The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #802

The Ting Tings - Happy Birthday

A fabulous Altered Images cover...

As performed on Yo Gabba Gabba.

Visit The Ting Tings on MySpace.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Happy Birthday [alt link]

The Ting Tings Confirm Another US Tour

Catch the duo this autumn at:

10/14/08 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/16/08 Las Vegas, NV Jillians
10/17/08 Dallas, TX Pontiac Room
10/19/08 Austin, TX The Parish
10/20/08 Houston, TX House Of Blues
10/21/08 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
10/23/08 Atlanta, GA Variety Theatre
10/25/08 Williamsburg, VA College Of W & M
10/26/08 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
11/1/08 New York, NY Webster Hall

TTT recently dropped by Nick's Yo Gabba Gabba.

MP3: TTT - Great DJ (CH Mix)

The Ting Tings Perform On Nickelodeon's 'Yo Gabba Gabba'

For the show's season premiere...

The duo tackled Altered Images' 'Happy Birthday'.

Enjoy a snippet of the cover at EW.

Earlier in the week, TTT dropped by Craig Ferguson.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ (CH Mix)

The Ting Tings Visit Craig Ferguson

Enjoy last night's performance of We Started Nothing's 'That's Not My Name' below.


MP3: The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (Remix)

The Ting Tings Announce 2009 UK Trek

The journey will include:

2.25 Glasgow: Academy
2.26 Manchester: Apollo
3.1 Leeds: Academy
3.2 Wolverhampton: Civic Hall
3.3 Portsmouth: Guildhall
3.5 Swindon: Oasis
3.6 London: Brixton Academy

Watch the duo's latest video here.

Visit The Ting Tings on MySpace.

MP3: TTT - Great DJ (CH Mix)

The Ting Tings Unleash New Video

Enjoy 'Be The One' below. Download a stellar TTT selection at bottom of post.


MP3: The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

The Ting Tings Visit NPR's World Cafe

Last week's set featured:

Great DJ
Shut Up & Let Me Go
We Started Nothing
That's Not My Name

Enjoy the full appearance here.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ

The Ting Tings @ McCarren Park: A Mighty Step

Fierce. Abbreviated. Intrepid. Official TMS Rating: 9/10. Photos, MP3 & setlist below.









(Setlist) We Walk. Great DJ. Fruit Machine. That's Not My Name. Keep Your Head. Shut Up.

MP3: The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

NPR Broadcasts Ting Tings DC Gig

Their 9:30 Club set featured...

We Walk
Great DJ
Fruit Machine
Keep Your Head
Traffic Light
That's Not My Name
Be The One
Shut Up & Let Me Go
We Started Nothing

Listen to the full playback here.

MP3: TTT - Great DJ (CH Mix)

The Tings Tings Eager To Work With Dizzee Rascal

TTT frontwoman, Katie White, explains: *We saw Dizzee Rascal at Glastonbury and he told us that he was planning to do a cover of our song for Radio 1's Live Lounge. He was like 'You know, we should work together.' We would actually love to do that as he's great. It would be good to do something new and just see what turns out. We make quite different music from each other but I think it would be interesting!* Read more over at NME. MP3 at bottom.

Enjoy my Q&A with The Ting Tings here.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ

The Ting Tings Announce Autumn UK Tour

Catch the duo this fall at:

Liverpool Carling Academy (Sept 20)
Glasgow Barrowlands (Sept 21)
Newcastle Carling Academy (Sept 23)
Nottingham Rock City (Sept 24)
Southampton Guildhall (Sept 25)
Sheffield Carling Academy (Sept 26)
Norwich UEA (Sept 28)
Lincoln Engine Shed (Sept 29)
Leicester University (Sept 30)
Manchester Academy (Oct 2)
Birmingham Carling Academy (Oct 4)
Cardiff University Great Hall (Oct 5)
Bristol Carling Academy (Oct 7)
London Shepherds Bush Empire (Oct 8)
London Forum (Oct 9)

Read my review of their recent NYC gig here.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Shut Up... (Remix)

The Ting Tings Interviewed By Current TV

Enjoy the Q&A session here.

I recently conducted an '8 Questions With' the duo.

Visit TTT on MySpace.

MP3: TTT - Shut Up & Let Me Go (Remix)

The Ting Tings Record AOL Session

This week's set included:

Shut Up & Let Me Go
That's Not My Name
Great DJ
Fruit Machine
Traffic Light

Watch the full performance here.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ (CH Mix)

The Tings Tings @ Bowery: Girl Boy String Drum

Thanks to a #1 UK album, an MTV smash and of course, a ubiquitous iTunes commercial, The Ting Tings have become a household name within a few short months. Last night marked their Bowery debut. The 9 song, 40 minute set focused exclusively on their debut LP (We Started Nothing) and was akin to a poptastic roller coaster ride. The British duo has not reinvented the wheel by any means with their catchy three minute tunes but something about each track is instantly addicting and full of arrant flair. Read my recent interview with The Ting Tings here. Visit them on MySpace. Photos, setlist & MP3 of 'Great DJ' below.







(Setlist) We Walk. Great DJ. Fruit Machine. Keep Your Head. Traffic Light. Shut Up & Let Me Go. Be The One. That's Not My Name. (Encore) We Started Nothing.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ

The Ting Tings Debut New Video

Enjoy 'Shut Up & Let Me Go' below. Read our '8 Questions With' the duo here.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ (Calvin Harris Mix)

8 Questions With: The Ting Tings

Our latest interview is with TTT's Jules De Martino.

We had a fabulous word association session.

Results (plus two bonus answers) below.

Visit The Ting Tings on MySpace.

Cher: Nakedness
Noel Gallagher: Arrogance
Beth Ditto: Amazing
Jools Holland: Uber-cool
London: Crammed
Copenhagen: Classic
Brooklyn: Manchester-esque
Dublin: Buzzing
The Blogosphere: Naturally Expressive
Barack Obama: Absolute

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ (CH Mix)

The Ting Tings Interviewed By Yahoo

Watch the full Q&A session below. Download a TTT track at bottom of post.


MP3: The Ting Tings - Anyway I Can

The Ting Tings Visit Jimmy Kimmel

Enjoy last night's take on 'Shut Up & Let Me Go' below. TTT MP3 at bottom.


MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ

The Ting Tings Debut At #1 On UK Album Charts

Congrats to Jules & Katie!

Watch their new iPod commercial here.

Visit the Salford based duo on MySpace.

MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ

The Ting Tings Give Track-By-Track Guide To Debut LP

Learn all about the duo's 2008 release, We Started Nothing, in the clip below.


MP3: The Ting Tings - Great DJ