Rihanna shows up at Coachella, bringing fest one step closer to literally exploding
INDIO, California — Coachella has become a punching bag of sorts among high-minded, Pitchfork-reading music fans for several reasons: its wealth of flower headbands, a lineup that's almost identical to a handful of others, and, primarily, for becoming so big and mainstream that it's ** longer a place to discover exciting new acts.*
That "hugeness" was e**ugh for The New York Times to declare that this year, the paper isn't covering the festival at all.*
But Coachella is completely aware this year that it's been fully mainstreamed. Instead of being ashamed of that, the fest seems to openly, proudly embrace its glitzy, grand, poppy nature.* Read more...