Approximately 1/5 of Coachella’s acts are electronic DJs, but you’d never know it from the crowd response! This entire weekend, the Safari tent’s audience swelled far beyond capacity, even worse than the most wretched desert muffin top—and that’s even during the early afternoon, when L.A.’s DESTRUCTO provided plenty of chill vibes, though without the literal waterworks he’d planned. We caught up with him out back of the Coachella press tent, before the famous tent-puking incident of April 14th (more on that later).

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Pierre and Victor from Housse de Racket are two of the nicest guys you’d ever want to meet, even if they are from the land of baguettes and berets. This synth-laden rock duo captivated the afternoon crowd on Saturday at Coachella, and I think I captivated the press tent a little bit when I dragged these two youngsters in with me for a short chat.

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When you think of this interview, imagine the THROBBING bass notes of Santigold in the background, as 20,000 people sit in a field nearby and cheer while dropping tabs of ecstasy.

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Then the crest of the wave broke. The last note of every instrument intoned, with just the violin player doing gypsy peals and low notes, grinding into the strings two and three at a time. Then a loud crackly voice from offstage started to shout inanities at us. And the chug came back. It was INSISTENT. It was closer. It was right at our door…. The latch is pulling… The door is opening…

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If you’re AT Coachella, or just wish you were, you can follow my on-the-spot tweets by following @WriterDMCollins on Twitter. Feel free to get in touch and let us know what’s happening in your neck of the polo field.

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Jimmy Cliff is to Jamaican music what James Brown was to R&B, if Brown had just worked a little harder. Cliff helped get ska off the ground, popularized reggae, even starred in the first reggae movie, The Harder They Come. Touring with Tim Armstrong and a tight band of mod-looking youngsters, Cliff seems set to inspire the world yet again. This interview by D.M. Collins.

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2012, the end of the world might come from overindulgence.  Go down with a bang, right? Will you go down with two weekends of Coachella? COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2012 TO BE HELD TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS APRIL 13-15 AND APRIL 20-22. The idea is to do the same thing twice, same acts, different [...]

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Tokimonsta is a piano-student-turned-producer who makes beats for Brainfeeder. Her new Creature Dreams EP is out now and fans of her All City and Art Union releases will be happy to know that she picks up where she left off. Toki speaks now about girls, touring, and the danger of knowing too much. This interview by Kristina Benson.

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Dressed in a denim blue letterman jacket, a white hoodie emblazoned with the image of James Dean, and red Converse, Wiz Khalifa looks as American as apple pie. After the Venice Beach shoot for ‘Roll Up,’ a single from his upcoming debut album on the label, he talked about Ninja Turtles, the paparazzi, and, of course, women and weed. This interview by Rebecca Haithcoat.

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Perhaps the greatest gift Coachella bestows upon its attendees is the feeling that you’re not alone. Schmaltzy, yes, but stick with us. Now, among discerning music fans, a band like The National is far from obscure. They’ve garnered widespread critical praise over five albums, played on national TV and multiple international festivals, and are even [...]

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