The Flaming Lips are hard at work on their collab-heavy Record Store Day release, and over the weekend Wayne Coyne posted the first genuine song from their time in the studio called "Now I Understand." More
Also Preview Tracks From Bon Iver, Erykah Badu Collaboration
Jan 26, 2012By Mike Hilleary
At this point The Flaming Lips need to just set up a direct feed into the Under the Radar news room, as they seem to just continue to do something of note almost every week. More
Celebrating its 20th anniverssary, this year's Noise Pop festival has announced its expanded line-up, including the likes of Sleigh Bells, Mac McCaughan from Superchunk, Matthew Dear, Bob Mould, The Dodos, and Cursive. More
Leading up to their annual Oklahoma City New Year's Freakout this morning The Flaming Lips decided to get fans in the spirit of the season in their own unusual way by debuting the festive new track "Atlas Eets Christmas." More
On Black Friday last week The Flaming Lips announced that they will once again be honoring their annual New Year's Eve celebration with their New Year's Freakout #5 on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2012 at the Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City. More
Plus: Paul Rudd vs. The Divine Comedy, plus interviews with Broadcast, Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips, Bat For Lashes, Rilo Kiley, Broken Social Scene, and much more
Oct 19, 2011By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week.The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview.Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here. More
Recently, The Flaming Lips released a six-hour, behemoth of a song called “I Fond a Star on the Ground.” If you haven’t gotten through the whole monster of a tune yet, the band is here to help. We have the video. More
Starting in January, Oklahoma natives The Flaming Lips announced that would be taking part in a number of creative, if sometimes odd musical endeavors through the course of the year. More
As if The Flaming Lips didn't have enough on their plate already, Wayne Coyne recently posted on his Twitter page some short video snippets of the group working on a piece that will eventually become a six-hour song. More
A few days ago, we told you about the collaborative EP project between The Flaming Lips and Lightning Bolt. Today—thanks to the magic of Youtube, you can watch a video for each of the freaky/cool tracks on the album. More
The Flaming Lips have added more tour dates, including some with Weezer at which they will be set up on the same stage at the same time, trading off songs and literally co-headlining. More
Because “why not” seems to be the guiding philosophy to their career, The Flaming Lips are playing a two night stint at theHollywood Forever Cemetery. More
Band to Release via USB Drive, Flexi-Discs, Among Others
Apr 04, 2011By Lauren Barbato
The experimental rock outfit are having a bit of fun with the unconventional, zany ways in which they can release their music. We have the details. More
We love The Flaming Lips. We really do. After all, how many bands allow you to use the phrase “gummy skull” in a headline? Thankfully, the news is true. We have the details. More
Flaming Lips fans, rejoice—the fearless experimental rock artists have truly outdone themselves with their newly released music. We have the details. More
Lineup, Dates for First International Fest Announced
Jan 28, 2011By Lauren Barbato
Today, Jane's Addiction frontman and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell announced the dates and lineup for Lollapalooza Chile. We have the details. More
The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne really loves his iPhone. After directing an Ariel Pink video on the do-anything device, the musician has taken the next logical step and started creating music on it. More
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti recently took to the road with The Flaming Lips. Turns out LA troubadour Pink took home a bigger souvenir than the right to call himself a “Fearless Freak.” While out and about, Lead lip Wayne Coyne directed a video for Haunted Graffiti tune “Round & Round” (from this year’s Before Today). More
The Flaming Lips, Belle and Sebastian Among Acts Announced.
Nov 15, 2010By Lauren Barbato
Primavera promoters have announced today a slew of buzz-worthy acts joining Pulp for the epic five-day fest, which runs from May 25th through the 29th in Barcelona, Spain. More
The Flaming Lips' 1999 psych-rock classic The Soft Bulletin is "epic" in every sense of the term. Each listen reveals a new layer of aural brilliance. The Flips must know this, so on New Year's Eve they'll play the whole thing for their hometown, Oklahoma City. More
On October 23rd, the undead will take over the streets of Okalahoma City. For the fourth year in a row, local residents Flaming Lips are inviting 1000 of their closest fans to join them on a flaming-torch-bearing, skeleton-costume-wearing-parade.
The Flaming Lips have released the next in a long series of videos for last year’s double album Embryonic—surprisingly safe for work take on “The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine.” We have the video. More
July 1st 2011, London’s Alexandra Palace is the Place to be
Sep 01, 2010By Laura Studarus
The Flaming Lips are known for their wild and wacky stunts, but this one simply makes good sense. At next year’s ATP “Don’t Look Back” event, (July 1st, 2011) The Lips will be playing 1999 album The Soft Bulletin in its entirety. More
Call it a match made in indie weirdo heaven. Lo-fi rocker Ariel Pink is heading out on a tour that includes several dates with high-fi eccentrics The Flaming Lips. We have the full schedule. More
Plus: Local Natives, The Dodos, The Dead Weather, The Flaming Lips, Steve Martin, Phoenix, Mumford & Sons, and much more
Jun 16, 2010By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Last weekend (June 11th - 13th), Bonnaroo was the place to be with performances from She & Him, The National, Local Natives, Fanfarlo, The Dodos, Here We Go Magic, Phoenix, Mumford & Sons, Conan O'Brien, Dr. Dog, The Dead Weather, Steve Martin, The Flaming Lips, The Dead Weather, Local Natives, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and many more. We sent photographer Matt Jones down to cover the action. Check out the full galleries of each day. More
Oklahoma City psych-pop legends The Flaming Lips' last Embryonic video was for the freaky cut "Powerless." In that clip, a woman was tied to a chair and harassed by an evil monkey. That same gal (and monkey) are featured in "The Sparrow Looks at the Machine." More
Glastonbury is a huge British multi-day music festival and this year's lineup is just as epic. The fest will again be at Pilton, England Worthy Farm on June 23-27, and the three major headliners are U2, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. More
Sultans of strange The Flaming Lips are no strangers to a wacky visuals or outlandish ideas. After collaborating with kissing-cousins Stardeath and White Dwarfs on a Dark Side of the Moon recreation, baring it all in a music video, and oh yeah, releasing double-album Embryonic, lead lip Wayne Coyne is heading back into the world of filmmaking, reportedly working on the follow up to seven-years-in-the-making movie, Christmas on Mars. Brace yourself, Christmas 2017 is going to be awesome! More
In support of their new album Embryonic, The Flaming Lips have announced more tour dates starting in Austin, TX. Opening will be Stardeath and White Dwarfs, supporting their album The Birth. Manchester, TN festival Bonnaroo will host a complete set by The Flaming Lips and will be treated to the rare performance of The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs covering Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of The Moon at midnight. More
Collaboration with Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Henry Rollins, and Peaches out December 22.
Dec 17, 2009By Rebekka Utermohlen
Come December 22, for one week only, The Flaming Lips & Stardeath and White Dwarfs will release on iTunes The Flaming Lips & Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches doing Dark Side of the Moon. And yes that is the title that it will be released under. After the one week there will be a small wait till December 29, where the album will then be re-released on all other participating digital outlets. More
Brace yourself—in the new video for Embryonic single "Watching the Planets" you're about to see a side of The Flaming Lip's Wayne Coyne you've never seen before—his backside. More
They Play Dark Side of the Moon's "Eclipse" on Morning Becomes Eclectic
Oct 19, 2009By Mark Redfern
Last week we reported that The Flaming Lips have recorded a track-by-track cover album of Pink Floyd's seminal Dark Side of the Moon. Last Friday Wayne Coyne and co. stopped by the studio's of Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW to record a session for Morning Becomes Eclectic. While there they covered Dark Side of the Moon's "Eclipse." We have the video. More
Get Ready for a Track-By-Track Interpretation of 1973's Dark Side of the Moon
Oct 16, 2009By Michele Yamamoto
Wasting no time after the recent release of Embryonic, The Flaming Lips have already recorded their next ambitious release complete with a couple of special guests. Wayne Coyne and co. have recorded a track-by-track interpretation of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. More
Supported by Ghostland Observatory and Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Aug 18, 2009By Wendy Lynch Redfern
The Flaming Lips played a show at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA Monday night. We sent photographer Wendy Lynch Redfern down to capture the action. Check out the full gallery of photos from the Greek Theater show here. The Flaming Lips were supported by Ghostland Observatory and Stardeath and White Dwarfs More
Photos of The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear, M83, Japandroids, The Thermals, DJ Rupture, and Pharoahe Monche
Jul 20, 2009By Mark Redfern
The Pitchfork Music Festival concluded yesterday in Chicago and we sent photographer Andrew Reed Weller down to capture the day three action. Check out his photos of The Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear, M83, The Thermals, Japandroids, DJ Rupture, and Pharoahe Monch. More
Plus The Decemberists, Beirut, The Streets, Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk, Yo La Tengo and Dan Deacon
Jul 13, 2009By Kyle Lemmon
It's official: MGMT and the Flaming Lips will headline the two days of Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment's third annual Treasure Island Music Festival, to be held in the midst of San Francisco's beautiful Indian Summer, Oct. 17-18. Plus The Decemberists, Beirut, The Streets, Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk, Yo La Tengo, The Walkmen, Dan Deacon, others set to play. More
Reigning kings of weird, The Flaming Lips, are slowly dribbling out more information about their forthcoming double-album Embryonic. As announced in an interview with Swiss website Die Klangschau and reported by Pitchfork, Leadman Wayne Coyne admits that album guests include a song with MGMT and, on several songs, Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. More
A Discussion with Geoff Barrow, Isaac Brock, Wayne Coyne, Bradford Cox, Black Francis, Scott Kannberg, Jason Lytle, Mac McCaughan, Colin Meloy, and Chris Walla
Nov 09, 2009By Matt Fink
Though it's reputed to be the most widely spoken musical language in the world today, rock and roll was born on the margins. More
Reviews
Off Festival 2010 Day Three Recap - The Flaming Lips, The Ravonettes, and others
The third day of a festival is always a bit tough. Sore feet, musical overload, sunburn—it’s a lot to take in. But then, there’s day three of the Off Festival—which proved to be an exception. And not just because I ended up in an orange jumpsuit by the end of the night. More
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since The Flaming Lips released their genre-busting masterpiece The Soft Bulletin. That album changed the game for experimental independent musicians and helped pave the way for indie rock to come. These days The Flaming Lips are elder statesman in a much younger person's scene, but they continue to push boundaries with the best of them. More
