The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died at 76 on July 22, with a cover of Black Sabbath’s classic “War Pigs.” The bands kicked off their joint-headlining tour at Atlanta venue Coca-Cola Roxy on Aug. 1. For the encore of the …
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The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse will spend the end of their summer on the road together. The two bands will co-headline an upcoming North American tour with support from guest openers Friko and Dehd. The Good Times Are Killing Me Tour will begin on Aug. 1 in Atlanta. The …
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Nell Smith, the young musician whose talents led to a collaboration with the Flaming Lips, has died. She was 17. Smith’s death was confirmed via Instagram by Simon Raymonde, bassist-keyboardist for the Cocteau Twins, as well as the head of Bella Union, the label that was preparing to release Smith’s …
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The producer of Willie Nelson‘s upcoming Last Leaf on the Tree album — Nelson’s son, Micah — has said that the through line for the LP is “facing death with grace.” On the surface, Nelson’s latest single, a cover of the Flaming Lips‘ existentialist psychedelic rocker “Do You Realize??,” fits …
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Music lovers in South Carolina have High Water Festival to look forward to next spring. On Tuesday, the festival announced that Noah Kahan and Hozier will headline the festival hosted in Riverfront Park in North Charleston on April 20 and 21. Among the artists set to perform are Fleet Foxes …
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