A Ten Second Adventure

    

Eat. Pray. Love.

Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat. Pray. Love. is a fantastic memoir chronicling her year-long soul searching journey through Italy, India and Indonesia.

I recently saw the trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation of this best seller (in theaters August 13th), and I'm proud to report that it looks just as promising - complete with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem and James Franco, to name a few.

Check it out for yourself along with some gorgeous stills from the film (sorry guys, this is a chick's only recommendation).

Re-live the Magic of Coachella 2010

Gifts from Coachella

Though I'm sure it's been said more times than you'd like to hear, it's worth repeating - Coachella 2010 was incredible. 

The sold out festival (rumored to have more than 70,000 in attendance), was nothing short of a magical joyfest for music lovers of all genres. I actually got to see six of my top ten desired song performances and experienced my first ever camping adventure, complete with two showers by water bottle. 

Everything from the music, the people, the food (fresh farmer's market produce, organic coffee huts and a Ruth Chris Steak House booth), to the facilities, and even the crazy characters roaming around the desert, absolutely exceeded my expectations. 

For those of you who have asked, my favorite performances were:  the XX (during which the Coachella main stage actually caught on fire - no joke, check out the pic below), Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, Miike Snow, MGMT, Hot Chip, Phoenix, Major Lazer, The Avett Brothers, Jay Z, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Yeasayer and Florence and the Machine. 

Aside form the music, Coachella is almost equally defined by the crazy characters and costumes seen roaming about at any given time. Below are two videos of some of my favorite Coachella characters. I actually got to dance with this first guy in the Elmo costume, and the second guy who I found on the Coachella Web site, is just a hilarious drunk. 

Now for the real treat - for those of you who missed music's most incredible weekend, the Coachella fairy has come to bestow three gifts to help you get a taste of the glory. 


Dj's John Beaver and Thomas Radman have created two mixed CD's featuring artists from this year's festival, and as a bonus, they've also compiled a 10 year anniversary mix - all available for FREE download.  


The duo has been creating the Coachella Mixes since 2004 purely in the spirit of the festival, starting as an idea to make something for Coachella fans to listen to on the long ride home.  


The mixes quickly turned into an annual tradition and include songs from artists playing at the current Coachella blended in the style of a dance DJ mix. The end result is an Indie Rock/ Pop/ Dance music mash up of all things Coachella. 


Enjoy!

(Photo courtesy of our dear friend at Ear Blessings)

Top 10 Countdown 10 Days 'Til Coachella 2010

With only 10 days left before the most highly anticipated event of my 2010, I thought it was only appropriate to share my wishlist of the top 10 songs I will go absolutely bonkers over if played at Coachella (in ascending order of my level of bonker-ness).

12. The XX - You Got the Love (Florence + the Machine Cover)

11. Hot Chip - Alley Cats 

10. Modeselektor feat. Thom Yorke ???? - The White Flash
9. LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations

8. Hot Chip - Hand Me Down Your Love

7. Phoenix - 1901
6. Yeasayer - Madder Red
5. Vampire Weekend - Run
4.MGMT - Electric Feel
3.Hot Chip - Boy From School
2. Yeasayer - I Remember

1. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home


Ok, so I lied. But it was hard enough getting it down to even just these 12!


As a bonus, here's the video for my # 1 pick, which epitomizes the experience I hope to have at Coachella. Enjoy :)

Harry Potter Opening Revealed

That's right, Universal Studios Orlando has finally announced that the grand opening of the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be on June 18, 2010.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty stoked to see this baby once and for all. I'm predicting even longer, more ridiculous lines with screaming babies and sweaty European tourists.


Check it out here.