Get TMBG Podcast 33B now!

They Might Be Giants' Podcast 33B has just been released. Get it through iTunes or the web!

This podcast, hosted by John Flansburgh, contains some great album tracks, demos, and live recordings by the band. Songs include "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" from the Meet the Robinsons soundtrack, a demo version of "What Bothers the Spaceman?" by Mono Puff, and Here Come the 123s' Amazon exclusive "One Two Three Four" among others.

Make sure to keep your eyes (however many you have) on the Family Podcast too as there is a new installment in the video podcast due tomorrow.

Flansburgh on The Egg, upcoming radio show

John Flansburgh has been interviewed a few times recently. All Over Albany spoke with him about TMBG's upcoming show at The Egg finding out John's inspiration for its song and what his first impression of the venue was. John also spoke with WAMC in Albany, NY over the radio on the venue song for The Egg, his philosophy behind performing and promoting their kids' music, and his relationship with John Linnell.

The other day a new TMBG newsletter was sent out hinting at Podcast 34B (though a new MySpace bulletin states it's 33B, which is probably the correct number) and reminding everyone of upcoming shows. The newsletter also mentions a sold out live radio concert on Friday to be broadcast on WJFF. The songs will start at 8 o'clock but the band will show up early for an interview at 7:30.

TMBG perform "Seven" on Conan

Last Thursday, They Might Be Giants appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and performed "Seven" from Here Come the 123s. With a three piece saxophone section accompanied only by drums and bass they gave a rousing rendition of the song. The footage above continues into the credits as Conan talks with the band.

Family Podcast counts "Ten Mississippi"

The puppet John and John show off their newly learned ability to fly in today's installment of the They Might Be Giants Friday Night Family Podcast. Flying over a certain southern state, they introduce "Ten Mississippi" from Here Come the 123s. A quick ditty for keeping time, the song is sung by the Deeply Felt Puppet Theater.

The Johns segue into "Alphabet Lost and Found" next in another funny puppet segment and leave us sweetly singing their goodbyes.

Soundcheck appearance, Conan reminder

They Might Be Giants appeared on WNYC's Soundcheck today promoting Here Come the 123s. During the interview, they played "One Dozen Monkeys," "Apartment 4," and "Alphabet of Nations" live in the studio.

A few MySpace updates have been posted. On TMBG's MySpace blog, an update mentions the Soundcheck appearance and also reminds everyone of their upcoming Late Night with Conan O'Brien performance tomorrow night. In other live news, TMBW has several new shows on their shows page.

Finally, They Might Be Giants have placed second in Zooglobble's KidVid Tournament with their video for "Seven Days a Week (I Never Go To Work)." There were a ton of votes in the finals so if you need help counting, check out Friday's Family Podcast for a refresher and get your kid video fix for the week.

"Ooh La! Ooh La!" jumps onto Family Podcast

The latest Friday Night Family Podcast by They Might Be Giants comes to us live from Club Whatnot. As the Johns shout over the music, they introduce the first video of the night: "Ooh La! Ooh La!" from Here Come the 123s. Sung by Flans and Robin, the song is a schoolyard chant with a video that features the Double Dutch jump rope game.

The second video in this episode is Here Come the ABCs' "Pictures of Pandas Painting." The puppet Johns end the podcast from the club shouting hilariously as they try to hear each other. All wrapped up for another week, only seven days until the next episode.

Hannah Levine interview, music video tourney

Kids links are the flavor of the day today. Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child has an interview with "One Dozen Monkeys" singer Hannah Levine. She answers a few questions about working on Here Come the 123s and lets us know that she will be performing with TMBG live on April 20 in New York.

Kids music site Zooglobble has been running a KidVid Tournament, pitting children's music videos against each other to find the best video of the past year. They Might Be Giants are in the mix with "Seven Days a Week (I Never Go To Work)" and is already in the semi-finals.

Finally, though I'm not sure how recent this is, iTunes has all of the music videos from the Here Come the 123s DVD (aside from the intro and exclusive videos) for download on the iTunes Store.