Whew. It had been more than three months since the last video from Caspar Babypants. I was kinda getting worried.
But never fear, CB's back with a retro-styled video for "My Flea Has Dogs" from his latest album Sing Along!. Lots of dogs. And one flea.
Caspar Babypants - "My Flea Has Dogs" [YouTube]
Video: "Humpty Dumpty" - Groove Kid Nation
I'm posting this video from Music in Motion, the latest album from Groove Kid Nation (the creation of L.A. musician Rodney Lee) mostly for one reason: the stinky face.
The animation's OK (a bit static, but it'll do in a pinch), and the groove on this retelling of the story of Humpty Dumpty is pretty funky, but, like I said, it's all about the stinky face. How often do you get to learn about the stinky face in a musically-appropriate manner?
Groove Kid Nation - "Humpty Dumpty" [YouTube]
Monday Morning Smile: "Violet" - Jeremy Messersmith
Take one longtime fan of Twin Cities musician Jeremy Messersmith, mix in a video featuring kids having a snowball fight, and what you get is a "Monday Morning Smile."
The video's for "Violet," one of several great tracks off his great 2010 album The Reluctant Graveyard. And, yeah, a snowball fight is actually kinda thematically appropriate. Keep the video in mind for this year's "Storm of the Century."
Jeremy Messersmith - "Violet" [Vimeo]
Video: "Everybody Sing" - Imagination Movers (World Premiere)


Monday Morning Smile: "When Will You Die?" - They Might Be Giants
A meditation on mortality from They Might Be Giants.
Also, a kick-butt rock tune (it's from their fine 2011 "adult" album Join Us).
And a celebration of life.
All of that in a two-and-a-half-minute video. Unless you think the phrase "when will you die?" will prompt questions from your kids that you just don't want to deal with (and, hey, I'm not judging) totally appropriate for the kiddos.
They Might Be Giants - "When Will You Die?" [YouTube]
Video: "Say What?" - Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band (World Premiere)
