Monolith Festival Reveals Initial Line-Up
Red Rocks isn't just the place for your perpetually-stoned cousin to catch the Widespread Panic/Bob Weir/moe. triple threat hippiethon anymore. In fact, just today the inaugural Monolith festival, which will be held on September 14 and 15, announced its initial line-up. Presented by Esurance, Monolith is the first ever multi-day, multi-stage festival to grace the legendary stage of the Morrison, Colo. venue. With such a distinction, you've got to bring the noise. As such, the first line-up announcement consists of the Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Kings of Leon, Spoon, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Broken West, Brian... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWayne Coyne To Guest Report On Leno
Wayne Coyne, vocalist/songwriter/alien-worshipper extraordinaire for The Flaming Lips, will make a guest appearance tonight on Jay Leno, but not in the typical capacity filled by an able-bodied musician. Instead, Coyne will serve as a special guest correspondent from last week’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Coyne and crew conducted a host of impromptu interviews and observations, all compiled into a mini-documentary that, in true Wayne Coyne fashion, is guaranteed to be a mind trip. As if you needed another reason to tune in, Will Ferrell will also guest on tonight’s show. And if tonight doesn’t satisfy your need for... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLips, Gnarls, Cat Power Confirm Shows
The Flaming Lips have teamed up with Gnarls Barkley and Cat Power for a pair of California year-end extravaganzas. They will play the legendary Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on December 30 and Los Angeles’ Galen Center on New Year’s Eve. Tickets went on sale November 12. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFlaming Lips, Color Me Badd Vie For Landmark
According to NewsOK.com, the website of Oklahoma City newspaper The Oklahoman, everyone’s favorite psychedelic hipsters, The Flaming Lips, might have their own landmark, albeit a small one, with Flaming Lips Alley. Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has taken the initiative to name three streets after the city’s most recognized musicians, including country vocalist Vince Gill and 1930s jazz musician Charlie Christian. The alley, located between Sheridan Avenue and the Bricktown Canal, could give the city wider recognition to The Lips sprawling fan base said Tyler Peyton, owner of Lit, a lounge at the entrance of the alley in question. Not... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFlaming Lips Release Expanded Box Set
More music, more media, more artwork and more eccentricity: This is just what you can expect from The Flaming Lips' latest offering, an expanded edition of their latest release. The CD/DVD set, At War With The Mystics 5.1 Special Edition, will be released on Warner Bros. Records Oct. 24. Thirteen new tracks — including radio performances, songs making their American debut and covers of Queen, Led Zeppelin and Sonic Youth songs — appear on the expanded album. Meanwhile, the DVD includes videos for "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song," "Mr. Ambulance Driver," and "The W.A.N.D.," as well as Wayne Coyne's... read more
Found in: Music, News100 Greatest Songwriters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From Bob Dylan to Outkast: Paste magazine ranks the greats Decatur, GA (May 30, 2006) - Bob Dylan tops Paste magazine’s list of the “100 Best Living Songwriters,” released today and published in the June/July 2006 issue. Fifty journalists and musicians (including Solomon Burke, Cameron Crowe, Patterson Hood, and many others) were enlisted to compile the list and were encouraged to vote for the songwriters they treasured the most—not the ones with the biggest sales or the greatest impact on popular culture. ... read more
Found in: Shameless Self-PromotionThe Flaming Lips Demystified
The Flaming Lips are normal. Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd are just humans with wives and children... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesFlaming Lips plan busy 2006
Wayne Coyne and his merry band of geniuses have a busy new year already in the works. First up for the three Oklahomans will be co-headlining Giant Village 2006, a Los Angeles New Year's Eve party held across six downtown blocks on as many different stages. Alongside the Flaming Lips will be Death Cab for Cutie, the Black Eyed Peas and several other acts. Additionally, on Jan. 31 the group will release a CD/DVD version of its classic 1999 album, The Soft Bulletin. The reissue, titled Soft Bulletin 5.1, will include videos, a remix and BBC tracks recorded on... read more
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