I always try to keep some level of anonymity for my kids when I write about being a parent. So, how did my 3-week old son wind up in newspapers in India, China, Australia and Switzerland?? As one of the Co-Founders of Life of Dad, it’s always been a bit [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. La Femme I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a band that is as thoroughly French as La Femme. Glad I already covered Stereo Total and Yelle, both of whom are a good intro into French punk-pop and the eclectic [...]
Wouldn’t it be great if you could just make some of your own problems disappear? One minute it’s there, relentlessly bugging you; consistently hovering on your periphery. And the next moment, POOF - it’s just gone - disintegrated in the ether. It could be something big and heavy. A problem [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. Cyndi Lauper You’re obviously wondering where the new band to discover is, as nobody needs to “Discover” Cyndi Lauper since about 1982. The obvious answer to this is the byline to this series which clearly allows for me [...]
A bunch of years ago I was a teacher in Brooklyn, NY. I taught Special Education, Science and English to what can universally be seen as the worst age range of kids to have to teach anything... Middle schoolers. Oh man. The noises, smells, awkwardness, hormones and testing of [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. The Knux Some Alt-Hip Hop that’s out there can be pretty good for a few songs, but after listening to a bunch it can come across as feeling forced. It’s almost as if they were sitting trying [...]
Last night, Jimmy Kimmel went on the air and shared a terrifying parenting moment for him. His son was born recently and at first seemed healthy and the family was thrilled. Soon after, however, an amazing nurse noticed something was off and ran some tests. After just a few [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. The Cherry Coke$ I know that whenever I think of Irish Punk Rock, I envision Sushi, Tokyo and internally discern the beautiful language of Japan. Think of all the bands that would fit into this incredibly broad category. About…… [...]
My youngest son is just about one year old right now. He’s well out of the whole “immobile gelatinous blob” phase kids go through, but still eons away from any sort of independence. He’s constantly on the move with an attention span that that can be generously described as [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. The Arcs I sometimes get nervous when friends really like a band and recommend them to me. I hope that I’m going to like it, but sometimes I totally have to fake my enthusiasm for something they love. [...]