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  1. Kids Rock Article on MomsMiami.com

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    07.Apr.08, 10:57 EDT Blog edited on: 07.Apr.08, 15:00 EDT
    The other day my son Cole was sitting in his car seat singing to himself. “Soaring, flying,” he crooned sweetly in his five-year-old voice.

    “Oh Cole, that’s so nice; what song is that?” I asked.

    “It’s from High School Musical!” he beamed.

    I stopped. “Oh no honey. Your mom has a very important reputation to uphold as a musical snob. My son can’t be caught singing High School Musical songs!”

    Let’s be honest: From nursery rhymes to today’s heavily marketed preteen bubblegum, kids’ music can suck. There are some great and glorious exceptions to this rule – more so every day, it seems – but in general, being stuck in a car listening to the Wiggles and Raffi is pretty much my idea of hell. We don’t have to eat Gerber’s peas and carrots, we can leave the room when Teletubbies comes on (unless we’re still coming down from a rave and want to stay), but there’s a way in which tots’ tunes are inescapable -- maddeningly so. Indie-rock icon and Wee Hairy Beastie Jon Langford told me he once threw one of his kids’ CDs out the car window. We’ve all been there, haven’t we?


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