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1984[edit]

Dec

The Bob - "They Might Be Giants"

1985[edit]

Summer		This Magazine - "They Might Be Giants" (With Bill Krauss)
Dec		SPIN - "They Might Be Giants"

1986[edit]

Jan	15	Things People Carry - Interview
Feb		East Village Eye - "Sleeping Giants"
Apr		SAY! - "They Might Be Giants" (With Bill Krauss)
Jun		Matter - "New York: They Might Be Giants"
Dec	13	Cash Box - "New Faces to Watch"

1987[edit]

Jan	23	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Giants Plays to a Variety of Audiences"
Jan	27	The Village Voice - "New York Giants"
Mar	6	New York Times - "Giants Duo Gauges Public Opinion, by the Dial" (with quote from Bill Krauss)
Mar		Musician - "It's Not the Bunk, It's the Coffee"
Aug	3	New York Magazine - "Singing Giants May Sue Crazy Eddie"
Oct	27	Penn State Daily Collegian - "They Might Be Giants try everything once"
Dec		Keyboard Magazine - Excerpt from "The Accordion Revival"

1988[edit]

Feb		Automobile Magazine - "Our Roadies, Ourselves" (By Jamie Kitman, with Bill Krauss)
Mar	9	East Coast Rocker - "You Can't Just Tour In A Van Your Entire Life"
Apr	28	Rochester Campus Time - "An interview with musical Giants"
Jun	20	People - "They Might Be Giants, Who, On The Other Hand, Might Just Be Hot Rock And Roll Nerds From Brooklyn"
Jun		Star Hits - "They Might Be Giants"
Jun		In Fashion - "They Might Be Giants - Weird"
Jun		Reflex - "They Might Be GIANTS!"
Jul		Now What - "Wake Up And Smell The Cat Food"
Oct	17	The American Eagle - "They Might Be Giants Traces Path To Hipness, Success"
Nov	11	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "They Might Be Giants Just Might Get Serious"
Dec		SPIN - "Does Size Matter? Nineteen Questions They Might Be Giants Are Waiting To Hear"

1989[edit]

Feb	4	Melody Maker - "Big Timers"
Feb	6	New York Magazine - "Giant Steps: A Peculiar Rock Duo Makes a Big Noise"
Feb		Paper - "New York Giants"
Mar	11	NME - "Sinking Person's Pop"
Mar	11	Sounds - "Think Big"
Sep		Guitar Magazine - "Idea Man"

1990[edit]

Jan	27	NME - "Material World"
Mar	27	The Village Voice - "On Point" (With Nick Hill)
Mar	31	NME - "It's All Ogre Now"
Mar		Sassy Magazine - "What Do Giants Eat?"
Mar		Record Mirror - "They Might Be Massive"
Apr	4	Smash Hits - "They Might Be Giants"
Apr	26	Lansing State Journal - "Rock duo delivers interesting mix of music"
Apr	30	Smash Hits - "John Flansbury of They Might Be Giants guide to Life"
Apr		Discorder - "Two Guys Named John"
May	14	Hits Magazine - "Brooklyn Giants"
May		Q - "Zany? Oh Pur-lease"
May		Keyboard Magazine - "Surviving Sandinistas & High Society"
May		Making Music - "Land of the Giants"
Jun	9	NME - "The Appliance of Giants"
Jun	23	Melody Maker - "Ghost Buskers"
Jul	11	Gags & Gore - "They Might Be Giants (BUT I PREFER THEM THE WAY THEY ARE…)"
Jul	24	Asbury Park Press - "No fashion models for these Giants"
Aug		Throttle Magazine - Interview with John Flansburgh
Nov	2	The Age - "Not U2, but they may be giants"
Nov	2	Imprint - "They Might Be Giants among men"
Nov	7	Honolulu Star - "They Might Be Giants (but they're musicians)"

1991[edit]

Jan	5	Melody Maker - New Year's Q&A
Jul	7	NME - "Material World"

1992[edit]

Feb	15	NME - "More Novelty, Vicar?"
Mar	20	Boston Phoenix - "Giant Steps: Apollo 18 Goes Where No Band Have Gone Before"
Apr		Q - "Too Clever for Their Clogs?"
Apr		Reflex - "And They Just Might Be Pop Stars, Too!"
May		New Route - "How They Might Be Giants Became the House Band for NASA"
Aug		Musician Magazine - "Home Alone with They Might Be Giants"
Jun	23	Plain Dealer - "Then again, They Might Be Mad Muppets"
Jul		Santa Barbara News - "They might be with a band now"
Sep	3	The Vancouver Sun - "Thinking is a happening thing in the land of the Giants"
Sep	18	The Baltimore Sun - "They Might Be Geniuses as well as Giants"
Sep	18	The Triangle - "How The Statue Got John Flansburgh High"
Sep		Discorder - "They Might Be Giants"
Oct	1	The Daily Tar Heel - "They Might Be's Flansburgh on flu, finances, funk & fiascoes"
Oct	29	The Ram - "Whales and squids battled in the seas"
Oct		Rumpus Magazine - Interview with John Linnell
Oct		VOX - "Melody, Quantity, Fidelity, Melody"
		Throwrug Zine - "They Might Be Giants"

1993[edit]

Mar	6	Billboard - "Artist Takes Vid Crew On 'Ego' Trip" (With Frank Black)
Apr	26	Massachusetts Daily Collegian - "Two musical Giants set to invade Noho"
Jun	27	The Fresno Bee - "You can expect the unexpected from the Hello Recording Club"
Sep	24	The Wooster Voice - "Wrap-up interview: TMBG, Pere Ubu"

1994[edit]

Apr	22	Daily Eastern News - "Standing on the shoulders of Giants" (With Brian Dewan)
Apr		Raygun Magazine - "Brian Dewan, Zither Man" (With Brian Dewan)
Apr		The Hartford Courant - "They Might Be Giants' Own John Flansburgh"
Apr		The Bradley Scout - "They Might Be The Hottest Show To Hit The Hilltop"
May		Wired - "Indie CD of the Month Club"
Aug	13	Billboard - "It's No Joke: They Might Be Giants Return"
Sep	28	Aquarian Weekly - "And Now! From the '80s!"
Sep/Oct		Axcess - "They Might Be Giants"
Oct	11	Meriden Record Journal - "He Might Be a Giant: Quirky Q&A with John Flansburgh"
Oct		Consumable Online - Interview with John Flansburgh
Nov		CMJ - "My Fake ID"
Dec		Tulane Hullabaloo - "Talking To The Johns"
Dec		Musician - "They Might Be Giants' Home Studio"
		Apples and Oranges - Interview with John Linnell
		The Splatter Effect - Interview with John Linnell
		Polygraph - "Interview With An Accordion Player"
		OBSCURE Magazine - Myke Weiskopf Interviews Bill Krauss

1995[edit]

Jan		Guitar Player Magazine - "THEY MIGHT BE NUGENT: John Flansburgh Gets Crunchy"
Feb	14	Time Off Magazine - "The Giants in the luxury vehicle"
Feb	16	Daily Tar Heel - "They Might Be Giants Returns to Ritz With New Album, Members"
Feb		Flipside - "Interview with the Johns"
Mar	15	Louisville Eccentric Observer - "Giant Appetites"
Mar	23	Democrat and Chronicle - "When these two guys bark for attention, it's completely in character"
Mar		Cornell Daily Sun - "John Linnell: The Dazed Interview"
Apr		Lighting Dimensions - "Urban ambience" (With stage set designer Myles Mangino)
Jun		Kyosaku Zine - "FEE FI FO FUM: Songwriting, Green Day and Del Monte spaghetti sauce"
Sep		14850 Magazine Online - Interview with John Flansburgh
Dec	18	Time Off Magazine - "Flying wax in the Factory Showroom"
Dec		Las Vegas Sun - "Cracking skulls with They Might Be Giants"
		Myke Weiskopf Interviews Adam Bernstein
		Myke Weiskopf Interviews Billy Schecter
		Myke Weiskopf Interviews Tom Prendergast

1996[edit]

May		IN Jersey Press - "Live at the Edison National Historic Site"
Jun	18	SPINonline - John Flansburgh Live Chat
Jun		SOMA - Interview with John Flansburgh
Jul		Music & Computers - Giant Step-Time—Computers in the Life of They Might Be Giants
Aug	31	Billboard - "TMBG Banks on Loyal Following"
Oct		DETOURS - Interview with John Linnell
Nov	11	SPINonline - John Linnell Live Chat
Nov	20	HotWired.com - Interview with John Flansburgh
Nov	22	UCLA Daily Bruin - "Attack Of The Killer Giants"
Nov		Grid Magazine - "They Might Be Geeks"
Dec	10	Village Voice - "Ode To David" (With David Dinkins)
Dec		ICE Newsletter - "They Might Be Giants' Early Years Captured On New Double Disc Set"
Dec		Pitchfork Online - "They Might Be Giants Retrospective"
		TMBG.com - "Monsters Of Rock" (by Jamie Kitman)

1997[edit]

Mar	13	MetroActive Music - "Standing Very Tall"
Mar		Eastside Journal - "Leaves Room To Grow"
Mar		Guitar World - "Flansburgh's Guitar Coffin"
Apr	15	Kris Maxwell Interview with John Flansburgh
Sep		R&R - Interview with John Linnell
Oct		People Online - Interview with John Linnell
Nov		Indie Press - "He Might Be John Linnell"
Nov	10	The Tartan - "Guitarist gives 'Giant' interview"
		New York Newsday - "They Might Be Surreal"
		LAUNCHonline - Interview with John Flansburgh
		Moe's Garage - "They Might Be Giants"
		Excerpt from In Their Own Words: Songwriters Talk About the Creative Process

1998[edit]

Apr	17	Yale Daily News - "From shrimps to giants"
Apr		New York Times - "They Might Be Nearsighted"
Aug		Synthesis - "They Might Be My Favorite Band"
Aug		Strange Advice - Interview with John Linnell
Aug		Pitchfork - Interview with John Flansburgh
Aug	20	Onion AV Club - "They Might Be Giants"
Sep	24	Kris Maxwell Interview with John Linnell
Dec	30	Talk Of The Nation, NPR - Interview with They Might Be Giants

1999[edit]

Jun	16	The New York Times - "The Fringes To Everywhere; They Might Be Giants On Film, The Web and TV"
Aug	23	Consumable Online - Interview with John Linnell
Sep	11	Billboard - "They Might Be Giants Make Big Strides Without A Label"
Sep	29	City Life - "Whimsical rock act They Might Be Giants goes multimedia in a big way"
Oct	7	The Daily - "A wee little interview with John Flansburgh"
Oct	12	All Things Considered, NPR - "John Linnell: State Songs"
Oct	15	Washington Post - "Taking a Giant Step"
Oct	19	The Collegian - Interview with John Linnell
Dec		ChickStars - "They Might Be Giants' John Linnell"

2000[edit]

Jan		SonicNet - "Anti-Anthems Abound On John Linnell's State Songs"
Mar	12	Chicago Tribune - "They Write The Songs"
Apr	18	Toast Magazine - "Brooklyn's Ambassador of Love John Linnell of They Might Be Giants defies the geek-rock label"
Apr		Playboy Magazine - "Songs That Changed The World"
Dec	21	slashdot - "Answers from 'They Might Be Giants'"

2001[edit]

Feb	19	U.S. News & World Report - "Musicians in the Middle"
Mar		Unknown - "Boss Men"
Apr	12	CNN Entertainment - "They Might Be Giants: It's OK to call us whatever"
Apr		Pulse! - "Impertinent Questions with They Might Be Giants"
May		Insite Austin - "They Write the Songs"
May		CD Club Magazine - "Call and Response"
Oct		Omaha World-Herald - "Busy Giants ready for more"
Nov		CMJ - "In My Room"
Winter		Pop Culture Press - Interview with John Flansburgh
Winter		Festive! - "'Nothing!' for Christmas"
Dec		Guitar Player Magazine - "They Might Be Giants" (With Dan Miller)

2002[edit]

Jan		Mix - "Recording Notes: A Quirky 'Mink Car'" (With Adam Schlesinger)
Feb	14	SoundtrackNet - "Particle Man in the Middle"
Mar	20	STLtoday - "Q & A: They Might Be Giants"
Apr		Hybrid Magazine - "They Might Be Gigantic"
Jun	17	All Things Considered, NPR - "They Might Be Giants: No!"
Jul	19	Postmodern Rock, KPSU - No! Interview
Aug	12	The New Yorker - "Urban Legends: The Do-It-Yourself Success of They Might Be Giants"
Aug	28	Normandale Community College Lion's Roar - Interview with John Linnell
Aug		Movie Poop Shoot - "Off the Radar" (With AJ Schnack)
Oct	18	Washington Post - "Giants in Their Obscure Field"
Oct	23	City Pages - "Larger Than Life"

2003[edit]

Mar		Performing Songwriter - "Computer Hardware & Software: They Might Be Giants"
May	6	Suicide Girls - Interview with John Linnell
May	21	"The Giants Interview Each Other"
Jun	6	Kittenpants - "John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants"
Jun	6	Spinning On Air, WNYC - "They Might Be Giants Live"
Jun	30	Soundcheck, WNYC - "Radio Giants"
Jul	5	Studio 360, NPR - "Castles, Mermaids, Giants"
Jul		Guitar.com - "Truly Gigantic"
Aug	28	The Georgia Straight - "They Might Be Stars"

2004[edit]

Jul	1	Wired - "Get Your MoveOn Groove On"
Jul	12	Friday Morning Quarterback - "Interview with They Might Be Giants"
Aug	7	Three Imaginary Girls - "John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants"
Aug	19	Tuscon Weekly - "They Might Be Gigantic"
		iTunes - "Songs I Tried To Resist"

2005[edit]

Jun	2	The Independent - "Passed/Failed: I Marched to My Own Beat"
Jun		Whisperin' and Hollerin' - "They Might Be Giants"
		Gibson - "They Might Be Giants' Dan Miller"

2006[edit]

Spring		Edible Brooklyn - "In the Kitchen With John Flansburgh"
Apr	27	Connect Savannah - "Better late than never: After almost 7 years, alternative rock icons They Might Be Giants return"
Nov		International Design - "Instruments by Blue Man Group Leave a Pro Cold, But His Kid in Raptures"

2007[edit]

Apr	3	Billboard - "They Might Be Giants Plot July for Next Disc"
Apr	9	Billboard - "They Might Be Giants Prep New Kids DVD"
May		Girlie Action - "The Uncanny Appeal of the Cassette on the Side of the Highway"
May		Joe-Mammy.com - "Tabloid Footprints Everywhere"
May		Gothamist - Interview with John Flansburgh
Jun	12	Onion AV Club - "Random Rules"
Jun	26	New York - "John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants Helps Buskers Leave Early"
Jul	18	Cleveland Free Times - "Band Has Created a Legacy Without Compromising"
Jul	9	PopMatters - "Quirk Rock: An Interview with They Might Be Giants"
Jul		Paper Thin Walls - "Don't Lets Art: Under The Cover With They Might Be Giants" (With Marcel Dzama)
Aug	3	Gearlog - "Interview: They Might Be Giants"
Nov	11	Grand Rapids Press - "Q&A with John Flansburgh of TMBG"
Dec	6	Suicide Girls - Interview with John Flansburgh
		"The Countrypolitan" from I Like Food, Food Tastes Good: In the Kitchen with Your Favorite Bands
		Babble - "They Might Be Giants on babies, bad shows and Brooklyn"

2008[edit]

Jan	22	Gothamist - "John Linnell, They Might Be Giants"
Feb	27	Electronic Musician - "Conversing with Giants: The Extended Interview"
Feb		Stay Thirsty - Interview with John Linnell
Mar	5	Houston Chronicle - "Sleeping Giants? Never"
Mar	5	Lance - "Here Comes They Might Be Giants"
Mar	6	Houston Press - "Q&A with John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants"
Mar		Electronic Musician - "TMBG's Top 10 List of Unsung and Underappreciated Gear"
Mar		Parenting - "John Linnell: Rock Hero, Songwriter, Dad"
Mar		Zooglobble - Interview with John Flansburgh
Apr	16	All Over Albany - "Talking with They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh about The Egg"
Jul	20	Blogcritics - Interview with John Flansburgh
Aug	24	New York Times - "He Might Be Giant, But He Knows Children's Music"
Dec	31	Phawker - "THERE WILL BE BLOOD: They Might Be Giants"

2009[edit]

Jan		Stay Thirsty - "John Flansburgh"
Jul		Rainbow Rumpus - "They Might Be Giants: The Beatles of Kids Music?"
Aug	26	Nature - "Q&A: Science Pop Songsters"
Aug	31	Wired - "They Might Be Giants Keeps Pop Kid-Friendly with Smart Science"
Oct	2	Science Cheerleader - "Here Comes Science!"
Oct	24	QNS - "They Might Be Giants lands help from Hall of Science director" (With Eric Siegel)
Nov	5	Salt Lake City Weekly - "They Might Be Giants"
Nov	25	AV Club - "They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh Reflects on 3 Decades of Interviews"
Dec	14	Magnet Magazine - "Q&A with They Might Be Giants"

2010[edit]

Mar	6	Pittsburgh Music Report - John Linnell Interview & Family Show Preview
Mar	17	Green Shoelace - John Flansburgh Interview
Apr	22	Racket Mag - "They Might Be Giants Courting Big Kids With Here Comes Science"
Jun	16	Epicurian Musician - "John Linnell: Easy on the Octopus"
Sep	21	DC Urban Dad - "5 Questions With DC Urban Dad"
Sep	27	The Settler - "They Might Be Giants' John Linnell talks to The Settler"
Oct	1	Brightest Young Things - John Linnell Interview
Oct	14	Morristown Patch - John Linnell Interview
Nov	20	Gothamist - "David Byrne Loses Annual Turkey Mold Contest, Again!"

2011[edit]

Apr	29	NBC New York - "Catching Up With They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh"
Apr	29	EV Grieve - "On the Phone with John Linnell of They Might Be Giants"
May	29	latitudefestival.co.uk - "Q&A With John Flansburgh Of They Might Be Giants"
May		Impose Magazine - "Questions Like This Justify the Aimless Afternoons Staring at the Ceiling"
Jun	13	Technologizer - "John Linnell of They Might Be Giants: A Technologizer Tech Interview"
Jun	22	Baltimore Sun - "Talking New Album, Longevity in the Music Biz and Bach with They Might Be Giants' John Linnell"
Jul	13	Modern Drummer - "Marty Beller of They Might Be Giants"
Jul	13	The Huffington Post - "They Might Be Giants' John Linnell Shares His 5 Must-Have Apps"
Jul	14	Vanity Fair - "They Might Be Giants Aren't Just for Kids and Still Aren't the Proclaimers"
Jul	18	Suicide Girls - "John Linnell: They Might Be Giants"
Jul	18	Gothamist - "They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh: The Catskills Is The New Williamsburg"
Jul	21	NY Post - "Giant-Sized Pad"
Jul		Vulture - "Sixteen Random Tales From 30 Years on the Road"
Aug	29	Stereogum - "Under the Influence: They Might Be Giants, Join Us"
		Sonoma Wire Works - "Danny Weinkauf, They Might Be Giants"

2012[edit]

Feb	2	NOLA Defender - "Music Playlist Series: They Might Be Giants"
Nov	16	Billboard - "In The Studio With The Nerd-Rock Kings"

2013[edit]

Feb	8	Grub Street - "They Might Be Giants' John Linnell Doesn’t Know What to Eat When His Wife Leaves Town"
Feb	28	The Rumpus - "Hey Man, I Thought That You Were Dead"
Mar	4	SPIN - "Meet They Might Be Giants’ John Flansburgh’s Murderous Cats, Symphony Sid and Suzzy"
Mar	4	Wired - "They Might Be Giants Discuss Their Favorite Science Songs"
Mar	7	The AV Club - "They Might Be Giants get at the ultimate truths in music"
Aug	1	The Dance Enthusiast - "All Access: They Might Be Giants" (with production manager Scott Bozack)
Aug	9	The Village Voice - "The New York City of They Might Be Giants"
Sep	14	The Dance Enthusiast - "The Dance Enthusiast Meets the Bessies Nominees" (with Marty Beller)

2014[edit]

Jun	14	The Rock Father - "Rock Father's Day 2014: Artist Spotlight--Danny Weinkauf"
Jul	12	Slate - "1 2 3 4: Goodbye Tommy Ramone"
Dec	31	Mix - "Tour and Residency Will Support a Year of New Music" (with production manager Scott Bozack)

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