Yes, that is the actual full title of the release. From here on out, we'll simply refer to it as The Flaming Lips' Dark Side for spacial purposing...we like neat and tidy things.


So how do the fearless freaks from Oklahoma City intend to tackle one fo the most famous concept albums in music history? By summoning majestic rock power with typical mind-scrambling weirdness and assistance from Henry Rollins and Peaches.

Below is the track list, and after that, the link to buy the album.

1. Speak To Me / Breathe (featuring Henry Rollins and Peaches)
2. On The Run (featuring Henry Rollins)
3. Time / “Breathe Reprise”
4. The Great Gig In The Sky (featuring Peaches and Henry Rollins)
5. Money (featuring Henry Rollins)
6. Us And Them (featuring Henry Rollins)
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage (featuring Henry Rollins)
9. Eclipse (featuring Henry Rollins)

The album is available as an iTunes exclusive only through December 28, so hurry up and get it here!

mp3: Peaches vs The Flaming Lips vs Gary Glitter - I Didn’t Know The Lips Wanna Be Her (DJ Paul V Mash)

Warning: overtly cheesy/standard space themed title for a post.

DEAL! Cause I'm about to lay some cochlear pleasures upon you that will rock you to the core.


Koko Dozo want to invade, probe, and prod every ounce of your earthly body with the sound of space that is so defyingly abstract whilst being ultimately palatable. That being said, I immediately fell in love with their sound.

To put it mildly, Koko Dozo are nonhuman. They're of an out of this world proportion that the general masses simply could not fathom amongst themselves. So what does KD do?

They bring the funky party to you!

Amy Douglas, Polarity/1 and Rubio are the talented trio that defines the space age sound. While P/1 provides the backbone of silky laced synth beats and tenacious electromorsels, Rubio maintains the spazzed out keying which mesh so well, launching the tunes into orbit.

And no alienesque incorporation would be complete without the faceshredding vocals of one, Amy D. Ranging in styles from brash baroque to futuristic funk, her golden pipes weave magic into the ears and souls of all who listen.

It's no secret (as I have no shame in mentioning it in almost every post I do) that I will back an act/song/style of music no matter who the artist or what the genre, so long as it gets my booty on the floor. Within a mere :05 seconds of throwing on Face on the Dancefloor, I knew my appreciation for Koko Dozo was firmly cemented.

With a hearty house beat, the track begins quite oddly enough, but stick with it, as it explodes with Douglas' vocals shortly thereafter. "You know you got that face... put your face on the dance floor..."

Don't mind if I do.

Koko Dozo's Illegal Space Aliens (released on subTEKst Records) can be ear-imbibed here.

If you missed Koko Dozo at their latest gig at Crash Mansion, I'm truly sorry for your loss. But good news! KD plays SOB's on a date TBD in the near future. Be sure to check back here for updates as they come in. (and as an early appeteaser...Sheena Beaston herself is brewing together a fiery night of music later in July, so stay tuned for lineups/details/etc...)

Today, I started off as Bad Mood Betty. But then got slightly perked up when I found out the below tidbit of exciting news.


I wrote about Janelle Monáe last week and haven't been able to get her catchy, jaunty tunes out of my head.

Now, she'll be performing here next week. I haven't been able to secure where exactly tickets can be purchased and the Blender Theater box office isn't quite open yet. I'll do my best to find out, if anyone cares.

Ok, thanks for the perk Janelle. I'll go back to being BMB now.

Like a magical time warp/jump back into the future, Janelle Monáe will transform your world.


I get a lot of emails from readers saying that I'm much too positive when it comes to music, and rarely, if ever do I bash people. It's hard, with the state of the industry, to easily pick apart cookie-cutter bands who are over processed. I'd much rather bring you cochlear massages like the tunes of one, Janelle Monáe.

Like a rabid animal that's just been released into society, Monáe's lyrics and musical movements jump around all over the place not knowing which way to turn next. This is NOT a bad thing. It keeps listeners on the edge of their seats.

As alter ego Cindy Mayweather, she explodes with her album Metropolis: Suite I of IV. The track Violet Stars Happy Hunting is raw, it is neurotic, it is fashion. Monáe's Atlanta influences are prevalent within this offering. Having worked with Outkast in the past reflects only positively in her output.

I demand you give this track a spin. And just try NOT to smile throughout the entire piece.

mp3: Janelle Monáe - Violet Stars Happy Hunting