Flaming Lips
AUDIO
Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne (2006)
Interview by Gavin Martin, Rock's Backpages Audio, 2006
On the release of At War With The Mystics, Mr. Coyne waxes philosophical about rock'n'roll, life, drink, drugs, death and the entire meaning of it all.
File format: mp3; in 2 parts, total file sizes: 45.1mb, total interview length: 49' 18" sound quality: *****
ARTICLES IN LIBRARY
The Flaming Lips: Transmissions From the Satellite Heart
Review and Interview by Ian Christe, Alternative Press, 1994
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The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin
Review by Eric Weisbard, Village Voice, The, June 1999
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The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin
Review by Barney Hoskyns, Spin, July 1999
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The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (WEA)
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IF YOU GO for a cigarette on the fourth floor balcony of the hotel, you see cruise-ships and boats flanking a floating stage, upon which ...
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