Psychiatric Explorations of the Ever Enlarging Brain, an unofficial knowledge base of all things related to The Flaming Lips. The Brain was created by a group of fans to provide a resource to collect and distribute knowledge to and from the Flaming Lips fan community. If you have any missing information, corrections, or suggestions please contact us here. The Brain thirsts for more of your show reviews, photos, videos, live recordings, and Lips memorabilia. Please send your contributions here, they will be reviewed and fed to the Brain as soon as possible.

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It's an exciting Spring for Flaming Lips fans - a new collaboration album came out on April 21, tour dates are rolling in, and the Lips are preparing for the release of their next proper album this fall.

Latest Live Downloads Added: George, Washington (Sasquatch! Festival) 2006 (video; a Brain exclusive, never before circulated!), Detroit, Michigan 1994 (video), New York, NY 2010 (Central Park). Our Live Downloads section is rapidly expanding! Check it out for the complete list of live shows for download from all phases of The Flaming Lips' career. New shows are being added weekly.

On April 21, the Flaming Lips released The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends, a Record Store Day double LP collaboration album featuring Biz Markie, Bon Iver, Chris Martin, Edward Sharpe, Erykah Badu, Jim James, Ke$ha, Lightning Bolt, Neon Indian, New Fumes, Nick Cave, Prefuse 73, Tame Impala, and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band.

2012 Flaming Lips tour dates are coming in. Check out the Upcoming Shows section for accurate, complete, and up-to-date information on shows and ticket sales.

The Flaming Lips' 2011 monthly release project has concluded. Each release is now cataloged in our Discography. Stay tuned on information for wider-releases of many of these works.
February: Two Blobs Fucking (Digital Single)
March: The Flaming Lips With Neon Indian 12 in.
April: Gummy Song Skull
May: The Flaming Lips With Prefuse 73 12 in.
June: Gummy Song Skull: The Soft Bulletin Live La Fantastique De Institution 2011
June: Gummy Song Fetus
July: The Flaming Lips With Lightning Bolt 12 in.
September: Strobo Trip Light & Audio Phase Illusions Toy
October: 24 Hour Song Skull
November: Atlas Eets Christmas: Infinite Christmas Sounds Streaming Compilation
December: Newly discovered Imagene Peise track - "Santy Claus Is Coming To Town"
December: The Flaming Lips With Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band 12 in.

Publicly announced projects with uncertain release dates/prospects: Flaming Lips Songs Stomp Box, Gummy Song Frog, digital release of all 2011 material except for the 6 and 24-hour songs, Gummy Skull with Fetus Compilation of all 2011 Material

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