Just like the seasons, every year seems to bring another release from Seattle’s Recess Monkey. 2012 is no different. June 19th will mark the release of the eighth studio album from the trio. In Tents finds the band exploring the world of the circus. In addition, the group brought in Dean Jones to help produce the record. I interrupted Monkey Jack Forman as he was editing the video for ‘Popcorn’ which can be found right here. He’s obviously quicker at editing videos than I am at transcribing interviews. My favorite quote from the interview? “Well kids don’t drink nearly enough beer.“ Will you ever take a break? In Tents is your eighth album in eight years. We’re so lucky that everything is line for us to keep us inspired. We keep wanting to do this
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Get an early taste of the band's new album, "In Tents."
Read More »Collaborative efforts are nothing new to the Sugar Free Allstars. Last year they brought you the song, “Cooperate“, featuring Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. This year the guys from Oklahoma have teamed up with Recess Monkey on a song called ‘Working Together.’ It’s fun and funky. Exactly what you’d expect out of these two kindie bands. Listen. Download. Repeat. Enjoy. The big question I have, is do you call them Sugar Free Monkey or Recess All Stars? My daughter liked Sugar Free Monkey better. Ask your kid which one they like a better and see if we can come up with a definitive answer. What would name this supergroup? (polls)
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Happy Fat Tuesday! What better way to celebrate then with brand spankin’ new Gustafer Yellowgold music! On April 3rd, Morgan Taylor will release a new DVD/CD set titled Year In The Day. In proper teasing form, Morgan Taylor is releasing the single “Pancake Smackdown” today (now available in the itunes store) in honor of Fat Tuesday. I’m hungry already. Check out the video for “Pancake Smackdown” For those of you with Sirius/XM Kids Place Live will be doing a “Short Stack Attack: Gustafer Yellowgold/Recess Monkey Back to Back” double feature throughout today playing “Pancake Smackdown” and Recess Monkey’s “Flapjacks.” And since it’s Fat Tuesday, who wants more
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In which the kindie superstars discuss songwriting, collaborating, and their new album, Flying! Read More »
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 Hoop to Da Loop” seems like kind of an odd choice for a video. I mean, the song doesn’t do much, does it? Happily, Williams gets around this with one of the more enjoyable clips I’ve seen in awhile. First of all, I love watching artists play with loops; second, the way that shot is framed is just lovely — there’s something almost inspirational about watching
Read More »The Final Funktier sounds like it should be the title of a Star Trek sequel starring Bootsy Collins, but it’s really the name of the latest opus from Recess Monkey, the Seattle-based kindie kingpins who have been breaking new ground for family music since releasing their 2005 debut. Each of the Monkey’s previous five releases were stuffed with thematic and stylistic adventures, from Aminal House to Tabby Road to last year’s Field Trip, but the band has outdone itself with The Final Funktier, which collects an impressive cast of special guests (including Tor Hyams, Chris Wiser of the Sugar Free Allstars, and members of the Gustafer Yellowgold family) for a space dance party. With lots of slap bass. Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? It is
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