Shana Barry’s debut album is a quiet, sparse affair. Comprised mostly of a lone acoustic guitar and Barry’s hushed, long-distance-telephone-call vocals, “A Pink Whale and a Very Tall Tree” soothes as it intrigues. In a world where a yellow dude from the sun is a kiddie rock star and children’s […]
There is a most certainly a place for educational music. Hap Palmer is proof positive that an artist can be viable, entertaining AND educational. Palmer’s latest is a musical multiplication table called “Multiplication Mountain”. Your child will literally climb the metaphorical mountain as they progress from the “easiest” figures to […]
I cannot play the guitar. I’m also inept on the drums, harmonica, kazoo, trumpet, bongos and triangle. I cannot play anything. Got no musical game at all. That’s why I RAN a record label, as opposed to being in a band that’s ON a record label. While I don’t know […]
There’s nothing quite like a kick-butt opening track. Doesn’t matter if we’re discussing kiddie rock or indie rock. When a band puts a rollicking ditty at the top the audience typically reacts favorably. For a kid’s record it’s even more vital, ’cause you want to capture a toddler’s attention right […]
Thingamababy is a great blog almost every day, but today the site has published the perfect parental blog post. Go read Thingamababy right now.
Harry Kalas, you are the man. Your the primary reason I love baseball and, more specifically, baseball on the AM dial so very much. At the start of every season I reminisce all those hours spent in my bedroom as a child listening to your beautiful voice. You taught me […]
All it took was one innocuous Facebook post. Over the weekend, Bill Childs of Spare the Rock Spoil the Child wrote, quite simply, that he was plotting his family’s Summer road trip. That’s all…no details, no dreamy locale mentioned. I read this sentence and my mind quickly began to roam…where […]
It may come as no surprise that the Mouse’s newest pair of kicks is devoid of characters. We seek out such products, those that are stylish and unique yet remain affordable. That combination is becoming harder and harder to come by these days. Walk into any Target (or similar) and […]
