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Here Come The 123s has been nominated for a Grammy!!
Order the CD/DVD for $12.99 at Amazon.com!
January 5, 2009
A John Flansburgh interview with Stay Thirsty has been released. There are audio clips from the interview sprinkled throughout, along with various song samples. Topics covered include: Here Comes Science, People Are Wrong!, and Marty's disdain for the Boston Red Sox, plus much much more!
January 1, 2009
Two more interviews from Philadelphia have been posted. First, check out the 14-minute long video interview with NBC Philadelphia. And, when you're done with that, here's an interview with Phawker for your reading pleasure. (Thanks to Giants Online for the heads-up).
December 31, 2008
After nearly two years of off-and-on again work, our They Might Be Giants article has been completely overhauled! Many thanks to Lucretius, Valerie, and all the others who helped us with this daunting task!
December 26, 2008
They Might Be Giants came in at #9 on Billboard's Year-End Top Kids Artists of 2008 (based on album sales). Congratulations, guys!
December 23, 2008
A Philadelphia Weekly interview with John Flansburgh was in today's edition. The interview and article is mainly a 10,000 foot view of the band's career. Flansburgh also discusses the disintegration of the CD store and the decline of the music industry, due to file sharing.
December 20, 2008
There's a new episode of Theynow available. Listen now or update your feed reader.
December 20, 2008
TMBG has started a direct RSS feed for show information. Subscribe and receive the very latest show information automatically. It's amazing!

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