L.A. Times - Entertainment — At an afternoon rehearsal in downtown Los Angeles, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne was on his knees making noise. Bearded and bushy-haired, Coyne lifted a device that crackled with static while partner Steven Drodz stood at a keyboard playing Samue... more info

Stereogum — Last night, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson was honored at a tribute concert held at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Brian Fest aligns with the release of Wilson’s forthcoming 11th solo album, No Pier Pressure, which is due out early next month. An ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Norah Jones, Heart’s Ann Wilson, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, She & Him’s M. Ward, the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Boz Scaggs and Devendra Banhart are among a cross-generational musical cast lined up to sal... more info

Stereogum — The Flaming Lips and Miley Cyrus have been working together on-and-off for a few years now but, outside of a handful of songs and one crazy video, they haven’t put out much to show for it. In a new interview with Billboard, Wayne Coyne hints that m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Sachyn Mital Patti Smith / The Flaming Lips w/ Julianna Barwick / the whole gang (Miley too) The 25th Annual Tibet House Benefit took place at Carnegie Hall on March 5th near the beginning of the Year of the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Modest Mouse shows at Webster Hall go on sale at 9 AM. Tickets for their Prospect Park show go on sale at noon. If you missed out on the BV presale, you can get tickets for... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Patti Smith in Austin in 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... TIbet House US benefit w/ Philip Glass, The Flaming Lips,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Flaming Lips at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 (more by James RIchards IV) The annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert is now in its 25th year, and happens at its usual location of Carnegie Hall on March 5. Artistic director... more info

Stereogum — Oscilloscope Laboratories, the film distribution company founded by the late Adam Yauch, will be releasing a movie about obscure Christmas songs entitled Jingle Bell Rocks! later this month. The film, directed by Mitchell Kezin, will feature cameos f... more info

Stereogum — Wayne Coyne has never been shy about his opinions. Known in recent years for giving freewheeling, often hilarious interviews, he’s also made some comments that have understandably pissed people off — particularly this past spring, when there were... more info