Myspace
Myspace is a social networking site. It was often used by artists as a promotional and communication tool, in order to keep their fans up to date and create new fans.
TMBG's profile was created on September 27, 2005, and was run by fans until the band officially commandeered it on March 3, 2006. The profile included songs that could be streamed (and sometimes downloaded). On the page, the band posted blog entries that could be viewed by all, which were mainly used for listing news and updates about new TMBG music and upcoming shows. They also posted bulletins (archived below), which could only be seen on Myspace if you had befriended the band.
The band no longer maintains their Myspace page, and relies instead on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.
Bulletins
2008
- 2008-08-06 - Two TMBG free concerts: Apollo 18 and Factory Showroom
- 2008-07-24 - TMBG CT free show , weekend kids shows in Balt, Philly
- 2008-06-12 - TMBG performing this Saturday in Charlotte!
- 2008-04-27 - Kansas City, Charlotte shows. New limerick challenge!
- - The original version of Dr Worm! Podcast preview up now!
- 2008-04-16 - TMBG in Albany Saturday! In New York City Sunday!
- 2008-04-14 - See TMBG on Conan now! PLUS Albany and NYC shows this week!
- 2008-04-10 - TMBG perform on Conan O'Brien TONIGHT! New podcasts!
- 2008-04-09 - Join They Might Be Giants latest Haiku Challenge!
- 2008-04-09 - TMBG on Conan this THURS! Shows in Albany, Kansas City, NYC
- 2008-03-30 - TMBG rok Burlington VT TwoNite! NYC fam shows at Town Hall!
- 2008-03-30 - Tonight in Burlington VT, and 2 new free podcasts out today!
- 2008-03-14 - Hey! This Saturday in Atlanta with TMBG! New podcast!
- 2008-03-11 - Calling all TMBG fans! TMBG in FLORIDA! Spread the word!
- 2008-03-11 - IN FLORIDA NOW! St. Pete! Ft Lauderdale! Orlando! J'ville!
- 2008-03-09 - KC show added! ATL and Birmingham SOLD OUT. 2nd ATL added!
- 2008-03-09 - New They Might Be Giants kids album still no. 1 at Amazon!
- 2008-03-05 - TMBGs 123 gets an A from EW, and Number One on Amazon Kids!
- 2008-03-03 - TMBG in Dallas Houston Austin New Orleans, and then Florida!
- 2008-03-03 - New free podcasts! New videos! No. 1 at Amazon! In new SIms!
- 2008-02-29 - SOLD OUT: Omaha, Boston, ATL show 1! 2nd ATL show added!
- 2008-02-29 - Tonight Madison! Tomorrow Omaha! Columbia! Dallas! Austin!
- 2008-02-26 - Tour starts Wed. in Cleveland! Madison! FL! TX! New Atlanta!
- 2008-02-22 - More shows: Columbia Jackson Tampa Orlando & more FLORIDA!
- 2008-02-19 - Next week in Cleveland! Bloomington! Madison! Omaha! NYC???
- 2008-02-09 - New! 19 shows just 4 adults! TX, FL, OH, MA, MI, GA, AL,VT!
- 2008-02-09 - Attention college and high school students of Atlanta
- 2008-02-08 - Information for Just the People of Omaha!
- 2008-02-02 - New song! New video! New interview with Linnell!
- 2008-01-31 - TMBG rock the Beacon Saturday. 30 great tix just released!
- 2008-01-29 - New Limerick Challenge! Atlanta! Boston! Cleveland! Orlando!
- 2008-01-28 - TMBG on American Idol? & TMBGmyspace now 60 thousand strong!
- 2008-01-26 - New tour dates. NYC 150 tickets shy of huge sell out! Damn!
- 2008-01-16 - Who knows someone at myspace? Help They Might Be Giants!
- 2008-01-15 - New song: Zeros! New shows: Boston, Burlington, Madison!
- 2008-01-11 - TMBG playing in Boston, Burlington VT! FL! TX! Mid-west!
- 2008-01-11 - TMBGs Bed Bed Bed leads among books stolen in St. Louis
- 2008-01-04 - TMBGs brand new video 7 Days of the Week on line now!
- 2008-01-03 - Hello from TMBG! New shows! New Years Limerick challenge!
- 2008-01-02 - New tour dates! NYC TX FL Cleveland Madison Omaha Columbia..
2007
- 2007-12-20 - Brand new video from new kids project on TMBGs free podcast!
- 2007-12-14 - TMBG holiday stuff for your fav TMBG fan, tot or yourself!
- 2007-12-13 - Holy Cow! TMBG kids podcast is No. 1 at itunes! It's free!
- 2007-12-13 - Last call for TMBG holiday orders! New kids stuf! New video!
- 2007-12-09 - Join They Might Be Giants new blog!
- 2007-12-09 - TMBGs John F. talks to Suicide Girls. Here's the link!
- 2007-12-01 - See the new video High Five & their free podcast for kids!
- 2007-11-30 - Brand new TMBG family video podcast! Get TMBG holiday gifts!
- 2007-11-23 - TMBG in Wash. DC to-nite! Philly 2-morrow! Its Rock-oclock!
- 2007-11-21 - TMBG live in Wash.DC THIS FRIDAY! and Philly THIS SATURDAY!
- 2007-11-15 - Pittsburgh TONIGHT! Buffalo, Cleveland, DC & Philly so soon!
- - TMBG on CBS Late, Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson tonight!
- 2007-11-12 - Just posted! 27 recent TMBG live shows ready for download!
- 2007-11-12 - Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, DC, and NYC
- 2007-11-12 - TMBG coming to Florida, Texas, & New Orleans Feb/March 2008
- 2007-11-08 - Indy TONIGHT! Grand Rapids! Ann Arbor, Pittsburgh! and more!
- 2007-11-05 - This week: Cincinnati! Columbus! Indi! Milwaukee! Chicago!
- 2007-11-02 - TMBG / Nashville love tonight! Come on out!
- 2007-10-31 - No Nashville love for TMBG!?! Chi & ATL near sell out!
- 2007-10-30 - Okay! Working links to Holiday Bundles and NYC tickets!
- 2007-10-30 - NYC show tix! 4 new videos! Holiday gift bundles!
- 2007-10-26 - TMBG rock the South now! TMBG w/ horns in NYC tix on sale!
- 2007-10-24 - TMBG music in the next version of The Sims, Pushing Daisies
- 2007-10-18 - New video The Mesopotamians is viral! Special show Sat.!
- 2007-10-18 - New limerick challenge! TMBG on CBS Tonight!
- 2007-10-15 - New downloads! New TV! Horns! Video! Limericks!
- 2007-10-10 - New tour dates / free NYC kids show / on TV this Friday
- 2007-10-10 - The Mesopotamians! New video from TMBG featured on myspace!
- 2007-09-29 - SF is SOLD OUT, coming to Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, San Diego
- 2007-09-27 - A note from TMBGs myspace people re confusion around 14plus
- 2007-09-26 - West coast this week! 3 new TMBG animated videos right now!
- 2007-09-17 - NEW VIDEO I'm Impressed OUT TODAY! First Avenue TONIGHT!
- 2007-09-15 - See TMBGs new VIDEO! St. Louis TONIGHT! Minn. MONDAY!
- 2007-09-12 - NEW VIDEO for The Shadow Government out now!
- 2007-09-11 - Baltimore, State College, Louisville, St Louis here we come!
- 2007-09-05 - More shows added! TMBG are almost everywhere this fall!
- 2007-08-30 - forget the last! 12 NEW DATES ADDED! A-Z with better links!
- 2007-08-29 - On sale-Baltimore! St. Louis! State College PA, Louisville!
- 2007-08-23 - Shows in ATL,Boston,LA, Minn,SF,Seattle,St. Louis & more!
- 2007-08-03 - Hamptons tomorrow! Horns at Bowery! Mesopotamians coming!
- 2007-07-29 - NEW HAIKU CHALLENGE: Phone calls from the dead!
- 2007-07-29 - New site! Haiku, Hamptons, L.I. Family, and last NYC show!
- 2007-07-26 - Shows on Cape Cod, The Hamptons, FREE concert in CT
- 2007-07-21 - Cleveland tonight, Detroit free show, Toronto, more NYC!
- 2007-07-19 - Music for a perfect summer! Introducing Les Chauds Lapin!
- 2007-07-17 - TMBG 60 city tour! Dewey Beach, Lancaster & more NYC shows!
- 2007-07-12 - Flansblog 9000! On Conan Friday! New free podcast out now!
- 2007-07-10 - NEW ALBUM The Else in stores! Conan Friday! 60 city US tour!
- 2007-06-15 - NEW ALBUM! NEW SHOWS! Troy! Toronto! NYC stand! New podcast!
- 2007-06-08 - New TMBG video here! San Jose! Pals Last Car in NYC tonight!
- 2007-06-04 - New free podcast! Just 12 days til Troy NY free show!
- 2007-06-02 - "Take Out the Trash" now on TMBG myspace page!
- 2007-05-23 - 48,409 They Might Be Giants myspace friends can't be wrong!
- 2007-05-17 - The Else debuts at .1 at iTunes! TMBG perform w/ robots
- 2007-05-15 - TMBGs new album The Else is out now on iTunes! Get it here!
- 2007-05-07 - Charlottesville SOLD OUT while Asbury Park still beckons you
- 2007-04-30 - Name arrives, Birdhouse returns, TMBG myspace spruced up!
- 2007-04-27 - The Else | TMBGs new album w/ the Dust Bros. arrives soon
- 2007-04-23 - TMBGs new free Podcast 24A is here! Stone Pony here we come!
- 2007-04-19 - Get a new free TMBG MP3! | Limerick Challenge!
- 2007-04-11 - Songs about Charlottesville, Asbury Park and Pittsburgh...
- 2007-04-03 - ROCHESTER ADDED! 1st NYC SOLD OUT! HUCKABEE HAIKU CHALLENGE!
- 2007-03-28 - They Might Be Giants non-secret tour-most venues now have tickets on sale
- 2007-03-27 - They Might Be Giants warm up tour secret message, haiku, etc
- 2007-03-17 - The Else is coming! All new songs on TMBG myspace page
- 2007-02-14 - "Valentine" & exclusive songs on new free TMBG podcast!
- 2007-02-12 - Love songs, nothing but love songs.
- 2007-02-07 - New free TMBG podcast, free concert, new haiku challenge
- 2007-01-31 - Haiku Challenge Topic Suggestions
- 2007-01-30 - They Might Be Giants new podcast, haiku challenge rolls on!
- 2007-01-29 - Joy at myspace/theymightbegiants, idea for correction
- 2007-01-29 - They Might Be Giants myspace friend Haiku Challenge!
- 2007-01-29 - myspace podcast, a link to a birthday song to share
- 2007-01-22 - TMBGs free St. Louis gig! Birdhouse on our myspace.com page!
- 2007-01-05 - Free They Might Be Giants podcast at tmbg.com
2006
- 2006-12-10 - A free podcast from They Might Be Giants, & gift info!
- 2006-11-08 - New TMBG Bulletin
Featured songs
Various songs were featured on the band's profile. The most recent are at the top:
- Can't Keep Johnny Down
- Electric Car featuring Robin Goldwasser
- Istanbul (LP Version)
- Damn Good Times
- Alphabet Of Nations
- New York City
- Older
- Chop Shop - Prisoners of Graphic Design
- The Mesopotamians
- Seven Days of the Week
- I Am A Paleontologist
- Seven
- Careless Santa
- Santa Claus
- Feast Of Lights
- Santa's Beard
- Vote And Don't
- Halloween Podcast 37A preview
- PBS Kids Go
- Upside Down Frown
- Podcast 34A Preview
- New York City
- Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
- TMBG On WNYCs Soundcheck
- I Never Go To Work
- Podcast 32A
- One Dozen Monkeys
- Zeroes
- Take Out The Trash
- I'm Impressed
- Contrecoup
- Podcast 27A
- Podcast 24A
- Mammal / Particle Man / Frank Black: "Tossed", "Adda Lee", "Fu Manchu", "This is Where I Belong", advertisements (Live - June 24, 1993)
- Name
- Employee Of The Month
- Charlottesville
- Asbury Park
- Pittsburgh
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville Mix)
- Podcast 2A
- I C U
- Vestibule
- Podcast 1A
- Podcast 23A
- Love Is Eternity
- Birdhouse In Your Soul
- She's An Angel
- Another First Kiss
- Asbury Park
- Podcast 7A
- Greasy Kid Stuff
- Caroline, No
- Experimental Film
- Where Do They Make Balloons?
- Call Connected Thru The NSA
- Savoy Truffle
- O Tannenbaum
- Santa Claus
- Feast of Lights
- Santa's Beard
- Homunculus
- Birdhouse in Your Soul
- Asheville
- Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire
- Haunted Floating Eye
- Kooky Little Remix
- Ana Ng
- Damn Good Times
- I Enjoy Being A Boy
- Why Did You Grow A Beard?
External links
TMBG Information Bulletins (1990-93) | Hello Recording Club Newsletters (1993-96)
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