On Top Of Pancake Mountain

In a profile about Pancake Mountain, Scott Stuckey, the man behind our beloved Rufus, discusses the possibility of the public access show moving to a network. "Unlike some D.I.Y. characters," he tells Condé Nast, "I believe that for the belly of the beast to change, you have to get inside." Hard to know what that means when it's a puppeteer talking.

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Posted on January 7, 2008 (0 comments)

Tegan And Sara Visit Pancake Mountain, Argue With Each Other

Our favorite emo-veering indie-popping identical twins took a detour from perpetrating The Con on the road long enough to do a two-girls/one-puppet jam on "Walking With The Ghost." There's some serious A/V sync issues, but still the girls sound great... CONTINUE READING TEGAN AND SARA VISIT PANCAKE MOUNTAIN, ARGUE WITH EACH OTHER»

Posted on November 30, 2007 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Pancake Mountain | Tegan And Sara

Meat Puppet, Actual Puppet Duet

Curt Kirkwood rekindles an old harmonic partnership with Rufus Leaking on "Backwater." Rufus's a solid hype dog through the first verse, and at the very least knows the lyrics through the hook and verse two. Ends on a sad note,... CONTINUE READING MEAT PUPPET, ACTUAL PUPPET DUET»

Posted on September 12, 2007 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Meat Puppets | Pancake Mountain

Against Lee!

We've been none too shy about our fondness for Against Me!'s major label debut. As if dating Claire Danes for a bunch of years wasn't enough, Ben Lee went and one-upped our AM! love by ably covering New Wave start... CONTINUE READING AGAINST LEE!»

Posted on August 20, 2007 in MP3, Video (15 comments)
Tags: Against Me! | Ben Lee | Pancake Mountain

How M.I.A. Helped Captain Perfect Get His Groove Back

Indie friendly kids show Pancake Mountain plays host to Kala queen Maya Arulpragasam, and she takes the opportunity to teach the little ones (and Captain Perfect) how to do the sunshowers, step on the cockroach, and get random. Don't think... CONTINUE READING HOW M.I.A. HELPED CAPTAIN PERFECT GET HIS GROOVE BACK»

Posted on August 15, 2007 in Video (20 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | Pancake Mountain

The Flaming Lips, White Stripes, Lewis Black Visit Pancake Mountain

On location at Bonnaroo, Rufus Leaking the goat puppet held court with his Pancake Mountain cohorts, welcoming the likes of Wayne Coyne, Jack & Meg, Lewis Black, Tim Fite, and Franz Ferdinand to film some cute shorts for the indie... CONTINUE READING THE FLAMING LIPS, WHITE STRIPES, LEWIS BLACK VISIT PANCAKE MOUNTAIN»