Patti Smith Frolicks, Jeff Tweedy Checks Out His Son's Band: Lollapalooza Video

While Lollapalooza was packed with controversial and legendary performances, Rock Daily captured some of the fest's more candid, unexpected moments too. Check out this footage of Patti Smith rocking "Because the Night" (and snapping some photos of dogs backstage), plus shots of Wilco's Jeff Tweedy taking in his son's band, the Blisters (Spencer Tweedy is the one tearing through the drum solo). Check back tomorrow for footage from Iggy and the Stooges, Regina Spektor, My Morning Jacket, Snow Patrol and Ben Harper.

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Song Stories

“Time to Pretend”

MGMT | 2008

Listening to MGMT’s breakthrough song, one might interpret it as being about the excesses of rock stardom, but it’s actually about the duo’s pet praying mantis. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden told Rolling Stone they got the idea from the insect's jerky movements. The mantis died, but the two bandmates kept the egg sack and allowed the hundreds of eggs to hatch. “We tried to name them all, but they died after a day,” said Goldwasser, with VanWyngarden chiming in, “But the praying mantis dance inspired us.”

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