Our other matchup in the Ella Jenkins Region for KidVid Tournament 2009 is a matchup of the #2 seed vs. the #3 seed. It's the Barenaked Ladies' "Pollywog in a Bog" (from their album Snacktime!) going up against Central Services' Board of Education's video for "The Lonely Tomato" off their self-titled debut.
Comments welcome below, but the videos and the all-important official poll are after the jump. All votes due by midnight tonight (Monday) East Coast time. One vote per person, please. And play nice.
KidVid Tournament 2009: The Jimmies vs. The Hipwaders
It's the very first matchup of KidVid Tournament 2009. It features the Ella Jenkins Region's top seed, The Jimmies' "Cool To Be Uncool," from their Make Your Own Someday CD and upcoming Trying Funny Stuff DVD, going up against The Hipwaders' "Cat in a Bathysphere," from their album Educated Kid.
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below, but the official results are based on the poll at the bottom of the page. One vote per person, please. Votes due by midnight tonight (Monday) East Coast time. And play nice!
The Jimmies - "Cool To Be Uncool"
The Hipwaders - "Cat in a Bathysphere"
New Music From Frances England: "Sunset Shines On Me"
This is how much I trust Frances England and her music.
For the life of me I can't get this video to work, but it's new music from Frances, celebrating her kids' preschool, Sunset Co-op Nursery School in San Francisco. Seeing as her career got started from recording Fascinating Creatures as a preschool fundraiser, I'm guessing she likes the place.
So I'm posting it in hopes that you'll tell me what it sounds like. (And eventually I'll get it to work myself.)
Update: I got a chance to hear it last night. My instincts were correct. For somebody unconnected to the school, it was a pleasant chance to hear Frances sing about something meaningful to her. I'm sure those connected to the school loooove the song.
Sunset Shines On Me from Frances England on Vimeo.
Sunset Shines On Me from Frances England on Vimeo.
Video: "Brand New Key" - Suzanne Sherman Propp
I am gently entertained by this video for "Brand New Key," a pop hit for Melanie more than 35 years ago. It's a cover from Suzanne Sherman Propp, found on Propp's new album Play!. Propp's voice fits the ear-wormy descending line of the chorus, and the video art (from a 16-year-old out of North Carolina) is an appealingly lo-fi blend of images.
And while Wikipedia explains how some of the song is open to interpretation, the key in question is a rollerskate key, meant for tightening the skates. So now you know. I'm all about the learning here.
Suzanne Sherman Propp - "Brand New Key"
Video: "Field Trip" - The Hipwaders
I know I already posted a video for this song by The Hipwaders a couple weeks ago.
But it's going to be a little while before I can get all the video, etc for this weekend's shows up. So look at it as making an early withdrawal in the great overall YouTube karma.
The animations are a little odd, but it sorta fits the song, which, as I said the first time around, is kinda "space-jazzy."
The Hipwaders - "Field Trip"
Video: Cat O' Nine Tales - Captain Bogg & Salty
Well, Portland, Oregon's Captain Bogg & Salty have a new album coming out soon (Emphatical Piratical), and while there's no word regarding a new video for the album, the band's posted an animated video for "Cat O' Nine Tales" from their debut album Bedtime Stories For Pirates. Besides a groan-inducing rhyme including "Virgil and Homer," it's a jaunty pop tune that seems to have been preserved in amber for, like 35 years. It's no "Pieces of 8ight", but what is?
Captain Bogg & Salty - "Cat O' Nine Tales"
