Michael Ivins
Acting
Biography
Michael Lee Ivins (born March 17, 1963) is the former bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and founding member of The Flaming Lips.
Born: March 17, 1963
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Known For
The Fearless Freaks
Equal parts punk and psychedelia, the Flaming Lips emerged from Oklahoma City as one of the most bracing bands of the late 1980s. The Fearless Freaks documents their rise from Butthole Surfers-imitating noisemakers to grand poobahs of orchestral pop masterpieces. Filmmaker Bradley Beesely had the good fortune of living in the same neighborhood as lead Lip Wayne Coyne, who quickly enlisted his buddy to document his band's many concerts and assorted exploits. The early footage is a riot, with tragic hair styles on proud display as the boys attempt to cover up their lack of natural talent with sheer volume. During one show, they even have a friend bring a motorcycle on stage, which is then miked for sound and revved throughout the performance, clearing the club with toxic levels of carbon monoxide. Great punk rock stuff. Interspersed among the live bits are interviews with the band's family and friends, revealing the often tragic circumstances of their childhoods and early career.
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
Saturday Night Live
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Coachella
Filmmaker Drew Thomas brings California's popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the screen with a different kind of musical documentary that not only showcases performances by some of the hottest acts to take the stage, but offers interviews with such musical icons as Beck, Joshua Homme, Mos Def, and Perry Farrell as well. From English icon Morrissey's performance at the inaugural Coachella Festival back in 1999 to Canadian indie rockers the Arcade Fire's electric 2005 set, the musical acts featured here run the gamut from hip-hop to alternative and virtually everything in between. Other artists featured include the Pixies, the Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Radiohead, Saul Williams, and Squarepusher.
The Flaming Lips Space Bubble Film
One of the few uplifting music stories during the early phases of the pandemic, this documentary explains how the Flaming Lips Space Bubble Shows happen and show highlights from the performances.
Christmas on Mars
The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic situation."
The Flaming Lips: U.F.O's At The Zoo
The Flaming Lips’ U.F.O.s At The Zoo: The Legendary Concert In Oklahoma City captures the over-the-top spectacle of the band’s 2006 homecoming performance. Filmed at the Zoo Amphitheater in front of a capacity crowd of manic fans, U.F.O.s At The Zoo delivers the sonic and visual sensory overload that is The Flaming Lips live experience.
The Flaming Lips: American Head
The Flaming Lips: American Head is a feature-length music video that debuted to accompany the release of The Flaming Lips' critically acclaimed sixteenth album, "American Head." American Head is a concept album inspired by the death of Tom Petty and Coyne's teen years in Oklahoma. This is the final studio album to feature founding bass guitarist Michael Ivins and keyboardist Jake Ingalls.
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
The Who were honored at the 2008 ceremony from the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA instead of the usual Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center. The concert consisted of an hour-long performance by the band as well as tributes by Incubus, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Adam Sandler and Tenacious D.
The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin Live
The Flaming Lips marked the twentieth anniversary of their psychadelic indie rock masterpiece The Soft Bulletin with a technicolour performance in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.
Filmography
as Himself
as Sunglasses-wearing Astronaut
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Self (with The Flaming Lips)
as Self
as Self - Musical Guest