Lynne Heffley and the Parents' Choice Awards

Our Lynne Heffley has been writing reviews for the Parents' Choice Awards, which strikes us as a fun way to spend some time. This is the link to her profile page, and you can type her name into the search engine there to see what she's been saying. Meantime, this is from her review of The Jimmies' "Trying Funny Stuff":

Wow. Kindie rock doesn't get any better than this fresh and exciting DVD; the mix of music videos and live concert action catapults the Jimmies, fronted by singer/songwriter Ashley Albert, into stellar territory. Bubbling over with offbeat humor, sophisticated musicianship, smart, entertaining lyrics and impressive visual creativity, it's a rock-out feast for ears and eyes, whatever your age.

The band sings six of its image-rich original songs (repeated in karaoke versions) in a riotous combination of live action, animal costumes, film clips and all manner of animation styles. A "backstage" documentary is a deft mash-up of wit and the imaginative high- and low-tech ways the DVD was put together, with some how-to tips for making props. The only misstep: the live concert's brief intro involving certain nasal emissions. This immensely talented band is light years beyond needing a gross factor to engage its audience.