I recently had the absolute pleasure to join in on a HuffPost Live Chat with singer/songwriter and actress, Bridgit Mendler. She’s a total sweetheart. Bridgit stars on the hit Disney series, Good Luck Charlie. However, like many of the young actors and actresses appearing on Disney sitcoms these days, Bridgit is first and foremost a musician. She sings and plays guitar and she’s really good at both talents. My kids are both right at the age where they watch the same tv programs. We actually watch Good Luck Charlie as a family. It reminds me of my younger days when I would watch Growing Pains or The Cosby Show together with my family. I often make the comment that I think Good Luck Charlie should be on network television but I won’t complain too much
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Can you make a lullaby record that is not boring? The answer is “Yes” because Justin Roberts just did. Lullaby is a gorgeous, engaging and beautiful record. The perfect album for a pre-bedtime ritual. The string arrangements, the vocals – it’s Justin Roberts in top form. Again. I first heard this album 4 hours after my second child was born. It was a magical moment, holding my newborn daughter watching her eyes slowly close as we listened to these gorgeous lullabies. *Normally I get a chance to talk to artists over the phone and really engage in a conversation and can follow up based on what they say. Unfortunately, my new job limits my abilities to do that, so I just sent over some questions for Mr. Roberts and here are his answers* Is a
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Randy Kaplan is new school with tip of the hat to the old school. Actually, he’s fully immersed in old school blues. Randy’s gift lies in sharing the blues, yet telling a story the kids can connect to. He doesn’t take shortcuts or cut corners. His latest album, Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie is 24(!) tracks long and comes with a 20(!) page CD insert. Considering the attention span of most children, it’s daring to release an album of that length. Randy and his team have just also launched, The Ice Cream game a fun computer game that you can play with your children. Mr. Kaplan was kind enough to take time out of his schedule to talk about the business side of the kids music scene. How did your relationship with the My Kazoo
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After 15 years of enjoying a devoted following, Ozomatli knew it was time for a change when they couldn’t give away tickets to some of their fans. But they could to their kids. On September 25th, the Grammy-winning band will release its first full length kids album, OzoKidz. This follows a few years of dabbling in side projects such as recording for PBS Kids and the Happy Feet II soundtrack. I spoke with Ozomatli percussionist Jiro Yamaguchi about his kids musical inspiration, the similarities between playing for kids and adults, and why it’s necessary for them to diversify their sound. Why a kids album? Why now? We decided to start doing kids shows at first because we realized that a lot of our fans were having kids. We would do a show on a Wednesday night,
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The Fleas frontman weighs in on the band's new album, Invisible Friends, and what's next in his busy career
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The King of Kid-Hop is back with his best album to date. 23 Skidoo chats about going the Kickstarter route, swearing, and why the teenagers scare him.
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Lucky Diaz just had one heck of a week. Not only did he release a new album with his Family Jam Band, but he also got married to bandmate Alisha Gladdis
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We’ll have to wait until June 22 for Pixar’s Brave to arrive in theaters, but the...
Reliving childhood every day and telling our wives "it's for work."
