
Quick...immediate names that spring to mind when the mention of Canadian musical acts come up in conversation? If you are imagining Celine Dion, Nickelback, Bryan Adams, KD Lang, Barenaked Ladies, Hedley, Wide Mouth Mason, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, Swollen Members, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne or Alanis Morissette...shame on you. Although these bands and (questionable) musicians helped to shape the landscape of the Canadian Music Scene, they do little convey how talented our country truly is. I meant to put this post together after Arcade Fire pulled off their Grammy victory for [...]

Raffi : Bananaphone [ purchase ] Rhonda Vincent : Bananaphone [ purchase Country Goes Raffi - it's amazingly awesome!] Seriously: this song isn't as bad as you think it is. Sure, it's made for kids. It's plenty silly, enough to have staying power as viral meme in the digital world. It's got such a high catchiness quotient, it's prone to get stuck in the brain for days. [...]
For those of you too young or with too deprived of a childhood, Raffi was this awesome guy back in the day who made silly kids' songs about belugas, watermelons and banana phones. Why is this important in the far future of 2009? Because some idiot genius decided to mash up his song with Lil' Jon. It's such an obvious and kind of stupid idea that I totally wish I had thought of first. The best part of the video? Not Lil' Jon's cameo at the end or the actual song itself, but the [...]

Pennsylvania indie rockers MewithoutYou 's latest release It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's Alright! is like a Raffi for adults. Based on the teachings of Sufi leader Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, MewithoutYou present biblical tales and fables in the guise of spoken-folk tunes with catchy and repetitious choruses that make this an easy and memorable singalong. Though all the tracks are very clever presentations of well-known tales, the repetition and purposefully disharmonious notes can become a little [...]
Juan Maclean funkin' up a little something from one of my all time fav's RDJr. Funny story: Roy Davis Jr. 's 'Gabriel' was actually the first record I ever played live as a dj. Not the first record I ever owned though, that title is held by Raffi . Roy Davis Jr - I Have a Vision FEAT. Erin Martin (THE JUAN MACLEAN REMIX) Buy the shitz. iTunes or Beatport If you are wondering [...]
Hola! It's been a crazy month. Some good. Lots not so good. I'm tired. :) Life has a way of knocking a person around sometimes, doesn't it? I'll keep on keeping on, though. It could be so much worse. ETA: Holy mackeral! This post is too large! So, um, I'll split into two. :::: Sunday, June 1, 2008 Hola! It is me! Migraine free and [...]

Hello folk fans! Kurtis from Covering the Mouse here, for one more guest post before the end of 2007! This time, I'm taking a break from Disney but sticking with a cartoon theme. Folk covers of cartoon Christmas songs! One of my favourite parts of the holiday season are the Christmas television specials. I love them. A Charlie Brown Christmas, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Garfield Christmas, A He-Man/She-Ra Christmas Special, I love them all! Pioneering the Christmas special tradition was a small animation company called Rankin/Bass who specialized in stop-motion animation. I [...]

Buenísima. Si te despiertas con esto todos los días, igual consigues llegar al trabajo con la sonrisa puesta todavía. Eso, o te conviertes en una suerte de Dick van Dyke. La letra tampoco tiene desperdicio alguno. ¡Bo ba do ba do do doob!