New C. of Music

I've enjoyed the Flaming Lips ever since I first heard Soft Bulletin (in 5.1 mind you). I deeply respected them after I saw Fearless Freaks. I championed them after I saw them live at the ACL Festival. And I was quite taken with them when they released Embryonic.

Since the late 90s, they've become quite a force in the popular music lexicon, always on the fringe, always intriguing, always refreshing. Upon researching their discography for a mix tape I made to honor their performance at Moog Fest in Asheville this coming weekend, I found they've been quite active in 2011. (The mix will be available on ashevillefm.org) The idea that they can encourage people to think and consume creatively is super commendable.

Check out this interesting take on one of their recent, creative releases.

Check out this press bit about their planned Halloween release.

And that Idealism Rears it's Head

That title is a reference to my comment about the 50 things the Internet murdered. If only we could "try" it. So the Flaming Lips I feel have never done anything but release good progressive, honest, relevant art for the past 10 or 15 or however many years. They have a new double discer coming out, which apparently will make many iterations. Of course the artwork, sound, delivery, every god damn part of the release looks and is cool, which is what makes them ideal.

It's being streamed in it's entirety on the Colbert Report's website, that's what the image is from.

I read something about the sound being between "Instant Karma" and a Miles later era band. Which now upon listening to most it, isn't necessarily true, but it's much more interesting than anything any of "the shits" are putting out.

[the shits refers to any band, act or publication that is any way associated or touted as indie, hipster, etc.]