Truly stunning news broke yesterday when the mysterious wizards behind the curtain of our favorite annual music festival in the desert decided to announce just weeks after this year’s event that Coachella 2012 will be held over not one, but TWO weekends. Oh, and tickets for both go on sale this FRIDAY, as in two days from today.  This is peculiar for a number of reasons, but mostly because advanced notice isn’t really Coachella’s thing, and if you recall, didn’t even announce last year’s festival dates until the middle of August .

via guestofaguest.com : This being an odd numbered year, about 300,000 art lovers are set to gather in Venice, Italy for the the 2011 Venice Biennale. The tremendous bi-annual (dur) contemporary art exhibition begins this week and we have the all the details on what to expect from this year’s event.

Mike Brown is officially the new head coach of the Lakers and told the press he’s already had “the talk” with Kobe Bryant. [ KABC ] Jonas Bevacqua, co-founder and creative director of urban streetwear brand LRG found dead in his Laguna Beach home at 34-years-old.

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Go HERE for more photos by Douglas Neill and tag yourself and your friends! Aahhh, summer. How we’ve missed thee and all thine pool parties, bbqs, raves, beach days and ideal conditions for the ultimate maxin’, relaxin’ vibe-age that make you our favorite time of year. To herald your return, MFG launched their Swimming With Sharks pool party Saturday with a Memorial Day soft opening for their nearest and dearest as a proper kickoff of the season.

via guestofaguest.com : Now that summer has officially arrived you’re going to have plenty of days of fun in the sun. But you can’t forget to guard your skin from harmful rays no matter how much you want that golden glow, so here’s a mini guide to protecting yourself against the sun in style this summer

Inland Empire’s newly built state of the art $105-million Riverside Hillcrest High School can’t afford to hire staff or operate due to state budget cuts, will sit unused. [ LATimes ] Even more bad news for our sorry baseball franchise as two fires break out in Dodger Stadium over the holiday weekend. Starting to think the Dodgers may be cursed..

It’s no secret that New Zealand’s always harbored a little bit of a “baby brother” complex. First, to their trans-Tasman ( I looked it up ) neighbors, Australia, who apparently have a reputation for taking credit for Kiwi singers and desserts , amongst other things. But now that they’ve shot a ridiculously successful trilogy of films about some magic Hobbits who are deeply in love with each other , it seems that they’re ready to fire a few shots in our direction as well.

via guestofaguest.com : We all secretly think that our taste in music is some magic map of our hidden depths, but when we actually have the opportunity to show someone what’s on our iPod, it’s Bon Jovi or a podcast on how to get gum out of your beard. That’s why the honesty displayed by the New Yorkers in this video is both delightful and refreshing.

After enduring this long and cruel L.A. winter, summer is just about here and with it, our favorite weekly party makes its highly anticipated return TONIGHT and we have a feeling it’s going to be on fuego. Ladies and degenerates, Nightswim is back for 2011, and we have the 411 on what to expect and some flashbacks from last summer to help remind you why you should be PUMPED