The first of a newly expanded Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival kicked off without a hitch yesterday (4/13) at the festival's longtime home base of Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA, near Palm Springs.
Recently reunited Britpopsters Pulp have penciled in a few new North American shows around their upcoming Coachella appearance.
English alt-rockers Pulp will return to the States this spring for the first time in nine years, taking to the stage for a couple of festival appearances and theater shows.
London-based electronic trio the xx have won this year's Mercury Prize -- and a check for 20,000 pounds (about $30,700) -- for their self-titled debut album. The award -- which typically leads to increased sales in the U.K. and Ireland -- aims to commemorate the best album released in those countries during the previous 12 months.
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