A Musical Ejaculation via Coachella

There is nothing as musically amazing as Coachella.
Bcuz srsly, Coachella just might be the most musically intuitive machine in history.

Every year, unlike any other MusicFestival, unlike any other RecordCompany, unlike any other HitPredictingBlog, Coachella always delivers the best bands/artists, period. Most of whom usually make it huge after their Coachella debuts.
But srsly, they always do it.
Evry year.
Without fail.

\\\ Want 2 take a stroll down CoachellaMemoryLane with u [starting with 2k4] 2 express how incredible the lineups rly are: \\\

at Coachella 2k4, Radiohead, Pixies nd Air were some of the big names, but it also featured lil-knowns like The Thrills nd The Killers way b4 either got famous.

at Coachella 2k5ive, Coldplay may have headlined the 2day event, but othr unknown artists such as M83, M.I.A., Diplo, Spoon, nd Tegan and Sara were all performers b4 their prime.

at Coachella 2kSixxx, the last 2day-only festival staked up some amazing acts who were somewhat known like Sigur Ros, The Shins nd The White Stripes, but also had an incredible line-up of on the rise artists like Sufjan Stevens, Sia, Imogen Heap, Rogue Wave, nd Andrew Bird. Can’t believe all of these artists were towards the bottom of the line-up.

at Coachella 2k7, they stepped up the game even more with Björk nd RHCP headlines, Manu Chao nd Interpol on the second tier, but on the very end of the lineup were, if u can believe it, Amy Winehouse, Girl Talk, Justice, Mika, Lupe Fiasco, Ratatat, nd CSS.

at Coachella 2ZroZro8, the best best best one yet / possibly of all time, Jack Johnson was the big man in Indio, along with Death Cab 4 Cutie, the Verve, nd Portishead. Back from 2k5ive, Tegan&Sara nd M.I.A. all made 2nd appearances, this time much further up in the line-up; Justice performed 4 their 2nd yr in a row too. But who were some of ppls far down in the line-up? Uffie, MGMT, The Bird and the Bee, Architecture in Helsinki, Cut Copy, Duffy, Black Kids, Deadmau5, and the list goes on and on and on.

Nd now, in just 2 months or so, Coachella 2kNine will b upon us.

The line-up is of course, incredible.

[Artist I'm most excited about are highlighted in the not-so-lil graphic above]

But its fair 2 say that at first glance, it looks a tiny bit sub-par from last yr's incredible-as-fk lineup.
But altho u/I/we may look at the list for Coachella 2kNine nd initially think its not necessarily as OMG-impressive as last yrs festival, I'm confident that by the time I look back on this list in 6months-2yrs from now, I’ll probably b shaking in my pants when i remember that these performers were actually there at Coachella 2kNine. Bcuz the ppl that perform at Coachella always wind up making it huge in the alt/indie scene within the months after.

Nd as an L.A. newbie, nothing excites me more than thinking about being a part of Coachella.
Just want 2 have the Best / Most Cliché Coachella Experience Ever.
- Want 2 pass out from dehydration.
- Want 2 get drugged while I'm camping out in the desert.
- Want 2 have my first mini-heart failure while listening 2 the Ting Tings.
- Want 2 have my identity stolen at a convenience store in lil downtown Indio.
- Want 2 musically 'fall in love' with 1 of the lessr-known artists that I muster enough courage 2 interview after their show.
- Want 2 fill up 4 memry cards worth of photographs that I took from the wknd on my Canon Rebel.
- Want 2 be offered "cheese" [aka a cocktail of Tylenol PM & Heroin] by Sir Paul McCartney.
- Want 2 run out of gas along I-10 b4 I even hit Palm Springs on the way home.
- Want 2 enjoy a 'religious experience' with hipsters that I randomly meet during the wknd.

Want 2 hear from u's all who r going to Coachella/wish u were going 2 Coachella.
What are ur Coachella goals 4 this yr?
What do u hope 2 achieve during these 3 holy days of goodness?
What indie/rock/alt band do u plan on falling head-ovr-heals 4 once the wknd is over?

Hoping 2 get 2 know the Norwegian singer Ida Maria better [performing friday]... maybe someday she'll b on another 1 of my Scandinavian-music-loves post.

Nd I admit it, Ida Maria is 1 of those artists that I'd never heard of b4 looking at the Coachella 2kNine line-up. Nd even now, I still feel like I dont rly "know" her yet.
Hoping that I get 2 know her better at Coachella.



Hoping that Coachella brings me closer 2 upcoming artists like Ida Maria nd more.
Hoping that Coachella brings me further away from the HighSkoolMusical3 soundtrakk.

xx Bonus Ida Maria mp3 track... listen nd help me 2 decide if u/I like this chick or love this chick xx

Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked

Just Wanna B Bitchin' at Coachella right Na,
José