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2015 Nelsonville Music Festival – 28-31 May, 2015 (Photos)

2015 Nelsonville Music Festival – 28-31 May, 2015 (Photos)

Merle Haggard, St. Vincent, and the Flaming Lips headed up another eclectic year at Ohio's Nelsonville Music Festival.
Why the “Blurred Lines” Lawsuit Verdict Was a Mistake

Why the “Blurred Lines” Lawsuit Verdict Was a Mistake

No matter how much one dislikes "Blurred Lines", it's hard to see how the victory of the Gaye estate will be beneficial to artists in the future.
Counterbalance: The Flaming Lips’ ‘The Soft Bulletin’

Counterbalance: The Flaming Lips’ ‘The Soft Bulletin’

And though they were sad, the 137th most acclaimed album of all time rescued everyone. They lifted up the sun. A spoonful weighs a ton. A 1999 neo-psychedelic masterpiece is this week's Counterbalance.
He Can Do Quite a Few Things: Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and Electric Würms

He Can Do Quite a Few Things: Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and Electric Würms

The Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd talks with PopMatters about new group Electric Würms, his thoughts on progressive rock, and decades of musical exploration.
The Flaming Lips: 7 Skies H3

The Flaming Lips: 7 Skies H3

7 Skies H3, like the majority of The Flaming Lips albums, ‘beats to its own drum’.

The Flaming Lips: Peace Sword

A Song for Boston: The Flaming Lips – “You Have to Be Joking”

Life Is Brutal and It’s Not Always Sunshine: An Interview with the Flaming Lips

The Super Bowl of Selling: The Best and Worst Ads

Ke$ha: Warrior

Those People’s Lists: On Pitchfork’s Favorite Albums, 1996-2011

‘Colbchella ‘012’: Political Satirist as Music Curator

‘Colbchella ‘012’: Political Satirist as Music Curator

Airing on Comedy Central this week, StePhest Colbchella '012: RocktAugustFest featured four bands and managed to dodge the rain but production difficulties kept people aboard the USS Intrepid late.