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She’s Come Undine

I keep forgetting to write something about the novella Undine, by German author Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, which I read on Gutenberg in a translation geared toward children. I’ve become somewhat fascinated with the influence of Paracelsus‘ concept of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Celtic, Characters, Christianity, Fairy Tales, Final Fantasy, German, Greek Mythology, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Mana/Seiken Densetsu, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Religion, They Might Be Giants, Video Games | Tagged bertalda, blue men of the minch, brothers grimm, cap'n bill, elementals, fossegrim, friedrich de la motte fouque, hans christian andersen, huldbrand, immortals, john flansburgh, kelpies, kuhleborn, mermaids, nixies, nokks, nymphs, ondine, paracelsus, queen of the water sprites, sirens, souls, stromkarlen, the life and adventures of santa claus, the little mermaid, the nixie of the mill-pond, the sea fairies, trot griffiths, undine, undines, vampires, water sprites |

It’s Supernatural How Spaced Out We Can Be

They Might Be Giants, BOOK – This album was originally supposed to be finished in 2020, but since Coronavirus got in the way of just about everything, it was delayed until late this year. I really hadn’t had the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Dreams, Games, Health, History, Humor, Language, Mathematics, Monty Python, Music, Mythology, Politics, Relationships, They Might Be Giants, William Shakespeare | Tagged best foot forward, book, brian karlsson, dinosaurs, elves, first earl of snowdon, hamlet, hugh martin, john flansburgh, john linnell, land of nod, nazis, photography, princess margaret, ralph blane, the pamphlet ep |

Turtlenecking with the Best

Before he and John Linnell started They Might Be Giants, John Flansburgh was in a band called the Turtlenecks (even though it seems to be Linnell who actually WORE turtlenecks more often), which he’s mentioned before as sort of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Albums, Frank Black/Black Francis, Humor, Music, Neko Case, New Pornographers, They Might Be Giants, XTC | Tagged brain candy, choir, don't let's start, fountains of wayne, friend and lover, john flansburgh, john linnell, julie kantner, kids in the hall, liz phair, paul mccartney, peter and gordon, podcasts, r. dean taylor, scott mccaughey, tom petty, turtlenecks |

Can Anybody Help Me Turn Off the Poisonousness?

They Might Be Giants, The Escape Team – This is a weird sort of project based on a series of characters that the band developed with artist David Cowles. I remember seeing a few of the videos back on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Art, Comics, Humor, Music, They Might Be Giants | Tagged david cowles, ed big daddy roth, john flansburgh, john linnell, rat fink, robin goldwasser, the escape team |

I Don’t Need a Rationale to Sing the Internationale

They Might Be Giants, My Murdered Remains – Even though TMBG’s albums tend to have a lot of songs, there are also quite a few they record that don’t make the cut, many of which are still quite good or … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Holidays, Humor, Language, Music, Relationships, They Might Be Giants, Urban Legends | Tagged accordion, aerosmith, cats, corn mo, dial-a-song, glean, gudetama, hardy fox, i like fun, john flansburgh, john glenn, john linnell, jonathan richman, marty beller, more murdered remains, my murdered remains, nikola tesla, records, residents, robin goldwasser, run dmc, sanrio |

My Murdered Remains Are Incapable of Learning Anything

They Might Be Giants, I Like Fun – There was a time when I would have been a lot more preoccupied by the release of a new TMBG album. I mean, it’s still exciting, but not the event it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Fairy Tales, Frank Black/Black Francis, Language, Music, Politics, They Might Be Giants | Tagged bluebeard, bob hope, donald trump, i like fun, john flansburgh, john linnell, oyvind fahlstrom, william carlos williams |

No Place in the Processional and No Seat in the Convention Hall

They Might Be Giants, Phone Power – TMBG have always been a prolific band, and not everything they do fits all that well onto their albums. Sometimes this doesn’t stop them from including these songs on the albums anyway, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Albums, Music, They Might Be Giants | Tagged apples in stereo, destiny's child, dial-a-song, don quixote, dunkin donuts, gilbert and sullivan, john flansburgh, john linnell, kimya dawson, phone power, puppini sisters, schizophrenia |

And Sometimes Why

They Might Be Giants, Why? – This is the band’s fifth children’s album, intended as a follow-up to their first of that sort, 2002’s No! The other three, produced by Disney, were topic-specific and intended primarily for young children. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Albums, Animals, Music, They Might Be Giants, Uncategorized | Tagged captain beefheart, danny weinkauf, dunkin donuts, elephants, john flansburgh, john linnell, norma tanega, robin goldwasser, rosie o'donnell, why? |

Space Between the Oddballs Is So Very Long

Frank Black, Oddballs – Released in 2000, this one is a collection of B-sides and other material that hadn’t been properly released on an album. The name reflects both the nature of the album and the title of one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Frank Black, Music | Tagged beau brummels, bryan ferry, john candy, john flansburgh, lyle workman, mono puff, oddballs, roxy music, superman, the x-files |

We Take You to Brooklyn

They Might Be Giants have been doing shows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on the last Sunday of pretty much every month this year, often with special themes. Beth and I saw the shows where they played their first … Continue reading →