Over Again – One Direction
Light Up The World – Lloyd H. Miller
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Public Skool – The Travoltas
I'm So Glad – Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band
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Showing posts with label Otis Dooda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Otis Dooda. Show all posts
Monday, September 23, 2013
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Friday, September 6, 2013
Move Like Saturday Night – Frances England
I'm Not Tired – Ralph's World
Shake it Out – Florence + The Machine
I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
Otis Dooda Theme – David Heatley
Love Factory – Mary Kaye
Yes And No – Caspar Babypants
Frog – Artichoke
Everybody's Going Out To Play – Billy Kelly & The Blah Blah Blahs
Swing Low – Josh And The Jamtones
Give Me Back My Hat – Bill Harley And Keith Munslow
I'm Not Tired – Ralph's World
Shake it Out – Florence + The Machine
I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
Otis Dooda Theme – David Heatley
Love Factory – Mary Kaye
Yes And No – Caspar Babypants
Frog – Artichoke
Everybody's Going Out To Play – Billy Kelly & The Blah Blah Blahs
Swing Low – Josh And The Jamtones
Give Me Back My Hat – Bill Harley And Keith Munslow
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Thursday, July 25, 2013
Little Things – One Direction
Silent Night – Dan Zanes
Grumpy Boy – Steve Songs
Gingerbread Man – Lunch Money
Just a Normal Day – Lesley and the Flying Foxes
Me and My Brand New Haircut – Billy Kelly and the Blah Blah Blahs
Sunglasses – The Que Pastas
Kiss With A Fist – Florence + The Machine
Face the Bird – Pete Donnelley
Otis Dooda Theme – David Heatley
Silent Night – Dan Zanes
Grumpy Boy – Steve Songs
Gingerbread Man – Lunch Money
Just a Normal Day – Lesley and the Flying Foxes
Me and My Brand New Haircut – Billy Kelly and the Blah Blah Blahs
Sunglasses – The Que Pastas
Kiss With A Fist – Florence + The Machine
Face the Bird – Pete Donnelley
Otis Dooda Theme – David Heatley
Strange But True: Otis, the Dooda Day
I'm not feeling too good about rats right now (you can listen to my podcast to hear my reasoning). So I went into OTIS DOODA: STRANGE BUT TRUE with one strike against it (the title character has a pet rat).
It's the story of a boy yanked from his natural habitat (anywhere a kid feels comfortable) when his family moves to New York and into the very odd Tidwell Towers. But wait – I did not read the book, I heard the soundtrack. Illustrator David Heatley decided the subject material was too rich for mere drawings. He created an accompanying CD, complete with an "Otis Dooda Theme" and songs about the various characters and situations.
It's tough to get boys to read books. I know, I have a 12-year-old and he'd rather play a game on the iPad or watch a video. But he loves music. And if music can organically bring him to reading something new, more power to it.
Author Ellen Potter went through the same mini "crisis" with her seven year old son, Ian. Using his suggestions, Potter drew from her childhood, where she lived in a New York City apartment building and made up crazy stories about the other inhabitants.
STRANGE BUT TRUE chronicles Otis' encounters with "Subway Zombies," "Peaches the French Gerbil Hound," and Potted Plant Guy." Otis befriends a girl neighbor named Cat, leading to "Up In Cat's Room," an adolescent Velvet Underground take on Bruce Springsteen's "Candy's Room."
Coming into OTIS DOODA from the music end, it reminded me of Andy Z's GRAND SCREAM OF THINGS. Except Andy Z produced a "Tubby the Tuba"-esque radio play. Potter and Heatley have created a hand-in-hand multimedia project. You can listen to the music and picture the characters, but it helps to have the roadmap. I'd suggest a color PDF for anyone who buys the CD electronically, to give them a true taste of Dooda. Yeah, I know how that sounds.
I'd give OTIS DOODA: STRANGE BUT TRUE by itself an "incomplete." My son loves music and this CD will eventually go into his rotation. Now if I could only get him to willingly read the book. But that's another story.
OTIS DOODA: STRANGE BUT TRUE is available at the book's Web site, Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp.
Here is the animated (Lego) book trailer:
It's the story of a boy yanked from his natural habitat (anywhere a kid feels comfortable) when his family moves to New York and into the very odd Tidwell Towers. But wait – I did not read the book, I heard the soundtrack. Illustrator David Heatley decided the subject material was too rich for mere drawings. He created an accompanying CD, complete with an "Otis Dooda Theme" and songs about the various characters and situations.
It's tough to get boys to read books. I know, I have a 12-year-old and he'd rather play a game on the iPad or watch a video. But he loves music. And if music can organically bring him to reading something new, more power to it.Author Ellen Potter went through the same mini "crisis" with her seven year old son, Ian. Using his suggestions, Potter drew from her childhood, where she lived in a New York City apartment building and made up crazy stories about the other inhabitants.
STRANGE BUT TRUE chronicles Otis' encounters with "Subway Zombies," "Peaches the French Gerbil Hound," and Potted Plant Guy." Otis befriends a girl neighbor named Cat, leading to "Up In Cat's Room," an adolescent Velvet Underground take on Bruce Springsteen's "Candy's Room."
Coming into OTIS DOODA from the music end, it reminded me of Andy Z's GRAND SCREAM OF THINGS. Except Andy Z produced a "Tubby the Tuba"-esque radio play. Potter and Heatley have created a hand-in-hand multimedia project. You can listen to the music and picture the characters, but it helps to have the roadmap. I'd suggest a color PDF for anyone who buys the CD electronically, to give them a true taste of Dooda. Yeah, I know how that sounds.
I'd give OTIS DOODA: STRANGE BUT TRUE by itself an "incomplete." My son loves music and this CD will eventually go into his rotation. Now if I could only get him to willingly read the book. But that's another story.
OTIS DOODA: STRANGE BUT TRUE is available at the book's Web site, Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp.
Here is the animated (Lego) book trailer:
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