Topic: music

Peter Gabriel sits on my personal Mount Rushmore of musical artists. He's also its longest resident, first etched during my high school ...

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Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful education. – Peter Hilton 2020  –  2021 has been a different school year for every...

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Welcome back to New Music Friday. Today, I'm so happy to share my 14-year-old daughter's first-ever single, "Wish I Was Ur Guit...

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If my 13-year-old self, sneaking off into the woods at sleep-away camp to listen to my bootlegged cassette of The Wall , could see me now… ...

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Over the past four days, I have taken A LOT of heat online for allowing my 11-year-old daughter to perform on stage with Roger Waters . ...

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Do you like acoustic guitar, Green Day, and a 10-year-old girl that is way too cool to be my daughter combining the two? If so, then this vi...

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Thank god we got these guitars. In this devil of world. Turn it up make a little noise.  – Old 97’s, “Irish Whiskey Pretty Girls”...

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On Friday, Rhett Miller, lead singer of my favorite band, the Old 97’s, and undoubtedly one of the good guys, held a Reddit AMA . I asked ...

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Earlier this week, Kurt Cobain would have turned 50 years old. Uncoincidentally, also earlier this week Norah stepped in for an absent bandm...

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Last weekend was School of Rock weekend for the Hyman family. My kids showed a packed club what they’ve been working on for the past four mo...

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Holy cow, has it really been three weeks since I last posted a weekly roundup? It’s also early January, which means it’s School of Rock sh...

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Any week my favorite band—the Old 97’s —release new music is a week to be celebrated. (I know, Old 97’s music two Fridays in row. Deal wit...

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Christmas carols and the Old 97’s are two things that make me very happy. Do you know what makes me happier? When the Old 97’s sing a Christ...

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Norah and Rhett Joe Purdy has been around for awhile. That I’d never heard of him before I bought my ticket to see him play with Rhett ...

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How do you spend your down time? What do you do when you’re not working? Me? I blog, and I play roadie for Norah and Donovan. If you happen ...

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This what one’s happy place looks like Jack White month comes to an end with a few clips from Norah’s most excellent School of Rock “Man...

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Last Saturday was Jack White show #1 for Norah and her School of Rock friends. One of my personal highlights was Norah singing The White Str...

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I never thought I’d be the parent of private school kids. I am a proud survivor of the School District of Philadelphia, and always assumed t...

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Someday I am going to convert this legal blog into a full-time dad/music blog. Until then, you get my semi-regular kids/musical posts. Like ...

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They are responsible for the matching outfits, not me. Norah and Donovan could not be happier to be back @lakeridgeacademy. #backtosc...

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