Magnet Magazine — Brainwasher’s 39 Lightyears From Heaven (Mothland) may have been more than a decade in the making, but it’s not as if Matthew Duckworth Kirksey and Tommy McKenzie were layabouts during that time. For much of it, they were recording and touring th... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, the Flaming Lips released In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Five years and a day later, they issued Clouds Taste Metallic. Stand in line. Read our review of the essential 20th-anniversary reissue of Clouds: The post The Flaming Lips R... more info

Stereogum — Be warned: This is going to be heavy. In 2023, Dorian Zev Kweller, the 16-year-old son of the great singer-songwriter Ben Kweller, passed away in a car accident. On Friday, Ben Kweller will release Cover The Mirrors, his first album since the loss... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Weezer released Make Believe. The Black And White Album. Weezer, the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr live in 2024: The post Weezer Released “Make Believe” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — Ben Kweller has released the fourth song from his soon-to-be-released album, Cover The Mirrors more info

Stereogum — This is a heavy one. Last year, Nell Smith, a prodigious young Canadian musician who’d collaborated with the Flaming Lips, died in a car accident. She was just 17. Singer-songwriter Ben Kweller knows about that kind of tragedy. In 2023, a car ac... more info

Stereogum — The title character of the Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was inspired by Yoshimi P-We, the longtime drummer of Japanese noise rockers Boredoms. Though that album came out way back in 2002, the real-life Yoshimi somehow had never ... more info

Stereogum — If you’re old enough, you might have some fond memories of the Ultimate Sunshine Tour. Way back in 2002, the Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse were two of the signature bands of indie rock’s popularity explosion, which was still in its early stage... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Steve Marker (Garbage). Make a whole new religion. Read Steve in MAGNET on the Flaming Lips: The post Happy Birthday Steve Marker (Garbage) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In 2023, the singer-songwriter Ben Kweller suffered an unfathomable loss: His 16-year-old son Dorian died in a car accident. As a way to process his grief, Kweller threw himself into writing music. This spring, he’ll release Cover The Mirrors, a... more info