Guardian Music — It's hardly commercial and it doesn't exactly answer the titular question over David Bowie's wellbeing – but it's always nice to have the Flaming Lips aroundIt's been mooted for a while but confirmation has finally arrived, in typically irregular f... more info

Guardian Music — Independent record shops are more important than ever. In honour of official Record Store Day, on 16 April, we asked five artists to tell us what their favourite shop means to themIsobel Campbell, singerAmoeba Music 6400 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angele... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Flaming Lips & Neon Indian are the last two bands that I would have expected to collaborate. That’s exactly what makes their collaborative effort so great. Sometimes taking the unexpected route produces the most exciting music, because artists ... more info

Stereogum — We saw pictures and videos of The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne collaborating with Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo. (There were also related Tweets about dropping acid.) The resulting 12-inch is already sold out — only 1000 copies of the EP were made, an... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I’ve been a real freak for Bowie’s Scary Monsters over the past year. Compounding this near obsession was discovering the collection Fresh from Divorce: The Scary Monsters Chronicles five or so months back. At 19 tracks the (very) grey-market boo... more info

NME — Collaboration with Neon Indian appears online more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Singer David Bowie ensured his son wasn't exposed to his wild ways when he was growing up - Duncan Jones only found out about his father's excesses when he read newspaper reports years later. more info

ContactMusic — Singer David Bowie ensured his son wasn't exposed to his wild ways when he was growing up - Duncan Jones only found out about his father's excesses when he read newspaper reports years later. The rocker is famed for his drug use... more info

ContactMusic — Moviemaker Duncan Jones has no plans to reconnect with his estranged mother Angie, insisting he doesn't "miss her" in his life. Angie married rocker David Bowie in 1970 and they welcomed their son a year later (71). The couple... more info

NME — 14-track album features re-recorded songs from back catalogue more info