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In true viral video fashion, there are new, apparently authorized videos being created in Muppets’ names. The “Ode to Joy” feautring Gonzo and his chickens, an amusing “Stars & Stripes Forever,” and others.And now a video for a much more modern-sounding song, “Glad All Over,” from next week’s new Muppet special, Letters To Santa, has surfaced.
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Explaining any more would just ruin it. It’s OK — it’s only 1:22 long. Read the rest of this entry »
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Arizona has early balloting, but even though I had my mail-in ballot, I took it to the polls this morning. I also took my kids. Given the historical nature of the election, no matter who wins (especially if you’re an Arizona resident), I wanted Miss Mary Mack and Little Boy Blue to say they went to the polls on Election Day 2008. (Oddly enough, there were hardly any Obama or McCain signs at the polling place, so the kids got their photos taken in front of assorted signs for the Legislature, school board, and propositions.) They’ll thank me when they’re older, they will.
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They Might Be Giants are probably an inspiration for a number of musicians, having not only figured out how to make music for more than 25 years now, but also managing to open up new audiences for their music — fans both 34 years old and 4 years old.
So it’s not surprising that some kids musicians even sound a little bit like TMBG, or at least embrace their wide-ranging sound, and I’m going to talk about one of ‘em here. Read the rest of this entry »
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In the glory days of graduate school (pre-kids, tons of free time, little actual responsibility), one of my favorite activities was to go to our fine metropolis’ rock institution and attend a Rock Show.
One of the best parts of First Ave. was the fact that even though the place always got great shows (not to mention the fact that a lot of Minneapolis’ Prince’s Purple Rain was filmed there, for freak’s sake), what really made money were their dance nights. Which meant that the rock shows had to end by 10 PM, so the dance nights could get going. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sorry, no photos to share yet. Figured you wouldn’t be interested in the photos from the airport. I have learned, however, several things. Read the rest of this entry »
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OK, Miss Mary Mack and I are hanging out at the airport. We’ve made it through security, Miss Mary Mack’s e-mailed her teacher a couple photos, and I’ve just tweaked my (our) schedule for the whole of Austin City Limits Festival 2008.
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No secret that we’re big Biscuit Brothers fans ’round these parts. Currently we’re watching their Go Make Music Vol. 1 DVD just about daily, with Little Boy Blue asking constantly, “Watch tuba?” (one of the episodes is loosely tied around a tuba that is inexplicably producing high notes rather than low ones). Read the rest of this entry »
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Well, I’d completely forgotten she was also playing the Greasy Kid Stuff -curated Tiny TBA Festival in Portland.
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Like many people, I first became interested in kids music when I first had kids. Which meant that my first exposure to the genre (as a parent) was to lullaby CDs, or to rendition of classics sung by families for years and years.
It was not to songs about the produce aisle’s remarkable similarity to junior high, the inventor of concrete, or elbows. Read the rest of this entry »
Kids arrive in your life saying, here we are now, entertain us. But let’s face it, kids cannot live musically on Kurt Cobain alone. They’ll have plenty of time to learn about alienation and misery when they’re older. In the meantime, Zooglobble gives its readers reviews, interviews, and news about music made for kids and their families. There’s lots of kids music out there worth sharing — let Zooglobble be your guide. If you have questions, brickbats, or music that the rest of the world needs to know about, drop me a line at <a>zooglobble_AT_earthlink.net</a>. (Except, you know, replace “_AT_” with a “@”.)
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