**ATTN: PHILLY-AREA READERS** There are many things I look forward to experiencing in early-September; not sweating through 2 t-shirts a day, as one example. But other pleasures also fall into place in the Fall. Things like the return of pro & college football, NCAA basketball, pumpkin picking, scaring little children, […]
Following the lead of the Seattle power-pop trio Recess Monkey, Keller Williams will use a kid’s radio premiere (long) weekend to drum up interest in his album for children – the 1st such release in his long and illustrious musical career – conveniently titled “Kids” (due October 26th). Williams is […]
BILL HARLEY “THE BEST CANDY IN THE WHOLE WORLD” One of the reasons I love music in a live setting is the chance it affords to hear new songs. I understand that many concertgoers disagree with this sentiment, preferring instead to hear the greatest hits and other familiar album cuts […]
BRIAN VOGAN “SING A LITTLE SONG” Brian Vogan’s “Happy Valentine’s Day” is the coolest, bounciest song ever composed for the artificially sweet holiday. It and “That’s How A Pumpkin Grows” are the only two cuts from the Seattle singer-songwriter’s appropriately titled 2008 debut “Little Songs” that remain an integral part […]
If every song for grown-ups hinges it’s cred on it’s general proximity to sexual themes, failed romance, and a songwriter’s struggle with his/her religious upbringing (sometimes taking a break for a veiled political statement) then every kid’s album has it’s roots in lessons, friendship, animals, and, occasionally, the preschool drama […]
Politicians may struggle with how to best educate our children, and voters may differ on whether scholastic measurements and educational endeavors are a federal or state issue, but so much debate often leads to inaction and our nation’s children just keep getting dumber and dumber. Michael Rachap, through his Readeez […]
If you’ve ever met Suzi Shelton you already know she’s one of the sweetest gals in kindie rock. Turns out she’s also one of the more clever. The Suzi Shelton Band has announced it’s Fall tour schedule via video, complete with cute shots of the handsome band, city-specific background images, […]
The approach to Hogsmeade and Hogarts castle, through ‘The Lost Continent’ and Seuss Landing in Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure, is absolutely stunning. For a man-made edifice depicting a fictional place known only in books and on film, the first sight of the imposing castle will be, for some, akin […]
