Flaming Lips


Live

London Astoria

Flaming Lips - London Astoria

"Monkey hand puppets, hand-held smoke machines and crowd surfing frogs can only mean one thing-the Flaming Lips are back in town." New writer Lisa Mundy finds them in typically enterprising form at a show in London


Features

(Gig of a Lifetime) Lovebox, London, July 2008 (2014)



Mark Rowland, in our 'Gig of a Lifetime' series, writes of seeing the Flaming Lips for the first time at the Lovebox Festival in 2008


Starting Over with the Flaming Lips (2007)

Flaming Lips - Starting Over with the Flaming Lips

In the latest in our series, in which our writers write about the impact of music at important times in their lives, Neil Palmer tells of how the Flaming Lips' ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ helped to salvage his marriage at a time of crisis


The Fearless Freaks (2005)

Flaming Lips - The Fearless Freaks

The new Flaming Lips DVD, like many other current rock doc films,looks beyond band member’s public personas to their personal experiences. Mark Rowland finds that it is a must for Flaming Lips fans, but also a fascinating documentary in its own right


Reviews


At War With The Mystics (2006)
Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics

Life-affirming eleventh album from the bestselling Flaming Lips, which takes its inspiration from 70's hard rock and psychedelic funk


Related


Interviews

Graham Colton
Interview Graham Colton - Interview

Lisa Torem chats to Olkahama city-based singer-songwriter Graham Colton about his latest studio album 'Lonely Ones', which was co-produced by Flaming Lips' front man Wayne Coyne


Scoundrelles
Interview Miscellaneous - Interview

The Scoundrelles are the new project of former Scientists guitarist Tony Thewlis. He, and fellow band members Hugh Gulland and Yan Quellien chat about their debut album ‘Organic Molecules In Action!’ which had drawn comparisions with the Flaming Lips


Russian Futurists
Interview with Matt Hart Rusty Squeezebox - Interview with Matt Hart

Canadian indiepop act the Russian Futurists has drawn comparisions with the Magnetic Fields, Leonard Cohen, the Flaming Lips and the Human League. John Clarkson speaks to mainman Matt Hart about the band's acclaimed first two albums


Profiles

Blue Dot Festival
Profile Bluedot Festival - Profile

Shirley Proctor and Amanda J Window preview this year's Blue Dot Festival, which merging music, science, art and culture, takes place in Cheshire between Thursday 19th and Sunday 22nd July and includes on its line=up Chemical Brothers, the Flaming Lips and Future Islands.


Goldrush/Truck Records
Interview Goldrush - Interview

Goldrush have recently toured with the Flaming Lips and the Go Betweens, and also run their own label Truck records and their own special Truck festival. Olga Sladeckova talks to front man Robin Bennett about all three


Live

Blue Dot Festival
Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, 19/7/2018...20/7/2018 Bluedot Festival - Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, 19/7/2018...20/7/2018

On the first day of the eclectic Blue Dot Festival Shirley Procter watches the Hallé Orchestra perform the music from 'The Blue Planet', while on the second day in complete contrast she enjoys an explosive set from the Flaming Lips.


Chicago Riot Fest
Humboldt Park, Chicago, 12/9/2014...14/9/2014 Miscellaneous - Humboldt Park, Chicago, 12/9/2014...14/9/2014

Lisa Torem enjoys sets from among others Patti Smith, the Flaming Lips, Billy Bragg and Paul Weller at the three day Chicago Riot Fest


Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa, 5/7/2011...10/7/2011 Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 5/7/2011...10/7/2011

In the first week of the Ottawa Bluesfest, Andrew Carver watches sets the likes of the Flaming Lips, the Steve Miller Band, Wanda Jackson, Erykan Badu, M Ward and Leon Russell.


Ottawa Cisco Systems Bluesfest
6/7/2010...10/7/2010 Miscellaneous - 6/7/2010...10/7/2010

During the first week of the annual Ottawa Cisco Systems Bluesfest Andrew Carver watches sets from among others Iron Maiden, Steel Pulse, Good2Go,Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Carolyn Wonderland and the Flaming Lips


Lovebox Weekender
Victoria Park, London, 20/7/2008 Miscellaneous - Victoria Park, London, 20/7/2008

On the second day of the Lovebox Weekender festival at Victoria Park in London, Sarah Johnson enjoys visually spectacular sets from both Goldfrapp and, in their only British show of the year, the Flaming Lips