Brooklyn Vegan — Wayne and Kliph with the 'Lips in 2010 (more by Ryan Muir) After he was let go from drumming duties in The Flaming Lips, Kliph Scurlock released a statement claiming that he was fired by frontman Wayne Coyne after taking... more info

Stereogum — Kliph Scurlock, who played drums in the Flaming Lips for 12 years, recently parted ways with the band. And last week, after a great deal of online speculation, Scurlock gave his side of the story, claiming that frontman Wayne Coyne had been verbally ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Flaming Lips vs Frank Ocean vs Nick Cave vs Skrillex superjam Bonnaroo is approaching and the festival has now posted the schedule. Head to their site to make yours, and beware the conflicts ahead (like the one above).... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Riot Fest is happening in Toronto, Chicago and Denver again this year, and the lineup for Toronto was just announced. It happens on September 6 & 7 and features The National, Flaming Lips, Social Distortion, Death Cab for Cutie,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kurt Scurlock w/ The Lips @ T5 2013 (more by Dylan Johnson) When we initially reported that Kliph Scurlock was no longer drummer for The Flaming Lips, we didn't know the reasons behind it, but this week details of the... more info

Stereogum — Wayne Coyne likes to pal around with other Oklahoma celebs — here he is hanging out with Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant — and one of those pals is Christina Fallin, the daughter of Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin. The younger Fallin d... more info

Nialler9 — Forbidden Fruit announced six additions today to the festival taking place on June Bank Holiday weekend. acts added today: Wild Beasts, Captain Murphy (Fly Lo’s rap alterego), Thundercat, Kid Karate, The Range and To Kill A King. Saturday: The Fla... more info

NME — Band have teamed up with US pop star on cover of 'A Day In The Life' more info

MTV.com News — Wayne Coyne shared a sneak peek of 'A Day In The Life' on Thursday. By Emily Blake more info

Stereogum — In recent weeks, Miley Cyrus hasn’t just shared her stage with the Flaming Lips; she’s also gotten together with them (and with MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden) to record a cover of the Beatles’ “A Day In The Life.” And according to Lips leade... more info