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Coffee Break: Psychedelia through the ages

The Flaming Lips performing live at Rock the Garden 2016.
The Flaming Lips performing live at Rock the Garden 2016.MPR / Nate Ryan

January 13, 2021

Happy Birthday to Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, born on this day in 1961, making him 60 today.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what psychedelic music do you want to hear throughout the ages?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Flaming Lips - The W.A.N.D.
Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina
Pink Floyd - Bike
13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
The Temptations - Cloud Nine
The Black Angels - Manipulation