"We like to call it background music," says John Flansburgh. Whatever you call it, "Malcolm" uses a lot of it. One reason: There's no laugh track.

John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants has been released from the hospital after breaking seven ribs in a car crash. The accident happened late last week in New York when an alleged drunk driver ...

Last week, They Might Be GiantsS hit the road to celebrate the 20th birthday of their signature album; Flood.To mark the anniversary, Giants founders John Flansburgh and John Linnell talked to ...

On greeting John Flansburgh — one-half of legendary NYC pop duo They Might Be Giants — via telephone, I find the script has been flipped. “Oh, hey Charlie,” Flansburgh says. “I’ve got ...

John Linnell (left) and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. Photograph by Shervin Lainez. T he career trajectory of alternative rock band legends They Might Be Giants came awfully close to ...

They Might Be Giants, founded by John Linnell and John Flansburgh in 1981, were indie rock pioneers in several different ways. The band members lived in Brooklyn before it was cool for bands to do so.