Chart-toppers for June 20 through 26
At War With the Mystics
(Warner Bros.)
At War With the Mystics
(Warner Bros.)
By Benjamin Leatherman Music editor Martin Cizmar totally digs the Flaming Lips funky new CD/DVD Christmas on Mars, and apparently so do the customers at Zia Record Exchange (105 West University Drive in Tempe). Here's the rest of the top 10 best sellers for the week of Nov. 10-Nov. 16.
Langerado, an annual music festival in Miami, has announced it's canceling its 2009 event because of sluggish ticket sales. The festival, which has been going since 2003, had problems beyond the economy, having moved from a rural Indian reservation where a legendary Phish show happened to downtown ... More >>
On Friday, Tempe Music Festival announced a pretty uninspired lineup (Kid Rock, Three Doors Down) for April 3 and 4 at Tempe Beach Park. It was better than I was expecting (ahem, nothing) but it certainly didn't pack the punch of last year's event, headlined by Fergie and My Chemical Romance.Turns o ... More >>
I got an e-mail from our main man Murph over at So Much Silence today expressing some concern The Flaming Lips were not going to be at McDowell Mountain Music Festival after all, despite what I reported Sunday. Don't worry folks, while Murph is right that they aren't listed on the lineup right now p ... More >>
McDowell Mountain Music Festival has added a few local acts, who will play on the Creamy Radio Acoustic Stage. According to Creamy, a Tempe-based Internet radio service, local indie acts Black Carl and What Laura Says will play, along with Tucson's funky The Tryst, Phoenix guitarist Michael Garfield ... More >>
Valley vet world-premières new film at PAM
Valley vet world-premières new film at PAM
Valley vet world-premières new film at PAM
Valley vet world-premières new film at PAM
Local rockers form "a lovable cult"
Great Smoky songwriter
Music can be a taxing enterprise
Epic freakiness
Sometimes awesome live bands also make magic in the studio
Don't be late
The Woods
(Sub Pop)
The Cosmic Game
(ESL Music)
The Cosmic Game
(ESL Music)
The Cosmic Game
(ESL Music)
The ebb and flow of the Austin quartet
The ebb and flow of the Austin quartet
Mt. Egypt's Travis Graves moves from pro skateboarding to touring the Americana roads with legends
A magical mystery tour
The MadCaPs take their music to the streets of Phoenix – literally
2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose
Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid, 1983-1988;
The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg -- The Priest Driven Ambulance Album, Demos and Outtakes, 1989-1991 (Rykodisc/Restless)
Once (Orange Sky/Dionysus)
Catchall (Yep Roc)
After a monumental 1999, the Flaming Lips return to the road, ponder their legacy and look toward the future
Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music
Restless Records' Flaming Lips anthology recounts the early chapters of one of indie rock's finest
We're pretty excited about The Flaming Lips at McDowell Mountain Music Festival this weekend. So excited, in fact, that we're having a little shindig tonight to pre-game for the show. It's our first tweetup (follow Phoenix New Times and me) but we're also promoting it here, in case you're not yet fo ... More >>
Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots of The Flaming Lips in our slide show. Major labels get a lot of flack. Whether it's because they supposedly put out nothing but overly-commercialized crap, or because they're suing computer-using kids in a vain effort to salvage their busted business model, it's rare ... More >>
The Flaming Lips Dazzle at McDowell Mountain Music Festival Major labels get a lot of flack. Whether it's because they supposedly put out nothing but overly-commercialized crap, or because they're suing computer-using kids in a vain effort to salvage their busted business model, it's rare to hear ... More >>
Electric Mustache: Cinematic TitanicWaved Rumor: Meat Puppets 'Sewn Together' out todayNME: Cameras will be banned during Lil' Wayne drugs trialIdolator: Afroman Is Here To Remind Us That Drug Abuse Can Really Screw Up Your CopyrightsRolling Stone: No Doubt Cameo on '80s-Themed Episode of "Gossip Gi ... More >>
Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar's Signature Color Scheme Idolator: Courtney Love Prepares To Crown Herself Miss World One More Time NME: Kings Of Leon launch their own record label Rolling Stone: Flaming Lips' Double Album "Embryonic" Due in the Fall Waved Rumor: Sell music ANYW ... More >>
Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar's Signature Color Scheme Idolator: Courtney Love Prepares To Crown Herself Miss World One More Time NME: Kings Of Leon launch their own record label Rolling Stone: Flaming Lips' Double Album "Embryonic" Due in the Fall Waved Rumor: Sell music ANYW ... More >>
NME: Smashing Pumpkins confirm new drummerElectric Mustache: mp3: Headlights "Get Going"Idolator: Tommy Lee Plays With Fire, Gets BurnedIdolator: R. Kelly And Keri Hilson Make Love On The RadioPitchfork: Weezer Reveal Ridiculous Album TitleRolling Stone: Flaming Lips Road Test Dark New Tunes From "E ... More >>
Electric Mustache: Listen To Electric Mustache On BreakThru RadioIdolator: I Knew That Having Ida Maria On The Perez Hilton Tour Would Be A Bad IdeaNME: Jackson family reality TV show on the wayNME: Bon Jovi joins ex-Nirvana members in condemning Guitar Hero over Kurt CobainPitchfork: Devo Reissue C ... More >>
​Here's what's been flying off the shelves at Stinkweeds, the local record shop named Phoenix's "Best Place to Buy CDs." Let the coolness seep in and discover some fresh albums.Kings Of Convenience - Declaration Of DependenceFlaming Lips - EmbryonicBroadcast & The Focus Group - Investigate Wit ... More >>
Electric Mustache: Electric Mustaches ALBUMS OF THE YEAR!!!Idolator: Sean Kingston Tweets Song About Tweeting As The Internet ExplodesNME: Lily Allen confirms break from musicNME: Flaming Lips to cover Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side Of the Moon' at New Year's Eve gigPitchfork: Radiohead's Marching Band ... More >>
The Flaming Lips.​The general rule for New Year's Eve is to try and top every outlandish thing that you've done at a party in the last year. That's kind of tough if you're the Flaming Lips and you've already topped yourself more times than you can count. So Wayne Coyne and the boys did practical ... More >>
Revolver Records does a phenomenal job of keeping us connected. Not just with good music, not just with new albums, or with incredibly cool, undiscovered artists; they give us everything. Even vinyl. For those of us who prefer the old fashioned turntable, we can get both the new and the us ... More >>
​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>



