THE OBSERVER

Originally Published September 1, 2025 The Observer (TO): When did you first discover The Flaming Lips? DANNY: My freshman year roommate in college introduced me to a lot of alternative rock music. I had vaguely heard of The Flaming Lips and asked him his opinion on them, but he told me they were weird, like REALLY weird. So I…

Orginaly Published October 1, 2025 The Observer (TO): When did you first discover The Flaming Lips? Kyle Stringer, KS: I’d say I became a real fan when I went to the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in Lawrence, KS in 2008. I was in high school, had never been to a music festival before, and had…

Originally Published March 1, 2025 The Observer (TO): When did you first see The Flaming Lips? AMY: My first show was at the Forum in Kentish Town, London in January 2003. (The Yoshimi anniversary box set included a recording of that show!) I had heard the Lips on the radio and my partner, Alex, had recently…

Originally published Dec. 1, 2025 The Observer (TO): Give us a sense of the time when you first heard of The Flaming Lips? Wes:  It was 2011 and we were living in Atlanta, GA when I first heard The Flaming Lips. I was going through an experimental phase with mushrooms and was looking for new trip music when…

Originally published Jan. 1, 2025 If you’ve bumped into Santa, a.k.a Alan Bass, the beautiful human dressed in a red suit and Daniel Johnston t-shirt, then you’ve met the fan whose followed the band to 11 countries and all over the United States in search of adventure, and positive vibes. Q: When did you first…