If I have no theme for the week other than "no theme," does that mean I have no theme?
While I'm pondering that conundrum, do check out my reviews of disks from Duplex and Captain Bogg & Salty if you missed 'em. (And, yes, there will be plenty more this week.)
And thanks as always to everyone who reads, comments, and e-mails. Keep 'em all coming!
This Week: Heading West
So long, Chicago -- this week on Zooglobble it's West Coast-related artists. That's right, we'll have reviews of new albums by Ice Cube and Pearl Jam and... [whisper, whisper]... oh, you're probably right. OK, scratch that, we've got some other artists to talk about.
And if you missed the interview with Justin Roberts or the review of his Why Not Sea Monsters? albums with Liam Davis, check 'em out.
This Week: Second City Children's Music
Doesn't quite have the ring of Second City Television, but it's pretty good stuff, anyway. Justin Roberts, Ralph's World, and more, all this week.
If you haven't seen it, read the review of The Terrible Twos' If You Ever See An Owl below. Great stuff. And if you missed my interview with Brady Rymer, it's worth your time.
Thanks as always for reading.
Attention Children's Music Artists (and their PR people, if any)
I've updated the album submission policy to reflect a few weeks of receiving requests to review assorted kids' music CDs. I tried to make the policy a little less flippant and a little more understanding of the children's music recording industry. I don't think I've said anything substantially new, but if for some reason you read the policy before and didn't think you "qualified" (a very loose term for this site), feel free to read again.
And, as many artists who've received e-mails from me can attest, "I'm always interested in hearing new music." If you've got some, let me know!
This Week: Nothing But Fescue
OK, not really. But so many people have found their way here looking for the revised lyrics to Ben Folds' "Rockin the Suburbs" from the Over The Hedge soundtrack that I thought I'd find out what fescue is. (It's mentioned in the song, and I had no idea what it was.)
Fescue is a "deep rooted, cool season perennial grass." And who says you can't learn anything from children's music!
Besides this mini-educational lesson, I'll have another interview this week, along with more reviews. I just haven't figured out which ones yet.
Nothing's So Good You Can't Post It Twice
Sometimes you can't help but revisit prior posts...
I've had the full copy of Dan Zanes and Friends' Catch That Train! for a few days now and I've expanded my review from last week just a bit to talk about the physical copy (scroll down to the end). As an aside, Zanes has covered (and written) enough material at this point to publish a family songbook of his own if he wanted to. Nicely illustrated with quality liner notes, I'd get a copy.
I continue to update my Album Recommendations by Age for each additional review I post, so if you've got a birthday coming up... I also continue to update my Baseball Songs and Train Songs lists as people comment or I stumble across an appropriate song on my own.
And, finally, I updated my review of Putumayo's Folk Playground CD from this morning, not to update the tone (fine but not outstanding) but to correct numerous grammatical errors. Hoo boy, it was early, but I can't blame those mistakes on the time.
