the flaming lips

What more on this Earth could Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips do to shock people? The answer: get a huge group of naked people on bikes in the forest, bring along that huge inflatable ball Coyne always makes his entrance in during live shows, have those people push and carry him around said forest in the ball, then deflate the ball and strip Coyne completely nude before carrying him off and inserting him into a big round vaginal object. Sounds like some kind of crazy dream (which is probably what it originally was), but really it's their newest music video for the track "Watching The Planets." It's definitely an interesting video, and fits right in with what The Flaming Lips are, but prepared to see a phallus or twenty. I recommend our younger readers and those at the office to steer clear of this video, unless your parents and bosses, respectively, don't mind 6 minutes of full-on nudity.

If the video doesn't work, you can watch it here.

I could've gone without seeing Wayne Coyne's cock-and-balls.

The Flaming Lips are hot into their promotions run for their new studio LP, Embryonic. The album, set to be released October 13th via Warner Bros, is the Lips' first effort since 2006's At War With The Mystics. They have been playing several shows leading up to the release date, including a choice guest spot on The Colbert Report last night. Following a humorous interview with Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, they launched into the very Yo La Tengo-esque "Convinced Of The Hex," the first track off of Embryonic. Check it out:

It's a bit of a leap from their other recent material, but is still really good. I'm not sure who the two auxiliary instrumentalists were, but they do an excellent job in filling out the Flaming Lips' sound.

Wayne Coyne's interview with Stephen Colbert touches on the Lips' mind-altering music, and also questions how bad the state of Oklahoma must be to have "Do You Realize" as its official state rock song. Check out the pretty laughable interview after the jump.

This year's festival season just keeps getting better and better. The Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is set to take place May 24-26 at The Gorge in Washington, released its lineup today. Eggs and I have a particular interest in this festival because we named one of our feline friends after it, but have not yet been able to attend. After seeing this tasty musical menu, we're determined to work Sasquatch! into our festival itinerary this year.

Full Sasquatch! lineup after the jump

Here is a special New Year's edition of the Video Omelette. It is the final VO of the year, so I decided to bring out some fireworks (and bucket drummers?). New Years Eve is always good times with friends and family. It is also a great time to check out some of your favorite bands. New Years shows are notorious for being long, fun and full of surprises when the new year hits. Here are some of my favorite bands pulling out all the stops for their own New Year's Eve celebration.