Coachella

January 25th, 2007

After rampant rumors about who would be headlining, Coachella finally released their schedule for what usually turns out to be one of the better US music festivals. Coachella is usually a reunion fest, and this year they make no exception. Mid-nineties “rap rockers” Rage Against the Machine made the right move, ditched the guy from Soundgarden, and figured they’re a better band with Zach De La Rocha. I may be more pumped for this reunion if i were still in middle school, but i’m not. On the other hand, i popped a boner when i heard that the Jesus and Mary Chain were reuniting to play this gig. Granted they only “broke up” in 98, it’s still exciting to know that one of the most influential (and one of my all time favs) are putting their sibling rivalry aside to hurt people’s ears with buzzsaw guitars, screeching feedback, and enough attitude to make you shit your pants. Instead of shitting my pants over this, I’ll just break out my black jeans and black t-shirts, poof up and tease my hair, and head out to the desert of California.

But these two newsworthy items aren’t the only reasons to go to Coachella. It’ll be interesting to see Jarvis Cocker solo without his Pulp buddies behind him. Bjork should be at her weirdest. Damon Alburn takes the stage with his new band, The Good, the Bad, and the Queen. Ghostface, the Roots, Pharoah Monch, and Spank Rock will be holding it down on the hip hop front. Lily Allen will bring her cheeky british self. The hypemachine will keep churning for Girl Talk. The Happy Mondays will bring over a piece of Madchester. And Air will tickle your fancy with their electro-pop goodness.

If you’ve got the money to spend, I suggest you get your tickets when they go on sale this Saturday.

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