HOW TO: Get Your Own HAPPY COACHELLA Sticker 
April 16th, 2009
1. Find one of us
2. Say “Happy Coachella!”
3. Receive Happy Coachella Sticker
LORN!
BRYAN!
JOSH!
2009 Map!
April 13th, 2009
The 2009 Coachella Festival Grounds Map has been Released
Now where are the SET TIMES!!!?!?!!?
Elastic Plastic Sponge will keep you COOL!!
April 8th, 2009
This sculpture will get ‘em all misty at Coachella
7:31 PM, April 7, 2009
Los Angeles Times
Culture Monster has received the designs for a large-scale sculpture that will make its debut next week at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
The work, titled “Elastic Plastic Sponge,” was designed by Ball-Nogues Studio in Echo Park in collaboration with students at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. News of the project was first reported on Culture Monster in February.
In an interview today, Benjamin Ball, the lead designer on the project, said the installation will be 250 feet long and 25 feet wide, and is made almost entirely of plastic tubing. The sculpture is expected to be finished by Thursday and will have taken about 12 weeks to create.
And no doubt, this festival-goers will find this to be one cool sculpture: It’s designed to spray water on passers-by. The firm incorporated a misting system into the design that is intended to provide relief to people under the hot desert sun, Ball said. “It’s all about drawing people together and creating a community within the festival.”
Students at SCI-Arc studied rock fans at festivals around the world, including Woodstock and Glastonbury, in order to develop their design for “Elastic Plastic Sponge.”
The installation will be between the Sahara and Gobi tents. Ball said the plan is to reconfigure the sponge-like sculpture into different shapes throughout the festival, which runs from April 17 to 19 in Indio.
– David Ng
Photo: Rendering of “Elastic Plastic Sponge.” - Courtesy of SCI-Arc
STICKERS HAVE BEEN ORDERED
April 7th, 2009
THE ORDER FOR 5,000 STICKERS HAS BEEN PLACED
All you have to do to acquire one of these stickers is find one of the members of Team Happy Coachella and say “Happy Coachella!!”
The easiest way to accomplish this of course is to say “Happy Coachella!!” to everyone all the time, and make sure you say “pass it on!”
Music Loves Fashion
April 2nd, 2009
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is only 2 weeks away and if you aren’t already aware the super crazy good times will be had outside the festival at the MUSIC LOVES FASHION event at the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs
Brian Jonestown Massacre on tour now til Coachella! - Playing Club Nokia tomorrow!
March 15th, 2009
(most accurate photo of Brian Jonestown Massacre on the internet)
Tomorrow night Brian Jonestown Massacre, an artists on the 2009 Coachella line up, will be opening up for Primal Scream at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles.
Goldenvoice presents
http://www.clubnokia.com/eventdetail.php?id=21203&venue_id=1342
Primal Scream
with Brian Jonestown Massacre and Kuroma
Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2009
Showtime: 8:00 PM
Days until show: 1
Doors open: 7:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
On sale now
Ticket Prices*: $31.50-$33.50 dos
Seating: Concert Setup
Event Details:
Kuroma: 8:00PM-8:30PM
Brian Jonestown Massacre: 8:45PM-9:30PM
Primal Scream: 10pm - 12pm
Brian Jonestown Massacre Tour Dates from their MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/brianjonestownmassacre
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Club Nokia w/ Primal Scream | Los Angeles, California | ||
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The Fillmore w/ Primal Scream | San Francisco, California | ||
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Crystal Ballroom | Portland, Oregon | ||
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Neumo’s | Seattle, Washington | ||
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Ogden Theater | Denver, Colorado | ||
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The Fine Line | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
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Turner Hall | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
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Metro | Chicago, Illinois | ||
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The Grog Shop | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
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Rex Theatre | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
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Terminal 5 | Manhattan, New York | ||
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Paradise | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
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Pearl st. | Northampton, Massachusetts | ||
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Trocadero | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
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9:30 Club | DC, Washington DC | ||
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Cats Cradle | Carrboro, North Carolina | ||
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Orange Peel | Asheville, North Carolina | ||
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Exit Inn | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
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Variety Playhouse | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
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Hi Tones | Memphis, Tennessee | ||
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Granada Theatre | Dallas, Texas | ||
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Emo’s | Austin, Texas | ||
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Club House | Tempe, Arizona | ||
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Coachella w/ The Cure & My Bloody Valentine | Indio |
Busy P added to Coachella Sunday!!
March 10th, 2009
Check out these pics of Busy P with another artist from the Coachella line up, Peanut Butter Wolf.
Stonesthrow meet Ed Banger
http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2009/03/stones-throw-x-ed-banger-photos
http://www.myspace.com/BusyP
http://www.myspace.com/PeanutButterWolf
Other additions to the festival:
http://www.myspace.com/theorb
http://www.myspace.com/etiennedecrecy
http://www.myspace.com/devendrabanhart
http://www.myspace.com/murdercitydevils
Divided by Night :: Review of The Crystal Method’s Upcoming Album
March 9th, 2009
From InternetDJ.com by Mark Shemel: http://www.internetdj.com/article.php?storyid=1082
Crystal Method, the legendary big beat duo, is making a strong comeback after a five year hiatus. On May 12th, their fourth studio Album, “Divided by Night,” will be released. After moving to their new studio, “Crystalwerks,” the group indicated a new album at some point in 2009. The album brings a variety of guest artists including Emily Haines (Metric), bassist Peter Hook (New Order), Justin Warfield (She Wants Revenge), Meiko, and LMFAO. I had an opportunity to preview this album at a listening in Soho, NY.
The music is organic with live sounds pervasive throughout the album. There is also a sort of Hip Hop element infused in certain songs such as “Sine Language.” The group makes excellent use of distortion throughout the album. While some of the tracks were reminiscent of Crystal Method of the past, others seem to move beyond the style of music they pretty much pioneered. Regardless, the group has not lost contact with its roots, and their famous touch with music. If you have a chance, I would check out their free track “Now is the time.” The Crystal Method will perform its first live show on April 17 at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California.
Their single “Drown in the Now” will be just one of the tracks, listed as follows:
Divided By Night
1. Dirty Thirty (featuring Peter Hook)
2. Drown In The Now (featuring Matisyahu)
3. Kling To The Wreckage (featuring Justin Warfield)
4. Smile?
5. Sine Language (featuring LMFAO)
6. Double Down Under
7. Come Back Clean (featuring Emily Haines)
8. Slipstream (featuring Jason Lytle)
9. Black Rainbows (featuring Stefanie King Warfield)
10. Blunts & Robots (featuring Peter Hook)
11. Falling Hard (featuring Meiko)
12. Play for Real (featuring The Heavy)
Amy Winehouse Cancels Coachella Gig Due To ‘Legal Issues’
March 9th, 2009
From MTV.com: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606544/20090309/winehouse_amy.jhtml
After Amy Winehouse was charged last week with assault in London, in connection with an incident that occurred in September, she will reportedly not be able to get a U.S. visa in time for her April 19 headlining gig at the Coachella festival.
LOL. Lorn and I both said that this would happen as soon as we saw her name on the lineup. What a classy broad. Updates surely to follow. Hopefully something good like a replacement act we’d want to see. -bryan
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