GeekMom Smile Playlist: 12 Songs to Cheer You Up
If you’re feeling down, maybe music can help lift your mood. If so, here’s the GeekMom Smile Playlist to help you out. It’s on Spotify, too.
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Category: Music
On the Point of Singing ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’
If you’re not singing “The Twelve Days of Christmas” as more of a game than a passive performance, you’re doing it wrong.
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Jack Forman’s ‘Yodeling Yoda’ Is Filled With Galactic Glee
Geek moms and dads will find lots to love on this solo debut, but it’s “Yodeling Yoda” that will endear this album to your heart.
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5 Tracks I Love From ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
Watching the 40th-anniversary re-release of ‘Close Encounters of The Third Kind’ reminded me of its excellent score; here are 5 of my favorite tracks.
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6 Songs I Love From ‘Twin Peaks (Music From the Limited Event Series)’
This week I am sharing my favorite tracks from ‘Twin Peaks (Music from the Limited Event Series)’ which includes songs that appeared throughout ‘The Return.’
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5 Songs I Love From ‘Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack)’
Last week, two new ‘Twin Peaks’ soundtracks were released. Here, I share five of my favorite tracks from ‘Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack).’
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Their Mortal Remains: Celebrating 50 Years of Pink Floyd
This 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd has been celebrated with an exhibition in London and a tie-in book, both titled Their Mortal Remains.
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Play Along With ‘Make: Musical Inventions’
Rebecca Angel and her two nieces had a great time testing out Kathy Ceceri’s DIY instruments that are all together in a new book, ‘Make: Musical Inventions.’
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Kids and Parents Will Love Going to the Monkey House With Jack Forman
Songs from the Monkey House features twelve new, original songs inspired by real conversations Jack has had with real kids.
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Yamaha Guitar for Beginners and the Beach
The new Yamaha FG800 guitar is fine quality at a price beginners can afford and will enjoy for a long time.
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Bat-Tail Reviews the Casio LK-265 Keyboard
For your viewing pleasure and information, Bat-Tail gives you her review of the Casio LK-265 Keyboard and I enjoy with accompanying Chordana Play app.
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14 Songs to Add to Your Solar Eclipse Playlist
To celebrate the Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017, I’ve put together a collection of 13 Solar Eclipse Songs to play for your viewing party.
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Make Your Own ‘Sgt. Pepper’-esque Album Cover
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest rock albums of all time by creating a version starring your own family!
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What’s a Star Wars Party Without John Williams?
‘Star Wars’ has taken over your GeekMom/GeekDad experience today, and we’ve got your reading soundtrack right here! Turn up your speakers!
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Ultimate Fake Band Playlist Volume 2: By Request
In celebration of National Humor Month, queue up the next volume of Fake Bands for real listening fun.
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How Deep Is Your Geek
It always seems that, no matter how big of a geek you are about something, someone out there is just a little bit geekier…
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Introducing Kids to Prince’s Music
Prince’s music is now streaming on both Pandora and iHeart Radio. But, introducing kids to Prince’s music and talent can be complicated.
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AccuWeather & Spotify Present ‘Climatunes’ Playlists
AccuWeather and Spotify join forces to present customized playlists to your location and weather conditions, based on the trends of 85 billion previous streams.
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Songwriting With Kids: Holiday Parodies
Be creative with your kids and write a holiday song parody based on a fandom character. Here’s a step by step guide to songwriting that will bring some laughter to your family this season.
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Top 10 Holiday Songs
Here is a collection of the best non-traditional holiday music not played on your regular radio stations. It’s a blend of parodies (remixes of traditional songs, either new lyrics applied to Christmas carol music or the Christmasification of a familiar popular song(s)) or original music.
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‘The Hamilton Mixtape’: Content and Context
By shifting contexts, ‘The Hamilton Mixtape’ creates narrative shifts in content creating new perspectives that make the listener complicit in the content’s meaning.
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A Hamil-ton of Gifts for Your A. Ham Fan
Shopping for gifts for a Hamilton fan? (Or yourself–we won’t tell.) We have plenty of ideas!
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On Mourning Celebrities and Connecting Through Art
There’s no “just a dead celebrity” about someone who has touched your life through their work.
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‘Kinky Boots’: White Male Privilege
Why ‘Kinky Boots’ is a musical celebration of white male privilege.
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Amy Lee Chats About Her New Kids Album ‘Dream Too Much’
The lead vocalist of Evanescence talked with GeekMom about her new album for kids.
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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo: Gateway Funk
“Infinity Plus One” is chill gateway funk…
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‘Hamilton’ing Across America
Patricia discusses how listening to the ‘Hamilton’ soundtrack during a cross-country road trip in June inspired conversations with her sons about American history.
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Premiere! Grab the Kids for Recess Monkey’s Newest Video
Check out the latest music video for “Sweaty Yeti,” a summertime romp through the park and streets of Seattle.
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Not Just ‘Hamilton’: Broadway Geekery
Hamilton is a history geeks dream come true, but what other Broadway shows have nerdy, quirky, and geeky themes?
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Rock Out to One-Hit Wonders for One More Week
If you’re one of those “I like all sorts of music” people, Sirius XM is offering a temporary station that might be just for you. ONEderland on channel 18 is playing nothing but one-hit wonders only through May 19 at midnight ET.
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