If The Groundhog Can't Watch His Video on YouTube, What Does That Mean?

Eagle-eyed Mrs. Davis has noticed that Steve Burns' and Steven Drozd's "I Hog The Ground (Groundhog Song)" is no longer on YouTube. (So ignore my post, too.)

Never fear, however, dear readers, as Viacom hasn't completed gone over the edge -- the video is now available on their main webpage for Jack's Big Music Show. Huzzah! (I still prefer the YouTube version, though, because it had manic Jack comments interspersed throughout the video.)

What's that? You want more? Lyrics, perhaps? Well, Jack is obliging in this regard, providing two songbooks, including one with the lyrics for "I Hog". Steve's raised eyebrow when he sings "herbivore" is, sadly, not included.

Are Jellydots Greasy? Are You?

Austin's Jellydots have posted a new tour date on their Myspace page -- the mysteriously-named and possibly-incorrectly-spelled "Greasypaloosa" in Portland, Oregon on March 11, 2007.

Hmmmm.... could our friends Belinda and Hova have anything to do with this?

(And I think "Palooza" has now officially entered the lexicon as the arts' world's "-Gate.")

By the way, for those of you wanting to strum along at home to the fabulous songs on Hey You Kids!, song charts are now available here. Kinda appropriate, seeing how the songs were originally created to, uh, help teach kids how to play guitar. (Hey, how would they sound on ukelele?...)

Local Man Talks About Kids Music on NPR

Tries not to say anything really silly.

If you glance today at the rundown for Tuesday's NPR afternoon/evening newsprogram All Things Considered, you'll see a note that the Wednesday Dec. 6 show will include a piece with some guy talking about kids' music... hey, wait, that's me!

Yes, I did really say "on their own time and their own dime." My wife said, "But that's so cliched!" I pointed out that I actually combined two cliched phrases. Which makes it not cliched.

You can go to the rundown page above after 4 PM EST today for a link to my interview, which will also include an audio link after 7:30 PM EST. If, you know, you don't actually listen to National Public Radio on the radio.

An Era Ends

Greasy Kid Stuff was kids music looooong before kids music was cool. For eleven years, Belinda and Hova have played a whole bunch of music expressly for kids and stuff that they just thought kids might like. (They also put out two compilation albums that I will get around to reviewing one day.)

And now, this -- tomorrow, Oct. 7th, from 10 AM 'til noon, is the last Greasy Kid Stuff show on WFMU. The page explains why (and leaves open the possibility for the show reappearing in some other form), but rather than quoting, just read the heartfelt note at the homepage yourself.

So after you listen to Bill, listen to Belinda and Hova. And go forth, e-mail them, tell them thanks for blazing the trail and give 'em one last suggestion.

Reminder: New Milkshake Music Videos

In the off-chance you're home today (or your TiVo has been taken over by your kids), you can see 3 new videos by the kids' music band Milkshake on PBS today. For more details, see this press release or, as I think they still say, check your local listings.