​What kind of offspring can a director and screenwriter procreate? Of course someone that likely wants to be in the limelight, but if they're lucky, they'll emulate someone like singer/songwriter, and actress, 26-year-old Ximena Sariñana. But make no mistake this Mexican starlet, who began her career at the age of 11 as a young villain on the telenovela stands in a category all her own. More >>

​"We're just another boyband/The girls are underage but we don't care/And when you throw your panties at a boyband/After the shows we keep your underwear," or so the trio from the Midnight Beast sings in "Just Another Boyband."

These young lads from the U.K. are a comedy musical group, and will be at Coachella, so pack some clean undies.

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​Update: At 1 p.m., Coachella 2012 officially sold out. That shit cray. That was even faster than last year's six-day sell out.

Original post, Jan 13, 2012, 11:55 a.m.:Yep, we did say Coachella's first weekend was almost sold out before they even did today's ticket sale at 10 a.m.

At 11:52 a.m.,  Coachella's Facebook page posted this photo. Now that it's official, we're just waiting for weekend two to follow suit.

If it happens, and Coachella sells out both weekends of their reproduced festival, I'm assuming it means that, well, Goldenvoice has done it again: turned the concert festival experience on its head and produced something no one has ever done before...a demand for a recreated, live experience.
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​To cap off Coachella week, we here at Heard Mentality were bummed to find out that Black Sabbath were reportedly slated to headline one of the nights, but due to Tony Iommi's battle with lymphoma (get better Tony!), the band had to pull out from what would a great kickoff to the band's 2012 tour.
That being said, Sabbath isn't the first band to pull out of the festival due to circumstances beyond their control. Here are some more bands that were slated to play, but didn't make it to the festival. More >>

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According to a statement, Coachella passes for both weekends go on sale this Friday, January 13 at 10 a.m. The release also said "there are not many left for Weekend 1 and those must be purchased with a shuttle pass." In other words, Weekend 1 is pretty much sold out, so you should plan to go with your friends on the later, less crowded weekend.

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​The official Facebook account for the much anticipated fest doesn't update too often, but when it does, one should pay attention.

A little over a half-hour ago, a YouTube video for Azealia Banks' oral sex anthem "212" was posted--along with zero comments, sure, but still an ominous clue indeed.
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​Here's what we know about Coachella 2012: It will be held over two weekends, with the same lineup at the same place. Coachella Weekend 1 will be held on April 13-15, 2012 and Coachella Weekend 2 will be held on April 20-22, 2012. The lineup will probably be revealed mid-January, as was the case last year. 

With that in mind, check out all the fake Coachella posters that have been pouring in. It's far too early for an authentic lineup announcement, but that hasn't stopped several people from trying to trick you with official looking flyers. Let us know in the comments which ones had you fooled and what lineup is your favorite!

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Not part of the contest, but hilarious nonetheless.

​While anxiously waiting for this year's Coachella lineup annoucement (okay, fine, it doesn't usually come out until January but you never know), we decided to troll the message boards for lineup wishlists. Instead, we saw a contest the festival ran last year, asking folks to create a Coachella festival posters from 1969 to 1998. Here are 10 of the best posters that people came up with.
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The battle for the best coast (West Coast, East Coast, Third Coast) goes beyond Tupac and Biggie, and In-N-Out and Shake Shack. Ultimately Coachella and Lollapalooza must join the fight. (Yes, Lolla is set in the Midwest, but we did say Third Coast. Got it? Good.)

So now that Coachella is a distant, but vivid, memory, and with recently released Lollapalooza lineup, we wondered: which is the better music festival?

Having been to both, we narrowed down a couple of pros and cons for each festival and here are the results:

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​And so it's done. Three days of half-naked music enthusiasts, a ton of great music, balloons falling from the sky, a rap star singing in a crane...Obviously we'd do it again next year in a heartbeat, but here are some thoughts that aren't necessarily related to music that helps everyone in the long run:

1. Look at a map of the venue and figure out alternate routes. That's how we figured out how to get in and out of the festival in 20 minutes after the first day. It saves you time and makes for a much more pleasant concert experience.


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