music

The Walkman seems like a lifetime ago, especially now that any kind of music is available at our fingertips through all kinds of music services, plenty of them free. And hey, we don't even need to switch cassettes or push clunky fast for…

Besides the ushering in of spring, one other reason to love April is that it is the ASPCA's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month . I love how this organization helps out our furry, feathered, and scaley friends in so many way. So, in h…

The last time I went to a live music concert was... oh, alright, I can't even remember. I'm sure I'm not the only parent with that answer. And that's exactly why I'm intrigued by EVNTLIVE. The concept is pretty simple. And pretty brillia…

Listening to the Hits One station on Sirius Radio in the car may keep me somewhat up with the latest pop hits (even though my kids always know the lyrics before I do), but I still find myself saying "who?" to every new up-and-comer that …

One of our favorite kindie musicians, Frances England , has partnered up with the creative folks at Spark Studios to create an app that is not only hands-on fun, but is backed by a tune by Frances England herself. And you can get both th…

We see it in the light sky after dinner. We feel it in the air that doesn't require us to zip up coats anymore. And we can see it in the green buds poking their heads out of the earth. Spring is here! Celebrate its arrival with this pret…

Every day is Autism Awareness Day for families who have a child on the spectrum. But during the month of April, which is Autism Awareness Month, we all can raise our voices to let the world know about these special kids. So how about we …

While we've got spring cleaning and organizing on the brain, that extends to my audio system options too. If you've got unwieldy woofers or cord nests polluting your otherwise clean (okay, sometimes clean) space, here's a beautiful, simp…

I've been a big Spotify fan ever since this awesome music service finally hit the United States. Since then, I use it pretty much daily to listen to music myself, but also to help me parent my kids. Check out these 10 ways parents can us…

The good news this morning? The kids slept past 6am. The bad news? Most of us lost an hour of precious sleep to daylight savings time. While this will be a two-cup-of-coffee morning for sure, we have a lovely, free download with Good Mor…

Over on our sister site, Cool Mom Picks , we've shared our favorite picks for Black History Month which include important figures in the civil rights movement, in the arts, and in politics. But there are many other African American heroe…

I get excited watching my kids begin to understand the basics of music composition and creation -- which doesn't mean karaoke to Call Me Maybe in our living room. Okay, it does, but I don't want it to stop there either. If you've got a k…

We love great kids' music. And we love almost-free stuff. So, when two of our very favorite kindie groups offer up downloadable EP's for our families to enjoy at whatever cost we want to pay for it? It makes us very, very happy. Don't mi…

This year, my husband and I decided to have a low key Valentine's Day, which is perfectly fine with me since I'm busy printing hundreds of last-minute classroom valentines for my kids. I'm probably still going to buy a little gift becaus…

Valentine's Day is almost upon us, and while there are certainly more than a few love songs out there to sing, there's one especially sweet one for kids from Cool Mom Picks' favorite Charity and the JAMband that we think you'll want to d…

What if you had a time machine and could zoom back to hear Janis Joplin work her magic at the Fillmore East in NYC in 1969? Or maybe you're more the type to catch 2012's breakout band, Mumford & Sons, on a studio stop in Illinois just a …

We're going stir-crazy during this deep freeze of winter, when even my normally-outside-in-anything-kids have retreated to the warmth of the couch. Sound familiar? Well, it's time to crank up this high-energy song by LA's super-cool Ozom…

Like most kids, my preschooler likes action. Especially when it comes to apps. Surprisingly, she now counts a mellow octopus among her favorite digital friends, and goes back to his animated storybook time and time again. Less a narrativ…

The prolific Caspar Babypants just released his sixth CD in under three years , and it's filled with its own wacky cast of characters that we've come to love and expect from Chris Ballew's alter-ego. I Found You is a fun little tune abou…

As much as I'm pretty much listening to all my music through MP3s streaming from sites and apps like Spotify , I still tend to listen to CDs in my car. But with this amazing new service from Amazon.com, I can get the best of both music w…

Tuesday is National Bubble Bath Day (for real!), so get out the bubbles, the rubber duckie, and the warm fluffy towel, and get ready to crank up one of our favorite tunes from Seattle's The Not-Its! before dumping the kids into the tub. …

In searching for the very best headphones, I'm never able to find earbuds that produce good sound and stay in my ears, the latter being kind of an important requirement. When Apple announced the newly designed ear buds for its iPhone 5 ,…

Before we ring in another year, I'm looking back at some of my favorite kids' music tunes of 2012. With a little something for every taste, here are some great songs to upload into your family music mix. 1. Thousand Star Hotel from The O…

We know that many of you are gearing up for Christmas, getting ready to kick back and enjoy the fun that comes after all the work of these past few weeks. Here, a link to a little tune from way back in our own childhoods that your kids w…