I already gave you the mp3 of "I Am A Paleontologist" from They Might Be Giants' so-close-you-can-taste-it CD/DVD set Here Comes Science. But because some people are more visual in nature, here's the video for the song. It comes from their "Friday Night Family Podcast," though for whatever reason this video appeared in their regular podcast. In any case, subscribe to both, 'K? And, yes, those sketched John and Johns appear all through the DVD, the puppets having been resigned to the dustbin of TMBG history.
They Might Be Giants - "I Am A Paleontologist"
Oh, and in a neat little equivalency, the song I featured the video for, "Electric Car," is now available for downloading here.
Listen To This: "I Am a Paleontologist" - They Might Be Giants
As promised earlier today, here's that free mp3 courtesy of They Might Be Giants -- the completely rocking ode to diggin' up dinosaur bones, "I Am a Paleontologist," which features Danny Weinkauf on vocals. It's from Here Comes Science, the CD/DVD out next week on Amazon/iTunes (and everywhere on Sept. 22).
And, no, I don't know most of those dinosaurs. Maybe I should learn...
Download the track here or stream it below...
Video: "Bowl of Cherries" (Live) - Rhythm Child
Putumayo Kids' Picnic Playground tour wasn't much of a tour -- just four or five cities, I think. They seemed to draw a nice crowd, though, if this video from Rhythm Child's performance in LA was any indication. This video features Norman Jones going all quadruple-time on his "Bowl of Cherries" (which will sound familiar to those of you who have "Pick A Bale of Cotton" imprinted on your brain thanks to Raffi or Leadbelly).
The song's on the Picnic Playground, as well as on their upcoming album of the same name. (By the way, you can download a free mp3 of "The Shaker Song," which isn't necessarily a favorite of mine -- "Cherries" is a lot better -- at Rhythm Child's website.)
Rhythm Child - "Bowl of Cherries" (Live)
Listen To This: "Sesame Street Theme" / "The Books I Like To Read" - The Hipwaders
Well, yesterday, I posted some old new school Sesame Street, so today I thought I'd post some new old school Sesame Street, courtesy of the Bay Area's Hipwaders.
Yesterday they posted a couple new mp3s for your downloading enjoyment. The first track is the theme from the show, which, unbeknownst to me, actually runs a couple minutes long (and has lyrics to go with it). The second track is Frances England's "The Books I Like To Read." (This cover was captured on YouTube last year.) Both covers rock in typical Hipwaders style and worth heading over to download...
(It also makes me think that kids music artists could do waaaaay more in having guest appearances on each others' albums.)
Oh, the Hipwaders have their Kindie Christmas album on their way to the printer, but it's August in Phoenix -- I find it very hard to think about winter at the moment...
Listen To This: "Let's Go Play" - Laughing Pizza
I can't say that I'm the biggest Laughing Pizza fan -- pizzas can't laugh, for one thing, they're food -- but they've got a new song posted for streaming or downloading that's lots of fun -- "Let's Go Play". It's probably going to be posted for a limited time, so grab it now if you care to...
Lots of Free Music from Charity and the JAMband
I've mentioned how the Bay Area's Charity and the JAMband has given away mp3s for the past few months. Well, for a little less than a day, you can download a copy of their 2006 album Rock Your Socks Off for free. That's right -- in honor of Charity's son Silas' 7th birthday, she's offering a free download of the album. I liked it 3 years ago, and still like it today. Just go here and enter the code "SiSiJAMS" at checkout by 10 AM SF time on the 7th. You can even download free songbooks for that and the rest of her JAMband CDs.
No word on whether or not you need to give Silas a present in exchange for the sweet goodie bag schwag.
