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Quite the thematic contrast with my playlist giong from "Neun Arme" by Einstürzende Neubauten to "Cowtown" by #TMBG ...

Quite the thematic contrast with my playlist giong from "Neun Arme" by Einstürzende Neubauten to "Cowtown" by #TMBG ...

I guess the answer was "in Long Beach" all along. #tmbg
tech.intersects.art/@roadside/116822335999902546

I guess the answer was "in Long Beach" all along. #tmbg
tech.intersects.art/@roadside/116822335999902546

And finally, as I wrote last week: There's always a They Might Be Giants song.

They Might Be Giants – The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=MgXlh7AGx44

#TuneTuesday #MusicAboutMusic #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants

There's always a They Might Be Giants song...

TMBG – Climbing the Walls

https://youtu.be/sUdoDhLZ9-Q

#TuneTuesday #OdeToTheWall #TMBG

There's always a They Might Be Giants song...

TMBG – Climbing the Walls

https://youtu.be/sUdoDhLZ9-Q

#TuneTuesday #OdeToTheWall #TMBG

It was during this live #TMBG show that I learned “Ana Ng", a song I have heard 999 times (but mostly in the previous century), includes the following lyrics:

They don't need me here, and I know you're there
Where the world goes by like the humid air
And it sticks like a broken record

I have heard it as "human hair" for the past 36 years. Linnell clearly sang "humid air" at the show, and I was like "!!".

And I didn't see the wordplay it sets up before re-listening to the album just yesterday!

It was during this live #TMBG show that I learned “Ana Ng", a song I have heard 999 times (but mostly in the previous century), includes the following lyrics:

They don't need me here, and I know you're there
Where the world goes by like the humid air
And it sticks like a broken record

I have heard it as "human hair" for the past 36 years. Linnell clearly sang "humid air" at the show, and I was like "!!".

And I didn't see the wordplay it sets up before re-listening to the album just yesterday!

Caught the #tmbg show in #Boston last night.

(This is only my second concert ever [#they or otherwise]. The first was also a #Them concert ~1994.)

The kids and I were all surprised that the crowd was bimodally distributed in age. About half over 50 vs half under 30 and E V E R Y O N E knew the lyrics

Caught the #tmbg show in #Boston last night.

(This is only my second concert ever [#they or otherwise]. The first was also a #Them concert ~1994.)

The kids and I were all surprised that the crowd was bimodally distributed in age. About half over 50 vs half under 30 and E V E R Y O N E knew the lyrics

#BostonWeekend Fri-Sat TMBG They Might Be Giants - 2 shows! https://crossroadspresents.com/pages/more-info-event?eventid=vv1AvZk8tGkew219E #Boston #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #BostonMusic

#BostonWeekend Fri-Sat TMBG They Might Be Giants - 2 shows! https://crossroadspresents.com/pages/more-info-event?eventid=vv1AvZk8tGkew219E #Boston #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #BostonMusic

Hats off to: #tmbg

Hats off to: #tmbg

Great time at Night 1 of They Might Be Giants’s three-night show in at Brooklyn Steel last night. No opener, two sets, two encores. More past-oriented than I expected: the first set was mostly a playthrough of Apollo 18, and yes, they played Fingertips. #tmbg #nyc

Great time at Night 1 of They Might Be Giants’s three-night show in at Brooklyn Steel last night. No opener, two sets, two encores. More past-oriented than I expected: the first set was mostly a playthrough of Apollo 18, and yes, they played Fingertips. #tmbg #nyc

We need more songs with accordions!

https://youtu.be/Jp8znvfYbow?si=v5oF-5g4DkxUq8SU

#music #TMBG

We need more songs with accordions!

https://youtu.be/Jp8znvfYbow?si=v5oF-5g4DkxUq8SU

#music #TMBG

So, Thursday Five List has a theme of Four Legged Land Critters.

Hmm. I feel like most of the suggestions are already taken by the time I'm on this.

So, let's go all TMBG songs.

Brontosaurus - https://song.link/s/6Womw2A5lenQzLFVRrKRvv

Elephants - https://song.link/s/5vp6J7Kr7hIQstqtVQxvBj

Mammal - https://song.link/s/4gyXTrJzpeKIeIJipQMrUK

Moles, Hounds, Bears, Bees And Hares - https://song.link/s/75K3Js3Z5cncZQNnegT5Tt

Youth Culture Killed My Dog - https://song.link/s/5LzGLJafLOuAKaG6EIMx9i

#ThursdayFiveList #FourLeggedLandCritters #Music #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants

So, Thursday Five List has a theme of Four Legged Land Critters.

Hmm. I feel like most of the suggestions are already taken by the time I'm on this.

So, let's go all TMBG songs.

Brontosaurus - https://song.link/s/6Womw2A5lenQzLFVRrKRvv

Elephants - https://song.link/s/5vp6J7Kr7hIQstqtVQxvBj

Mammal - https://song.link/s/4gyXTrJzpeKIeIJipQMrUK

Moles, Hounds, Bears, Bees And Hares - https://song.link/s/75K3Js3Z5cncZQNnegT5Tt

Youth Culture Killed My Dog - https://song.link/s/5LzGLJafLOuAKaG6EIMx9i

#ThursdayFiveList #FourLeggedLandCritters #Music #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants

This morning, I awoke with S-E-X-X-Y from They Might Be Giants in my head. https://song.link/s/0vXDzOXX9U1fwunb0YRD0w

A classic

#Music #AMSongInMyHead #TMBG

This morning, I awoke with S-E-X-X-Y from They Might Be Giants in my head. https://song.link/s/0vXDzOXX9U1fwunb0YRD0w

A classic

#Music #AMSongInMyHead #TMBG

Good morning and happy Friday!

Busy week and the weekend is also busy 🤣

The MDMRN Twins (11) have their Middle School play beginning tonight. My parents come into town tomorrow to see the play and MDMRN Twin 1's softball game Sunday morning. Also, me and Little MDMRN (17) are going to see They Might Be Giants tonight in concert. I'm driving up and back today for the show.

So phew.

Busy day and weekend.

Hope you have a great one!

#GoodMorning #Parenting #Friday #TMBG

Good morning and happy Friday!

Busy week and the weekend is also busy 🤣

The MDMRN Twins (11) have their Middle School play beginning tonight. My parents come into town tomorrow to see the play and MDMRN Twin 1's softball game Sunday morning. Also, me and Little MDMRN (17) are going to see They Might Be Giants tonight in concert. I'm driving up and back today for the show.

So phew.

Busy day and weekend.

Hope you have a great one!

#GoodMorning #Parenting #Friday #TMBG

@rodneylives free album! ^^ #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants

@rodneylives free album! ^^ #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants

Today's Tune Tuesday theme is Windows and Doors.

🤔

They Might Be Giants - Window https://musiccloud.io/E8Fbm

#WindowsAndDoors #Music #TuneTuesday #TheyMightBeGiants #TMBG

Today's Tune Tuesday theme is Windows and Doors.

🤔

They Might Be Giants - Window https://musiccloud.io/E8Fbm

#WindowsAndDoors #Music #TuneTuesday #TheyMightBeGiants #TMBG

Hi Mastodon,

I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (https://alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/album/a-cufflink-wearing-guy)

There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

#songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

Hi Mastodon,

I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (https://alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/album/a-cufflink-wearing-guy)

There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

#songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

Hi Mastodon,

I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (https://alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/album/a-cufflink-wearing-guy)

There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

#songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

Hi Mastodon,

I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (https://alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/album/a-cufflink-wearing-guy)

There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

#songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

Hi Mastodon,

I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (https://alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/album/a-cufflink-wearing-guy)

There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

#songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Vanity Klaw
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Lightning Bulb
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Vanity Klaw
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Dental Flaw
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Vanity Klaw

They Might Be Giants

#onebit #1bit #pixelart #ドット絵 #픽셀아트 #像素画 #пиксельарт #dotchke #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #claw #tmbg #mrklaw

(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Vanity Klaw
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Lightning Bulb
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Vanity Klaw
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Dental Flaw
(Mr. Klaw) Mr. Vanity Klaw

They Might Be Giants

#onebit #1bit #pixelart #ドット絵 #픽셀아트 #像素画 #пиксельарт #dotchke #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #claw #tmbg #mrklaw

Apropos of nothing here’s “When Will You Die” by They Might Be Giants.
#TMBG
https://youtu.be/kSQ8tZ35t4U

Apropos of nothing here’s “When Will You Die” by They Might Be Giants.
#TMBG
https://youtu.be/kSQ8tZ35t4U

This is a great cover. You can tell everyone's having a great time.

They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAAbuGX-qEY

#music #TMBG

This is a great cover. You can tell everyone's having a great time.

They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAAbuGX-qEY

#music #TMBG

Waiting for #TMBG to start here in Indy. Glad I have a pair of headplugs as otherwise I don't think I could handle the sound these days.

Waiting for #TMBG to start here in Indy. Glad I have a pair of headplugs as otherwise I don't think I could handle the sound these days.

On that promised morning we will wake and greet the dawn.

When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants (Official Video)
#TMBG #nowplaying
https://song.link/y/kSQ8tZ35t4U

On that promised morning we will wake and greet the dawn.

When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants (Official Video)
#TMBG #nowplaying
https://song.link/y/kSQ8tZ35t4U

Back home, finally! They Might Be Giants put on an an excellent show tonight in Indy, glad I was able to go. Their first set featured mostly songs from Lincoln, and the second set was a mix of old and more recent stuff.

2 hour drive each way to and from the venue, though. Still worth it since I've never seen them live before and may never get to again.

Now to spend the rest of the weekend recuperating.

#TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #Music #Concert #TheVogueTheater #Indianapolis #Indiana

Back home, finally! They Might Be Giants put on an an excellent show tonight in Indy, glad I was able to go. Their first set featured mostly songs from Lincoln, and the second set was a mix of old and more recent stuff.

2 hour drive each way to and from the venue, though. Still worth it since I've never seen them live before and may never get to again.

Now to spend the rest of the weekend recuperating.

#TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #Music #Concert #TheVogueTheater #Indianapolis #Indiana

omgomgomg

We're booked for #joco 2027!!!

I first heard about (and lusted after) this Nerds-Only #Cruise when #tmbg was on it and regretted not being there when #heyriddleriddle was on.

No idea who is there this year, but who cares!

omgomgomg

We're booked for #joco 2027!!!

I first heard about (and lusted after) this Nerds-Only #Cruise when #tmbg was on it and regretted not being there when #heyriddleriddle was on.

No idea who is there this year, but who cares!

When I was a kid there was an episode of “Tiny Toons” (a “Looney Tunes” spin-off based on younger characters) that was setup like an animated MTV and it had a bunch of animated music videos starring that “Tiny Toons” characters. This is the one for “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” by They Might Be Giants (https://youtu.be/IqJXxHi6RwQ?si=CPt97R94AWZ5X_VC)
#SatMat #TinyToons #TMBG