The Sippy Cups “The Time Machine” The Sound: California kiddie psych rock. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: The Jellydots, The Flaming Lips, Ralph’s World, Eric Herman. Best Moments: “One Day Soon”, the album’s stand out track, tells of a child excited to learn to swim, read and, before long, […]
I’m all for efficiency so, off the cuff, I’m trying something new here. I’m moving to a new format for record reviews in an effort to get through my gigantic batch of CDs a bit faster, cover more family music in this space and lessen the terrible guilt I feel […]
In case you weren’t aware, kid’s music superstars They Might Be Giants have a new CD coming out next month. I balked at the $17.99 initial price of the disc. Who the hell is paying nearly $20 (after taxes) for an album worth of tunes these days? I was then […]
Move over John, Paul, George and Ringo! You and your Beatles Rock Band are great and all but you’ve got nothing on LEGO people. Coming this fall, Lego Rock Band! (this video is a slow grower…stick with it until the more familiar “Rock Band” bits come in) MTV Shows
I don’t usually cover website refreshes. Nor do I typically post about kindie rock band t-shirts (or petticoats) but The Not-Its! recently launched a snazzy new presence and have added sweet tees and pink tutus to their online merch table and well, OWTK really loves The Not-Its! Check out the […]
Hullabaloo’s latest album of “organic kid-folk” tunes begins with “High Roller”, the title track that will make you think Johnny Cash has been reborn. It’s a diddy so darn good you may never get past it. “High Roller”, the song, not only evokes the spirit of The Man in Black, […]
The Mouse and I caught Mr. Human Beatbox, Christylez Bacon, at the beautiful Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA this morning. Mr. Bacon played a couple tracks from “Banjo to Beatbox”, his outstanding collaborative effort with Cathy & Marcy, and a handful more from his world music portfolio. The crowd was […]
Not to get all movie-poster-ish on you, but Peter Himmelman’s “My Trampoline” is a Triumph! It’s a fully realized, professional album of all-ages tunes by one of the great troubadours of the children’s music world. “My Trampoline” dazzles and delights from the percussion intro on “Imagination” to “the whole world […]
