Free Tunes

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tmbg.com's Free Tunes was a service that ran from 2003-07 where a new, rare, or live song would be released from the band periodically as a free MP3 download.

Free Tunes (2003-2007)

Here are all of the songs known to have been featured on the Free Tunes page. The MP3 links required a username and password (tmbg / thespinesurfs), which was viewable after signing up for TMBG's mailing list.

• 2007/11/06 - The Shadow Government (Live At XM Studio)
• 2007/11/06 - Mr. Me (Live At XM Studio)
• 2007/11/06 - Withered Hope (Live At XM Studio)
• 2007/05/30 - I Got My T-Shirt Back
• 2007/05/30 - Name
• 2007/04/13 - Employee Of The Month
• 2007/01/12 - Greasy Kid Stuff
• 2006/12/15 - Vestibule (Demo)
• 2006/10/17 - Got Getting Up So Down (Extended)
• 2006/05/09 - Kendra McCormick
• 2006/03/13 - (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future
• 2006/03/03 - Miniature Sidewalk Whirlwind
• 2006/02/10 - Valentine
• 2005/12/17 - Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire
• 2005/12/10 - I Enjoy Being A Boy
• 2005/12/06 - Turtle Songs Of North America
• 2005/06/10 - Pictures Of Pandas Painting
• 2005/05/07 - Particle Man (Live At XM Studio)
• 2005/04/29 - E Eats Everything (Live At Amoeba Records)
• 2005/04/29 - Flying V (Live At Amoeba Records)
• 2005/03/25 - Anaheim
• 2005/03/25 - Clap Your Hands (Live Almanac)
• 2005/02/26 - Love Is Eternity
• 2005/01/21 - Celebrate Brooklyn
• 2005/01/21 - Trees (Dallas)
• 2004/12/17 - Columbia, MO
• 2004/11/19 - Doctor Worm and The Famous Polka live in NYC on October 1, 2004
• 2004/11/11 - The Egg
• 2004/08/27 - On The Drag
• 2004/08/27 - Vancouver (Soundcheck)
• 2004/08/27 - Experimental Film live in DC
• 2004/07/28 - Houston
• 2004/07/28 - John Lee Supertaster (Blue Note Show)
• 2004/07/15 - Twisting (Blue Note Show)
• 2004/07/15 - Bastard Wants To Hit Me live at Blue Note
• 2004/07/15 - The Blue Note (the Columbia soundcheck)
• 2004/07/04 - The Bloodmobile
• 2004/04/13 - The Spine Surfs Alone (Part 1) (demo)
• 2004/01/13 - Dirt Bike (Other Thing)
• 2004/01/13 - Mr. Me (Other Thing)
• 2003/11/25 - Rest Awhile
• 2003/11/25 - Words Are Like
• 2003/11/25 - Down To The Bottom Of The Sea
• 2003/11/02 - Become A Robot (Live)
• 2003/11/02 - Robot Parade (Banjo)
• 2003/11/02 - I Love To Sing
• 2003/10/19 - Wearing A Raincoat (Demo)
• 2003/10/19 - Taste The Fame (listed as "Taste The Mix")
• 2003/10/19 - Renew My Subscription (Demo)
• 2003/10/10 - Idlewild
• 2003/08/20 - Pop-A-Shot (listed as "I Pop a Shot")
• 2003/08/20 - Canada Haunts Me
• 2003/08/20 - Anqui (listed as "Aqui")
• 2002/08/02 - Tiny Doctors (download)
• 2002/05/29 - To The Bubblecraft

theymightbegiants.com Free MP3s

2002-2003

These songs were available on the free MP3s page on theymightbegiants.com between 2002 and 2003:

• Mas Fun
• Damn Good Times (Demo)
• Rest Awhile
• Man, It's So Loud In Here (Hot 2002 Remix)
• Concrete And Clay
• Feast Of Lights
• Ant (Dial-A-Song)
• Your Mom's Alright
• S-E-X-X-Y (Kendal Mintcake Remix)
• Words Are Like

2006

In 2006, theymightbegiants.com posted a few more free MP3s:

• Bob Dylan introducing Bangs (download)
• Call Connected Thru The NSA (download)
• P.S.O.K. (Paul Stanley of Kiss) (download)

Early Dial-A-Song Online

Shortly after the creation of the original tmbg.com in 1996, up until 2000 when dialasong.com spun off into an interactive streaming site, TMBG ran a Dial-A-Song page that was updated every few months with some new (and old) music.

QuickTime MOV era (pre-Flash version of www.dialasong.com):

• 2000/01/20 - You're Watching...
• 1999/03/17 - Smoking Gun Theme
• 1998/11/04 - Dark And Metric
• 1998/11/04 - Unforgotten
• 1998/11/04 - Operators
• 1998/10/19 - Four of Two
• 1998/10/01 - Finished With Lies
• 1998/09/16 - She Was A Hotel Detective
• 1998/09/03 - On The Drag
• 1998/08/19 - Rest Awhile
• 1998/08/03 - Certain People I Could Name
• 1998/07/13 - The Edison Museum

WAV era (the old www.tmbg.com/dial/ page):

• 1997/05/02 - The Summer Breeze (Dial-A-Song)
• 1997/05/02 - Swing Is A Word
• 1997/05/02 - What Bothers The Spaceman? (Mono Puff)
• 1997/05/02 - Wreck It Apart
• 1997/05/02 - Your Own Worst Enemy
• 1997/03/31 - Maine (John Linnell)
• 1997/03/31 - Rat Patrol (Dial-A-Song) (download)
• 1997/03/31 - Schoolchildren Singing Particle Man
• 1997/03/31 - Subway Token To Brooklyn (download)
• 1997/02/28 - The Bells Are Ringing (Demo)
• 1997/02/28 - Feel Good Sublet
• 1997/02/28 - So Long, Mockingbird
• 1997/02/28 - Tryptophan (Mono Puff)
• 1997/02/08 - Nixon's The One (Mono Puff)
• 1997/02/02 - When Tornadoes Take Over The World
• 1997/01/24 - The Edison Museum