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Music brings people together, does it not? 

Ever since my friends Michael and Sally told me they met at Coachella five years ago, I’ve thought they were impossibly cool (not that I didn’t already, but you get what I’m saying, eh?). I’m like those girls you’d make fun of from that “Shit LA Girls Say” video: my love for Coachella runs deep. I talk about incessantly, annoyingly and then spend the entire day camped out cooing over Grace Potter and Childish Gambino. What-ever. That said, I also childishly want to meet a guy who likes ferris wheels and plopping down to arm dance just as much as I do – and I want to meet him there.  more…

You could be in for a potentially embarrassing situation if you act like Katy Perry

If you’ve ever started seeing a new guy and coyly called him your ‘boyfriend’, you’re not alone. We’ve all done it at one point or another, though the ramifications of referring to a guy you are casually dating as your partner can be pretty damn embarrassing. more…

Know what you want

I was kind of appalled when I entered the Coachella music festival this weekend. There were children, teenagers, girls dressed up like they were going to Burning Man in furry boots and seashell bras, a plethora of celebrities there just to be snapped by the paps and a slew of sceney douchebags who wanted to see and be seen. Fail, Coachella! What happened to the good old days, when people actually went for the music? Were there any guys who actually went to hear the bands, to dance like no one was watching and to meet other like-minded, non-trendy individuals? I was on a mission to find out. Like usual, hope sprung eternal. more…