Coachella 2013: Phoenix Bring Out R. Kelly for Triumphant Headlining Set

New Order, Postal Service, 2 Chainz and more take the stage for Day Two

 

R. Kelly performs with Phoenix during day two of Coachella in Indio, California.

 

Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella

 

By Matt Diehl and Monica Herrera 

 

Phoenix pulled off a major Coachella surprise on Saturday, but it wasn't the Daft Punk cameo that festival-goers had been buzzing over: About three-quarters of the way through the band's joyous, two-years-in-the-making headlining set, R. Kelly – the Chicago R&B star who shares little if anything in common with the French rockers – belted one of his best known lyrics from offstage, shocking virtually everyone: "My mind's telling me no! But my body . . . my body's telling me yes!" Seconds later, Kelly and Phoenix leader Thomas Mars were arm in arm and duetting on "Ignition," Kelly's sexy 2003 Chocolate Factory smash, as the band jammed out to its own "1901" riffs, then segued into the even-loucher "I'm a Flirt." The whole thing lasted less than five minutes, but that was plenty of time to send fans into a frenzy – not that Phoenix needed the help. They were tight, propulsive and supremely confident all night, their painstakingly-planned set demonstrating exactly how to hold an overstimulated Coachella crowd's attention.
Phoenix's giddiest synth-pop singles, from "1901" to "Fences" and "Lisztomania," came sprinkled between new tunes from their upcoming Bankrupt! LP that venture into more far-out places, but never sagged live. A romantic at heart, Mars was obviously feeling extra mushy on this night, bounding about the stage and hugging his bandmates at the knees. "For the last two years, we've been thinking about tonight," he gushed. By the time Mars ended the night by running to the lighting riser and crowd-surfing his way back to the stage, Springsteen-style, fans were more than happy to lift him off into the stratosphere.

Beady Eye - Flick of the Finger

Liam Gallagher uses sound of iPhone apps to create new Beady Eye album

Liam Gallagher said that working with producer Dave Sitek was liberating (Picture: ITV)

Liam Gallagher says he’s leaving the 90s behind him at long last after revealing he used the sound of people’s conversations and iPhone apps to make his band Beady Eye’s forthcoming album.
Talking about the follow up to 2011’s Different Gear, Still Speeding, the former Oasis singer said he called on London with cult producer Dave Sitek to help his band reinvent themselves.
‘He’s without a doubt the best producer i’ve ever worked with, a real outlaw – he doesn’t give a f***, no rules,’ Gallagher said of Sitek.
The 40-year-old frontman added: ‘We had a new found focus when we were writing it – we really got our heads down and got our s*** together – clear heads, none of that crap from the 90s. It feels like a really special record for us.’
The outspoken frontman previously set the bar high for his band’s success, when he said: ‘F*** being as big as Oasis. I want to be bigger than The Beatles, man.’
The first single from the album will be track ‘Flick of the Finger’ before the album is released on June 10

Phoenix - Entertainment Homemade Performance Video

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Screw Driver

Prince’s new bandmates talk to the Current and release ‘Screwdriver’

by Andrea Swensson · January 23, 2013

PRINCE INTERVIEW NEW MUSIC 7

Meet Prince's new band: Donna Grantis, Hannah Ford, and Ida Nielsen (Nate Ryan/MPR)

Still buzzing off of last week’s surprise shows at the Dakota Jazz Club, Prince’s new rock ‘n’ roll trio—guitarist Donna Grantis, drummer Hannah Ford, and bassist Ida Nielsen—stopped by the Current to share a new track and chat about how they got together with the Purple Yoda.

There has been speculation from fans that the new all-female trio is affiliated with mystery Twitter account @3rdEyeGirl, which has been sharing all kinds of bootlegs and other goodies from the Prince camp, but the bandmates denied it. Instead, they say that their new lineup is an “untitled” work in progress, and that we can expect to hear a lot more from them in 2013.

First up? This track, “Screwdriver,” which has been teased in a few places online and is now getting an official release. Prince and his trio played it live on Friday, and it was a good representation of the punchy, down-and-dirty rock that they were whipping up that night at the Dakota. In the recorded version, the track has a bit more studio sheen (and synthesizer). It’s his first above-the-boards offering since his fall single “RNR Affair.”