For their collaborative album The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends, the Lips recorded a version of the old folk song “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” with Erykah Badu, and it was good. But in the song’s video, Badu’s sister Nayrok writhed around naked in tubs of glitter and fake blood and white [...]

Astral bass-music production overlord Flying Lotus is cashing in a whole lot of chips on new album Until The Quiet Comes; it’s the rare LP that features guest vocals from Thom Yorke and Erykah Badu. And this morning, we get to hear Badu’s contribution on the dizzy, jazz-inflected “See Thru 2 U,” on which B...

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Erykah Badu are also set to appear on 'Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn)

Wayne Coyne says he intends to remake the contentious clip with Amanda Palmer

The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends was definitely one of the coolest contributions to Record Store Day 2012. The extremely limited double-LP set featured the Lips alongside a slew of notable guests (Bon Iver, Tame Impala, Erykah Badu, etc.), pressed on high-quality, multi-color vinyl. Next week, the collection gets a wide release (CD and digital)...