BANANA SLUG STRING BAND “TURTLE ATE A JELLY” When do I post about educational message songs? Hardly ever, actually. But when the music is as good as it is on “Turtle Ate A Jelly” I make an exception. Plus, I freakin’ hate plastic bags. This Caribbean island joint from the […]
My favorite Recess Monkey video ever? Quite possibly. A few notes of interest regarding this video for “Flying”, the title track to the Seattle trio’s newest album: This may not seem to have been a big budget production but have you ever bought snacks in an airport? Jack’s munchies probably […]
Other than Barney Saltzberg, there’s not a whole lot of quality crossover between the worlds of kid’s lit and kid’s music. Little did I know, when I reviewed his fantastic debut kid’s book A Dog is a Dog, that author Stephen Shaskan is also a children’s recording artist. His songs, […]
The first sound we hear from “Love, Cake & Monsters”, the forthcoming and highly anticipated new release from PKRS, is the seasonally appropriate and pointedly-titled tune “Halloween”. The dramatic, not-at-all-spooky holiday number features a 53-piece Macedonian orchestra which sounds terrific. But I’m less impressed with the song frankly – which […]
Bi-lingual NYC kindie band Hot Peas ‘N Butter will perform in New York City with Hanson and Mat Kearney, among others, on Saturday 10/22 as part of VH1’s Save The Music Foundation Family Day. The groovy, popular Noggin-friendly band will unveil their new single “Colores” at this special NYC show. […]
It’s Halloween time, peeps, and Roy Handy & the Moonshot is back with a gritty garage rock ditty – and accompanying sepia toned video – that’s sure to delight. Slip on the plastic fangs, crank up the volume, and enjoy “I’m A Vampire” by Roy Handy & the Moonshot: “I’m […]
There’s something about Haiti and kid’s music. Heidi Swedberg has been there. Dre Towey, Liz Mitchell, Dirty Sock Funtime Band, Laurie Berkner, Suzi Shelton and others have performed live to raise money for aid organizations doing important work there. And then there’s the granddaddy of all kindie Haitian relief efforts: […]
The rusty-throated New Englander Alastair Moock is set to release his sophomore kindie folk disc next week, the title track of which is a goofy tale of friendly paper clips, invisible pals, and re-purposed Barbie dolls. Check out the homespun video for “These Are My Friends” which uses intersperses live […]
