JamBase — Editor's Note: This is the third installment of our new "First Album" column. As the name suggests, it's an opportunity for some of our favorite artists to tell you in their own words about the first album they ever dropped the needle on. Each week... more info

Altsounds — *The B-52s* have lent their sound to NBC network's ongoing CHIME IN campaign. The World’s Greatest Party Band has recorded its own version of NBC's infamous chimes, which will air in promo form during the network’s primetime line... more info

Altsounds — *The B-52s* have lent their sound to NBC network's ongoing CHIME IN campaign. The World’s Greatest Party Band has recorded its own version of NBC's infamous chimes, which will air in promo form during the network’s primetime line... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Kathryn YuThe B-52's helped turn New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom into a funky little shack (or Funplex, if you will) on Saturday night, heading up a party-band dream bill that also included Hercules and Love Affair and, on the decks, L... more info

Stereogum — At the beginning of this behind-the-scenes clip, Wayne Coyne recounts the Lips' history of being asked to do absurd things. That's how they ended up playing The Peach Pit in the OG 90210, and it's why they'll be returning to TV during commercial bre... more info

Pitchfork — "I don't imagine we'd be a very good candidate for the early morning show," Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne tells EW.com of his band's chances of landing the a.m. slot with their recently filmed spin on the NBC network's memorable series of three c... more info

Pitchfork — "I don't imagine we'd be a very good candidate for the early morning show," Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne tells EW.com's Hollywood Insider blog of his band's chances of landing the a.m. slot with their recently filmed spin on ... more info

Pitchfork — Laura Kennedy, original bassist for New York City post-punks Bush Tetras, needs a liver transplant post-haste. As such, a coterie of Kennedy's closest friends and well-wishers will gather at NYC's Cake Shop on October 26 to raise funds for the Laura ... more info

Paste Magazine — Colombian rock band explores nature on seventh studio album Over a driving, electronic groove that sounds like updated B-52s minus the cheese factor, Aterciopelados singer Andrea Echeverri goes to the heart and soul of what her band is all about in... more info

Paste Magazine — Amidst Athens, Ga.'s dance-inspiring rock 'n' roll scene, which featured the likes of The B-52's and Pylon, college-rock upstarts R.E.M. released full-length debut Murmur in 1983. It went gold, became Rolling Stone 's album of the year (beating ou... more info