Whenever I've recommended The Best Show on WFMU (91.1 FM, WFMU.org) to friends, I've been confronted with the complaint that the show is three hours long. And that they do not have three hours every week to listen to the... CONTINUE READING THE BEST SHOW ON WFMU FUNDRAISER 3/10/09»
Posted on March 11, 2009 in (17 comments)
Tags: Aimee Mann | Interpol | John Hodgman | Julian Plenti | Paul F. Tompkins | Ted Leo | The Best Show | Tom Scharpling
Tonight's your last chance to open your wallet and save Tom Scharpling's brilliant indie rock friendly WFMU program. Pledgers get an exclusive Paul McCartney covers comp with tracks by Death Cab For Cutie, Ted Leo, and Aimee Mann. Ted and... CONTINUE READING TED LEO, AIMEE MANN JOIN THE BEST SHOW FUNDRAISING MARATHON»
Posted on March 10, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Aimee Mann | Passion Pit | Ted Leo | The Best Show | Tom Scharpling | Weezer
Aimee Mann's second annual comedic Christmas video is out, and it's a Tim Heidecker-directed Dickens spoof. Aimee plays Ebenezer Scrooge; Grant-Lee Phillips is Bob Cratchit; Michael Penn is Jacob Marley; Paul F. Tompkins, John Krasinki, and John C. Reilly are... CONTINUE READING AIMEE MANN AS SCROOGE»
Posted on December 22, 2008 in (0 comments)
Tags: Aimee Mann | Grant-Lee Phillips | John C. Reilly | John Krasinski | Michael Cera | Michael Penn | Paul F. Tompkins | Real Estate | Tim And Eric | Tim Heidecker
When we ran Aimee Mann's video for "Freeway," we mentioned she was to be admired for not hitting the "hammy guy and girl" as they did various dances and etc., behind her while she tried to perform the song. In... CONTINUE READING NEW AIMEE MANN VIDEO - "31 TODAY"»
Posted on June 11, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Aimee Mann | SXSW | The Thermals
The Michael Blieden-directed video for Aimee Mann's "Freeway" finds the singer looking glum in her backyard, while a hammy guy and girl do synchronized dances, wave foam props, check their phones, hug, mug, and otherwise earn the "hammy" designation I... CONTINUE READING NEW AIMEE MANN VIDEO - "FREEWAY" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on June 2, 2008 in , (20 comments)
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On "Thirty One Today," Aimee Mann sings about a disappointing 31st birthday in that familiar sad and sunny way. It's the lead track from her forthcoming seventh solo album @#%&! Smilers -- which is difficult to remember how to spell... CONTINUE READING NEW AIMEE MANN - "THIRTY ONE TODAY"»
Posted on April 3, 2008 in , (2 comments)
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For someone who says so much through sad songs, Aimee Mann's live shows are surprisingly comedic affairs. Patton Oswalt has pinch-bantered for Aimee in concert for over ten years now. The singer/songwriter's part of Jon Brion's Largo family, and it's... CONTINUE READING AIMEE MANN MOCKUMENTARY STARRING JOHN KRASINSKI, BEN STILLER, WILL FERRELL»
Posted on February 8, 2008 in (12 comments)
Tags: Aimee Mann | Ben Stiller | Bob Odenkirk | Emily Procter | Fred Armisen | Grant-Lee Phillips | Jackson Browne | John Krasinski | Nellie McKay | Patton Oswalt | Paul F. Tompkins | Weird Al Yankovic | Will Ferrell
More blasts from the past! Of all the new wave bands that have been pillaged for substance over the past few years, we've been expecting some band -- any band -- to start taking notes from the oft under-appreciated sounds... CONTINUE READING THE REUNION MARCH SQUEEZES ON»
Posted on March 9, 2007 (17 comments)
Tags: Aimee Mann | Squeeze
Trying to kill away the last hours at ye olde desk until you catch that flight back to the fam? Head to WOXY and let Aimee & Friends get you in the mood for holiday overload with their Xmas special,... CONTINUE READING AIMEE MANN'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL»
Posted on December 19, 2006 (3 comments)
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