[video] The Flaming Lips do “Look… the Sun is Rising” on Letterman
April 4th, 2013 by Matt
Last night the Flaming Lips took to Letterman to perform “Look… the Sun is Rising,” the first track off their upcoming record The Terror. It’s a pretty odd performance, but pretty much just because of of the weird set dressing. Wayne also took to Reddit for an AMA in which he teased a collaboration with [...]
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[stream] The Flaming Lips: “Look… the Sun is Rising”
March 7th, 2013 by Matt
The Flaming Lips’ new album The Terror is coming out April 2, but just one month shy of the release date and we’re just now getting our first real listen to it. You can stream “Look… The Sun Is Rising” below via NPR. You can also catch the Lips at SXSW (where they’ll be playing [...]
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[stream] Flaming Lips: “Love Is Mind Control” & “All You Need Is Love”
February 6th, 2013 by Matt
The Flaming Lips have teamed up with Stardeath and the White Dwarfs on this song on their upcoming V-Day compilation Songs of Love. “Love Is Mind Control” is not exactly a song I’d put on this February 14, but it’s always interesting to see what the Lips are up to. Up next there’s the cover [...]
Flaming Lips announce new album The Terror, possible King Crimson cover album
August 20th, 2012 by Matt
There’s a big big big interview with Wayne Coyne over at MXDWN today. Wayne details their finished new album The Terror and the possibility of a King Crimson covers album. From the interview: That’s exciting. Does the album have a name? The name is that we’re using so far is a little bit misleading. It’s [...]
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Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi musical gets a release date
August 11th, 2012 by Matt
The Flaming Lips’ long-teased musical version of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots finally has a run date for its theatrical debut. The La Jolla Playhouse near San Diego, CA will run the performance from November 6 – December 16. Here’s what the theater has to say about the show: Yoshimi is a young Japanese artist [...]
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[video] Flaming Lips + Deerhoof cover King Crimson
June 22nd, 2012 by Matt
Everybody loves Deerhoof. Everbody loves the Flaming Lips (except Erykah Badu…). So it’s no surprise that the two groups love each other. The pair got together to cover King Crimson’s “21th Century Schizoid Man” in Kansas recently. THe recording is a bit shoddy, but it’s more that we could ask from what will likely be [...]
Wayne Coyne does WTF podcast with Marc Maron
May 3rd, 2012 by Matt
I’ve got to wait around for over an hour for my car to get some new tires today; this’ll help pass that time a little better. Thanks to Stereogum for the tip. Listen to Marc Maron’s WTF podcast with guest Wayne Coyne
[video] Flaming Lips + New Fumes: “Girl, You’re So Weird” (NSFW)
April 17th, 2012 by Matt
The Flaming Lips’ upcoming Record Store Day release of Heady Fwends is probably the one I’m looking forward to the most. It’s full of weird, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations so I’ve obviously got to check it out. However, I should point out that I don’t exactly expect this thing to be very good. Honestly nothing we’ve heard [...]
[stream] Flaming Lips + Bon Iver: “Ashes in the Air”
March 28th, 2012 by Matt
The Flaming Lips’ Record Store Day 2012 release Heady Fwends is easily the most anticipated release of this upcoming retail holiday. We’ve only heard bits and snippets so far, but there’s not a single track that I’m not curious to hear. You can catch the entire tracklist at P4K and stream this new collaborative track [...]
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