by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Wonder what happens when the former lead singer of 90’s ska band Skankin’ Pickle and now the founder of super-cool Asian Man Records decides to make kids’ music? One hint: Get ready to turn this one up. Last week we introduced Cool Mom Picks readers...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Feel a little bad about sneaking half your kids’ Halloween candy while they weren’t looking this week? Give them a little musical treat today with a download of some sweet tunes, and take their mind off of all the empty wrappers at the bottom of their...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
The candy is bought, the costumes are (almost) finished, and the kids are already bouncing off the walls in anticipation of the night we let them stay up way too late eating sugary treats. If you want to ramp up their excitement a wee bit, just grab a copy of this...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
You can really never have too many lullabies, can you? I love lullabies for bedtime, of course, but also to play when we need to calm down after lunch, or on lazy rainy afternoons. And when the lullaby is as pretty as this one from America singer-songwriter Laura...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
My son has adopted everything from a mixing spoon to a couple of russet potatoes as his friends, so I know a thing or two about kids and the oddball company they keep. That’s why I love this seriously catchy song about friendship from Massachusetts musician...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I still need to buy the candy, figure out costumes, and drag any spooky decorations up from the basement, but I’ve already found our anthem for the season. It’s from one of our favorite newer kindie-rock voices, Roy Handy and The Moonshot, and I have a...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
When it came time for me to pick out my favorite song from Dan Zanes’ most excellent, brand new CD Little Nut Tree, it didn’t take me long to zero in on the duet between Zanes and Shine, the lead singer of Shine and the Moonbeams which brought down a...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
The newly released Practically Ridiculous from CMP favorite The Jimmies is a great bridge CD for kids caught between preschool pop and the too-grown-up stuff playing on many radio stations. And while we think you should just go ahead and download the whole thing, if...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’ve seen my share of the hottest “pop” music videos out today, and most make even a lapsed Catholic want to attend Confession afterward. In other words: Not anything I want my kids to see.Still, my kids love “watching” music, and with...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Even little kids know that bullies suck, though I applaud the compilation, Big Bully, for trying to help younger kids deal with the difficult people in their lives. Of the fifteen songs on this compilation from various kindie artists, I am most fond of two which stand...
