Archived News Relating To The Flaming Lips

Date News Source Probability/Comment
29 September (98) You can also read some bits on the new album at Addicted To Noise if you put in a search for Flaming Lips and go to the article dated today. me Some interesting stuff here. The album is now scheduled for the first quarter of 1999. The article also (innacurately) briefly covers the compilation (see below).
29 September (98) Unfortunately, the Restless compilation "1984-1990" is not yet available. It will be out on October 13th. Scott Booker The usual industry bollocks, sadly.... Meantime, the band is back at Tarbox Road - latest tentative titles are "Sleeping On The Roof", "Gash", "Battle Hymn For The Wounded Mathematician."
26 September (98) Work begins today on the latest version of the site. Some fun to follow within a month.... me Trying to get the bulk done this week.. we'll see (or rather you will)
25 September (98) Poster for this weekend's shows... courtesy of George Particle I sat on that one.. sorry! Life running by me again....
3 September (98) Back on the road again.... see the tour news Scott Booker Oh, don't forget that the Restless compilation "1984-1990" is out this month
3 August (98) Back in the studio again.... Morning Coffee (at Dave Fridmann's site) They're getting there.... oh yes indeed.
15 July (98) New Boombox date - August 7th at Fayetteville. George You can download the flyer as a pdf. Also see the tournews.
9 July (98) "unfortunately, due to technical problems, water damage and unforseen problems with management and school officials, i will not be able to broadcast ZAIREEKA! over the internet. my apologies go out to all of you looking forward to this broadcast, but these problems were beyond my control. when (or if) we get our website up and running, i shall make it known to all." Scott Welbourn Maybe we'll see more of this idea later on....
8 July (98) The release date is set for the Restless compilation: September 29th. Title is "The Flaming Lips 1984-1990" but it's also got a groovy pre-title: "A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording... by Amateurs" Scott Booker This has great sleeve notes with all sorts of little insights into the band's history. Or their "accidental career", as Wayne calls it... Tracklist now at the discography
7 July (98) Michael Ivins is getting married to long-time girlfriend Catherine on September 19th. If anyone wants to send well-wishes then send em to the P.O. Box and put "Michael's Wedding" somewhere on the envelope so that Scott knows to give it to him. Scott Booker That P.O. Box is: P.O. Box 75995, Oklahoma City, OK73147, U.S.A.
4 July (98) It looks as if the band might colloborate with Robert Plant on a track for a Skip Spence tribute record. A friend of the band is doing a tribute record and wants them to record a song. Well, it turns out Robert Plant is a huge Skip Spence fan, blah, blah, blah, etc. etc. Scott Booker Skip Spence was the lead singer of Moby Grape - he went crazy and released one solo album called OAR. The plan is to remake the whole album with different artists doing each track!
3 July (98) The band have returned from the studio, with a new song "What Is The Light" and some other material worked on. They also did a couple of remixes: Penguin Noise and Citizen King. Scott Booker Things are moving and it's all looking good....
30 June (98) The Lips recently met up with Robert Plant while he was touring. Of course, the Lips were once renowned (in the late 80s) for playing Led Zeppelin covers live - indeed Thank You appears on the forthcoming Restless compilation. Scott Booker Michael Krugman (writes for Raygun, amongst other things) thought it would be fun to get them to meet up, so he sorted it out. We'll be featuring some photos soon....
25 June (98) New tour dates - check out the tour dates page Scott Booker There's more to follow...
20 June (98) The guys are back in the studio as of the 17th. Working on the next album some more, and doing another remix. Nick O'Brien Nick noticed that on Dave Fridmann's morning news which you might want to check out for some other interesting info...
19 June (98) There is now a lips mailing list available... you can sign up by going to http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/flaminglips gos That saves me doing something about setting one up! Seriously, get writing and have fun! There'll be a full link soon, along with the next phase of work on the site....
18 June (98) Kim's Watermelon Gun is indeed in the Miller Genuine Draft commercial... for a three month run. Scott Booker Warner Special Products arranges these things.. the band are fairly amused really.
20 June (98) The guys are back in the studio as of the 17th. Working on the next album some more, and doing another remix. Nick O'Brien Nick noticed that on Dave Fridmann's morning news which you might want to check out for some other interesting info...
15 June (98) Bizzare rumours about the Lips returning to the live stage with, "like 6 guitarists and a bunch of keyboardists.." Oklahoma City Hmnn.... well, just wait and see
1 June (98) Kim's Watermelon Gun now sighted(?) by a number of people on a Miller Genuine Draft commercial..... Sean McCoy & Verde Dunno what the score is here...
28 May (98) Restless hope to release the Lips compilation (not very available tracks) sometime in September David Gerber Wayne is sorting out the artwork at the moment....
18 May (98) Completely amazing show at the Forum on Saturday - pop stars "having a school experience", as Tim Gane of Stereolab put it... pictures will be forthcoming but you'll have to make do with the review in the meantime. Drew Full photos/reviews of this and other shows are coming with some refinements to the boombox menu. Watch out for some giving away of a few of the smart handouts, for those of you who didn't get to be there...
10 May (98) New stuff here, as we go to move to Warner Bros server...
Look around and you'll find it all, along with some groovy pictures and things. In case you don't get that far, download the latest handout for the boombox shows. 		Drew Hope you enjoy all the refinements...
8 May (98) Hello... I've found out a good way to get 4 cd players for "Zaireeka"- just go to a store that has cd players on display & use those! Me & my friend Zac did it in Target and the people who worked there didn't mind. They just asked us to turn it down once. justin Not the first suggestion for this... Walmart have been quite tolerant too, apparently...
7 May (98) For those that missed it, there was an interesting interview with Wayne on Xfm in London tonight. Keith Cameron spoke to Wayne about allsorts of stuff (including the wonders of modern telecommunications) before Wayne set a question for a competition to win a guarranteed place in the Boombox Orchestra next week Drew Might see about asking KC if we can transcript it...
7 May (98) The Starlight Mints, Oklahoma's latest musical prodigies (as managed by Hellfire), are gigging in and around OKC soon - check out the flyer George Make sure you go, if you're near OKC...
7 May (98) This blurb (about the Posies) from
http://www.allstarmag.com/news/database/Archive/9805/05/news-cont.shtml:
"Shows of interest on this trek include their May 9 gig at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas with the Flaming Lips, and....... 		Jean The Queen I'm checking on this one...
6 May (98) the info. site on the flaming lips live zaireeka broadcast is up and running (for the most part) so check it out and tell you friends!
just go to: www.erols.com/twellborn/ 		Scott Welbourn Scott is gonna have some fun with a Realaudio broadcast maybe.. check it out.
28 April (98) I over heard somebody say the lips mighy be playing the reading fest /??? Scott Wilson Don't think so... but, wait and see.
27 April (98) News from the OKC show on Saturday - new songs, more PA, improved format... One song allegedly partly about Ronald Jones - "The Loudest Blade Of Grass". Plus - new t-shirts! All over the place... More to follow...
18 April (98) Many new photos going online here over the next week - thanks to Anne and Scott. Me Check out the revised Boombox and Tournews pages, amongst many...
17 April (98) The Chicago Tribune had a story on the Boombox Experiments today. If you hit the Web site, you can probably find it. Matt Mirapaul I'll try to put in the links when I have time to find em..
17 April (98) My name is Scott and I am program director and host of "in thee eclipse" broadcast mondays, 3-6 pm on 91.7 WLFR, in pomona. I am planning an event that you might be interested in. This summer (the exact date is unsure) I plan to broadcast "Zaireeka" in it's entirety over the airwaves. Not only can it be heard on the radio, but by the time this takes place, we will be on Real Audio. Scott Welbourn There will be a link to said Real Audio site here just as soon as Scott has it sorted.
14 April (98) Check out the NME for stories on the London Boombox Experiment - both issues dated April 18th and 11th. Go to their website if you like. Me Also check out the list of participants here!
6 April (98) The new album might not even be out this year... they are going back to do more... Big Ole Bug. is the only song that is definitely going to be mixed down on it.. others may come later as they do the record... Brian Brian had a chat with Wayne the other day.. interesting stuff eh? Patience, people.. I hear the album may be out in the fall (autumn to us brits) and also the word is that Steven may not continue working on Kim Deal's project after all..... Watch the site for some proper stuff on the Boombox Concerts and some extra bits on playing Zaireeka for yourself. Photos and everything (thanks Anne) - all in the next week. Probably.
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