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Wayne Coyne Breaks Our Hearts, Announces Ke$ha Collaboration Is Cancelled

The world suffered a most grievous loss this day. I don’t know what it feels like to have Christmas cancelled, but I can’t imagine it feels much worse than this. You may remember that a collaborative album from The Flaming Lips and Ke$ha – who had previously come together on Lips album The Flaming Lips and […]

The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Gets Kicked Off Instagram (Surprise)

Keith Moon got kicked out of hotels. Brian Wilson got kicked out of The Beach Boys. The Beatles were kicked out of Israel eternally… and The Flaming Lips‘ Wayne Coyne gets kicked off Instagram. Coyne gets 50 gold stars (if Jack Black were his teacher) for his use of social media. Even if you don’t follow […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Moby – “The Perfect Life” (With Wayne Coyne Of The Flaming Lips)

The musicians most prone to unusual collaborations are unusual musicians. Wayne Coyne, frontman for The Flaming Lips, and Moby have collaborated on the song “The Perfect Life,” with Wayne singing some vocals. The two now have released an official music video for it that features random dancing costumed people. In his own words, Moby says […]

Wavves Finally Release ‘Extra-Retarded X-Men’ Comic Book

Comic books and music go together rather well, no? It seems that’s the case as of recently. Two weeks ago The Flaming Lips‘ Wayne Coyne revealed details about a his new comic book, The Sun Is Sick,  and now Wavves are finally releasing their previously teased comic book, Negative Dad. Set down the N64 controller, grab a bag […]

The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne is Releasing a Comic Book

At this point, I feel like there’s nothing to be surprised about when news is released from psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips. Turns out frontman Wayne Coyne will be creating an adult-themed comic book called The Sun Is Sick with the artwork you see here. Fans can expect a “full-color psychedelic fantasy in classic comic book form” […]

WATCH: The Flaming Lips Perform on Fallon

The Flaming Lips made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. The band performed “Try To Explain” from their 2013 release, The Terror, as well as their rendition of David Bowie’s “Heroes.” According to Pitchfork, Wayne Coyne’s performance rendered him “almost-nude, his modesty concealed by an array of glowing tentacular wires.” Later in […]

CONFIRMED: The Flaming Lips And Ke$ha Working On Collaborative Album ‘Lip$ha’

I believe we may have a winner for the strangest news item of the week. During a recent Reddit AMA, frontman Wayne Coyne informed fans that The Flaming Lips are currently working on a collaborative album with pop superstar Ke$ha entitled, Lip$ha. The pairing may seem odd to some, but Ke$ha previously worked with the […]

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MGMT Flesh Out Details Surrounding Their Third Album

Electro indie folk-a-weirdos MGMT, the duo consisting of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, sat down with Rolling Stone to dish on their upcoming third album. With a tentative schedule release for sometime this June, the group decided to go back to their roots, ensuring the interviewer that tracks on their third LP will be in line with the […]

The Black Keys Entering The Studio For New Album

We’ve already reported that The Black Keys aimed to get another album out by the end of 2013, but now we have something more concrete to share: they are entering the studio this week, aiming to finish by March so that they may release the album before the end of this year. Guitarist and singer […]

SCENE & HEARD: Frankenweenie Unleashed

Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: The Flaming Lips Ft. Ke$ha & Biz Markie – 2012 (You Must Be Upgraded)

One of the most talked about (and absurd) track to see release on Record Store Day has found its way online. When The Flaming Lips announced plans to release an album featuring collaborative efforts, fans everywhere began to brim with excitement over who the group would choose to work with. The album, The Flaming Lips […]

The Flaming Lips to Release 24-Hour Song in Human Skulls

Ridiculous, as always, The Flaming Lips are sticking to their original style and will be recording a twenty-four hour long track after they release their six hour long track for charity that UTG have previously posted about in recent weeks. “It’s a song about death and it’s a song about fucking and it’s a song […]