Music

May, 2006

[The Flaming Lips]The Lips return. Wayne Coyne talks about SantaQ: A new LP means a tour. What makes a great show?A: To me it's not worth leaving the house to watch some grown men play their guitars. I want the audience and the band to drift off together into the extraordinary. It's not that different from being at a football game and having your team win on a last-second touchdown.Q: Is the audience part of your calculation?A: Always. I see bands wasting six hours perfecting their monitor mix....

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