droolicious : rock

Lullaby Versions Of Rock Songs At eMusic

Chris Ford — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:30:00 GMT

We've told you before about the oddball lullabies from Rockabye Baby. They're the company that takes famous rock songs and turns them into lullabies. Well, if you're interested but don't want to necessarily commit to an entire CD, there's a great new option.

All of the music from all of the (many) Rockabye Baby CDs are now available on music download service eMusic. There are 21 compilations in all, each focusing on the music from rock icons as diverse as U2 to Led Zeppelin. I'm kind of a big fan of the Lullaby Renditions of the Pixies myself (hasn't Monkey Gone To Heaven always been kind of a lullaby anyway?), but you don't have to stick with one artist. At eMusic you can make a mix and download the tracks - DRM free and ready for any MP3 player.

And to boot - there's a promotion going on at eMusic that if you sign up for a free trial you get 25 free downloads. Which means you'll have plenty of free music that will put your baby to sleep without you pulling your hair out over too.

Check it out at the Rockabye Baby page at eMusic.com

Pink Axle - Between Rock and Your Soft Spot (That's Your Kid)

Whit Honea — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:02:00 GMT

Pink Axle calls itself "the sweet side of rock 'n roll couture" and believes that kids are just as individual as adults. True enough.

They make soft caps, keyword being 'soft,' for newborns through 4T with rocking themes like skulls, guitars, peace signs and smooches. It's rock 'n roll, baby.

Make your kid the rebel of the nursery.

Buy Pink Axle caps for $19.99 on their website.

Be Wild in Stella Blu Clothing

Whit Honea — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:01:00 GMT

Stella Blu Clothing makes t-shirts and onesies for rocking kids. Their line is self-descirbed as boorish and rebellious, but in a good way, and we are inclined to agree.

The designs are full of confidence, imagination and expression, featuring rock motifs and classic tattoos in sizes ranging from newborn to 6x.

Check out the Stella Blu website and see some mischief on the kids for a change.

Rockin' the toddler Blondie Dress

AmandaHill — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Blondie fans, get ready: You can now doll-up your tiny tot in a Blondie dress. It comes in sizes ranging from 3-6 months all the way up to size 8 in girls. I'm loving it.

The Blondie dress is availabe from Babesta.

Madonna Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tie-In: Lil' Rocker Ts

Erin Behan — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:50:00 GMT

I'm happy Madonna is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Less happy that in a recent press release I got my hands on, her music was called classic. I'm officially *that* old.

Old enough that people's kids are wearing Madonna T-shirts in honor of her classic music. If yours is one who'll be scambling for a memento, Babesta's Madonna T-shirt with lace detailing (4T or 6T, $74) is one of the nicer ones I've seen. And since the singer's back is to the viewer, there's no my-kid-is-wearing-celebrity-breasts-on-her-chest weirdness.

CES 2008: Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker

Chris Ford — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:29:00 GMT

Guitar Hero, aside from kind of being a cultural phenomenon, is a pretty fun game to play. The Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker isn't a video game, but a fun little gadget that plays a song based on how you "play" air guitar.

The way it works is you put on a belt buckle that plugs into a small speaker box you clip to your pocket. The buckle has a sensor that detects when you wave a magnetic guitar pick in front of it, and plays the song as long as you keep waving the pick in front of it. It looked like kind of a fun toy, but it's definitely handicapped by the amount of songs it plays. It comes with ten songs, and according to the guy demoing it, five of them are licensed and five aren't (which is to say, five you'll recognize, and five you probably won't). It looks like you'll be able to add new songs via cartridges in the future, but I couldn't find out any information on that.

Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker will be $29.99 and will be available in the US on March 1st.

Rattle-N-Roll - Birth Announcements That Rock

Chris Ford — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:34:00 GMT

So your baby has just arrived, and now you're out trolling the Internet looking for the coolest baby birth announcement you can find. Well stop right here, because I think I may have found it for you. Rattle-N-Roll.com takes a photo that you provide of your little one and puts it into an old-school rock concert poster with all the details of the birth. Each announcement is custom designed using templates they have, or they can do a completely custom job for any holiday or occasion. A set of 50 announcements will also get you two posters, but it will set you back $250. Then again, how many times are you going to announce a birth?

Rattle-N-Roll.com via Macworld

Rock This Way with Bublove

Mir — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:02:00 GMT

Take your pick of three different rock-inspired designs for these infant t-shirts from Bublove ($13 each); Nod to Culture Club with "do you really want to burp me?" or give props to the Beastie Boys with "no sleep 'til preschool." Beck more your style? "Two turntables and a pacifier" for you, then. Word.