books, games, music

Family-Friendly Friday: Trick or Treat Edition

Just 2 more days until you put on your costumes and go door to door filling your pails with candies. Here are some books and games to tide you over and some songs to sing along the way. The Scare: A Halloween Story by Kirstin Lenane Simon loves everything about Halloween: the candy, the costumes…… Continue reading Family-Friendly Friday: Trick or Treat Edition

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13 Songs for Your Halloween Playlist

Come this time next week, many people will be listening to "The Monster Mash", "Thriller" or "This is Halloween" for the umpteenth year in a row. While there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, why not add a few new tracks into the mix? There are several schools of thoughts for playlist creation. Some choose songs based solely… Continue reading 13 Songs for Your Halloween Playlist

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South West North East, One Year Later

Funded through a successful PledgeMusic campaign, South West North East was released to backers on October 16, 2015, and made its way onto streaming services one section at a time in the interim before its official release on February 12. The album is Stephen Kellogg's second since he went solo in November 2012. SWNE was recorded in four studios in… Continue reading South West North East, One Year Later

books, games, movies, music

Family-Friendly Friday: Pumpkin Edition

Kids love Halloween but a lot of the books, movies, games and songs are just too scary or inappropriate for them. In fact, most of our posts this month will not be suitable to share with the whole family. That's why we are devoting every Friday this month to family-friendly content. All of the following… Continue reading Family-Friendly Friday: Pumpkin Edition

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4 Indie Songs from My 4th of July Playlist

I can't think of a better soundtrack for our nation's independence day than some great independent music. The following are songs that you aren't likely to find on anyone else's 4th of July playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z00XFA1MOzw 4th of July, Stephen Kellogg (and the Sixers) There is a Stephen Kellogg song for every occasion. To me, this one… Continue reading 4 Indie Songs from My 4th of July Playlist