Portishead plays Coachella 2008. (2008/File Photo)
I think I’m through the Coachella looking glass, that point when anything sounds possible, like drinking a cracker. Heck, maybe Sly Stone will be back. Wait, that will never happen. Maybe I haven’t totally lost it yet.
That being said, here are rumors and general Coachella wackiness that has been showing up in my inbox:
Are The Rolling Stones out for Coachella? Were they ever in? (AP Photo)
Have wild horses dragged Mick and the boys away?
-According to L.A. Weekly’s West Coast Sound blog, The Rolling Stones are out for Coachella 2013. The report cites unnamed industry sources who didn’t want to be identified.
Since I inadvertently freaked people out with my question about a polo ball that the iGuide staff concluded was a stone on the Empire Polo Field and was convinced Coachella was sending us secret messages, I have no idea what to believe any more, except that my Cheerios’ secret message to me is still “ooooo.”
Does this change who you think will headline 2013 or do you not trust “sources”? On a kind of, sort of, related topic, tell us who you want to see headline Coachella 2013 and you could win a gift card for camping gear.
Morrissey says a reunion of The Smiths isn’t happening at Coachella 2013. Nobody gasped in shock. (File Photo)
The queen’s not dead, but a Smiths reunion is
-Also, apparently Morrissey has revealed through a spokesman to Huff Post UK that The Smiths turned down an offer to reunite at Coachella 2013. To this I say: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
Speaking of The Smiths, MTV posted a fake Coachella lineup and while I couldn’t get past them not using the right font, props for the Inland Empire shoutout of naming The Smiths (a nice family from San Bernardino) as their fake headliner.
I miss how bananas Outkast could be. Remember tham at the Grammys? (2004/AP Photo)
Bombs over collabs
-Andre 3000 has stepped away from the mirror and that weird styling razor he and Adrian Brody love so much to explain that although he AND Big Boi both appear on the Frank Ocean song “Pink Matter,” it is NOT an Outkast reunion, as Dre explained to Spin.
Does this mean like Morrissey and friends Dre is taking a page from Taylor Swift and Outkast is never, ever, ever getting back together? I only bring it up since people keep asking me about Outkast at Coachella 2013.
The ticket Twilight Zone
-All of a sudden, on Thursday afternoon, right when I came back from lunch, I head messages from a reader in Ireland asking me why I didn’t post about VIP tickets going on sale. I saw a random message pop up on the Coachella Facebook page about it and another on the forum.
Reader Federico writes:
“I did not receive any warning or notification. I was leaving the office – I randomly refreshed the page – noticed the VIP tickets – bought them.
When I got home I checked the page for curiosity and everything was gone.”
Anyone else see it?
Eventually Coachella releases the lineup, we promise. (2009/File Photo)
Lineup waiting game
Lots of folks have been asking me about the lineup release–sadly, I have nothing to report and I’m not a member of Dionne Warwick’s Psychic Friends Network (Is that still around?). Goldenvoice releases the lineup when the lineup is ready. However, I’m a big Coachella nerd and I did plot previous years’ lineup releases. Maybe my charts can help you win the office pool or something. (Disclaimer: The Audio File does not condone Coachella-related gambling.)
I’ve covered the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival since 2007. All of the Coachella prediction posts here are tagged with Coachellaology.
Previous Coachella 2013 picks and ponderings from the Audio File and readers:
Jan. 17, 2013: Rodriguez, Bat for Lashes
Jan. 16, 2013: 5 artists I want to return to Coachella
Jan. 16, 2013: Local Natives, Ben Howard
Jan. 15, 2013: Muse likely out, but is Biffy Clyro in?
Jan. 15, 2013: Big Boi, Spiritualized, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Paul Simon
Jan. 14, 2013: Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, OMD
Jan. 13, 2013: The Killers and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan. 11, 2013: Deer Tick, Middle Brother, Deftones, Geographer, Atoms for Peace, Justin Timberlake
Jan. 10, 2013: Major Lazer, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Haim
Jan. 10, 2013: Infected Mushroom, Dr. Dog, Frank Turner, Dropkick Murphys
Jan. 8, 2013: When will the Coachella lineup be announced?
Jan. 7, 2013: Fugazi, Oingo Boingo
Jan. 5, 2013: Sound City Players
Dec. 31, 2012: Alex Clare, Lucero, Alabama Shakes, Beach House
Dec. 28, 2012: Hot Chip, Warpaint, Father John Misty, Cloud Nothings
Dec. 26, 2012: Muse, No Doubt and Alt-J
Dec. 20, 2012: Aesop Rock
Dec. 19, 2012: Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Dec. 14, 2012: The Rolling Stones
Dec. 12, 2012: Airborne Toxic Event
Nov. 30, 2012: Bjork
Nov. 28, 2012: Nick Cave, Tegan and Sara, Converge
Nov. 14, 2012: Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam
Nov. 9, 2012: Paul Kalkbrenner, Kill the Noise
Nov. 9, 2012: Passion Pit, Nine Inch Nails/How to Destroy Angels, Queens of the Stone Age, Run DMC, Rocket from the Crypt
Nov. 5, 2012: The Stone Roses, Daft Punk, Eminem, Watch the Throne, Depeche Mode
Oct. 19, 2012: Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Local Natives, Blur
Want more Coachella goodness? I tag all of my Coachella prediction posts Coachellaology. The iGuide also has a Coachella section that has interviews, articles, photos from previous years and more. Consequence of Sound also has an excellent running tally of Coachella possibilities and confirmations. You can email me at vfranko@pe.com.