Day 1 - Band Rotunda Tour

Ha! From Rhys’ myspace blog.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
 BAND ROTUNDA TOUR SCHEDULE - DAY 1
Category: Travel and Places
WELCOME______________TO THE FIRST BAND ROTUNDA TOUR.
DRESS: as we will be walking i would recommend some light shorts and a cotton top. Also bring jacket for the evening. And water and snacks. (nothing too loud - no apples bret). [...]

The Boston Globe explores the Conchords musical genius

Saul Austerlitz has a really nice article about the guys’ musical knowledge and talent. You can read this two page article at the Boston Globe.

By Saul Austerlitz, Globe Correspondent | July 29, 2007
Music and comedy have always made for strange, if comfortable, bedfellows. During Bob Dylan’s mid-1960s heyday, his concerts would inspire [...]

Excellent article from Zapit

Some excellent observations in this Zapit blog by Liz Pardue. For instance, noting how much fun the guys seem to be having in the video during the credits. Or that the greeting card guy was John Hodgman aka PC guy! She also brings up one of my favorite moments from Episode 6:
And it gets [...]

The A.V. Club interviews Bret

Amelie Gillette interviews Bret for A.V.Club.. apparently, this interview took place before Bonnaroo.
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TCA Press Tour Highlights redux

Yes, this is basically the same article I posted earlier but with one addition..
Here are some highlights of the event:
* After stumbling his way through a preface that involved the phrase, “Bret, there’s this kind of depressed, fidgety, insecure vibe that you give off that’s not unlike your character” (which raised Bret’s eyebrows, I can [...]

Get HBO already

In the comments section of this Lindsayism post, an intriguing question was asked, “Which do you prefer? The live versions of the songs or the music video version?” I think anyone who has seen or heard the live version first will undoubtedly pick the live version. But what do you newbie fans think? Have you [...]

Interesting Comedy Observation

dday had this interesting comment on Ezra Klein: Sunday Night Conchords Blogging.

As for Conchords, I have wanted to blog this: they have this recurrent joke where they give you just enough information, whether verbally or within the frame, and then they dribble out just a little extra and that’s the joke (for example, “I [...]