Video: "Blue Bear" - Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band (World Premiere)

I know, maybe I should wait for KidVid Tournament 2011 to end before featuring new videos. And, yeah, this video from Lucky Diaz -- his first -- is actually from his first EP, not the full-length debut Oh Lucky Day! that'll be out on May 10. But, really, watch the wonderful video for Diaz's awesome tune "Blue Bear" and tell me that it isn't worth the interruption. The animation is by Brian White and I'm kinda thinking it's a solid candidate for KidVid Tournament 2012 -- never too early to start checking out the competition. So enjoy this World Premiere video from Lucky and the gang. Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band - "Blue Bear" [YouTube]

Share: "Slim Gets In 'Em" - Gustafer Yellowgold (+ Video!)

Hopefully this isn't news three years from now, but for the moment, every recognition of kindie music by the public at large (or in this case the market at large) is still news. So, yeah, it's a big deal that Amazon picked "Slim Gets In 'Em" from the latest Gustafer Yellowgold album Gustafer Yellowgold's Infinity Sock as a free download. Given how rarely family music makes it onto Amazon's list of free mp3s, I think it's a Good Thing. Anyway, no need to feel down about it, grab the free song here. And, hey, why not watch the video, too? Gustafer Yellowgold - "Slim Gets in 'Em" [YouTube]

Video: "Antidisestablishmentarianism" - The Okee Dokee Brothers (Readeez-Style)

I coulda sworn that I'd written something about "Antidisestablishmentarianism," one of the standout tracks on the Okee Dokee Brothers' fine Take It Outside album, being a perfect candidate for a Readeez video. So maybe I just trained my finely-honed telepathic skills on Joe, Justin, and Michael. But, really, why wouldn't you make a Readeez for a song celebrating the longest word in the English language? The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Antidisestablishmentarianism" [YouTube]

Video: "Career Day" - The Bazillions

The Twin Cities' kid-jangle-popsters The Bazillions aren't resting on their 2010 video laurels. Their first video of 2011 is for "Career Day," featuring a neat mix of live-action faces and animation that's reminiscent of the video for They Might Be Giants' "I Am a Paleontologist". Ironically, "paleontologist" is just about the only career the Bazillions don't sing about in the video. The Bazillions - "Career Day" [YouTube]

Video: "Love Me For Who I Am" - Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could

Brady Rymer's forthcoming April 12th album Love Me For Who I Am comes with a trainload of back story. Rymer's new video for the title track just comes with a trainload of kids. It's lots of fun, and enjoyable regardless of whether you know the back story (which you can read about just by going to Rymer's site). The video is below; after the jump, you can stream the entire album. Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could - "Love Me For Who I Am" [YouTube]

Video: "Dance Yrself Clean" - LCD Soundsystem (with Muppets)

OK, it's not quite the brilliance that was "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down," but this is kinda funny. While that video was an official video for the band, this video for "Dance Yrself Clean" from the soon-to-be-defunct LCD Soundsystem is unofficial, featuring the Muppets (and Cookie Monster) playing a Beatles-like gig above a Brighton storefront. I'd quibble with some of the instrumentation (really, why not have the sole female muppet taking the Nancy Whang keyboardist role), but the slow burn of the track lets the muppets do various things. Note: It doesn't reach Avenue Q levels of puppet inappropriateness, but they do go clubbing, Animal and Cookie Monster clearly have had too much to drink, and Kermit the Frog behaves rudely to Miss Piggy at the very end. So what I'm saying is: Watch it yourself before watching it with the kids. [One other note: I'm heading out to LA for the EMP Pop Conference to give my presentation, "Pay Me My Money Down: Dan Zanes, They Might Be Giants, and the (Un)Surprising Resurgence of Family Music" on Sunday at 4:15. LA folks are welcome to stop by (if there's room).] LCD Soundsystem (with Muppets) - "Dance Yrself Clean" []