This video from Salteens, with animation for Yo Gabba Gabba! is so cute it makes me want to pinch its cheeks and say, "aaaaawwww, you're so cute! Yes, you are!" Maybe it wasn't quite the Salteens song fans wanted on the first YGG compilation, but the video is ten tons of awesome. (And if you think it starts out too cute, just give it a little time -- it finds a nice balance.)
Salteens - "Be Nice To Animals" (from Yo Gabba Gabba!) [YouTube]
Yo Gabba Gabba Goes Back To School
Yo Gabba Gabba posted a couple sweet videos from their upcoming "School"-themed episode. (Note to YGG-wise -- we started school a month ago 'round here, but anyway...) My favorite of the two is definitely the retro-sounding "What Story Do You Want To Hear?" from Dr. Dog (of course), featuring a total Schoolhouse Rock video tribute. It's a great song and video.
Dr. Dog - "What Story Do You Want To Hear?" [YouTube]
One more from The Faint after the jump
Laurie Berkner, Questlove, and Mega Music Fest
OK. Let's get it out of the way -- the cutest/oddest thing about Nick's Mega Music Fest are these backstage/VIP passes. I can't decide if they're exclusionary because, y'know, not everybody gets to go backstage, or inclusionary because, y'know, everybody can make one.
In any case, the previously-recorded Mega Music Fest will make its broadcast premiere Labor Day -- Monday, September 6 at 8 PM ET/PT on Nickelodeon.
There were a lot of press clips of the performance available for posting, but unfortunately they're mostly just 30 seconds in length... so here's 30 seconds of the Laurie Berkner Band playing "My Family."
For those of you looking for a little more Laurie time in advance of the show, she'll be part of an online "Mega Music Party" at ParenstConnect on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 11 AM ET.
But there was one clip definitely worth watching even at 30 seconds in length...
Nickolodeon's Mega Music Fest: Biggest Mashup Ever
What do you get when you cross Yo Gabba Gabba! with the Laurie Berkner Band and Colbie Caillat? Synergy!
Or, at least, that's what Nickolodeon believes, as they announced yesterday the first-ever "Mega Music Fest." (Note to self: "Mega" is no longer a prefix, apparently. It's a word unto itself.) On May 22 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the channel will be hosting the concert and taping it for a prime-time special this summer. In addition to the folks above, the concert will feature Wycleaf Jean, the Roots, Dora the Explorer, and the Fresh Beat Band, along with Sherri Shepherd and John Leguziamo. Caillat, Jean, and the Roots will apparently be performing duets with the other folks.
For those of you thinking that this would make for a fun live concert experience, you're going to have to know people -- there's no mention of the concert on the BAM calendar even though it's just ten days before the concert.
I'm 99% sure that Caillat, Jean, and the Roots will be performing with the Nickolodeon folks, but would it be too much to ask for at least a Roots/Berkner performance? (Yes, apparently it would.)
Photo credit: Todd OwyoungVideo: "Mama Loves Baby" (Yo Gabba Gabba!) - Solange Knowles
There's another new Yo Gabba Gabba! episode coming up this week -- it's called "Baby" and it's kinda Mother's Day-themed. To pitch in, Solange performs the song "Mama Loves Baby." Solange wears an eye-catching dress, but it's nothing compared to the strikingly bright green-screen visuals behind her. It's almost as if they're trying to counteract whatever mellow vibe is generated by the song. (In other words, I like the song more than I like the video.)
Solange Knowles - "Mama Loves Baby" (from Yo Gabba Gabba!) [YouTube]
Yo Gabba Coachella!
Yo Gabba Gabba. Coachella. Yes, the two coexisted. Visual proof below. It's not entirely surprising as DJ Lance Rock was scheduled to be at the Sahara stage/dance hall, but the presence of the whole YGG gang and an event which has never made any move towards kid-inclusion is either a jump-the-shark moment or some sort of tipping point into mainstream acceptance. They're not necessarily mutually exclusive, but check out the number of folks in the front few rows lifting up their cameras to record the thing for posterity. My money's on "mainstream acceptance," though one could argue they already had it.
And they were elsewhere at Coachella this weekend...
