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First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'The Terror'

Posted 4-9-13 by

Sounding almost post-apocalyptic in its scabrous, searching bleakness, The Terror moans and scrapes ominously from its opening seconds onward. But the album still finds a way to reward deeper exploration, as cracked loveliness seeps into moments that soar tentatively. Listen to The Flaming Lips' new album prior to its release on April 16 on Warner Brothers via WFUV and NPR Music.

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The Flaming Lips Ready 'The Terror' For An April Release

Posted 1-24-13 by

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Always merry pranksters, the Flaming Lips claim that their upcoming album The Terror won't be that cheerful. Frontman Wayne Coyne calls the album, due out on April 1 via Warner Brothers and Bella Union, a "bleak, disturbing record."

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The Flaming Lips Determined To Break Jay-Z's Guinness World Record

Posted 5-23-12 by

Tags: Jay-Z, The Flaming Lips

Those kooky rock 'n' roll kids. First Jack White pokes fun at the Guinness World Record folks with a mostly-in-jest attempt to jam as many metaphors as he can into a single concert and now the Flaming Lips have declared their intention to take down Jay-Z's 2006 Guinness world record of playing the most live gigs in 24 hours in multiple cities. They'll even stream it all live on June 27.

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The Flaming Lips To Play The Soft Bulletin For New Year's Eve Hometown Show

Posted 10-20-10 by

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Have you made your New Year's Eve plans yet? Likely not. Why not book a trip to Oklahoma City and catch The Flaming Lips play their gorgeous 1999 album, The Soft Bulletin, in its entirety?

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Bonnaroo 2010 Recap: Rita Houston's Whole Wide World

Posted 6-18-10 by

Tags: Jay-Z, Kings of Leon, The Dead Weather, The Flaming Lips, The National, The xx

Team WFUV and The Alternate Side spent last weekend at Bonnaroo and tonight at 7 p.m. on 90.7 WFUV and via WFUV's online stream, Rita Houston, Alisa Ali and Sarah Wardrop will review their remarkable, muddy weekend in Manchester, Tennessee on a very special edition of "The Whole Wide World."

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Muse, The Strokes, M.I.A., The Flaming Lips Booked For Austin City Limits Festival

The Texas festival, which takes place October 8-10, will feature headliners The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A. and Flaming Lips as well as LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, The National, Sonic Youth, Monsters of Folk, Deadmau5 and dozens more

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