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 […]
The Pop Ups are from Brooklyn, and Brooklyn, you may have heard, got its ass kicked by that bitch Sandy last week. The lights are slowly coming back on in New York City, but people are still in harms way. It is getting cold out there, y’all, and many, even […]
The little podcast that could just keeps on chugging along. I can tell by obsessing over casually scanning the stats that more and more families are tuning into the world’s #1 kid’s music podcast with the capital letters OWTK in the title — an honor that humbles me greatly. Subscribe […]
You know what I love? Elizabeth Mitchell originals. Now, I’ve got nothing against covers, especially those of traditional American folk songs, or of songs by guys named Hendrix and Bowie, but what I crave most as a music fan are not interpretations, but fresh tunes from great songwriters. This one, […]
When it entered our home, there were many instant hit songs from Ultramagnetic Universal Love Revolution, the 2012 album from Los Angeles kindie hipster Mista Cookie Jar, but it was “Lucas!” that made the greatest mark with my girls. Its ridiculousness is, well, ridiculous funny, and the pop culture references […]
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 […]
The wildly popular Pan-Latino fusion dance band Ozomatli just released their debut kid’s CD OzoKidz and performed their song “Balloon Fest” live on The Choo Choo Bob Show. Maybe you’ve been hearing their earworm-y “Moose On The Loose” in heavy rotation on Sirius XM Kids Place Live, well here’s another […]
