Entertainment

Along with a chorus of I love you!' s following you around all day (hopefully), you can fill your Mother's Day weekend with great family-friendly music by downloading this free playlist of songs thanks to the generosity of some of our ve…

While you are getting things ready for tomorrow's Cinco de Mayo fiesta with our great roundup of party ideas, if you need some Cinco de Mayo music too, download the fun-filled kids' song Nuestra Fiesta from new kindie artist, Andrés Salg…

My own mother has made the leap to Pandora and other streaming services which I think is pretty great. But I know that deep down, she will always be committed to NPR and often wants to listen to it in the easiest way possible: from a rad…

As an avid Kindle user and very frequent Amazon Prime customer (I'm on a first-name basis with my UPS driver), I was so excited to do a full-on Amazon Fire TV review. After a couple of weeks playing with it so I could really see its capa…

Back when I discovered the Jabra Stone , it was my first experience with a bluetooth headset. And yet...it looked like a headset. Meaning I could walk down the street taking hands-free phone calls, and looking a crazy person talking to m…

Whether your kids are used to you spinning vinyl or are more likely to ask, what's a record?, we have a new kids' music download from the funky-fresh duo, the Sugar Free Allstars, that may have them asking you to dust off your old albums…

For those of us who survived the Winter of 2013/14, the words "no school today" may give us the shakes, but I think those shakes will turn to dance moves when you hear the rocking song No School Today off of They Might Be Giants' Danny W…

I cannot say enough awesome things about my Sonos wireless speaker system . I am convinced that now friends want to choose my house for dinner parties, specifically so they can play with it. However if I have had any complaint, it's thei…

April showers may make us stir crazy, but we've found some great kindie tunes about those falling raindrops to cheer us up. So, don't sing " rain, rain, go away ", join with us instead as we enjoy some songs of the season. And hope for a…

In the past week, two different friends have told me that they're ending their cable TV service and switching to streaming services or online media for their entertainment needs. And when cool online entertainment options pop up, like Pl…

Considering how popular streaming devices are these days with Apple TV, Chromecast , and the Roku , it came as no surprise when we heard Amazon would be launching their own streaming service , which they finally did today with Amazon Fir…

Mibblio , an awesomely interactive music app for kids, would be pretty terrific even if it only played generic nursery rhymes. But given that it also features music from some of our favorite names in kindie music, like Dan Zanes , Recess…

I love New York, but my favorite borough isn't bustling Manhattan, but its over-the-bridge cousin which is the star of this song by resident songstress Amelia Robinson, otherwise known as Mil's Trills. Mil's Trills funky BroOklyn is one …

Though Mother Nature seems to have forgotten that spring has come to the Northeast, I'm still going to get us into the mood for warmer days with three great spring songs by some of our favorite kindie artists. Short-and-sweet, Charlie Ho…

Along with some awesome, kid-friendly Irish music playing loudly on St. Patrick's Day, we'll be cranking Roy G. Biv , an ode to rainbows by kindie rock powerhouse, They Might Be Giants. The track from their outstanding album, Here Comes …

Daylight savings time: Where parents everywhere grow even more bleary-eyed as their kids' sleep schedules get all messed up. If you need a little help getting the kids to slumberland, check out this quiet little tune off of the Justin Ro…

If I had to pick a favorite moment from last night's Academy Awards, I would have to say the Ellen Oscars selfie was at the top of my list. I'm sure I'm not alone here. Well now you can do what we all wanted to do last night when Bradley…

If your kids are hoping for a visit from the Tooth Fairy someday soon, we've got a perfect kids' music download from LA's Mama Mac to get them wiggling that sucker right out of their mouth. Kicking off with a bluesy horn section, Mama Ma…

Though National Story Telling Week was officially a few weeks ago, kids who love to tell and hear stories need to check out the debut album from San Francisco's Rainbow Beast & The Rock Band Land Rockers, Tales from the Monstrosity Scrol…

I love my Roku 3 . Love. I've tried Apple TV and like it just fine. But hey, I'm all for more choices for streaming video content, and if Amazon comes out with a TV box as predicted, then I hope it's as good or better than anything else …

It can sometimes be difficult to keep tabs on the dizzying array of digital and streaming music services and choices. Add on top of that free vs. paid services, pricing models, and mobile vs. web or desktop options -- and well, are we co…

I know I'm not alone in wanting to cry uncle as I watch the snow fall (again) on our ice-encrusted streets while the kids search in vain for a second matching mitten. But instead of crying, I'm going to crank up a sunny new tune from Chi…

As if the post-holidays blahs weren’t bad enough, now we have to contend with this Polar Vortex business too? (Not a word out of you, SoCal and Miami readers.) School cancellations have all but depleted most of our shallow buckets of ide…

If you're forgoing the fancy dinner tonight and staying in for Valentine's Day like us, I rounded up 7 of my top romantic movies that are ready for streaming via Amazon Instant Video, on your various gadgets. ( Roku , anyone?) Because as…