I know less Spanish than the average eighth grader, so I was a tad skeptical about my ability to review a CD called Spanglish Sing-Along! (Exclamation point theirs.) I shouldn't have worried. Miami's Spanglish Wrangler, aka Will Thomas, …
My taste in music runs more in the indie vein, but in kids' music, you've gotta hand it to Trout Fishing in America who have been putting out Grammy-nominated, family-friendly folksy rock for about 30 years. But this time around, they've…
I thought I knew what to expect when I saw the cover art on Mama Mac's self-titled kids' CD : I was sure there would be an acoustic version of Kumbaya and maybe a few 70's folk songs. Boy, was I wrong. A veteran of the LA indie music sce…
Listening to Molly, Jay and J.P. of Lunch Money sing about the stuff of childhood makes me nostalgic for the days when spinning around in a circle didn't leave me feeling queasy. In fact, their new kids' music album, Dizzy , is an ode to…
You know the indie pop band Presidents of the United States of America? Well now lead singer Chris Ballew has an alter ego called Caspar Babypants, and he's replaced the more grown up alt-rock sound with a more folksy beat and lyrics esp…
When my kids heard Schoolhouse Rock was coming out with a new DVD, Schoolhouse Rock! Earth , they were as excited as I was, seeing that they've heard the original songs since they were old enough to say Unpack Your Adjectives . I can't t…
"Mom! They aren't wearing seat belts!" It's funny what my kids and I noticed while we watched the re-released classic Escape To Witch Mountain on DVD. Kids sitting in the front seat without a seat belt, a " car phone " that has a cord in…
My love affair with Rick started when I was just young girl and I heard Jessie's Girl come blasting on the radio. Twenty something years later, it's still my favorite song of all time. (And there is a video of me singing it at a karaoke …
I don't watch a heck of a lot of kid TV, but I've been making an exception for the new DVD release of We Got the Bee which features a bunch of episodes from Nickelodeon's series, The Mighty B! Haven't seen it yet? Let's just say the hero…
Pirates may be lawless, mean and smelly, but I'm having a blast listening to the buccaneering rock of Portland, Oregon's Captain Bogg & Salty on their new CD , Emphatical Piratical . And fortunately, instead of telling my kids to rob and…
I'd like to thank Donny, Marc and Ben of Atlanta's The Baby Grands for helping to bring my heart rate down after another "we're late!", mad-dash to the car with the kids. Hearing their cool, Jack Johnson-esque musical style paired with s…
Hearing an eight-year-old belt out a song about romantic love, or a six-year-old mournfully sing about the end of high school is a bit unsettling. Fortunately, I have found Cathy Heller, whose debut CD, Say Hello to the Sun , gives my ki…
After listening to the 24 bite-sized songs on Parry Gripp's Do You Like Waffles? , I'm pretty certain he could come up with a rockin' song about any food product out there. In fact, this album was born after Parry tried his hand at comme…
Mommy, why you shakin' your booty ?, my son asked a few minutes after we popped in Easy , the 2008 release from Secret Agent 23 Skidoo . Never mind where a four-year-old learns such language, Easy is one cool hip-hop CD with music that i…
If you had asked me about Nick Jr's Yo Gabba Gabba! a few months ago--unlike editor Liz who's their biggest fan on the planet--I would've told you, I don't get it. However I am now writing enthusiastically about the Yo Gabba Gabba! sound…
After reading the headline to this review, you may be wondering, When did Cool Mom Picks become Cool Grandmom Picks? I hear you. When I first heard that Neil Sedaka had put out a new CD of reworked hits for kids, I thought, There is no w…
Did I ever tell you that my oldest daughter is a music video star? Yep, it's true. Check out the Bedhead video from the Jimmies , and at about 1:40 you'll see her rocking out with a spiky red mohawk and huge smile. You'll find this and m…
Wondering how to amply convey excitement and understanding about Obama's historic inauguration for your children? Me, I'm going to click over to Share My Inauguration with my oldest daughter, and show her what it all looks like from a ki…
Hey you guyyyyyyyys! Let me just come right out and say the new Electric Company kids' show on PBS does not disappoint, and, believe me, I was worried. In fact, my first reaction to the relaunch was one of skepticism. How could they mess…
I'd always heard about infant massage, but I never felt comfortable enough to give it a try. I figured that slathering my babies with lotion after their baths was about the closest I'd ever get to practicing infant massage. Then I got a …
Melissa Levis, the Moey of Moey's Music Party , communicates to toddlers the way I wish I could, especially when they are getting on my nerves. Rather than tensely demand, " Share your toys! " this off-Broadway songwriter sings a bouncy …
If there's one sassy heroine my daughter's been dying to see come to life off her bookshelf, it's Olivia, the cute little metropolitan pig originally created by British illustrator Ian Falconer as a gift for his niece . Lucky kid, huh? W…
If you grew up anywhere around the NY area in the 70s, you understand that the proper response to How are you? Is I'm fine, me too, we're fine and how are you. At least if you were like me and spent your afternoons glued to cult TV hit, …
There are days when I just want to listen to something a bit more aggressive than the usual children's music fare. But, I learned a valuable lesson the day I jumped out of the minivan while the kids sat inside listening to Fatboy Slim's …