Video Inspiring the Future: Global Inheritance
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Tag Archives: Coachella 2010
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Daily Dots Daily Dots: DJ AM, Iron Man 2, N.E.R.D., Malcolm McLaren, Lil Wayne, Optimo, Noel Gallagher, Mr. Oizo, Coachella Babes
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- DJ AM gives Tony Stark a “phat beat” in Iron Man 2 cameo. LAT
- Hear a snippet of N.E.R.D. featuring Nelly Furtado. 2DopeBoyz
- Malcolm McLaren’s punk rock funeral was “mayhem.” D-Listed
- Watch a 45 minute documentary on haunted troubadour Nick Drake. DeadWhiteHorse
- Producer is suing Lil Wayne over his share of the rapper’s “Lollipop.” SOHH
- Commercial for Fela Kuti Broadway show hits New York stations. Wooha
- Fan generated Best of Optimo is the best playlist ever. Optimo
- Noel Gallagher assailant gets house arrest, so you can send him thank you gifts. Prefix
- Preview for Mr. Oizo’s upcoming film, Rubber. Format Mag
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Daily Dots Daily Dots: Coachella Count, Wasted Guy, MGMT, Crystal Castles, Obey, Sir Paul McCartney, Mr. Hudon, Kanye West, Danger Mouse, David Lynch, The XX, DJ Premier, Guru
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- Hey Wings fans. Sir Mac bails on EMI, goes the indie route with his catalog. Hypebot
- Rihanna receives socialized medicine in Switzerland. NME
- Coachella packs ‘em in. Grosses over $20 million. Billboard
- Unreleased Mr. Hudson (produced by Kanye West). Hypetrak
- “Wasted Guy” is this years “Naked Wizard.” URB
- Vampire Weekend have more new music on the way. TwentyFourBit
- “Cursed” David Lynch/Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse album gets release date. LA Weekly
- MGMT at number two, can’t beat the Bieber. Spin
- Don’t fear the leaker: Crystal Castles rush second album release. Village Voice
- Vote now for Beatport 2010 Music Awards. Beatportal
- The xx “Islands” video is stunning. BPM
- DJ Premier’s statement on Guru’s passing. Nah Right
- Obey readies May Day pop-up store in NYC. Format Mag
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Event Coachella 2010: PHOENIX Resurrects an Exhausted Festival Crowd…
It’s Sunday, the closing day of the festival. People stagger through the Coachella grounds with forced bravado and as much cheerfulness as they can muster, but stop anywhere and you’ll hear one of any of the following: “I’m tired,’ “I’m so exhausted,” “I just want to go home,” “You okay dude? Get up, this isn’t funny,” etc. They’re trying to stay conscious for what will later prove to be one of the biggest shows of the entire 3-day package — an hour long performance by France’s Phoenix. I thought the crowd at MGMT’s show was huge; truth be told, they had nothing on these guys. Nobody did.
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Featured Music Coachella Backstage With Yo Gabba Gabba
Coachella is known for it’s share of celebrity sitings and backstage antics. But when the entire cast of Yo Gabba Gabba hit the stage, and then backstage, real hilarity ensued. ChinaShop scored these exclusive pics from Coachella 2010 courtesy of Yo Gabba Gabba. Witness the antics with MGMT, Beth Ditto, LCD Soundsystem, Danny Devito and more.
(photos by jory & justin)
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Event Coachella 2010: Explosions, Suspicious Substances, and Festival Hijinks
I think if I could describe my festival personality in two words, it would be “Masochist-Aspergers.” I can attribute this feeling of estrangement to a particular OzzFest in my youth, when a gentleman of questionable genetic inheritance staggered over to me in the blistering heat, wife/girlfriend/sister in tow, and grabbed me by the head. He slobbered something like “GREAT CONTHERT JHESHKEBBOBTPPPTH”, and planted a big wet kiss on my goddamn cheek. Had we not been in an open amphitheater, I have no doubt he’d have made me his cell-mate.
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Art/Design Global Inheritance at Coachella 2010
If you’ve never heard of Global Inheritance, you’re missing out on something big. Here’s an organization that bases its environmental credos on what the world around you can and should be: fun and interactive, in addition to being educational. This year marked GI’s 7th display at Coachella, and featured exercise bikes, human hamster wheels, and an energy see-saw — all hooked up to, and providing power for, a small stage with a DJ on board. Crowd members indulged in both endorphins and the experience of seeing how they could directly help the environment, and got immediate results. Beats having to wait years for the tree you planted to grow!
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Music MGMT: Get Thee in Front of Me, Indio!
Anyone who nursed a prayer about escaping Coachella just before MGMT started their headlining slot Saturday night knew they were screwed when the crowd showed up. I don’t know if it’s just because it was night, and everything from venues to tents to people just seemed attached… but either way, it looked like the equivalent of the entire population of Indio and Palm Springs were there just to see MGMT. And when “Electric Feel” started playing, forget about it…I knew once I got sucked inside, I’d have no choice but to render unto Caesar — so I teetered on the outside of a mile-long mob and did my best to avoid the black hole. While slot precursors Faith No More have tagged their long-awaited reunion as “The Second Coming”, if one were to go by crowd alone, it might appear as though MGMT are the ones bigger than Jesus.
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Music Coachella 2010: Faith No More Put the Soul Back in Hard Rock
Like MGMT, but in a much (much) different way, Faith No More fans are a relatively distinct bunch, often noticeable only in behavior: Take the exodus of Coheed and Cambria fans as they futilely tried to leave after their band’s billing, only to be caught in a swarm of rabid FNM’ers who flew forward like a f*#king battering ram, cutting a swath towards the stage through any poor schmucks in the way. A lot of Faith No More’s fans here were younger kids who’d never seen the band and had familiarized themselves with Patton and co. since their break-up 12 years ago. It made for a particularly merciless hazing, as the young punks were inducted into a world of stage diving, moshing, and random celebrity cameos — during “Ashes to Ashes,” singer Mike Patton’s friend Danny Devito scurried across the stage, giving us a goofy look before ducking quickly behind the drum riser.
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Music Porcupine Tree, the Soundtrack for A Cinematic Soul
If you’ve ever heard Porcupine Tree, a band that mixes both experimental and traditional progressive rock with metal and a plethora of other styles (electronica, new wave, metal, film soundtrack), they might first seem like an odd fit for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. As lead singer/guitarist Steve Wilson and I discussed, things have changed for the better both in the festival and the label world. Minds are beginning to open a bit, and Porcupine Tree is one of several more experimental and sui generis groups that have found festival billing this big. If anything, Coachella 2010 proved it”ll be the first of many for them.
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