Wayne Coyne Looks Back on 20 Years of The Flaming Lips ‘Soft Bulletin’

“The record is saying, ‘You’ve got to love life as much as you can, and if something tears some of that away from you then that’s ‘The Soft Bulletin’” The Flaming Lips faced a pretty uncertain future at the turn of century. It had been a weird decade. But then, weird is just what they do. After …

Station Breaks: The Best New Songs From NPR Music Stations

It’s the May edition of Station Breaks, our monthly list featuring a diverse selection of new music all hand-picked by NPR’s public radio music stations. Songs on this list are also available to stream on the NPR Slingshot Spotify playlist and the NPR Slingshot Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. Enjoy these new songs from emerging bands you might …

‘Social Cues’ by Cage The Elephant is the Garage Pop Album of the Summer

Grammy award-winning group Cage The Elephant released their latest album, “Social Cues” April 19. “Social Cues” is packed with emotional rock ‘n’ roll and coming-of-age sensations. Frontman Matt Schultz uses his latest album to address the turmoil in his life. After going through an unfortunate divorce and losing two friends to suicide, Schultz decided to …

Rock Radio’s Alive and Well – You Just Need to Know Where to Look

Year on year, the tedious ‘rock is dead’ statements are wheeled out. Everything we once loved is now, apparently, ‘dead’ – the album, live music and, of course, rock radio. Music fans might as well give up now, right? Mainstream radio doesn’t play rock music anymore – certainly not metal music, or any of rock’s …