Reason # 465 Why They Might Be Giants are Indie Geniuses

#465. TMBG makes brilliant songs on the spot. Case in point: The Venue Songs. A set of original songs they wrote for each venue they played in during their 2004 tour. Here’s to you John and John! This one’s for the House of Blues. Question of the day: did this launch the PC guy’s career? [...]

Take up the Indie cause – It’s for the children!

We the Indie Music fans of the world have a duty.  The world we’re leaving for our children is in terrible peril! While the media has pumped us full of Save he Whales, Save the O-Zone, and Save the world from the likes of John and Kate, there is a much more threatening evil on [...]

What’s In a Voice?

I’ve been thinking about this one for quite some time…music, especially Indie music, is about more than just the music. It’s about the words. It’s about the singer. The genius of Indie is that each band has a distinct personality, that evades the normal “Write about the same thing” nonsense you hear on mainstream radio. [...]

Weezer Session

I’ve been a Weezer fan since day one…no, not one of those fans that wears the W shirt everywhere (only They Might Be Giants gets that honor), but I’ve enjoyed Rivers and Cos’ stuff for quite some time… This live session is quite good… http://music.aol.com/video/pork-and-beans-sessions/weezer/2150302

Quick Indie guide to Seeing NY

I believe Indie is not just a fine taste for music…it’s a lifestyle. So, a little while I got an email from a friend announcing he’d be spending a few days in New York City, and he wanted to know what were the coolest sites to see. I spent two months last summer living and [...]

The 1st Flans N’ Linnell Brooklyn Ambassadors Award

Named after They Might Be Giant’s two Johns…this award goes to the band with the combination of most original sound and the most effective approach to gettting its name out there and building a relationship with indie fans–otherwise known as Public Relations. TMBG revolutionized going against the grain, bucking the notion that you have to [...]

Sometimes, you just like the title

I’ve admitted this before, but I have no special access to new music (I’m working on that one…and any PR people interested…send something along), but I find some of the most interesting music at the Indie Library in my area. Now, I call it the Indie Library, because it has some of the most diverse [...]

Indie is…

Not really knowing what a song means…and not caring either…. A great ditty by They Might Be Giants from Here Come the 123s…

The Else – High-Powered Goodness, Rich Diversion

Ok, so it’s been out for a few months…my birthday didn’t come until this month, so I had to wait before I got this one (It’s an Indie Girl rule that TMBG cd’s that come out in the same year as my birthday must wait until my birthday before purchasing them). So the question is, [...]