I Love That Music

Apr 22

If you wonder why I am dying to see Fatboy Slim at Coachella, this video says it all. Norman Cook performing in his hometown of Brighton Beach for 250,000 people!

If you can’t get enough, check out his Ultima Playa gig.

Apr 20

Music Loves Fashion - Party during Coachella 2008

Check out this party hosted by Belvedere at the Horizon Hotel in Palm Springs. Every day / night during Coachella from 1 PM to 3 AM. Email to rsvp@musiclovesfashion.com.

DJ’s at Coachella

Coachella has had some world class DJ’s over the years. Last year, I saw Tiesto, Benny Benassi and an amazing Paul van Dyk (and I missed VJ Mike Relm).

Coachella 2008 has a solid line up of DJ’s. Here is my Top 10, in no particular order:

Fatboy Slim
Sasha and Digweed
Adam Freeland
James Zabiela
Junkie XL
Sandra Collins
Diplo
Deadmau5
Dimitri from Paris
Above & Beyond

I admit that I could have added Justice, Boys Noize, Para One, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Busy P, but… (a) some of them are more producers than DJ’s and (b) a Top 15 or 20 is not a real chart, is it?

Dance!

Pop at Coachella

Do you like your music more “poppy” or do you want to take a break from rock, indie, dance at Coachella, here is my “Top 7 Pop Artists at Coachella 2008”

Jack Johnson
Vampire Weekend
Black Kids
Mark Ronson
Sia
Duffy
Cut Copy
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

(OK, that’s 8)

Michelle, this list is dedicated to you :-)

Critically Acclaimed Artists at Coachella 2008

As a marketing professional, I should have known better. When writing this blog, I forgot about marketing basics like customer segments and targeting.

Here I am pushing the “Top 7 parties at Coachella 2008”, because I personally love dance music and I love to party. That doesn’t mean everyone is like me.

I have decided to create Top 7 or Top 10 Lists for people with different interests - putting myself in the customer’s shoes.

I will start with artists who have had critically acclaimed albums in the past years according to Metacritic.

Here is a Top 10 of Artists with Critically Acclaimed Albums, in no particular order:

The Field
My Morning Jacket
M.I.A.
Panda Bear
Les Savy Fav
Battles
The National
Vampire Weekend
Animal Collective
Kraftwerk

Be sure to check some of these artists out at Coachella 2008.

Apr 17

Prepare for the 7 best parties of Coachella 2008 !!!

This blog post will save you many hours. And it will increase your Coachella satisfaction by at least 500%. Guaranteed.

With only 7 more days left until Coachella 2008 and 130 bands, it’s impossible to get to know all the bands - unless you spend every waking hour on Myspace, Youtube and iTunes.

Don’t worry.

Below is a list of the 7 Coachella artists who will have people party like there is no tomorrow. All you need to do is show up.
I have created a special mixtape with top songs and remixes by these 7 artists. Listen to the tape a few times and by next week you’ll sing along as if you have been a lifelong fan.
I have also included links to videos of performances of the 7 artists. Watch them and you will be mentally prepared for the party adrenaline rush.

The mixtape is http://www.mixwit.com/widgets/4c89adfa3ee85faa4d69173d43d5211f (“Best Dance Parties of Coachella 2008”).

The 7 artists are:

Justice (mixtape tracks 1 – 8) – videos 1, 2, 3
Simian Mobile Disco (tracks 9 – 16) – videos 1, 2, 3, 4
Hot Chip (tracks 17 – 26) – videos 1, 2, 3, 4
Fatboy Slim (tracks 27 – 38) – videos 1, 2
Boys Noize (tracks 39 – 47) – videos 1, 2, 3
Modeselektor (tracks 48 – 56) – videos 1, 2, 3
Junkie XL (tracks 57 – 64) – videos 1, 2, 3

Satisfaction is guaranteed!

What do you think will be killer parties at Coachella 2008?