Aug 08, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

This weekend at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival The Muppets’ house band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, made their first ever live festival appearance. The band (Dr. Teeth, Animal, Janice, Floyd Pepper, Zoot, and Lips) performed “Can You Picture That?” from The Muppet Movie, as well as covers of The Mowgli’s’ “San Francisco,” Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ “Home,” and The Band’s “Ophelia.” Their performance culminated with The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends” for which they were joined by the Oakland Tabernacle Choir. More

Apr 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Outside Lands have announced their 2016 lineup. The festival goes down August 5 - 7 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Highlights of the lineup include Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Air, Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, Beach House, Ryan Adams, Duran Duran, The Last Shadow Puppets, Foals, Peaches, Kevin Morby, Lana Del Rey, DIIV, Big Grams, Julien Baker, Lionel Richie, Major Lazer, Jason Isbell, Lord Huron, Vince Staples, Years & Years, HÆLOS, POLIÇA, Ra Ra Riot, Rogue Wave, Caveman, Whitney, Miguel, and Chance the Rapper. More

Mar 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

As we reported last week, Jack White (of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather) is guest starring on tonight’s season finale of ABC’s more adult, but still family friendly, revival of The Muppets. Last week we were treated to a clip from the episode of White and Kermit singing The White Stripes’ “Fell in Love With a Girl” (which is below again). More

Feb 26, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

As we reported yesterday, Jack White (of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather) is guest starring on next Tuesday’s season finale of ABC’s more adult, but still family friendly, revival of The Muppets. White will be giving Kermit the Frog love advice. Now Entertainment Weekly has premiered the first clip from the episode. More

Feb 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

ABC’s more adult, but still family friendly, revival of The Muppets has been fun, at least for thirty-something viewers who grew up on the original Muppet Show. It’s achieved a good balance between topical humor, with themes that will go over the heads of most child viewers, and the heart and soul that’s always made The Muppets such beloved characters. More

Dec 01, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters guest stars on tonight’s episode of The Muppets, which airs on ABC at 8 PM Eastern. At the end of the episode Grohl has a drum off with Animal. And since the episode actually aired in Canada last night, video of the fun drum battle has surfaced online. Be warned that the below video includes the last three minutes of the episode, so if you’re a regular watcher of the show you may want to just wait until tonight. More

Nov 29, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Fans of TV and music funnymen Flight of the Conchords may be in for a treat. Keyword: may. At the recent premiere of The Muppets film—on which member Bret McKenzie serviced as music supervisor—the Kiwi-funnyman slyly mentioned to The Hollywood Reporter, “We’re gonna try and do a movie. We just need a story.” More

Nov 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

R.E.M. who? After the demise of his day job, Michael Stipe seems to be doing all right. After being the first musician to be enshrined on Stephen Colbert’s memorial shelf, last night the singer stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. More

Sep 16, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Proving puppets have the best ad campaigns The Muppets have been busy promoting their upcoming film (out November 23), with a series of spoof trailers—including a new one that takes on Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. More

Jul 12, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

My Morning Jacket have done a rendition of Muppets song “Our World” for an upcoming Muppets tribute album. More