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In honor of Record Store Day on Saturday, the Zia Records crew here made a guidebook that they are now handing out to Coachella fans as they walk through the gates.

The 32-page booklet includes a mix CD, which features 17 of the 138 Coachella artists. Here’s the tracklist:

1. The Shins, “Simple Song”
2. Florence and the Machine, “No Light, No Light”
3. We Are Augustines, “Book of James”
4. Kasbian, “Days are Forgotten”
5. The Black Keys, “Mind Eraser”
6. Gary Clark Jr., “Bright Lights”
7. Black Lips, “Raw Meat”
8. Band of Skulls, “Sweet Sour”
9. Kaiser Chiefs, “On the Run”
10. Jimmy Cliff, “World Upside Down”
11. Andrew Bird, “Eyeoneye”
12. Wild Beasts, “Bed of Nails”
13. Real Estate, “It’s Real”
14. AWOLnation, “Not Your Fault”
15. Neon Indian, “Hex Girlfriend”
16. Swedish House Mafia, “Save the World (radio mix)”
17. Justice, “On N’on”

Grab the book, and you’ll also find short profiles of and/or Q&As with each of the featured artists.

Top 10 Moments of Coachella 2012 (weekend one)

Posted by Kate McGinty on April 17, 2012

Posted in: Bands, Celebrities. Tagged: 50 cent, AVICII, Black Lips, celebrities, David Guetta, david hasselhoff, Dr. Dre, eminem, frank ocean, Gotye, Grouplove, Kaiser Chiefs, M83, madonna, rihanna, snoop dogg, tupac, tyler the creator, usher, Wiz Khalifa. 63 comments

I don’t know about you, but I’m dying to know what’s in store for Weekend 2 of Coachella.

Fans will want their own experience, not simply a rehash of spoiled surprises from last weekend — but the first weekend was so hot, that we’re sure they’ll want to see somev of these iconic moments recreated, too.

Here’s my Top 10 Moments of Coachella (weekend one). What do you think?

10. Rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator joined up-and-comer Frank Ocean onstage for a rendition of their collaboration, “Analog 2.”

9. M83 rocked the tent so hard that front man Anthony Gonzalez crashed to the ground stomach first, then posted on Facebook: “”I think I saw Katy Perry dancing on midnight city yesterday night. Katy, let me write your next album:)”

8. Grouplove paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston, singing her 1987 hit “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.

7. Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson sprinted down the center aisle and climbed the media tower in the crowd, hamming it up by singing directly into the camera.

6. Actor and Coachella regular David Hasselhoff stole the show during Arctic Monkeys’ set when his face flashed onto the big screen, almost immediately landing The Hoff on the Twitter trending list (and stayed there!).

5. Gotye hit the Mojave tent one night after playing Saturday Night Live, and tens of thousands of fans sang along as Kimbra joined him onstage for their single “Somebody That I Used to Know.

4. Rihanna — who later had the words “Thug life” scrawled across her stomach in an ode to Tupac — joined DJ Calvin Harris to sing their hit “We Found Love” while pal Katy Perry crowd surfed.

3. Black Lips frontman Cole Alexander dropped his pants in an, um, intimate move with his guitar, the one and only X-rated move on stage over the weekend.

2. Usher jumped onto David Guetta’s DJ booth to surprise fans with a brief but delicious tease — less than a minute performance of their hit single, “Without You.”

1. Superstars Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent and even Wiz Khalifa with his giant joint were completely upstaged when the legendary Tupac — the rapper shot and killed 15 years ago — showed up.

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And a (dis)honorable mention for The Moment That Wasn’t:

AVICII rocked the Sahara tent hard — but without the “amazing,” “mind blowing” and “surprising” experience (Madonna rumors, anyone?) the DJ and his camp hyped for days.

Coachella round-up: Weekend 1, Day 2

Posted by Kate McGinty on April 15, 2012

Posted in: Bands, Rumors. Tagged: AVICII, AWOLNATION, Azealia Banks, Black Lips, cameos, Childish Gambino, coachella, David Guetta, Dr. Dre, eminem, Kaiser Chiefs, macy gracy, madonna, snoop dogg, surprises, usher. 31 comments

We thought all the best Coachella cameos and surprises would come Sunday — Eminem and Warren G with Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg and that persistent rumor that Madonna will show up for AVICII.

Boy were we wrong.

Here’s the highlight reel from Saturday:

– Usher surprised David Guetta fans, who were crammed into the tiny Sahara tent for a major dance session. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and the French DJ tore up the tent by playing part of their hit single, “Without You.”

– “I Try” singer Macy Gray (remember her?) joined AWOLNATION on the main stage during the indie pop band’s late afternoon set.

– Just when Kaiser Chiefs seemed to wind down their popular set on the main stage, singer Ricky Wilson sprinted down the center aisle and climbed the media tower, hamming it up by singing directly into the camera.

– Rapper Azealia Banks got the whole festival talking with her debut act that spurred comparisons to diva Nicki Minaj. Too bad Banks ended her 45-minute set about 20 minutes early, a move she later explained was because her DJ accidentally skipped ahead to the final track.

– Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover, who plays Troy on “Community”) rocked the main stage with his broken foot. Danny Brown and Kendrick Lamar, who played Friday and will return Sunday with Dr. Dre, joined him briefly.

– Black Lips frontman Cole Alexander dropped his pants in an, um, intimate move with his guitar, the first nudity on stage this weekend.

Coachella 2012: Saturday set times

Posted by MyCoachella on April 14, 2012

Posted in: Bands. Tagged: A$AP Rocky, Andrew Bird, AWOLNATION, Azealia Banks, Black Lips, Bon Iver, Borgore, Buzzcocks, Childish Gambino, coachella, David Guetta, Destroyer, Destructo, DJP, Dragonette, Feist, fIREHOSE, Flying Lotus, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Jacques Lu Cont, Jeff Mangum, Juice, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, kaskade, Keep Shelly in Athens, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Laura Marling, Manchester Orchestra, Martin Solveig, Miike Snow, Mt Eden, Noel Gallagher, Pure Filth Sound, radiohead, saturday, SBTRKT, Sebastian Ingrosso, set times, Spector, Squeeze, St. Vincent, Sub Focus, Suedehead, The Big Pink, The Head and the Heart, The Shins, The Vaccines, Tijuana Panthers, tUnE-yArDs, We Are Augustines, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Zeds Dead. 41 comments

Concert-goers walk past Coachella's signature ferris wheel ride Friday. (Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun)

The gates are opening any minute now, and the first Saturday of Coachella 2012 will be under way!

Here are today’s set times:

COACHELLA STAGE
Juice 1 to 1:35 p.m.
We Are Augustines 1:45 to 2:25 p.m.
Childish Gambino 2:50 to 3:35 p.m.
AWOLNATION 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Kaiser Chiefs 5:10 to 6 p.m.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 6:30 to 7:20 p.m.
The Shins 8:10 to 9 p.m.
Bon Iver 9:30 to 10:20 p.m.
Radiohead 11:05 p.m.

OUTDOOR THEATRE
DJP 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Suedehead 12:20 to 12:50 p.m.
We Were Promised Jetpacks 1:20 to 2:05 p.m.
Destroyer 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals 3:40 to 4:25 p.m.
tUnE-yArDs 4:50 to 5:35 p.m.
Andrew Bird 6:05 to 6:55 p.m.
Jeff Mangum 7:20 to 8:10 p.m.
Feist 8:40 to 9:30 p.m.
Miike Snow 10:10 to 11 p.m.

GOBI TENT
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Spector 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
The Vaccines 1:40 to 2:25 p.m.
Azealia Banks 2:50 to 3:35 p.m.
fIREHOSE 4 to 4:50 p.m.
Buzzcocks 5:15 to 6:05 p.m.
Laura Marling 6:30 to 7:20 p.m.
St. Vincent 7:45 to 8:35 p.m.
Flying Lotus 9 to 9:50 p.m.
SBTRKT 10:15 to 11:05 p.m.
A$AP Rocky 11:35 p.m.

MOJAVE TENT
Tijuana Panthers 11:25 to 11:55 a.m.
Keep Shelly in Athens 12:05 to 12:40 p.m.
Dragonette 1:05 to 1:50 p.m.
Black Lips 2:15 to 3 p.m.
The Big Pink 3:25 to 4:10 p.m.
The Head and the Heart 4:40 to 5:25 p.m.
Manchester Orchestra 5:55 to 6:45 p.m.
Squeeze 7:15 to 8:05 p.m.
Kasabian 8:35 to 9:25 p.m.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 10 to 11 p.m.
Sub Focus 11:40 p.m.

SAHARA TENT
Pure Filth Sound 11:25 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Destructo 12:25 to 1:15 p.m.
Mt Eden 1:25 to 2:15 p.m.
Borgore 2:30 to 3:20 p.m.
Jacques Lu Cont 3:35 to 4:30 p.m.
Zeds Dead 4:50 to 5:50 p.m.
Martin Solveig 6:10 to 7:10 p.m.
Sebastian Ingrosso 7:35 to 8:45 p.m.
David Guetta 9:15 to 10:35 p.m.
Kaskade 11:15 p.m.

• Coachella set times: Full list

Bonnaroo, meet Coachella: Radiohead, Bon Iver to play both

Posted by Kate McGinty on February 14, 2012

Posted in: Bands. Tagged: Black Lips, Bon Iver, Bonnaroo, coachella, Feist, Fitz and The Tantrums, Grouplove, radiohead. 54 comments

It’s like a Valentine’s Day gift from Bonnaroo.

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival — the huge four-day festival in Tennessee — announced its line-up for the June 7-10 festival today.

As RollingStone describes it:

Bonnaroo has officially confirmed that, as rumored, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish will anchor the 11th incarnation of the iconic music festival, which will take place from June 7th to 10th in Manchester, Tennessee.

In addition to headliner Radiohead — no surprise here — a slew of other Coachella 2012 artists will also rock the festival:

The Black Lips, Bon Iver, Childish Gambino, Dawes, EMA, Feist, Fitz and the Tantrums, Flying Lotus, Gary Clark Jr., Grouplove, Kendrick Lamar, Laura Marling, SBTRKT, The Shins, St. Vincent and tUnE-yArDs are all on the first release of the lineup.

One thing Bonnaroo has that Coachella doesn’t? The Beach Boys. That’s right. The Beach Boys.

See the full Bonnaroo line-up here or watch the announcement: