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Would my life be more meaningful if I went on a naked bike ride with a herd of alts while we carried an alt celeb in a plastic bubble?
Photos by Mark Lore via Sgum


I was recently in attendance at a naked bike ride for a Flaming Lips video shoot. I am the type of bro who 'likes a ton of attention' so I figured I would ride my fixed gear with my johnson flappin around while starring in a music video that will surely be on pitchfork.tv [in HD]. It was good to unite with tons of nudists and get a chance to 'be a part of the indie scene.' I have always wanted 2 participate in an indie music meme that was larger than just myself.

Not sure how 'relevant' the Flaming Lips are. Heard they have 1 authentic indie classic album, but I was sort of 'late 2 the game.' I have heard that Of Montreal is 'the poor Man's Flaming Lips' in terms of their stage brand + performance gimmicks. Have honestly only heard one song by the Flaming Lips called 'Do Yall Realize?' I think the song was strategically crafted to appeal to free-spirited existential alts, who want 2 muse about how 'absurd' being alive is, and how powerful yet meek human love is.

Sorta wonder how you get a large bubble ball manufactured. Seems like you might have to get one 'custom made' from a pilates ball manufacturer or something.

Really need 2 strengthen my core, so not sure what size ball I need 2 get.

I am not sure if the 'bubble gimmick' is some sort of artistic metaphor, or if it is a 'cry 4 attention.' I feel like nudists like a lot of attention, so maybe the Flaming Lips are just trying to 'get a ton of attention' by doubling up 'guy in a bubble' with 'nude biker bros.'

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It would be kinda sweet if we could put people into bubbles and 'carry them away' when their metaphorical bubble of relevancy has metaphorically burst. I have always wondered what it would be like to 'go to heaven', and I feel like 'being transported in a bubble by a group of naked bike alts' seems like the way I would want to go to Alternative Heaven. Wonder who we should put into a bubble? Girl Talks? Sonic Youth? Miscellaneous Bloghouse 1 hit wonders? Carles?

See yall in heaven. God bless.

Have u ever been in a naked bike ride?
Have u ever participated in an alternative meme?
Who do we do with the bodies of formerly relevant ppl?
Can u injure ur private parts if u ride a bike naked?
Do u wish more ppl who felt comfortable in the nude were 'hot'?


Previous Naked Bike Ride Coverage

http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/06/have-u-ever-been-on-a-naked-bike-ride.html

Do U Realize That Obama Will Chng Th Wrld?


Don't you think that getting an endorsement from the lead singer of the Flaming Lips is kind of like getting an endorsement from your crazy uncle who none of your family talks to any more because of that one time on that family vacation 15 years ago when he tried to molest you/your sister?

SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A JOKE ABOUT HOW THIS PIC LOOKS LIKE A KREEPY GUY STANDING IN FRONT OF SOME1 FAMOUS.
I APOLOGIZE IF THIS POST BROUGHT BACK ANY BAD MEMORIES. :-(

[Via The Daily Swarm]

Anyways, did you hear about that new band that Rolling Stone blogged about in their magazine?

I heard Barack Obama sounds a lot like Bloc Party meets the Arcade Fire's 4th album.

The guy from the Flaming Lips keeps tweeting pix of his wife’s bare ass


Wayne Coyne is the lead singer of the Flaming Lips, the alt band that hit the meaningfulcore song "Do Yall Realize???" It seems like he is some sort of 'sexual deviant' who keeps tweeting pix of his wife's bare ass when she wakes up in the hotel room. Not sure if twitter is degenerating into a porn site, but I think 'tweeting nudes' is a typical strategy for ppl who 'want more followers.' Seems like tons of ppl follow u hoping that u will 'share content' that will 'get them off.'

Here is his tweet description:

Finally at the hotel in Lisbon ..going to sleep at 10:00 in the morning..fuck yeah...

Do u make ur wife/partner sleep 'bare assed' so u can have ur way with them in the middle of the night?

Do u think she has a nice figure? Is she an 'alt cougar'? Do u think he has been in an open relationship where he gets to 'tap' any road ass that he wants?

Do u dig her vibe?

From what I understand, Wayne Coyne is some sort of 'sexual deviant' who enslaves alts, and makes them carry him around in bike herds. Seems natural that his wife is forced to chill out in the nude.

Does this alt cougar ass turn u on?
Is Wayne Coyne a 'pervert'?
Does his wife deserve her privacy, or does he get to do whatever he wants to her body, since he is 'the breadwinner'?
Are they in some sort of counter-culture relationship?
Is nudity 'natural' or 'pornographic'?

Do u realize
u have the most
beautiful ass

-Wayne Coyne 'tappin dat a$$'

Mainstream female artist PINK rips off the Flaming Lips, crowdsurfs in a clear bubble above her crowd


Pink is a popular mainstream female artist who has a voice that sounds like an angry dude, so she appeals to lonely women who want to get pissed at men who hurt their feelings and abandon them. Think she is probably 'freaking out' about the whole Lady Gaga-wave slutty, artsy females, so she is doing her best to build her own brand without seeming like too much of an 'effing slut.'

I think the Flaming Lips are 'headed up' by some bro from Oklahoma. His gimmick is to turn the concert into an 'effed up' festival where there are weirdo animals, aliens, confetti, and then he gets into a clear plastic bubble and walks around on the crowd.

Wonder if PINK ripped that bro off
Seems like maybe she was at a music festival, then she was like 'I gotta get me one of those bubbles.'
Feel like it is probably better for a woman to crowdsurf in a bubble so that men can't grab their breasts + ass + vagines. All women should be encouraged to crowdsurf in protective bubbles. Might buy one for Alice Glass/Crystal Castles/Uffie.

Are the Flaming Lips 'relevant' or are they 'coasting' on that 1 song about existentialism?
Is their last album 'amazing' or just cool dad core?

R u 'pissed' that this mainstream artist 'stole' something from our indie genre?
Is PINK the ugliest/most-forced female artist of all time, or is Ke$ha?
Do u think the Brit Spears era female pop icons are 'pissed' that Lady Gaga ruined everything and took 'being a slut' 2 the next level?
Should Wayne Coyne sue every1 who crowdsurfs in an enlarged pilates ball?

'I'm comin up... so u better get this party started mother effers.' -anco

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Lead Singer of Flaming Lips lives in over-designed sex den


This is a photograph of the lead singer of the Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne's, home. As you can tell, he wants to live in a conceptual & meaningful space that can help him to ponder existential topics. This positive space will enable him to make more meaningful albums.  It seems like this house might be some sort of 'conceptual sex den', since it doesn't seem like a place where you would want to live, but maybe a place where you could shoot low budget pornography and snuff films.

While this house/space is supposed to be 'alt' and totally different, you can see that the Coyne family installed 2 sinks in the master bathroom. This is probably because they subscribe to the mainstream idea that husband and wife 'don't get angry at one another' when they are getting ready for work in the morning if there are 2 wash stations available.

This seems to be some sort of group shower where we can only assume conceptual orgies happen.

Feel like he really 'pussed out' by having flat screen HDTVs in his conceptual living room.  Many architectural experts say that having a TV in a room makes all other furnishings + design decisions irrelevant.

Wayne Coyne resides in Oklahoma, where real estate is probably mad cheap. It seems like this architecture probably would have been more stunning if it had been implemented in a major metropolitan area where real estate was 500% more valuable .

Did the Flaming Lips 'peak' with "Do U Realize...?"?
Do yall find this house to be 'architecturally stunning'?
Do u think any of the elements of his house violate neighborhood zoning laws?
Is Oklahoma an authentic breeding ground for indie bands?
Do u hope that 1 day u can make mad bank from selling ur band's mp3s and build ur dream home?