Back in the late eighties, it’s doubtful that anyone predicted that the shambling Flaming Lips would outlast most of their contemporaries to become venerable art rockers. What sets them apart from fellow indie-statesmen Yo La Tengo and Sonic Youth, is how remarkably bad the band was initially when it first started in 1983. As much-beloved … Continue reading The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (WB, 2002)