A crazed Millionaire has challenged They Might Be Giants (the two Jon’s) to write a song for each performance venue they have played. That’s how their new album “Venue Songs” came to be. Their new websites (link) is filled with flash streaming videos that tell the tale of their musical journey.
us of his challenge to the two Jon’s.
Here is some official press:
DVD includes eleven original video clips along with an original narration by former literary agent John Hodgman in the role of the Deranged Millionaire. Bonus video material includes “Damn Good Times,” “Bastard Wants to Hit Me,” “Experimental Film” (with Homestarrunner), and “I’m All You Can Think About” The Venue Songs CD includes over an hour of music-all for the first time on CD. All the new studio recordings of the Venue Songs are included in full CD fidelity. The disc also features rarities “Renew My Subscription,” “Love Is Eternity,” “Taste the Fame” and “The Bloodmobile†and compiles all the original Venue Song recordings from the 2004 tour.
Each stop of the trip has a music video for it, watchable on the site. There are two videos on-line, with more coming. My favorite video so far is “Dallas” with animation by cartoonist Kim Dietch.
To find out more about Cartoonist Kim Deitch: a profile, samples, personal notes, flash cartoon by Twinkleland, wikipedia entry, and the Lines on Paper bio.
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