Forty years ago today, on February 22, 1983, the Flaming Lips performed their very first show at Oklahoma City’s Blue Note Lounge. But if you could take a time machine back to that moment, chances are, you wouldn’t recognize the band onstage. None of the qualities we now associate with this band — the kaleidoscopic pop anth...

Of Montreal were mentioned in a Jeopardy! question tonight. The answer read: “Georgia, not Greece, should be on your mind with this city, known for bands like the confusingly named of Montreal.” (The response being, “What is Athens?,” which contestant Jack Izzo got right.) The band’s leader Kevin...

The two musicians were due to perform early next month in the Hawke's Bay region, an area hardest-hit by the severe weather eventThe post Lorde and Sting call off New Zealand shows amid devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle appeared first on NME.

These days, David Byrne is everywhere. He’s on Brodway. He was a big part of Miley Cyrus’ New Year’s Eve special. He’s Oscar-nominated for “This Is A Life,” the song that he recorded with Mitski and Son Lux for the Everything Everywhere All At Once soundtrack. My daughter tells me that ...

Last month, eternal experimentalists Xiu Xiu announced plans to release their 13th studio album, Ignore Grief. Out in March, Ignore Grief features existing band members Jamie Stewart, Angela Seo, and “old friend and new member” David Kendrick (Sparks, Devo, Gleaming Spires). Xiu Xiu has already shared the lead single, “Maybae Baeby...