Truly stunning news broke yesterday when the mysterious wizards behind the curtain of our favorite annual music festival in the desert decided to announce just weeks after this year’s event that Coachella 2012 will be held over not one, but TWO weekends. Oh, and tickets for both go on sale this FRIDAY, as in two days from today.  This is peculiar for a number of reasons, but mostly because advanced notice isn’t really Coachella’s thing, and if you recall, didn’t even announce last year’s festival dates until the middle of August. Keep reading for all the details on yesterday’s major Coachella 2012 revelations and how to not be SOL with your ticket situation. More»

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HUGE. NEWS. Next year, our annual retreat to the desert won’t be one, but TWO WEEKENDS of fake hippies, music, and parties as Coachella 2012 will be held over two consecutive weekends: Weekend 1 scheduled for April 13-15, 2012, and Weekend 2 scheduled for April 20-22, 2012.

Why, you ask? From the official Coachella website: Read the full story

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On Saturday, the place we know only as an annual fake hippie oasis or west coast retirement demo’s #1 destination year-round became metal country when The Big 4 descended on Indio. As we previously reported, on the heels of Coachella, the four biggest bands in heavy metal came together for a major blowout concert to rock the desert. Read the full story

Go HERE for more photos by Chazz Gold and tag yourself and your friends!

On Saturday, the place we know only as an annual fake hippie oasis or west coast retirement demo’s #1 destination year-round became metal country when The Big 4 descended on Indio. As we previously reported, on the heels of Coachella, the four biggest bands in heavy metal came together for a major blowout concert to rock the desert. Read the full story

We’ve all been a bit a little obnoxious with all our Coachella talk. I mean, it’s not the freaking second coming of the messiah. Jay-Z was last year, remember? But seriously, people are really sick of hearing about Coachella and would like us to stop. We’re not going to, but we do hear them, especially when their complaints are in hi-larious comic form like Robbie Pfeffer’s: More»

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Remember how roughly half of the people you encountered at Coachella last year made it into the festival grounds through illegitimate means, like the old wristband pass-back or simply sneaking in without one with great ease? Well friends, this year is supposed to be different with much tighter security (read: semi-functional at the very least) to prevent that from happening again. More»

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A look back at our would-be lineup predictions flyer for Coachella 2011. We were prettttyyyyy, prettyyyyyy, prettyyyyyy, pretty close with our predictions. Now let’s breakdown the official Coachella performers and take a look at which acts we guessed right and the ones we missed. More»

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• You guys, Kobe Bryant is in backpedal mode and really sorry for calling a ref a “f%#$ing f&@got”; so sorry he’s appealing the $100,000 fine and explained, “what I said last night should not be taken literally.”[KTLA][TMZ]
• LAPD is upping the ante on catching speeding drivers with new, more precise technology in the form of goggles and guns. [KABC]
• Can you hear me now? Meet the Verizon guy. He is a human being just like you and me and now he’s the face of Big Red. [HuffPo]
• BREAKING: Kimora Lee Simmons apparently got on the Coachella diet and lost 25lbs by “not eating.” She looks so good when she’s not bloated. [PE]
• Hey, forthcoming SoCal heatwave, can we be friends? (Read: tan me?) [LATimes]

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ATTENTION LAST MINUTE CHARLIES: A stray VIP Coachella ticket has just landed in our lap and is looking for a new owner. Help us find it a home where it will be loved and utilized to the fullest this weekend. If you or someone you know is still in need of this highly coveted VIP ticket to a weekend of music, debauchery and fake hippies everywhere, GET AT US, STAT! Keep reading to find out how to become the proud owner of this VIP Coachella ticket. Read the full story

We’ve all been a bit insensitive and perhaps a little obnoxious with all our Coachella talk. I mean, it’s not the freaking second coming of the messiah. Jay-Z was last year, remember? But seriously, people are really sick of hearing about Coachella and would like us to stop. We’re not going to, but we do hear them, especially when their complaints are in hi-larious comic form like Robbie Pfeffer’s:

“Yes, I know Coachella is right around the corner. Yes, I know that it is going to be really awesome. Yes, I realize I could see Crystal Castles, OFWGKTA, !!! and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti all in the same day. But I’m not going to. I’m going to be working, so shut the fuck up.”

Go on, Robbie… Read the full story