At a Black Lips show in Conley, Georgia over the weekend, Deerhunter/Atlas Sound frontman Bradford Cox came to the stage dressed as another famously tall and gawky frontman, Joey Ramone. Cox, in a…   Read Story »

One wondered if, when Black Lips signed up to work with Mark Ronson for Arabia Mountain, the band was maturing, settling down, and focusing on its artwork. I think the new video for "Family Tree"…   Read Story »

Lollapalooza celebrated its twentieth anniversary in Chicago over the weekend with headline performances by Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, and Muse. It was the support acts, however, that really…   Read Story »

The Black Lips make playful use of a green screen in their Jake Burghart-directed video for "New Direction." Arabia Mountain is out via Vice.   Read Story »

How did you celebrate July 4th? On a rooftop BBQ listening to our summer mix? Maybe you stayed in and watched old episodes of Hoarders on Roku? Maybe I stayed in and did that. There is no way to…   Read Story »

The two-minute, singing saw-laced "Modern Art" appears on Black Lips' forthcoming Mark Ronson-produced Arabia Mountain. That's the cover art above. The song: Black Lips - "Modern Art" Its…   Read Story »

Here lies our documentation of Thursday in Austin. For more, check our list of 32 Must See Bands this week, and our coverage from Wednesday. (That's Zola Jesus above, by Ryan Muir.) Click on:…   Read Story »

Black Lips just announced their next album, titled Arabia Mountain. It'll be out this summer, which makes this first video for "Go Out And Get It!" very appropriate. It was filmed during the band's…   Read Story »

The Bruise Cruise is a three-day cruise from Miami to the Bahamas, featuring the Black Lips, Vivian Girls, open bars and gambling. It happens February 25-28, and you should probably make this your…   Read Story »

When it comes to corporate entities underwriting indie rock in 2010, it seems like it's mostly KIN with a side of Kia. The former's various initiatives included a heavily branded open bar show for…   Read Story »