The Flaming Lips just released a live DVD and will be hitting the road this fall, so it seems like a good time for some FYI on the Okie natives.
The Flaming Lips formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Frontman Wayne Coyne’s brother, Mark, was the original singer.
The original Lips line-up was: Wayne and Mark […]
Maybe you’ve heard that Radiohead are recording (probably finished) their 7th album. The follow up to 2003’s Hail To The Thief has been a lengthy process.
The band began working on new material in 2005 and have continued since. They’ve been in the studio and also toured. The band even unveiled several new songs on the road in […]
“Love Spreads” was the first single from the 1994 album Second Coming.
It’s a very cool song. It has great and classic guitar riffs, reminds me of CCR meets Zeppelin. The lyrics are supposedly about Jesus actually being a black woman. Putting religious arguments aside, the chorus is real catchy and its been stuck in my head for days.
The […]
The first question you may be asking is, who exactly is Black Market Radio.
Well, that’s a good question. Black Market Radio is a New City based band formed by Peter Cornell (this would be Chris Cornell’s brother) and bassist Keith Mannino. Currently, the band is rounded out by the brothers Hummel on guitar and drums.
Better […]
The legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre finally gets its very own festival.
On September 14 and 15 more than 50 bands will head into beautiful Colorado for the inaugural Monolith Festival. Headlined by The Flaming Lips and Cake, the festival will also host The Decemberists, Spoon, Kings of Leon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and […]
The boys from York, Pa are wrapping up a tour with Counting Crows and Collective Soul, but they’re going to keep on truckin’ into the fall.
The members of Live have been together since middle school, when they teamed up for a talent show.
The band originally called themselves Public Afflection.
In 1989 Public Afflection self-released a […]
“Hard Sun” is the first single from the soundtrack to the upcoming flick Into The Wild, which is Sean Penn’s adaptation of the novel. Eddie Vedder not only contributes “Hard Sun”, but the entire soundtrack, which comes out September 18. I can’t wait!
“Hard Sun” is actually a cover from Indio, a band fronted by Gordon […]
If you have ever seen the spectacle that is a Flaming Lips concert, then you know that this band is one of the best live shows around. Imagine their already famous show, but at a zoo in their hometown. That’s exactly what U.F.O’s at the Zoo delivers.
Filmed on September 15, 2006 at the Zoo Amphitheater in […]
If you have ever seen the spectacle that is a Flaming Lips concert, then you know that this band is one of the best live shows around. Imagine their already famous show, but at a zoo in their hometown. That’s exactly what U.F.O’s at the Zoo delivers.
Filmed on September 15, 2006 at the Zoo Amphitheater in […]
KROQ 106.7 in L.A. will be putting on a pretty decent show on September 15 at the Home Depot Center.
The Inland Invasion will feature The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Kid Rock, Chris Cornell, Satellite Party, Cypress Hill, Hot Hot Heat, Against Me! and Paramore.
Tickets are very reasonably priced at $35, $65 and $85. […]
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