Music Warming Up For Coachella – DJ Sets By Coachella Performers 2010

April 12, 2010 - 9:58 am

Coachella might be known as one of the world’s finest rock festivals, but since it’s inception all the way back in 1999, the event’s promoters put as much focus on LA rave culture as they did catering to the alternative nation (now called the indie rock masses). From Daft Punk to Kraftwerk, many of Coachella’s greatest moments over the years have come from electronic music titans. Here’s a collection of sets from artists playing this year’s festival. The perfect collection of beats to get you warmed up for the desert.

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Daily Dots Daily Dots: TRON Remixed, Erykah Badu, Pharrell, Flat Eric, Biggie Smalls, The xx, LCD Soundsystem, Burial, Crystal Castles

March 30, 2010 - 5:04 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- TRON trailers get remixed. Boing Boing

- Police could arrest Erykah Badu for nude video shoot. That certainly doesn’t prove a point. Hip Hop Wired

- Biggie Smalls times The xx equals The Notorious xx. Prefix

- Some people may have heard new Burial music late one night, maybe. LA Times

- LCD Soundsystem album gets a name and a face. Consequence of Sound

- Did Flat Eric just eat LSD with Pharrell? Asian Man Dan

- Crystal Castles release a 90-second song for Record Store Day. Pitchfork

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Kanye Goes To Cleveland, LCD soundsystem Leak, Hendrix Porno, Phish In 3D, F***ing Steve Albini

March 26, 2010 - 4:46 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- LCD Soundsystem yanked a YouTube leak, then posted up a YouTube leak. YouTube

- That Jimi Hendrix porno is coming out in May. NME

- Slices follows Carl Craig and his orchestra. The Daily Swarm

- Phish in 3D will blow your mind. Prefix

- Kid 606 out-cusses Steve Albini. Limewire

- The Purple One is having all sorts of problems with green. AOL

- The Fray cover Kanye West. Hypetrak

- While Kanye appears on “The Cleveland Show.” SOHH

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Flying Lotus, Thom Yorke, Dr. Marten, Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem, Asher Roth, Gogol Bordello and Phoenix free MP3s

March 24, 2010 - 5:02 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Flying Lotus replaces Thom Yorke leak with a flash player. URB

- Massive Attack kick off major film project for Heligoland. Dazed Digital

- Punks jump up, throw out back! Dr. Martens turns 50. Format Mag

- More LCD Soundsystem behind-the-scenes video. Fader

- Asher Roth’s manager arrested for tween endangerment. SOHH

- Noel Gallagher talks about getting his ass kicked onstage. Billboard

- Gogol Bordello is giving away a free song. GogolBordello

- And Phoenix is giving away and entire live album. WeArePhoenix

Daily Dots Daily Dots: MGMT, Pavement, Weezer, Terry Richardson Likes Boobies

March 9, 2010 - 6:39 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- When did BeyoncĂ©’s sister get to be so cool? The Smoking Section

- Here comes the new MGMT leaks. The Trip Wire

- Pavements drummer only dates Pavement fans. Pitchfork

- Weezer are bugs on Yo! Gabba Gabba. Stereogum

- LCD Soundsystem scores YSL runway show. BPM

- Of course Terry Richardson’s skate deck has hipster boobies. Format Mag

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Zoe Saldana, Jay-Z’s DJ, Autechre, LCD Soundsystem

March 4, 2010 - 5:25 pm

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Today’s bloggin’ best…

- Remember yesterday’s 12-hour radio mix by Autechre? Download it here. Percussionlab

- But will it decipher lyrics? YouTube announces automatic captioning for videos. Boing Boing

- PETA thinks Matthew Herbert is a pig. Stereogum

- LCD Soundsystem officially announces third album. XLR8R

- Jay-Z’s DJ dropped a mixtape. Hypebeast

- Avatar blue-babe Zoe Saldana hates the word “ethnic.” Complex