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___MASK89___ is a piece that is often written specifically for a ___MASK100___ program , ___MASK37___ , video game or movie , and usually played during the intro , opening credits and / or ending credits . Alternative ___MASK86___ ( also called alternative music , alt - ___MASK86___ or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK52___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK52___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the ___MASK41___ style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk ___MASK86___ , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground ___MASK86___ artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether ___MASK86___ or not , that is seen to be descended from punk ___MASK86___ ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). They Might Be ___MASK15___ ( often abbreviated as TMBG ) is an American alternative ___MASK75___ formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell . During TMBG ' s early years , Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo , often accompanied by a drum machine . In the early 1990s , TMBG expanded to include a backing band . The duo ' s current backing band consists of Marty Beller , Dan Miller , and Danny Weinkauf . The group is best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music . Over their career , they have found success on the modern rock and CMJ charts . More recently they have also found success in children ' s music , and in theme music for several television programs and films . John Conant Flansburgh ( born ___MASK81___ 6 , 1960 ) is an American ___MASK4___ . He is half of the long - standing Brooklyn , New York - based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants , for which he writes , sings , and plays rhythm guitar . He is left - handed . The Wrong Coast is a Canadian stop - motion animated ___MASK23___ show . The show emulates a Hollywood gossip show with fake news and features , and includes many parodies on Hollywood movies , often utilizing the voices of real stars . The theme song is performed by They Might Be Giants . The Wrong Coast was produced by Blueprint Entertainment , Cuppa Coffee Studios and Curious Pictures with stop - motion animation provided by Cuppa Coffee Studios . The series initially was to air for American audiences on AMC in ___MASK91___ 2003 but never did , then in Canada on The Movie Network in April 2004 . Teletoon has rebroadcast the original season in Canada since 19 August 2005 . A French - dubbed version of the series , titled La Côte Ouest , aired in Canada on Télétoon . With no further episodes produced or announced , the show was apparently canceled after its only season . Marty Beller ( born ___MASK84___ 10 , 1967 ) is an American ___MASK4___ and songwriter . He is the current drummer for They Might Be Giants since 2004 due to Dan Hickey ' s departure . He has recorded two solo albums . He has contributed writing and vocals for three of TMBG ' s albums : " Here Come the ABCs " ( on " Alphabet Lost And Found "), " Here Come the 123s " and " Here Comes Science " ( on " Speed and Velocity "). CMJ Holdings , Corp . is a ___MASK97___ events and online media ___MASK74___ which runs a website , hosts an annual festival in New York City , and previously published " CMJ New Music Monthly ". Danny Weinkauf ( born ___MASK91___ 4 , 1963 ) is a Grammy - winning New York - based musician and composer . He is currently a member of the backing band for They Might Be Giants ( TMBG ). Playing bass guitar , he has recorded and toured with the band since the late 1990s . Weinkauf had previously performed in a band called Lincoln along with TMBG ' s guitarist Dan Miller and drummer Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera . He has written four songs for TMBG , all for their children ' s albums . Weinkauf wrote and sang " Where Do They Make Balloons ?" on the children ' s album " No !", " Number Two " from " Here Come The 123s ", " I Am a Paleontologist " from " Here Comes Science ", and " Elephants " from " Why ?" He also played bass alongside bandmate John Flansburgh for his solo project Mono Puff , in addition to providing additional bass on John Linnell ' s " State Songs " album . John Sidney Linnell ( born ___MASK30___ 12 , 1959 , in New York City ) is an American ___MASK4___ , known primarily as one half of Brooklyn , New York alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants . In addition to singing and songwriting , he plays accordion , baritone and bass saxophone , clarinet , and keyboards for the group . A ___MASK39___ ___MASK33___ is an electronic ___MASK41___ instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums , cymbals , other percussion instruments , and often basslines . Drum machines are most commonly associated with electronic music genres such as house music , but are also used in many other genres . Children ' s ___MASK97___ is ___MASK97___ composed and performed for children . In European - influenced contexts this means ___MASK97___ , usually songs , written specifically for a juvenile audience . The composers are usually adults . Children ' s ___MASK97___ has historically held both ___MASK7___ and educational functions . Children ' s ___MASK97___ is often designed to provide an entertaining means of teaching children about their culture , other cultures , good ___MASK71___ , facts and skills . Many are folk songs , but there is a whole genre of educational ___MASK97___ that has become increasingly popular .