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Watch The Flaming Lips and Nels Cline Cover The Beatles

Shot during the band’s New Year’s Eve set in Oklahoma City, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline joins the Flaming Lips for a 17-minute version of The Beatles’ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy).”   read more

The 30 Best Coachella Performances

Coachella buzz is ablaze since the lineup came out a few days ago. As you make your 2012 plans, we thought it'd be fun to remember the best performances of the past.  read more

Flaming Lips Announce New Year's Shows

In a year of songs ranging from six hours to twenty-four hours, The Flaming Lips is capping their musically experimental year with their fifth annual New Year's Freakout party. According to Consequence of Sound, Yoko Ono Plastic Band will be opening for the experimental rock band and for both Oklahoma City shows.  read more

The 11 Most Epic Songs of the 21st Century (So Far)

The word “epic” gets thrown around quite liberally these days. It’s used to describe everything from Internet fails to baked goods; some would argue the word’s gigantic nature has been rendered impotent. Luckily some music still lives up to the term.  read more

The Flaming Lips Make Website to Stream 24-Hour Song

Apparently The Flaming Lips have worked out what they want to include in their infamous 24-hour song. After doubts over whether or not it would actually happen and if they could find a place to release the song, let's make it official: The Flaming Lips have made a website for their 24-hour song, apparently entitled "7 Skies H3".   read more

The 10 Best Double Albums in the Past 20 Years

In honor of today's release of M83's double album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, we're counting down our favorite double albums of the past 20 years.  read more

Flaming Lips Further Test Listeners' Patience, Announce Plans of 24-Hour Song

If you thought The Flaming Lips' recently released six-hour song was a marathon, the group is now determined to make that seem like an interlude.  read more

Eight Shifts in Musical Style That Worked

Evolution is a natural phenomenon, one that applies to music as well as biology. Unless you're as ultra-consistent as AC/DC or the Foo Fighters, it’s pretty common for a band to somewhat change its style over time—for better or worse. Here are eight, who like a fine wine, got better with time, thanks in part to a huge stylistic progression.  read more

Get Your Name in the Flaming Lips’ Six-Hour Song

Ever wonder how much it would cost to buy yourself into a Flaming Lips track? Fret no longer — the answer is $100. The Flaming Lips announced today that fans can have a part in their new freakishly long six-hour track, which now is titled “Found a Star on the Ground.” Frontman Wayne Coyne announced it today on Twitter and it seems like the offer will only be available for a limited time — maybe just today.   read more

Preview the Flaming Lips' Six-Hour Song

If you didn’t think the Flaming Lips could get any weirder, think again. This year saw the release of music inside a gummy skull and fetus, collaborations with Neon Indian and Lightning Bolt, and now the band is working on a song that is way longer than most movies.   read more