2026 Archived News
August 26, 2026
Rich Tupica at LaunchLeft has released a video interview with John Flansburgh reflecting on his musical tastes, taking vocal lessons and touring with TMBG. |
July 18, 2026
The Keyboard Chronicles has conducted a one-hour video interview with John Linnell about recording and performing music over TMBG's career. |
June 29, 2026
They Might Be Giants have released a brand-new remix of "Get Down" created by Michael Wilbur of former TMBG opening act Moon Hooch. It is available as a free download at the TMBG Shop. Additionally, John Linnell has done a video interview with Popdust about the origins and career of They Might Be Giants. |
June 12, 2026
This Might Be A Wiki would like to wish Mr. John Linnell a very happy 67th birthday. |
June 9, 2026
BOOK has been reissued on 180g Coke Bottle Clear vinyl, and is available to purchase right now through the TMBG Shop. |
June 4, 2026
John Linnell spoke to GBH in Boston about the band's history and upcoming shows. |
June 2, 2026
They Might Be Giants performed a four-song trio set at the New York Public Library, which can be viewed on the NYPL YouTube channel. Additionally, John Flansburgh has been interviewed by Boston.com about the band's upcoming shows, and TMBG were recently written about in Pollstar and BrooklynVegan. |
May 18, 2026
WFUV has posted an audio interview with John & John and performance videos and photos from the band's show last month at The Sheen Center in NYC. The interview and photos can be found on WFUV with videos on YouTube. |
May 14, 2026
John Flansburgh was recently interviewed by WMMR in Philadelphia (audio) and WERS in Boston. |
May 6, 2026
This Might Be A Wiki would like to wish Mr. John Flansburgh a very happy 66th birthday. |
May 1, 2026
Additional interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: Montreal Rocks w/ John Flansburgh, Detroit Free Press w/ John Flansburgh, Ohio's News-Herald w/ John Linnell, AMN Amnplify w/ John Linnell (video), WCRX's Going Underground w/ John Linnell (audio) and Third Coast Review w/ John Flansburgh. |
April 23, 2026
Another round of interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: NTR's The Outsiders w/ John Linnell (audio), CJSR's The Toast Marketing Board w/ John Linnell (audio), Y-Not Radio w/ John Flansburgh (audio), Hi Fi Way w/ John Flansburgh, NUVO w/ John Flansburgh and Montreal Rocks w/ John Flansburgh. |
April 19, 2026
John Linnell did an audio interview with The Radical Fabulatorium, where he discussed the creation of TMBG's new album. |
April 17, 2026
More new interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: Consequence of Sound: Crate Digging w/ John Flansburgh, Spill Magazine w/ John Linnell and Revolutions Per Movie w/ John Flansburgh (video). |
April 15, 2026
New interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: Classic Pop w/ John Linnell (print issue 104), The Mixtape Podcast w/ John Linnell (video), The Live Wire w/ John Linnell (video) and 15 Questions w/ John Flansburgh. |
April 14, 2026
The World Is To Dig, the brand-new album by They Might Be Giants, has been released on streaming services, as well as a digital download on the TMBG Shop. It is also available in physical formats such as vinyl, CD, and cassette. Additionally, a music video for "Get Down", directed by Paul Sahre, has been uploaded to YouTube. |
April 11, 2026
John Flansburgh was interviewed and guest DJ'd on SiriusXM. |
April 10, 2026
John Flansburgh was interviewed on Episode 716 of the Beginnings podcast on the topic of developing a creative identity. John Linnell was previously a guest on Episode 519. |
April 9, 2026
John Linnell was interviewed by Sense Music Media about The World Is To Dig. |
April 8, 2026
John Linnell spoke to No Barriers about the upcoming album, and John Flansburgh spoke to Song Talk Radio about songwriting and WTTS about the band's upcoming shows. |
April 7, 2026
John Linnell spoke to Bloomington, IN radio station WFHB about The World Is To Dig. |
April 6, 2026
John Flansburgh has been interviewed by Australian radio station The Pulse 94.7 FM. |
April 5, 2026
John Flansburgh has been interviewed by two YouTube video podcasts, Toddcast and Crannk. |
April 3, 2026
John and John were interviewed on the EarWax podcast here to speak about The World Is To Dig. |
April 2, 2026
A new interview with John Flansburgh by Chronogram Magazine was released here. |
March 31, 2026
The fourth digital preview track from The World Is To Dig, a cover of "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" by Raspberries, is now available for free download at the TMBG Shop. Additionally, an animated music video has been released on YouTube. |
March 18, 2026
John Flansburgh spoke to upstate New York radio station WEXT about the band's upcoming tour and album. Listen here. |
March 17, 2026
John and John appeared live in-studio from Glendale, CA today for their second episode of Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker, in which "Weird Al" Yankovic showed up as a surprise guest. Watch it on YouTube. |
March 16, 2026
The third digital preview track from The World Is To Dig, "Outside Brain", is now available on streaming services, and for free download on the TMBG Shop. Additionally, John Flansburgh has made his second appearance on The Vinyl Guide podcast to discuss the band's upcoming album and his relationship with music collecting here. |
March 10, 2026
John Flansburgh spoke to The Harvard Crimson about the band's upcoming album and tour, which can be read here. |
March 3, 2026
The second digital preview track from the upcoming album The World Is To Dig, "Sleep's Older Sister", is now available for free download on the TMBG Shop. |
February 18, 2026
The album cover and tracklist for upcoming album The World Is To Dig have been posted to tmbgshop.com. The cover features a period reproduction of the painting A View of Yosemite Valley, originally by Mary Park Seavey Benton, circa 1855, as well as a small illustration by collaborator Tony Millionaire. |
February 10, 2026
News about the upcoming album The World Is To Dig has been posted in Stereogum, Parade and Consequence of Sound, which includes a quote about John Linnell's inspiration in writing "Wu-Tang," and briefly featured the album's full tracklist. |
February 9, 2026
The World Is To Dig, the upcoming album by They Might Be Giants, has been announced to release on April 14. Pre-orders for the album are available at the TMBG Shop in multiple formats, with a new shirt. Additionally, the first preview track off the album, "Wu-Tang," is available as a free download at the TMBG Shop. |
February 9, 2026
John Flansburgh was interviewed by host Nicola Meighan on BBC Radio Scotland about the Eyeball EP (region-free backup here). |
January 23, 2026
A new audio interview with John Linnell on The Outsiders w/ Rich Tupica has just been released on NTS Radio. Additionally, shows for TMBG's spring 2026 tour are now on sale! |
January 15, 2026
The first new EP by They Might Be Giants in over four years, Eyeball, is now available on streaming and the TMBG Shop! It features four tracks that will not be on the band's next album. |
January 5, 2026
They Might Be Giants have announced that an upcoming four-song EP, Eyeball, will be released digitally on January 15, 2026, ahead of their next album which is due in early spring. The band has also announced that tour dates will be posted soon for multi-night stands in seven cities in late spring: Woodstock, Indianapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston. |
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