Do you think your Adele-loving tween or teen is ready to be so over Taylor Swift but not yet prepared for, say, TUnE-yArDs? Meet Sisters 3, a trio of you guessed it (!) sisters from Philadelphia playing a brand of mysterious, sometimes ethereal folk-rock. The harmonies are, as you might […]
A couple of things to keep in mind here: 2011 is, for the purpose of these lists, defined as 11/1/10-10/31/11 (with special exception being made for one disc, “Strange Dees, Indeed”, officially released on 11/1). I went out to 52 top songs for 2011 because I had to. In fact, […]
You’ve been waiting patiently, I know, just dyin’ to get started on the Christmas shopping but not wanting to make a single move until perusing the annual OWTK Holiday Gift Guide. Well, get the credit cards ready ’cause it’s finally here! I’ve compiled a stellar and affordable (if not modest) […]
Yes, I’d submitted a ballot to the Fids & Kamily Awards and yes, I recently shared with you my top 15 for Time Out NY Kids Magazine. So why another list? Because one cannot make too many year-end lists and because I need to, in some small way, offset the […]
For the 3rd consecutive year, I had the privilege of penning the year-end top 10 kid’s CDs article for Time Out New York Kids Magazine. This year, another fantastic one for the genre, I pitched the idea of expanding the piece to include more of the year’s best – and […]
I was to speak with Tucker Martine on the phone a couple weeks back but a sudden burst of severe back pain kept me from dialing his number. Luckily for you, he agreed to answer a quick six-pack of questions via email instead, thus saving you from my transcribed grunts […]
Another one turns to Kickstarter sure does have a nice ring to it. It’s certainly way better than another one bites the dust. The Pop Ups, those fine Brooklyn lads known for their puppets, pasta, and palloons (okay, technically it’s balloons but just go along with the alliteration would ya!) […]
The annual kid’s music awards were announced yesterday on Bill Childs’ weekly Spare the Rock Spoil the Child radio program. Not familiar with the Fids & Kamily Awards? Think of them as the Grammys, with clued-in voters. The Fids & Kamily top 10 is selected by a collection of media […]
