News Notes: Flaming Lips Musical Gets Release Date & More
Flaming Lips Musical to Open in Los Angeles Later This Year
The musical, based on the Oklahoma band's 2002 album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, will tell the story of a young Japanese artist who journeys into a robot world where she must contend with a host of evil forces. [LA Times]
Hot Chip Announces Summer Tour, Unveils New Video
Hooray for nationwide tour dates, plus a new in-the-studio music video for gem "Flutes." Dig it. [Pitchfork]
Kyuss Lives! Members to Josh Homme: "Bro, Chill Out"
Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age has filed a lawsuit against members of his former band Kyuss, who are now sort-of reunited as Kyuss Lives! He doesn't like the name. The members of Kyuss Lives! have finally responded to his suit: "We are both shocked and saddened."[SPIN]
Jack Black: Courtney Love's 'Muppets Raped Kurt' Claim is Absurd
The actor/rocker has responded to Courtney Love, who recently said that The Muppets raped her late husband Kurt Cobain's legacy by including a cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in the recent The Muppets movie. "That's absurd, absurd, absurd," he said. "I personally hold no one in higher esteem in the world of rock. He was the king."
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