Posted in Film, Literary, New York City, tagged Elyot Vionnet, I Shudder, Kurt Andersen, New Jersey, Paul Rudnick, Studio 360 on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you been acquainted with a Mr. Elyot Vionnet?
You may not think so, but he’s actually someone we have all experienced at one time or another. For instance, remember the time when that woman with the cell phone and the couture shopping bags slammed right into you on the sidewalk and then gave you [...]
Posted in Music, New York City, tagged Electric Car, Here Comes Science, Kurt Andersen, They Might Be Giants on September 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
They Might Be Giants is just about my favorite working band, and not just because they’re also the only band — apart from the Byrds, many many years ago — with whom I’ve actually worked a show onstage and back stage. TMBG are smart and good and nice and funny. And live in Brooklyn. Really: [...]
Posted in Music, Video, tagged Auto-tune, Auto-Tune the News, Kurt Andersen, The Gregory Brothers on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reports of the death of Auto-Tune are greatly exaggerated. This week on the show, we hear from the Gregory Brothers, a band that has turned the music industry’s favorite note-correction software on TV newscasters and politicians. With their series of viral web videos “Auto-Tune the News,” they’ve made divas out of talking heads.
Check out our [...]
Posted in Literary, New York City, Video, tagged aha moment, Kurt Andersen, Leonard Lopate, Reset, Studio 360, WNYC on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our host didn’t have to go far for his most recent media appearance. On Tuesday, Kurt was a guest on The Leonard Lopate Show– our friendly neighbors in the WNYC office.
Kurt tells Leonard about his new book Reset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America and shares one [...]
Posted in Music, New York City, tagged Andy Warhol, Kurt Andersen, Michael Jackson, Studio 360, Time Magazine, Vered Gallery on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What happens when you mix the King of Pop with the King of Pop Art? The answer is Andy Warhol’s 1984 portrait of Michael Jackson, which will hit the New York auction block later this month. The bidding will start at $840,000, but since both Jackson and Warhol are dead, the piece is expected to [...]
Posted in Video, tagged Comedy Central, Financial Crisis, Kurt Andersen, Reset, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not every day that you see someone you know on your favorite TV show– which is why I was so psyched to see Kurt on The Colbert Report Tuesday night. Stephen Colbert talked to Kurt about his new book Reset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America.
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Posted in Film, Music, tagged Cold Souls, Duets, Kurt Andersen, Paul Giamatti, PRI, Studio 360, Try a Little Tenderness on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor, a graduate of Yale, a member of Skull and Bones, and… a soul singer?! The last one surprised us too when we rediscovered his performance in Duets (2000) – about karaoke singers. Kurt got the chance to chat with oh-so-modest Giamatti recently, who [...]
Posted in Music, tagged Aspen Ideas Festival, Kurt Andersen, overused phrases, Studio 360, They Might Be Giants on July 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you’re ever in a room with They Might Be Giants, one thing’s for sure, watch what you say! At the Aspen Ideas Festival, Kurt got the chance to talk to band members John Flansburgh, John Linnell, and Marty Beller about their hilarious list of phrases that “nobody in the band is allowed to say.” [...]
Posted in Music, tagged Aspen Ideas Festival, John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Kurt Andersen, They Might Be Giants on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On July 4th, Kurt caught up with They Might Be Giants‘ John Flansburgh, John Linnell, and Marty Beller at the Aspen Ideas Festival and found out why the sun really shines. (The special show airs on Studio 360 this weekend.) Not in attendance were John and John’s sock puppet alter egos – the delightfully orange [...]
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