In a little over a week, Lollapalooza will take over Chicago’s Grant Park for the 10th time in its long, storied history. In anticipation, Consequence of Sound tapped two of the bands on this year’s lineup to become online pen pals in what we’re calling Lolla Letters.
In this year’s installment, Grouplove vocalist and guitarist Christian Zucconi and Portugal. The Man bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Carothers discuss their favorite Hollywood blockbusters and even share a few dangerous summer adventures.
Read ahead, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll want to find your own online pen pal.
Topic: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes hit theaters recently to critical and commercial acclaim. Looking back, what are some of your favorite summer blockbusters, and do they still hold up?
Christian Zucconi (CZ): The first Jurassic Park for sure, and yes, I still think that holds up. It’s always on TV whenever we’re touring. Goonies was the second movie I ever saw in the theater — a double feature with Flight of the Navigator. Definitely Back to the Future and Back to the Future, Part II. Those will always hold up for me. Don’t think Woody Allen films are considered blockbusters, but Midnight in Paris is one of my favorite films from the past few years.
Zachary Carothers (ZC): Totally agree with you. Same with Terminator 2. Those blew my fucking mind! Somehow, with all the technology we have today, we can’t make graphics that look as good as those. Crazy. How you guys been?
CZ: Haha. Yes, Terminator 2, of course! I loved playing the theme song on the piano as a kid. We’re good, excited this tour is about to kick off! And we’re going to Alaska tomorrow; never been so we’re all really excited.
ZC: I know! Wish I could go up there for that. Show you around the wilderness. Sending a bunch of friends to the show. You may have some whiskey shots sent your way.
Things are good here, man. Been spending far too much time in the basement. We’re actually heading out to Cannon Beach this weekend, where they filmed The Goonies. We pretty much just yell, ” Hey you guuuuuys” before jumping in the water over and over. We’re stupid.
And when you refer to the theme song of T2, I’m just picturing you as a kid playing “You Could Be Mine” on a piano. Ha. So dope. Let’s cover it.
CZ: That would be a rad cover! We gotta put on our thinking caps for some cover collaborations.
Read the rest of this exchange over at Lollapalooza.com
Don’t forget to catch Portugal. The Man perform live at Lollapalooza on Friday, August 1st at the Samsung Galaxy Stage at 4:30 p.m. and Grouplove on Saturday, August 2nd at the Bud Light Stage at 4:45 p.m.
