L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In the center of Hollywood right next to the Paramount Studios lot lies the Hollywood Forever cemetery, which, in addition to housing to the bodies of, among many others Cecil B. DeMille, Art Pepper, Yma Sumac, Johnny Ramone, John Huston,... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Over the last three decades, Oklahoma City rock band the Flaming Lips has not only created a vast body of work that includes classic albums such as “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” and “The Soft Bulletin,” but it has pushed... more info

Stereogum — The Quietus spoke with Wayne Coyne about some of his favorite albums, from well-produced recent LPs to childhood favorites that still influence The Flaming Lips. There are some surprises here, but the biggest surprise is how familiar most of the albu... more info

KEXP Seattle — The Flaming Lips are among music’s greatest showmen, and while their 2011 Sasquatch! set lacked the pomp and spectacle of their 2008 headlining spot, there was still plenty to rejoice. Playing an abridged collection of songs from their 1999 album T... more info

ContactMusic — The Flaming Lips want to shoot "laser beams" from their hands over their audiences. The 'Do You Realize' group are renowned for their elaborate live shows, which frequently feature elaborate costumes, confetti and video projections, but frontman Wa..... more info

Nialler9 — Forbidden Fruit festival takes place at IMMA in Kilmainham, Dublin this weekend. Here’s the breakdown of acts: Saturday 4th June Main Stage 21:15 – 22:45 Flaming Lips 19:30 – 20:30 Yo La Tengo 17:45 – 18:45 Wild Beasts 16:30 – 17:15 Bombay ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Suicide at ATP 2009 (more by Ryan Muir) The initial lineup is out for this year's Moogfest, which is taking place in Asheville, NC on October 28-30. This year's lineup has some pretty impresive names including three pioneers of electronic... more info

Stereogum — MoogFest, which debuted last year in Moog Music Inc.’s hometown of Asheville, NC, is a three-day festival celebrating the work of Robert Moog. In addition to Moog-related workshops, exhibitions/installations, and panels, the bands helping out this ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The Sasquatch Music Festival went down over the weekend in Washington state (we can only imagine the smells going on during this), and Swedish singer Robyn performed alongside bands like The Flaming Lips and Wilco. How cool does she look? We once saw... more info

Nialler9 — A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Let me know if I missed anything of interest in the comments. Forbidden Fruit is the big one this weekend: Aphex Twin, Ba... more info