Episode 21: Tim Sheridan, Thunder and Lightning Creator

Instead of running down the chart news this week, I thought I'd re-broadcast an interview I did with Tim Sheridan, a Chicago-area creative director, for my Bake Sale podcast earlier this week.  Sheridan

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Not-an-Episode 2: It Was This, or Skip the Interview

Another in my occasional not-enough-time-to-record-an-actual-podcast podcast.  Same great information, but without my quick, velvet-y voice.  This week's winner -- Zooglobble readers, who'll get to read the interview that I conducted during my normal podcast recording time.

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Kickstarters: Amelia's (AKA Mil's Trills) Double Album Project on Indiegogo

Fun interview with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (co-creator of Phineas & Ferb )

Daytime Emmy results (Ziggy Marley wins for best children's/animated song; David Tobocman and Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger also nominated) 

A Kindie Manifesto 

Upcoming Releases: This week -- Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: Bandwagon , Lori Henriques: The World Is a Curious Place To Live; Next week -- Princess Katie & Racer Steve: Love, Cake & Monsters

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (July 6) Big Time Rush: 24/Seven, Kidz Bop 23, Doc McStuffins soundtrack  

Amazon Children's Music digital albums 33 Must-Have Toddler Classics, Kidz Bop 23, Kidz Bop 22 (Raffi Singable Songs for the Very Young #17)

iTunes Children's Music album chart Kidz Bop 23 Deluxe, Kidz Bop 24, 30 Toddler Songs (Raffi Singable Songs for the Very Young #10, Best of the Laurie Berkner Band #15)

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart 100 Singalong Songs, Kidz Bop 24, Doc McStuffins Soundtrack (Best of the Laurie Berkner Band #5, TMBG Here Comes Science #13, Raffi Singable Songs Collection #14)

CD Baby Kids Music album chart  Hide and Seek , Commander Salamander, Bully Bullied Bystander: Which Are You?, Dance To the Weather

iTunes Children's Music singles Elizabeth Mitchell "You Are My Sunshine pt. 1" #5, Raffi "Baby Beluga" #21

Amazon Children's Music digital singles Elizabeth Mitchell "You Are My Sunshine pt. 1" #11

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (June 21)

 

Episode 20: The Only Human in a World of Kindie Zombies

This week's winner: Hmmm... Elizabeth Mitchell?  Yes, let's go with Liz Mitchell, fighting the good kindie fight.

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Kickstarters: Johnny & Jason: Be Alive!  (successfully funded!) 

Episode 19: He Says, Facetiously

This week's winner: People who are able to convince others to make music that can be sold at 3 cents per song.  I'm not sure there are many other winners in that exchange.

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Kickstarters galore: Django Jones (aka Girlyman) debut album (Bake Sale podcast), Johnny & Jason: Be Alive! , The Hula Honeys: A Hui Hou,

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer collecting donations of children's books and music for libraries in Papua New Guinea.

Episode 18: Apologies for the Phone Call

This week's winner: Paul Spring, clearly.

Also, people who remember to mute the phone before starting to record their podcast.  (Clearly, not me.  Sorry about that, folks.)

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Kickstarters galore: NikosKids third album, Alphabet Rockers TV Pilot, Heidi Swedberg: My Cup of Tea, Django Jones (aka Girlyman) debut album (Bake Sale podcast), African Treehouse: Nursery Rhymes for Africa

 

Not-an-Episode 1: Where I Just Write Stuff Down

This week's winners: those of you who don't like the sound of my voice.  I have too many schedule conflicts to record a podcast this week, but wanted to highlight some links and news of note.

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Kickstarter update: Alphabet Rockers TV Pilot, Heidi Swedberg: My Cup of Tea are both above their funding goal as of this writing, woot!  Another crowdfunding project worth exploring: Graeme Sacks' Nursery Rhymes for Africa (on Indiegogo)

By the way, Bill Childs over at Spare the Rock World Enterprises (note: not real name. Yet.) has an internship opportunity for folks who want to help get the Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio show broader distribution and, depending on timing, help do promotion for STR albums.  It's unpaid, but you'll learn a lot and Bill's a great guy.  Austin-based location not necessary.  Contact Bill through the website.

New Releases: Young Avenue Kids: Whatever I Want To Be (May 28), Owen Duggan: Puppy Dog Jig (May 28)

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (June 8) [Kidz Bop 23 ]

Amazon Children's Music digital albums [stop me now, the top 7 albums are $1.09 or less]

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart [Best of the Laurie Berkner Band  #4, Here Comes Science  #7]

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (May 24; here's the May 17 update) [go Rhythm Child!]