Flaming Lips, Spoon, Widespread Panic Lead 2010 Forecastle Lineup
Drive-By Truckers, Dar Williams, Ted Leo, Sara Watkins and many more will also perform... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThree Cheers for Duality: A Playlist
Life is never really just black and white, but sometimes your day-to-day feels like it’s spent being buffeted between extremes. Case in point, SXSW this week—an exercise in maximum exhilaration tempered by maximum stress. Which is why the following playlist, in honor of polar opposites, has made for pretty great walking-around-Austin music.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWayne Coyne Unveils New Flaming Lips Movie
For better or for worse, the Flaming Lips are synonymous with weird. Their onstage antics include—but are in no way limited to—a human-size, crowd-surfing hampster ball, projectile confetti and enough laser pointers to cause some serious retinal damage. Topics covered on their albums range from the cosmos to robots to Vaseline. So it was no surprise when frontman Wayne Coyne was caught taking a bath on the front lawn, or when, in 2008, the Lips released the long-awaited Christmas on Mars, a movie about a suicidal Santa in outer space which starred Coyne as a Martian.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Flaming Lips Announce U.S. Tour Dates
[Photo by Mark C. Austin] The Flaming Lips are heading out on tour, and they will be criss crossing all over these United States this spring and summer. Supporting their latest album Embryonic, Wayne Coyne and Co. will be joined for most of the tour by Stardeath and White Dwarfs. As previously reported, the band will also be playing a special show, performing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon in full at Bonnaroo in June. If you can’t make it to the festival, or want a sneak peak of the performance, a limited edition vinyl of the Lips’ Dark... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJoanna Newsom, Flaming Lips to Headline Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival, a Welsh fest known for folk music and family friendliness (with no connection, as far as we can tell, to this green man), just announced Joanna Newsom will close the August festival as Sunday night’s headliner, joining The Flaming Lips who are set to play Saturday. The August 19-22 event takes place at Glanusk Park Estate. The festival has a designated area for kids to hang out and discounted ticket rates for teens. Tickets are available here and cost £120 ($179) for adults, £104 ($155) for students, and £50 ($75) for teens. Check out the line-up... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFlaming Lips, Weezer, Phoenix, Jay-Z Lead Bonnaroo 2010 Line-Up
Check back all day as we add bands as they announce... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFlaming Lips Frontman Wayne Coyne Talks Dark Side of the Moon
“You know, I always worry about Paste.” These are the first words out of Wayne Coyne’s mouth... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFlaming Lips Reveal Dark Side of the Moon Release Details
The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs have more than a few things in common, not least of which is the influence of Pink Floyd. Now, at long last, the pair has announced details of the track-by-track cover of Floyd’s 1973 classic, The Dark Side of the Moon, which will be available online Dec. 22.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 25 Best Albums of 2009
We spent the month of November considering The Best of the Decade, from albums and TV shows to books and comedians. But lest we forget all the great music that came out in the last 12 months, here are our picks for the Best of 2009. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 100 Best Band Names of All Time
Naming your band is an art all of its own, one that doesn't necessarily correlate with an ability to make music. read more
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