Guardian Music — A thousand days and nights he laboured, but finally Paul Lester reached a milestone in his coverage of new bands, even if it cost him his marriage along the way …Five things we discovered about New Band of the Day (and its author)Uncovering 1,000 N... more info

Guardian Music — Oklahoma band reveal stage musical based on their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is 'in early stages of production'Could the Flaming Lips' acid trips be heading to London's West End? The Oklahoma band have revealed plans for a psychedelic... more info

NME — Wayne Coyne says show will be 'wonderful and poignant' more info

Guardian Music — It's hardly commercial and it doesn't exactly answer the titular question over David Bowie's wellbeing – but it's always nice to have the Flaming Lips aroundIt's been mooted for a while but confirmation has finally arrived, in typically irregular f... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Flaming Lips & Neon Indian are the last two bands that I would have expected to collaborate. That’s exactly what makes their collaborative effort so great. Sometimes taking the unexpected route produces the most exciting music, because artists ... more info

Stereogum — We saw pictures and videos of The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne collaborating with Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo. (There were also related Tweets about dropping acid.) The resulting 12-inch is already sold out — only 1000 copies of the EP were made, an... more info

NME — Collaboration with Neon Indian appears online more info

From Mato, From London — Treefight For Sunlight Copenhague (DIN) Glorioso. Eufórico. Luminoso. Extático hasta un punto que esto no es música, es droga blanda. Arreglos barrocos y puntillistas. Delirios vocales. Feliz sin complejos. Esta es música para brillar con ella. T... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Benny said... Daily Downloads, Mar 17.11 Jan Akkerman: From The Basement Black Uhuru: Complete Anthem Sessions David Bowie: Heroes David Bowie: Lodger David Bowie: Low Benny Carter/Dizzy Gillespie: Carter, Gillespie, Inc. Jing Chi: 3D Count Basie –... more info

Guardian Music — These Sheffield siblings eschew the synth-pop of their native city in favour of folk-tinged ballads with a soft but sinister edgeHometown: Sheffield.The lineup: Leigh Greenwood (vocals) and Adam Greenwood (guitar).The background: Because of the Human... more info