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Already, the latest release from The Flaming Lips has been called a whole range of impressive things; innovative, creative, bizarre. Chaotic. It isn’t really any of those. If I may offer a few prologues to the point I’m making; firstly, this is in no way an article whose purpose is to tear down, insult or [...]
[One Perspective] The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends is the sound of a beloved band not giving a shit, throwing harmony and traditional song construction into the wind and appearing to see just how many childlike indulgences they can get away with unscathed and admired. The majority of the reviews scattered around the internet find [...]
The NSFW video for the Flaming Lips and Erykah Badu collaboration, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” that was released last week has sparked a Twitter war between Badu and Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. The video, directed by George Salisbury, featured Badu’s younger sister Nayrock, nude and covered in blood, glitter and [...]
As previously reported, The Flaming Lips are working on a new collaboration album that will feature Yoko Ono, Nick Cave, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Bon Iver, Ke$ha and Erykah Badu and more. The double album entitled The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends will be released exclusively for Record Store Day, Saturday, April 21st. The LP [...]
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