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...about finding the stories on the show? Clark Cogbill LITTLE ROCK...
INDIE HITS Want a hot idea for a popular rock song? How about one that deals with mammalian metabolism? No? What about particle physics or James K. Polk? Such improbable topics have made They Might Be Giants a phenomenon in the indie-rock world for more than 20 years--and that same sense of curiosity and ingenuousness is now making them just as popular with kids...
...want to sell your music, that aesthetic has to appeal to listeners too. In the case of They Might Be Giants, it surely did, at least among rock fans, and Flansburgh and Linnell decided kids might also get it. In 2002 they released their first collection of children's songs--an album simply titled No! They soon became a fixture on the Disney Channel, writing the theme song for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, as well as for Higglytown Heroes, an animated show in which the characters are modeled on Russian nesting dolls--a vaguely surreal concept that is perfectly suited...
Later, Stuckey, who used to work as a music producer, realized that TV was not as accessible as he had imagined, so he decided to combine his passion for rock 'n' roll and, as he calls it, "locally controlled arts" to produce his own show. Why did he aim it at kids? "Let's face it," he says. "Most adults give up on music after college. You gotta plant the seeds early...
...elected to represent New Hampshire in the House of Representatives in 2006 and served as the president of the new class of representatives that year. Aside from his legal and political careers, Hodes also moonlights as a musician. He has performed both folk and children’s rock music with his wife Peggo under the name Peggo and Paul. “He has his own record label. He’s funny. He’s charismatic,” said College Democrats Events Director Jonathan P. Hawley ’10, who organized the gala...