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Briefly News and Comment: Jane's Addiction plays Coachella festival

plus: Puffy takes the stand. "United States of Music." Blue Rodeo. Ozzfest U.K.

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The lineup for the Coachella music festival, to be held in Indio, Calif., on April 28, includes Jane's Addiction , Weezer, Fatboy Slim and Iggy Pop.

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Sean "Puffy" Combs took the stand in his trial on Thursday (3/1), the Associated Press reported. He reportedly testified that when gunfire broke out on the night in question--click here for background--he thought that someone was shooting at him.

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liveDaily's sister site, austin.citysearch.com, has a new feature, "United States of Music," in which 11 CitySearch editors around the country list their cities' most noteworthy local artists who are playing at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.

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Canadian band Blue Rodeo has severed major-label ties and founded its own label, bluerodeo.com records.

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Black Sabbath , Slipknot, Tool and Papa Roach are booked to play at the first U.K. Ozzfest show in three years. The heavy metal fiesta will take place at England's Milton Keynes Bowl on May 26. Black Sabbath will feature a line-up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.