This month, Rockmommy talks to rocker dads about music and work-life balance. Here, we chat with Gunnar Madsen about his new projects (including a new video co-created by his 15-year-old son) and parenthood. Rockmommy: What do you love best about being a dad? Gunnar Madsen: I love...
This month, Rockmommy talks to rocker dads of (mostly) young children about life, music and more. Here we catch up with Philip Dickey (of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin) about fatherhood and his latest project Dragon Inn 3. Listen to "Bad Boy" on the band's Soundcloud...
This month, Rockmommy talks to rocker dads of (mostly) young children about life, music and more. Here we catch up with father of two Danny Lapidus, lead singer for the super-fun Brooklyn band Hot Peas 'n Butter. Their new album features guests artists Laurie Berkner, Dan...
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom You’re a musician, and you’re expecting. Can you play a gig while pregnant? And if so, what modifications do you need to make? These are two of the biggest questions microphone-wielding (and guitar/keys/drums-wielding) mamas to be have when they’ve got a bun in...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Camp Crush, the musical incarnation of husband-wife duo Jennifer Deale and Chris Spicer, pushes out powerful, soaring, synth-driven pop-rock songs with such conviction that you’d think they’d been doing this forever. But as it turns out, when they burst onto Portland, Ore., music...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Mom rocks. And if you’ve arrived at this gift guide, she probably sings, strums or pounds the drums with animalistic fervor. Here are eight gifts she’ll love more than a scarf. Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Rosewood Signature Guitar, $1,899: This axe...
Cheri Magill and I have nothing in common. That was my first impression when I encountered the songstress mama of three with the sunniest disposition and pretty retro dresses. Sure, we’re both breeders who write our own music. But I’m the blonde bad girl in a...