Video: Wayne Coyne appears on “The Gorburger Show”
Leave it to Oklahoma City rock star Wayne Coyne, frontman for The Flaming Lips, to use his love of confetti to antagonize a savage beast.
Coyne appears on this week’s episode of comedian T.J. Miller (“She’s Out of My League”) web series “The Gorburger Show,” and not surprisingly, things get even weirder than usual, which doesn’t even seem possible but is so, so true.
After all, this is a show in which Miller dresses as a giant blue man-eating monster that got his own show by attacking and killing the hosts of a super-perky Japanese morning program.
This video is NSFW because of lots of strong language. No surprise there either.
The Lips will release their 13th studio album, “The Terror,” on Tuesday. But NPR is giving fans a First Listen of the album, which even Wayne has described as disturbing.
Click here to access NPR’s free advanced streaming of the album.
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Listen: The Flaming Lips’ “The Terror” streaming via NPR
Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips will release their 13th studio album, “The Terror,” on April 16.
But NPR is giving fans a First Listen of the album, which even frontman Wayne Coyne has described as disturbing.
Click here to access NPR’s free advanced streaming of the album.
Here is the track listing for 55-minute “The Terror”:
1. Look…The Sun Is Rising
2. Be Free, A Way
3. Try To Explain
4. You Lust
5. The Terror
6. You Are Alone
7. Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die
8. Turning Violent
9. Always There…In Our Hearts
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Video: Flaming Lips receive inaugural Grulke Prize at South by Southwest
Oklahoma-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips have been honored as the recipients of the first annual Grulke Prize.
Named in honor of beloved South by Southwest Creative Director Brent Grulke, who died in August 2012, the Grulke Prize is divided into three categories: Developing U.S. Act, Developing Non-U.S. Act and Career Act.
The Flaming Lips received the 2013 Career Act Prize, intended for “an established artist who appeared at SXSW 2013 to reinvent themselves or launch an important new project,” according to a news release from the Oklahoma Film & Music Office.
The Lips and their storied career have a long history at SXSW. At the 2013 festival last month, they debuted their new album, “The Terror,” in its entirety along with a new stage production. The band played to a packed crowd at the Auditorium Shores outdoor stage, and also a more intimate show at The Belmont.
Jurors for the Grulke Prize included music critics, industry professionals and SXSW staff who knew and worked with Brent Grulke over the years.
The Lips will release “The Terror” on April 16 in the U.S.
Check out these videos from the band’s SXSW performances:
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Video: Skating Polly releases new album “Lost Wonderfuls,” plans Record Store Day and Norman Music Festival dates
Edmond punk-rock-pop duo Skating Polly – stepsisters Kelli Mayo, 13, and Peyton Bighorse, 17 – released their sophomore album “Lost Wonderfuls” Tuesday on iTunes.
The album is due out April 16 on CD from the SQE label, reports The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett.
“Lost Wonderfuls” produced by Exene Cervenka of the seminal Los Angeles punk band X and mixed by Kliph Scurlock, drummer for Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips. Both are big supporters of the girls and their music.
“And (Flaming Lips lead singer) Wayne (Coyne) has also been really supportive. Wayne even put one of our stickers on the back of his car,” Kelli told Gene.
Skating Polly has filled opening slots for acts as prestigious as Band of Horses, Mike Watt, Pierced Arrows (formerly Dead Moon), Holly Golightly and Deerhoof. They also played a whopping seven shows in March at South by Southwest.
The duo will play a free show April 20 at Norman’s Guestroom Records for Record Store Day and another free show April 25 at Norman’s Blackwatch Studios as part of the Norman Music Festival.
And on April 29, they will open for the Flaming Lips at the Egyptian Room in Indianapolis.
“There’s nothing I’m more excited about right now,” Peyton told Gene. “That’s the biggest thing happening with us, I think. I really can’t wait to open up for them. They have such an exciting and diverse fan base. … We opened for Band of Horses and some people liked our music but most were just like really excited about Band of Horses. I think at the Flaming Lips show they’ll be really open to the idea of Skating Polly.”
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Video: Flaming Lips perform “Look … The Sun Is Rising” on “Late Show with David Letterman”
Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performs during the Flaming Lips New’s Year’s Freak Out at the Coca Cola Event Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips gave a purposefully disquieting performance of “Look … The Sun Is Rising” Wednesday night on the “Late Show with David Letterman.”
The darkly foreboding song is the opening track off their upcoming 13th studio album, “The Terror,” due out in the U.S. on April 16.
For more on “Look … The Sun Is Rising,” click here.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: The Flaming Lips perform, talk about “Look…The Sun is Rising,” from “The Terror”
Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips just finished playing the “Late Show with David Letterman” in support of their upcoming 13th studio album, “The Terror,” due out in the U.S. on April 16.
I’ll be posting video of tonight’s Letterman performance once it becomes available, but in the meantime, check out frontman Wayne Coyne’s talk about the opening track “Look…The Sun is Rising,” as well as the band performing the song at last month’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. As an added bonus, check out the Lips’ full Warner Sound set at The Belmont at SXSW:
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Flaming Lips and Bon Iver release nudity-filled, profanity-laced, bloody video for “Ashes in the Air”
Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips released this week a new bloody, nudity-filled and profanity-laced music video.
Yeah, another one.
This time, it features an shiny astronaut and a doomed man-faced baby and it comes in collaboration with indie rocker Bon Iver. It’s for “Ashes in the Air,” their team-up on last year’s duets album “The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends.”
If you are of age and want to watch the very NSFW “Ashes in the Air” video, click here.
As previously reported, The Lips are preparing to drop their 13th studio album, “The Terror,” which recently had its U.S. release moved back to April 16.
Along with the digital and CD versions of the album, “The Terror” will be available as a special Direct-To-Consumer, Limited-Edition Silver Vinyl double-LP set, housed in a two-pocket gatefold jacket with printed sleeves. Those who pre-order will receive an instant download of “Sun Blows Up Today” and the digital album delivered on the new release date.
The Flaming Lips will be the musical guests tonight on “Late Show with David Letterman.” “Letterman” airs at 10:35 p.m. weekdays on CBS.
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Flaming Lips performing on “Late Show with David Letterman” tonight
Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips will be the musical guests tonight on “Late Show with David Letterman.”
“Letterman” airs at 10:35 p.m. weekdays on CBS. Louis C.K. and Rachel Maddow will be the other guests on Letterman’s couch tonight.
The Lips released their new album “The Terror” Monday in the U.K. The U.S. release date was recently moved to April 16.
Along with the digital and CD versions of the album, “The Terror” will be available as a special Direct-To-Consumer, Limited-Edition Silver Vinyl double-LP set, housed in a two-pocket gatefold jacket with printed sleeves. Those who pre-order will receive an instant download of “Sun Blows Up Today” and the digital album delivered on the new release date.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Wayne Coyne featured in odd Virgin Mobile ad
Wayne Coyne, of the Flaming Lips, performs during the Flaming Lips New’s Year’s Freak Out at the Coca Cola Event Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman Archives
Check out Wayne Coyne, frontman for Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips, in this appropriately bizarre commercial for Virgin Mobile.
The Lips are getting plenty of exposure this spring as the prepare to release their 13th studio album, “The Terror,” on April 2.
As previously reported, The Lips debuted tonight at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, a film titled “A Year in the Life of Wayne’s Phone,” that – yes, you guessed it – features more than a year’s worth of footage from Coyne’s iPhone.
The band also will play “The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon” showcase at SXSW on Thursday at the Belmont. The Lips will perform Friday at Auditorium Shores, too.
In addition, the band will hit the road this spring on a tour in support of “The Terror,” starting with March 29-31 performances at Lollapalooza Brazil. The Lips have a four-city U.S. tour with The Black Keys planned as well.
In honor of “The Terror’s” debut, the band also will give an April 3 performance on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
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Flaming Lips to premiere movie “A Year in the Life of Wayne’s Phone” at South by Southwest, play “Letterman” April 3
This spring just keeps getting busier for The Flaming Lips, who are set to release their 13th studio album, “The Terror,” on April 2.
As previously reported, Oklahoma City-based psychedelic rockers will play “The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon” showcase at SXSW on March 14 at the Belmont. The band will perform March 15 at Auditorium Shores, too.
The Lips also will debut a film titled “A Year in the Life of Wayne’s Phone,” that – yes, you guessed it – features footage from over a year on frontman Wayne Coyne’s iPhone. The film makes its debut at the Alamo Ritz Theater at 9:15 p.m. March 13, with a Q&A with Coyne to follow the screening, according to Paste.com.
In addition, the band will hit the road this spring on a tour in support of “The Terror,” starting with March 29-31 performances at Lollapalooza Brazil, Paste.com reports. The Lips have a four-city U.S. tour with The Black Keys planned as well:
4/28 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
4/30 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
5/02 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
5/03 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
In honor of “The Terror’s” debut, the band also will give an April 3 performance on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
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