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Prince blocks YouTube cover of Radiohead's "Creep"

By Nikki King on 4:19 PM on June 2, 2008

What happens when a now-copyright-conservative artist covers a blockbuster from a copyright-radical artist at one of the biggest music festivals of the summer? In this case, the video goes up on YouTube, and is then promptly removed. To add insult to injury, the clip of Prince’s seven-minute rendition of “Creep” was replaced with a snore-worthy clip of two birds preening. We tell no lies.... read more

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Coachella 2008 set times announced

By Liz Lawson on 3:12 PM on April 22, 2008

The set times for the magical, mystical festival known as Coachella have just been announced. Reminiscent of Lollapalooza 2006, which featured My Morning Jacket paired against Iron & Wine and The New Pornographers overlapping both Broken Social Scene and the Violent Femmes, Coachella-ers will have to contend with scheduling dilemmas out the wazoo. Aesop Rock and Santogold, Cut Copy and Jens Lekman, the list goes on and on. And that's just Friday. Saturday will require black market cloning of people who really can't live with out seeing Prince, Calvin Harris, Akron/Family and Portishead (which should include pretty much everyone in... read more

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Coachella '08 line-up announced, All Points West confirmed

By Sara Miller on 10:34 PM on January 21, 2008

After an agonizing weekend waiting for updates on the official Coachella '08 roster, Goldenvoice president Paul Tollett finally threw us a gigantic friggin' bone on Monday afternoon at a press conference in Mexico City, announcing the honest-to-goodness, no-for-serious-this-time list of bands that will travel to Indio, Calif. on April 25, 26 and 27 for three days of fun, funk, Frisbee and lots and lots of dancing. Friday night's headliners are Jack Johnson, The Verve and Raconteurs; Saturday's are Portishead, Kraftwerk (Tollett: "If you haven't noticed, we're a fan of the robots."), Death Cab for Cutie and Café Tacuba; Sunday's are... read more

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Coachella to announce 2008 line-up as rumors circulate

By Sara Miller on 4:24 PM on January 18, 2008

In the typically-slow news month of January, guessing summer festival line-ups is a popular pastime for journalists and music fans alike. Both Bonnaroo's and Coachella's official rosters will be announced in the coming weeks; intense speculation about the West Coast fest is already under way after the online appearance of the latest in the '08 crop of easily-Photoshoppable Coachella posters. Kevin Bronson of the L.A. Times stated in a Jan. 14 blog post that the official roster will be announced next week, adding that he "was told cryptically [that the roster] might include a surprising veteran act or two (not... read more

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Coachella dates are set - start planning!

By Jeremy Goldmeier on 10:55 AM on November 9, 2007

[Above: one of the ravenous Teddybears prowling the grounds of Coachella '07] 2004: The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival resurrects the Pixies. 2005: Bauhaus reemerges. 2006: Depeche Mode. 2007: Rage Against the Machine. What does 2008 have in store for us? Could it be the reverb-drenched return of My Bloody Valentine? Get your head out of the clouds, you fool! The festival hasn't announced a single act just yet, but the Coachella website has released dates for the 2008 festival: "Coachella 2008, April 25-27, info coming" Ah, what a tease! Based on the dates of those previous news items,... read more

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Coachella documentary in the works

By Paste Staff on 12:00 AM on December 15, 2005

Over the last several years, the Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., has hosted the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and now the event's excitement will be transferred to the big screen. Coachella, the first documentary about the annual festival, is set for theatrical release Jan. 24. Featuring performances from The Arcade Fire, the Pixies, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Bright Eyes and several others, the film promises to be a fairly comprehensive look at a festival with its finger on the pulse of modern music. Additionally, the dates for Coachella 2006 have been announced. The festival will be held... read more

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