Aquarium Drunkard — On May 4th, tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington will release The Epic, a 3-disc, 171-minute record on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label. Referred to by Lotus as “West Coast Spiritual,” Washington’s record will include a 32-piece orchestra and 2... more info

Stereogum — Last night Kendrick Lamar’s new album To Pimp A Butterfly became available on iTunes a week before its scheduled release date 3/23. Fans, critics, and TDE executives reacted to the surprise release, but so did some of the album’s key collaborator... more info

Core News — Update: Removed the news part. “Flying Lotus brings a taste of LA to radio, plus there is a guest mix from Jonny Greenwood.” Flying Lotus – Residency 2015-03-12 guest mix from Jonny Greenwood [Uploaded.net download] Tracklist: See DJ Tracklists... more info

Stereogum — Flying Lotus must have gotten the memo that it’s Radiohead Week here at Stereogum, so he brought Jonny Greenwood onto his BBC Radio 1 residency for a guest mix. His set included an unreleased solo track called “Lola Choir,” an instrumental edit... more info

Core News — “Flying Lotus brings a taste of LA to Radio 1, including a guest mix from Lapalux.” Check out other BBC Radio 1′s Residency shows in my archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Flying Lotus – BBC Radio 1s Residency 2... more info

Nialler9 — Andreya Triana is a name you’ll recognise from her vocal collaborations with Flying Lotus Bonobo and Lapalux. The Londoner is a former RBMA attendee and has been biding her time over the last few years. Now she’s ready for her debut album, Giant... more info

Stereogum — Flying Lotus hosted his first BBC Radio 1 Residency last night, joining a roster that’s included James Blake, SOHN, Jacques Green, and (starting next week) Jon Hopkins. He had a few surprises to share: an unreleased Thundercat song, a new edit of h... more info

Core News — Wow, this should be awesome!! “Flying Lotus joins the Radio 1 Residency team – expect a weird and wonderful journey through hip-hop and electronica.” Check out other BBC Radio 1′s Residency shows in my archive and subscribe to the feed to get... more info

Stereogum — Flying Lotus has had an incredible run of videos for You’re Dead tracks “Never Catch Me” and “Ready Err Not,” and that streak continues with his visuals for “Coronus, The Terminator.” Continuing his fixation on death that was so prevale... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Coachella 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Two major US music festivals were announced this week, NYC's Governors Ball and Indio, CA's two-weekend Coachella. Both have some lineup crossover (Drake, Flying Lotus, St. Vincent, Tame Impala,... more info