If you were one of the lucky ones to attend last night’s Los Angeles Flaming Lips show, you may already know this. However, we’ve got great news for everyone else!

According to the Los Angeles Times (via P4k), The Flaming Lips told concert-goers (during Q&A) that a cover of Pink Floyd‘s Dark Side of the Moon is in the works.

The band has always been on for attention grabbing, and they sure have it now. Forget the walking in a bubble. This cover album will surely be the focus of music critics all over.

Continue Reading

This year’s Southbank Ether Festival in April will feature Squarepusher, Plaid, Mouse on Mars and Tim Exile performing alongside David Byrne, Peaches, John Hassell and Röyksopp. The UK festival will also have a series of “Ether Talks” from Brian Eno and Rob da Bank.

The festival, now in its ninth year, has teamed up with BFI Southbank for a series of Ether-related films, and aims to focus on artists pushing the limits of African music, visual arts installations, technology, and cross-arts experimentation. You can follow the festival’s updates via Twitter at www.twitter.com/etherfestival.

Continue Reading