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Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , Music Appreciation Tom Freitag In the latest installment of "Band in a Box" from our friends at Aux TV , Ben Folds Five explain their video for "Do it Anyway." The video features the band and comedian Rob Corddry running afoul of various characters from Jim Henso n's Muppet-tastic '80s universe Fraggle Rock who suddenly appear in [...]

The mid-90s was an interesting time for the rock landscape that was dominated by a mix of post-grunge acts, aging classic rock bands and hook-friendly corporate rock. The alternative music scene was beginning to break through to the mainstream thanks in part to the success of both Lollapalooza and H.O.R.D.E. - who exposed attendees to bands that weren't necessarily getting radio airplay or support from MTV. Why am I once again boring you with a history lesson? Well it's mainly to give context to the the era of when  Ben Folds Five first arrived, with their smart brand of [...]

Here's the official music video for " Do It Anyway ," the first track from Ben Folds Five's much anticipated album " The Sound of the Life of the Mind ". The video feature the Fraggles from Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" and also stars Rob Corddry, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Hardwick. This definitely tops Weezer's video that featured Muppets and might be the best thing you watch today. Great, great, video. And yes, as one commenter on YouTube notes: "The Fraggles can be happy underground."