FLAMING LIPS: FEARLESS FREAKS

Fifteen years ago,director Bradley Beesley began filming the exploits and performances of neighbour Wayne Coyne and his experimental,post-punk rock band The Flaming Lips in their hometown of Oklahoma City,OK. More than a decade laetr,aft er sorting through 400 hours of tape representing fame and failure, breakups and breakdowns, love and loss, 11 albums, one hit single (“She Dotn ’Use Jelly”), one Grammy award,one drug addiction, a lot of really loud music and good clean fun, Beesley’s long-awaited documentary is finished. A film about the indie rock band Flaming Lips that went from college radio staple to international rock stars and how they changed the face of rock.