Michael Andrews, the film composer behind some of the music for Donnie Darko (most famously the cover of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” with Gary Jules) and Miranda July’s outstanding Me And You And Everyone We Know has turned his artistic talents towards children after becoming a father himself, with […]
The effeminate 8-year old-boy that still prances around inside me is very happy with this viral video. Enjoy Choreography for Plastic Army Men: Choreography for Plastic Army Men from David Fain on Vimeo.
You can’t properly call a band a favorite band until you’ve seen ’em live. Only then can you determine if the group deserves that level of love. We adore the 2 1/2 albums worth of recorded material that’s come from Nashville’s jazz outfit Coal Train Railroad, so much so that […]
You may know her from a terrific duet with Caspar Babypants or as the 2012 Juno Award (the Canadian Grammys) Winner for best Children’s Artist. If you don’t know Charlie Hope yet, here’s your chance. Get thee self and thee wee ones to the Philadelphia Free Library on Wednesday July […]
I didn’t review it. I never did get around to telling you just how much we heart the newest collection of animated videos and soft (but not as soft as before) rock songs from Morgan Taylor & Co. Gustafer Yellowgold’s Year In The Day, an album focusing on the way […]
This little pod scored some praising press last month, getting a nice shout out from the lovely ladies at Cool Mom Tech (the nifty hi-tech offshoot of mommy monolith Cool Mom Picks). Can I now say the podcast is “COOL MOM TECH APPROVED”? I’m going to assume you are looking […]
I’ll give you the mountains-meeting-the-sea, picturesque cliffs, and the general mystique of left coast life. You win. But if you’re a music loving family, you can’t beat being a parent on the East Coast. Consider the summer kid’s concert series at Wolf Trap’s Theatre-In-The-Woods and the ’12-’13 Just Kidding Season […]
This song, from Dog on Fleas’ latest album Invisible Friends, is nothing short of brilliant. Bizarre (what the heck is this lucky creature?) and hummable, “Fortunate Mistake” is simply a wonderful tune for families to sing together as they try to figure out just what it is all about. The […]
