Last night when Jack White took the stage at downtown L.A.'s historic Mayan Theater, he was accompanied not by Meg White, Dead Weather partner Alison Mosshart, nor fellow Raconteurs bandmates, but the all-girl band called The Peacocks with a pregnant stand-up bassist before an audience of adoring fans that included the likes of Rod Stewart, Axl Rose and Gary Oldman. By all accounts, the highly anticipated show—a somewhat last minute gig tacked on to the living legend's Blunderbuss world tour—was nothing short of extraordinary. If you weren't there, here's a look at what you missed. 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»

It's coming. The long-speculated Coachella lineup is traditionally revealed in mid-to-late January. Since 2008, with a close ear to the ground, I've concocted posters reflecting my informed predictions of the festival's list of performers each year, and there's a real science to formulating a Coachella lineup: More»

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