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The 25 Best Album Covers of the Decade (2000-2009)

A great album cover captures the imagination and sears itself into the brain, forever fusing its iconic imagery with the music it comes to signify...  read more

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The 50 Best Music Videos of the Decade (2000-2009)

Apologies to Kanye, but while BeyoncĂ© had some great videos over the last 10 years, none of them were quite strong enough to make this list. And hold on just a minute, Taylor Swift—that goes for you, too...  read more

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Flaming Lips to Cover Dark Side of the Moon

If we had to pick a logical predecessor to The Flaming Lips, could it be any other band than Pink Floyd? Both were underground sensations with a mainstream-audience love affair, both made spacey, freak-out rock and, maybe most importantly, both loved inflatable stage props....  read more

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Fifteen Balloons Falcon Was Also Not In

Poor Falcon Heene. You gotta feel for the kid who made news headlines on Thursday and Friday, even vomiting on live television, simply for not being in a balloon. But rather than dwell on the fact that his life has probably been irrevocably changed by a silly event it’s pretty clear his almost-certainly-skeezy parents cooked up to rekindle the special kind of fame one gets from appearing on Wife Swap, let’s try to look at this from a positive point of view. For instance, did you ever notice how much balloon-themed art there is in the world? It’s crazy! Here...  read more

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Wayne Coyne Gets an Album Named After Him

Danish pop band The William Blakes talk to Paste about their Flaming Lips homage...  read more

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The Flaming Lips: Embryonic

Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne proclaimed that their...  read more

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Flaming Lips Celebrate Embryonic With Secret Show

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Tomorrow marks the release of the new Flaming Lips album, and in typical fashion...  read more

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The Flaming Lips Want You to Get Naked in Portland

The Flaming Lips will be in Portland, Ore. tomorrow shooting their music video for "Watching the Planets," off their upcoming record Embryonic. They're looking for extras, specifically of the, you know, nude cycling variety....  read more

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Twenty Ridiculously Literal Album Covers

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Dear Slayer...  read more

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Flaming Lips Visit Stephen Colbert Tonight, Stream New Album on His Website

Although it may prove difficult to walk over a live television audience in a giant inflatable ball, the Flaming Lips will stop by Comedy Central's The Colbert Report tonight. The appearance is just the beginning of a season that'll be full of the Lips, as the band's much anticipated double album, Embryonic, is set to drop Oct. 13. But you, lucky fan, won't even have to wait that long! Following the band's performance tonight, Colbert's website will stream the record in its entirety until next Monday....  read more

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