I’ve been a surly a-hole to pretty much everyone lately. It is painfully obvious that I’m in desperate need a pick me up. And so I turn to music, as I have done for the past two decades, to provide the medicinal lift. Here are some of the finest kindie […]
A year. 16 episodes. Damn that flew by. I nearly got choked up at the end of this 1st Anniversary Special Podcast. When I was recording my final bit, and when I was thanking you invisible people for coming along for this ride over the past 12 months, I nearly […]
There have been collaborations before in modern children’s music: SteveSongs and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, the kid-hop king & Lunch Money, Recess Monkey with Sugar Free Allstars, the Peapod choir on the last Dog on Fleas record, and Shawna Kemp upping the class on The Pop Ups’ “Connect the Stars”. […]
As a freelance writer, I take work where I can get it, and recently I’ve been getting the chance to dish on some of the finest modern kid’s music for Red Tricycle. This has tended to manifest itself as Top Concert Picks stories in the NYC and LA markets, but […]
If you’re a middle class family, you probably have waaaaay too many stuffed animals already, but that isn’t going to stop me from suggesting three more that’ll look even more adorable under your tree this Christmas. A VERY FURRY CHRISTMAS Gustafer Yellowgold Slim the Eel Boneless Plush Action Doll […]
The esteemed list of 15 was revealed this morning! The best kid’s CDs of the year (defined here as 11/1/11-10/31/12) as voted on by the judges in the annual Fids & Kamily Music Awards were announced on Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child today. Forget whatever crappy jewel cases sit […]
There aren’t a ton of great Halloween songs. Christmas, it is not. But, but! this new one from Gustafer Yellowgold’s most recent DVD/CD Year In The Day qualifies, and kills! I played “Werewolves Rock,” and 9 other somewhat seasonal-ish Autumnal tunes, on the very special Halloween episode of the OWTK […]
There are a number of reasons you should download and listen to this free Halloween Kid’s Music Podcast, but #1 on the list is the rare chance to hear me speak in an *airquotes* vampire voice. It is pretty funny, I think, because it is pretty ridiculous. Let’s just say […]
