ContactMusic — A series of New York concerts due to feature rockers the Flaming Lips and Interpol has been cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. The gigs, also including sets by rap icon Q-Tip and dance star Girl Talk, were set to take place in Long Beach ... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the Flaming Lips got together with Providence noise kings Lightning Bolt to release a collaborative EP and drop the skree-bomb video for “I Wanna Get High But I Don’t Want Brain Damage.” Now they’ve posted the second video from th... more info

Altsounds — OK Go have teamed up with the Muppets in a fantastic video collaboration, out now on VEVO. The Muppet Show Theme Song (http://vevo.ly/oHDawx) was produced by OK Go and mixed by Dave Fridman (The Flaming Lips, MGMT). Commenting, singer Damian Kul... more info

Stereogum — Tragic news hit close to home yesterday, when a storm descended upon Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium, collapsing three stages and killing five people, according to Billboard. There have been a few incidents like this in North America this summer:... more info

KEXP Seattle — www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKYPmFCclMo Just a few weeks ago, a stage collapsed during Cheap Trick’s set at the Ottawa Bluesfest, leaving only five people injured in what could have been a much larger disaster. This past weekend, another near miss occu... more info

ContactMusic — The Flaming Lips became the latest band to face off with the elements during a concert in their native Oklahoma on Saturday (06Aug11) after high winds and rain caused stage structural problems. Just weeks after the members of Cheap Trick narrowly avo... more info

NME — Storm damages $800,000 worth of equipment more info

Stereogum — After teaming up with the Flaming Lips on the East Coast, Weezer headed West to the Pacific Amphitheater last night as part of the Orange County Fair concert series. The band added another cover to their collection by tackling Foster The People’s �... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Watch out House of Vans, it looks like yeat another corporate-sponsored show-series is vying for contender of "best free shows" in NY this year. Taking place over fifteen days in Long Beach, NY (and finally explaining that mysterious Flaming... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers The Flaming Lips gave two concertgoers a night to remember on Sunday (31Jul11) - frontman Wayne Coyne married the couple live onstage at Canada's Osheaga Festival of Music and Art. The band closed the annual event in Montreal by performing th... more info