Here Is The Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 2024 Tour’ Setlist

Getty Image Psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips kicked off their Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 20th anniversary tour last Saturday, and now, courtesy of Setlist.fm, we know what songs they’ll be playing in addition to their critically-hailed 2002 tenth studio album. The setlist is broken down into two pieces: the namesake album to open, …

Biden’s flaming birthday cake is the new ‘This Is Fine’ meme

A photograph of President Joe Biden celebrating his 81st birthday is being hailed by some as the new “This Is Fine” meme. In a post to Threads on Monday, the president’s official account showcased Biden sitting across from a birthday cake covered in lit candles. The significant number of candles produced a comically-large flame that …

The flaming history of the ‘Elmo on fire’ meme

Before Elmo’s iconic delivery of the phrase “balsamic vinegar” on The Tonight Show—before his feud with Rocco rocked the internet and before we all realized he had a New York accent—there was the Elmo on fire meme. Elmo is, of course, one of the main muppet characters on the children’s show Sesame Street. Read on …

Wayne Coyne’s Explanation For Why The Flaming Lips Musical With Aaron Sorkin Never Happened Involves 9/11

Getty Image The Flaming Lips‘ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots is a classic, immersive record, so it wasn’t that big of a surprise when in 2007 it was announced that it would be adapted as a musical. It was set to be directed by Des McAnuff and Aaron Sorkin, they revealed at the time. The …

Osman Bey is shooting the castle with flaming cannonballs! #KurulusOsman #ZaferBizimdir ·

Osman Bey is the main protagonist in the Turkish TV series, Kuruluş: Osman, portrayed by Burak Özçivit. He also appears as a supporting character in its predecessor, Diriliş: Ertuğrul, where he is played by Emre Üçtepe.[1] The character is based on Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. Contents Osman was the prophesied third son …

Sasha Alex Sloan Sings In The Face Of An Existential Crisis In The Flaming ‘WTF’ Video

Last year, we tapped Sasha Sloan as a pop star to watch, and now, equipped with a slight name change, she’s well on her way to having a massive 2022. Now going formally by Sasha Alex Sloan, the singer-songwriter is following up like collaborations with Charlie Puth (on an alternate version of “Is It Just …

Little Simz Won Best New Artist And Dave Played A Flaming Guitar At The 2022 BRIT Awards

Last night’s BRIT Awards ceremony gave a whole new meaning to the term “playing with fire” as rap music won big and dominated the onstage performances with dynamic sets from Black artists like Dave and Little Simz (who, incidentally, are also alums of “the British version of The Wire,” Top Boy). Dave, who won the …

The Flaming Lips Have Postponed Their Traditional NYE Shows At The Caverns

Getty Image The Flaming Lips and New Year’s Eve are like peanut butter and jelly. The band has been playing on New Year’s Eve for longer than some of us have been alive and if you’ve never seen Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, and company on stage for the ball drop, well then you might want …