Eric R. Danton contributes to The Wall Street Journal, Paste, Myspace, RollingStone.com and Salon, along with M Music & Musicians magazine and ListenDammit.com. He saw nearly 800 concerts when he was rock critic at the Hartford Courant between 2002-2012. He lives in western Massachusetts.
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Flaming Lips Discuss Super Bowl Commercial, Call It a ‘Really Painless Experience’
Although Beyoncé is the big-name performer at this year’s Super Bowl, the Flaming Lips will be part of the action, too, thanks to the band’s appearance in a commercial for Hyundai.
The Oklahoma City rockers wrote a classic-sounding new song, ‘Sun Blows Up Today,’ for the spot, which includes footage of the band performing in unusual places, and their confetti-spewing tour bus.
“It was a really pai