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