Guardian Music — Alec Feld's debut album might be called Dark Matters, but it trips the light fantastic with sheer manic joyHometown: New York.The lineup: Alec Feld (music, production).The background: Alec Feld is a New York producer who grew up listening to Chicago ... more info

Guardian Music — Pair are among first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting movement against income inequalityLou Reed and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello are among the first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting Occupy Wall S... more info

Guardian Music — If you like the hypnagogic soft rock of Ariel Pink and glo-fi slow jams of Washed Out, this will be right up your alleyHometown: Philadelphia.The lineup: Benjamin Louisiana (more instrumental/less vocal) and Thomas Crystal (more vocal/less instrument... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Like any Scottish band that plays anything even vaguely ambient it’s impossible not to think of Mogwai, and the experience is similar: The Scottish Enlightenment make music that you get lost in. At other times they could almost be The Flaming Lips... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonOnly four songs in and the PA cut out, the sirens blared and the Roundhouse was evacuated. Had Kentucky's My Morning Jacket tripped the inhouse prog alarm, or had the venue overloaded trying to work out what sort of band they are? E... more info

Guardian Music — The director-turned-musician turns editor for this week's Film & MusicFive things we learnt from David Lynch's stint as editorSometimes a fish will tell you how it wants to be cookedThe block-and-tackle is a mysterious and powerful deviceDuran Duran ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Happy Halloween! While music may not have the same effect as candy, there’s still several treats being served up today. Starting things off is the release of The Flaming Lips‘ 24-hour song “7 Skies H3,” which you can now stream over at their ... more info

Stereogum — The latest product of the Flaming Lips’ sonic experimentation is a 24-hour-long song called “7 Skies H3,” which is, you know, a full 18 hours longer than the recent “I Found This Star On The Ground.” If you were fretting about Halloween pla... more info

Guardian Music — Frontman Wayne Coyne says Lips are working on new songs with former Bad Seed – and other artists – and hope to collate results on April albumThe Flaming Lips have revealed they are working on a "collection of songs" with Nick Cave. As the band un... more info

NME — John Lennon's widow to speak before Flaming Lips cover The Beatles' 'Revolution' more info