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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

by Joshua Glazer
April 21, 2010 - 6:20 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- 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

Art/Design Gallery Global Inheritance 18 & Up

by Barbie Brady and Matt Brady
April 29, 2009 - 7:59 am


Global Inheritance’s exhibits are pretty much an expected staple each year at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. For the past 6 years (out of the 10 that Coachella has been running) G.I. has had a presence, and hopefully has made an impact on its viewers. Dedicated to making activism hip for the next generation to embrace, this non-profit didn’t disappoint.

This year they showed their creativity with the 18 & Up exhibit. 18 & Up being a tongue in cheek reference to golf of course, as they took 7 re-claimed golf carts and re-engineered them to run on alternative forms of energy. Various artists then suped them up paying homage to performers who were in some way involved with this years line up.

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