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Kiddie Rock

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

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The Miami Herald has a pretty lengthy piece looking at the changing sound of kids music.

Roll over Raffi. A new wave of kids music is moving into stores and on TV. Much of it is made, marketed, and consumed by a generation of musicheads raised on punk, funk, world beat, and hip-hop who are unwilling to feed their offspring the aural equivalent of fast food. Some is epicurean, niche music for status-conscious consumers looking to raise discriminating rugrats. Some are simply melodic tunes with modern beats that are finding their way into millions of homes thanks to forward-thinking TV programmers.

The article goes on to talk to Laurie Berkner, They Might Be Giants, and Evan Lurie (The Backyardigans) and highlights shows such as The Wonder Pets.

MiamiHerald.com | 12/17/2006 | Pop! goes the tot: Today’s kids go for guitar hooks and global beats
Laurie Berkner, They Might Be Giants, The Backyardigans,The Wonder Pets


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