music

Lately, we've been spending a lot more time listening to music with the kids when we might be watching TV. And I find that if we've got an audio system right in their room or in the dining room where we're hanging out, we're more incline…

Even though my kids still have weeks left of school, Memorial Day weekend feels like the unofficial start of summer to me. For that reason, we've had the latest Okee Dokee Brothers' release, Can You Canoe? , on heavy rotation because its…

We love when we get the scoop on a great unadvertised deal on something cool. Because we love deals. And we love the Sonos Wireless Music System . Getting the picture? Starting today through June 9, visit Target , you can grab a free wir…

Plenty of dads would love to receive a box of good cigars for Father's Day. Here's a great way to give the classy dude in your life... well, half that gift. The cigars are missing, but he might not miss them at all. The Sweet Cigar Box S…

Serious audiophiles have very different standards for their headphones than I do. I admit it. As someone who doesn't need a $200 headset to answer phone calls or watch movies on my iPad when I travel, I've got other considerations beside…

The Jawbone Jambox might be one of our favorite household gadgets, with amazing sound from such a tiny speaker that syncs up via your smart phone or computer's Bluetooth. But when I told my husband that they had just launched the Big Jam…

May you wake up tomorrow to hugs and something yummy for Mother's Day breakfast that you didn't have to make for yourself. And whenever your day starts to feel like any other Sunday, here's a song you can crank up and play to remind the …

To help us celebrate this 42nd anniversary of Earth Day (wow!), we've picked out a song from one of our favorite bands for kids and adults: They Might Be Giants. Their most awesome CD/DVD combo, Here Comes Science , is a must-have for an…

In a couple of weeks, I'll head to Brooklyn for the fourth annual Kindiefest kids' music conference . It's fun, enlightening, supportive, and---as you'd expect---full of great music from some of our favorite kids' performers. And though …

I'm a music lover. So it comes as no surprise that my kids dig their own crazy cool tunes. To be honest, I've shied away from kids' headphones because of real fears about child hearing loss. In fact, years of Walkman, Discman, iPod liste…

Even on years when the kids have to wear snow boots for the egg hunt, Easter has always felt like the start of spring. So my pick this week is a perfectly-timed song off of Frances England's much-loved 2008 release, Family Tree . The gen…

I've tried to teach my kids to look beyond the color of a person's skin, or their clothes, accent or taste in music, and treat everyone the way they'd want to be treated. But, it turns out, I'd neglected to remind them of one major group…

Look out Peter Cottontail, my kids have a new favorite on the block. And this bunny is really a monster who only thinks he's a bunny in this adorable collaboration between a rabbity monster and one exasperated little girl. Listening to m…

Lately, my Facebook feed seems to have been overtaken by friends' Spotify picks. Not only is this hugely popular streaming music service amazing for getting essentially any kind of music from any time period, it's also fun to see what ot…

We've made no efforts to hide our love for the Sonos wireless speaker , first discovering it last year and then including it in our CMT/CNET Holiday Gift Guide . The newest Play:3 speaker is an awesome piece of hardware that emits incred…

Though you'd have to go pretty far back in my kids' family tree to find any Irish blood, they still get as excited about St. Patrick's Day as kids do with any holiday. And while I love lists of kids-friendly Irish jigs and folk songs , I…

Piquing Our Geek is our series of posts on items that are upcoming or so new, we haven't tried yet ourselves--but they sure look cool. I'm not sure if it's my age or all the super-loud concerts I frequented in my 20s, but I am constantly…

Having a multi-platform, multi-device household can be difficult when all you want to do is transfer an itty bitty song from one device to the other. It's a whirling dervish of cords, USBs, devices, and wandering MPEG files that usually …

While we've been looking at a lot of red tech around here lately, I was so excited to get a preview of the new spring/summer collection from Urbanears , makers of those affordable and stylish headphones for those who like their techcesso…

Whether you watch for the football, the commercials or just show up for the Super Bowl snacks , it's a fair assumption that a good many of us will tune into the Super Bowl today. And since most of us will get behind a team (I made it pre…

As a music buff, I was an early adopter of the Shazam app , which allows you to easily identify song titles and artists just by holding up your phone to the music. But for tonight's Super Bowl, you can actually use the Shazam app to do a…

If there's someone in your life who's got her own distinctive style, instead of another gift card, why not give her a go at making her own totally customizable earbuds. At Custom Buds you can customize every single color for the four dif…

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, which means we're already thinking about that special gift for that special someone. And if that special someone happens to be a techie too, these five tech-related Valentine's gifts are a great place…

Though it is always about 100 times messier when my kids want to help in the kitchen, I've always loved their help. And since this is great cookie-baking weather, I've found a sweet little tune to play while we get busy stirring, taste-t…