Fresh off his Austin Kiddie Limits weekend, Uncle Rock is coming out with his first DVD -- Number 1 DVD: Live From Kidtopia & Video Arcade -- very soon, and has posted a whole bunch of video clips from the DVD on his YouTube page. The DVD will feature 30 minutes of his live show from Kidtopia; 5 videos, including the great "Picnic in the Graveyard" and two new videos ("Playin' Possum" and "Nothin' Doin'"); and some extras. Look for it on sale in January.
Anyway, here's one of my favorite Uncle Rock tracks performed live, with another live video and one of those new videos after the jump. (More at his YouTube page.)
Uncle Rock - "It's Hot! (Don't Touch It!)"
New Music From Yo Gabba Gabba. (Sorta. Kinda.)
I've already talked about the new Yo Gabba Gabba! CD coming out next week, but you don't have to wait 'til then to get some YGG-related tunes.
Vancouver's The Salteens have released two new songs they recorded for the show. If you follow that link and give 'em an e-mail address, you'll instantaneously start downloading two tracks they recorded for the show -- "All My Friends" and "Count on my Hands." Of the two, "All My Friends" is the poppier and more straight-forward song; "Count" is a little more didactic, but cute in its own way. One of the songs, according to lead singer Scott Walker, was used in the current Season Two, but with different lyrics.
On a side note, Salteens fans will be a bit disappointed with the forthcoming CD as the wrong Salteens song will be on disk. Apparently everyone loves "I'm So Happy I Can Dance," but the disk features "Be Kind To Animals."
Listen To This: "Creepy Lullabies"
I told you last week about the two new releases from the wonderful Wee Hairy Beasties. Jon Langford, Sally Timms, and Kelly Hogan, backed up by Devil in a Woodpile, are giving their bug-sized slice of Americana another shot, this time with a Halloween take, on their Creepy Lullabies double-single/EP.
And you can now go hear for yourself. Get yourself on over to their Myspace page to give five new songs a spin. "Wee Scary Beasties" gives their theme song a twist, "Creepy Lullaby" is a gentle, ever-so-slightly-askew, lullaby, and "Monster's Disco" would be, if there was any justice in this world, a massive novelty hit. "The Lonely Vampire" and "Pumpkinhead" also make an appearance.
In addition, there are some more details about that second full-length. It's entitled Holidays Gone Crazy, and it's set to be released Nov. 4. It appears that many (all?) of the Halloween songs will make an appearance on this full CD, along with more traditional songs such as "Dinosaur Christmas." (What? That's not a traditional Christmas song? Well, maybe it will be.)
Anyway, go listen.
Video: "The Day After Halloween" - The Sippy Cups
San Francisco's The Sippy Cups have a new EP, One Day Soon, coming out today on iTunes, and to celebrate they've posted a video for the EP's most timely song, "The Day After Halloween." The song is a bit of a departure from a lot of Sippy Cups songs as it's pretty straightforward in its narrative structure. It's not a departure in that it has a not small amount of humor, and the accompanying video, about a kid who refuses to take off his ghost costume the next day, has got some amusing visuals.
7 + 5 = CANDY. Has that ghost been taking math lessons from my daughter?
The Sippy Cups - "The Day After Halloween"
A Little Bit More About That New Robbert Bobbert CD...
I know, I told you just last week about how Robbert Bobbert -- aka Robert Schneider from Apples in Stereo -- is releasing his debut kids music CD Robbert Bobbert & The Bubble Machine on January 20th, 2009.
But I found some album art, and thought I needed to share. Todd Webb posted some album art from the book accompanying the album, and it's cute enough to merit the click-through.
Really, that Bob Schneider there in the center is a hoot.
New Music from Johnny Bregar
It's been a little while since we've heard from Seattle's Johnny Bregar, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy, and he's got a new album out to prove it. On Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 4th), he'll be dropping his third CD, Dragonfly. Check out that sweet cover art by Kelly Angelovic.
Here's the track listing...
