Many parents would say that it’s a difficult task for educational music and media to ingratiate itself to full-family enjoyment. Whereas modern, non-lesson-centric children’s music, videos & books will often pull lovingly on the heartstrings of a parent while simultaneously bringing exuberant joy to a youngster, curriculum-based media tends to […]
It’s a good week to be a monkey. That is, assuming your name is Phineas McBoof. Dr. Noize’s hit iPhone app BANANAS has been updated to include Riley Robot and, the best news, is now 100% free. Download it here. Still not convinced you should take a fun free app […]
Dr. Noize, the mad genius behind rock-opera The Ballad of Phineas McBoof, breaks down the new single from version 2 of his debut album by taking about Vivaldi, syncopation, and ancient chord progressions. He’s encouraged to dance like Justin Bieber, but he encourages us to listen to a wide range […]
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Dr. Noize, the mad genius behind The Ballad of Phineas McBoof – the album and the book. He’s back now making a splash with his new concept Grammaropolis, a mashup off Schoolhouse Rock and Roger Hargreaves’ Little Miss/Mr. Men books. Having spent […]
A fairly sizable piece on spending a short weekend in D.C. is coming soon. In the meantime…remember my very favorable review of “The Ballad of Phineas McBoof” by Dr. Noize or the fact that I believe it to be a top 10 kid’s record in 2007 (in the Fids and […]
Playing out like an audio-only E! Hollywood Story for the preschool set, this fictitious tale of a wayward musical genius, who also happens to be a monkey, is as original as children’s entertainment gets. Phineas is a banana lovin’ guitar wizard who has attained an insane and unwanted level of […]
