Flaming Lips Controversy: Now the whole world will see how cool Oklahoma is
The controversy surrounding Oklahoma’s official rock song has been all over the news — Rolling Stone, the LA Times, the Rachel Maddow Show, and even the BBC. So for those of you who missed the Flaming Lips press conference/rally at the Oklahoma History Center today, here’s a recap of Governor Henry signing the executive order [...]
Behind the Scenes Breakdown at NMF2
Months of planning, sweating and, sometimes, swearing came to fruition on Saturday at the Norman Music Festival.
For the 25 or so Norman Music Festival board members, thoughts like “What the heck am I doing?” quickly became “Heck yeah, this is amazing!”
It all began two years ago with a crazy idea to host a free music [...]
Read Scott Booker’s lips: Oklahoma’s music scene is about to explode
Do you realize? That OKLAHOMA will be home to America’s first “School of Rock”? Thanks to Flaming Lips manager Scott Booker, the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO will open its doors in Bricktown this fall. Modeled after and franchised by the original School of Rock in London, ACM@UCO will provide students from all over [...]