George Harrison released his third solo project, the expansive triple-LP All Things Must Pass, in November 1970. And its songs — like “My Sweet Lord,” “Wah-Wah,” “Isn’t It a Pity,” “Behind That Locked Door,” and “Beware of Darkness” — solidified the former Beatle’s signature balance of earthly and divine, from his soulful slide-guitar to the searching […]
The Flaming Lips are set for a nearly year-long world tour starting summer 2021 and running until mid-2022, and also plan to reissue The Soft Bulletin Companion, on June 12 as part of Record Store Day. The Soft Bulletin Companion was originally released over 20 years ago as a CD alongside The Soft Bulletin. It contained […]
Earlier this year, the Flaming Lips successfully pulled off space bubble concerts in their hometown of Oklahoma City. Now, Wayne Coyne’s giving fans that were unable to attend a behind the scenes look at how the pandemic-safe shows came to be in the latest episode of CBS Sunday Morning. Interestingly (but maybe not surprisingly), Coyne […]
On Monday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance, the Flaming Lips revisited their past. The group’s set on the late-night show saw them perform at Oklahoma City’s Blue Note Lounge, which happened to be the first club they ever played at. Wayne Coyne and company — along with special guest Micah Nelson, youngest son of Willie — […]
It’s a busy time for lovable Oklahoma oddballs Flaming Lips, as the lineup shares a cool clip for the American Head album track, “At The Movies On Quaaludes,” and singer Wayne Coyne announces a brand of Love Yer Brain cannabis products that will launch April 20. The line includes THC-infused brain-shaped gummies and will be celebrated with a 4/20 concert […]
Talk about a belated holiday gift. The Flaming Lips released a new video for “A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn’t So)” on Tuesday, a mere 17 years after the song was first released on the band’s Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell. Directed by Wayne Coyne, the singer can be seen as a Santa […]
The Flaming Lips’ American Head is out now and to celebrate it, they dropped a new video for “God and the Policeman.” Directed by Wayne Coyne and Blake Studdard, the video, which takes place in Oklahoma and Texas, presents various strong images, from a baby boy in a field of sunflowers to a dead body […]
Even though we’re being encouraged not to be so close to each other these days due to the pandemic, the Flaming Lips’ latest video for “You N’ Me Selling Weed” completely breaks that idea of personal space. Filmed during quarantine in Oklahoma, the video shows singer Wayne Coyne in the backseat of a car. But […]
A few weeks ago, the Flaming Lips performed in their trademark bubbles during a taped performance for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The group head back into the bubbles for their new video for “Dinosaurs on the Mountain,” the third single to come from American Head. In the video, which was directed by singer Wayne Coyne […]