by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
The Hipwaders’ first CD was a quick little EP that I loved for its edgy sound. And now, with their new full-length CD, The Golden State, my favorite song pairs the sweetest lyrics with a chorus that makes me want to grab the nearest sticky hands and jump around...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Atlanta’s The Baby Grands have a laid-back sound with a beat that I like so much — it reminds me a bit of the Barenaked Ladies mixed with Jack Johnson. And now, for a limited time, it’s free. The Baby Grands are offering up their second release, The...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If the van is rocking, we’re probably bouncing in our seats to the ska beats off of kindie-rocker Egg’s second CD, the aptly named Hard-boiled which follows their excellent indie-pop debut, Sunny Side Up. Though most of Hard-boiled rocks along with heavy...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Entertainment
Remember when Grover was groovy and Oscar was orange? I don’t. I didn’t start watching until 1979 or so, but I was definitely on the Street before that Elmo fellow showed up. Now you can share those classic episodes of Sesame Street with your kids–...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If you’ve you were to put on the new CD from CMP favorite Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, Hey Pepito!, you’d immediately be transported into what can best be described as three minutes of kindie power-punk—loud and full of British brash. But since...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Of all the amazing things my kids and their friends can do, one of the most astonishing is their ability to run in screeching packs around my yard when the temperature is more suited to, say, lying in a puddle of sweat sipping icy drinks. So, in honor of the rising...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment
When I heard about the launch of Spotify in the US today, I wasn’t sure it was for me; I’m pretty comfortable with all things tech, though I’m still admittedly old school when it comes to my music I prefer CD’s to MP3’s, and haven’t...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
I find one of the things I don’t have time to do much anymore as a busy parent is find new music. Of course that doesn’t entirely explain why my playlist seems to have stopped growing around 1998, but we’ll just stick with it. This neato site...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has grabbed a hairbrush and sang the haunting lyrics of The Verve Pipe’s The Freshmen into it. But you may be surprised to learn that this rock band from Michigan has a more playful side, as evidenced in their most...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
We’re about to embark on a holiday weekend of picnics, and I’m about to become that mom whose son eats nothing but hot dogs and ice cream for three days straight. He looks at all food as if it will bite him back, and if you’ve got one of those too,...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
It’s finally the season of long sunny days spent outside riding bikes, playing kickball and tag. Oh, and that all-too-familiar sound of one of my kids tripping, falling and skinning yet another part of their body. I am not kidding when I say I have stashes of...
