It’s Leap Day, that special occasion that only comes once every four years, when a small crack in the galactic fabric opens up and somehow a day called “February 29th” is the result, whereby new knowledge and a boundless mysterious energy field passes into the known universe. At least, that’s what Grandma used to say.

And this year–according to Google Translate, anyway–the Universe seems to be dropping some myystic knowledge about Tim’s band PYYRAMIDS.

For starters, there’s their brand new DIY-style video for “Don’t Go,” which you can (and should) watch above. The Universe agrees.

Also, there’s the band’s Human Beings EP, which itself has come into existence on groovy 10-inch vinyl that’s available now at your favorite independent record shop.

And lastly, if you find yourself in Los Angeles this coming Monday, March 5th, you might notice another side effect of the Leap Day energy field: a rare live appearance by Tim, Drea, and PYYRAMIDS as part of the NO Residency at The Echo (1822 W. Sunset Blvd). Check out the cool poster below. That’s this coming Monday, and it’s free.

Leap Day should come every year. Is there a Kickstarter for that yet?

There are so many reasons to look forward to this Sunday. Friends, for starters. But also beer helmets, puppy-cams, fried snacks, halftime explosions, the whole football game thing, and–as we may have mentioned–A NEW OK GO VIDEO!! That hadn’t always been the plan, but our partner Chevy saw the finished product, got SUPER excited about it, and is now strapping “Needing/Getting” to the Super Bowl machine for the full treatment. It’s a crazy world we live in when the most amazingly bizarre video we’ve ever made is suddenly at the top of the advertising world heap, but who are we to argue?

So let’s not forget the true meaning of Sunday — OK Go in a super-hacked Chevy Sonic, playing 288 guitars, 55 pianos, and 1,157 homemade instruments while Damian acts as a stunt driver. (He took lessons.) It’s truly the little things that are meaningful. So without further ado, let us present to you…

Super Bowl Sunday OK Go “Needing/Getting” Extravaplan 2012™
(all times are Eastern Standard)

12:00pm – Don your beer helmet and start deep frying your chicken wings. It’s an American tradition.

2:06pm – This is an estimated time, as the program is still a bit up in the air. But we will be appearing on the NBC Pre-Game broadcast to introduce the video. NBC will then air a two minute excerpt of the video itself on air. At that time, you (and us and the rest of the world) will be able to get the full dust-tastic/pneumatic-arm-aided/please-Damian-don’t-kill-us experience of the “Needing/Getting” video, which will be viewable on Chevy’s micro-site, LetsDoThis.com, as well as on MTV.com.

Sometime During the Game – We will appear briefly in a longer Chevy Sonic Stunt ad. Keep your eyes peeled!

Post-Game – Immediately following the game, Chevy will be debuting our dedicated television ad for the “Needing/Getting” video. Thirty glorious seconds of OK Goodness. So stick around for that moment when one team wins, the other team loses, they pan around to all the happy and sad faces for 20 seconds, and then cut to commercial. Because there we’ll be.

And, with that, the “Needing/Getting” video will be out there in the world to watch again and again to try to figure out exactly how they got the right notes out of all of those pianos, guitars, and what-have-yous…Stay tuned over the next few weeks for that and many more behind-the-scenes details, contests, and other stuff, and be thankful you’re not out in the desert without cell service, covered in dust, with Damian at the wheel.

Quick, without looking below, what are the three primary colors?

Alright, you can look below now. But, like us, you might need to look twice (or just look once and do a double-take) because OK Go are on Sesame Street!

That’s right, our multi-hued heroes make their PBS debut this Thursday, February 2nd. Check your local listings to find out precisely when you can see and hear a new song and video for “3 Primary Colors.” But you can also watch it below, and–if you didn’t answer the above question correctly–school yourself on the primary colors.

Using new music written by OK Go, the video was conceived and directed by Al Jarnow, a pioneer stop-motion animator who made tons and tons of classic educational and experimental short films in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s for Sesame Street, Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact, and other shows. The Numero Group put out a swell DVD of his collected work a few years ago, as well: Celestial Navigations: The Short Films of Al Jarnow.