Punk Rock Preschoolers!

Illinois kiddie rockers The Boogers musically pummell the tots at Chicago's Wonder Works Children's Museum with their version of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," from their kids' music debut Road to Rock. Long live Rock & Roll...

The Boogers - "Mary"

Monkeys and Squirrels

Part National Geographic, part Jack Johnson, part "Runaround Sue," Corey Jenkins' (aka Jenks) first video from his debut kids' album Animals from A to Z is the tale of a Mexican monkey with a yen to wander. Silly? Maybe, but then check out Jenkins' Nickelodeon-worthy short film about a park ranger with a squirrel phobia. Even sillier and funnier, and featuring another tune from Animals from A to Z, "All About Squirrels."

Jenks - "Little Monkey on the Roam"



Scott and the Squirrels, by Corey Jenkins

That's How It Goes Playin' In A Band

Know what rocks? A dude wearing a cut off t-shirt playing bagpipes, rolling down the street on a flatbed truck with his band, giving you a rundown of the crappy side of being a rocker. Cool.

ACDC - "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)"

I'm the Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing of Rock!!!

...or, "I Can't Live Without My Radio!" which, in this case, is an old crib monitor that Steamboat uses as a makeshift mini boom box. We turn on the CD player in his room where the monitor base is and, voila! instant radio! Rock the Bells!

Where Do I Fit In?

Never thought I'd feel sad for a tomato! The Board of Education's wistful powerpop tune about the tomato's place in the food pyramid makes it to video. Dig this awesome song, then check out a full review of The Board of Education album over at the About.com site.

The Board of Education - "The Lonely Tomato"

Get Gustafer Yellowgold Fever!

Just heard/watched the new CD/DVD Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Fever ... wonderful! Morgan Taylor's third installment in Gustafer's life story is as tranquil, silly, moving, and catchy as ever, and explores even more the mysterious past of our hero, and introduces a couple of new characters.

Mellow Fever comes out in March, so until then you can catch up by checking out past reviews of Gustafer Yellowgold's Wide Wild World and Gustafer Yellowgold's Have You Never Been Yellow?

That Freedom Highway

Teach your babies this song, and have them teach their children's children. Springsteen, Seeger, and his grandson Tao Rodriguez rock Guthrie's classic for Obama, with Lincoln looking over their shoulder. They even sing the often-omitted later verses, including:

Nobody living can ever stop me,
As I go walking that freedom highway;
Nobody living can ever make me turn back,
This land was made for you and me.

"This Land is Your Land"