The Flaming Lips, 'Embryonic' (Warner Bros.)
With all the plushies gone, Wayne Coyne's fantasia takes an inscrutably dark turn.
By David Marchese 10.14.09 9:32 AM
The universe tends toward disarray. Stars explode. Planets collide. Singers in white suits douse themselves in fake blood.
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The Flaming Lips Debut New Songs Live
Digital vaginas and bugles highlight the L.A. stop of the band’s tour in support of the new Embryonic.
By Liam Gowing 08.18.09 12:12 PM
The Flaming Lips have always been about big ideas: In 1997, it was Zaireeka, an experimental release comprising four CD's designed to be played simultaneously; in 2002, it was Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a concept album so theatrical the band decided to adapt it into a Broadway musical with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin; and come Oct.
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Flaming Lips Announce 'Mars' CD/DVD Release
Plus: Watch footage of frontman Wayne Coyne discussing the bizzaro flick.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 09.25.08 4:15 PM
After years of delays, Oklahoma-bred space-poppers the Flaming Lips are finally ready to celebrate Christmas on Mars, their long-awaited surrealist film, set to arrive on DVD October 28 via Warner Bros.
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Exclusive: Video Footage from the Red Carpet at VH1 Rock Honors' Tribute to the Who
SPIN.com correspondent Ben Lashes made friends (and maybe some enemies) with many of the band members and celebrities present last Saturday night (July 12) at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion to honor the Who for their VH1 special. Watch the hijinks ensue.
By Kenny Herzog 07.16.08 5:34 PM
As we reported yesterday, the VH1 Rock Honors gala in celebration of the Who brought out a -- well -- who's who of rock- and-general Hollywood elite.
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