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2011 KidVid Tournament: Pete Seeger Regional

Another day, another senses-shattering round in the 2011 KidVid Tournament! Today’s matchups are being hosted by kindie kingmaker Bill Childs over at Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child — let’s take a look at our contenders in the Pete Seeger Regional division. #1 Seed: Keller Williams, “Hula Hoop to Da Loop” I like Keller Williams, and I enjoyed his kids’ album (aptly titled Kids), but on the surface, “Hula... Read More

CD Review: Justin Roberts, “Jungle Gym”

If you’re already familiar with Justin Roberts and are just wondering if his latest release is as good as his others — or if you’re simply the kind of person who likes skipping to the “star rating” portion of the review — I’ll make things easy for you right up front: Roberts is awesome, and so is his new album, Jungle Gym. Pre-order it now. Now I’ll get a little more in-depth as to just exactly why Justin... Read More

CD Review: Justin Roberts, “Pop Fly”

Justin Roberts – Pop Fly (2008, Carpet Square) purchase this album (Amazon) I listen to a lot of it now, obviously, but I’ve never been all that proactive about finding new kids’ music — partly because I’ve been lucky enough to have a steady stream of the stuff sent here for work, and partly because I’ve always made a conscious effort to feed my children a varied musical diet. My daughter loves Danielle Sansone... Read More