Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 3:59PM Dear Honey/Daddy/[unintelligible]:
You can't blog about everything. Sometimes other people will have the same idea you do, and occasionally they'll post something about it before you can. Deal with it.
Besides, they'll still want to read your review of that new artist they haven't heard of tomorrow.
Love,
Your Family
Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 2:28PM I thought he was great in Lord of the Rings too... What's that? It's the Orlando Sentinel who's linked here? Oh, well then, welcome to you readers as well. (And thanks, Mary Ann, for the link.)
We're in the midst of a jazz week at the moment, but you'll find all kinds of kids' music here -- a lot of rock, some folk, even some classical buried around here. There are some links there on the right, including one to a listing of the reviews here organized by age. I'm positive you'll find something that will not only entertain your little ones but will also entertain you. (You can't listen to Sufjan Stevens all the time, you know.) And if you don't see an artist you really like, let me know -- I'm always looking for more music. Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 4:22PM Justin Roberts might not be very adept at performing magic or telling jokes, but he is one heckuva songwriter. Thanks to the Land of Nod, you can hear the proof.
In a 15-minute (or so) podcast, Roberts inaugurates the "Land of Nod Nodcast Podcast" by crafting one catchy theme ditty, playing some of his stuff from Meltdown!, Not Naptime, and Great Big Sun, and displaying a very self-deprecating attitude. He even has a demo version of "Our Imaginary Rhino" for our amusement. (And, hey, if kids' music albums eventually get the expanded/remastered treatment now given to every album more than 10 years old, why shouldn't the stellar Meltdown! be at the top of the list in 2016?)
Not content with audio-only content? Devon at Head, Shoulders, Knees... found YouTube footage of Justin Roberts' "Airplane of Food" video.
Buck Howdy more your style? Fran at the About Kids' Music site has got you covered.
And if you're still just happy reading... The Lovely Mrs. Davis has a guest post from Charity Kahn (from Charity and the JAMBand).
Go forth, enjoy, then sit back and enjoy the cool pleasures of dancing or singing with your kids on a summer day (or night).
Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 6:46AM A few links to toss out the day before Father's Day. See if you can guess the common theme.
Bill, father of two, has SteveSongs in studio and has pictures of them and Milkshake to prove it. (Yeah, yeah, SteveSongs was prerecorded...)
Chag, father of two, has an amusing dadblog at Cynical Dad. In the all-important sports-world scoreboard, his affinity for the Yankees (a negative for me) is far outweighed by his affinity for the North Carolina Tar Heels (big thumbs up).
Thanks also to Brady Rymer, father of two, who mentioned my interview with him in his newsletter this week. (Sign up at his homepage.)
Oh, and I, father of two, have updated my "Songs for Dads" post.
Enjoy your Father's Day, y'all, father or not.
Friday, June 9, 2006 at 3:10PM I don't have many power tools, and unless guided by somebody more adept, my puttering around the house is typically limited to replacing light bulbs or fixing [insert name of minor house failure -- and we have a lot of them -- here].
But I do putter around with my sidebar, and so I wanted to draw your attention to a couple additions there on the right.
First, Troy at Songstreet is a compatriot of Devon at Head, Shoulders.... If you're interested in musical activities with young kids, both sites are great places to go.
Second, although Bill at Spare the Rock will always be first among kids' radio equals for me, the fine folks at WFMU's Greasy Kids Stuff also have great playlists. You can see (and listen to) playlists here.
I should also note that the Lovely Mrs. Davis and Fran at the About Kids Music site have both continued to post lots of reviews recently and you should check them out if you don't on a regular basis.
Finally, thanks to a couple kids' books sites for links -- Big A little a and Book Buds. As many kids' music CDs are released every year, there are probably 5 times as many kids' books published. I don't have a kids' books sidebar section (yet), but those two are good places to start to learn more about new (and old) kids' books. (I also want to note that fellow blogger Clea at small ages has her own pair of crafty books out -- check out her blog for more details.)
