Guardian Music — New double LP, The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, features Ke$ha, Chris Martin, Nick Cave and more – and each individual album will be uniqueThe Flaming Lips are going big for Record Store Day, releasing an album of team-ups that includes appearanc... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Actor Bruce Willis (1955) Actress Tatum McCann (1999) Writer/actor & The Lonely Island member Jorma Taccone (1977) Actress Rachel Blanchard (1976) Mastodon drummer Bran... more info

Metal Injection — A few months ago, Mastodon more info

Stereogum — On Record Store Day, April 21, the Flaming Lips will release their new collaborative double-LP, which features assists from Bon Iver, Erykah Badu, and a whole ton of other people. On the same day, they’ll also release a 7″ single of their Soft Bu... more info

Metalsucks — Last fall everyone’s favorite burl curlers Mastodon and songstress Feist (of “1234″ iPod commercial fame) both expressed mutual admiration for each other in the public sphere and joked about putting a collaboration together. And now it’s act... more info

Guardian Music — Alexis is away in Tinseltown this week, so Michael Hann is in the chair, hosting a heavy Music Weekly. Dom Lawson, our metal maven, is on hand to help us with the difference between powerviolence and grindcore, and the pod is also joined by Adam Boul... more info

Metal Injection — Imagine being in Mastodon? I can't even begin to think the type of pressure a band like that must feel right before performing. Well, in a new video, drummer Brann Dailor and bassist Troy Sanders go through what the band does before a show to ge... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Times pop music critic Randall Roberts parses the confusing nominations among the Grammy rock acts, including Coldplay, Radiohead, Mastodon, Mumford & Sons and others. more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterWith a reputation as one of the heaviest rock bands in the world, Atlanta rockers Mastodon look so very metal that even their drum kit appears to have studs on. Bequiffed drumming powerhouse Brann Dailor aside, the band are an expl... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about live music you've seen recentlyEach week we publish a list of concerts our writers will be covering in the next few days, and we invite you to tell us about the shows ... more info