Toy Matinee: Last Plane Out (video)

Yeah, it's kind of old. But this little-known group from the 1990s is worth remembering.

Nifty Music: "Charmed Life" by Leigh Nash

Excellent tune sung by Leigh Nash for the "Uptown Girls" soundtrack. It took longer than I thought it would to find out who wrote the song: Kenneth Brown and Steve Mandile.

As a pop single it stands up there with anything else Nash has done, including her work with Sixpence None The Richer.

"Cold Hands, Warm Heart" by Brendan Benson

This is my favorite tune (so far) by Brendan Benson.

Nice use of simple line drawings to stylize the video. Reminds me of my old stick figure cartoon "Dr. Death" a bit.