Ziggy Marley is gearing up for the May 5th release of his Family Time family album. And what better way to gear up than by posting something on YouTube? Marley's video for the album's title track is way out in front of the 2009 competition for "Most Smiles in a Video." Also, "Most Cartwheels." (Pity, though, that it doesn't include my favorite part of the track, Marley's daughter Judah's singalong.)
Ziggy Marley - "Family Time"
(Hat tip: Warren)
Now, besides that, I should also note that Marley played the White House Easter Egg Roll. And, yes, there's video...
Best Dancing Video Since "Thriller" (New Readeez Videos)
If dancing like this is somehow wrong, then I don't want to be right.
Readeez - "When I Dance"
Seriously, Michael, I think you've stolen my moves.
Anyway, there's some more Readeez news...
Contest: Win the New Gustafer Yellowgold Album
I reallyliked the latest Gustafer Yellowgold DVD/CD release, Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Fever, and now thanks to Gustafer and his pals, I'm going to give you a chance to win it.
That's right, you could be the lucky winner of the latest collection of Gustafer (mis-)adventures. All you need to do is enter by writing your favorite summertime adventure in the comments below. One entry per household; all entries due by midnight East Coast time Thursday night. I'll pick a winner at random. Good luck, and to get you inspired, here's Gustafer's memories of his summers on the sun.
Gustafer Yellowgold - "Butter Pond Lake"
New Milkshake Album Will Arrive. Once They Start Working On It.
It's been awhile since the 2007 release of Play! the last full-length from Baltimore band Milkshake. Which isn't to say they haven't been keeping busy doing various things (I, for one, was amused by the Milkshake comic book they put out), but, y'know, living on the other side of the country as I do, I tend to be less interested in the live shows.
But in their latest newsletter the band says they've been "hard at work writing and rehearsing as we prepare to record our fourth CD next month." They say that the CD will focus on and by "inspired by all kinds of things 6 - 9 year-old kids might find themselves thinking about." Most intriguingly is the news that the CD will be produced by music veteran Tor Hyams. The selection of Hyams, who we recently noted was working on producing the Paul Green School of Rock album promises to give the release a little bit of an edge. Although the band has many charms, few would accuse them of being particularly far along the "edgy" spectrum.
For those of you interested in one of their songs for the under-6 crowd, here's what might be my favorite video off their Screen Play DVD:
Video: "Here We Go" - Here We Go
Green screens + "ba ba ba-ba ba"s + stuffed animals = cheap, addictive video for the kiddos.
Here We Go - "Here We Go" (off, er, the self-titled debut).
Video: "Pink!" - Rocknoceros
Virginia band Rocknoceros has already been gearing up for the release later this month of their third album Pink with a series of video podcasts, but it starts in earnest now with the release of a new video for the album's title track.
It's very sugary, both in audio and video format, and a bit more hyper than I think they generally are live or on record, but I'm thinkin' your four-year-old's gonna find this a very fun 3 minutes. (I like it, too.)
Rocknoceros - "Pink"
