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Coachellamay not have been the crowdfor the dance-punk pioneers, but it turns out Manchester, Tennessee is. You guys seem to be in a good mood. And he was right. Credit: Gary Miller/Getty Images Elsewhere on Friday… New York by way of South Africa synth poppersSt. They took over Bonnaroos main stage in the slanting light for a propulsive set. But the sets highlight came when the group welcomedHayley Williamsof Paramore to the stage....

With the 15th edition kicking off June 9, past performers and key figures trace its wild history. I was like, Why doesnt the States have more of these? I was like, This is an idea whose time had come. Credit: Kravitz/FilmMagic I started talking with [event production company] Superflythey had Jazz Fest in New Orleans. JONATHAN MAYERS, Festival cofounder, Superfly: We connected in 2001, I was very inspired. Wed been to some of the European festivals and always had a dream to do a fest....

Grammy-winning legend Bonnie Raitt returns with her20th albumDig In Deepon Feb. 26. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Dig In Deephas more original songs than any of your albums since 1998sFundamental. What inspired you to write so much? Credit: Matt Mindlin Raitt: I had a decade of a lot of loss. [Raitts mother, father, and brother all died between 2004 and 2009.] The album has uptempo rockers, too. We were feeling pretty frisky, I must say....

If you think about it, the majority of victims last night are music fans, Bono said. This is the first direct hit on music that weve had in this so-called War on Terror. And its very upsetting. Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images American band Eagles of Death Metal were playing a sold-out concert at the Bataclan when the attack began. (The band got out safely,but a member of the groups crew was killed....

The U2 lead singer released a statement on Wednesday topromote the 80s-set indie film about a burgeoning rock band. I remember the 1980s with somewhat of a blush. No mans hair should be bigger than his girlfriends. But that was the time. You could wear what you liked, and the more outrageous the better. Anything to wind up the jackbooted skinheads on Dublins north side. Make-up on a boy drove rockers wild, and the teachers wilder....

This is a celebration. She then paid homage to Prince by performing a soulful rendition of his 1984 classic, Purple Rain. Next came Hozier, who followed Jessie Js R&B set with folksy blues. Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage The Irish singer picked at his guitar to cover the old Skip James song Illinois Blues. Afterwards, he ditched the strings to perform his most well-known song, Take Me To Church. To no ones surprise, Miley Cyrus was the most visually stimulating artist of the night....

Bono remembered David Bowie,who died Jan. 10, in an emotional, moving tributepublished inRolling Stoneon Wednesday. David Bowie is my idea of a rockstar. The Irishman remembered the first time he ever saw Bowie perform, onTop of the Popsin 1972. Credit: KMazur/WireImage He was so vivid, he writes. Ive said he was our Elvis Presley. There are so many similarities: the masculine-feminine duality, the physical mastery of being on a stage....

Check out some of the best stuff we saw, below: 1. Coloring books arent going anywhere. Mothers: The big theme in buzzy adult literature. Credit: Isabella Biedenharn Innovation continues in the world of kids books. Just look at this stunning book from Workman: 4. Forgotten female spies will finally get their day. Isabella Biedenharn Two of the coolest books we saw starred female spies who played crucial but largely forgotten roles in history....

Heres where the latest adaptations stand but dont worry, you have some time to play catch-up. Skloots page-turner will come to life in aTV film starring Oprah Winfrey, wholl play Henriettas daughter, Deborah. [The story] speaks to numerous themes that resonate today, says EP Alan Ball. Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Hulu; Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images Race, class privilege, medical ethics, the nature of family and friendships....

I suppose there are no days more full than those we go back to. The book that cemented me as a writer On the Road. It made me want my own Kerouac days. Credit: Dustin Aksland I ended up taking a bicycle across the United States. I wasnt quite Dean Moriarty, but I did travel about 8,000 miles around Mexico and the U.S. I slept in campgrounds, gardens, underpasses, in the belly of a hollowed-out redwood tree....

My favorite book as a child Pigeon Feathersby John Updike. I was probably around 8 when I found a copy of it on our coffee table. The novel I read in secret The Man Who Had Everythingby Donald Murray. Credit: Leonardo Cendamo There must have been a sex scene, although I only remember a man walking naked into a bedroom. It was not so titillating, really. The book I loved in school Madame Bovary....

Here, he shares his literary influences. I first opened this book…contemplating my life in an office at the Harvard Law Review. I found more richness and wisdom in Lukas book than in anything I read in law school. Credit: Robert Ascroft Lukasnot any judge or justicebecame my idol and role model. The genre Id read if I were limited to one Anything but science fiction. Man, those were some dumb criminals....

My favorite childhood book As a small child I can remember reading and rereading Dr. Seuss. When I was about 10, I readEmil and the Detectivesmany times. Then I discovered Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, and Ive been reading Mark Twain ever since. Credit: Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images I fell in love with John Steinbeck. It was a blockbuster, and Scott was the newest literary star. I cant say I felt cemented, but the book certainly motivated me to finishA Time to Kill....