I’ve enjoyed music for as long as I can remember. There were even genetic connections in my family. My father played violin and his father was a conductor who had perfect pitch. When it came to me, I could passably play guitar and I’ve been told […]
Totally Dig It: THE BABY GRANDS II
For me, kid’s music falls into three categories. “Annoying as Hell” and “Palatable” are the first two and capture about 99% of the kids music I’ve ever heard. There’s very little that falls into the third and final “Totally Dig […]
[REVIEW] 33Miles Goes Christmas with Believe
The duo 33Miles debuted a few years ago, brought to the national stage by INO Records. Their country-infused style has given them a unique voice in the crowded Christian music marketplace. It also makes their music eminently accessible to listeners […]
So Your Kid Found Your Public Enemy Album
These days fathers have to be ready for anything when it comes to their kids, be it a random food-fight in the kitchen or discovering they have a strange fascination with digging holes in the backyard. But what’s the plan […]
Where the Best Unknown Bands Are Hiding
Your local radio station plays the same 10 songs over and over again. MTV is too busy airing “Real World/Road Rules Challenge” marathons to actually bother showing videos anymore. Print music magazines are rapidly dying off. So where can a […]
Does Humor Belong in Music?
5 Artists Who Prove It Does
Despite what artists like U2 would have you believe, the answer is yes–sorry to quell the suspense so soon. And while I’m spoiling the conclusion, I might as well throw out a disclaimer: this piece is not intended to criticize […]
[A DAD’S POINT-OF-VIEW] Tattoos, Rap, and Saggy Pants
The journey from child, to teen, to young adult to parent seems to have similar stops along the way for most everyone. When I was in college, during the “age of stupidity” (as a man I greatly respect refers to […]
THE EVOLUTION OF ANDREW BIRD’S NOBLE BEAST
Charles Darwin recently turned 200 years old, and I could think of no album more fitting to discuss than Andrew Bird’s latest on Fat Possum Records, entitled Noble Beast. The classically trained violin virtuoso’s cialis canadian pharmacy latest gives Darwin’s […]
It Takes a Village To Raise a Music Snob
“What does that mean, ‘the loudest album of all time?’ ” the young teen asked the college student behind the counter. The kid had just finished reading a blurb about a new rock group featured next to the cash register. […]
[MUSIC] Tailgate South: Rock’s Past, Country’s Future
I’m sitting alone with my back against the wall in a large and dusty room, empty save some mic stands and a box full of baseball caps. It’s 1 am at the end of the worst day ever—no sleep, double […]