Changes at KPL

First Mindy has changed from 3-7pm to a shorter 3-6pm. We're still not used to her shorter show, though it is nice to hear Robbie a little earlier in the evening.

Now, I just noticed that the Friday evening lineup has been shifted as well. Instead of 13under13 at 10pm and the weekly "special" at 11pm (ET), the 13under13 will be at 8pm and the special at 9pm. I like that change!

Laurie Berkner LIVE!

Did you catch the show?? Were you able to go?? Please share any thoughts or photos, we'd love to hear. (We were up in the woods and not able to tune in......) I hope that the concert was amazing and that the band was rocking out!

13under13 Poll for 27Apr2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
2. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
3. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros
4. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
5. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend
6. Rocknoceros - Pink!
7. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile
8. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
9. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
10. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
11. Gustafer Yellowgold - Panther Stamps Pants
12. Imagination Movers - Kick It!
13. John Carlin - Tag Song

Last week's results:
3% 1. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
0% 2. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend
14% 3. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
3% 4. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros
11% 5. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
29% 6. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
0% 7. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
3% 8. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile
11% 9. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
0% 10. John Carlin - Tag Song
11% 11. Rocknoceros - Pink!
11% 12. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
0% 13. Gustafer Yellowgold - Panther Stamps Pants

Interview - Sally Ride

While we only caught part of the interview (we were up in the mountains where we had "shadows") with Sally Ride, my girls were left with a very lasting impression. I think that Mindy and Sally talking together is one of the absolute, very best things that we have ever heard on Kids Place Live, no kidding. While we love the music and book interviews, and even more the interviews with people with cool jobs (like that LEGO design guy), this one topped them all. Sally has been into outer space. And she shared it with the kids. The awesome, so called "immature" fun of being in space -- like juice balls in space.... along with her mom's fear of Sally's mission. I am always so happy to hear when adults with extremely interesting, high-pressure jobs can still find the fun and relate that fun to the kids.

So thank you Sally Ride and Mindy, for one of the most awesome KPL interviews ever.

13under13 - 24 Apr 2009

Mindy hosted this week and started of with a Billy Jonas set in honor of "What Kind of Dog are You?" falling off the 13under132 after a nice run. I was thrilled to see "Kick It" join the ranking, though a little surprised that it wasn't that new Hannah Montana song (that I really don't like....).

1. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (15 weeks)
2. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (8 weeks)
3. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (11 weeks)
4. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam (7 weeks)
5. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (13 weeks)
6. Rocknoceros - Pink!(3 weeks)
7. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile (4 weeks)
8. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (16 weeks)
9. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (6 weeks)
10. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair (5 weeks)
11. Gustafer Yellowgold - Panther Stamps Pants (2 weeks)
12. Imagination Movers - Kick It! (debut)
13. John Carlin - Tag Song (9 weeks)

Past Freshness Date
Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (16 weeks)

Book Hour - Jennifer Ward

On Mindy's show today, she was joined by Jennifer Ward author of I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature.

The activities sound pretty interesting, although basic. My kids (who are likely older than the target) love to get outside and do their own thing and really don't like for me to direct them, so I'm not sure it would work for us. The advice given on the show is mostly "natural" to us already. But I will likely put it on my library list to peruse further before deciding on whether it would be useful to us.

Mindy made a great point : Kids can help us slow down and we need to be sure to slow down for them instead of asking them to speed up for us.

Again, so natural for us: Don't inhibit the play. Who cares if the clothes get dirty? My kids are almost never sick, and I have never been germ-wary. They have built up some great immunity, I believe.

Visit Authors for Earth Day
and Jennifer Ward's site.

Her newest book is for pre-teens Let's Go Outside.

Book Hour - JDRFI Doggie Treat Cook Book

Today Mindy interviewed j. Bernard Ralph, author of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Doggie Treat Cook Book.

He described many of the doggie treats in the book and talked about how he will write many more ....

Listen to Your Buds

This new Listen To Your Buds initiative aims to put kids in charge of their long-term hearing health. May is Better Hearing and Speech Month.

About 1,500 Washington, DC, metro area elementary students will attend a fun and informative “Listen To Your Buds” concert with artist Billy Jonas at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium. The event starts at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 29th and will be emceed by “Absolutely Mindy” from Sirius-XM Satellite Radio’s Kids Place Live channel.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Parents' Choice Foundation have formed a national coalition of leading musicians who are popular with young children to promote safe usage of personal audio technology. The first "Listen To Your Buds" concert was held in Chicago in November, and the organizations plan more events for school children in Los Angeles and New Orleans later this year. Visit www.listentoyourbuds.org to see a video showing the kids’ energetic reaction to this first event.

Many kids depend on personal audio technology to listen to music, play games and talk on the phone. The technology itself is not the problem, but the length of time and volume levels may pose a threat to future hearing. A new public awareness campaign aims to educate kids to develop healthy habits before they suffer permanent hearing loss.

Did you know?...
...sustained listening to sounds over 85 decibels can cause permanent hearing loss.
…a newly announced European Union sponsored study found that listening to sounds at high volumes for more than an hour a day each week will likely cause permanent hearing loss after five years.
… that research published in August predicts that the prevalence of hearing loss in the United States will rise significantly due to the growing use of personal audio technology, among other factors.
… that a recent poll shows that more than half of high school students report at least one symptom of hearing loss.
… that you can protect your kids’ hearing by simply turning down the volume; limiting listening time; and upgrading headphones.

13under13 Poll for 20Apr2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
2. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend
3. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
4. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros
5. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
6. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
7. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
8. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile
9. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
10. John Carlin - Tag Song
11. Rocknoceros - Pink!
12. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
13. Gustafer Yellowgold - Panther Stamps Pants

Last week's results:
9% 1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend
12% 2. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
3% 3. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros
3% 4. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
25% 5. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
18% 6. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
0% 7. John Carlin - Tag Song
0% 8. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
0% 9. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
3% 10. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
6% 11. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile
3% 12. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
15% 13. Rocknoceros - Pink!

Rumpus Room - Rocknoceros

Yesterday, we went to the release party for Rocknoceros's new CD PINK! And how exciting to hear them, yet again today, on Kids Place Live! Chloe LOVES the song PINK! and even had a dream about the song "Put A Hat On...."

Rhett helped out with the sound; he's learning the ropes early! What a fun Rumpus Room -- we were hoping to be there in the studio, but the plans (not our, cough, cough) changed. Oh well. Seeing them Jammin' Java was just as awesome!

PINK!

Put A Hat On

Train Song

Red

Gonna Get A Haircut

Get Up

Brush Your Teeth

Colonel the Purple Turtle

These Hands

Virginia

Mr. Airplane Man

Count Your Fingers

Don't Give Up

Playground

Can You Tell Time?

Apollo

Boogie Woogie

Rocknoceros

13under13 - 17Apr2009

Robbie hosted this week and started of with a little baseball set. So happy to see Gustafer join the fray!

1. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (7 weeks)
2. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (12 weeks)
3. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (14 weeks)
4. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (10 weeks)
5. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (15 weeks)
6. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam (6 weeks)
7. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (5 weeks)
8. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile (3 weeks)
9. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair (4 weeks)
10. John Carlin - Tag Song (8 weeks)
11. Rocknoceros - Pink!(2 weeks)
12. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (16 weeks)
13. Gustafer Yellowgold - Panther Stamps Pants (debut)

Past Freshness Date
Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly (18 weeks)

Mindy and Zooglobble

Mindy "sneak attacked" Stefan Shepard from Zooglobble.com. Stefan is the "wizard" of kindie rock; keeping his ear to the ground, keeping everyone up-to-date on the latest news in kids' music.

Stefan talked about his recent "KidVid Tournament 2009" and how Secret Agent 23 Skidoo won against The Jimmies by, get this, 23 votes! Stefan and Mindy tried to Sneak Attack Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, but got the machine and left a rambling message (what else).

Stefan mentioned the new Ziggy Marley CD as well as the Renee and Jeremy CD coming soon -- we hope that KPL picks up a track from it.

Stefan mentioned that he loves the unpredictability of the Absolutely Mindy show, as do we.......

13under13 Poll for 13Apr2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend
2. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
3. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros
4. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
5. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
6. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
7. John Carlin - Tag Song
8. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
9. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
10. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
11. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile
12. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
13. Rocknoceros - Pink!

Last week's results:
2% 1. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
5% 2. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
2% 3. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
5% 4. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
11% 5. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
2% 6. John Carlin - Tag Song
0% 7. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
38% 8. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
7% 9. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
0% 10. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
2% 11. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
11% 12. SteveSongs - Giant
2% 13. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile

Baseball Songs

This weekend, the special presentation on KPL was "Baseball Songs".

But really, no "Baseball Dreams" from Ralph's World?? Di I miss it? If not, how disappointing.

Justin Roberts - Pop Fly

Peter, Paul and Mary - Right Field

Milkshake - Baseball

Brooks and Dunn - Keep On Swinging

Peter Himmelman - Basbeball Tips with Professor Buckley

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown - T-E-A-M

Talkin' Baseball - Terry Cashman (I think, no info came across the feed)

Tom Paxton - The Baseball Kids

Bill Harley - Love of the Game

John Fogerty - Centerfield

Eddie from Ohio - Catchers Drummers Anchormen

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello - Who's on First

Peter Himmelman - Roll Around

Willie Dixon & McKinley Mitchell - That Last Home Run

Brooks & Dunn - Swing It

Tom Paxton - The Monkey's Baseball Game

Smash Mouth - All Star ('89)

Smash Mouth - All Star ('99)

Chicken Litte - We Are the Champions


For more baseball songs, see Zooglobble's List of Baseball Songs

13under13 - 10Apr2009

Mindy started off with a little set of SteveSongs songs. I guess to lament that he is leaving the 13under13 after having been on for a VERY long time. We love Steve, but it is time for something new in the countdown. Too bad that he left the countdown just days before we will see him play at the White House (fingers crossed).

My kids are totaly ga-ga over Pink!, so they are thrilled with the new song. If everything works out, we'll see Rocknoceros this week too.... WOW!

1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (11 weeks)
2. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (6 weeks)
3. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (9 weeks)
4. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (13 weeks)
5. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam (5 weeks)
6. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (14 weeks)
7. John Carlin - Tag Song (7 weeks)
8. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (4 weeks)
9. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (15 weeks)
10. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair (3 weeks)

Huh? Mindy said she was going to play Captain Bogg, but then she played "Henrietta's Hair" Guess no pirate music for us.

11. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile (2 weeks)
12. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly (17 weeks)
13. Rocknoceros - Pink!(debut)

Past Freshness Date
SteveSongs - Giant (22 weeks)

13under13 Poll for 6Apr2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
2. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
3. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
4. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
5. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
6. John Carlin - Tag Song
7. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
8. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
9. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
10. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
11. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
12. SteveSongs - Giant
13. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile


Last week's results:
12% 1. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
5% 2. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
5% 3. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
12% 4. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
0% 5. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
0% 6. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
0% 7. John Carlin - Tag Song
5% 8. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
2% 9. SteveSongs - Giant
46% 10. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
0% 11. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
5% 12. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
5% 13. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon

13 under 13 - 3Apr2009

Kenny hosted this week. No surprises on any side. Barking at the Moon had a great run, and I expected to see Captain Bogg and Salty enter the list last week, so I'm happy to see it finally here.

1. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (8 weeks)
2. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (12 weeks)
3. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (10 weeks)
4 Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (5 weeks)
5. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (13 weeks)
6. John Carlin - Tag Song (6 weeks)
7. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (14 weeks)
8. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam (4 weeks)
9. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly (16 weeks)
10. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (3 weeks)
11. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair (2 weeks)
12. SteveSongs - Giant (22 weeks)
13. Captain Bogg and Salty - Never Smile at a Crocodile (debut)

Past Freshness Date
Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon (16 weeks)

What Doctor Noize had to Say About Mindy

A Wee Bit Of Clarification On Yesterday’s Noizeletter…:

For those with XM Radio... You may have heard me on XM Kids Radio yesterday. XM Kids Program Director, Absolutely Mindy, called me live on her nationally broadcast show yesterday to assist me in perpetrating this little hoax to a nationwide audience. People like Mindy do not come around very often; when they do they are generally institutionalized. I love Mindy so much -- she is like those legendary DJ's in the early days of rock radio with an unerring sense of fun who played and said whatever they liked on air. Mindy is planning to play my fake High School Musical 4 track Follow Your Dreams on air a few times in the next week. This is because she is Absolutely Crazy. So listen for it! Her show is great.

Lauire Berkner Concert Contest

Did you hear what Mindy just said?

Go HERE to enter to win tickets to a live Laurie Berkner concert at Sirius in NYC.

If you win, please send us a report!

The details, copied from the Sirius XM site:

The Laurie Berkner Band is coming to SIRIUS XM to perform a very special concert for Kids Place Live listeners on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from the SIRIUS XM studios in NYC. If you will be in the New York City area, SIRIUS XM is giving you and a guest the chance to be a part of the in-studio audience for this up-close event! Enter here for your chance to be one of the first fifteen to receive an invitation to join Laurie and her band in the SIRIUS XM studios. Space is limited and invitations will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. SIRIUS XM is NOT responsible for any transportation to and from the event. Entrant must be 18 or older to enter.