I saw the commercial for the new Pretzel M&M’s yesterday and found it rather humorous. I hate ads, generally, but appreciate good marketing campaigns and a funny TV spot that kid’s can also enjoy. I also love pretzels and chocolate together. So even though I think M&M’s are kinda crappy […]
Kindergarten, your time is up. Is the Bear considered a 1st grader immediately following the conclusion of kindergarten or is she in elementary school limbo ’till mid-August when school starts up again (that’s right – she’s allowed only 8 weeks for summer, and this has nothing to do with snow […]
Real quick, because I already reviewed “The Final Funktier” for the June 2010 issue of Time Out New York Kids Magazine… I’m not going to keep you in suspense. Heck, if you read the TONY Kids article, you kinda already know what I think about this CD. So here it […]
The Sound: Many decades worth of Rock & Roll style. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Bill Harley, Brady Rymer, Dan Zanes, Uncle Rock, Rhythm Child, Starfish – or, simply put, they sit with themselves. Best Moments: This disc (available June 29th) is loaded with Grammy Award talent; Nominee Brady […]
Just in time for Father’s Day, here is the magnificent Frances England performing “Daddy O”. It’s a warm, homemade video with Frances candidly playing this charming tune, from her debut “Fascinating Creatures”, in front of her kid’s artwork which hangs clothesline-style against the wall. After you watch, send dad a […]
A big tip o’ the cap to Gwyneth of Gooney Bird Kids for tipping me off to a new Brady Rymer song on CDBaby. The tune “Love me for Who I Am (Please Don’t Try to Fix Me)”, it turns out, is step 1 in an ongoing project the Rymers […]
Todd McHatton, he of the super fine, totally free “Christmas Songs” digital EP, is set to release “Sundays at the Rocket Park”, a new non-holiday collection of all-ages tunes, on July 21st (awesome album art!). Right now, he is giving away a free tune from that forthcoming album. The song […]
The Stay at Home Dad life is filled with many fantastic moments. But when daddy-o goes down with an injury, that parenting world becomes, well, kinda sucky. A week ago this morning, the Mouse and I worked outside for nearly 4 hours. We reorganized the shed, weeded, and cleaned the […]
