Archived Interviews

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1985

Summer		This Magazine - "They Might Be Giants"
Dec		SPIN Magazine - "They Might Be Giants"

1986

Jan	15	Things People Carry - Interview
Feb		East Village Eye - "Sleeping Giants"
Jun		Matter - "New York: They Might Be Giants"
Dec	13	Cash Box - "New Faces to Watch"

1987

		Star Hits - "They Might Be Giants"
		Unknown - "Unclassifiable Pop"
Jan	23	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Giants Plays to a Variety of Audiences"
Mar		Musician - "It's Not the Bunk, It's the Coffee"
Mar	4	Frank O'Toole Show - Guest Spot
Mar	6	New York Times - "Giants Duo Gauges Public Opinion, by the Dial"
Aug	3	New York Magazine - "Singing Giants May Sue Crazy Eddie"
Sep	16	Frank O'Toole Show - Guest Spot
Dec		Keyboard Magazine - Excerpt from "The Accordion Revival"

1988

Feb		Automobile Magazine - "Our Roadies, Ourselves"
Jun		Reflex - "They Might Be Giants!"
Jun	20	People Magazine - "They Might Be Giants, Who, On The Other Hand, Might Just Be Hot Rock And Roll Nerds From Brooklyn"
Fall		New Route - "They Might Be Giants"
Nov	11	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "They Might Be Giants Just Might Get Serious: Sardonic Rockers Retire Their Fezzes To Focus on Music"
Sep		SPIN Magazine - "What Did You Want to Be When You Were Seven?"
Dec		SPIN Magazine - "Does Size Matter? Nineteen Questions They Might Be Giants Are Waiting To Hear"

1989

Feb	6	New York Magazine - "Giant Steps: A Peculiar Rock Duo Makes a Big Noise"
Mar	11	NME - "Sinking Person's Pop"
Apr		Seventeen - "They Might Be Giants"

1990

Mar		Sassy Magazine - "What Do Giants Eat?"
May		Keyboard Magazine - "Surviving Sandinistas & High Society"
May	11	The Washington Post - "Giants Wing It: Blue-Birded Soul"
Jun		NME - "The Appliance of Giants"
Jul	11	Gags & Gore - "They Might Be Giants (BUT I PREFER THEM THE WAY THEY ARE…)"
Jul	31	Throttle Magazine - Interview with John Flansburgh

1991

Record Mirror - "They Might Be Massive"

1992

Mar		Q - "Too Clever for Their Clogs?"
Apr		XS Magazine - "One Giant Leap For Popkind"
Sep	18	The Baltimore Sun - "They Might Be Geniuses as well as Giants"
Oct		Rumpus Magazine - Interview with John Linnell
Oct	6	Milwaukee Journal - "Rock Polka Brings Down The House"
Nov		Cornell Daily Sun - "Giant Fun & Games"

1994

		Apples and Oranges - Interview with John Linnell
		OBSCURE Magazine - Myke Weiskopf Interviews Bill Krauss
Mar	22	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Say Hello to Club Whose Members Receive 'Off-the-record' Releases"
Apr		The Bradley Scout - "They Might Be The Hottest Show To Hit The Hilltop"
Oct		Consumable Online - Interview with John Flansburgh
Nov		CMJ - "My Fake ID" (By John Flansburgh)
Dec		Tulane Hullabaloo - "Talking To The Johns"

1995

		Myke Weiskopf Interviews Adam Bernstein
		Myke Weiskopf Interviews Billy Schecter
		Myke Weiskopf Interviews Tom Prendergast
Jan		Guitar Player Magazine - "THEY MIGHT BE NUGENT: John Flansburgh Gets Crunchy"
Feb		Flipside - "Interview with the Johns"
Mar		Cornell Daily Sun - "John Linnell: The Dazed Interview"
Mar	15	Louisville Eccentric Observer - "Giant Appetites"
Sep		14850 Magazine Online - Interview with John Flansburgh
Dec	18	Time Off Magazine - "Flying wax in the Factory Showroom"

1996

May		IN Jersey Press - "Live at the Edison National Historic Site"
Jun		SOMA - Interview with John Flansburgh
Jun	18	SPINonline - John Flansburgh Live Chat
Aug	31	Billboard - "TMBG Banks on Loyal Following"
Oct		DETOURS - Interview with John Linnell
Nov		CMJ - "The Last Word"
Nov		Grid Magazine - "They Might Be Geeks"
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"
Dec		ICE Newsletter - "They Might Be Giants' Early Years Captured On New Double Disc Set"
Dec		Pitchfork Online - "They Might Be Giants Retrospective"
Dec	10	Village Voice - "Ode To David"

1997

		LAUNCHonline - Interview with John Flansburgh
		Moe's Garage - "They Might Be Giants"
		New York Newsday - "They Might Be Surreal"
Mar		Eastside Journal - "Leaves Room To Grow"
Mar	13	MetroActive Music - "Standing Very Tall"
Apr		LifeGoesOn - "Entering the Jolly World of Giants"
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"

1998

Apr		New York Times - "They Might Be Nearsighted" (By John Linnell)
Aug	20	Onion AV Club - "They Might Be Giants"
Aug		Synthesis - "They Might Be My Favorite Band"
Aug		Pitchfork - Interview with John Flansburgh
Sep	24	Kris Maxwell Interview with John Linnell
Dec	30	Talk Of The Nation, NPR - Interview with They Might Be Giants

1999

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

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

2001

Feb	19	U.S. News & World Report - "Musicians in the Middle"
Mar		Unknown - "Boss Men"
Apr		Pulse! - "Impertinent Questions with They Might Be Giants"
Apr	12	CNN Entertainment - "They Might Be Giants: It's OK to call us whatever"
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
Dec		Guitar Player Magazine - "They Might Be Giants"

2002

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		Movie Poop Shoot - "Off the Radar" Interview with John Flansburgh and AJ Schnack
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
Oct	18	Washington Post - "Giants in Their Obscure Field"
Oct	23	City Pages - "Larger Than Life"

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