OK, we give. Here's that most viral of footage from last week's party. Warning: contains wizard nudity.... CONTINUE READING NAKED WIZARD TASED AT COACHELLA»
Posted on April 24, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Coachella
So this video of a naked guy who was previously dressed as a wizard getting tased by cops at Coachella last weekend is getting pretty big (contains wizard nudity): The naked wizard should go on late night TV to plead... CONTINUE READING DON'T TASE THE NAKED WIZARD, MORTAL»
Posted on April 24, 2009 in (164 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Full Frontal Nudity | Nudity | Penises | Tasers | Wizards
It seems like Coachella was only yesterday. Since this year's Lolla headliners (and then some) leaked long ago, we already knew about Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, Jane's Addiction, Tool, Kings Of Leon, the Killers, Lou Reed, Decemberists, Neko Case, and... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2009 LINEUP: NOW WITH 100% MORE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE»
Posted on April 21, 2009 (86 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Coachella
No coke rap at Coachella. "Unfortunately, Clipse had to cancel and there's nothing Coachella can do about it," a fest rep announced two minutes after the Norfolk duo were scheduled to play the Gobi tent last night. Consolation: a DJ... CONTINUE READING NEW CLIPSE (FEAT. KANYE WEST) - "KINDA LIKE A BIG DEAL"»
Posted on April 20, 2009 in (7 comments)
Tags: Clipse | Coachella | DJ Khali | Kanye West | KAWS
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy The weather's getting hotter by the day, but we refuse to cave: We arrived at the grounds when the sun was at its peak. Amrit's given to wearing shorts at this point, but Brandon... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: M.I.A., SUPERCHUNK, AND SO MUCH SUN»
Posted on April 19, 2009 in , , (16 comments)
Tags: Amanda Palmer | Ariel Pink | Band Of Horses | Bob Mould | Calexico | Coachella | Fleet Foxes | Glass Candy | Ida Maria | Jake Gyllenhaal | Mastodon | Paris Hilton | Perry Farrell | Reese Witherspoon | Superchunk | The Chemical Brothers | The Killers | Tinariwen | TV On The Radio
This week Brandon will pack his sunscreen and I will not because brown skin has its privileges occasionally, and we will fly to the desert, once more, for this year's Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. You already know the... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009 SET TIMES ANNOUNCED»
Posted on April 14, 2009 (17 comments)
Tags: Coachella
The LA Times confirms H&LA are no longer Indio bound. No reasons being offered yet. Sucks, but you can probably make do with all these bands + an M.I.A. ... CONTINUE READING HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR DROP OUT OF COACHELLA»
Posted on April 7, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Hercules And Love Affair
She tweeted the news last night, and it was confirmed earlier today. Maya replaces dropout Amy Winehouse on Saturday and it'll be her first performance since giving birth to a beautiful baby boy not named Ickitt. (UPDATE: He's named Ikhyd... CONTINUE READING M.I.A. JOINS COACHELLA '09 LINE-UP»
Posted on March 20, 2009 (6 comments)
Tags: Coachella | M.I.A.
It'll be fun catching Paul McCartney, MBV, the Cure, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fucked Up, Morrissey, No Age, Fleet Foxes, the Hold Steady, Liars, Girl Talk, among others, in summery Indio, California. It'll be even more fun as a VIP. That... CONTINUE READING WIN VIP COACHELLA TICKETS»
Posted on March 5, 2009 in (2 comments)
Tags: Coachella
This big announce was supposed to come days ago, and of course people (us) freaked that it didn't. But as Goldenvoice President Paul Tollett put it, "We're not stalling, we're still working on the show. Everything we do is in... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009 LINE-UP»
Posted on January 30, 2009 (70 comments)
Tags: Coachella | My Bloody Valentine | Paul McCartney | The Cure | The Killers
The fake Coachella flyers come earlier and earlier, but this year the official reveal is weeks late. KROQ's Kevin and Bean promised they would announce the line-up yesterday morning, but did not deliver. Now Ryan Seacrest has posted an "official... CONTINUE READING MCCARTNEY, KATY PERRY HEADLINING COACHELLA CLAIMS RYAN SEACREST»
Posted on January 28, 2009 (20 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Ryan Seacrest
Today the hot buzz around the watercooler in the office that none of us are at is all about Coachella '09! Not the fake lineup, but the real lineup. Because LAist.com said that consequenceofsound.com said that there are a bunch... CONTINUE READING THE ONE WHERE WE GOSSIP ABOUT THE COACHELLA LINEUP»
Posted on January 12, 2009 (81 comments)
Tags: Coachella
Next year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place 4/17-4/19. That's two weeks earlier than usual, so speculation as to which bands will be heading to Indio has already begun. Last year, we all had a good eyeroll at... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009 LINE-UP NOT REVEALED»
Posted on October 30, 2008 (63 comments)
Tags: Coachella
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy When we arrived Sunday we didn't have to wait in line or battle our way through the parking lots. Not because we're some important VIP's -- there just wasn't anyone there. The crowd... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on April 28, 2008 in (18 comments)
Tags: Booka Shade | Coachella | Gogol Bordello | Holy Fuck | I'm From Barcelona | My Morning Jacket | Pink | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters | Sean Penn | Shout Out Louds | Spiritualized | Stars | Swervedriver
When it comes to cute, Canadian, creatively coiffed, twindie rockers, Tegan and Sara Quin are among the best. Did you know they're witty? The duo's sisterly bickering is a big hit on YouTube. After a triumphant performance at Coachella, the... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA ARE INDIE ROCK'S LAUREL & HARDY»
Posted on April 28, 2008 in (13 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Tegan And Sara
Sound issues plagued Prince's set from where we stood yesterday, and in any videos we found on YouTube, but hey ... last night was cool. In fact, Coachella was "the coolest place on earth" last night, according to his Purpleness.... CONTINUE READING PRINCE COVERS RADIOHEAD AT COACHELLA»
Posted on April 27, 2008 in (29 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Prince | Radiohead | The Beatles
By Brandon Stosuy For their first U.S. show in close to a decade, Portishead showed up as a chilly six-piece, delivering Coachella's set to beat: Beth Gibbons, intense in black, looked both devastated and triumphant while Geoff Barrow rotated... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: PORTISHEAD KICK OUR ASSES @ THE MAIN STAGE»
Posted on April 27, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Portishead
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Well, this was the best Saturday we've had in awhile. We started the day with an afternoon set by SM & the Jicks. Malkmus, properly protected from the UV rays in his shades,... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS (STARRING STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS, DEATH CAB, KRAFTWERK, PORTISHEAD & PRINCE)»
Posted on April 27, 2008 in (13 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Death Cab For Cutie | Gun Outfit | Kraftwerk | Prince | Stephen Malkmus | SXSW
At a forecasted 103º, today's gonna be the hottest day yet, kids, so maybe we should all sleep in a little. Unless you want to see Perry Farrell solo. The first set worth our perspiration is coming from I'm From... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: SUNDAY'S SETS TO SEE»
Posted on April 27, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Coachella
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy You know what sucked for every band following Les Savy Fav yesterday? The fact that they had to follow Les Savy Fav yesterday. Under intensely blazing Indio heat, Harrington and his hockey blogging... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on April 26, 2008 in (21 comments)
Tags: Aphex Twin | Black Kids | Black Lips | Coachella | Cut Copy | Diplo | Jack Johnson | Jens Lekman | Les Savy Fav | M.I.A. | Marla Hansen | Sharon Jones | Tegan And Sara | The Breeders | The Dap-Kings | The National | The Raconteurs | The Verve | Vampire Weekend
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy While watching Verve's main stage set last night we found ourselves wondering something we don't usually wonder: What would it be like to live inside the head of Richard Ashcroft for a day?... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: THE VERVE SOUND LIKE A SONNET, FLASH IMPECCABLE CHEEKBONES @ THE MAIN STAGE»
Posted on April 26, 2008 in (10 comments)
Tags: Coachella | The Verve
Yesterday we pinballed between stages and tents to catch a whopping twelve sets (hello, Guinness). Today we plan to see a lot of music again, though when the sun starts setting, we'll be planting ourselves at the Coachella Stage for... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: SATURDAY'S SETS TO SEE»
Posted on April 26, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Coachella
Greetings from Indio. We saw lots of stuff yesterday: Les Savy Fav, The National, Cut Copy, The Verve (!), Aphex Twin (!!), Jack Johnson (!!!). And so far one celebrity (does Whitney Port count?). While we get going cropping beautiful... CONTINUE READING VIDEOS FROM COACHELLA FRIDAY»
Posted on April 26, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: Aphex Twin | Coachella | Portishead | Raconteurs | Santigold | Sharon Jones | Tegan And Sara | Vampire Weekend