Stir It Up

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It's like Mr. Rogers at the controls of the Beastie Boys in this eye-popping collection of music videos and concert performances from the Imagination Movers, a critically accled rock band for kids. The Movers leap, slide, hop, stomp, strum, drum, rap and clap their way through 15 educational rock and hip-hop songs designed for kids and parents to crank up together. Dressed in their trademark bright blue coveralls, these national award-winning musicians and real-life dads jam on guitars, bang on buckets and teach kids a variety of fun, funky dances and sing-alongs. This DVD features songs from the Movers' groundbreaking CDs "Good Ideas" and "Calling All Movers." Highlighted tracks include the XM Radio #1 hit song "I Want My Mommy" as well as "Clean My Room," "The Medicine Song," "Please and Thank You" and "Playing Catch." .com ---- Scott, Dave, Rich, and Smitty--the Imagination Movers--make music that's as much for parents as kids. While their lyrics are ed at the short set, their bouncy tunes evoke pop and funk acts like Smash Mouth, Devo, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers (without any profanity or sexual innuendo). The first DVD from the New Orleans-based quartet, Stir It Up, features a heaping helping of material from both their CDs, Good Ideas and Calling All Movers. Lively videos alternate with energetic live performances, many of which feature audience participation. Some songs, like "I Want My Mommy (Time for Bed)," combine both approaches. Fans of the Wiggles and Bob the Builder are sure to find themselves tapping their toes with abandon, while learning some useful lessons along the way, like the importance of remembering your manners ("Please and Thank You") and tidying up ("Clean My Room"). (Ages 2 to 7) --Kathleen C. Fennessy P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review ------ "I've seen the future of children's music and its name is 'Imagination Movers.'" -- Kevin Griffin, Better Than Ezra From the Contributor -------------------- After wowing fans across the country with their high-energy live performances, the national award-winning kids music group Imagination Movers are bringing their show to your living room! The Movers have partnered with director Francis James and Perception Films to produce their first home video/DVD, titled "Stir It Up!" The Movers, formed two years ago by a group of New Orleans dads, have been shaking up the kids music industry with their winning combination of kid-friendly subject matter and catchy rock and hip-hop music. The Movers' debut CD "Good Ideas" has won multiple awards and launched the hit "I Want My Mommy," which was the #1 song on the XM Kids national satellite radio weekly countdown for two months. Their follow-up CD, "Calling All Movers," is another award-winning hit-maker, further proving that the Movers are torchbearers for cutting-edge kids entertainment. About the Actor --------------- Perception Films founder Francis James earned critical accl as writer and director of the independent feature films "The Key" and "Tony Bravo." His list of regular clients currently includes NFL Films and Texas Roadhouse restaurant. Most recently, James served as co-director and editor of "Take It to the Streets," an instructional DVD featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore. "Streets" will be released by Carl Fischer Music in late 2004. See more ( javascript:void(0) )