Video: "Getting In A Treetop" - Gustafer Yellowgold

The first video from the upcoming Gustafer Yellowgold CD/DVD set, Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Fever (out March 17), has been posted to YouTube. It's the mellow (of course) "Getting in a Treetop," which features a pretty vocal line from Morgan Taylor and some acrobatic somersaulting from the man in yellow. Gustafer Yellowgold - "Getting In A Treetop"

Dogs and Butterflies: New Stuff (sort of) from Mr. David

It's been awhile since I've talked about California-based musician Mr. David -- too long methinks -- but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy. He's just posted "Rainbow of Butterflies," a mellow groove originally recorded last year as a fundraiser for a Bay Area preschool. It features a chorus of kids, some nifty guitar work, and if you like Mr. David at all, it's worth your time to check it out -- the track is at his Myspace page. Mr. David, who recently relocated to the Los Angeles area, also released a video for "She's a Good Dog," off his excellent Jump in the Jumpy House disk from '06. Pretty simple -- Mr. David, and a dog, and not much else -- but I think the song is one of the more idiosyncratic and affectionate portraits in song of a canine friend. (Tip: view the video in high quality -- "normal quality" looks a little chunky.) Mr. David - "She's a Good Dog"

Video: "Valentine" - The Hipwaders

We're coming up here on Valentine's Day (or, as we also like to call it here in Arizona, Statehood Day), so that means it's time for some topically-appropriate YouTube cribbing. First up on the list -- The Hipwaders, who've posted one of my favorite tracks from their fine Educated Kid album -- "Valentine." Lots of 3-D, with a red 3-D person and a blue 3-D person acting out the song. A political allegory? The Hipwaders - "Valentine"