Coachella Lineup Announced!

Read through that. Soak it in. Breathe. Come on, breathe!

Rumors are verified (The xx, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Postal Service). Big time reconnects (Jurassic 5, Wu-Tang Clan). New movers and shakers (Alex Clare, The Lumineers, Jessie Ware). And, come on is this real life?! (The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Modest Mouse, Tegan and Sara, Franz Ferdinand, Two Door Cinema Club, Passion Pit, Janelle Monae, 2Chainz, Pusha-T, Metric, Beach House, Japandroids, Moby, La Roux.

Just read it. I could sit here and get excited about just about every band/artist. Every time I re-read this lineup I feel like my head's going to explode.

How did we not know that part of (the culmination? the beginning? the main event of?) the Wu-Tang Clan reunion would be at Coachella? We've been reading about the reunion everywhere but somehow no one caught the scent of THIS. Or maybe I've just been so distracted with news of the Postal Service FINALLY getting back together and re-releasing 'Give Up' along with a tour and previously unheard songs. We've known for a bit that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs would have new music this year, so it's awesome they will showcase at Coachella. Chris will disagree with me, but I would give up a finger to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers live. I don't really need all ten. I've wanted to see Modest Mouse for so long!! Sigur Ros, Gaslight Anthem, Divine Fits -- I'm doing it again.

Currently my one and only mission is getting to Coachella.

Coachella or BUST!!!

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