Radio Playlist: New Music March 2017

I'm still trying to catch up with the relatively few playlists recently, so this month's playlist is chock-full of music, 41 minutes' worth to be exact.  (The last list, from January, is right here.)  Long enough to get you to and from school/doctor's appointment/errand of choice.

As always, it's limited in that if an artist hasn't chosen to post a song on Spotify, I can't put it on the list, nor can I feature songs from as-yet-unreleased albums.  But I'm always keeping stuff in reserve for the next Spotify playlist.

Check out the list here (or right here in you're in Spotify).

**** New Music March 2017 (March 2017 Kindie Playlist) ****

"A Fact Is a Gift That You Give Your Brain" - StevenSteven

"Night Owl and Early Bird" - Jim and Jayne

"Buccaneer on Broadway" - The Might Magic Pants

"Raise a Ruckus" - Hullabaloo

"Symphony for Dogs" - The Moonlights

"Tongue Tied" - Randy Kaplan

"Domino Knock" - Dog on Fleas

"Upstream" - Pointed Man Band

"Truly Peculiar" - mömandpöp

"Hill and Gully Rider" - Little Miss Ann and Amy D

"Old McDonald's Vacation" - Jacob Johnson

"I Got You!" - The Little Ditties

"Rhythm and Blues" - Julie Frost Kids

"Anything Song" - Mr. Daniel

"Michael Finnegan" - The Binkees

Weekly Review (6/30/14 - 7/13/14)

Weekly Summary (6/10/13 - 6/16/13)

Didn't get to post quite much last week, but here's what caught my attention (and occupied my time) for the site:

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Blog:  Share: "Shark Sandwich" EP - ScribbleMonster, Listen To This: "Texas" - Rocknoceros

Videos: "How to Count to 20" - The Ukulady

Listen to Music: None this week...

Free Music:  None this week...

Kids Music Reviews: None this week...

Upcoming Releases: Constantly updating...

Podcasts

Kindie Week in Review: Episode 19: He Says, Facetiously

My Other Other Gig: None this week...

Bake Sale: None this week...

Share: "Shark Sandwich" EP - ScribbleMonster

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I find it much easier to transition to summer once I've heard a great summer song.  You know, with the guitars and the drums and the bopping of heads? 

So, thank you , ScribbleMonster, it will be much easier for me to handle this 110-degree summer heat!

Seriously, the Chicago-area powerpop band's new three-song EP is about 92% fun, 8% educational, and pretty much 100% great.  (I particularly like "What's the Big Idea?")  Even better, the EP is free via NoiseTrade, though I'm sure they won't mind if you tip 'em a buck or two.   Go listen, now!

Kindie-Chartin': Kids Place Live's Top Songs of 2011

Last year I reviewed the most popular songs of the year on Sirius-XM's Kids Place Live radio show. It was an imprecise attempt to gauge the popularity of artists and songs on a national level. Given that the show has nearly 17,000 fans on its Facebook page, its listenership is not small. Almost every weekend, the channel broadcasts its "13 Under 13" show, a Casey Kasem for the kiddos which counts down the week's top songs. As noted last year, the list is not totally objective -- there is a subjective nature to the list which takes into the station's directors' sense of buzz, for example, associated with each song. There's a practical limit to the number of times the station can play a song in a week without annoying its audience through oversaturation, a limit which may not totally reflect the demand for it via listener requests. Having said that, there does appear to be a rational relationship between the rankings and actual airplay. For example, the most recent "13 Under 13" had the Board of Education's "Why Is Dad So Mad?" at #1, Keller Williams' "Mama Tooted" at #7, and Caspar Babypants' "Sugar Ant" at #14. The total number of airplays (excluding double-counts) for the week that roughly corresponds to KPL's week, according to Dogstar Radio, was 25, 16, and 13, respectively.