Tag: They Might Be Giants

Video: They Might Be Giants, ‘Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’

Video: They Might Be Giants, ‘Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’

They Might Be Giants recently recorded a new synthy version of the ‘Flood’ classic ‘Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’ for its recently released rarities set ‘Album Raises New and Troubling Questions,’ and now they’ve got a Speak & Spell-starring video to go along with it, too.

Video: They Might Be Giants play ‘Can’t Keep Johnny Down,’ ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’ on Fallon

Video: They Might Be Giants play ‘Can’t Keep Johnny Down,’ ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’ on Fallon

They Might Be Giants stopped by ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ last night to promote their just-released album ‘Join Us,’ performing ‘Can’t Keep Johnny Down’ for broadcast and ‘Birdhouse in Your Soul’ as a web exclusive.

New releases: Ramones on vinyl, plus Peter Murphy, They Might Be Giants, Lou Reed

New releases: Ramones on vinyl, plus Peter Murphy, They Might Be Giants, Lou Reed

This week’s new releases include Ramones reissues on 180-gram audiophile vinyl, plus a 2CD reissue of Peter Murphy’s debut ‘Should the World Fail to Fall Apart,’ a brand-new They Might Be Giants album called ‘Join Us’ and a DVD of Lou Reed’s 2009 appearance at Lollapalooza.

Video: They Might Be Giants cover Chumbawumba’s ‘Tubthumping’

Video: They Might Be Giants cover Chumbawumba’s ‘Tubthumping’

As we near the end of the The AV Club’s second Undercover series we find nerd-pop duo They Might Be Giants enlisting the website’s staff to help perform a delightfully unhinged version of one-hit-wonder Chumbawumba’s sing-along anthem ‘Tubthumping.’