Steve Buscemi is known for many of his recognizable roles, but he was not able to secure a part in Barry Levinson ‘s 1987 comedy Tin Men, the actor recalled on Wednesday’s Late Show With Stephen ...

Rather miraculously, The Tin Men has existed with the same membership since 2002. Before they were Tin Men, McMurray and sousaphonist Matt Perrine were members of Royal Fingerbowl.

The Tin Men recorded and pressed “On the Shady Side” in time to sell the album in Switzerland in June. “We were like, ‘Why don’t we do a New Orleans-y kind of record?’ ” McMurray said.

Tin Men was made by Barry Levinson, in his first writing-and-directing effort since his wonderful Diner of 1982. Like Diner, the new film takes place in Levinson’s hometown of Baltimore, and ...

The Tin Men work, Perrine said, because "when people hear about the band, they have no idea what to expect. They show up with a clean palette and we can paint whatever we want to on that.