A Very Small Piece Of The Coachella Lineup Revealed

As the music-obsessive enclaves of the Internet wait for the allegedly forthcoming announcement of the lineup for Coachella—and the festival’s employees post coy messages to Twitter that will only fan the message-board flames—one persistent reunion rumor has been debunked: Faith No More, sadly, will not be getting back together under the desert moonlight. But all is not lost for fans of former lead singer/constant vocal experimenter Mike Patton who have the urge to sweat: Patton is scheduled to play a set with the beatboxer Rahzel, according to Billboard. The two apparently have a long-in-the-works album languishing in a vault somewhere, and Rahzel was one of the many artists who helped out with Patton’s Peeping Tom project a couple of years back. After the jump, a clip of the pair performing Kelis’ “Milkshake” in 2004.



You know, much as I loved Faith No More, it would be kind of awesome if one of those Don’t Look Back “classic albums performed” festivals booked a run-through of California. Don’t you think?

Patton, Minus Faith No More, To Play Coachella [Billboard]
Mike Patton & Rahzel – Milkshake [YouTube]
Mr. Bungle – Retrovertigo [YouTube]

 
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  1. Maura Johnston  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    Also, apparently the whole “Bowie as Ziggy” rumor has been denied officially:

    [www.nme.com]

  2. tigerpop  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    Hell, as long as we’re talking FNM-related, I’d settle for the first Imperial Teen record.

  3. Anonymous  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    Can’t wait for the people to bitch when the Killers are the headliners one night.

  4. Anonymous  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    hearing california live would be a dream.

  5. revmatty  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    Patton and Rahzel do a seriously killer live show. Go see it if you can!

  6. janine  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    With the economy the way it is and many large stock portfolios going down, I would not be surprised to see some very big names doing things we wouldn’t have expected them to do two years ago.

  7. joshservo  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    @2ironic4u: You will never hear me bitch about lame Coachella headliners, because they allow me ample extra time to find my car, beat the traffic back to my hotel, and sit in the hot tub. Seriously, if the headliners were The Killers, Jason Mraz and Carole King doing “Tapestry,” I’d send Goldenvoice a thank you note.

  8. T'Challa  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    @2ironic4u: And for good reason. That new album is bad enough, but the interview with Flowers in the new SPIN put me off my lunch.

    @joshservo: I completely co-sign. Although I might have to stick around for “Tapestry” front to back. I’m just sayin’…

  9. T'Challa  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    @2ironic4u: And for good reason. That new album is bad enough, but the interview with Flowers in the new SPIN put me off my lunch.

    @joshservo: I completely co-sign. Although I might have to stick around for “Tapestry” front to back. I’m just sayin’…

  10. Anonymous  |   Posted on Jan 26th, 2009

    @revmatty: I disagree. It’s just Patton making weird noises over Rahzel’s beat-boxing. Makes you miss the Patton of old who could really sing, ya know?

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