




Community funding for the arts was imperiled during the previous several yrs in the United States, but it is still flourishing in other nations around the world this sort of as New Zealand. The independent “NZ On Air” application provides government funding that will allow performers this kind of as the Itty Bitty Beats to supply excellent and assorted community media. The duo (Jenny Payne and Lucy Hiku) achieved at Jazz School in Christchurch in 2002 and begun recording children’s tunes four several years ago just after the beginning of their youngsters (Holding matters in the family members, Jenny’s husband Rob Payne has manufactured all of their audio). The Beats’ have unveiled songs that reaches emotional highs (Xmas in July) and lows (Toddler Reduction Awareness).
Their new 6-song Itty Bitty Bubbles EP been given NZ on Air funding and it’s filled with a lot more froth and frolicking than you could possibly feel was ever doable. Functioning beneath the premise that bubbles are a enjoyment, intensive sensory action to share with children, Jenny and Lucy supply tunes that assortment from 60s pop (“Bubbles In My Bathtub” appears like Herman’s Hermit’s “I’m Into Something Good”) to demonstrate tunes (“Bubble Storm”) to rockabilly (“Bubble Shop”).
Itty Bitty Bubbles is accessible from the Itty Bitty Beats’ web page, Amazon, Apple Music, and Spotify.
Listed here is the lyric video clip for “Bubble Shop”:
It is been awhile since Danny Weinkauf and the Purple Pants Band released new audio, but their new CD is coming on August 20 from 8 Lb Gorilla Documents. In the meantime, Danny has released “Words,” a new single that includes his family and direct vocals by bandmate Tina Kenny Jones. Danny is especially stoked about the accompanying online video, which was developed by 25 animators from six nations. The pop tune illustrates (basically) the electrical power of terms and the influence our person text can have, the two detrimental and favourable. Get the tune from Danny’s web page, Amazon, Deezer, or Apple Music.
You can look at the online video here:
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