Blog: Stereogum

The Flaming Lips have always been weird, and they have a penchant for showing it off in pretty spectacular, and sometimes head-scratching, ways. They're currently in the midst of an attempt to break the record of most concerts performed in 24 hours (a record held by Jay-Z - he did seven in that span back in 2006) as part of MTV's O Music Awards, but that seems like a normal thing to do compared to releasing a 24-hour long song on a hard drive housed in a human skull. So, yes, The Flaming Lips skew strange. In honor [...]