I've long, long, long been a fan of Central Services Board of Education and especially their song "The Lonely Tomato."
So now that the band's done a video for the song featuring animation from Seattle animator Galadriel Liceaga, you think there's anyway I'm not going to mention it here? Of course not.
(I dig the mult-spectacled tuber.)
Central Services Board of Education - "The Lonely Tomato"
Hmmm.... What's This, Then?
For those of you tired of searching through your iTunes for They Might Be Giants' Podcast for Kids, have no fear. Some enterprising soul has now put up a TMBG Kids YouTube channel. I have no idea if this is official or not -- is the band preparing for its next batch of podcasts for the upcoming Here Comes Science?
Here is the last podcast from more than 6 months ago, featuring "Can You Find It?," "The Secret Life of Six," and robot jokes.
I miss the puppet Johns.
Concert Recap: Randy Kaplan (Phoenix, December 2008)
I look at the date of my last post, and clearly I've been taking an unofficial vacation from the site. Lots of stuff to do, both pleasant and less so, but before it gets too far in my rear-view mirror, I wanted to be sure to talk about and post some photos and videos from last weekend's concert by Randy Kaplan here at Church of the Beatitudes in Phoenix.
One of the first songs Randy led off with was a cover of Elizabeth Cotten's classic "Frieght Train"...
Happy Holiday Greetings from Ralph's World
Everybody's getting in their Happy Holiday greetings except for me (very soon, I hope), but in the meanwhile, here's one from Ralph Covert, better known to some (though not all) for Ralph's World.
Here he is singing (part of?) "That's What I Want for Christmas" from the musical Hansel and Gretel he co-wrote with G. Riley Mills. It's short, but still fun.
Ralph Covert - "That's What I Want for Christmas"
Video: "Lovely, Love My Family" - The Roots. For Reals.
I can't tell you how many people visit here looking for information on the fabulous song "Lovely, Love My Family" by Philly's The Roots on the new Yo Gabba Gabba! soundtrack.
Actually, I can. It's a lot.
And so, just because I streamed "Lovely...", that wasn't enough. I also linked to a YouTube video which, unsurprisingly, was taken down.
But now you can watch on Nick Jr's own site right here. Yes, there's an ad beforehand. Oh, well... Enjoy. (And stick around, you can also see the video for the Ting Tings' cover of "Happy Birthday").
Video (and More!): "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon" - Eric Herman
Another video from Washington's Eric Herman, this one for his "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon" (available on his mellow Snail's Pace compilation). The song, based on a Kenn Nesbitt poem, is not my favorite tune of Herman's by any stretch, but I think the video really adds a lot. The illustrations from Lauren Wilson have an ever-so-slight Gustafer Yellowgold quality to them, though I'll admit to missing Eric's wife Roseann's animations.
Eric Herman - "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon"
Oh, and all of you who had Sugar Free Allstars, ScribbleMonster, and Eric Herman in the "Name The Next Kids' Music Collaboration" pool, congratulations...
