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I’m getting really excited for Pitchfork 2k9, it’s going to be incredible. Just a few changes about the lineup… Black Lips are now playing on Saturday and Michael Columbia are playing on Sunday. Charles Hamilton has unfortunately canceled his performance, however, Antlers have been added to the lineup. You can now check out the entire [...]
We Fun is an insider’s look at a small group of bands that have come to international prominence in the last year. Atlanta area bands like the Black Lips, Mastodon and Deerhunter that started playing at house parties and offbeat local venues are now playing festivals around the world. It is the story of the Peter Pan syndrome reaching critical mass and the creativity that follows. There is fire...
Monday: Clipse @ Webster Hall 8pm FREE (RSVP closed)We all know the warmer weather means more free shows are coming soon, but for now we will take what we can get when we can get it and if that happens to be a free show from the Clipse well we will go freaking nuts for something like that! Yes, RSVP is most likely closed at this point but if you did RSVP and get that confirmation you are in for...
The Black Lips, Atlanta GA’s infamously hard-working band releaed today the Drop I Hold EP, an iTunes exclusive, for their psychedelic ode from 200 Million Thousand. The EP features the original album track, instumental & video, along with that new version that I posted last week featuring a verse from the legendary Wu-Tang member GZA,. The short-player is out today, and for its first week of a...
There appears to be a trend developing for bands to not only adopt genres of bands from yesteryear, but to recreate their playing style, choice of chords/riffs or even the production techniques so they mirror them down to almost the very last strum or beat. With Atlanta, Georgia’s Black Lips debut they took us screaming [...]
Grand Crew has posted the full Black Lips set from the Generiq Festival from February. Additionally you can check out photos from the the show here.MP3: Black Lips - Short FuseBlack Lips’ 200 Million Thousand is out now on Vice Records-Evan Kaloudis
Self described flower-punks new single "Oh Katrina!" starts off with an ominous whisper slowly building into a beautifully orchestrated blast of hippy-dom, sorry, I mean flower-punk. Is Superfan digging it? Damn right I do! Now go and download. Its what the Black Lips want. Swear.Download HERE!
Having been declared by the New York Times as, “The hardest working band,” front-runners of the Athens, GA scene, the Black Lips, have received their fair share of hungry press ogling these past few years. Now, with universal acclaim (minus India) and immense pressure for their new full-length 200 Million Thousand, the world seems to [...]
Black Lips have mapped out dates for a forthcoming North American tour. The jaunt, kicking of February 26 in Birmingham, AL., is in support of their forthcoming album '200 Million Thousand ' due out February 24.Among the dates announced are appearances at SXSW on March 21 and 22. They are also set for dates in New York, Detroit, Chicago, and Miami.In other Black Lips news, the band recently re...
Vice has released the first song from the Black Lips' forthcoming 200 Million Thousand, Starting Over. In order to obtain said track you "need" to join their mailing list, or so says this page says. The page also says that the song will be sent via email, but I've waited approximately fifteen minutes and no [...]
Okay, so to be perfectly honest, no one knows exactly why The Black Lips got chased out of India by police, only that it happened. But, since the kids at VICE were there filming the whole time, the story will...
The Black Lips are gearing up for the release of their latest album "200 Million Thousand" and they've also released their first single "Starting Over" of which they've started a brand new video competition. Their plan is to get 200 million videos for their single and to do so they've partner with Vimeo, so if you are intrested, apply within: http://vimeo.com/blacklipscontestBlack Lips - Star...
Got your shopping done? This economy bringing you down? We here at the Mountain have found that a nice homemade gift is the perfect Christmas idea. Try some macrame or origami to give to the kids this year. Or knit a festive and colorful Holiday sweater, sure to get ooohs of surprise and joy on Christmas morn. Ummm...While every post here at the Mountain is special, y'all should really pla...