she explained why she used 28 lasers onstage at her Basel gig. And soul singer Aloe Blacc? He left Basel with a master plan: "Infect the world with love and happiness." We'll take it.

Tags: Aloe Blacc, aol, art basel, art basel 2010, art basel miami 2010, Art Basel Miami Beach 2010, LCD Soundsystem, LcdSoundsystem, N.E.R.D., paper magazine, Peaches, Perry Farrell, Pharrell

Comments (1)

  • by elton - January 26th 2011

    Great Festival!

    • 1 Comments / 1 Pages
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