Google Alerts Take You To Freak Forums In Pursuit Of Coachella 2012 Lineup Predictions

More often than not, the Google Alert I have set to notify me whenever something about "Coachella lineup" gets posted on the interwebs directs me to hostile, worthless boardie nonsense in forums. But against my better judgment,  I opened one I received this morning about the festival's 2012 lineup and followed the original thread where I thought I might be amused by some impassioned music nerd fights about the bill for next year. Wrong. So very wrong. What I stumbled upon in my innocent pursuit of Coachella rumors was a complete freakshow of— you know what, instead of explaining I'm just going to show you the blow my poor, emotionally unprepared eyes were dealt at 8am:

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And good morning to you, sir! How's this vision for a kickstart to your Thursday? [via]

Sorry I had to unload this photo on you guys but I didn't want to feel alone anymore—we're like trauma survivors together now. I don't even want to try to understand what's happening here but I do know it has absolutely nothing to do with Coachella in any capacity and that it's just horrifying. Scarred and frightened, I got some nerve and scrolled the thread a little which only yielded more psycho babble. This was scary batshit town; I had seen enough and got the hell out of there.

Despite the damage from my wrong turn into freak zone, I still wanted the music geek-out action that I was looking for in the first place and did a search which took me to a much safer place that actually had to do with Coachella 2012 lineup predictions. This is a hot-button issue that really gets music nerds' panties in a twist. We triggered quite a debate amongst our readers this year when we posted our lineup predictions—it was so much fun! So, I'd like to disturb the shit and share what I found the boardies saying about next year's bill. Have a look and then please feel free to get riled up and just go at it, rip each other apart. Or don't. Hold hands and sing Kumbaya, we're all about the shared interactive experience.

HEADLINERS: Pearl Jam Phoenix Outkast

SUBHEADLINERS: Modest Mouse The xx Justice

IN THE SAHARA: Underworld Armin van Buuren Basement Jaxx

REUNITED: The Libertines

MISCELLANY: Blondie Frightened Rabbit The Wrens tUnE-yArDs (or however the fuck you spell it) someone from the Wu-Tang Clan

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HEADLINERS: Daft Punk (yeah, I know, I know, I know...) Death Cab for Cutie OutKast

SUBHEADLINERS: Missy Elliott Phoenix Modest Mouse Fleet Foxes Neil Young TV on The Radio Kylie Minogue Lil' Wayne Beirut

SAHARA: Armin Van Buuren Above & Beyond Justice

REUNION/RARE: Scott Walker Culture Club Husker Du

MISCELLANY: The Smith Westerns Suicidal Tendencies Joanna Newsom

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Headliners: Daft Punk Outkast Pearl Jam

Subs: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Modest Mouse The Knife Armin Van Buuren Neutral Milk Hotel Katy Perry (fuck i hope not)

Sahara: Kaskade Soulwax Above and Beyond

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Headliners: Daft Punk Radiohead Beastie Boys

Subs: James Murphy & Friends Phoenix Fleet Foxes Decemberists of Montreal

Reunion: Sugar Cubes - ha!

Sahara: Underworld Justice Caribou

Other: Klaxons Mew OMD Surfer Blood Autolux Gary Numan Cribs Belle & Sebastian Roxy music GSYBE Janelle Monae

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