Hornblow

Hornblow Artist management firm, independent record label, purveyors of cool t-shirts and bumper stickers. The Hornblow Group USA, Inc.

was founded by Jamie Lincoln Kitman, an automotive journalist and law school graduate, shortly after taking over They Might Be Giants' management in March 1987. A one-time college roommate of TMBG's first producer, Bill Krauss, Kitman had first seen TMBG in the summer of 1983. Bo Orloff, creator of the initial tmbg.com, and a kindergarten classmate of Kitman's, was a VP at Hornblow from 1989 to 19

93. Day-to-day operations are currently overseen by Peter Smolin, with assistance from Phil Frandina and Josh Flower.. Past clients include Black Linen, Dave Davies, Delicate Steve, Edwyn Collins, Freedy Johnston, Meat Puppets, Mike Viola, OK Go, Oppenheimer, PYYRAMIDS, Tally Hall, The Beautiful South, The La's, Trashcan Sinatras, Violent Femmes, and Yo La Tengo.

04/01/2025

From the vaults. The beginning of the story of getting They Might Be Giants signed to a major label. Written in 1996.

As you've probably heard, you meet a lot of great people in the music industry. In fact, some of my all-time favorites introduced themselves to me shortly after I got into the business, in 1987, wh...

03/06/2025

Evangelical pastor Steve Berger’s political influence campaign operates out of his D.C. townhouse. In addition to House Speaker Mike Johnson living there, a prominent Trump ally, Rep. Andy Ogles, has the keys.

The myth of too many government employees.
02/16/2025

The myth of too many government employees.

After World War II, the vast majority of Americans—Democrats and Republicans alike—agreed that the federal government should regulate business, provide a basic social safety net, promote infrastructure, and protect civil rights.

Thanks to Bo Orloff and his excellent Wub-Fur Internet Radio for posting and pointing out this excellent recording of Da...
02/15/2025

Thanks to Bo Orloff and his excellent Wub-Fur Internet Radio for posting and pointing out this excellent recording of David Thomas (Pere Ubu,) and The Accordian Club, w Garo Yellin (Ordinaires, Pere Ubu) and Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cws7fV7rcXM The short-lived project was, as he points out, a virtual Hornblow supergroup.

Version 2 (or 3?) of one of David Thomas’ solo projects, The Accordion Club, featured Garo Yellin of the Wooden Birds and the Ordinaires (and later, of Pere ...

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