I don't know if I'd call Mink Car their worst album, but it has their worst song, namely "Wicked Little Critta". You know how whenever you looked up They Might Be Giants on your filesharing network of choice, you'd also get a bunch of crappy, wrongly attributed novelty songs? It's like somehow one of those actually…

I don't know if I'd call Mink Car their worst album, but it has their worst song, namely "Wicked Little Critta". You know how whenever you looked up They Might Be Giants on your filesharing network of choice, you'd also get a bunch of crappy, wrongly attributed novelty songs? It's like somehow one of those actually…

The one time I saw them (2009, I believe)  a female audience member yelled "Kim, I want to have your babies!" between songs.

The one time I saw them (2009, I believe)  a female audience member yelled "Kim, I want to have your babies!" between songs.

Now I'm imagining a scenario where he was a dick to the person who runs his blog, then one day told them how much he hated it when fans tried to give him stuff.

Now I'm imagining a scenario where he was a dick to the person who runs his blog, then one day told them how much he hated it when fans tried to give him stuff.

I discovered I had a Barnes And Noble gift card from last Christmas that still had a little left on it, so I just bought Mystery Train and The Hobbit. I went with starting Mystery Train first (Even when I buy two books at the same time, I never read both at once - something about not wanting to get so into one book…

I discovered I had a Barnes And Noble gift card from last Christmas that still had a little left on it, so I just bought Mystery Train and The Hobbit. I went with starting Mystery Train first (Even when I buy two books at the same time, I never read both at once - something about not wanting to get so into one book…

I first heard And Justice For All when I had a friend tape it for me - I was convinced they'd used an old, worn out tape (or somehow otherwise messed up the dubbing process), and was baffled to find out that's just what the album sounds like.

I first heard And Justice For All when I had a friend tape it for me - I was convinced they'd used an old, worn out tape (or somehow otherwise messed up the dubbing process), and was baffled to find out that's just what the album sounds like.

Rabin might as well face it, he made a mistake.

Rabin might as well face it, he made a mistake.

I am sort of cheap, but I have enjoyed some albums from this label before, and I like getting things in the mail, so I at least went for the three cd grab bag and buttons.

I am sort of cheap, but I have enjoyed some albums from this label before, and I like getting things in the mail, so I at least went for the three cd grab bag and buttons.

Well, Donatello wasn't wearing any slacks, but neither were the others.

Well, Donatello wasn't wearing any slacks, but neither were the others.

Maybe if you put out a few cigarettes on Bruce's tongue, then had him sing for TV On The Radio, it would sound like this.

Maybe if you put out a few cigarettes on Bruce's tongue, then had him sing for TV On The Radio, it would sound like this.

I felt like I didn't hear enough new music this year, so I'm going to try to listen to one or two unheard 2012 albums a day, which I just started with this weekend - some are things I meant to check out to begin with, some are things facebook people recommended. So far, the best completely new discovery made this way…

I felt like I didn't hear enough new music this year, so I'm going to try to listen to one or two unheard 2012 albums a day, which I just started with this weekend - some are things I meant to check out to begin with, some are things facebook people recommended. So far, the best completely new discovery made this way…