Okay, this might only be interesting to a handful of readers, but since The Flaming Lips are one of my favorite bands of all time I had to let everyone know that Bradley Beesley's recent documentary about the band, The Fearless Freaks, will be airing on the Sundance Channel on Monday, June 19 at 10:50 a.m. and again that same evening at 7:15 p.m. The documentary, which was released last year, had a very brief theatrical run in some cities and is currently available on DVD. Filmmaker Bradley Beesley, a longtime friend of The Lips, was given full access to the band, and the result is a film that is far more intimate, and often more disconcerting, than something that might have been cobbled together by a film crew with no real connection to a band that's been making its own kind of sublime (and ever-changing) noise on the fringes of the music scene for over two decades. Fans who haven't already seen it should check it out, but if you've never heard of the band, or have only a casual interest, it's still a well-made piece of documentary filmmaking, and worth checking out at least once.Flaming Lips documentary on Sundance Channel
Okay, this might only be interesting to a handful of readers, but since The Flaming Lips are one of my favorite bands of all time I had to let everyone know that Bradley Beesley's recent documentary about the band, The Fearless Freaks, will be airing on the Sundance Channel on Monday, June 19 at 10:50 a.m. and again that same evening at 7:15 p.m. The documentary, which was released last year, had a very brief theatrical run in some cities and is currently available on DVD. Filmmaker Bradley Beesley, a longtime friend of The Lips, was given full access to the band, and the result is a film that is far more intimate, and often more disconcerting, than something that might have been cobbled together by a film crew with no real connection to a band that's been making its own kind of sublime (and ever-changing) noise on the fringes of the music scene for over two decades. Fans who haven't already seen it should check it out, but if you've never heard of the band, or have only a casual interest, it's still a well-made piece of documentary filmmaking, and worth checking out at least once.
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6-15-2006 @ 3:10PM
Matt Chandler said...
I just the Flaming Lips at the Wakarusa Festival. Quite the interesting show. Santa Clause's, Aliens, giant hamster balls, lights, lights, and more lights, ... general weirdness. Freaks indeed. I wasn't sure if it was good or not (not a fan of their cds), but the show was damn entertaining.
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6-15-2006 @ 4:31PM
Evan Erwin said...
If you don't like The Flaming Lips, listen to The Soft Bulletin.
Then, if you still don't like them, listen to it again.
Repeat until you're in as love with them as everyone I know.
Seriously. The Soft Bulletin is brilliance in a bottle. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots isn't -quite- as good, but it's like comparing Starry Night to the Mona Lisa, you know?
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6-15-2006 @ 6:04PM
mamaloo said...
We watch a lot of music documentaries in this household and this was one of the few docs that my husband and I enthusiastically purchased at full price. It's a really good doc with a wide eye on the band's entire history. It is compelling and full of surprises.
And, yes, listen to The Soft Buletin a few times - just thinking about that album makes my heart beat faster and my lungs feel deliciously full.
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