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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.
What's New
The Brain is back from its fall sabbatical. New content is on the way. We are beginning to add video downloads in addition to audio downloads - check the list below for the latest releases.
Latest Live Downloads Added: 1996 Roskilde Festival DVD (legendary performance), 1995 Norman, Oklahoma DVD (featuring a complete performance of In A Priest Driven Ambulance!) 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.
The Flaming Lips' monthly release project continues. Keep an eye here and on our Discography for each new release.
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/Yoko Ono Band 12 in.
Upcoming, with release dates TBA: The Flaming Lips With Deerhoof 12 in., Flaming Lips Songs Stomp Box, Gummy Song Frog, The Flaming Lips With Nick Cave Collaboration, Gummy Skull with Fetus Compilation of all 2011 Material (TBA 2012), Record Store Day Compilation of all 2011 Collaboration Material (estimated release April 21, 2012)
2012 Flaming Lips tour dates are starting to come in. Check out the Upcoming Shows section for accurate, complete, and up-to-date information on shows and ticket sales.
The Brain is still under heavy development. Check out the most complete areas for Live Shows, Downloads, Info By Song, Discography, Memorabilia/Posters, Photos, Articles, and Music Videos.
Upcoming Shows
| 02/21/2012 | San Francisco CA - USA | Bimbo's 365 Club | Noise Pop |
Recent Shows
| 01/01/2012 | Oklahoma City OK - USA | Bricktown Events Center | ||
| 12/31/2011 | Oklahoma City OK - USA | Bricktown Events Center | ||
| 12/27/2011 | Aspen CO - USA | Belly Up Aspen | ||
| 11/19/2011 | Brisbane - Australia | City Botanic Gardens | Harvest Festival | |
| 11/13/2011 | Sydney - Australia | Parramatta Park | Harvest Festival |
Recent News
| Interviews | 05/24/2011 | Flaming Lips: Debussy Fauns, Differences with Beck [Kliph Scurlock Interview] | Trent Moorman | The Stranger |
| Interviews | 05/14/2011 | Flaming Lips Make Sense | Scott Thrill | Wired |
| Interviews | 05/12/2011 | Catching Up With Wayne Coyne Of The Flaming Lips | Jaan Uhelszki | The Morton Report |
| Interviews | 05/10/2011 | Loose Lips | Mike Rutz | Style Weekly |
| Interviews | 05/08/2011 | Q&A: Wayne Coyne's Flaming Lips Deliver Edible Music | Matt Sullivan | Esquire |
