05 Dec Rockmommy’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
It's the most wonderful time of the year, when rocker moms get to drool over a holiday gift list designed for them. Read on, mamas! ...
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29 Apr What a Rockmommy wants for Mother’s Day: 2021 Edition
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we love flowers and pretty things. But we of the rockmommy collective also love to rock. Here, a few of the coolest musical, creative and sustainable gift ideas for us. Songwriter's Journal; $12.50: This unique journal...
26 Feb What’s Next for Natalie Schlabs
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom Nashville singer-songwriter Natalie Schlabs made one of my favorite records in 2020, Don’t Look Too Close, a collection of intimate synth-pop and alt-country tunes infused with gorgeous, sublime vocals (I’ve listened to the soaring, melancholy “Eye of the Storm” on repeat this week). We caught...
01 May Shelly Peiken: How Motherhood Gave Birth to my Songwriting Career’s High Point
By Shelly Peiken We often hear women speak of ‘having it all.’ But what does that really mean? What is “all”? Perhaps the definition of “all” changes as your ability to expand your heart evolves. In the many years before I became a mother my “all” (aside...
03 Apr Rockmommy Joanie Leeds’ New Record and Message of Empowerment Celebrates ‘All the Ladies’
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom As a former Brooklynite, I thought I knew Joanie Leeds. When I interviewed the singer and performer in 2017, chatting about raising a tiny person in a busy but super-creative borough, I thought to myself, “yes! That’s my girl. She’s bright, happy,...
28 Nov Mary Prankster on Creating ‘Thickly Settled’ & What Lured Her Back into the Studio
by Marisa Torrieri In 1999, when I was an intern at a Maryland boating magazine, I’d crank WHFS as I cruised East on I-50, from College Park to Annapolis, singing along to whatever was playing. It was on one of those treks that I heard Mary...
19 Jun Got 7 Minutes? Learn to Play Moana’s ‘Shiny’ (and Make Your Kids Happy)
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Moana is one of my favorite movies to watch with my kids — and, heck, even other peoples’ kids. A big part of that is the soundtrack, full of singalong tracks written the brilliant Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame. [caption id="attachment_2347" align="alignleft" width="300"]...
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