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, […]
Let’s face it, you and your significant other need some time alone. You need to stare deep into each other eyes and rekindle that flame of passion. Ooooor you need to make fun of your coworkers and bitch about the girl scout troop leader. Whichever. Totally your call. Any and […]
PAPA CROW “THINGS THAT ROAR” You may already know the tale of Bon Iver’s debut album “For Emma, Long Ago”. As the story goes, the bearded singer/songwriter Justin Vernon holed himself up in a northern Wisconsin cabin during a harsh winter to reflect and record what would eventually become one […]
Following up their innovative Tea Party app for iPad and iPhone, Toca Boca have unwrapped a birthday party version that adds a few surprises to the brilliant, already established template. Included in this festive, multi-finger imaginative play app are party favors with confetti to pop, a gift for the birthday […]
TODD MCHATTON “GALACTIC CHAMPIONS OF JOY” I sloppily made out with “Sundays at the Rocket Park”, McHatton’s last album, during a torrid affair in 2010 but I want to elope in the middle of the night in Vegas with “Galactic Champions of Joy”. I’m filled with that level of poor-decision-making […]
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 […]
**Be sure to scroll to the bottom for photos from last night’s Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure launch party in New York City with Amar’e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks** I admit it. I’m easily impressed. Especially in the area of technological advancement and its related gadgetry, I can quickly turn […]
