The Coachella Festival has an awesome lineup this year. With so many great artists to hear, you need a plan to help you plot your day. Make sure you catch these musicians on this list, which covers some of the latest must-see groups as well as some legends.

1.) Blur

Blur led the second British Invasion during the 1990s. While American bands like Nirvana were trying to avoid musical excess, Blur indulged liberally to create a new form of pop music that melded the best aspects of rock, funk, and noise.

They came onto the scene around the same time that Oasis hit the international stage. An...

Now that Beyonce has officially been named the headliner for the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, we've decided to put together a little wish-list of acts that we think should provide the entertainment during the 30 minutes of downtime the players have to get rejuvenated for the second half of the big game.

With this year's addition of Beyonce, last year's headliner Madonna, and 2011's Black Eyed Peas shows we also think it's time to get back to some tried-and-true rock and roll.

Check out our picks after the jump...

Alice Cooper

The original shock-rocker puts on a ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea has recruited punk icon Patti Smith for his new fundraising solo EP, which fans will decide how much to pay for.

Following Radiohead's ground-breaking sales concept, the bassist will release the Helen Burns project later this year and allow fans to pay what they want to download the tracks.

All proceeds will benefit the Silverlake Conservatory for Music school Flea founded a decade ago.

He tells RollingStone.com, "It is obscure, arty, mostly instrumental music, except when Patti Smith sings. It will be available for download at any price you want to pay...

Axl Rose has officially apologized to Guns N' Roses fans and the city of Cleveland, Ohio, for turning down the honor of becoming a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Rose declined the induction into the Cleveland museum and announced he would not be attending the annual gala on Saturday in a letter to officials last week.

And now he has penned another lengthy essay to "Cleveland, Ohio, Guns N' Roses Fans and everyone who's shown support for my decision regarding the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame" and posted it on the band's official website.

In the open letter, he writes, "I seriously ...

The Beastie Boys were forced to scrap a planned performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday night when rapper Adam 'MCA' Yauch pulled out of the event.

The trio was saluted by rap heavyweights Chuck D and LL Cool J but only Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz were on hand to accept the accolade.

Hours before the ceremony the group's publicist released a statement which read: "Beastie Boys regret that Adam 'MCA' Yauch will be unable to join Mike 'Mike D' Diamond and Adam 'Adrock' Horovitz at the band's induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame...

Outspoken Kiss rocker Gene Simmons is angry the band has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, branding the snub a "joke".

This year's induction ceremony includes Guns N' Roses, Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers - and the decision to omit the legendary '70s rockers yet again rankles with the band.

Simmons tells Rolling Stone magazine, "It's become a joke. We've been thinking about it and the answer is simply, 'We'll just buy it and fire everybody.' In all seriousness for the fans, for something to be called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is such an insult to Mado...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have asked comedian Chris Rock to salute them when the band is inducted in to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio next month.

Rock will join rapper Chuck D, John Mellencamp, Steven Van Zandt, Bette Midler, ZZ Top's Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons, and Carole King among the celebrity presenters.

Public Enemy frontman Chuck D will honor the Beastie Boys, Mellencamp Donovan, Van Zandt The Small Faces and Midler Laura Nyro.

Hill and Gibbons will salute blues great Freddie King, and Carole King will induct her fellow former "Brill Building" songwriter Don K...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' former guitarist John Frusciante will not attend the group's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month.

Drummer Chad Smith has revealed that he and the group have extended an invite to all their surviving bandmates, confirming his predecessors Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez will perform at the ceremony - but Frusciante will be a no-show.

Smith tells Billboard.com, "He didn't feel comfortable coming, which we totally respect. We asked him... He said, 'I'm just not really comfortable with that, but good luck and thanks for inviting me.' It was all good...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have rescheduled their next tour to allow frontman Anthony Kiedis time to recover from foot surgery.

The band was due to begin the U.S. trek with sold out shows in Florida at the end of the month but Kiedis and his pals have pushed back the shows.

The frontman was spotted hobbling around Los Angeles earlier this week, but he's expected to make a full recovery by the time the Scar Tissue hit-makers hit the road again at the end of March.

A statement from the group reads, "Anthony recently underwent surgery to remove a crushed sesamoid bone and correct a detach...

You've seen the rest, now see OUR best - Starpulse contributing editors Pete Weiss, Noelle Talmon, Kevin Blair & Casey Johnson bring you their favorites from the year that was - 2011. We've been watching & listening, too, and here's what we think are the best TV shows (Drama, Comedy & Reality), the best movie of the year, and the albums that had the most plays on our iPods...

Pete, Editorial

Best TV Show, Drama: Breaking Bad

The big networks should follow AMC's lead, as they continue to produce the best programs on television. Season 4 of Breaking Bad was no exception, great acting and...

Guns N' Roses, The Beastie Boys, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have all won coveted places in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The bands led the shortlist to join the famed Cleveland, Ohio museum in April, and they have now been announced as the official 2012 inductees along with late singer/songwriter Laura Nyro, Donovan, and the various incarnations of British band The Small Faces/The Faces.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Donna Summer, and Rufus with Chaka Khan were among the acts who missed out on the honor.

The induction ceremony will take place on April 14th.

Kanye West, Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars will be the ones to watch at the 54th annual Grammy Awards after each landing a slew of top nominations.

The Stronger rapper leads the way with seven nods - his star-studded collaboration All of the Lights is up for Song of the Year and Best Rap Song, while he also earns a nod in the latter category for his Jay-Z duet Otis. The hip-hop stars' Watch The Throne album will also go head-to-head with West's solo disc, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy for Best Rap Album.

Adele is in the running for six honors and her critically-acclaimed project...

Red Hot Chili Peppers star Anthony Kiedis has banned his family from reading his tell-all memoir - because he bored his soul in the book.

The Under the Bridge singer released Scar Tissue in 2004, and the autobiography details his long and harrowing descent into drug addiction, which he finally overcame in 2000.

The book was praised for its "warts and all" honesty - but Kiedis has ordered his family, including his four-year-old son, not to read the tome as it's too personal.

He tells Mojo magazine, "In all truth, I didn't really think it through (when writing the book). I was so used t...

Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Cure have landed nominations to be inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2011.

The bands join artists including previous nominees Guns N' Roses, Beastie Boys, and Laura Nyro, who are also among the 15 finalists in the running to be recognized with the coveted honor.

The Faces, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Spinners and Chaka Khan's band Rufus have, along with The Cure, been named in the nominations shortlist for the first time.

Music industry experts will now cast their votes to decide who should be inducted during the p...

Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, sporting his new 'stache & bassist Flea, with a new purple 'do, hung ten and caught some waves in Rio de Janiero's west zone of Prainha on Friday.

The Chilis are in town for the world's biggest music festival - Rock In Rio - and are promoting the release of their latest album, "I'm With You." The band's classic album, "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" turned 20 on Saturday.

This year marks the festival's return after 10 years and takes place in the 'City of Rock' venue at the future site of the planned Olympic Village when the 2016 Summer Games come to t...

Pop superstar Lady Gaga is set to lead the way at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) after landing six nominations.

The Poker Face singer will face off with Katy Perry in four categories, while Bruno Mars leads the field for male acts, scooping Best New Act, Best Male, Best Song and Best Push nods.

Gaga will also take on rock bands in the Best Live act category - she's been pitted against the Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Coldplay, as well as Katy Perry.

She'll battle her contemporaries for the Best Female statuette, going up against Adele, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and P...

A screenwriter accused of harassing former Red Hot Chili Peppers star John Frusciante has been ordered to stay away from the rocker for two years.

The guitarist claims August Elizabeth Thomas approached him with a request to write a film script about him but has since sent the musician letters, visited his home in Los Angeles, and showed up at concerts where his wife Nicole Turley was performing.

Frusciante filed a legal request for a restraining order, and on Wednesday a judge in L.A. granted the application, according to TMZ.com.

Thomas has been ordered to stay at least 100 yards aw...

Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin strolled down to the Venice Beach boardwalk for a late breakfast on Saturday. The "True Blood" couple smiled for the cameras as they made their way to a beach bar.

Rosario Dawson wore a black sundress and rode a bicycle with a group of friends on Saturday. Dawson currently stars in "Zookeeper" opposite Kevin James.

A very fit Kellan Lutz jogged along the beach on Saturday. The "Twilight" star wore a black tank top, knee-high socks, fingerless gloves and carried a pedometer.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers gave a free concert from a rooftop while filming a ...

Rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers returned to the stage for the first time in four years on Wednesday with a secret outdoor concert under the stars.

The hitmakers staged an intimate gig on the lawn at the Henry Miller Memorial Library in the Big Sur, California, attended by just 300 people, most of whom were friends of the band.

It was the group's first live performance with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who replaced John Frusciante, and the rockers thrilled the audience by treating them to a special preview of songs from their forthcoming album, "I'm With You."

The set opened with new...

Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea showed his soft side by breaking down in tears as he told of his work helping underprivileged children.

The bassist was also a trumpet prodigy in his youth, and he was delighted to share his skills with a young student at California's Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit music school which he co-founded in 2001.

He later discovered the youngster had been accepted for a university course - and Flea wept with pride as he recalled the tale.

He tells Q magazine, "He was, like, 10. It was during a period when the Chili Peppers took six months off and ...

Reformed rock wildman Anthony Kiedis broke down in tears during a flight - as he watched Justin Bieber's movie Never Say Never.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman was flying to Los Angeles and decided to tune in to the Baby hit-maker's tear-jerking documentary on the in-flight entertainment system.

He became emotional as he watched scenes of fans desperate for tickets to Bieber's gigs, and he wasn't alone in finding the movie hard to bear - the band's producer Rick Rubin was also sobbing.

Kiedis tells Q magazine, "I sat on an airplane recently, coming from Hawaii to Los Angeles, with ...

Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their upcoming tenth studio album, I'm With You, on Warner Bros. Records on August 30th, 2011. Recorded at East West In Los Angeles and Shangri-la in Malibu, CA, I'm With You was produced by Rick Rubin, who has produced the band's previous five albums, 2006's Stadium Arcadium, 2002's By The Way, 1999's Californication, 1995's One Hot Minute, and 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The album was mixed by Andrew Scheps and Greg Fidelman.

I'm With You is the band's first new album since the two-set Stadium Arcadium, w...

Red Hot Chili Peppers star Anthony Kiedis is selling off an MTV Europe Award to help raise funds for ongoing relief in devastated areas of Japan.

The item features among the fresh highlights of an ongoing online auction organized by Japanese pop star Yoshimi. Also up for grabs: a signed Clint Eastwood 35 Films 35 Years DVD collection, an Amazing Spiderman comic book signed by Stan Lee, and autographed guitars from Anthrax's Scott Ian and Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland.

Yoshimi says, "I am so grateful to everyone who has donated these very special items for this auction. There are nearly 140,...

Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea (Michael Balzary) has bright purple hair! We spotted the musician chatting on his phone while he took a walk in Soho with his daughters Clara Balzary and Sunny Bebop Balzary yesterday.

He's not the only music star who likes jazzing up his hair. Rihanna has been a bright red head for quite a while, and Katy Perry has experimented with blue hairstyles.

Nicki Minaj is one of the most outrageous colored hair trendsetters. She has a penchant for pink. Check out photos below:

Rihanna's favorite color du jour:

Katy Perry feeling blue:

One of Nicki Min...

Late The Who star John Entwistle has topped a new online poll to find the best bassist.

The rocker, who died in 2002, beat out Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea and Paul McCartney in the Rolling Stone readers survey.

In naming Entwistle the top man, the publication's editors state, "His solo on My Generation is probably the most famous bass solo in rock history."

"The Who have carried on since his sudden death in 2002, but their music has lacked Entwistle's thunder and been considerably weaker as a result."

Also making the top five: Rush's Geddy Lee and Les Claypool from Primus.

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Proceeds from Star-Studded Album to Support Disaster Relief Efforts of Japanese Red Cross

In what stands as a major global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, over 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music have joined together for the worldwide release of "Songs for Japan," an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store for $9.99 starting today (www.itunes.com/songsforjapan). Proceeds from the album's sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cros...

Though Mary Forsberg Weiland was living a life most people would kill for – worldwide fashion model, wife of modern rock icon – she was still exposed to perhaps the most toxic drug of all on a daily basis – her husband, Scott Weiland. In her new compelling tell-all, Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Mental Illness, Weiland’s takes readers on an emotionally twisted rollercoaster that plays out in the vein of other rock star diaries, Red Hot Chili Peppers' frontman Anthony Kiedis’ Scar Tissue and Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx 's Heroin Diaries.

Fall to Pieces follo...

British singer Adele was left mortified following her performance at a Neil Diamond tribute gig in 2009, when she realised the star-studded audience had become transfixed by a tampon she had strapped to her bloody finger.

Diamond's recording career and philanthropy were honored at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in 2009, and he asked the soul sensation to sing his classic Cracklin' Rosie at the show.

But the event got off to a terrible start for Adele after she failed to find a bandage for a bleeding thumb, and in desperation, she reached out for a tampon.

She thought she had pulle...

American rocker and painter Captain Beefheart has died at the age of 69.

The star passed away on Friday, according to a representative for the Michael Werner Gallery in New York. His exact cause of death was unknown, although he had long been suffering from multiple sclerosis.

Born Don Van Vliet, the singer rose to fame in the 1960s with his own style of blues and rock, later influencing artists such as Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

He recorded under the moniker Captain Beefheart with his pals in the Magic Band until 1982, before gradually moving away from the music ind...

Thom Yorke rocked on at his New York City show on Tuesday night despite a dangerous explosion near the concert venue that shut down several Broadway shows.

A manhole exploded in Times Square, prompting police to block off an area around Roseland Ballroom, where the Radiohead frontman was booked to play with his side project, Atoms for Peace.

Evening performances of Broadway shows including hit musical Jersey Boys had to be cancelled - but Yorke managed to get clearance for his concert and took to the stage with the supergroup, which features Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, longtime Ra...