Jimmy Kimmel tricks Coachella fans into pretending they've heard of bands that don't exist

The Killers perform "Runaways" on Ellen

Jay-z and Pearl Jam play "99 Problems"

Coachella Fashion

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So unless you've been living under a rock (or avoiding facebook), you know that the Coachella festival was the weekends of April 13th and April 20th. Music festivals are a fun place to experiment with fashion but Coachella concert-goers are notoriously bad for their ensemble choices with some exceptions (Diane Kruger and Emma Watson looked fabulous).

Here are some great pieces that won't make you look like an obnoxious hipster or horribly racist (I'm looking at you, Vanessa Hudgens) and are appropriate for the 100 degree weather.

1. Urban Outfitters, Staring at Stars Crochet Lace-Up Sweater Tank
2. Forever21, Floral Drawstring Cami
3. Forever21, Embroidered Lace Dress
4. Tobi, Pleated Maxi Skirt
5. Michael Stars, Lace Crochet Tote
6. Melie Bianco, Gwyneth Bag
7. Zara, Pleated Strass Hairband
8. ModCloth, Stick To Your Guns Flat
9. Nodstrom, TOMS Cruz Wedge
10. Piperlime, Hive & Honey Claudette

Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire, Tom Morello, and others cover "This Land is Your Land"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie cover) from Consequence of Sound on Vimeo.

More great concerts coming to the DC area

Here is the third edition of my DC concert round-up. So many good artists coming to the District! There are plenty more shows coming but here is just some that I think would be fun to see.

March 23: Fatboy Slim (930 Club)
March 30: The Temper Trap (930 Club)
April 1: Andrew WK (930 Club)
April 10: Nada Surf (930 Club)
April 20: Passion Pit (John Hopkins University)
April 28: Sweetlife Music Festival with Kid Cudi, Avicii, The Shins, and more. (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
May 1: Marilyn Manson (The Fillmore)
May 21: Polyphonic Spree (Sixth and I Historic Synagogue)
June 15: The Beach Boys (Merriweather Post Pavilion)

Lollapalooza lineup leaked

While Chicago's Lollapalooza is still more than five months away from taking over the city's Grant Park, an alleged lineup for the annual music festival has already emerged.

Anonymous Twitter account @lollaleaks on Saturday tweeted the Aug. 3-5 festival's supposed headliners -- Metallica, Beyonce, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Beck and Sonic Youth. On Wednesday, the tweeter claimed that Justice, Chromeo and Bassnectar would also be playing the festival's Perry's stage.

@lollaleaks was not the only supposed lineup "leaker." As The Sights and Sounds reports, @thelollaleaker released more supposed additions to the 2012 festival lineup including The Shins, M83, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Gotye, At The Drive-In, Garbage, Missy Elliott, Guided By Voices, Sleigh Bells, Passion Pit, Korn, Skrillex, M.I.A., Calvin Harris and about a dozen other acts.

The news enraged festival organizer Perry Farrell, who took to Twitter to berate @lollaleaks, calling the anonymous tweeter "a red tick," "a fraud" and likely an individual with "a small penis." Farell tweeted Sunday that the festival lineup "has not been finalized."

The festival's lineup is not expected to officially be announced until sometime this spring. A similar leak situation occurred last year and reports of rumored acts playing the festival mostly turned out to be accurate.

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More great concerts coming to DC

Here is an extension of this post from a couple weeks ago.

March 5, 2012: Lights (9:30 Club)

April 1, 2012: Bruce Springsteen (Verizon Center)

April 12, 2012: The Ting Tings (9:30 Club)

April 30, 2012: Death Cab For Cutie (The Music Center at Strathmore)

May 10, 2012: Red Hot Chili Peppers with Sleigh Bells (Verizon Center) - I'm SO going to try to get tickets for this show.

May 18, 2012: SOJA (9:30 Club)

May 19, 2012: SOJA (9:30 Club)

May 20, 2012: Lady Antebellum ft. Darius Rucker (Merriweather Post Pavilion)

Spice Girls reunited for London Olympics?

Mark your calendars Spice Girls fans! The proud British group is reportedly close to reuniting for a comeback concert during the London Olympics this summer. Scary, Baby, Ginger, Sporty and Posh are already currently working together on the score for a musical based on the band, and apparently, the time together has them contemplating a reunion for the big Brit event.

"I would never say never. I think it's possible," Mel B recently told Star Magazine. "I'd love it if we got back together and got to go on tour," added the current 'X-Factor Australia' judge on the band's future plans.

Mel's bandmate Gerri Halliwell is also keen to take the stage during her hometown's Olympic Games. "Singing at the Games is a great idea and would be an amazing opportunity -- and it's a sign the Brits are back," Gerri told The Daily Mirror. "This is our time. Everything is circular and now there's a British pop revival."

"It needs to put itself back on the map on a world stage," added the red-headed songstress. "This is our opportunity to show that British music, which has led and dominated the world, should do, always."

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Great concerts coming to DC over the next few months

There are so many great shows coming to DC from now till the beginning of the summer. Here is a list below of shows that are not sold out yet:

February 10, 2012: Jack's Mannequin (9:30 Club)

February 11, 2012: Jack's Mannequin (9:30 Club)

February 28, 2012: O.A.R. (9:30 Club)

February 29, 2012: O.A.R. (9:30 Club)

March 9, 2012: The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys (Verizon Center)

March 9, 2012: Kaiser Chiefs and Walk The Moon (9:30 Club)

May 4, 2012: fun. (9:30 Club)

June 10, 2012: Foster The People and The Kooks (Merriweather Post Pavilion)

July 8, 2012: Coldplay (Verizon Center)

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Muse and The Edge at the 2010 Glastonbury Festival

U2 was scheduled as the headlining act at the 2010 Glastonbury Festival in England before Bono suffered a back injury and required surgery. Gorillaz took their place and headlined the show with Muse and Stevie Wonder.

During Muse's set, U2 guitarist The Edge came out and surprised the unsuspecting audience with a performance of "Where The Streets Have No Name." The amazing performance is below: