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CANCELLED Boston Show Tonight!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Black Lips were unable to make their flight from Atlanta to Boston this afternoon. They are deeply sorry to their fans and to the promoter in Boston but look forward to making it up to them in the near future
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"We're going to turn it into an echo chamber," grins Black Lips' Cole Alexander. "We're going to drop an Echoplex mic inside it and sing. We're hoping to tap into the spirit world." Col has a new toy. It's a human skull he bought on the black market in New York and we're going to get to hear it's full potential on the Atlanta rockers' next album, which they started recording in their hometown Rock N' Roll Studios, with the plan to get it out in the summer. "We're hoping the person who once lived in the skull can enhance the songs," says Cole. Well, you didn't think the firecracker-popping, phlegm-lobbing, pig's-head-on-the-side-of-the-stage-placing four-piece were just going to get a new Marshall amp or something, did you? New songs, currently in instrumental states, set for the follow-up to 2009's '200 Million Thousand' include 'Wildest Dreams', 'So Long' and 'This Is My Word'. The band say they're planning to balance pop hooks and rocky far out-ness with the deftness of a skull spinning on the end of a finger. "It's going to have three-minute pop songs," he outlines, "although we're taking them as far out as possible by doing things like using the skull. I'm hoping it'll be our most fucked up but successful album." Cole is confident that, with early progress going well and the spirits on his side, nothing can derail the album. Especially as the band have already overcome their biggest threat so far: a local thief pawning their equipment. "We found this local kid in a band had stolen a load of our stuff," Cole explains. "We called his dad and got it back. We're keeping a pedal steel of his as ransom now." - Jamie Fullerton
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More tickets released - 'Secret' London gig tonight!
More tickets have just been released for the not-so-secret-anymore show in London tonight!
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Black Lips have decided that it is both BIG and CLEVER to bring DRUGS to the streets of the UK.
Now before you get your heads in a spin and get the wrong idea, we should probably point out that Drugs is the NEW UK SINGLE from Black Lips.
It's OUT NOW in the UK and you can get the 7" now from Rough Trade or HMV, and the download from iTunes.
The b-side is a DARK cover of I'll Be With You by Lumina - that's Farris from The Horrors and Cherish from Ipso Facto fact(o) fans, and we think it's pretty great.
You know what to do...
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Farris Rotter sings the Black Lips
'Drugs', the next UK single from the Black Lips, is released on August 24th. The b-side is an awesome cover of 'I'll Be With You' performed by Lumina (featuring Farris Rotter from The Horrors).Pitchfork have uploaded the track for your listening pleasure: CLICK HERE to hear it.We want to know what you think, so leave your comments on the Black Lips Myspace and Facebook pages.Black Lips HQ -
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Black Lips Get Fan Vid Treatment For "Drugs"
Atlanta garage rock knights The Black Lips just sifted through fans' video submission for their track "Drugs." This video brings back those 70s health class videos teachers forced upon students. In fact, after watching this video for "Drugs," wouldn't you prefer those oldies over anything current? We sure as hell would. Check out the vid!
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Fancy yourself a producer of some sort? Well VTech and Filter are now featuring a remix contest for The Black Lips' song "The Drop I Hold." This is now your proving ground to get your remix out to the masses. Click the flier below to grab the stems you need to get started.
All of your remixes will be reviewed and the winner will be chosen by The Black Lips. Be sure to submit your remixes to filterremix@gmail.com no later than August 7th, 2009. Get cracking on those remixes!