I loved talking with Dan Elliott of Pointed Man Band, but if I had planned it perfectly, I’d have started the OWTK Kindie Conversation Series with this guy right here, the guy behind Gustafer Yellowgold. Morgan Taylor, creator, the songwriter, illustrator of Gustafer Yellowgold was my family’s entry into the […]
He was our gateway into the world of indie kid’s music some 9 years ago and he has remained a cherished member of our extended family ever since. Morgan Taylor has released 7 Gustafer Yellowgold CD / DVDs and we’ve been happily and luckily on board since the very beginning, […]
In a Hollywood game of one-upwomanship, celebs are increasingly bequeathing to their newborn children the most outlandish names. Indie rock bands, on the other hand, carry forward a long tradition of obscure monikers mixing states of being with colors, and the odd animal species tossed in for good measure. In […]
Late last night, just before I retired for the evening, I was presented with the opportunity to write a story for The Good Men Project about what fuels my passions. The piece is sponsored by Nissan and their new Versa Note, but I don’t mention the car in the piece. […]
I’ve made several arguments in defense of children’s music here and there over the 7 years I’ve been writing Out With The Kids, and I continue to be outwardly critical of the shortcomings in the genre, but Zooglobble’s recently published manifesto on the topic slays the dragon with a measured […]
Ashley of The Jimmies once fired up the bat signal in hopes of locating an intern, but other than that lone NYC-centric chance to be butler to the most entrepreneurial of kindie folk, opportunities to be directly involved in the back-end of the kindie machine are few and far between. […]
Daddy Brad (Powell) of the tremendous DadLabs.com interviewed me at the Dad 2.0 Summit in Houston this past weekend. We chatted about modern kid’s music, the 2013 Grammy Awards, the OWTK podcast, and my secret theory on a possible benefit of sharing kindie music with your children. Dig: Thanks to […]
The girls and I saw a kid’s concert this morning – a small affair at our local Barnes & Noble. We’ve seen many a children’s performance so it’s strange that this thought hadn’t struck me before today: Shouldn’t each and every kid’s musician who even remotely identifies themselves with #Kindie […]
