On this week's show...

It's a good one, friends.

Top of the list has to be the Chris Wood guest DJ set. His band, Medeski, Martin & Wood, is in town Friday night for a show at the Calvin, and he put together a terrific set of music he and his family like to listen to together.

We've also got brand-spanking-new music from Melissa Errico and Richard Julian, plus a fun song from Vampire Weekend, and lots of old favorites.

Be sure to listen!

Also, we're heading to the Dan Zanes show at UMass tomorrow night -- anyone else who's going, send me a note and perhaps we can meet up at the pre-party hosted by the folks at Family Fun.

I don't mean to get ahead of myself

...but I think I love this record.

Listen in particular to "Daisy." I think that's a favorite song of the year already, and I've listened to it a grand total of one and a half times.

The Shinyribs tune is pretty great too. (Shinyribs = side project of Kevin Russell of the Gourds.)

Am I wrong?

What do these people have in common?

Geddy Lee
Harland Williams
Lyle Lovett
Sarah McLachlan
Martin Tielli (from the Rheostatics)
David Suzuki
Jason Preistley
Gord Downie (from The Tragically Hip)
Bubbles (from The Trailer Park Boys - aka Mike Smith)
"Weird" Al Yankovic
Janeane Garofalo
Gordon Lightfoot

Give up?

They all appear, sharing their favorite snack food, on Barenaked Ladies' utterly addictive new kids' record Snacktime. We can't play tracks from it quite yet, but I promise you'll dig it.

Geddy Lee? Loves barbecue potato chips. And Janeane Garofalo? Microwaved chocolate donuts.

2008-02-23 Playlist

I think we're getting the hang of the new studio, and the show's getting more and more fun each week. Whee!

Stream it here:



Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - The Bloodmobile
Dan Zanes - Hello Hello (book/EP version) (at UMass Fine Arts Center on Friday, February 29)
Clem Snide - Fontanelle (Soft Spot)
Tom Waits - Bend Down the Branches (Orphans)
Dean Jones - Wheelin' & Dealin' (Napper's Delight) (from Dog on Fleas)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 2
Cornell Hurd Band - Don't Wipe Your Face on Your Shirt (Bottle Let Me Down)
Moonlighters - Right On (Hawaiian Playground)
Pointer Sisters - Pinball Number Count (Songs From the Street)
-song ID/prep to rawk
Pencilhead and the Playground Punks - Ranch (Punk Salad)
Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke - Favorite Names (It's So Good EP)
Kevin Kammeraad/Johnny Griffes - Best Poem Ever (Tomato Collection)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 3
Breeders - Divine Hammer (Last Splash) (in town June 4)
Mr. S - Tom Tom Drum
Deedle Deedle Dees - Drum! (Freedom in a Box)
Dressy Bessy - Electrified (Electrified)
Daddy a Go Go - Rock of Ages (Rock of Ages)
Justin Roberts - Meltdown (Meltdown!)
song ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
song ID
Steve Weeks - Monkeys (Alphabet Songs Vol. 2)
Barenaked Ladies - Another Postcard (Everything to Everyone) (kids' CD Snacktime coming out this spring)
Gwendolyn & the Good-Time Gang - Freedom of the Heart (s/t)
Ella Fitzgerald - Don't Fence Me In (Cole Porter Songbook)
song ID

Segment 5
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - This Land is Your Land (Naturally)
Young Fresh Fellows - Picnic (Play)
ID
Renee & Jeremy - It's a Big World (It's a Big World)
Feist - Mushaboom
L'Autobus a Vapeur - Bonjour Bonjour (French Playground)
-song ID

Segment 6
Paul Westerberg - Meet You in the Fall (Open Season OST)
Danny Adlerman - In the Future (Listen Up!(feat. Jim Babjak from the Smithereens)
Spearhead - East to the West
Medeski Martin & Wood - Pirates Don't Take Baths (Let's Go Everywhere)
Elizabeth Street - Dragon for Dinner (Different)
-song ID
They Might Be Giants - Pirate Girls Nine (Here Come the ABCs)
They Might Be Giants - Spare the Rock

I still don't like clowns.

But the Moscow Circus, at the Calvin this Sunday, looks like fun. So we're going.

Chris Wood Guest DJ Set Scheduled (Again)

We'll be playing the guest DJ set from Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin & Wood a week from Saturday -- so that'll be on March 1. It's a great, great set.

An Ad! For Us!

This is now airing periodically on the River:



I think it's pretty hilarious.

2008-02-16 Playlist (VFR version, guest hosted by Princess Katie & Racer Steve!)

I blow your mind again, posting the playlist early.

Here's the version that aired on VFR, guest hosted by Princess Katie & Racer Steve -- thanks for hosting!

You can stream it here:



Legal ID
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
TMBG – Stalk of Wheat (The Spine)
AMERICA’S FAVORITE – Skit
Princess Katie & Racer Steve – Hot Shot (Fast & Feisty)
The Cure – The Love Cats (Staring at The Sea: The Singles)
Jack Johnson and Friends – 3 Rs (Sing-a-longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George)
Sugar Free Allstars – He’s Okay (The Spider Song) (Dos Ninos)
apb – Something To Believe In (Something To Believe In- 20th Anniversary Edition)
Book of Love – I Touch Roses (Book of Love)
Pizzacato Five – Twiggy vs. James Bond (Made in USA)
--Song ID—
Brady Rymer –Jump Up -It’s A Good Day (Here Comes Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could)
The SqueeGees – Making Noises (Meet The SqueeGees)
Mr. Leebot – Come On Along (Activate!)
Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me (Little Girl Blue)
--Song ID—
Mr. Ray – The Numbers Song (Songs From The Kids’ Lounge)
Steve Weeks – Up! (Alphabet Songs Vol. III -Rabbit Run)
Madonna – I’m Going Bananas (I’m Breathless)
SWEET TOOTH – Skit
Renee & Jeremy – Welcome To This World (It’s a Big World!)
Big Jeff– Dance On One Leg (Big Jeff and His Middle-Sized Band)
Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night (Country Superstars)
Legal ID
Scribble Monster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Princess Katie & Racer Steve – Go, Go, Go! (Fast & Feisty)
The Hipwaders – Educated Kid (Educated Kid)
--Song ID—
Recess Monkey – Down Down Down (Wonderstuff)
Kimmy Schwimmy – Drive The Car (Kimmy Schwimmy Volume 2)
The Go Go’s – Vacation (Beauty and the Beat)
The Jimmies – Spanimals (Make Your Own Someday)
Trout Fishing in America – What I Want Is A Proper Cup of Coffee (Big Trouble)
--Song ID—
Terri Hendrix – Nerves (Celebrate the Difference)
Medeski Martin & Wood - Pirates Don’t Take Baths (Let’s Go Everywhere)
The Beatles – Eight Days A Week (Beatles For Sale)
The Pop Rockets – Bubbles (Blast Off...with The Pop Rockets)
DON’T ANSWER IT! – SKIT
Book of Love – Boy (The Best of Book of Love)
Scribblemonster – The Song of LIFE (Songs With No Character)
The Cure – Hot Hot Hot!!! (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
Ben Rudnick - Why'd The Chicken Cross The Road? (Blast Off)
Randy Kaplan – The Fire Engine (Loquat Rooftop)
Princess Katie & Racer Steve – Bubbles (Fast & Feisty)
TMBG – Spare the Rock
TMBG – Idlewild (Bed Bed Bed)

A Very Zooglobbly Interview with Flans

Did I just make up a modifier in "zooglobbly"? Excellent.

Really great interview with TMBG's Flansburgh here.

2008-02-16 Playlist (River version)

I blow your mind. I post early.

Fun show! You can stream it here:



Here's what we played:

Segment 1
They Might Be Giants - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella intro
They Might Be Giants - Wake Up Call (No!)
Semisonic - Down By the Riverside (Down by the Riverside)
Maria Sangiolo - Celia Says (Under the Mystic Sea)
-song ID
Rocknoceros - Metric System (Dark Side of the Moon Bounce)
Decemberists - Sons & Daughters (Crane Wife)
-song ID, end of segment

Segment 2
A Fine Frenzy - LIfesize (One Cell in the Sea)
Dan Zanes - Water for the Elephants (Family Dance)
SteveSongs - Elephant Hide and Seek (Marvelous Day!)
-song ID
Pixies - Tony's Theme (Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim)
ScribbleMonster - I Wish I lived in Michigan
-song ID

Segment 3
Jonathan Richman - New England
Jimmies - Bedhead (Make Your Own Someday)
Joe McDermott - Everybody Plays Air Guitar (Everybody Plays Air Guitar)
They Might Be Giants - Lincoln, Washington, and that Jefferson Guy (McSweeney's)
-song ID
Princess Katie & Racer Steve - We Dress Ourselves (Fast & Feisty)
Ellen & Matt - Under Construction (Best Friends)
-song ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
-song ID
Southern Culture on the Skids - Camel Walk
Erin Flynn & the Co-Op Band - Mary Mack (Dreamers of Dreams)
Teddybears - Cobrastyle
Tim Burgess - Say Yes (I Believe)
-song ID

Segment 5
Mates of State - Jellyman Kelly (For the Kids 3)
Ben Rudnick - Merry Go Round (Grace's Bell)
Asylum Street Spankers - Sidekick (Mommy Says No)
-song IDSchool for the Dead - Beautiful Day in the Woods (Ayla) (The New You)
Roger Day - I Like Yaks (Dream Big)
-song ID

Segment 6
Polyphonic Spree - Running Away
Marissa - Alo Alo (Brazilian Playground)
Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People
Telephone Company - Panda Brain (Panda Brain)
Dream Jam Band - Jumping to Conclusions
-song ID
They Might Be Giants - Ooh La! Ooh La! (Here Come the 123s)
They Might Be Giants - Spare the Rock

Rock,
Bill & Ella & sometimes Liam

Did I mention this? Probably not.

So we're going to go see They Might Be Giants in Portsmouth* next month -- one kids' show, one grown-ups' show. Between them? We're going to do another interview with at least the Johns.

Miss the one last year? Listen here.

* When we recorded this week's show for the River, we had a discussion between songs about pronouncing Portsmouth, as it's the name of a song Ella played at a violin recital on Sunday. Unfortunately, I screwed up and had to go back and re-record that song ID. So you'll never hear it. Alas.

Double Rawking This Week

This week we'll actually have different shows on the two stations.

On The River, we'll have a super fun show we recorded yesterday, with a lot of old favorites plus some new music (including an awesome song by Tim Burgess, formerly of Charlatans).

On VFR, we'll have a guest show from Princess Katie & Racer Steve.

Both will be available for on-demand streaming here later in the week.

Also: The Muppets won the Grammy for best children's artist. Huh.

High-Definition Bouncing

Did you check out Ellen and Matt's new video for their fun song "Bounce"?

You should.

It's in powerful high-definition wide-screen. George Lucas would no doubt approve.

Playlist for 2-9-2008

Welcome to folks who heard us on The River! Here's what we played. If you've got any questions, feel free to post a comment or send an e-mail (show AT sparetherock DOT com) - same goes if you have artist suggestions!

Look around, sign up for our e-mail list (used only for kid-friendly musical events in the area), look at the calendar, subscribe to the RSS feed, follow some links (in particular check out Zooglobble for great reviews of music for the whole family and Hilltown Families for a lot more regional family-friendly information).

What we played:

Segment 1:
They Might Be Giants - It's Spare the Rock
They Might Be Giants - Nonagon (Here Come the 123s)
Wilco - What Light
Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell - New Morning (Catch the Moon)
Harmonica Pocket - Firefly (Ladybug One)
-song ID
Enzo Garcia - Hand Over Hand (Field Trip with Enzo)
Father Goose - Flying Machine (It's a Bam Bam Diddly)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 2
Frances England - Tricycle (Fascinating Creatures)
Gustafer Yellowgold - Mustard Slugs (Have You Never Been Yellow?)
Brady Rymer - Jump Up (Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could)
-song ID
Spoon - The Underdog (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga)
CandyBand - Get Up Already (LolliPunk)
Prince - Starfish and Coffee (Sign O' The Times)
Gabby La La - Backpack (Be Careful What You Wish For)
-song ID/ end of segment

Segment 3
Hipwaders - Educated Kid (Educated Kid)
Soccer Team - I'll Never Fear Ghosts Again (Play)
The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket (London Calling)
AudraRox - Short Attention Span (I Can Do It By Myself)
Matthew Sweet - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? (Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits)
-song ID
Recess Monkey - My Pet Rock (Wonderstuff)
Fountains of Wayne - Laser Show (Utopia Parkway)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
-song ID
Mike Doughty - 27 Jennifers
Deedle Deedle Dees - Teddy Days (Freedom in a Box)
Terrible Twos - When I Get to Eleven (If You Ever See An Owl)
-song ID
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (Definitive Collection)
Quiet Ones - Polar Bear (Make Some Noise)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 5
Great Lake Swimmers - See You on the Moon (See You on the Moon)
Gabby La La - Backpack (Be Careful What You Wish For...)
-song ID
Asylum Street Spankers - Sliver (Mommy Says No!)
Uncle Rock - Play Outside Today (Live at Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child)
Ralph's World - Playground (Amazing Adventures of Kid Astro)
Lunch Money - Roller Coaster (Silly Reflection)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 6:
Medeski Martin & Wood - The Train Song (Let's Go Everywhere)
La Sonora Dinamita - A Mover La Colita (World Playground II)
Baby Loves Jazz Band - Go Baby Go (Baby Loves Jazz)
Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star (Greatest Hits)
Justin Roberts - More Than Just a Minute (Meltdown)
-song ID
They Might Be Giants - Dr. Worm (Severe Tire Damage)
They Might Be Giants - Spare the Rock

We're on.

Just heard today that we will in fact start on The River this Saturday from 7 to 9 in the morning -- real promotion will start next week, but I guess they figured we had a show together, so why not air it?

They do stream the station, though it's got some quirks -- I think they drop in some national ads instead of local ones sometimes, and then there are long periods where it's just instrumental music. I don't think those preempt any actual programming.

Uncle Rock on AM

I didn't realize this until afterwards, but Uncle Rock appeared last Friday on the morning show on WHMP, which I guess we can now term our sister station, since it's broadcast from the same studios as The River.

You can get directly to the MP3 of the interview -- which is a lot of fun -- here.

2008-02-09 Playlist

So it's not totally sure if this show will air on the River this week or not -- it's ready and it's good (if I do say so myself), but they're thinking about waiting one week just so they can promote the launch -- they haven't gotten the promo bits recorded, etc., yet. It will air on VFR and you can stream it here:



Every eighteen minutes or so (i.e., after each segment below), imagine that there's an ad or PSA break. Yes, we will talk more on future episodes; I was just focused on keeping my finger on the CD player and making everything work, so we didn't chat as much as usual. But we will talk more.

What we played:

Segment 1:
They Might Be Giants - It's Spare the Rock
They Might Be Giants - Nonagon (Here Come the 123s)
Wilco - What Light
Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell - New Morning (Catch the Moon)
Harmonica Pocket - Firefly (Ladybug One)
-song ID
Enzo Garcia - Hand Over Hand (Field Trip with Enzo)
Father Goose - Flying Machine (It's a Bam Bam Diddly)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 2
Frances England - Tricycle (Fascinating Creatures)
Gustafer Yellowgold - Mustard Slugs (Have You Never Been Yellow?)
Brady Rymer - Jump Up (Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could)
-song ID
Spoon - The Underdog (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga)
CandyBand - Get Up Already (LolliPunk)
Prince - Starfish and Coffee (Sign O' The Times)
Gabby La La - Backpack (Be Careful What You Wish For)
-song ID/ end of segment

Segment 3
Hipwaders - Educated Kid (Educated Kid)
Soccer Team - I'll Never Fear Ghosts Again (Play)
The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket (London Calling)
AudraRox - Short Attention Span (I Can Do It By Myself)
Matthew Sweet - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? (Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits)
-song ID
Recess Monkey - My Pet Rock (Wonderstuff)
Fountains of Wayne - Laser Show (Utopia Parkway)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
-song ID
Mike Doughty - 27 Jennifers
Deedle Deedle Dees - Teddy Days (Freedom in a Box)
Terrible Twos - When I Get to Eleven (If You Ever See An Owl)
-song ID
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (Definitive Collection)
Quiet Ones - Polar Bear (Make Some Noise)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 5
Great Lake Swimmers - See You on the Moon (See You on the Moon)
Gabby La La - Backpack (Be Careful What You Wish For...)
-song ID
Asylum Street Spankers - Sliver (Mommy Says No!)
Uncle Rock - Play Outside Today (Live at Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child)
Ralph's World - Playground (Amazing Adventures of Kid Astro)
Lunch Money - Roller Coaster (Silly Reflection)
-song ID/end of segment

Segment 6:
Medeski Martin & Wood - The Train Song (Let's Go Everywhere)
La Sonora Dinamita - A Mover La Colita (World Playground II)
Baby Loves Jazz Band - Go Baby Go (Baby Loves Jazz)
Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star (Greatest Hits)
Justin Roberts - More Than Just a Minute (Meltdown)
-song ID
They Might Be Giants - Dr. Worm (Severe Tire Damage)
They Might Be Giants - Spare the Rock

I voted.

Indulge a little off-topic conversation, won't you?

The historic nature of the vote hit me more than expected in the booth.

My mom (the kids' grandmother) was an organizer for NOW in Oklahoma, trying (ultimately in vain) to get that state to pass the ERA. When I was about Ella's age, I dressed up in old-fashioned clothes (those clothes are still in the kids' dress-up supplies) and would go to meetings of the local feminist group and such, and read -- satirically -- a (real) letter to the editor, written early in the 20th century by a young boy, explaining why women should not get the right to vote. The reasons ("too emotional," "weaker brains," that sort of thing) echoed many of the reasons for why people opposed the ERA, and, not incidentally, reasons occasionally muttered as to why Senator Clinton can't be president.

My maternal grandparents had crosses burned in their yard in Arkansas for having an African-American foster child. Didn't change what they did at all. And it wasn't that long ago. Liam's middle name is Gordon after that grandfather (who is still alive); Ella's middle name is Alma after that grandmother (who died eleven years ago).

It's a remarkable day and a remarkable election season. No doubt it affects many people more directly than it does me. But there's some genuine amazement to be part of this, isn't there?

New York People: Go To This.

Stefan notes what might be the coolest kids' show at least this week -- The Hold Steady's Tad Kubler playing a show for kids. Kubler's a dad and says he's wanting to do more stuff like this -- and says he'll come on the show next time they come through Northampton. Should be fun! If anyone goes, report, please.

Schedule change...

We're postponing Chris Wood's guest DJ set a bit, so that we can include it on the new station. It'll be very soon -- next few weeks, probably before Medeski Martin & Wood's local (non-kids) show...

The weekend...

We shall never speak of yesterday evening's football game again. Okay?

In other parts of the weekend:

The Uncle Rock show Saturday morning was terrific. 100 people there -- that's two weeks in a row with 100+ attendees! -- and a great show. Later in the day, we went to the new station and recorded three songs with him, including one non-album track.

Saturday was Neko Case. As I mentioned before, we were lucky enough to get front row seats. So we were this close to her and Kelly Hogan, who is evidently touring with her:





Man, they can sing. Wonderful show.

Then Sunday after church we went to the new station again and recorded our first show there. I think it went well -- you'll hear it Saturday, I believe -- but we were all a little nervous, too. But some great music and lots of fun, too.

Mates of State like Frances England

Check it out.

Elsewhere on the blog, they report that they've finished their new album. Hopefully that means they'll think about the kids' record they mentioned when they came through town a few months ago.

Oh, and of course more importantly, welcome to Junebug.

Playlist for 2-2-08

Merry Groundhog's Day! (Or is it Happy Groundhog's Day? All hail Groundhog's Day?)

Thanks to Uncle Rock for coming on the show! We had a great time seeing him at the Florence Civic Center; thanks to Sienna & Hilltown Families for putting it together.

You can stream today's archive here:



Let me know if that doesn't work.

Legal ID (8:00)
They Might Be Giants - It's Spare the Rock
They Might Be Giants - Nine Bowls of Soup (Here Come the 123s)
Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants - Tree Hugger (Juno OST)
Maria Sangiolo - Mermaid Molly (Under the Mystic Sea)
Steve Weeks - Rabbit Run (Alphabet Songs Vol. III)
Music for Aardvarks - Everyone Up (Taxi)
Uncle Rock - Break a Few Eggs (Plays Well With Others)
-song ID (Hilltown Families Uncle Rock PSA)
Steve Lee - Wake Up (What Have You Done Today Stephen Scott Lee?)
Michelle Shocked - One Piece at a Time ('Til Things Are Brighter Johnny Cash Tribute)
SteveSongs - Fast Monkey (Marvelous Day)
-song ID
Suburbs - Rattle My Bones (In Combo)
ScribbleMonster - Chocolate Milk (Chocolate Milk)
Go Team - Doing it Right (Proof of Youth)
Sippy Cups - Move Your Pants (Electric Storyland)
Monkees - Gonna Buy Me a Dog
Pop Rockets - New Sneaker Jive (Blast Off)
Len - Steal My Sunshine (You Can't Stop the Bum Rush)
Brassy - Work it Out (Got It Made)
-legal ID (8:59)
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
-song ID
Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - A Little Parfait (Money Jungle)
Quincy Jones - Sanford & Son Theme
Us 3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) (Hand on the Torch)
Andre 3000 - Banana Zoo (Class of 3000)
De La Soul - Me Myself and I (3 Feet High and Rising)
Robbi K & Friends - Feel da Beat (Music Makes Me Happy)
-song ID
Gustafer Yellowgold - Rocket Shoes (Wide Wild World)
Uncle Rock live in-studio
-Uno Marino
-Rock 'n' Roll Babysitter
Deedle Deedle Dees - Nellie Bly (Freedom in the Box)
REM - Driver 8 (Reconstruction of the Fables)
Dan Zanes - Catch That Train (Catch That Train)
Lunch Money - Caboose (Silly Reflection)
-song ID
They Might Be Giants - Spare the Rock
They Might Be Giants - Welcome to the Jungle

The Big News...

Starting on either February 9 or February 16, we're going to be on local station The River, from 7 to 9 in the morning on Saturday mornings. We'll still (at least for now) be on Valley Free Radio as well, from 8 to 10, with the same show (sans ads).

The River is a great station in the format generally known as "AAA" ("Adult Album Alternative"), though I think they're significantly more eclectic than average for that format. They play a good amount of local music, support local merchants, and generally seem like friendly folks. The studios they have a super modern, as you might expect, and so we can hopefully do a better job sound-wise with visiting musicians.

They haven't asked us to do anything significantly different, except that there will be ads. But I think it'll be well worth it, given the fact that we're going from a station with about a ten-mile broadcast radius to one that broadcasts from Vermont to Connecticut, with all of western Massachusetts in the middle (check out the signal map!).

As you might have guessed from the schedule, we will be pre-recording the show now, though we'll be doing it "live to tape" (well, live to digital audio), so hopefully it won't sound pre-recorded. We're doing one test run this weekend, and if it comes out well, they'll air it next Saturday; if not, we'll be on the following week.

Whee!

Oh, and also, what do you think of the new tag line up top there? "Indie music for indie kids." You like?

Knitted Johns: Funny.

Are you subscribing to the They Might Be Giants Friday Night Family Podcast? You should. Today's entry (for One Dozen Monkeys and Flying V) is an absolute hoot. And we're hoping to get the singer -- the young Hannah Levine -- to do an interview with us soon.