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THE CLASH Get Lullabied as a Major Retrospective Rolls Out... Hear "Should I Stay or Should I Go" NOW! 27 Aug 2013 | 08:10 pm
People are always asking me about "punk rock for kids," in which case I direct them toward Chicago's very own purveyors of Kindie Punk, THE BOOGERS. But what about punk rock for babies? That's always ...
Back to School: Keeping Kids Healthy in the Last Days of Summer... #healthykids 27 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
With this being our first official "Back-to-School" season, keeping the little ones healthy and ready to rock is important. While my four-year-old will begin Pre-K this year, I'm not so much worried a...
A Starbucks VIA Moment with The Rock Father and Life of Dad... 27 Aug 2013 | 05:50 am
It should be absolutely no surprise to anyone at this point that Coffee is an essential ingredient of my day here at Rock Father HQ. With that in mind, the folks at Life of Dad and Starbucks asked me ...
Watch: THE NOT-ITS! - "Rock, Paper, Scissors" (Plus, Learn the Dance!) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:53 am
It's always a fine day when Seattle Kindie Rockers THE NOT-ITS! serve-up something new. A fine day, because I get to remind you that they're the guilty parties behind one of my favorite albums of 2013...
Summer Fun: Visiting the Doc McStuffins Doc Mobile at Chicago's Navy Pier... 26 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
Disney Junior has a massive hit on it's hands with DOC McSTUFFINS, and let me emphasize the word MASSIVE. If the ratings and recent explosion of licensed merchandise weren't enough to solidify that in...
GKIDS to release FROM UP ON POPPY HILL on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD next month... 23 Aug 2013 | 09:46 am
On September 3, GKIDS and Cinedigm will release the Internationally-acclaimed family film, FROM UP ON POPPY HILL for the home market. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the film was written by studio founder ...
FREE DOWNLOAD: DANI serves up the title track to BEAUTY LAND... 22 Aug 2013 | 10:57 am
A Chicago-area transplant currently based in Los Angeles, DANI released her debut entry into the growing Kids and Family music realm last month. BEAUTY LAND is a 14-track musical adventure written and...
Halloween 2013: The General Mills Monster Cereals FINALLY go Retro, and the Wolf and Mummy are BACK! 21 Aug 2013 | 09:53 am
Every Fall since 2008, I have written about my love for the General Mills Monster Cereals. No matter where those words have been penned, I have always included one, simple request for General Mills......
Rides: Cool Kickstarter - MO-TO: Modern Vintage Toy Cars by Candylab 21 Aug 2013 | 08:20 am
Now this is cool. I've featured some other wooden cars here on The Rock Father in the past, but MO-TO: Modern Vintage Toy Cars by Candylab Toys are really appealing for a lot of reasons. Currently run...
Watch: LUCKY DIAZ and The FAMILY JAM BAND - "Thingamajig" 21 Aug 2013 | 07:25 am
They're one of the most prolific acts on the kids and family music scene, and tonight LUCKY DIAZ and THE FAMILY JAM BAND are giving audiences their first visual taste of their new album, LISHY LOU AND...
