There is nothing revolutionary at all about this new track titled "Garbage Man" from Florida's Mr. Richard. It's just a simple little ditty with a nice groove. But sometimes that's all your kid (or you) needs (or need, for the grammatical sticklers out there). Richard reports that he wrote the song "after seeing Jonathan Richman for the umpteenth time so he gets some props, too."
It's the first single (of sorts) from Richard's forthcoming 2011 album. Even better for you, it's downloadable for free here.
It's final first round day of KidVid Tournament 2011 action. The last regional host is Bill Childs at the venerable Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio show. He's hosting two matchups for the Pete Seeger Regional:
-- Keller Williams, "Hula Hoop to Da Loop" (1) vs. Justin Roberts, "Obsessed by Trucks" (4) [vote here]
-- Recess Monkey, "Black Hole in My Room" (2) vs. Jamie Broza, "Waters of March" (3) [vote here]
Vote today, and if you need a second (or first, or seventh) opinion, Jeff Giles over at Dadnabbit is providing commentary on the whole bracket. Read his take on today's matchups here.
We've had an exciting weekend of KidVid Tournament 2011 action, but we're not done yet with the first round. Today's action moves down south as Gwyneth over at Gooney Bird Kids is hosting two matchups for the Leadbelly Regional:
-- Caspar Babypants, "$9.99" (1) vs. The Verve Pipe, "When One Became Two" (4)
-- Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, "Big Pet Pig" (2) vs. Holly Throsby, "Fish & Mice" (3)
Don't forget -- if you're looking for commentary before or after you vote (today only!) Jeff Giles over at Dadnabbit is providing commentary on the whole bracket. Read his take on today's matchups here.
Day 1 of KidVid Tournament 2011 is in the books, Day 2 is next. Head on over today to Ages 3 and Up! for your chance to vote on the next two matchups, featuring the Ella Jenkins Region:
-- John Upchurch and Mark Greenberg, "A Counting Error" (1) vs. Sugar Free Allstars, "Cars and Trucks" (4)
-- The Not-Its!, "Green Light, Go!" (2) vs. Essie Jain, "What a Big Wide World" (3)
And before (or after) you vote there, Jeff Giles over at Dadnabbit continues to provide his commentary on the whole bracket. Read his take on today's matchups here.
Yes, that's right. Head on over today to Out With the Kids for your chance to vote on the first two matchups in KidVid Tournament 2011, featuring the Woody Guthrie Region:
-- The Bazillions, "Preposition" (1) vs. Coal Train Railroad (and Readeez), "Just the Juice, Jack" (4) -- watch and vote here.
-- Debbie and Friends, "Cinderella" (2) vs. Billy Kelly, "The Sky Floats (and So Do Boats)" (3) -- watch and vote here.
And, if you want a second opinion on the videos, Jeff Giles, the fine writer and mastermind behind Dadnabbit, has graciously agreed to provide his thoughts on the whole bracket. Read his take on the day's competition here.
I see a lot of stuff. I don't always have time for a separate post. Here, then, is a collection of random pieces of information -- videos, downloads, news -- that never made it into its own neatly-titled post.
-- Aaron Nigel Smith is offering up a free mp3 of his song "In a Book," a slow reggae jam not featured on his forthcoming Let's Pretend album. Pick it up here.
-- I'd read somewhere -- probably a comment on its Facebook page -- that there was going to be a Kidzapalooza in Chile this year. That struck me as odd, but sure enough, yes, there is. April 2nd and 3rd, while Lollapalooza entertains a whole bunch of folks in Santiago, acts such as Achú, Cuchara, Fractal + Joe Vanconcellos, Los Pulentos, Los Plumabits, and Magictwins will be rocking the Kidza stage (though in the case of the Magictwins, I'm not sure "rock" is the word, even though they rock... magically). Kidzapalooza co-founder Tor Hyams reports he is indeed making the trek down to South America to produce the stage, a trek which makes the cross-country flights folks like Hyams and myself will make for Kindiefest seem like small potatoes.
And, Tor, please see what you can do about bringing Los Plumabits -- featured on a Chilean kids' TV show which seems to be somewhat analagous to Yo Gabba Gabba! -- to the States.
Los Plumabits - "Disco Laser" [YouTube]
More -- much more -- after the jump.
There is nothing revolutionary at all about this new track titled "Garbage Man" from Florida's Mr. Richard. It's just a simple little ditty with a nice groove. But sometimes that's all your kid (or you) needs (or need, for the grammatical sticklers out there). Richard reports that he wrote the song "after seeing Jonathan Richman for the umpteenth time so he gets some props, too."
It's the first single (of sorts) from Richard's forthcoming 2011 album. Even better for you, it's downloadable for free here.
It's final first round day of 
-- I'd read somewhere -- probably a comment on its Facebook page -- that there was going to be a 
