With the temperatures blazing in the Coachella Valley over the weekend, shade and cold, delicious beverages, preferably beside a pristine body of purified water, was the ideal scenario to keep cool for all land mammals in the area, including this year's festival artists. So it was a good thing Soho House decided to swoop in for a three-day pop-up oasis with BACARDI at a sprawling estate where lineup acts like La Roux, Major Lazer, New Order and Vampire Weekend could take refuge in the lap of luxury.

Weekend 1 of Coachella 2013 is officially here! If you aren't totally turnt about it, we'd like to remind you why you should be with a look back at last year's festival highlights. From The Black Lips' Cole Alexander giving full frontal on stage to Katy Perry crowd surfing at the Calvin Harris set with a surprise Rihanna performance, and the Tupac hologram, Coachella 2012 was filled with the magical moments that make us want to come back for more each year. So throw on your manks and flower crowns as we get nostalgic in this special Flashback Friday with the top highlights and surprises from last year's festival to get you pumped for Coachella 2013.

We are one week out from Weekend 1 of Coachella 2013 and if you aren't totally turnt about it, we'd like to remind you why you should be with a look back at last year's festival highlights. From The Black Lips' Cole Alexander giving full frontal on stage to Katy Perry crowd surfing at the Calvin Harris set, and the Tupac hologram, Coachella 2012 was filled with the magical moments that make us want to come back for more each year. So throw on your manks and flower crowns as we get nostalgic in this top highlights and surprises from last year's festival. More>>

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As part of the new weekly event series, Private Label, at Lure in Hollywood, KCRW's main man Jason Bentley and M83's Anthony Gonzalez helped kick off Halloween weekend as Friday night's mix masters covering the ones and twos.

Last night in NYC, Kate Upton, Solange Knowles and Chace Crawford joined EPIX and VANITY FAIR to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond franchise with a screening of Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007, Downtown 4 Democracy and VICE hosted a Presidential debate viewing party at the Jane Hotel, the New York Film Festival played tribute to Nicole Kidman, Bill Powers opened his latest exhibition at Half Gallery with works by Girls' Jemima Kirke, and more! More»

Last night in NYC, Vera Wang and Mary Kate Olsen joined Studio in a School's founder Agnes Gund at the Seagram Building Plaza for the organization's 35th anniversary gala, Georgina Chapman debuted her limited edition tees inspired by the New York Jets in front of NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez and Donald Trump, Cory Kennedy and Scott Lipps showed up to Christie's "We had to destroy it in order to save it" exhibition hosted by Interview Magazine, M83 performed at the Hammerstein Ballroom, and so much more!

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It's hard to follow a summer filled with music festivals taking over neighboring islands, free outdoor concerts in parks, and legendary venues reaching capacity on a weekly basis. But New York City is always up to the task, and this fall it will play host to some of the biggest names in music. Summer may be over but these 12 concerts will keep the energy riding high for another 3 months. Check out our list and get excited because you're not going to want to miss these! More»

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If each festival has its own identity, what, exactly, is FYF Fest? Is it a fashionable trust-fund hipster like Coachella? A shitkickin' good old boy like Stagecoach? An impressively drugged-out nudist like Burning Man? Well, as we learned last weekend, the FYF Fest is more like that friend of yours who got a six-figure financial job but still blacks out and pukes on himself on the weekends. In other words, it's bigger and fancier than ever, but the DIY attitude it was founded on is still alive and well. More»

We know that L.A. starts to feel like a ghost town on a holiday weekend, but with a Goldenvoice-revamped 2-day  FYF Fest kicking off on Saturday, the smartest kids might be the ones staying in town for Labor Day. And even if you're staying home to save dough, you deserve to see M83, Sleigh Bells, Dinosaur Jr. and the like just as much as anyone. Luckily for you, we've teamed up with our friends at Chilli Beans Sunglasses and Goldenvoice to give you a shot to win tickets, including a VIP prize package including free Chilli Beans sunglasses! Read on to find out how to enter today. More»