November 1, 2009 - Day 2 of the 2009 Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans took place under clear blue skies yesterday (10/31) giving fans a chance to frolic unhindered, in their Halloween costumes and makeup.
March 26, 2009 - The Black Lips and Randall Bramblett Band are among the acts set to perform at this year's AthFest, scheduled to run June 25-28 in downtown Athens, GA. More than 175 band and artists will perform over the course of the festival, which will feature two outdoor stages as well as a "club crawl" that takes place on the Friday and Saturday nights of the fest, according to a press release.
February 27, 2009 - Atlanta's Black Lips have described themselves as both "flower punk" and "psychedelic guitar drones" and claim obscure '60s Peruvian guitar band Los Saicos as a major influence; others hear The Stooges, and maybe a little bit of Duane Eddy crossed with Link Wray. Whatever you want to call them, the group undeniably sounds like it crawled out of a dark, strange garage to get to where you are. Last month saw the release of the band's fifth studio album, "200 Million Thousand," on the Vice label. Catch them before they crawl away down another weird hole.
February 25, 2009 - Often sounding like they were written and sung in a drunken stupor (a likely reality considering the group's reputation), the 15 tracks contained in "200 Million Thousand," the Black Lips' fifth studio album, are unapologetically rowdy, raw and bold.
December 9, 2008 - Indie-rockers The Black Lips have mapped out a late-winter tour in support of their forthcoming fifth studio album, "200 Million Thousand," which is due in February.
April 24, 2008 - The Black Lips, an Atlanta-based punk outfit made up of four longtime friends, have kept a busy schedule for the last several months, touring the world over in support of their September release, "Good Bad, Not Evil."
January 2, 2008 - Indie garage rockers The Black Lips have mapped out a big start to 2008, with a two-month US tour behind their most recent studio album, September's "Good Bad Not Evil."
Atlanta garage punkers Black Lips have kicked off a summer tour in support of their just-released sixth album, "Arabia Mountain."
Often sounding like they were written and sung in a drunken stupor (a likely reality considering the group's reputation), the 15 tracks contained in "200 Million Thousand," the Black Lips' fifth studio album, are unapologetically rowdy, raw and bold.
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