Stereogum — Last week Steven Drozd unceremoniously announced that his 30-year-plus tenure with the Flaming Lips had ended, writing on Threads in a since-deleted post: "They're done with me — but we're not talking about it. So I'm moving on." On Sunday, in resp... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, drummer Steven Drozd revealed that the Flaming Lips were done with him. An innocent post about his excitement for acquiring an Akai drum machine opened a can of worms regarding where Drozd stands with the band. "They're done with m... more info

Stereogum — Steven Drozd joined the Flaming Lips in 1991. At that point, the long-running Oklahoma City psych-rock band had already been around for eight years. Drozd started out as their drummer. Over the years, he assumed other duties in the band. Drozd played... more info

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