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Wayne Coyne

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    A First Listen to The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, Feat. Ke$ha, Erykah Badu, Bon Iver and More

    I loved, loved the Flaming Lips' Embryonic, and find The Soft Bulletin to be a pretty magical cornucopia. Pretty big fan of 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic as well. Yet I've never considered for even a second if the Lips could be one of my Favorite Bands. They might've struck gold three-ish times, but ... More >>

  • Music

    February 29, 2012

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    I loved, loved the Flaming Lips' Embryonic, and find The Soft Bulletin to be a pretty magical cornucopia. Pretty big fan of 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic as well. Yet I've never considered for even a second if the Lips could be one of my Favorite Bands. They might've struck gold three-ish times, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Noise Pop 2012: A Handy Guide to Our Complete Coverage

    Christopher VictorioParty's over... 'till next year.​ Well, kids, it's over. Noise Pop's 20th anniversary has come and gone, leaving lots of sold-out shows, earsplitting climaxes, elated Tweets, credit-limit-busting cab fares, and wicked hangovers in its path. As we try to get this ringing out ... More >>

  • Music

    February 22, 2012

    Jordan Kurland's Top Five Noise Pop Memories

    Christopher VictorioParty's over... 'till next year.​ Well, kids, it's over. Noise Pop's 20th anniversary has come and gone, leaving lots of sold-out shows, earsplitting climaxes, elated Tweets, credit-limit-busting cab fares, and wicked hangovers in its path. As we try to get this ringing out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Live Review, 2/21/12: The Flaming Lips Explode The Soft Bulletin Into a Confetti Orgasm at Bimbo's

    The Flaming Lips (performing The Soft Bulletin) Release the Sunbird Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 Bimbo's 365 Club / Noise Pop 20th Anniversary Opening Night Better than: Any other Flaming Lips show. Possibly any other show. "Race for the Prize," preceded as it was by a long, tension-building wash of pia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne on Playing Noise Pop, Making The Soft Bulletin, and Feeling Free to Do Anything

    As landmark albums go -- records that completely shifted the trajectory of a band's career -- The Soft Bulletin ranks among both the weirdest and the most rewarding. Which is why, to open the 20th year of the Noise Pop festival, the Flaming Lips will perform it in full tonight, Feb. 21, at Bimbo's 3 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    The Noise Pop Festival's 20th Anniversary Year Is Go

    Yep, it's here: Noise Pop, the little San Francisco indie music fest that turned into a big one, opens its 20th year with two shows tonight and continues all week in venues around town. We will have oodles of festival coverage here on All Shook Down, including reviews of many of the festival's most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    So The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Was at Zeitgeist Last Night

    According to Wayne Coyne's hyperactive Twitter feed, The Flaming Lips rolled into San Francisco yesterday evening, just a day or so before their Noise Pop festival-opening performance of The Soft Bulletin at Bimbo's tonight. The first order of business, natch, was securing some "medical marijuana" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    The Flaming Lips Release a New Song -- and You Need 12 Smartphones to Properly Enjoy It

    ​On a day when pretty much every musician had some special release lined up for V-day, The Flaming Lips made sure to distinguish themselves by nerding out pretty hard. They released a new song titled "Two Blobs Fucking," and while the title stands out on it's own, how you listen to it is even more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Make a Famous Musician -- Wayne Coyne! Bob Weir! -- Remind You To Vote

    Russ Harrington (russharrington.com) for Harp MagazineGrace Potter gets intimate with democracy​So you're the kind of person who forgets to vote. And in such a democracy-happy burg as S.F., where voters are asked to weigh in frequently on such trivialities as the mix of recycled material in the to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Saturday Night: The Flaming Lips Play Laser Tag at the Fox Theater

    Christopher VictorioWayne Coyne, bubble boy. (Due an unfortunate mix-up, these pictures are from Friday's Flaming Lips show, not Saturday's.)​The Flaming Lips October 2, 2010@ The Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Half a Dr. Atomix Bliss Bomb Depth-Charge Chocolate Brownie About the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Last Night: OK Go at The Fillmore

    ​OK Go @The Fillmore May 26, 2010Better than: Naked hot-tubbing. About 45 minutes into the OK Go show, lead singer Damian Kulash held out his guitar over an audience member crammed up next to the Fillmore stage, handed her his pick and signaled her to strum along with the rest of the band. This p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Five Shitty Things About Concerts We Need Apps For

    ​Keep those phone chargers handy, people. With a patent application filed last week, Apple let on that it's creating an entire e-ticket system for the iPhone and iTunes. Concertgoers will be able to buy tickets through the iTunes store, store them on anything from an iMac to an iPhone, and scan th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Ten Bands That Have Rocked 90210 - Then and Now

    With the return of The CW's humdrum spin-off soap 90210 this week (March 9), we guilty-pleasure seekers are likely to be treated to a season of catfights, trysts, and--most importantly--new music cameos. Like its contemporaries Gossip Girl and The OC, the new 90210 has made an obvious effort ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2010

    Noise Pop matches orchestras with pop acts and art with sound

    With the return of The CW's humdrum spin-off soap 90210 this week (March 9), we guilty-pleasure seekers are likely to be treated to a season of catfights, trysts, and--most importantly--new music cameos. Like its contemporaries Gossip Girl and The OC, the new 90210 has made an obvious effort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Treasure Island Music Festival, Day Two

    Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2009

    Treasure Island: Indie-rock elders move forward

    Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    The Lowbrow Art Sale: Greg "Craola" Simkins, Ron English & Ken Garduno

    Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

  • Music

    October 29, 2008

    Wayne Coyne loses the plot, keeps the magic for Christmas

    Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Windmill

    Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    Ugly Business

    Christopher VictorioThe Flaming Lips​Day Two: The Flaming Lips, Beirut, The WalkmenOctober 18, 2009Treasure Island Music FestivalBetter Than: Being stranded on any other island.Sunday's festival goers had to be a little more hardy and wind-resistant to enjoy day two of the Treasure Island Music Fe ... More >>

  • Music

    February 28, 2007

    Slip Inside This House

    Gris Gris frontman Greg Ashley makes pop oddities with pocket change

  • Summer Guide

    June 28, 2006

    Music Live, Worth the Drive

    Hot summer concerts for tastes all along the codger spectrum

  • Music

    April 12, 2006

    The Flaming Lips

    At War With the Mystics

  • Film

    March 22, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    At War With the Mystics

  • Music

    February 22, 2006

    More Than Words

    Esteemed rock critic Michael Azerrad walks a fine line in his other job: drummer for pop rockers the King of France

  • Music

    October 19, 2005

    Various Artists

    Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack

  • Music

    October 19, 2005

    What's in store for indie rock and prime time in a post-O.C. universe

    Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack

  • Music

    August 7, 2002

    The Flaming Lips

    Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)

  • Calendar

    July 21, 1999

    Night & Day

    Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)

  • Music

    December 10, 1997

    Quadraphonia

    The Flaming Lips want you to play all four of their new CDs -- at the same time

  • Music

    October 29, 1997

    Riff Raff

    The Flaming Lips want you to play all four of their new CDs -- at the same time

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