11/20/2024

Coachella 2025 Lineup Is Here

COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 LINEUP 


LADY GAGA, GREEN DAY 

POST MALONE PERFORMING A CAREER RETROSPECTIVE SET

& TRAVIS SCOTT


REGISTER NOW FOR ACCESS TO PASSES AT COACHELLA.COM


PRESALE BEGINS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 AT 11AM

Coachella 2025 Lineup

Los Angeles, CA (November 20, 2025) – Coachella returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA for two weekends set for April 11 – 13 and April 18 – 20, 2025 with Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone performing a career retrospective set, and Travis Scott + many more.


Register now for access to passes at coachella.com. Presale begins Friday, November 22 at 11am PT. 2023/2024 attendees and purchasers get early access starting Thursday, November 21 at 11am PT. For your best chance at passes, look to Weekend 2. This is a presale and does not guarantee pass type, packages or camping.


New for 2025: VIP areas adjacent to the Outdoor Theater and Sahara offer specialty drinks, added bars, shaded lounges, flushable restrooms and more amenities to be announced later. Plus, additional camping options include Ready-Set and La Campana tent camping for fans looking for more comfort during their desert stay. 


YouTube returns in 2025 as the exclusive livestream partner for both Coachella weekends on our official YouTube channel; bringing the legendary performances and so much more to millions of music fans across the globe.


Official Hotel Packages that bundle festival passes with local lodging and transportation are available for Weekend 1 and Weekend 2, sold exclusively through Valley Music Travel


For more festival information and updates, please visit coachella.com


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Throbbing Gristle Share "Convincing People (Live At The Volksbühne Berlin, New Year's Eve 2005)" || 'TG Berlin' Box Set Out 12/6 On Mute

THROBBING GRISTLE SHARE “CONVINCING PEOPLE (LIVE AT THE VOLKSBÜHNE BERLIN, NEW YEAR’S EVE 2005)”

 

CHRONICLING UNRELEASED WORK FROM BERLIN, RECORDED AROUND A SERIES OF LIVE EVENTS AT THE VOLKSBÜHNE
 
Photo Credit: Paul Heartfield
 

Today Throbbing Gristle have shared an unreleased live version of “Convincing People (Live at the Volksbühne Berlin, New Year’s Eve 2005)” ahead of the release of their lavish box set, TG BERLIN, that is due out on December 6, 2024.

The track, originally from 1979’s 20 Jazz Funk Greats, comes complete with a live document of the performance, which was part of a very special series of live events at the Volksbühne over New Year’s Eve 2005 and New Year’s Day 2006.

Listen to “Convincing People” (Live at the Volksbühne Berlin, New Year’s Eve 2005)" HERE.

The Throbbing Gristle-curated event chronicled in the box set saw the band perform a live set on New Year’s Eve and an improvised live soundtrack to a new 16mm print of Derek Jarman’s In The Shadow of the Sun (1981) on New Year’s Day. While the band were in Berlin, they also recorded two final songs alongside a 48-minute piece of new music.

The box set, which is comprised of 4 CDs, a Blu Ray, a 10” vinyl and a booklet featuring unseen photographs from the time by Paul Heartfield as well as new sleeve notes by the award winning Scottish visual artist Lucy McKenzie, collates both of these performances, alongside the TG Berlin Studio Session, which includes the final Throbbing Gristle single (two unreleased tracks, “Scabs & Saws” and “Wotwududo”,) and an unreleased 48-minute piece titled ‘TG Berlin Studio Session 2005 - 2006’, recorded at Planet Roc studios during the time they were in the city.

Listen to “Scabs & Saws” HERE.

Pre-order TG Berlin HERE.

TG Berlin will also include the “rehearsal” for In The Shadow of the Sun, recorded on New Year’s Day at the iconic Volksbühne (“people’s theatre”). The performance of In The Shadow of the Sun was improvised, so the two documents offer a different perspective on the soundtrack to Jarman’s work. 

The New Year’s Eve show previewed five songs from the band’s first album in 27 years, Part Two: The Endless Not, several years before its release, on a set list that included “Convincing People”, “Slug Bait”, and “Hamburger Lady” (their first encore in 25/26 years, and what an encore!), tracks that had lost none of their potency in the intervening years, plus the released track, “Splitting Sky” and more. The performance is also included as a Blu-ray.

In 2004, Throbbing Gristle, Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020) and Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson (1955-2010), regrouped and the following six years became a period of renewed creativity for the band. Back in the studio after 20 years, they found group intuition when performing was intact, and their ability to break down barriers and forge connections with an audience was more powerful than ever.  

This new box set, the latest release in an ongoing collaboration with Mute, is a compelling document of Throbbing Gristle performing and recording as a four-piece with a renewed vigor. From the opening beats and serrated electronics of one of their final tracks recorded together, “Scabs and Saws”, it’s clear that TG are not revisiting ground already tread, but bringing two decades of individual experience back into the studio to create a new exploration of sound. The vocals have a different depth, the groove is deeper and the atmosphere has lost none of its potency.

Throbbing Gristle formed in 1975 and for the next six years they fully delivered on punk’s failed promise to explore extreme culture as a way of sabotaging systems of control. During that time, they released crucial records such as The Second Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle (1977), D.O.A The Third And Final Report Of Throbbing Gristle (1978), and 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) and were infamously named “wreckers of civilisation” by the Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn in 1976.

From 2004, they embarked on a series of live performances that included the Coachella and Primavera festivals, Tate Modern, and Heaven, and returned to the studio to produce several albums, including TG Now (2004), and Part Two: The Endless Not (2007), as well as a 3-day “studio installation” at the ICA before disbanding in 2010. Their impact on music, culture and the arts has been immeasurable and is still felt today across music, film, theater and fine art.

TG Berlin album art

TG Berlin Box Set Track listing:

CD1 - TG Berlin

Live at the Volksbühne Berlin, New Year’s Eve 2005

1. Trumpet Herald 
2. Convincing People
3. Splitting Sky 
4. Slug Bait 
5. Rabbit Snare
6. Almost A Kiss 
7. Greasy Poo 
8. Endless Not 
9. Vow of Silence
10. PA Destroyer
11. Hamburger Lady
 

 CD2 - In the Shadow of the Sun
Live at the Volksbühne Berlin, New Year’s Day, 2006

1. In the Shadow of the Sun Live - 49:29
 

 CD3 - In the Shadow of the Sun
Rehearsal at the Volksbühne Berlin, New Year’s Day 2006

1. In the Shadow of the Sun Rehearsal - 49:12
 

 CD4 - TG Berlin Studio Session (2005 - 2006)

1. TG Berlin - 48:22
2. Scabs & Saws 11:02
3. Wotwududo 7:07
Recorded late December 2005 to early January 2006 at Planet Roc (Funkhaus), Berlin

 

10” vinyl - The Final Throbbing Gristle single

Side A 
Scabs & Saws 11:02

 Side B
Wotwududo 7:07

 

Blu Ray
Throbbing Gristle Live at the Volksbühne Berlin, New Year’s Eve 2005

1. Trumpet Herald
2. Convincing People
3. Splitting Sky
4. Slug Bait
5. Rabbit Snare
6. Almost a Kiss
7. Greasy Poo
8. The Endless Not
9. Vow of Silence
10. PA Destroyer


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CONOR OBERST & CRAIG WEDREN Share "Justice To A Scream" From 'ALOK', Jodie Foster-Produced Short Doc

CONOR OBERST & CRAIG WEDREN SHARE

“JUSTICE TO A SCREAM” 


LISTEN & WATCH LYRIC VIDEO


END TITLE TRACK FROM DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

ALOK 

DIRECTED BY ALEX HEDISON &

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY JODIE FOSTER





Today, the filmmakers of the award-winning short documentary ALOK share the film’s end title track, “Justice to a Scream.” Co-written and performed by Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst (he/him) and Shudder to Think’s Craig Wedren (he/him), the track features lyrics that include lines from the film and poetry from the film’s subject, internationally acclaimed non-binary author, poet, comedian, and public speaker Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them). Along with “Justice To A Scream,” ALOK also features a score by Wedren (YELLOWJACKETS) and Simón Wilson.


Hear the track and watch the lyric video featuring footage from the film and the tracks recording here: https://linktr.ee/JusticeToAScream


“Conor Oberst was my idol growing up,” notes Vaid-Menon. “I've always regarded his lyricism as among the very best of contemporary poetry and it's such a full circle moment to collaborate with him on this song. Literally a dream come true. And what a bop!"


“I am a longtime admirer of ALOK,” adds Oberst. “Their powerful writing, art and advocacy for transgender people and all people who suffer from the lunacy of ignorance and bigotry that permeates our society is inspirational. So when the opportunity to work on this song with Craig Wedren came along I was thrilled. I am also a big time, lifelong fan of Craig – from the amazing Shudder to Think records through his various projects and solo work. He possesses a truly one of a kind musical mind and a voice as unique and iconoclastic as he is. He has also been a great and treasured friend of mine for many years. This is all to say I loved working on this project with these two incredible pioneers.”



LISTEN & SHARE "JUSTICE TO A SCREAM"

Filmmaker Alex Hedison (she/they) delivers a compelling portrait of her friend, Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them). This thought-provoking short documentary explores the limitless expression of self, challenges societal norms, and inspires viewers to embrace personal freedom beyond the binaries that divide us. In addition to director/producer Hedison, producers are Natalie Shirinian (she/her), Elizabeth Baudouin (she/her) and Meggan Lennon (she/her), with Jodie Foster (she/her) and Ryan Harrington (he/him) as executive producer. The film also features Dylan Mulvaney (she/they), Chani Nicholas (she/her), and other cultural change makers. 


ALOK first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and screened at numerous other festivals over the past months including Telluride, SCAD: Savannah Film Festival, was the Audience Award-winner at the NewFest36 Film Festival for Documentary/Nonfiction Short, as well as winner of Sarasota Film Festival short documentary. 


“Alok’s multidimensional influence -- which spans academia, art, poetry, queer theory, and comedy -- inspired the making of this film - my first short documentary” said Hedison. “My aim with this film is to present a world of possibility that they demonstrate while asking the questions: How do we wake up? How do we mirror compassion for ourselves to compassion for those around us? How can we move beyond the binaries and embrace the simultaneity of everything existing and changing at once?” 


“We always hoped this film would meet the moment in culture and political conversations, and given how polarized we seem right now, the timing could not be more crucial” added Foster. “This film is about ideas and thought starters to create transformation and to plant the seeds of change for a more inclusive world. In the end, this was a project of love for the entire film team – and we hope it inspires love in others.”


As Alok says in the film: “The most controversial pronoun I have is ‘we’… And what the ‘we’ pronoun actually is insisting, is that I believe that we are all part of a shared, in common … humanity… but it's even beyond humanity, maybe even community. And I believe that the work that I want to do in the world is to look at every single thing that gets exiled from my concept of ‘we’ and find a way to incorporate it back again.”


Look for screening of the film and more via https://www.alokfilm.com


Greg Freeman ​Announces 'I Looked Out' LP Re-release, Shares "Long Distance Driver (Acoustic)” ft. Merce Lemon Single + Video | Re-release Out Today

Greg Freeman Announces 'I Looked Out' LP
Re-release 
With 2 Bonus Tracks, 
Shares "Long Distance Driver (Acoustic)” 

ft. Merce Lemon Single + Video via Paste Magazine

Plays Line Of Best Fit London Show on 1/15 
@ Lexington w/ Greg Mendez

'I Looked Out' Re-release Out Today Via Canvasback/Transgressive, Vinyl Out 1/17 

Look Out For New Music in 2025
Photo Cred: Justin Gordon
LISTEN & SHARE: Greg Freeman - I Looked Out Vinyl
Pre-Order

LISTEN & SHARE: Greg Freeman - I Looked Out
Spotify / Bandcamp
PRAISE FOR GREG FREEMAN

"Some musicians make you wonder if what they’re doing is some sort of ironic mischief. Not Greg Freeman. He really means every word, bashing away on his electric guitar as bandmates on bass, drums, saxophone, and pedal steel guitar add rich colors to his visions."
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Rolling Stone

"There’s a certain Vermonter who made a really tremendous singer-songwriter record in 2022, and his name is Greg fucking Freeman—he also happens to be one of the best guitarists alive. I Looked Out is dripping with feedback, distorted by the reliquary of Florida men, sobering, end-times-ridden folklore and a Holy War of the interpersonal woven into the God-fearing and mysterious."
-Paste

"'The Celtic thrum of noise that kicks off his album is a bit of a red herring (it’s full of hopelessly addicting indie-rock bops), and while a track like “Colorado” is missing shoegaze tenets like “glide guitar,” the voluminous crescendos (packed in tight with warm, tattered horn blasts) create a shoegaze-like effect, and “Souvenir Heart” indeed uses the unmistakable yowl of a distorted ‘gaze guitar."

Stereogum

"I’m late on this one — it’s my favorite album of 2022 that I discovered in 2023... It’s obvious that Freeman has worshipped at the altar of the late, great Jason Molina, though he also brings his own influences (particularly ’90s indie rock in the form of Neutral Milk Hotel and Guided By Voices) to the table. What I’m saying is that this is yet another blown-out country-rock record that sometimes delves into pure noise. (I can’t get enough of this formula lately.)"
Uproxx

Vermont's finest, Greg Freeman, has recently signed with Canvasback/Transgressive Records. To celebrate this exciting partnership, his critically acclaimed debut LP, I Looked Out, is being re-released today, complete with two bonus tracks. The vinyl version is scheduled for release on January 17, 2025. This reissue features a new rendition of "Long Distance Driver (Acoustic)," which includes a special collaboration with Merce Lemon. Greg describes the track and accompanying video as a heartfelt exploration of... [insert your description here]. Additionally, the final bonus track, exclusive to the vinyl release, is a captivating mashup titled "Sound Tests, Scraps, Lists," which weaves together sounds, songs, and snippets collected during the creation of this masterful debut.

Greg on the track, "I wrote this song a few years ago, when the world was entering a scary and uncertain time, and hope seemed fleeting and very far in the distance.  The song is about wanting to find connection in such a world.  In a way, it feels like an old song to me at this point, but that place of uncertainty feels even more pronounced than when I wrote it.  The acoustic version is just more sparse.  There's a harmonica instead of a saxophone.  There's no drums either.  Merce does the high part and I do the low part.  I also play the concertina in the recording.  Our friend Nate Campisi recorded the song at Mr. Smalls studio in Pittsburgh (where we also recorded the video).  It used to be an old church."

Greg Freeman’s album I Looked Out has been garnering praise from notable critics, with Steven Hyden of UPROXX calling it “my favorite album of 2022 that I discovered in 2023,” and Paste Magazine naming it among the 25 Best Debut Albums of the 2020s. The magazine went further, hailing it as “one of the best rock records of this generation.”

His noisy art-rock Americana will be put on display for his London debut at The Line Of Best Fit Show with Greg Mendez on January 15th in London.

Tickets for these dates are on sale now. Find more information and tickets HERE.

Look Out For New Music in 2025.

Greg Freeman - Long Distance Driver Acoustic (Feat. Merce Lemon) Live

Tour Dates:
1/15 - London UK - LOBF Show w/ Greg Mendez
Vinyl Tracklisting:

Side A
1. Horns
2. Right Before the Last Waves Took Vestris
3. Long Distance Driver
4. Colorado
5. Come and Change My Body
6. Connect To Host 
7. Tower

Side B
8. I’ll See You In My Mind
9. Souvenir Heart
10. Palms
11. Sound Tests, Scraps, Lists

Digital Tracklisting:
1. Horns
2. Right Before the Last Waves Took Vestris
3. Long Distance Driver
4. Colorado
5. Come and Change My Body
6. Connect To Host
7. Tower
8. I’ll See You In My Mind
9. Souvenir Heart
10. Palms
11. Long Distance Driver Acoustic (feat. Merce Lemon) 
12. Sound Tests, Scraps, Lists 
 

Coachella 2025 Lineup Is Here

COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 LINEUP  LADY GAGA, GREEN DAY  POST MALONE PERFORMING A CAREER RETROSPECTIVE SET &...