The Flaming Lips News

Flaming Lips set "secret" L.A. show for Thursday

Oct 12, 2009 11:00 am PDT

The Flaming Lips will play a "secret" show in Hollywood on Thursday, two days after the release of the Oklahoma City band's first studio album in three years. The MySpace-organized concert will take place at the 1,200-seat Ricardo Mon...

Flaming Lips dial down the whimsy on "Embryonic"

Sep 25, 2009 5:00 pm PDT

In the wee hours of the morning on Monday, September 14, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne was signing autographs after his band performed at upstate New York's All Tomorrow's Parties festival when a burly young fan approached him ...

Wayne Coyne offers apology to Arcade Fire

May 5, 2009 2:00 pm PDT

Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has apologized to Arcade Fire for the derogatory remarks he made about the band earlier this year. Coyne, who allegedly said the band were "pr*cks" who "treated their crew like sh*t," admitted he wishes t...

Okla. governor intervenes in Flaming Lips flap

Apr 25, 2009 2:00 am PDT

Oklahoma lawmakers who voted against making a Flaming Lips tune the official state rock song represent a minority of "small-minded religious wackos," the band's lead singer says. Most state House members voted for a resolution recognizing...

Flaming Lips make a sci-fi movie in their backyard

Nov 13, 2008 1:00 pm PST

Seven years in the making, the Flaming Lips' new "Christmas on Mars" is a lo-fi feat of obsession and endurance. The sci-fi movie — which frontman Wayne Coyne calls "a freakout" — was created with amateur compulsiveness, patched...