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The Flaming Lips Fuse Art and Activism in Cincinnati
Story and Pictures By Leah Millikin Cincinnati, Ohio – As The Flaming Lips took the stage following co-headliner Modest Mouse and opening indie band Friko, a swell of techno beats swept through the Andrew J. Brady Center. The venue was packed wall to wall with fans, many jockeying for position to get as close to the front as possible.…
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The Kesha Collaboration
That Keeps Resurfacing In a July 3 interview with The Fader, Los Angeles’s own vocalist Kesha was just hours away from releasing her latest anticipated album Period, when the question came up about her collaboration with The Flaming Lips. It was after Kesha performed in Oklahoma City in 2011 when she first connected in person with Wayne Coyne to potentally colaborate on…
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My Summer Freakout
I wasn’t expecting my first Flaming Lips concert to change my life. By Simone Briand Though I loved the Lips’ music, I figured seeing them live would be a pleasant distraction for a couple of hours, then fade and blur with other shows I’d seen. Instead, that night last June in Kansas City I was struck by…
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New Album Rumors Only Strengthen Band’s Outlook During 2025 Tour
Well if the rumors are true — as Wayne Coyne said in a recent interview with a Cincinnati news magazine — the band has been working on “like 10 or 11 things,” that could be the foundation of a new Flaming Lips album that have fans stirring with excitement. Before the band’s August 12 show at the…
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The Golden Collaboration: And The Spillover of Joy
One of the most impressive resurrections this year has been the return of “The Golden Path” into the performance rotation. Anyone with a love of rhythm, and a fondness of the song’s gradual growth to its climatic peak and finish can appreciate the high energy the music has bought to the band’s live shows. The constant, yet…