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Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips thinks that Ke$ha is absolutely awesome. That's why he's announced that he'll be making his band's next record with the famed pop singer. Also Depeche Mode announced the opening acts for their upcoming international tour. And Sir Paul McCartney has added more shows to his Out There tour. All that and more below.

This week, The Flaming Lips broke a Guinness World Record that previously belonged to rapper Jay-Z. Mumford & Sons announced the details to their upcoming U.S. Tour. Also, Radiohead finally finished rescheduling their European tour dates. Catch up on this week's news below.

Yuppies, rejoice! According to Entertainment Weekly, despite claiming that he wasn't going to tour in 2011, pseudo-hippie Dave Matthews has announced that his band will headline several three-day long festivals this summer, bringing along several popular contemporary adult alternative artists with him. It's a shame we can't invest in marijuana, because sales are about to go...

Beyond the western horizon, nestled within the city of Austin, awaits a festival teeming with holistic musical vibes and a down-home appeal that you could only get from an oasis in the heart of Texas. Stemming back to 2002, Austin City Limits is still holding tight to its roots this year.  Bringing together rock, hip-hop, reggae, world fusion, indie and local flavor, the...

Direct from the Excellent News Dept., The Flaming Lips are going to perform their quite awesome, 1999 album The Soft Bulletin in its entirety for the first time as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties 'Don't Look Back' season. The Lips will perform the album on July 1, 2011 at London’s Alexandra Palace. They will be joined by Dinosaur...

An ill musician on the road can only mean one thing -- canceled tour dates. The Flaming Lips is one of the unlucky bands who have a sick member, which is forcing them to alter their schedule. Consequence of Sound reports that lead guitarist Steven Drozd has been hospitalized for unreleased reasons causing them to postpone three shows including stints at the Hangout Music...

The Hangout Beach Music and Arts Festival is returning to the Gulf Shores for its annual music festival directly on the beach! If that's not enticing enough, this festival that boasts four stages including two major ones right on the sand and next to the water in Alabama is a treat for those who enjoy rock, country, soul, bluegrass, funk and blues from national...

The last time The Flaming Lips front man, Wayne Coyne, set out to make a film, it took him seven years. After finally being able to release Christmas On Mars in 2008, it sounds like Coyne has caught the film-making bug. He's just announced his plans of making another film to Billboard, but will this one take as long? He gives us an ambivalent answer as he goes into...

Bonnaroo 2010 will be revealing itself to the nation (or world if you're a international traveler and music fanatic) slowly but sure on February 9. In fact, it's going to be dragged out so much that Bonnaroo has called the line up unveiling an event - a "virtual event for Bonnaroo fans" are their exact words. If you'd like to discuss the line up as it is announced chunk by...

Quite the scheduling triumph for the Green Man Festival, who have announced that none other than The Flaming Lips will be headliners for the 2010 edition of the 3 day festival - scheduled for August 20-22 in Glanusk Park, Powys. The Lips will rock out on Saturday night.

The Flaming Lips have finally released their own, perfectly Flaming Lips-style version of Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon. The album, which features collaborations with Henry Rollins and Peaches, is available now exclusively on iTunes, then gets a full digital release on December 29.

I am a firm believer that there are enough Christmas tree ornaments in the world and there is no need to buy anymore awful ornaments every year. However, that all changed today. Today I saw a video for The Flaming Lips' Silver Trembling Fetus Christmas tree ornament. Lead singer, Wayne Coyne, even says it is rumored, but not scientifically proven, to make you...

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Are you ready for some old school record action? This weekend marks the annual WFMU Record Fair in NYC. To celebrate, Warner Bros. Records is bringing vinyl to the people by hosting a booth you've got to check out. Warner Bros. Records General Manager Tom Biery calls himself a vinyl freak and admits that there is not better place than the WFMU show to sell music directly to fans. "I have...

We told you it was happening. Just a day after their not-so-secret show in LA, those who were not lucky enough to attend the show also got word that The Flaming Lips would be covering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. LA may get a few a things behind New York, but sometimes the city of angels does have a chance to...

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...

If you're a fan of The Flaming Lips and live in the Los Angeles area this post is for you. Tonight, the group will perform a MySpace show in promotion of their latest album, Embryonic. Not only will this be an epic performance due to the group's talent, but because it may be their last pubic performance for a very long time. Find out more about tonight's...

Hopefully if you're a Flaming Lips fan you will be in or near LA later this week, because in honor of their new studio album release Embryonic, they will be playing a MySpace Music Secret Show in Hollywood, CA, on Thursday, October 15 for their MySpace friends and fans! That's right, see one of the craziest bands live at the intimate Nike Theater. Tickets for the event will...

Check out The Flaming Lips new two minute song "I Can Be A Frog" with a hot girl in a bikini dancing around like a mad woman pretending to be all the things he's singing about. I for one am on the fence about this video. Some people are calling it "pure imagination" and others "pointless." I get that The Flaming Lips create work that inspires you to use your imagination, but...

This year's All Tomorrow's Parties will be co-curated by no other than the grand experimental rock band, The Flaming Lips. Along with ATP, The Flaming Lips have put together an entertaining event that will take place September 11 - 13, in Monticello, NY. This could come at no better time for The Flaming Lips seeing as the their new album Embryonic...