Whether it be rap or rock, classical or country, pop or progressive, HearSay loves music. However, even Thursday night's 2 Live Crew and Tone Loc lineup for a private TCU party at the Ridglea Theater was not enough to convince HearSay to join the sea of frat boys doing that stupid elbow-first frat-boy dance that always makes HearSay ashamed to be Caucasian.

HearSay tried to escape them by, stupidly, going to a TCU-area bar on Saturday. Uncomfortably outnumbered at the Aardvark, HearSay fought for glimpses of John Price, River's End, and Blue Sky Black. Odd: Blue Sky Black was sporting a somewhat new lineup. While lead singer Tim Locke and guitarist Steve Duncan were familiar faces, drummer Robert Anderson and bassist Byron Gordon are newly calling Blue Sky Black home.

With a new lineup in place, and the band's first real show in almost a year, HearSay was not surprised to learn that Blue Sky Black will hit the studio in late May and early June to record their first disc under their current name (you may recall that BSB used to be called the Grand Street Cryers, and that the GSC released two albums).

The band will record in the "place where dreams are shattered," Los Angeles. Although distribution plans have not yet been finalized, Locke said the disc will eventually be available to the general public, including fraternity members. Hopefully, they will all learn to dance before Blue Sky Black's next Aardvark show.

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Fans of Little Jack Melody no longer have to wait for those too-few-and-far-between live shows to enjoy fresh Melody, thanks to a new video appearing on iFilm.com.

Across Town From Everywhere is a montage video by the Dallas videographer who works under the name Suzie Kidnap. Clocking in at just under 17 minutes, the video is based on four songs by the postmodern lounge music of Little Jack Melody and His Young Turks. Beginning as a colorful carnival-themed musical journey, the bright, swirling images of the first song give way to footage of the band rehearsing and then going on the road. Kidnap sprinkles the video with stark urban images that alternately reinforce and contradict the music; for example, as the band sings about the land of milk and honey, the camera zeroes in on a homeless person's shopping cart full of aluminum cans. (See for yourself at www.ifilm.com; search for "Across Town From Everywhere.")

Kidnap said the video is just one part of her mission to give Melody's music a broader forum. "We felt like these guys weren't getting their share [of attention] and thought this would be a way to get them out there," she said. "This is a band that will always appeal to a niche market, but that niche exists in every town and city. We feel like, once people hear the music, they'll fall in love with it."