links for 2008-10-23

“If, as a parent, you are sick of the fact that "children's" albums seem to consist solely of muzak versions of nursery rhymes, and you'd secretly prefer to be playing the latest Killers album, then this should be top of your purchase list. It seems such a simple concept – get some of the country's top bands, ask them to write and record a song for children, and put out the resulting compilation for charity – that you wonder why it has taken until now to do it.” — How did I miss this?