Introducing Bake Sale

Perhaps you were put off by the rapid-fire, numbers-based, solo discursive nature of the Kindie Week in Review podcast.

Or maybe you weren't interested in kindie folk talking about non-kindie subjects with me on the My Other Other Gig podcast.​

Well, then, I've got another show for you.  It's called Bake Sale, and it's all about Kickstarter and other crowdfunding entrepreneurs who are in the midst of campaigns to create (or bring to the world) their family-friendly albums, products, shows, etc.  The first episode with the wonderful Heidi Swedberg about her Kickstarter project for her next album My Cup of Tea​ went up last week.  You can subscribe to this podcast via iTunes or this link.

Hope you enjoy the discussion and stick around for more!​

Weekly Summary (3/11/13 - 3/18/13)

​Another week of kindie goodness across the site, particularly in videos.  Also, lots of great albums available for streaming across the interwebs.  Check these out if you missed 'em (or want to see them again, or want to mindlessly click on links).

Blog:   ​Kindie Week in Review Podcast Announcement / Radio Playlist: New Music March 2013 / Video: "Subway Train" - The Pop Ups / Video: "The Princess Who Saved Herself" - Jonathan Coulton / Video: "Similes and Metaphors" - The Bazillions

Videos:​  "Lover Not a Fighter" - Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips / "Five Little Leprechauns" - Peter Apel / "Valentine's Song" - Mariana Iranzi / "Pet" - The Relative Minors" / "High Roller" - Hullabaloo

Listen to Music:​ The Final Funktier - Recess Monkey / "Full Moon, Full Moon" - Papa Crow / KidQuake! - The Not-Its / Tag, You're It! - The Not-Its / Time Out to Rock - The Not-Its / We Are the Not-Its - The Not-Its / Neighbor to Neighbor: Family Music for Sandy Relief - Various Artists

Free Music:​ "Cup of Tea" - Heidi Swedberg / "Atomic Frogs" (from Yo Gabba Gabba!) - George Clinton featuring Madame Mims / 23 Skidoo Sampler EP - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo / NABE Promo - Mister G

Kids Music Reviews:​ ​Yes! - Wayne Potash

Upcoming Releases: More updates!​

Podcasts:​ Episode 7: Kidz Bop 24 (feat. Jeff Bogle)

Video: "The Owl and the Pussycat" - Heidi Swedberg

Heidi Swedberg and Daniel Ward are heading to China in a couple weeks to do some playing and teaching for Ohana Ukuleles -- a sweet gig if you can get it, right?  In any case, to help with promotion, they've produced a simple video of Swedberg and Ward playing their rendition of "The Owl and the Pussycat," recorded but not (yet) released on an album amidst many ukuleles in an Ohana warehouse.  The odd setting for a video is appropriate, I think, for Swedberg's slightly mysterious reading of Edward Lear's poem.

Heidi Swedberg (with Daniel Ward) - "The Owl and the Pussycat" [YouTube]