apparently today is the 25th anniversary of the release of The Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin. Could be wrong. But anyway, putting it on, strikes me that they ahve mcuh more cogent thoughts about AI safety than any of the rationalists/techbros #ai#flaminglips#techbros#rationalists#rationalism
listening to the flaming lips’ “zaireeka,” track-by-track, one album after another. it is meant to be played simultaneously on four devices, but i only have one turntable.
If all you recall of this album is the charmingly goofy "She Don't Use Jelly", please reacquaint yourself with one of the best psych rock albums of the early 90s. Unhinged lyrics and layers of absolutely massive guitars can't cover the underlying sweetness of the songs. It's like someone hired a punk band for the sock hop, dosed the punch, and in the end, everyone finds the cool Jesus.
The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
#waynecoyne and the #flaminglips brought the #yoshimi tour to downtown #pdx last night. Show was killer, recommend it if you have the opportunity to see. Probably my top Flips album. Good stuff even though there was a shooting literally 2 minutes after I left the venue 😞.