I know, the whole shadow thing's already been done today. I don't even care what happened (which is what happens when you live in Arizona).
You just need this. It's awesome on February 2nd and October 2nd. And all dates in between.
(Yes, I wrote essentially the same thing last year. Kinda meta, eh?)
Video: "Infinity" - Gustafer Yellowgold (World Premiere)
Yay, it's here! What's that, you say? Why, the Gustafer Yellowgold Infinity Sock World Premiere Video Week. Hopefully you caught yesterday's world premiere of "Slim Gets In 'Em" at the Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl, but even if you didn't, you can still enjoy today's world premiere right here for "Infinity." It's a mellow horn-accented song that sets up the central plot question of the whole video quite nicely. Tomorrow's track, "Beehive," will be premiered at Out With the Kids. (Also, make sure to catch Jeff Giles' interview with Morgan Taylor, which I liked even more than my interview with Taylor.)
Gustafer Yellowgold's Infinity Sock is out March 1, but you can pre-order it at a discount here or also order it from Amazon.
The window has closed... you'll have to wait for the release to see it again... but here's a 1-minute taste...
Gustafer Yellowgold - "Infinity" (excerpt) [YouTube]
Please Release Me: February 2011 Edition
It's that time again, time to update my list of new and upcoming releases. As always, if I've listed you on here and gotten something wrong (or something not ready for primetime), let me know and I'll change/delete it. And if you're not on here and think you should be, drop me a line, too, and I'll get you added for the next iteration.
ScribbleMonster: Look Both Ways (Feb. 15)
Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions of Weezer(Feb. 15)
Ella Jenkins: A Life of Song (Feb. 22)
Putumayo (Various Artists): Acoustic Dreamland (Feb. 22)
Readeez: Readeez Vol. 3: Knowledge is Good (February)
Moey's Music Party: Playground Rock Star and Happily Ever Moey! (DVD, both February)
Gustafer Yellowgold: Gustafer Yellowgold's Infinity Sock (Mar. 1)
David Weinstone: All I Want (Mar. 8)
Groove Kid Nation: The Wheels on the Bus (Mar. 8)
Maria Sangiolo: Planting Seeds (Mar. 13)
Jamie Broza: I Want a Dog (Mar. 15)
Doni Zasloff Thomas: Shabbat Shaboom! (Mar. 22)
Lucky Diaz: Title TBA (March)
Debbie and Friends: Story Songs and Sing Alongs (DVD) (March)
Billy Kelly: The Family Garden (April 5)
Joanie Leeds: What a Zoo! (April 12)
Daddy A Go Go (aka John Boydston): Grandkid Rock (April 19)
Eric Herman: The Elephant (DVD, national release April)
Randy Kaplan: Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie (April)
Brady Rymer: Title TBA (April)
Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions of Jimi Hendrix and the Flaming Lips (those are two separate Spring releases)
Recess Monkey: Flying (June 14)
Milkshake: Title TBA plus Holiday Album Title TBA (Fall 2011)
Other 2011 albums: Ah-Choo, Peter Apel, Rocknoceros, Funky Mamas, Dan Zanes, Hipwaders, Big Don, Charlie Hope, Mr. Richard, Chuck Cheesman. Also, Roackabye Baby for Van Halen, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Madonna.
Video: "Go Go Ninja Dinosaur" - Four Tet (Dir. by Carolina Melis)
Remember how much I liked the video for "What a Big Wide World" from Essie Jain? Well, the director of Jain's video -- Carolina Melis -- was also responsible for a video for "Go Go Ninja Dinosaur," the Four Tet track from the Belle & Sebastian-curated kid-comp Colours Are Brighter (review). Very, very cool. Somebody please get Melis a contract to do a video game or permanent residency on Yo Gabba Gabba!, please.
Four Tet - "Go Go Ninja Dinosaur" [Vimeo]
Share: "DidiPop Goes To Hawaii - DidiPop
DidiPop has decided to give her music away (digitally, at least). That's right, the Los Angeles-based artist is now offering free streams and mp3s of her two full-lengths and other assorted tracks. DidiPop Goes To Hawaii may just be what you need if you've suffered from one too many East Coast snow storms...
A widget with every DidiPop song after the jump...Monday Morning Smile: "Waters of March" - Jamie Broza
I think the world would be a better place if there were more Antonio Carlos Jobim on family music stations. This version of "Waters of March," featuring Jamie Broza and his daughter Carmen, makes me smile. The fact that the song is often thought of as being about the passing of time lends a poignancy to the intermixed shots of Carmen when she's younger. But I think it's just a fun little song. (And it's probably a better choice for kids' radio than, say, "The Girl from Ipanema.") Broza's new CD, I Want a Dog!, is out March 15.
Jamie Broza - "Waters of March" [YouTube]
