It was a sweaty, frenzied, often-chaotic scene. And hot. Humid, too.
What it wasn’t: a fringe gathering. The festival sold a whopping 105,000 tickets over three days, selling out Crew Stadium for the first time in Rock on the Range’s seven-year history.
Bolstering turnout was a lineup of powerhouse ’90s rock bands, each with a new album — but also a willingness to polish and present old hits.
“As far as it’s quote-unquote, ‘all about the ’90s,’ I could give a f***,” said Billy Corgan, 46, who will perform with the latest Smashing Pumpkins incarnation in Columbus Crew Stadium at Rock on the Range this weekend. “A lot of bands go wrong trying to tap into the ‘old’ vibe. I’ve obviously moved on.”
The headliners of this year’s Rock on the Range festival share a common thread: All hit their peaks in the 1990s and have since morphed, mourned or paused before carrying on. Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Bush…despite new albums, all seem forever tied to a past time and place — a lineup that a festival-goer might view as nostalgia-heavy marketing (though Corgan might disagree).
Abercrombie CEO says he regrets any offense over ‘cool kids’ comment
“We are completely opposed to any discrimination, bullying, derogatory characterizations or other anti-social behavior based on race, gender, body type or other individual characteristics.”Jeffries’ comments have prompted plans for a local protest.
Some teenagers plan to protest at 1 p.m. Monday at Abercrombie & Fitch’s corporate headquarters in New Albany and later at the A&F store in Easton Town Center.
Study: Ohioans need mouths washed out with soap
What the @#$%, Ohio? You swear more than Illinois? More than New Jersey? That’s the finding of the Seattle-based Marchex Institute, and if you don’t like it, you probably shouldn’t tell researchers where to stick it. They already think the Buckeye State has the tact of a truck driver — a study released today says Ohio’s residents swear more than any other state’s.
Way to go, Ohio!
No more phosphorus in Scotts fertilizer!
Scotts Miracle-Gro has removed phosphorus from its popular Turf Builder line of lawn fertilizer to help reduce the type of harmful algae blooms that have plagued waterways such as Grand Lake St. Marys and Lake Erie.
Photo by Dispatch photographer Chris Russell
Today, the Ohio Women’s Bicycling Summit hopes to encourage more women to get outdoors and ride bicycles, despite the many barriers that organizers say have dissuaded women from biking in the past.
Speakers include Ohio first lady Karen Kasich and Rep. Teresa Fedor, D-Toledo.
Visit Dispatch.com for more information and registration details.
Photo by Dispatch photographer Eric Albrecht
“We’re blessed to live in the greatest nation on Earth,” President Barack Obama told an Ohio State graduating class of 10,143 yesterday. “But we can always be greater. We can always aspire to something more. That doesn’t depend on who you elect to office. It depends on you, as citizens, how big you want us to be, how badly you want to see these changes for the better.
“And look at all that America has already accomplished. Look at how big we’ve been. I dare you, Class of 2013, to do better.”
See video, photos and more of Obama’s message to Ohio State graduates at Dispatch.com.
Photo by Dispatch photographer Alex Holt
Gay Catholic-school teacher’s firing raises questions
If the commission decides that the diocese discriminated against Hale, the case could be forwarded to the office of City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr., which would decide whether to prosecute. Neither Ohio nor federal anti-discrimination laws cover sexual orientation.
“All she’s got in terms of government protection is that Columbus ordinance,” said Mark Brown, a professor at Capital University Law School. But the legal questions go beyond that, Brown and others say.
Firing of Watterson teacher necessary to maintain 'integrity of our faith,' Catholic bishop says
Bishop Frederick Campbell said that maintaining the Catholic values of the institutions under his purview is the main issue behind the firing of a gay teacher from a Columbus diocese school.
“That’s a fundamental responsibility for the bishop, to maintain that identity,” Campbell said today in an interview with The Dispatch. “We have to maintain … the integrity of our faith.
