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Coachella Expands, Goes Country

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will span three days next year, from April 27-29, an expansion on the two-day, heatstroke-inducing occasion it has been the past. As if that weren't exciting enough, organizers have also announced that an all-country weekend will be added, featuring performances by Willie Nelson, George Strait, Kenny ...

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Breaking News: TV on the Radio Inspired by Rosie O'Donnell

TV on the Radio have been suspiciously reticent about sharing their inspiration for the title of their sophomore LP, 'Return to Cookie Mountain.' We -- aka "The Super Sleuths" -- are pretty sure we've figured out why. It's because they don't want to reveal their passion for Rosie O'Donnell's inspirational made-for-TV movie, 'Riding the Bus With My ...

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Dr. House Saves Borat!

As we all know, Fox's super surly Dr. House does things his own way, but so does our lord and savior, Sacha Baron Cohen. This weekend the two were strolling to a bar in NYC arm in arm when the spirit of Borat reportedly possessed Cohen. He walked up to a strange man and said, "I like your clothings. Are nice! Please may I buying? I want have sex ...

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Stream the Sufjan Xmas Box Set

Asthmatic Kitty is currently streaming the entire Sufjan Stevens Christmas canon (that's what I call it) here. The five-disc box set includes stickers (!), sheet music (!!) and short stories written by Sufjan (!!!). It will be in stores on November 21, but if you just can't wait, you can take advantage of the pre-sale. My favorite has always been ...

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Jenny Lewis Brings Her Sequins to the Children

I keep hearing about this Pancake Mountain children's show, but I have yet to see an entire episode. A friend once excitedly emailed me after her first viewing, describing it as, "A show where hilarious kids dance around to real bands. And sometimes there are puppets." Well, like an idiot I kept neglecting it, until today when PFork posted this ...

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Christmas, Wainwright/McGarrigle-Style

Rufus and the fam are bringing holiday cheer to North America this December. Joined by sister Martha and their McGarrigle Aunts, the McGarrigle Family Christmas Tour will consist of six performances only, beginning with two performances in their native Montreal on December 1 and 2, and winding up at New York's Carnegie Hall on December 13. Rufus ...

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For the Hipster With Everything: Halloween Edition

Sometimes Swiss designer Stephane Barbier Bouvet makes sweet things, like birdhouses with cookies inside of them, but sometimes he also likes to make ashtrays out of human skulls. Scroll down to the third item here to learn more about these "limited edition" human bone ashtrays, pencil-holders and photo stands. Act soon -- he only has 7 of them to ...

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