From Kanye West, or Yeezy World Peace, playing DJ in the bright lights of Vegas, to Kate Moss and Terry Richardson hanging on the beaches of Jamaica, and Kaskade spinning a TWELVE hour set at Marquee, party-goers across the globe rang in 2012 like it was the end of days. Oh wait, it is. More»

[Joell Ortiz of Slaughterhouse via] Saturday was a great day to be from Queensbridge, or at the very least, to love the music that comes from there. The infamous New York City housing project put two of its most famous homegrown acts front and center, as Nas and Mobb Deep led a deep an impressive lineup of classic 90's hip-hop acts onstage at the San Manuel Ampitheatre to kick of the 2011 incarnation of hip-hop's biggest summer festival, Rock The Bells. More»

[Mos Def photo via] I think I owe Lauryn Hill an apology. Earlier this year in a set of pre-Coachella tips, I speculated that Ms. Hill's set would be one you could safely miss, and I then went on to posit that Pras was the most successful Fugee. Well, as per usual, listening to me was a terrible idea, because by all accounts, Lauryn completely killed it at Coachella. But I don't make the same mistake twice, so when it was announced that she would be headlining this year's Rock The Bells tour along with a super-impressive who's-who in hip-hop including Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Nas, Erykah Badu, Cypress Hill, and most of the Wu-Tang Clan, I knew that I wasn't going to miss this for anything. More»

For Those About To Rock Rage... We Suggest You Mark Your Calendars For July 30th. Not like we thought we'd never see them perform together for their hometown again or anything, but Mr. de la Rocha, Mr. Morello and the rest have set aside their differences, let Chris Cornell recede into the background for a minute, and will come together once more as Rage Against The Machine this summer at the Coliseum. More»

Have you packed your bags? Raided your emergency drug stash? Come up with a clever excuse for not making it into work tomorrow or Monday? And, most importantly, traded your goats, followed us on Twitter, or done whatever else was necessary to secure your ticket? Because tomorrow, the long wait for Coachella 2011 is over. But before you get too excited, just remember: getting there and getting in is only half the battle. There's too much going on for any human being to do and see everything, and maintaining a healthy schedule of rest and replenishment is essential to making it through all three days. So here, for your perusal, is a little guide to what not to miss, and what you can skip with confidence. More»

Kanye made money fall from the ceiling on his command, Chloe Sevigny feted Waris Ahluwalia, BLK DNM launched, Richie Rich hung out at the Empire Hotel, Ramona Singer talked smack on Bethenny Frankel and designers partied, ate, drank, and celebrated Fashion Week. More»

We've all had a chance to examine the official lineup for Coachella 2011, and therefore a chance to marvel at how we more or less nailed it with our early predictions. While some websites would be content to pat themselves on the back, we are not. Which is why I'm delighted to announce our next big scoop: early information and analysis on some huge special unannounced acts for each day of the festival. More»

Left: Official Coachella 2011 lineup flyer; Right: Our lineup predictions flyer

After all the speculation, teasing games and false alarms (thank you, @IGGNASTYY) over the last few days as we all waited with baited breath, the official lineup for Coachella 2011 has been released! And we were prettttyyyyy, prettyyyyyy, prettyyyyyy, pretty close with our predictions. Now let's breakdown the official Coachella performers and take a look at which acts we guessed right and the ones we missed. More»