Psychedelia

Flaming Lips cancel show as they share photo of Wayne Coyne hospitalised with pneumonia
"Wayne has pneumonia and has been ordered to bed rest"

Marshall honour Jimi Hendrix with 60th anniversary “cosmic-inspired” amps and speakers
The legendary rocker pioneered his overdriven sound with Marshall amps in 1966

Pond share “beautiful, melancholic, searching” new single ‘Through The Heather’
The Aussie psych rockers release their 11th album 'Terrestrials' in June

Estates of Jimi Hendrix bandmates who claim they “died in relative poverty” lose copyright case against record label
The court decided that, despite their claims, the clause of the recording agreement was “clear and unequivocal”

Temples share Justice and Daft Punk-inspired new single ‘Vendetta’: “A modern take on dance music”
It is the latest to be shared from their experimental new album ‘Bliss’

Country Joe McDonald, singer with Country Joe & The Fish, dies aged 84
They were one of the defining bands of the 1960s counterculture and the San Francisco psychedelic scene

Temples tell us about their “Kylie Minogue meets Daft Punk” return on ‘Jet Stream Heart’ and euphoric new album ‘Bliss’
"This is our most forward-thinking record yet. No one can pigeon-hole us and say we’re a garage rock band or a psych band," frontman James Bagshaw told NME of their new album, inspired by '90s and early '00s dance music

Swervedriver announce 35th anniversary show for classic debut album ‘Raise’ in London
They will be playing the tracklist in full, as well as other tracks from across their discography

The Flaming Lips add three dates to summer 2026 UK tour – including another with The Beta Band
They'll hit the road on these shores in July

Kula Shaker talk “breaking up the Britpop party” in the ’90s as they unveil epic ‘Wormslayer’ video
Frontman Crispian Mills shared how he thought the scene “needed to evolve”

Empire Of The Sun announce London Alexandra Palace show alongside huge summer 2026 European tour
It will be their biggest ever UK headline date

Steven Drozd explains exit from The Flaming Lips and “disagreement” with Wayne Coyne
“Part of me hoped I could just be like a guy that doesn’t tour but is still in the band"