Please to be enjoying the latest in our ongoing array of photo galleries, Rejected Snack Foods. This gallery is a bit self-referential, combining two existing works of ours: Rejected Commercial Jingles, and Snack Foods That Sound Like Sex Acts… Although the snack food industry does seem to have a fetish for naughty-sounding brands, like the […]
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Ig Nobels; Toronto Understands; Also, Dick Van Dyke
August 4, 2008 – 1:37 pm
Morning announcements… We can officially announce that we’re taking part in this year’s Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony on October 2nd. We’ll be doing a short pre-ceremony concert. There will be geeks aplenty, and more than a few actual Nobel Laureates in attendance. In case you can’t make it, the ceremony will be recorded and rebroadcast […]
We’re Paul and Storm from the USA; You Must Be the UK!
July 31, 2008 – 1:01 pm
Just wanted to announce that we are officially going to the UK in late October as part of Jonathan Coulton‘s "The Geeks Are Alright" Tour*. Tickets for Manchester and London are on sale already; a show in Oxford will be forthcoming, as well as a probable Nottingham date. Check the schedule for full details. Huzzah! […]
Very-Last-Minute Show Announcement
July 13, 2008 – 9:16 pm
Straight from the "We Were Going to Be in Town Anyway" files, we have scheduled a last-minute show in Salt Lake City for this coming Thursday, July 17. If online viagra without prescription you’re in town, there are far worse ways to spend your Thursday evening. If you have any Mormon/teetotaling/BYU grad/industrial banker friends in […]
Off We Go Again
July 8, 2008 – 8:53 am
It’s been a nice couple weeks off, but it’s time to make the donuts again. Stalwart pal Jonathan Coulton joins us for several shows, and then we perform with some old Bob & Tom Show friends for the Common Ground Music Festival. We understand that several of these shows are either sold out or very […]
Thing a Week 53: Live (Masters of Song Fu Round 2)
July 1, 2008 – 10:44 pm
Okay, maybe the above is a little presumptuous; but we’re hoping it’s close enough to a Coulton song to at least fit in the œuvre. Perhaps we get ahead of ourselves, however; let’s backtrack… Our newest song was written for the Masters of Song Fu songwriting contest at Quickstop Entertainment. Our task this round was […]
Song Fu Round Two Teaser
June 30, 2008 – 5:16 am
Our song for Round 2 of the Masters of Song Fu contest entry is done (although we’re still putting final tweaks on the recording). This is the song we had to write in the style of our opponent, Jonathan Coulton. (And he has to write one in the style of us) No, you can’t hear […]
New York, Top to Bottom
June 17, 2008 – 10:32 am
New York State is our territory this weekend; Friday at the tippy-top, and Saturday at the bottomy-bottom. Care to join us? Friday, June 20 at 8 pm The Lookout – Massena, NY Ages 21+ Go to the 101.5 The Fox website for details and ticket info Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 pm Highline Ballroom – […]
Masters Of Song Fu Round 2 Challenge
June 17, 2008 – 7:58 am
Round 2 of the Masters of Song Fu Songwriting Challenge has officially begun, and it’s going to be a fun one… Coulton and we are going head to head this time around in a special "Masters Challenge:" each of us is tasked to write a song in the style of our opponent. We’re not sure […]
Song Fu: On To Round Tu!
June 10, 2008 – 9:45 am
THANK YOU to everyone who voted for our theme song in round one of the Song Fu challenge at Quick Stop Entertainment, earning us the privilege of moving on to the second challenge! You have our eternal gratitude. It was neck-and-neck-and-neck all the way, and though his Fu was strong, we are proud to have […]
