Comments on: They Might Be Giants Podcast http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:52:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brooklyn Bluesman http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Brooklyn Bluesman Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:16:21 +0000 http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/#comment-8 PJ-thanks for the music history info. MM-I see that JoCo recently was on your show. PJ-thanks for the music history info. MM-I see that JoCo recently was on your show.

]]> By: dreadpiratepj http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-7 dreadpiratepj Wed, 01 Mar 2006 07:15:10 +0000 http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/#comment-7 BB, I'm sure Mr. Me will correct me :-) but this is the gist of it. TMBG is an "alternative rock" band started in 1982 in NY. They were never as big as Phish, Nirvana, or The Spin Doctors, but have a rather large fan base. Like Phish, The Grateful Dead, early Bruce Springsteen, and now Jonathan Coulton and some others, TMBG has a thing for free music distribution. That might explain the large fan base. They set a trend with dial-a-song, a 1-800 number that featured a new song every week. Sound familiar? That's not the only Jonathan Coulton influence. Jonathan's zany lyrics are the main thing I can identify as being TMBG-like out of his style. He is more acoustic than they are. TMBG's sound is a bit grungier, without being totally punk like Nirvana. And like JoCo, TMBG sing well, which I can't say about Nirvana or The Spin Doctors. Mr. Me, feel free to post any links to any fact corrections. I speak as a sometime fan and not a musicophile, so you probably want to jump in and take over now. :-) BB, I’m sure Mr. Me will correct me :-) but this is the gist of it.

TMBG is an “alternative rock” band started in 1982 in NY. They were never as big as Phish, Nirvana, or The Spin Doctors, but have a rather large fan base.
Like Phish, The Grateful Dead, early Bruce Springsteen, and now Jonathan Coulton and some others, TMBG has a thing for free music distribution. That might explain the large fan base. They set a trend with dial-a-song, a 1-800 number that featured a new song every week. Sound familiar? That’s not the only Jonathan Coulton influence.
Jonathan’s zany lyrics are the main thing I can identify as being TMBG-like out of his style. He is more acoustic than they are. TMBG’s sound is a bit grungier, without being totally punk like Nirvana. And like JoCo, TMBG sing well, which I can’t say about Nirvana or The Spin Doctors.
Mr. Me, feel free to post any links to any fact corrections. I speak as a sometime fan and not a musicophile, so you probably want to jump in and take over now. :-)

]]> By: Brooklyn Bluesman http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Brooklyn Bluesman Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:34:13 +0000 http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/#comment-6 Am I like the only guy that's never heard this band? I've heard Jonathan Coulton described as being like TMBG, and his performance partner John Hodgman acted the part of the deranged millionaire,so hmm... I'm checking out podcast-thx for link. here is link for John Hodgman in case you don't have it: http://www.areasofmyexpertise.com/ Am I like the only guy that’s never heard this band? I’ve heard Jonathan Coulton described as being like TMBG, and his performance partner John Hodgman acted the part of the deranged millionaire,so hmm… I’m checking out podcast-thx for link.

here is link for John Hodgman in case you don’t have it: http://www.areasofmyexpertise.com/

]]> By: Mr. Me http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Mr. Me Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:17:24 +0000 http://www.pjtrix.com/blawg/2006/02/28/they-might-be-giants-podcast/#comment-5 Fans of the Giants will also likely enjoy the fan-based audioblog / podcast found at <a href="http://theynow.com" rel="nofollow">Theynow.com</a>! Fans of the Giants will also likely enjoy the fan-based audioblog / podcast found at Theynow.com!

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